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    Hakko FX-888D question

    Hi   Can anyone tell me if the 900M series of tips (ie 900M-T-3.2D) will work with the FX-888D?   Hakko's website recommends the T18 series. I've tried contacting numerous sellers in China asking if the 900M series will work with the FX888, but never receive a response. My educated guess is...
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    ATC speakers

    Has anyone here heard ATC speakers?   I am considering either SCM50 or SCM100, more than likely the active models. My room size is large-ish and well treated.   Dealers are pretty far away from me so I'd like to hear some feedback before making the trek out to hear them.   Cheers!
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    Sennheiser HD650 replacement headband part number

    Does anyone know the replacement part number for the Sennheiser HD650 headband? It is the part that has the Sennheiser logo on it.   I'm unable to order it through the phone without the specific part number and it isn't available online in their parts store.   Thanks!!
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    Looking to make low capacitance tonearm wire

    Any suggestions for low capacitance tonearm wire? Looking to build an RCA-RCA cable with ground cable  
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    What online CD are people using?

    I just transferred some funds from the money market back into my ING Direct CD. No sense leaving it in money market accounts at this time. I've browsed a few CD comparison websites, and ING still looks competitive but there are some others with slightly higher rates, daily compounding though...
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    Windows Vista- does it sound better than XP?

    I'd be curious to hear from any programmers or DAC engineers whether using a digital output (on a sound card) to an outboard DAC sounds better on Vista. Even with kmixer bypassed in XP, I have read in some technical articles that Vista sounds better. Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, I...
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    Stax Omega 2 users, question about earpad placement

    I used the search and came up with this thread and this one. I'm curious to hear from old and new Omega 2 owners if they are using them with the earpads facing in the direction shown in the drawing below. I've had the Omegas for a few weeks now and I've found this to be the best position for pad...
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    Fallout 3

    Does anyone have any hope for this being good? I've avoided reading too much about it, but my surface impressions are that Bethesda is trying to do things to please fans. The last piece of information I read they licensed music from The Inkspots
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    Will you rebuy your movie/TV collection in HD?

    This is assuming that Blu-Ray Disc has won the format war. Which it seems it has.
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    Happy birthday SR-71Panorama!

    Happy mid-twenties bud!
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    Omega watch advice?

    I think it's time to retire my crappy digital watch, so after some light research it seems an Omega should be a decent middle ground watch for the mean time. But I still don't know much about its movement, and I don't really want to start poking around on watch forums Is it possible to...
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    ignore

    edit: just decided to resolve it with Paypal, sorry about that. Please close this thread.
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    Ripping DVD-A, can someone give me the a good set of instructions?

    I've been buying a lot of music that comes with DVD-A bonus discs (or just DVD-A discs for the better mastering in some cases) with outtakes or extra tracks in 24/48 hi-res stereo. I've searched through Headfi (some good info here but can't find some of the tools needed) and HydrogenAudio to...
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    Any K1000 owners using their K1000 amps with their speakers? Best way to do so?

    I'm just polling the K1000 owners that use speaker amps with these headphones- do any of you use the same amp with your speakers? If so how do you go about doing this? Do you have a selector box for the two, or do you physically unplug the K1000 tail extension and plug in the speakers every...
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    Life on Earth! - Look!! There Is Life on Earth! (Dungen member's side project)

    Life on Earth! - Look!! There Is Life on Earth! For fans of Dungen, this is a side project by their bass player Mattias Gustavsson. It has a certain Dungen feel to it without being as jam based. It's more psychedelic (even more psych than Dungen? indeed) and folky. I'm sure some...
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    Any fans of Keiji Haino?

    Keiji Haino (AMG)- probably my latest musical obsession. Any other fans out there? If so what are your favorite albums? I've mostly been listening to his live albums. Search turned up a disappointing low number of threads. Michio Kurihara, though much less experimental, has also been a recent...
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    Jeff Wong great art in August's Stereophile!

    Sorry about the flash.
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    Stuff to do in Niagara Falls (US and Canada side)?

    My friends and I have a trip planned to Buffalo/Niagara area in early August. I've been there a few times with my family (only the US side) but it was when I was younger and we didn't do much other than walk around the falls and take the Maid of the Mist tour. For reference we're all over 21...
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    Audio Technica L3000 pictures (detailed impressions at the end)

    I got them this morning and have not been disappointed. I would have to agree with mulveling that they're the "king of rock music" They just sound fantastic, great tight bass, big dynamics, silky smooth detailed midrange. More impressions later. I'm seriously pulling out all my CDs; it's...
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    Does Sony still service the R10?

    Do any R10 owners know if Sony still services them, for example driver replacement? Thanks in advance.
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    Magnepan 1.6 or 3.6-> thinking of auditioning

    I'm thinking about auditioning either (or both) in about two weeks. How do you think they'll fare in a 16x16 room with normal height ceilings? Just looking for general feedback (not necessarily about my room, but really anything about the speakers, powering, sound, etc). Thanks.
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    Northstar M192 DAC (with a few pictures)

    Very impressive DAC, I'm very happy with its sound. Biggest improvement over the Lavry is bigger dynamics with a smoother, ever so slightly more laid back sound. And a bit more impact and greater depth to the soundstage. Nice synergy with the HP-2 and K1000. I can say this will probably be my...
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    Koss KSC75 vs Grado SR-60 vs Grado HP-2 on Blues

    Alright this comparison arose out of complete boredom My Melos SHA-1 has two headphone outs and I keep the KSC75 (screen modded) plugged in at all times to act as a dummy load for the amp when it's turned on, and then plug the HP-2 (flats) in after the tubes have warmed up. Today I forgot to...
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    Boris/Merzbow - Groon/Walrus

    Just released on HydraHead, but the LP has been on sale on their tour. I should have my LP in a few days Two tracks, one of them a cover of The Beatles' I am the Walrus. Really great cover, has anyone else heard it?
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    Thinking about getting a vintage Thorens

    I've done quite a bit of searching and I think I could be happy with a vintage Thorens as my first turntable. The reason is I've read that they're very musical and later on if I wanted to upgrade the Sondek has a similar house sound that would be a nice upgrade. From what I've read on a...
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