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Congrats Spritzer! Another thing that keeps me permanently envious of your Stax gear, but you've earned it.

can't you put the drivers into just about any Lambda frame?

Anyone venture a guess at what headphone's insert should I select for a wooden box considering the HF-2 is special edition?

No need to apologize, I'm not trying to aim a shovel at your head or anything. However, I would rather that everyone gives an introduction or at least complete their user profile before writing in for advice and before it becomes a habit, if that is not in line with views here then I'll refrain. IMO, it seems proper that everyone gets to know each other before asking strangers for advice. Treat it as if you walked into a gathering of friends and began to ask about their personal views before an exchange of introductions and welcomes. After we've been introduced and as we get to know each other, you'll also know how to better take opinions into consideration. I apologize that I came off as being overtly harsh. I'm not hinting that you OP have done anything out of line, its only my advice in reference to future posts and seriously, welcome to headcase. Many of these guys offer great advice, myself excluded.

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Welcome to head-case. Some advice: do not ask anymore newbie questions before you get to know others around here and read the welcome PM. There are other forums that would be happy to have you come in as a stranger to us and ask what things you should buy because you can't be bothered to figure it out yourself. That said, Parasound DAC definately does not have USB input, so your computer will have to have toslink or coaxial out. I would likely go with the PICO DAC before either of those unmodded.

Thats how I feel as well. Some people will wish to listen on the walk to work as well and don't want to carry the iPod to work when the Pico might be there is all I could think of. Two years ago it would have made much more sense to me.

Asshole stole my plan. Anyway, I think tying himself up that way is more likely then his murdererer meeting him in Bangkok stripping him and tying him around his testicles before hanging him.

They have bitumen stuffed around the drivers and a few strips inside the cups, reflex dots cut from electrical tape, and craft felt over the back of the driver. I'm still working on my mods, though I've put off playing with them for a while now and have to resolder a wire I pinched off from the driver joint before I can make any new auditions. I bet I would prefer them to the K701 in memory as well, but haven't directly compared and believe that can be more attributed to my taste in headphones.

SR-Lambda Signature SR-Lambda Pro UE11 HD-650 HD-600 Fostex T50RPv2 KSC75

While it is a Grado, it does seem that this is one of the most cushioned headbands that Grado has ever made. I think it looks fine how it is unless you really want yours brown.

The whole curtain cord around the balls thing would make it seem more like auto erotic asphyxiation if it had been around the higher located genitalia, so I'm guessing suicide. However, I do have to wonder why he did that part and would like to also see if drugs are involved.

Wayne, you came, thats awesome. I want your real stories about hooking up with a tan island blond.

Man, CanJam brought life back into a stale headphone product market on the upper end for sure. Sadly I'd have to definitely think about it before going through getting customs done again. Getting the customs done properly can be hell IME.

Ingwe written all over that.

That seriously irks me hearing that. I really can't imagine being able to resist locking myself in a room for at least 24 hours with that amp after putting the money down.

Thanks, I need to pay more attention.

This is becoming odd with three major manufacturers all implementing digital volume controls inside of super slim amps which have all been announced in the last month and even with prototypes available at the international meet. TTVJ's amp reminds me of the one that another site was advertising about come from Headamp in April 2009 (Headamp arrow, which I'm guessing has since become the Pico Slim). Was there some kind of ad posted to manufacturers on digital volume controls lately or was the technology well known but just now being made attractive at the cutting edge?

I didn't like the Millett Hybrid Portable when I owned it with IEMs because of the microphonic tube ping and the rush when plugging in phones or turning on the amp. It also doesn't have the highest amount of detail like a desktop amp or competing portable amps at that price that I have heard (iqube, Pico, LISA III), but it sounded so glorious with my old modded SR-60. I suspect it would be a very synergistic match with most Grado. So the new Millett Portable does not have a low voltage tube at all, while the original did is what I'm hearing? They should have changed the name more perhaps.

Belkin gold works perfectly well. USB doesn't do error correction in the cable, but the protocol and receiver usually does use the error detection to detect and request that any data with errors be resent which may increase jitter. But really, it seems like it would have to be a piss poor cable to have many errors at all, any cable that meets USB specifications should be fine in my book as a decent receiver would likely buffer the data as well.

Congrats JP! It sounds as if you are honeymooning already.

Ha, I'm listening to my MHMax uncased right now. It's super bassy even with Gamma1 right now, I'm going to switch in the 12FK6 tomorrow.

Can't you remove it before clicking submit? There is a ton of white space at the bottom of all my posts while I'm composing them without the period. Was that a joke? These things are going to require a serious amplifier. I can't stand my PSP's sound with the KSC75. I think you would get much much higher quality with the HD600, a gamma1, and an M^3 at half the price then the HD800 out of an iPod.

I do not believe Nate was making a joke.

Why 's there a dot at the end of all of your posts?