I've pretty much used my W3000ANV daily since I bought them when they were released and the leather was starting to degrade and tear at the thin areas along the sides so I bought some replacement ones for when they do fall apart.  Haven't gotten tired of the sound yet, even if I have purchased...

We've been saying this every year for the past 10 years :P

  A little chocolate babka for fun.  

I've been listening to quite a bit of Riverside the past week.  Some dudes I met at a Steven Wilson concert a while back had recommended them but I never did get around to checking out their music.  I've waited too long as they're fantastic.

Posting to remind myself in case I can make it.  Haven't been on head-fi much the past year, but it would be great to catch up with folks I've met in prior meets and to check out all the new gear.  

Anyone have some tips for cleaning the fabric covered cables of these headphones?  I had a little bit of a stain from a beverage spill on it and I'm not sure what is a safe way to clean it off without ruining the color beyond what it is like now.  

I ended up cancelling my participation in the drop after a morning of soul searching and research.  My stable of closed phones already hit on most of what these might offer so it was best to let someone else snap a set of these up.  My wallet thanks me for my restraint in the end.

Well damn, I just impulse bought this drop, even though I have way too many closed headphones...

  Peach pie as summer nears its end.  Whenever I ask what I should bring for a pot luck or bbq, friends tend to ask me to bring pie and/or beer knowing I love both.  Pie was up this time.  

My W3000ANV's has some minor scratches and the leather is starting to show some wear so I'll probably look to buy replacement pads before they go out of stock.  This is with me using them almost every single day for over two years now as my primary headphone at home though.  Still my favorite.  

My ulterior motive was to not get tempted to buy any more audio equipment.  I always end up coming back from these meets wanting to buy something (and I already bought some UE RM's this year :X).  Lots of new stuff to check out this year based on the impressions so far!  Especially interested in...

Oh man, looks like I missed a fantastic meet.  I unfortunately had to miss this one as something came up that would have limited me to a few hours in the morning so I decided to not attend.  Will need to clear the calendar for the next one!

I'm kinda curious as well.  I listen at low volumes usually and have never come across an amp/headphone combination that I needed to turn all the way up unless the source volume was super low.  

Looking forward to seeing Steven Wilson here in the SF Area at the Warfield next month when his tour comes through.  Saw him during the last tour and in support of The Raven That Refused to Sing and it was one of the better live shows I've attended (helped that it was at the Fillmore here in SF...

  I told myself I didn't need any new stuff last year, then went and bought a pair of UERM's due to the steep discount on Massdrop.  My wallet still hates me.  

Point to point soldering always makes me nervous.  Really need to be organized for that type of circuit building.  

  That's sounding pretty good.  I've been a fan of them after seeing them on the same night as Russian Circles, both opening for Coheed. 

Haven't been to a meet in a while, posting to remind myself and probably go.  Will post again if I decide to bring gear.

Ah, I loved Lunch from Maine Beer Co when I was able to get some fresh bottles.  Some of their pales are also very nice.  Ghandibot I finally tried out of the can but it was also only ok for me.  On the Wings of Armageddon was also something I last traded for about a year ago before I put a stop...

  I guess we'll just have to differ there since earthy and herbal is pretty much how I describe most of the older east coast and midwest IPA I've tried in the past.  West coast IPAs started using more of the fruit and citrus forward hops like Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra and that's pretty much...

I traded for a couple of 4 packs of Heady Topper a few years back.  Definitely a great DIPA, but comparable to decent DIPA's distributed in CA like Sculpin or Stone's Enjoy By.  The only DIPA's not available here I'd actively seek out again are ones produced by Hill Farmstead or Fatheads (Head...

I'm still pretty active with keeping up on local craft beer releases and events here in the Bay Area.  Just not as active posting about it :/

  An empty the fridge pie for 3.14.15:  Lemon curd on lemon cheesecake in an all butter shell.  Had the pie shell dough left over in the freezer and randomly had lemons and 8 oz of cream cheese sitting around from lack of use in another project.  

Nice article and mirrors my thoughts about the Enigma as well.  When Luis demo'ed his first pair at a meet early last year, it took me only a few days of dwelling on it to contact him to have a set made.  I don't use the Enigma too often since my W3000ANV are more my everyday headphone, but they...

I heard the ATH-W1000Z's at a BIC camera store in Tokyo while I was on vacation there early in January and thought they were pleasant enough.  It sounded similar to a cross between the W5000 and W1000X with flatter tone without the sometimes harsh bass of the W1000X, but not as good in the upper...