Sherwood

I wish people would stop making headphones after I decided to stop buying them.

Grame! Happy birthday, my friend.

Is Doug still selling a Torpedo on here?

Roon is indispensable, Stretch. Even on my budget, definitely on yours. Pair it with Tidal for content if you don't see the value in organizing your local library. What it brings to the table is a charming interface and world class metadata curation. If you are an active music listener and like reading album reviews, looking at art, browsing artists who influenced whatever you're listening to, etc. you can't pass it up.

These are way better than the LS50 wireless, IMO. You can also routinely get them for under $1k. That said, you're the only guy here who ever bought monitor speakers from me, so you know what I like.

For $2000 bookshelves (including stand) I know what I would choose. Ascend Sierra 2 w/ RAAL ribbon. It will use up the budget otherwise wasted on surround speakers, sub, and center channel. You'll need to negotiate for those speakers at a later date, but in the meantime you'll pee your pants at every orchestral soundtrack.

Just catching up, congratulations to Jacob, Steve, and Al (on the neighbor). As always, all my jealousy to Stretch.

Are we still playing Destiny 2?

What delightful news! Toasts all around!

The hell you will.

I might be in. ^^^ I have a gaming PC and little to do with it. Is it cool that I won't be good?

Jack, wonderful to have you around another year.

Considering what he's been through, I think we could bring ourselves to bare.

Never were truer words spoken.

Good, that must be a relief.

I'm using one of Doug's amps, an ECP L-2. It is a very good match.

I considered the repair idea -- no way of knowing. They came with full paperwork for an SR-80, which they are decidedly not. My impression is that they are a prototype and the gimbals and drivers were just out of the parts bin. Given that they're not blackstar drivers I assume they're John's, but that's a guess. The HP-1000, SR-1/2/300, and even SR-325 were all sold simultaneously, so I assume this is a prototype RS1 before they decided to make the cups deeper As to the RS1, I agree on the flats. It's the only way I listen to them.

Here is the insanely good video for "Yamborghini High". A$AP Rocky is also the face of Dior Homme. That does not speak to his music, obviously, but the guy is a force.

Interestingly, this might be changing. Link is semi-NSFW

I've heard and loved most of the classic Grados . I've owned every pink driver model (RS1, SR325, SR100/200/300) and find they represent my favorite John Grado sound, but I always ended up selling them on. Then I found these weird things: These have the smaller red/pink drivers found on John's earliest headphones, and HP1000 gimbals. The cups are very shallow, about the same depth as early SR60s, and as a result they don't fit in the gimbals properly. You have to insert them "backwards" to get the angle right when they're on your head, but it doesn't negatively effect the comfort. They sound phenomenal. Similar to the earliest RS1, but they're designed to be worn with flats. The inscription on the buttons matches that of the prototype RS1s given to dealers, but I've never seen the cup style used anywhere else. All in all, I'm smitten. Loans available on request to SO.

Absolutely beautiful, Doug, though for $3,950 a pair I'd likely just go with floorstanders.

I believe Hawaii's interpretation of castle doctrine includes hotel rooms. I didn't defeat Apple in court, though, so I'll take my "L" and move on.

Holy crap, I've never wanted a speaker more.

No wine for you.