[nickchen]

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Originally Posted by charliex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ya - what's with the "Smith & Wesson M&P in 9mm." - scary!!!

Just another testosterone-heavy male and very "american" thing...sometimes you guys appear like violent little green men to us folks from old europe.

 

[ast]

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Originally Posted by pytter /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yikes!

What?! you think it's not enough, how about my .40 Sig, over 95% stopping power with hollow point ammunition?


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[ast]

my latest surprise: bought a Panasonic 65" (V10) plasma last week. Great Christmas present for myself.

 

[mypasswordis]

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Originally Posted by ast /img/forum/go_quote.gif my latest surprise: bought a Panasonic 65" (V10) plasma last week. Great Christmas present for myself.

Funny.

My audio-related surprise was I thought I was done with headphones, but apparently wasn't because I proceeded to buy more headphones. I'm pretty damn sure I'm done now, though.

 

[ast]

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Originally Posted by mypasswordis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Funny. My audio-related surprise was I thought I was done with headphones, but apparently wasn't because I proceeded to buy more headphones. I'm pretty damn sure I'm done now, though.

LOL! Of course on paper it was "for the family"

 

[dallan]

Lets see,
Two things probably,
1) PSaudio DLlll with RAM mod and ultracock upgrade. I didn't expect to get this but it sounded so great at Canjam that I ended up coming back to it after looking at others and actually knowing the sound of this DAC.

2) A high def Sony LCD flatscreen. I watch so little TV that I never thought I would get this, mainly for the wife but I am really enjoying it when I sit down to it.

Got a lot of goodies this year but those two purchases surprised me the most, both that I made them and how much I like them.

 

[cantsleep]

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Originally Posted by Wmcmanus /img/forum/go_quote.gif

some badass belt you got there

 

[n3rdling]

Qualia fit: heard them at CanJam and thought they sounded really bad. Heard a smaller pair at a local meet recently and thought they sounded fantastic.

O2: never thought I'd spend over 1k on a headphone

Lambdas: I've heard a lot of headphones at various meets, and I was surprised that the Lambdas compete with just about anything and kill most everything. They've gotta be one of the best buys in headphone hifi.

HD800: was surprised to hear how different it sounded with different rigs.

Quad ESL 57: still amazed a midrange can sound that real.

 

[roker]

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Originally Posted by Bloodoath /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's the deal with all the DACs? What happened with the Keces?

I'm always trying to squeeze out as much as I can from my setup. The Fubar III was a mistake because it made me realize how important a good volume pot is. I love the Keces but I feel it's too big for my desk, but I figured out a way to sit up vertically today so I was considering withdrawing my sale thread for it now.

 

[iPoodz]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif The K240 Sextett. Really enjoyable headphone, especially for the price tag.

X2!!!

I don't know what 'the price' is, but I'm especially pleased with mine, recabled to be dual entry!

However, my #1 surprise would be K140 vented on-ears. These are better than HD25s IMO (and the opinion of the person I traded the 25s for these two phones)!

And now, pics

{they were too big, and i don't feel like resizing :/ }

http://imgur.com/NZPj3l

http://imgur.com/e1rPH

 

[jjinh]

2 weeks ago i picked up a Stax SRS-2050II system (SR-202 + SRM 252) on ebay for $200. Never heard electrostats before, and the first time I put them on my head they brought a tear to my eyes - they sound pretty nice, but appear underpowered. i think i know what 2010 gonna bring...

 

[kobeclix]

This year I bought a canon xsi, ue triple fi 10, zune hd, and Shure srh840s. The most surprising purchase would be the zune hd because at launch i wasn't interested in it and i didnt need a new dap. After visiting head-fi during christmas break, I now own ue triple fi 10s, zune hd, and Shure srh840s. Thank you head-fi.org. But I'm not done yet, I plan on ordering a T3 before the year is over.

 

[RallyMaster]

SoundMagic PL-30 that I paid $4.50 shipped (after $20 Paypal cashback).

 

[monoblocks]

HD-800 for sure on the audio side. Still can't believe I'd drop so much on something so ugly, w/o even a preview listen to boot. But still pales to my MSAR STG-556 purchase as a sordid Xmas present to myself. At least I'm ready with tunes and guns blastin' for the End of Days.

 

[GuyDebord]

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Originally Posted by subtle /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Grado HF-2.....because I never expected the company would make another amazing headphone specifically for the Head-Fi community. You rock John Grado! Thank you very much.

Its all business, he's not giving you anything for free...