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    What are the hot portable options $300ish these days? (Out of the loop for a while)

    Hey all, My NJB3 has been collecting dust ever since I quit my old job (one where I had to leave the house!) I've picked up a modern day MP3 player in the Vision:m and I fear the META42 is a bad match Last time I was really poking around in these boards, the SR-71 and the SuperMacro (not...
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    Anyone find any decent cases for the Vision:m? I found one...

    http://www.i-nique.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=358 Expensive AND out of the country... not to mention I'm not so keen on the colors. Has anyone found something similar stateside? Right idea but not 100% on the execution... I'd like to take this thing out of the house but I fear for its...
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    Where's all the Supermacro threads?

    Since my deal on a used SR71 with another user seems to have gone by the wayside, I'm looking for amplification alternatives. The Supermacro seems promising but I've only read the one thread where someone has really heard it. What gives? Are there shipping difficulties? I really want to...
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    Bank desposited my last paycheck twice. Advice?

    On November 4th, I deposited a check for $654.67 and took some cash out of it bringing the actual deposit to $554.67. Well, the following day, the whole check was deposited again in the amount of $654.67. I know there's a period of time where they can no longer rectify the situation. Does...
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    I took an Electronic Music Class... here's my first composition.

    I wanted to see what you guys thought about this thing I made over the summer. I'm not a piano player nor am I well versed in songcraft, but I'm pretty pleased with what I ended up making. The drums sounds are ultra-generic which could not be helped. We only had one electronic kit setting to...
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    Good DVD/CD/SACD (not necessary) for less than $400?

    I'm completely killing my X-box with all the DVD's I play through it and own no CD player; buying a DVD player that doubles as a nice source seems like the logical thing to do. I say SACD playability isn't necessary because it really doesn't seem like something I'll get into but it wouldn't...
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    People with XP-7's that previously owned nicely configured META's... thoughts?

    Hello all, I haven't been in abundance on this forum for months since I got my META from fiddler about seven or eight months ago but you all know how this habit is So I'm kind of in the market for a new amp for work (AC not an option) and it seems like a toss-up between the Pocket...
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    I threw my headphones against a wall as hard as I could in a fit of rage. (DT250's)

    Hola headfellows. I've hardly been on here the last six months since I got my META and DT250-250's (I'm easy to please, apparently) but I do drop in occasionally. I had an interesting experience today that shocked the hell out of me concerning Beyerdynamic durability. It started at 2:20...
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    Anyone know anything about the sound quality from the Archos AV340?

    It's looks like it would be an amzing little player but I don't know anything about it's sound quality. For those that don't know: http://hardwarecentral.dealtime.com/xPR-Archos_AV340 I don't even know if it has a line-out.
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    Car Audiophile equipment? I don't want a bass rattle system!

    Is there a website / forum for tastefully designed car audiophile type stuff? I'm getting a diesel Jetta soon :P and am going to have to start purchasing a deck, speakers, yadda yadda... Anything that's sold at Fry's electronics, I can get cheap for the next two weeks; I have a friend working...
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    Ideas for a research paper?!? HELP!

    I'm in an English 102 class at a community college... real tough school Anyway, I was trying to find a research topic (has to be argumentative or compare / contrast where something is proved... a side wins... is controversial). I was hell-bent on doing a Led Zeppling compare and...
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    Not sure where to post... Plainview Batteries and Chargers question.

    Is the only Plainview recommended charger the 1 9V wallwart charger? Are there any chargers that will charge 2 - 4 Plainviews at once? I'm new to the Plainview scene (oh, what a scene...) and about to buy my first bunch of rechargable gear
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    Recommendations on a 6 - 10" mini->mini interconnect?

    I'm looking for something for my portable rig (NJB3 -> amp). I'll most likely get one from JMT but I figured I'd weigh my options as I don't know what's out there. Come to think of it, the interconnect could be anywhere from 3 - 10". 3" would work fine as long as there were two right angle jacks.
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    What do the two line-outs on the back of the NJB3 do?

