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    DIY Cable Gallery!!

    Quote:   I haven't seen any nice four pins...but these three pins at Sonarquest are friggen cool!     http://sonaraudioshop.com/en/Products/Pailiccs-XLR-SP-4Pc-product_38.html
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    New to Classical Music - advice?

    Just curious.....does Amazon automatically download the 256 bit version of these?  Or do i have to choose a file format somehow during the purchase process?     I was a bit leery of buying any music off of amazon because of the lack of choice of format, but this is encouraging, and I already...
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    Pen-Fi (FPs, RBs, BPs, etc...) [56k Warning]

    I've had a lamy safari for a couple months now and really love it so far....and now I just got myself a couple moleskine notebooks, but I'm having problems with them; When i write in the notebook for any period of time (not even one full page) the corners of the page start to curl up!  The...
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    Magnepan 1.7

    Quote:  you dont really sound like you're in the right place....haha     Like uncle erik said, its a very personal thing that we cant give you a simple answer to.    First you should figure out what kind of sound you like, and what music you'll be listening to.  What amp...
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    Is there such a cable...?

    @happy camper: since when does a diy headphone re-cable have to cost as much as the phones or more?!    @OP: read up in the diy forum a bit....I think you'll find it'd be pretty reasonable to create the cable you want yourself....
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    Grado sound, Bose comfort and Ultrasone S-Logic surround and EMF shielding to reduce 98% of emmissions. Does it exist ?

    first off "emf field" is redundant....   second...the emf is making your ears tired?    I think you're mistaking a debatable health concern with the feeling you get from listening to a headphone brand known to be very fatiguing to all but a few sets of ears......
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    today's vinyl quality?

    Most of the time a cd, record, or a copy of a recording in general will be labeled as "remastered"......some are good some are bad....no tell tale signs other than by listening i guess.
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    today's vinyl quality?

    Quote:  the only reason your records sounded that way back then was because they were dirty, scratched or full of static....and yes, they would do the same today in the same condition.    has nothing to do with old vs new.....its condition of the record that matters.   
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    Recommendations for a good pair of over/on ear heaphones (small budget)

    How about the denon 1001s?  from what I hear, they're great all around phones that are darn comfy....also can be had for less than $100!  might want to look into some reviews of those here....
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    Software for FLAC to ALAC Conversion

    oh, and also, itunes has a setting for how much time is elapsed between tracks...pretty sure you can turn on gapless playback in itunes and get the same result.....   Quote:
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    Software for FLAC to ALAC Conversion

    try QUEtools...works great. is really simple, and it can do track splits, with any spacing in between, or even take out the track splits by simply turning off the option to split tracks up.  so you could put those classical pieces back together theoretically.   great little program....make sure...
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    knife-fi?

    Quote: knives are tools first and weapons second....dont even start that bull hockey here....99% of the people in this thread carry knives because they use them as tools, not because they want to stab something/someone with them....     ...and blade lenth and the style of lock and...
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    Headphone Sightings 2

    I saw some k240s on somebody the other day in downtown seattle by pikes market.....he was setting up some dj equipment, so I was glad to see some decent phones on him!    Quote:
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    How do I play flac files on itunes?

    that sounds great!  thanks heatfan......luckily I still have all the original files in tact, I just ended up with a bunch of worthless alac files....   I'll give that a try when i get home! 
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    Sunglass-Fi?

    Hey, speaking of serengettis, I have a pair with the glass lenses, and I managed to crack one of them!  does anybody have a good idea as to where i could get them replaced for a reasonable price?  (i.e. not three quarters of the original price of the glasses!)
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    How do I play flac files on itunes?

    Bumping an old thread......I've tried using dbpoweramp the last couple days and its chewed up A LOT of files already.....I've heard that it can screw up labels, and sometims leave a few bits out here and there, but I've asked it to convert about 50 FLAC songs to ALACand I've only gotten about 20...
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    Pen-Fi (FPs, RBs, BPs, etc...) [56k Warning]

    Quote:  I've kinda gotten the feeling this is the case.....although I'd like to try a 18k gold nib or something someday...thats about the only upgrade that seems like it might make a difference.      I just got the safari yesterday actually!  luckily it came with an ink cartridge...
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    Pen-Fi (FPs, RBs, BPs, etc...) [56k Warning]

    Just ordered myself a red lamy safari with a fine nib, and a converter from isellpens.com, and two different sampler packs of ink from pear tree pens to try out!  I'm pumped for this....and also scared for my bank account!  thanks a lot guys.....         this should be fun....now to...
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    Is an Ipod LOD cable SUBSTANTIALLY better than a mini to mini cable?

    remember....garbage in, garbage out....If your Ipod sounds crappy out of its own headphone jack, and you just send that same signal through another amp, then its not going to make something better out of the crappy signal.  .....but if you take the best possible signal that an Ipod can produce...
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    Post pics of your computer rigs here.

    probably not....the speakers are plugged into the sub unit, and thats what plugs into the wall and computer.....and the connectors are pretty wierd (like old keyboard and mouse plugs).  So pretty sure its a proprietary system all around......   Quote:
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    need advice on amp LD MKVII+( should i upgrade from MKV)?

    Quote: I cant vouch for it myself, but I hear the hd600s and 650s are seemingly endless in their improvment when you feed them with better and better amps!  So, I doubt you'll be getting 95% of what they can do, but at least you know the phones arent the weak link!  haha
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    sennheiser hd 580

      Quote:       I hear it does produce some very minute changes in the sound signature....i suppose it would be if the price is right.    I've no personal experience with it....but it sure looks good IMO!
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    need advice on amp LD MKVII+( should i upgrade from MKV)?

    well are you looking into the mk VII because you want to go balanced?  or just because it sounds nice?   I would say it depends on your goals....if you're gonna go balanced, then the mk VII would probably be a great way to start...but if now, I'd suggest going the tube route, just to...
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    Any major differences between the straight cable M50 and the coiled cable M50?

    The coil in the cable can add spin to the anoalog information as it travels through the cable....this can greatly impact the sounds stage, making it seem as if the stage is spinning!  (think the tornado scene in the wizard of oz!)  Nausia may ensue....                      ...
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