Let’s light this candle!!
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Further freefalling down the tube rabbit hole with yet another purchase. I recently acquired a matched pair of Sylvania 6SN7 NOS tubes (1950s). They pair very well with my Atrium Open.
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Had kind of a scary moment this morning when the rear tire on the Triumph corded on me. Weird because I check the bike after every ride and when I got home the night before the tires were showing signs of age, but they were OK. I made it to work OK and got a set of these put on. These are the new Bridgestone Battlax T33 Sport Touring tires
Holy smokes. Of course I have to be mellow for the first 100 miles, but these are extremely nice. Always incredible having fresh rubber underneath you.
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Get some good chicken stripes on them and have fun brother.
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I ordered the micro versions of these speakers but the (twice the price) mtm version showed up instead… can’t complain.
What i ordered
What I got
I initially had some issues getting them to run without popping or hissing (high noise floor). I believe they are designed only for balanced, so they are very sensitive to the noise from an unbalanced source it seems.
I found these cables work the best.
Every other combo, I could hear clear low volume crackling and hissing when I get close enough to the speaker. With these they are dead quiet and clean sounding. So definitely a case where getting the right cable made a big difference. lol
But now that I got them working well, I do like them a lot. Definitely recommend balanced source to avoid noise issues. For the price I got them for, they are incredible. For the typical price of $800, I think they are worth it. They definitely justify their price. The built in room correction works really well. And the full range sound is really impressive near-field. Plus they mount to tripod desk mounts nicely. (Note that you need a 3/8 to 1/4 reducer to make them tripod compatible).
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Awesome. If that is from street riding you are a braver man than I! 
I’m gonna jump on the bike thread and chew some motorcycle fat! Don’t wanna jack the thread.
That is the plan, man! 
I have ridden every day this week, so we are off to a good start.
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I had been having issues with ringing in my ears lately, and finally seem to have it under control ( it seems to be related to my blood pressure ). So I went on a little spree.
I got the Juzear Defiant last week, then the Bunny and Snowsky Retro Nano last weekend, and finally the EW300 x HBB today.
The Retro Nano was a must buy because of the easy to replace battery. I like Bluetooth dongles around the house, but have resisted most of them, because of the e-waste issues.
The Defiant has crazy good detail and accessories, but is a bit bright for my tastes.
The Bunny is my new goto budget recommendation. That is way too good for $20.
The EW300 is interesting, it avoids the too bright Simgot house sound, but still has some sparkle, and satisfying bass. I am really impressed with the stage and imaging at this price point, and I think if the EW300 hadn’t had the most confusing launch with three different versions, it would have been a bigger hit.
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OK I’m going to move a few of the above posts to the IEM discussion thread as ear hygiene etc has been discussed there before also helping keep this thread on topic 
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I had to do a double take until I read your post about the move. 
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Second attempt at an monitor arm, praying it fits my desk this time…
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I want revise my earlier remark, with the correct ear tips, the bass opens up and balances the set way better.
Zeos really dialed in the tuning and Defiant has well controlled bass and treble. The more time I spend with it, the more I am enjoying it.
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Order Truthear Gate on Amazon, will receive it tomorrow. Good cable and maybe decent IEM.
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And we’re at it again. Often times when riding season hits you start going through gear because shit ages out. The latest refresh is in the helmet department. Here’s the new addition, my first Carbon Fiber lid:
It’s weird how the photo makes the shell seem almost matte, because when I took it out of the box I was rather pleased to find that it’s got a really nice gloss finish. I rode it for the first time this morning and it did amazingly well. I’ll talk about it more in the bike thread, but it more than passed!
Let me just say that it has been years since I shopped helmets and the pricing these days is kinda criminal. 
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Very apt purchase for these times we are living through, sits under my iMac and when things appear overwhelming I press the button to hear “this is fine”
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Got it and it FITS!
But god is having speakers on the table terrible when you have more than 1 monitor…
The speaker (Swan oasis 140) is big enough that I cannot angle it much more than the stock monitor stand…
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I caved. I thought I was done after the Thieaudio Origin, but the dragon reared its head once more, begging me to chase it. I obliged.
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One of rhe best buys
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