Quote: I am getting a benmark dac1 to use as my source for my HD800's what amps whould I be looking at. My budget is probably around $2000 but could probably streach out another $500, and I thought it would be interesting to see what people on this thread felt. I am leaning towards a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nigel79 Hey, just ordered a W6 and they are out 3 weeks for build time I was wondering how peoples experiences where with and without the princess upgrade. I guess I have 3 weeks to think about it I did get the power supply upgrade. Thanks No hurry...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarKu Thanks guys I think i will order an WA6SE wondering if in the future i could mod it myself with premium parts upgrade... I don't think you will regret it. I love the HD800s with mine.

No tips specific to your test, but a good general one. The best thing you can do is get ahold of older versions of the test you'll be taking, as many as you can. Take each test, scoring yourself and asking why you missed what you missed. You'll discover things you need to study, but you'll...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel What do you think? Am I delusional or or have others noticed the same? Sure. Heck, I was one of them, not long ago, when I got my Woo. But I don't think there's any need to assume shilling. It's just that someone newer is likely to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spareribs It looks like a better quality chicken. Anyone here every buy a live chicken for food in these modern times? Yes. Frequently (there are at least 2 places on Grant St in San Francisco that do it). Go for it. It'll be superior. Use a recipe...

Quote: Originally Posted by music_man still, not loving them with what i have suggests to me they they are either too picky or just not my "flavor". Or both. I do not laugh that you are using the stock cable -- I have done no messing with cables on my rig. I am not closed to...

I'll throw in another perspective here, based on looking back at my own language choices and struggles: pick a language you're likely to want to use someday. It's all very nice and abstract to "speak a foreign language." Where it really pays off is getting to use it to increase your pleasure in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crooks141 Im just about to purchase my first pair of high end headphones and i need a definitive answer. Sorry, there are no definitive answers. No one has your ears. Can you make it to a meet at some point? If not, abandon your quest for answers, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beagle - the HD800 is not a "funnel" that you have to squeeze or push music through while it shapes it into its specific sound. HD800 is more like a large board or canvas that the recording is placed upon, intact. There seems to be unlimited "headroom"...

This is a very interesting contribution to the HD800 literature. Thank you. And I owe you an apology, at least in my own mind, because I had concluded from certain of your previous posts that your mind was made up in advance, and that you were not open to whatever it was the HD800 had to...

To the OP, some points. (1) You should, as some of the posters here have been encouraging, be just a little terrified. A motorcycle is more vulnerable to everything, whether it be impact, or people not seeing you, or your own mistakes. You will need the ultimate in defensive driving skills --...

Quote: Originally Posted by roadtonowhere08 Really? I like canned peas much more than frozen or fresh ones. Same thing with green beans as well. I am probably in the minority here, c'est la vie I can't speak for others, but in rangen-world, you're a minority. Green beans were...

Some things can well, some don't. Nothing wrong with canned tomatoes in a pasta sauce, for example. And I've got some Texas chili simmering that uses canned chipotles in adobo sauce, a perfectly viable and possibly irreplaceable product. Granted, many things are canned that should not be...

Quote: Originally Posted by M3NTAL were there any more impressions on the bottlehead s.e.x. unit? Yes indeed. I have refrained from reporting my meet impressions thus far. Just wasn't inspired, I guess, though it was my first meet, and I was mightily impressed with the...

Quote: Originally Posted by milkpowder I want to buy a short paring knife because I as damaged as my chef's knife is, it still works fine if sharpened. On the other hand, my paring knife is blunt to the point that it is actually dangerous to use. I couldn't even core a broccoli the...

Congratulations on tracking down the piece. Would you be willing to share the part number, and the link to the site? I wouldn't mind picking up a spare of this breakable piece, and I suspect I'm not the only one.

Update: the Shapton Glass Stones arrived, at least the 2000 and 6000 grit ones (the 1000 was back-ordered). They're great. I thought the glass thing was a metaphor for smoothness, but they're actually glass-backed, and they've printed the grit number under the glass where it can't wash away...

Quote: Originally Posted by APWiseman What stone do you use to sharpen knives, and what angle do you recommend I hold the knife at? Thanks. I have a bunch of different stones. Some diamond, but mostly Japanese waterstones, natural and artificial. I mostly use the diamond ones...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gatto It's true, I have a massive box of aging pu-erh Yeah, me too. It's the ageworthiness that leads to the obsession, I think. You can buy tea, take it home, and drink it. Or you can buy a disk of pu-erh and nurture its humidity and environment for...

You've left off much of the good stuff, including the two that people get most geeky about: Oolong, in all its many and varied forms Pu-erh, which can become an obsession. I have the impression that "Pekoe" is not so much a type of tea as an industry term for "low grade tea," or, as I...

Quote: Originally Posted by APWiseman Would a honing steel be enough? I deathly scared of using a wet stone...I ruined some knives like that back in college. Not really. A steel just pushes metal around, sort of like stropping. But if you're comfortable with that shape, you could...

Quote: Originally Posted by APWiseman Damn, people have some nice knives on these forums. Let me help prep (and eat) food in your houses please . As for me I just have three humble and awesome knives in my collection: Shun Classic 7" Chinese Cleaver Shun Elite 8" Chef's Knife Shun...

Quote: Originally Posted by kodreaming I think I am going to the store and try it out, see which one fits me better. If I do end up getting the Dexter, i guess I need a decent chef knife with thin edge right ? PS:I just bought my first place in SF. Time to burn money on all kinds...

Quote: Originally Posted by kodreaming Hey, I just checked out the Wok Shop website. They seem to have some cheap, but decent knifes. But, for cleaver, should I just get a Carbon steel or the Dexter ? Wok shop is a great store. Worth a visit if you're ever in SF. The...