Yep! Heck I even got a Shinola edition Benchmade Custom 485 Valet pocket knife

yep hes our almost 10 year old fluffy corgi <3

What an amazing thread to come back to. It's essentially an intellectual time capsule. I think even being fantastical you couldnt have come up with what 2020 would bring back in 2003.

Fidelio X2

Not exactly a hot take here but In n Out Double Double is my death row last meal request

This is my little side kick

This song has been a reference for me for headphones for the past year or so. Planars really excel with this one, hooooowee

Revisiting the early U2 offerings. Mercy were they good.

1. Monoprice Monolith M570 (though painfully I just sold them on my path to gathering funds for a Focal Elex) 2. Sennheiser 6XX (they're just so great for listening to music through my balanced amps) 3. beyedynamics DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm (my daily drivers for work as a video game sound designer) 4...

+1 on DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm. It's tough to find quality closed backs in this price range and these come pretty close to being as good as it gets around this margin. Probably some of the best bass response I've heard in headphones in this range. They last forever and if they dont theyre fully...

I've went ahead and pre-ordered a Drop THX AAA ONE. More single ended output than the Atom makes the Atom redundant in my setup. Also, I'm in the process of selling off my THX AAA 789 in the spirit of consolidating my amp/dac stack. (I already own a P20 for my tubed/balanced love) All this...

I like Dekoni Bulletz. Lots of sizes.

I like texting because if im just looking to get some quick info i can forgo all the niceties and social conventions that are required when you call someone. The hellos and how are yous and small talk before you get to the meat of the purpose and then the goodbye. Not that I mind that with...

I prefer the ~$8 (sometimes $2 if you're ok with Amazon Warehouse deals) USB-C to 3.5 Apple DAC option. If you don't have USB-C just pick up a USB-C Female to USB Male adapter Edit: Apologies, I hastily responded before reading more in-depth. This is not the solution for a Holo May

I feel confident in recommending the DT-770 PRO 250 Ohm but if you really want to step up, take a look at the 177X GO

Also on Amazon right now at a historical low of $178.00 : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T81554H

ill be paying attention in case you do ;)

Would you consider going with a Philips Fidelio X2HR with a vmoda boom pro mic? It's open back but is a really great all arounder especially for gaming. For strict closed back I also agree with DT 770 PROs. They are my favorite "mid tier" closed backs hands down. I always hear from my...

I'm about 9 or 10 weeks in. Sent in some TR-X00's I was able to track down on AVX to get them converted into a Modhouse Argon Mk2 balanced. Not in any kind of huge rush just excited for the day the mailman drops off that package from Modhouse. Will post pics when it comes in. Be well, my...

Hey guys I know this isn't exactly rocket science or anything but I remember the first time I did pad swaps on my KPH30i I didn't really have any info on where the tabs were or how exactly to pull apart the cups/driver etc. Figured this thread was as good a thread as any to post a little...

Nice. Digging the Strung Out album cover as profile pic. Welcome fellow newbie

Hey all thanks for having me. Been a lifelong lover of all things audio and worked in various capacities around audio for over 20 years but only relatively recently have I really started drilling down into budget audiophile setups for my personal use. Within the past year I've found myself...