n_maher

http://www.head-case.org/off-topic/post-the-last-thing-you-bought!/msg125411/#msg125411

Tony, I have a hard time giving any advice given how quickly you seem to mow through gear.

Steve, Last I knew there was no ETA on the uber controller, has that changed? Heck, they've been out of stock of Joshua Tree boards for months now and I just checked the DIY Audio thread and there's no ETA, just "soon". Here's to hoping you aren't without a source for too long!

The first was definitely better, although the second was still reasonably entertaining.

What makes you ask?

Glad to hear that damage doesn't seem too bad (in light of recent events).

Semi-off topic, Jay, you need to find yourself a copy of the movie Faster.

Just buy postjack's 12L's, you know you want to. Actually, just do it so I can stop looking at them...

I <3 you posty.

You just don't get it, do ya?

Purchased used or not I still believe the warranty would be in effect unless they were illegally imported, even then you'd think that Grado might back their statement headphone. There's no excuse for a $1000 headphone falling apart like that and it shouldn't be the owner's responsibility to fix it.

I can only take so much jackassery and like Dan said, the whining ratio is getting a bit high. If the latest poster in that thread had tried to offer anything other than worthless content I wouldn't have locked it. The powers that be are certainly free to unlock the thread if they see some value there.

You really think you'll find one for sale without the headphones? Given current market demand I'd say it's damn near impossible to say what either component would go for. I've heard rumors of offers similar to what is being discussed here that have been rejected. And hell, wasn't their a WTB offer on Audiogon for $12k that went unanswered for months?

I think we're done here...

I'm not sure there's a difference really, I've seen the same pin configuration referred to using both designations. And when I say that it won't seat fully what I mean is that the pins are fully captured by the socket (or at least seem to be) but the socket doesn't allow enough penetration so that the captive nuts in the chassis can be fastened to and fully secure the connector. Because of the shallow penetration (heads out of gutters please) and lack of permanent connection the cable has a tendency to become easily dislodged. I should have a Duet in my hands by early next week and will hopefully have a little time to look into the situation further.

I think you meant .

And avoiding the use of lol.

I would contact whatever dealer you bought it from. They should be able to send it in for repair for you and circumvent the tax issue.

Dom, a jewel case is roughly 5 x 5-5/8" and from the picture you posted you're not really up against any hard obstacles if you go bigger. Am I missing something?

It's still a risky proposition to assume that you could get two perfectly parallel and square faces. 4x4x8 is a pretty small footprint and isn't going to be all that stable regardless simply do to the raw geometry of it. I'd push it to a 6x6 footprint (hardly larger than the CD stacks he's using) and see what's out there. Shoot, I'd start looking for things like wooden candle stands or anything else that's meant to sit on a tabletop and support light weight. I'm sure there's stuff out there, it's just going to take some non-traditional thinking to find it.

At 6'-3" you'll have a problem with just about any sport bike. Which gets back to my original point, no one needs even an R6/GSXR600/ZX6 etc on the street. If you want to do track days or race then fine, buy one. Otherwise you're just wasting your money on power and ability you'll never use or need. Buy something less racy and use the money you save to do something like the Code School or similar. The skills you learn will make you far faster (and safer for that matter) than a different bike. I'd say I use about 40% of the capability of my bike generally speaking and have no real desire to explore the remaining 60%. The margins are thin enough without pushing it. Heck, I rode it in this morning and on the on ramp to the highway I decided I'd let it breath a bit. On the shift from second to third I was pushing 75 with another 3 grand towards redline. On a sport bike I'd have been pushing triple digits which is just plain stupid.

I hope not. There is no earthly reason to buy a bike like that unless your goal is to kill yourself. If you want something faster that handles better get a Triumph Daytona 675. It's got more power than any human needs on the street.

Of course the problems being that 1)you can't buy that BMW or anything like it in the states (as far as I know) and 2) diesel currently costs nearly a $1/gal more than gas, meaning that your diesel better be getting a lot better fuel economy compared to the hybrid if you want to keep fuel costs low.