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Old 08-28-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default Audiophilia: Still No Cure
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/25918

Its for you Audiophiles.
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I think a pair of ATH-W5000s might cure my audiophilia!

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I think a pair of ATH-W5000s might cure my audiophilia!

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But then there's the amp and source to think about! Not to mention cabling...


I've sunk about $1600 gross into my headphone hobby so far and I'm no where near done. I've got a $300 DAC on its way to me right now.
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Once you have everything you want audio-wise, you'd think you'd be happy, but then the boredom sets in....... and then you .....

...............experiment with vaccum tube transistors?
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How to cure audiophilia, buy the cheapest pair of headphones, plug them in, listen to yoko ono for a couple hours 0_0
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