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Caffeine addicts anonymous
I roast my own beans (when I have time). I think there are two main advantages: 1 - Freshness. Beans start to go stale 1-2 weeks after roasting, even in sealed packaging. Roasting them yourself ensures freshness and usually self roasted batches are ~8 ounces which works out to be a week of...- Dirt McGirt
- Post #1,426
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Caffeine addicts anonymous
Swiss gold metal filter on my Technivorm drip coffee machine. I noticed a difference switching from paper, does allow more of the oils and flavor to go into the coffee with no grounds going into the coffee assuming you've ground at the right coarseness.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #1,396
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Caffeine addicts anonymous
Coffee is > 97% water, definitely helps to use purified water. I use a reverse osmosis unit I bought from Costco that's under my sink. Overtime I think it works out to be not much more $ than a Brita unit, but don't have to worry about filling up pitchers, etc.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #1,349
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Three Word Story
Cubs win again- Dirt McGirt
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
Bmichels - Thanks for the interior photos, have been resisting my desire to open mine to see what it looks like inside.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #8,479
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Three Word Story
Hit the pinata- Dirt McGirt
- Post #27,630
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Class D amps - power consumption with no input?
Not scientific, but I have Hypex NC400 home audio amps, Class D. It is recommended to always leave them idling. I have and have not noticed any change in home electricity usage. Compare this to the Class A amp they replaced that would flicker the lights when turned on and sufficiently heat the...- Dirt McGirt
- Post #7
- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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What Are You Listening To Right Now?
Neko Case - middle cyclone- Dirt McGirt
- Post #70,134
- Forum: Music
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Three Word Story
Deutschland ist Schoen.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #27,457
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Three Word Story
Schwifty she got- Dirt McGirt
- Post #27,418
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Stax SR-009: Best Headphone Ever Made? - Head-Fi TV, Episode 008
You want the srm-007 to be 117v for the U.S.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #417
- Forum: Head-Fi Network & Industry News
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Would you leave a bad review or justnot leave a review?
Give the review. Particuarly in audio I find it highly annoying nearly every product review is positive, reviews have become nearly worthless at a lot of places. At least cars and other more mainstream products will do rankings or give somewhat balanced feedback. Versus audio where a new power...- Dirt McGirt
- Post #11
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Three Word Story
She was cheese- Dirt McGirt
- Post #27,296
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New Member Introductions thread
HI. New member introducing myself. Big into home audio but kids have made headphones a lot easier to .isten at night. Spent the first year with a Stax setup and am now all in having received a headamp bhse last night- Dirt McGirt
- Post #4,357
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
#241 received yesterday in silver. Despite all the comments on the thread, still surprised at the build quality. Nicest piece of audio gear I've had.- Dirt McGirt
- Post #8,444
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum