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No worries. Years of accumulated drool has made them nearly impervious.

Also take into account that certain design features in many products are simply for user-friendliness, or to cover the producer's ass in case of warranty claims. Knowledgeable and competent individuals don't need these systems, and sometimes removing them makes sense. Input coupling caps jump to mind as a prominent example. If your source is well-designed enough not to throw off huge DC offset, or if you are careful to make sure your gear is biased properly, you usually don't need input coupling caps, and you get sonic benefits from removing them. I didn't learn any of this until I came to HC. I just knew that "moar blackgates = better". I'm sure there are plenty more wonderful little factoids that luvdunhill will caustically slide my way as time goes on.

I do, however, love steak. So I suppose I came out on top here.

That seems a sensible compromise, Aardy. I wouldn't expect a better offer to come along.

Moar power is better, ofc. I put 300 watts into mine, and they would have loved more.

We've got about 2500 posts here in our Stax thread, and HF has about 8 times that many in their two Stax threads. Surely, somewhere in those 20,000 posts you can get an overview of what 'stats sound like. Happy hunting.

Never heard them out of the stock amp, just out of Stax amps. Even out of my SRM-T1, they were nothing short of a revelation. I always enjoyed Grados, though, and long ago divested all my dynamic gear, so I was glad to have something familiar in my camp. Like finding a burger joint in the middle of Ho Chi Minh.

Congrats? Al? ?

I've spent a while with a pair at conditions much better than a meet, and while I agree about the soundstage I love everything else. I can certainly live with the soundstage, as it's rather low on my headphone priorities.

I doubt that figure. I know the reports say that's where they're crossed over, but looking at the panel it seems like 100hz would be more accurate. Worth waiting for pricing info, at the very least. Those things will sing.

Yay I may have overpaid by normal standards, but I definitely feel they're worth every penny, and more.

FAIL. Man card revoked. Please submit an original Form 1040 M to Clint Eastwood's home office/coke den with a written narrative of what you intend to do to retrieve your manhood, with relevant diagrams. Failure to submit the form within two (2) weeks will result in the permanent revocation of your man card and the immediate placement of your name on the Macy's mailing list.

The new magnepan speakers are desktops. I've not heard them, but I would be willing to wager that they give monsoon a run for its money. They're also current production, and likely pretty cheap. Maybe not sub-$100 cheap, but quite possibly sub-$250 cheap. Worth a thought, at least, if you're in the market for planar desktop speakers.

It is, how you say, like small boy, no?

My SR-Lambdas are my endpoint for the time being. The next step I can see is some ESP-950s, or some SR-007. Anything in between is too much overlap for my ears.

Gah! So close to me, too! Stellar deal, Colin. I'm sure you'll love it.

Well, then, kudos to you, sir!

He showed up in public today, so clearly you do not know him very well.

Your real welcome to head-case is when you called out for being a total asshat and reamed out for a page or two. If you successfully take it and move on, all the while learning to think more and post better, then you'll probably enjoy it here. I fucking hate it, natch.

Apparently Cary got the memo. People spend money on headphones and DACs now.

I hardly think CNN is any better, though I do enjoy the BBC. Still, the internet is the best source of news that has ever existed. Why bother with anything else?

I also would have accepted "Hplanck's constant"

Yes, better.

I don't disagree with this, but I think Fox's approach was the kick, rather than the gradual shift. I don't think it caused the problem, but I do think it was one of the first openly partisan approaches to news coverage, and that in the last 5 years both sides have had fewer reservations about displaying their partisan underpinnings.