    I always only use line-out 1 but was curious what line-out 2 did. If used in conjunction, do they function as L and R? I ask because I'm in the process of buying a META and trying to figure out which is the ideal interconnect: mini->mini, mini->RCA's, double mini->RCA's? Man, it's late...
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    Never owned a record player... recommendations appreciated!

    I picked up a bunch of the Who's records for a quarter a pop and that's worth it enough for me to buy a player. I know the scratching legacy that the Technics SL1200 MK2 holds but does it make an all around quality player as well? I'm looking to drop about $300 on what will be my first record...
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    DT-770's and Portability - Amp Recommendations wanted :)

    What portable amps will do these phones justice and still give decent battery life? I have a Total Airhead (2 AA version) and I'm pretty sure that probably won't cut it. I'm looking to buy a new amp anyway so I figured I'd gear it towards this potential phone purchase. Thanks in advance...
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    Anyone with a computer oriented source?

    I know audio, in general, is a world of compromises and I'm willing to abide. I don't want to deal with the changing of CD's and am willing to take the quality hit, I suppose. Call me lazy but I love having hundreds of albums at my fingertips without opening and closing a tray. I was originally...
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    This will probably get laughs... any good 100+ CD Changers? (first deck)

    I know absolutely nothing about decks and what to look for in them. My headphone quest is going to be temporarily halted when I get a pair of CD3K's but then the source / amplification / interconnect quests begin. Right now, I'm very used to the convenience of MP3's and my 40GB Jukebox 3...
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    Backing up all of my CD's to CD-R's... disc to disc questions

    Yeah, sure, I could go to a CD-R forum of some sort but I figure I'd ask the head-fi hombres for help. I'm going to make copies of all of my CD's and was wondering who here uses disc to disc. First of all, do you have two of the same drive? What speed do you burn at? If a disc has scratches...
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    Got my first Stereolab album... (Sound-Dust)

    I think this is the most comfortable album I've ever heard; I listened to it twice lastnight at work and time flew by. It's so clean with it's many shimmering notes... it's pretty entrancing. I could listen to this album in a hotel lobby in the Bahamas endlessly... yeah, man. So I read on All...
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    How does the Porta Corda compare with a similarly priced Meta42 or Super Mini?

    Currently, I've got a Total Airhead (older model... 2AA) and I'm itching for an amp upgrade. I'm not going to say that the TAH isn't a good amp but I do feel that it's probably overpriced (I fanagled one through a trade) and just has a cheap feel to it. The Porta Corda, Super Mini v6 (when...
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    Sony MDR-D66SL Eggos - I got 'em

    Hey, few very quick impressions. They sound great right out of the package. I have no qualms with the bass but will say that it's lean but definitely there. These phones made Queens of the Stone Age's "Songs for the Deaf" (a purposely classic rock sounding album as far as recording goes)...
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    Sony MDR-D66SL + Audiocubes = processed and shipped - 1 day!

    Well, they're on their way. Maybe I'll have 'em sometime next week? At any rate, I hope they work out for at LEAST a portable phone, heh. Isn't it great when you're skeptical of something you purchased? Anyway, I'll let you know how it pans out. Also, I'll look into that resistor mod
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    Sony CD300's... are they THAT big?

    Would I look like an ******* if I wore CD3K's to work? I work amongst hundreds of middle aged women at the post office. I've worn many Audio-Technicas to work including the ATH-W100 and I'm not normally one to care about looks... BUT These headphones DO look ******* gigantic. Also...
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    Requested Review: ATH-A1000 vs ATH-A900

    I remember reading one thread concerning this topic and I think the A1000's were VERY VERY similar to the A900's. I don't know who the poster or thread was and I'm looking for information like that now. For anyone that has these two phones or access to 'em, can I bribe you for a comparison? A...
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