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    February 21 Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley mini-meet

    Probably? If I may be out of town, else I will try to make it.
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    Audeze EL-8: The EL-8 is a must-hear at CES 2015

    Oh, man. I've been talking myself into and out of the LCD XC for a while. I now have new lust.    Tomorrow can't come soon enough. 
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    Oh Schiit, it's the end of the world! Announcing Ragnarok.

    Good gravy. I almost want to jump in on this try to finesse running my IEMs all the way up to my Maggies. 100w RMS @ 4 ohms is pretty beefy, but I'd like to see it stand up next to a big, nasty powerhouse like the XPA-2 I've got sitting at home. Not curious enough to dump the money on it...
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    Official 2014 LA Head-Fi Meet, August 9, 2014, Marriott Warner Center

    People bring a lot of variety. I'd recommend bringing your mid-fi stuff along. Everyone has different budgets and may be at a different point in their journey. I'd suggest narrowing it down to the things you really like and you want to share. 
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    September 27 Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley mini-meet

    I might be able to make it. If I do, I'll pack up the LCD-3 and Schitt Stack. 
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    DT 770 Pro 80 ohms vs ATH-M50

      Definitely agree. I bought the stack as a placeholder for a more expensive amp when I got the LCD-3s. I plugged them up to the 770s just out of curiosity and I was surprised that there was a real improvement in the sound. There is a lot of snake oil in the audio world, but having had the 770s...
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    DT 770 Pro 80 ohms vs ATH-M50

    Okay, cool. You may have a tough time finding something closed and more comfortable in that range. This place is full of knowledgable people, though, so someone may have a good alternative.    For the cups, just go slow with it. You should be able to feel when they are resisting. Take it a...
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    DT 770 Pro 80 ohms vs ATH-M50

    I'd recommend you add what your budget is. And if you're looking for strictly a closed set, or if it doesn't matter. Finally, you might be able to reduce the clamping force of the 770s by bending that top piece by flexing the cups out (if you feel confident doing so). I've worn a lot of...
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    Alex Rosson--Audeze's CEO--on Bloomberg TV

    I think we're already hijacking this thread. You might want to start up something in the sound science area. There are going to be people with much more experience than I have to answer that question.   I would not start with diffusers. If your room is small, you may not want to scatter that...
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    Alex Rosson--Audeze's CEO--on Bloomberg TV

    The good news about loudspeakers is that you can update bit by bit. That's also the bad news, as you'll want to keep buying new things to try.    Magnepan is extremely cagey about giving advice for components. The best I could milk out of them is that you want as much good, clean and stable...
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    Alex Rosson--Audeze's CEO--on Bloomberg TV

    You say "Helps." I do not think that word means what you think if means...   I'll end up doing it eventually. 
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    Alex Rosson--Audeze's CEO--on Bloomberg TV

    He's trying to sum up a lot of information, in a very limited amount of time, and to justify the value of headphones that are more than 100x what most viewers have ever spent on headphones. He's saying "These 'can' sound better than an expensive audio set up," rather than "No audio system under...
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    Alex Rosson--Audeze's CEO--on Bloomberg TV

    Glad to see this here. For anyone who hasn't had the chance to talk to him in person, Alex is one of the nicest people you could meet.    I'm still hesitant to listen to the LCD-XC... I promised myself I wouldn't lust after anything else after the LCD-3. But I want that closed set so badly for...
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