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Foo-Foo ear muffs ;).
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When you read thread after thread about which 3 foot USB cables provide the best soundstages.
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@Mshenay: I love that attitude! That's how I picked up the Koss KDE/250... There were no reviews, and I was in the market, so I bought it.
post #3936 of 635610/25/12 at 11:18amWhen you spend far too much time gazing in HiFi store windows!post #3937 of 635610/25/12 at 11:25am- Mshenay
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I know Right, same thing with me and the Hifiman HM 601, people hated on it pretty hard... I said SCREW it bought it myself and I loves it!You know your an audiophile when the "snobophiles" ridicule your your new DAP because the "data" on it looks bad... yet they priase your Old DAP [which sounds terribly bad] <3
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You know you're an audiophile when you spend over an hour writing a review of a headphone and go through the audiophile lingo checklist (transparency, imaging, soundstage, tonal balance, amping, etc.) in your head to make sure you didn't miss anything.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Mshenay
I know Right, same thing with me and the Hifiman HM 601, people hated on it pretty hard... I said SCREW it bought it myself and I love it!
You know your an audiophile when the "snobophiles" ridicule your your new DAP because the "data" on it looks bad... yet they priase your Old DAP [which sounds terribly bad] <3
Amen!!! Pass the hubcap......
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Quote:I also would take great pleasure in bringing about the destruction of everyone who thought of this. That's real fur. I'm no PITA but I absolutely hate animal products.
post #3944 of 635610/25/12 at 12:42pmWhen you get a new cable and show it off excitedly and people ask "are you ok?"
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You know you're an audiophile when you get slapped by a girl for saying she has nice cans and you have to think for a minute before you realize she didn't know you were talking about her headphones.
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