lukeahale
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I absolutely love my speakers. They are incredible for near-field listening. And they look as good as they sound!
Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
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IcedTea
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Lol,
it was actually for the media player skin (Zune), I haven't seen one like that before.
But as I was typing it I guess the Schiit amp post beat me to it hahaha
Lol,
it was actually for the media player skin (Zune), I haven't seen one like that before.
But as I was typing it I guess the Schiit amp post beat me to it hahaha
SixthFall
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How do you like them? Was eyeing up a set not to long ago.
Mirin' your speakers !! I got the same ones
How do you like them? Was eyeing up a set not to long ago.
wolfetan44
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mikiphile
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My rig in college. Lenovo SL510 =USB=> Bifrost =ALO=> Lyr (CV2492 Mullard) = > stock K701
The black box is a hardcase for transporting cigars... right now (as it was never used for cigars) it transports my tubes.
I nearly got arrested in Dubai airport because they didnt know what they were
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Nice rig and great use of resources.....
My rig in college. Lenovo SL510 =USB=> Bifrost =ALO=> Lyr (CV2492 Mullard) = > stock K701
The black box is a hardcase for transporting cigars... right now (as it was never used for cigars) it transports my tubes.
I nearly got arrested in Dubai airport because they didnt know what they were
Nice rig and great use of resources.....
calipilot227
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New rack. It looks like a Sanus (bought it on Craigslist for $25). Nice thing is it actually supports the weight of my receiver. The cheap rack I had before was starting to sag in the middle.
CrystalT
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Shown:
Audio Technica ATH-T400
Grado SR60i
Skullcandy Hesh 2.0
Zune HD 16 gb
Focusrite VRMBox (used purely as a usb dac/amp through Foobar/Asio. Not using the software.
SixthFall
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Please tell the story, got me interested.
I nearly got arrested in Dubai airport because they didnt know what they were
Please tell the story, got me interested.
jtaylor991
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mikiphile
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hehe,, so while on my internship in the UAE (I was in Abu Dhabi), I bought the Schiit gear from a fellow head-fier in Dubai along with 2 sets of tubes. On my way home I had packed them in my luggage which I checked in (I hate doing this, im always afraid something might happen to them) while I had the tubes in the hand luggage (in the box), being the most shock sensitive and all.
So as I passed passport control and went for the security check, I had my bag x-rayed and they asked me to stand aside. It was the first (and only) time something like this had happened, ive never had any trouble at airports before, and I fly quite often. The Arab lady that was working as security made me open the bag in the most cautious way possible and asked me to open the box where the tubes were.
At this point, I realized I might be in risk of loosing the tubes, because I know how ignorant people can be and just treat them as hazardous objects and ask me to throw them away. This got me really nervous and the lady seemed to have noticed that. I could see her eyes (being the only thing I can see, as she was all covered in the habaya) moving around, as she started raising her voice and gathering other security. Eventually as I opened the box with like 5 security guards staring at me, she takes one of the tubes and starts swinging it around trying to figure out what it is. One guard that spoke English asked me to explain what it was and I tried explaining that it was about: audio, music, headphones, amplifier... etc. They seemed even more confused.
Eventually I realized that our word for tube (in Macedonian, that as a language was largely influenced by Turkish which in turn has a lot of Arabic words) is "lampa" (like lamp), so I said that and they started repeating: lampa, lampa.. and started laughing... I was so confused and angry, yet relieved when she put the tube back and eventually let me go.
Imagine having your brand new tubes taken away because someone has never seen anything like it...
Please tell the story, got me interested.
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hehe,, so while on my internship in the UAE (I was in Abu Dhabi), I bought the Schiit gear from a fellow head-fier in Dubai along with 2 sets of tubes. On my way home I had packed them in my luggage which I checked in (I hate doing this, im always afraid something might happen to them) while I had the tubes in the hand luggage (in the box), being the most shock sensitive and all.
So as I passed passport control and went for the security check, I had my bag x-rayed and they asked me to stand aside. It was the first (and only) time something like this had happened, ive never had any trouble at airports before, and I fly quite often. The Arab lady that was working as security made me open the bag in the most cautious way possible and asked me to open the box where the tubes were.
At this point, I realized I might be in risk of loosing the tubes, because I know how ignorant people can be and just treat them as hazardous objects and ask me to throw them away. This got me really nervous and the lady seemed to have noticed that. I could see her eyes (being the only thing I can see, as she was all covered in the habaya) moving around, as she started raising her voice and gathering other security. Eventually as I opened the box with like 5 security guards staring at me, she takes one of the tubes and starts swinging it around trying to figure out what it is. One guard that spoke English asked me to explain what it was and I tried explaining that it was about: audio, music, headphones, amplifier... etc. They seemed even more confused.
Eventually I realized that our word for tube (in Macedonian, that as a language was largely influenced by Turkish which in turn has a lot of Arabic words) is "lampa" (like lamp), so I said that and they started repeating: lampa, lampa.. and started laughing... I was so confused and angry, yet relieved when she put the tube back and eventually let me go.
Imagine having your brand new tubes taken away because someone has never seen anything like it...
SixthFall
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That's an interesting story. I am also from Turkey and the word for tube in Turkish is tüp which could also mean propane tank I'm glad you used the word lamba which is less problematic than saying audio tube in Turkish
That's an interesting story. I am also from Turkey and the word for tube in Turkish is tüp which could also mean propane tank
I'm glad you used the word lamba which is less problematic than saying audio tube in Turkish 
PleasantNoise
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Some has to be crude and say it.... So I guess I might as well.
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No-one likes a Saggy Rack.
Some has to be crude and say it.... So I guess I might as well.
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No-one likes a Saggy Rack.
LugBug1
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