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    Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/Amp Review: First Impressions

    I just received mine, which I intend to pair with my TH-X00's. Since those are out on loan, I decided to try them with my Beyer T1's. To my surprise, the T1's sound great with this amp (though the volume is up to 85), better than with my Project Solstice. I thought that they would be too hard to...
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    Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 Review

    I received my March order of Mahogany TH-X00's in May. There were no delays (for me, at least).
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    $15 cup of coffee

    Coffee quality can be pretty surprising. During our roadtrip earlier this year, my wife and I had double espressos at a random gas station just south of Passa dello Stelvio in Italy that was better than most coffees I've had here in the US. I think we paid less than 3 euros. Go figure...
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    The decline of the New York accent

    I'm not sure that it's necessarily declining. Rather that the gentrification of neighborhoods in Manhattan (and to a lesser extent Brooklyn) brings in people who didn't grow up here and therefore don't have the accent. I find that people who grow up here definitely have that accent, and people...
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    The bacon donut was good

    Everything is better with bacon :)
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    Nothing lasts forever

    I'm not sure that losing the moon would be a good thing for the planet. If I understand the science correctly, the tidal force exerted by the moon on the earth is one of the factors that make life here possible for a variety of reasons.
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    The decline of briefcases

    Also, many jobs these days have no use for a briefcase. I do all of my work on computers and if for some reason I need to do any work from home I use a VPN connection. The only thing I bring to/from work is a travel mug. So much of that style was based on the rise of "white collar" jobs, and...
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    I'm gonna try mint jelly with lamb

    I like to try new things myself. When I was in Paris a few weeks ago, I tried Andouillette sausage. It's NOTHING like the cajun style Andouille sausage you would find in the US (look it up in wikipedia). It's basically a coarsely ground sausage made of pork tripe and seasoning. It has a gamey...
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    People love convenience stores

    I used to love 7-E as we called it because you could get just about any common item you might need. Now that I don't eat "junk food" anymore I almost never go to a convenience store unless I'm driving a long way and need a restroom. I also live in a small town now and I try to support only the...
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    Buying everything used

    I tend to buy most things new. The main exception is camera equipment, which since I like using classic cameras I can only buy used. I guess you could consider the expired film I buy on ebay "used" as well, even though it would have no value to me if it was actually used by someone. I sometimes...
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    What do you do when listening to music?

    At this point, I do most of my listening at work, with driving in my car second. Having my music playing really helps me get through the work day even when I don't pay the closest attention to it. Sometimes it is a distraction though ;) I don't listen to music much at home since I got married...
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    Improving group conversation skills

    You mean I shouldn't yell "SHUT UP" in the middle of a restaurant like some guy did the other night to get his friends attention? Who would've known ;)
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    How Has Head-Fi Changed You?

    I've found another way to drain my wallet :) I just bought used T1's. Now I'm going to obsess over every other flagship model out there...
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    Long hair of the 70s

    One of the best decisions I've made was to shave my head. So much easier! I don't know how people with long hair do it.
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    The power of starvation

      They do the same thing in Guatemala, except there the people pay for the privilege of picking through the landfill...
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