[Deathdeisel]

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Why do you say that?

Income wise, i probably make the least out of anyone here, and seeing a guy with a porshe and/or a ferrari makes me really think it more so. One thing im certain of is I could never spend 1500$ on headphones, i really went big with 425 for my D5000s, but again thats me. 

 

[Lurkumaural]

Buddy, you spent $425 on headphones.  You are not at the bottom of the food chain.

 

[DigitalFreak]

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Income wise, i probably make the least out of anyone here, and seeing a guy with a porshe and/or a ferrari makes me really think it more so. One thing im certain of is I could never spend 1500$ on headphones, i really went big with 425 for my D5000s, but again thats me. 

Yep, I know where you're coming from. It took some real self convincing when I bought my DT1350 for $300 new and my Westone 4 for $350 used. Believe it or not it hasn't ended there, I'm now looking at getting a Leckerton mobile amp/DAC ($200) combo to mate with my next huge purchase. I'm actually contemplating buying a Audio Technica CK100 Pro ($500-$700) and  have been thinking of upgrading from my Sony MDR EX600 ($160) to a Sony MDR EX1000 ($300-$500). If that wasn't bad enough I also have the JVC Victor FX700 ($300-$375) and the Ortofon e-Q7 ($300-$350) on my future shopping list. Other stuff I have in my stable a Grado SR60i Sony XB 500 and 700 Sennheiser HD25-i-ii Adidas, Monster Pro Coppers, Klipsch X10 and S4, and UE 600 and 700.
 
I've become so @#$%ing broke since I started hanging out here.

 

[TruBrew]

Well, the LCD-2 to the SR-009 is a big jump in price. $1,000 plus amp($200-$3,000) to $5,300 plus amp($4,250-$6,000). That is a $6,500-$10,000 difference. That may or may not be considered a significant difference. In relation to the other headphone system you are considering, it is vastly more expensive; compared to your cars, it is nothing. If you are aiming for the best, go for the SR-009 so that way you don't second guess yourself. Better yet, get both. I have both and I am an unemployed nursing student.
 
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I came in for this pic

Do I dare skip the LCD-2 and go for the SR-009?

 
 
 
New wheels and tires. If this doesn't count, will it help if I say that I'm getting a new head-unit soon? I definitely need to upgrade the audio.
Next purchase is hopefully a Ferrari F430 in the future. I will be driving one this summer.
 
 

 
Please excuse the dirtiness. She was stored for 3 weeks when I was in the Philippines.

 

 

[Achmedisdead]

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Buddy, you spent $425 on headphones.  You are not at the bottom of the food chain.

+1.

 

[puzl]

 
Caved in and bought these yesterday. Can't wait to test them out. [size=small]

Sonodyne SM100Ak[/size]

 

[thenorwegian]

Bought a HEGEL HD2 DAC, but I found it too analytical and cold for me so it's back to the asus xonar essence stx for now. Might get a musical fidelity dac instead, to complement the musical fidelity m1 hpa I've got (love it!)
 

 

[MrNurse]

 
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Income wise, i probably make the least out of anyone here, and seeing a guy with a porshe and/or a ferrari makes me really think it more so. One thing im certain of is I could never spend 1500$ on headphones, i really went big with 425 for my D5000s, but again thats me. 

That's fine. I haven't spend more than $330 (yet) for headphones (Pro 900). $425 is a lot for cans IMO so that's a big purchase.

 
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Well, the LCD-2 to the SR-009 is a big jump in price. $1,000 plus amp($200-$3,000) to $5,300 plus amp($4,250-$6,000). That is a $6,500-$10,000 difference. That may or may not be considered a significant difference. In relation to the other headphone system you are considering, it is vastly more expensive; compared to your cars, it is nothing. If you are aiming for the best, go for the SR-009 so that way you don't second guess yourself. Better yet, get both. I have both and I am an unemployed nursing student.
 


 

Ahhhh, wow I just realized the SR-009's price was in a different currency. I personally wouldn't be able to justify spending >$3,800. I thought it was about $3,700 so I'll have to cross them off my list. I'll be saving $5300+ towards a $25,000 watch.

