n_maher

Billy, the grounded, 3 prong plug was invented 80 years ago so it's not exactly new science. And an metal box in your wall does not equal a grounded outlet. Your tester is a piece of shit if it thinks it is. Perhaps Dr. Gilmore can step in here and enlighten your further.

Figured I'd join just to help out, even though very little of my listening will be able to be tracked. Two more to get to 15.

Looks like an exercise in getting pissed off to me. Can you imagine getting 90% of the way through a 1M coil only to kink it and ruin it? Sure, it's the tits to look at but you can't tell me there's anything functional about that coil.

Well, the way I was looking at it was it's the same DAC as the 508.24 which is a pretty damn highly regarded source and what I also would have liked to play with was the balanced outputs . I was also looking at the 563 18bit DAC that's listed on the Audiogon but it's priced a bit high for a stock example. Although the few reviews I found that mentioned it absolutely loved it. For ~$300 I'd probably take a flier on and may still put in an offer if it sits for a while longer. More and more it's looking like I'll be using the SB3 as a transport almost exclusively so unless I can find a player with a digital input a stand-alone DAC really is the way to go.

Ugh, I missed what was probably a pretty good deal on a DAC yesterday. There was a Meridian 566 DAC on the 'gon that had been upgraded to the 24bit DAC (same as the 508/24) that ended up going for $600. The DAC mods alone are ~$1000, I checked with Meridian two days ago!

I used a 24V when I cooked mine and the adapter continues to work fine. I mean, in theory that should leave the camera disabled but aesthetically undamaged. I've never seen a fuse inside a digicam and I've had two or three apart.

Putting my hat on what exactly is the purpose of the breakage? There are some pretty creative ways to non-destructively render something like this unusable...

Congrats on the new amp, it looks great! And for the record I love that CD player - color me green with envy.

Right, and for the record this amp doesn't exist really. It should be thought of as an incomplete design exercise at best. Ti has talked recently about revisiting the Mini? at some point in the future but as far as I know there are no definite plans for when he'll do this. Also, Tangent is working on a replacement for the PINT but again there is no timetable for its release so for now the DIY portable selection is pretty damn limited.

pw3nd by your pastor, oh my, you may never live that one down!

I'm of the growing opinion that Cardas, like some other manufacturers, has cultivated a very nice high-end market for themselves and as any good business person would do prices their products as high as the market will bear. Every Cardas product that I've encountered has shown a high degree of fit and finish but I've been able to find connectors that offer 99% of that for 25-50% of the price. And acutally, on a few rare occasions I've found that their connectors don't play all that nice with other brands. Example, the Cardas GRQSS 1/4" stereo plug is incredibly finicky about what jack you try and insert it into. Some times it is as if it's just a hair too small and has a hard time maintaining a connection. I've never encountered this problem with say a Neutrik or Canare 1/4" plug that costs $4 instead of $14.

As far as I know it is in some way a relative of Cardas headphone cable. I didn't know that HR man'f it themselves though, would be nice if Tyll or Jamie could weigh on this one. I don't feel like tearing apart my headphone cable to check .

I like the stealth introduction of their own line of cables! I've had a chance to sample the cable and it's pretty darn sweet and it's the smallest diameter commercial cable I've seen. I think it caries 4x26ga conductors w/ at least one shield in a package smaller than mini starquad. It also has a very nice rubbery coating that isn't at all microphonic.

Reks, That's funny, I greatly prefer the comfort, isolation and sound of the foamies. I don't think I've used triflanges in well over a year now. Potato/potahto.

Well, by a stroke of good fortune I happened to stop by my local HiFi store the Friday before New Years to talk to a salesman that I've known for the better part of 10 years. The place had previously told me that the had no 42's in stock and no access to any more but when my boy Gary fired up the computer there was one. It was at another store and still NIB. 10 days later it's mine and looking fantastic in the living room! So as GE said, "Hurray for Sony 3-LCD." FYI - I guess Sony has disco'd this TV but at $999 it was a deal too good to pass up.

1. Yes it will benefit from a better PS, I'm not aware of a commercially produced alternative though. 2. You might try shooting a friendly PM to MisterX and see if he'd build you a STEPS. Ask nicely and be willing to work with him on schedule and I'd guess he'd hook you up proper. Quick question, what version PPA do you have? If it's V1 do you have chip or diamond buffers? Also, what opamps are in there now? I'll have a look at the 2107 and see if I see anything to discourage using them. Nate

Well, for now this is what I've got. It only cuts 4' at a time but it also snow-blows the driveway. Or more correctly, it'd blow snow if we had any...

This is the back yard. I have a little over 2.5 acres, all of which is grass. When I mow all of it (yes, I use a riding mower) it can take up to 6 hrs. Even w/ the Etys it's pure and utter misery.

Ety fan boys unite! They're the only thing that got me through mowing my lawn this summer (a 6 hr. chore). For the record, the fan girls are welcome too, just not sure we've got any around at this point.

Come on, I tried to disguise it as a number!

I'm looking forward to Westone's new "3", from the sound of things it might be just what I'm looking for in my next IEM (low profile).

Yeah, if I hadn't dumped so much $$$ into projects lately I'd be snatching up one of these. That'd be pretty much the tits for anyone running a wireless squeezebox setup (like me).

Honestly, I'd find a way to buy the portable HD. I mean with prices like this you're basically getting the enclosure for free.

After reading all that the first thought that popped into my head is that you really should try the HD600s before abandoning dynamic cans. They are different enough from the HD650s that after owning both and selling the 600s I bought a pair of 580s and modded them (re-screened) to get back what I felt like I was missing not having the 600s around. Some times I feel like the 650s are better, some times it is the other way round.

I would not be at all shocked if one of the headphone manufacturers launched a new headphone at the National Meet this year. I think most of them in attendance last year were a bit taken aback by the amount of $$ that even the low-end users like myself have tied up in a headphone rig.