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    Fatty Flats, a new Grado pad mod

    After reading about the new bowls inside out mod, I would like to mention another mod that I tried some time ago: the "Fatty Flats" . I talked about it in Auriculares.org. It's nothing radical, just a variant of the classic flats using two filler foam strips of about 6mm to move away the driver...
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    Why does Punk Rock get praised by critics while Metal gets bashed?

    Because punk is dead and remembered with nostalgia and metal is well alive and thriving .
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    European meetup - post your ideas here

    Ibiza would be a bit difficult, but Palma de Mallorca could be a great place to meet. Easy to reach from all europe, cheap flights, a lot of hotels, good weather, beaches, spanish nightlife...
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    Best Headphones for Metal

    Your best option are some Grados with flats. If you found the Denons bright, bowls probably will be brighter for you.
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    how is the dt-880 for metal?

    grado + flats
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    Closed ones for nocturnal listening...

    I think I will recommend the Darth Beyers. They have excellent isolation, very good bass and a nice soundstage. I prefer them to DX1000. In bed I tend to use big cans. I find them easier to remove and put over the bedside table. With IEMs and other small headphones I always end tangled with cables
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    Streaming Music Library Without Volume Normalization?

    Volume normalization bad? Why? If you are doing it right it shouldn't be any problem. I'm normalizing with iVolume too. Great software.
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    24/96 can it be converted to Apple Lossless?? HD Tracks question.

    XLD is a nice tool to make these conversions too: X Lossless Decoder: Lossless audio decoder for Mac OS X
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    Grado PS-1, Who owns them and where are you from?

    Mine are #54. I'm in Spain too and my pair will be with me forever
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    Christmas Giveaway: Lambskin headband for Grados (winner - will75 PM me!)

    Count me in too! My HF1s need a leather headband. Thanks from Spain
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    Allariz (Spain) Mini-Meet Impressions - Saturday September 20th (2008) - 5th Galicia Area Meet

    Quote: Originally Posted by Voltron Well, Carlos, you and the rest of our Head-Fi Sister City contingent obviously had another spectacular meet in beautiful surroundings, and I wasn't even aware of it for over a month after the fact! Sorry for not noticing in a more timely fashion...
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    The most popular headphones on Head-Fi (Post all your Headphones)

    Grado PS1 Grado RS1 Grado HF1 Sennheiser HD650 Sennheiser HD280 pro AKG K501 AKG K240 "Darth" Beyer 770/80 pro Shure e500 Shure e4c Koss Portapro x2 Koss KSC75
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    Allariz (Spain) Mini-Meet Impressions - Saturday September 20th (2008) - 5th Galicia Area Meet

    Back in the hotel. Modified SR225. I like to call them PS225. Great stuff! And that's all folks!
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    Allariz (Spain) Mini-Meet Impressions - Saturday September 20th (2008) - 5th Galicia Area Meet

    The old romanic bridge was of great strategic importance in the middle ages and was defended by the the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Arnoia river from the bridge Portovello restaurant. We had dinner in it during the night. As you can see is a beautiful...
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    Allariz (Spain) Mini-Meet Impressions - Saturday September 20th (2008) - 5th Galicia Area Meet

    This is our restaurant, A fábrica de Vilanova. Front door. Restaurante A Fábrica de Vilanova :: Allariz The moment everybody was waiting for. Food & wine! The restaurant was an old leather factory from the XVII century...
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