I'll just go with the LCD-2.
 
I wonder how they compare. Have you written a review/comparison?
 
Have you finished going to school for Nursing?
 

 

[JohnerH]

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Buddy, you spent $425 on headphones.  You are not at the bottom of the food chain.

+2
 
J
 

 

[TruBrew]

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That's fine. I haven't spend more than $330 (yet) for headphones (Pro 900). $425 is a lot for cans IMO so that's a big purchase.

 

Ahhhh, wow I just realized the SR-009's price was in a different currency. I personally wouldn't be able to justify spending >$3,800. I thought it was about $3,700 so I'll have to cross them off my list. I'll be saving $5300+ towards a $25,000 watch. 

I'll just go with the LCD-2.
 
I wonder how they compare. Have you written a review/comparison?
 
Have you finished going to school for Nursing?
 

 
 
I am still in school. I have a while left. two semesters after this one. I should hopefully graduate in May 2013. I have not actually listened to my SR-009 yet, so obviously no comparison. I sold my old STAX amp, and am now waiting for a KGSSHV. Until that arrives the SR-009 just sits in it's box. 
 
If I was going to buy an expensive watch I think it would be a Patek Philippe Calatrava. I don't like things that are very flashy. Of course I have no plans to buy one anyway. After I graduate my priorities will be to buy a new car and then a house.

 

[Deathdeisel]

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Buddy, you spent $425 on headphones.  You are not at the bottom of the food chain.

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+1.

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+2
 
J
 

I guess i should mention that really is the biggest purchase ive made. Never spent that much on anything. 
 

 

[Chamsalot]

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Hows that Corsair power supply working out for your? Is it loud? System specs?
Im looking at buying the 600w version of that supply.

I changed the fans that came with the Corsair H70 and I'm using quieter ones -- the noise generated by the two fans I used are not distracting.  I do have other many fans running in the system, but I can adjust the RPM on all of them through the Scythe controller.  It's the fans on my MSI GF 560Ti Golden Edition that really make a racket when throttled up beyond 60%.  I play BF3 @ 1920x1080 with all settings set to Ultra, but with Deferred-AA and Motion blur disabled.  For Metro, however, I enable 2x Deferred-AA.  I have the 560Ti o/c'd to 992 core (1087mV), 2190 mem.
 
I have a Core i7-930 rock-solid stable at 4GHz with the Corsair and temps are never an issue, so I'm pleased with the H70 beyond words.
 
The PSU seems to do its job and was a good deal.  Not modular though, so if you're lazy like me your case is going to have lots of cables in it.

 

[Chamsalot]

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Nice. Was it a package deal or did you do the build? I brought an i5 2500k build to life last week. What CPU/GPU did you get?
 
LALs! 

Nice. Any plans to manage those cables? 

 What CPU/GPU did you get?
 
I posted mine a few weeks ago, but what the heck. It took a lot of work and it will blend in nicely with this current page.
 

I built the whole thing... the hardest part was actually the Scythe fan controller... it was next to impossible to screw in but I finally got it.  Sadly, I don't have the time to do proper cable management, but the cables are actually tucked for the most part out of the way of the airflow.
 
Your build is a work of art.  You could put some boutique builds to shame!
 
I have a Core i7-930 (@ 4GHz), MSI GF 560Ti Golden, and an Asus Xonar STX.

 

[Lenni]

 
new frame + Zeiss lenses. I'm not entirely sure whether is the prescription being slightly different or the Zeiss', but what an improvement.
I always favoured contact lenses for their vision over glasses, but not so much now. very pleased.

 

[Chamsalot]

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New wheels and tires. If this doesn't count, will it help if I say that I'm getting a new head-unit soon? I definitely need to upgrade the audio.
Next purchase is hopefully a Ferrari F430 in the future. I will be driving one this summer.
 
 

 

Very nice.  Which tires did you get?  (it's hard to tell from the image).  Continental ExtremeContact DW?