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post #2581 of 2670
10/30/09 at 8:35pm
RMAF was visited by a large number of NON-head-fi peeps, and some were more careless than others.
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post #2582 of 2670
10/30/09 at 8:42pm
At CanJam everybody I saw was extremely careful with everybody else's gear. I certainly used them with the outmost care. It is certainly commendable to have to transport all that delicate gear, set it up and put it in harms way, since accidents can definitely happen.
Again sorry about your Jades.
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post #2583 of 2670
10/30/09 at 10:12pm
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were people dancing on the tables or did you set up your gear on the floor? headfiers cant be a rowdy bunch I guess.
Sorry. Is not funny. I just don't understand how it could have happened!
Some people don't treat the equipment as if it were their own, and some people do, sad to say, they don't take care of their own equipment. I've seen a member take off an Orpheus with one hand like Stephen Colbert takes off his glasses (except his are Flexicons). I explained to them that they cost $7000 dollars and his response was "They're only headphones".
Stepping on the cables with Doc Martens are the worst. My own wife has been found guilty of the crime by a jury if her peers (me). Total oblivion.

I should keep her T-Fal on the burner, turned on high with nothing in the pan. That would show her.
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post #2584 of 2670
10/31/09 at 2:33am
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Some people don't treat the equipment as if it were their own, and some people do, sad to say, they don't take care of their own equipment. I've seen a member take off an Orpheus with one hand like Stephen Colbert takes off his glasses (except his are Flexicons). I explained to them that they cost $7000 dollars and his response was "They're only headphones".
Stepping on the cables with Doc Martens are the worst. My own wife has been found guilty of the crime by a jury if her peers (me). Total oblivion.

I should keep her T-Fal on the burner, turned on high with nothing in the pan. That would show her.
Man, I hate it when stainless steel turns all brown and spotted from that. She'll learn you in return.
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post #2585 of 2670
10/31/09 at 2:33pm
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It seems to me this is the point when you send them back.
IMHO the positives outweigh the negatives at this moment for me to send them back.

The problems are almost nonexistent at this moment.
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post #2586 of 2670
10/31/09 at 3:24pm
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Man, I hate it when stainless steel turns all brown and spotted from that. She'll learn you in return.
No she won't. That's what oblivious is. It's just not a part of her thinking process. I love her to death, but I have to have all of my setups wife-proofed, just as if I had a dog or 2 year-old in the house.
Cable management is all part of the bigger process. Meanwhile, If I open one of her cabinets looking for an ice cream scooper, I have to anticipate the possibility of a broken toe, in the process.
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post #2587 of 2670
11/13/09 at 12:41am
What I have always feared since receiving the frail HE Audio Stax adapter has come true. The Stax adapter developed positional intermittency, and after some trouble-shooting, I have found a loose solder joint to one of the male pins.

The problem is, due to the strong glue used to glue together this shell, it cannot be opened, and the back-side is too small to access the pin's solder joint. The glue is super-hard, and trying to knife it open has only led to almost-amputated fingers and blood.





Anybody have a good idea on how to access this solder joint short of destroying the whole shell? I'd hate to incur shipping costs to ship this thing across the country to get a replacement, not to mention completely halting listening sessions for various evaluations going on at the current time
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post #2588 of 2670
11/13/09 at 1:28am
It looks like it's epoxy. Bad news.
If the contacts are inside the epoxy and they still came loose, there's something wrong.
Contact Fang. See if there's something he can do (he might warranty it?).

I see the adapter as something to use when I listen to someone else's amp and not something for everyday use.
I've got an XLR on my amp.
Adding an XLR is pretty easy (you just wire it in series with the Stax connector). It's a much better connector than the Stax connectors I've seen.
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post #2589 of 2670
11/13/09 at 12:39pm
If they won't replace the adapter then just get a WPI male plug to replace it. Drill out the center pin and you are set.
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post #2590 of 2670
11/13/09 at 5:32pm
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If they won't replace the adapter then just get a WPI male plug to replace it. Drill out the center pin and you are set.
Fang got back to me and said he will send one out today, so it's cool
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post #2591 of 2670
11/13/09 at 6:41pm
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unless HE is going to make a companion amp, they should just terminate with the stax plug.
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post #2592 of 2670
11/13/09 at 6:52pm
Even if the do make their own amp, they still should just use the stax plug. standards are good
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post #2593 of 2670
11/13/09 at 8:18pm
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Even if the do make their own amp, they still should just use the stax plug. standards are good
At least HE Audio's XLR plugs are More "standard" than the Sennheiser HE90 or HE60 plugs, or even the Koss 950 plugs. Non-standardization should be a crime, esp for 'stats and those darn external I2S connectors IMHO
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post #2594 of 2670
11/14/09 at 12:02am
Glad to hear things worked out for you Jon!

Fang really knows how to run a business (he should teach a class!). I figured he'd take good care of you.
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post #2595 of 2670
11/14/09 at 12:20am
Thread Starter 
but the HE60/90 have companion amps.
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