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Patricia Barber Duo Concert
I had the pleasure of finally seeing Patricia Barber last night in concert. She doesn't seem to conduct many tours outside of the Chicago area, but is on the east coast for a few days this week. I drove 90 minutes to Charlottesville, VA to see her play as a duo, with her bassist. The concert...- wje
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The "non-Grado" Driver Grado Thread
Purpose: To discuss driver alternatives that are being used within the Grado headphone cups. This would apply to both custom wooden cups, as well as the standard plastic Grado or Alessandro cups, as well as Mahogany cups made by Grado. Again, the emphisis is on non-Grado manufactured drivers...- wje
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Fiio E10 Issues - and Suggestion
Sadly, my E10 only made it one week before the 3.5mm mini plug (used as a DAC only) became so loose that the connection would be noisy all the time. I thought the DAC portion performed quite well for the price-point. But, there was also a background sound that could be heard when the music was... -
DIY Cable Questions and Comments Thread
I thought this might work a bit better. Sadly, the DIY Cable Gallery thread is becoming less of a gallery thread and sadly, more of a Q&A thread Let's use this thread for the Questions and Answers thread for information regarding DIY cables, connectors, using an ohm meter, paracord...- wje
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Not Receiving E-mail Messages When a PM is Received - Hasn't Worked For Several Months
I'm not getting an e-mail alert when someone leaves me a PM here on the site. This feature hasn't worked for me for several months. It may have been going on since the last update to the site. If this issue could be looked into for me, I'd greatly appreciate it. I want to give a...- wje
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Sennheiser HD-428 / HD-428s Modding Guide - January 2013
All, Over the past 8 months, I've owned a pair of Sennheiser HD-428s, which I purchased off of Craigslist for $40.00. It was a refurbished model that the seller was selling and was sealed in plastic bag, with a Sennheiser cardboard top which covered the opening of the bag and was marked...- wje
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One More Reason to Dislike PayPal
Quite the donnybrook is brewing on the Internet over PayPal's decision to order a customer to destroy a purportedly rare violin. A Regretsy.com reader named Erica related yesterday how she sold an old French violin "that made it through WWII" to a buyer in Canada for $2,500. However, the...- wje
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New Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavor: Schwetty Balls
Oops ... Sorry about the wrong spelling in the title. It should be Schweddy Balls. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Ben & Jerry's has Schweddy Balls. Would you like a taste? Chill out, it's only the name of their new flavor. Schweddy Balls ice cream is an homage to a...- wje
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I Can't Wait for Mid-September ... New Release
First, it was Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson who teamed up and created the album "Two Men With the Blues." Then, it was Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson and Norah Jones who covered the music of Ray Charles in "Here We Go Again." Now, on September 13th, Wynton Marsalis and Eric... -
One Heck of a Week ... and, it's Not Over Yet
Last week, our Company's network was "apparently" hacked and the news has indicated that 90,000 RSA tokens have to get replaced as a result of this "issue": http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/154078/20110529/lockheed-martin-cyber-attack.htm Today, the news breaks that Al-Queda had a...- wje
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"Paying it Forward"
There are certain times in my life where I like doing good deeds for people. Usually, these types of events come and go - you help someone out and then a few weeks later, a similar opportunity arrives. I have a co-worker at my current location who is recently divorced. She also went...- wje
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A Money / 401k Paycheck Rant
OK, here's the deal. My current employer used to "seed" our 401k plan when I first started 5+ years ago with 2%. We could take the 2% back as pay if we wanted, have it deposited in one of the various financial instruments, etc. that they offered. Well, two years back, I received a bunch of...- wje
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