True true, ehhhhh, I needed a little excitement in my life so I was a little impulsive haha
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https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=692421733083
Ordered a headrest for my Herman Miller Aeron chair, bought a clone Atlas headrest from taobao for like 30 usd lol. Would have cost me 300 usd in total to import the real one from the US.
Also bought a kit to add forward tilt to it.
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Got a new cable for my EL-8 today.
A little crosspost: Custom headphone cable shops located in EU - #7 by Drefbal
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A few upgrades to try. First, i was running Sophia 6SN7 tubes with a Sophia 274B rectifier. This was VERY tubey. Tubish?? Almost slow. Warm and melow as sounding drunk. If that even makes sence. So still love tube but i wanted a little more up front and not as laid back. So, the 274B now works with mid 1940’s Sylvania 6SN7 metal base tubes. That kept the fat tube sound but more lively. Next i replaced the THX 789 with a Sparkos Gemini. I had to replace the stock tube with an NOS Amperex ECC88 6DJ8. Same specs but a better quality tube. So, DMP A6 to Gemini pre to Dragon Inspire. Warm as room with a fireplace but more full sound all round.
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Lot came in this week, mainly yesterday and today:
Beyerdynamic DT1990: I still think these are the best model they make, tried everything except the new MKII models coming out soon.
7hz Timeless: The original one, not the AE with the lame/dull bass response. This is fun and no treble fatigue.
Topping D90SE: Terrific with the A70Pro on filter 7. The tube/transistor settings didn’t seem to make much difference though, not like the SMSL DO300 which changes the 2nd and 3rd harmonics and you can hear it.
Schiit Vali 3: I wanted to like it, and tried a different tube, but it’s just not analog enough. Had the Monoprice and next will be to go with a real tube amp with preamp out and see how it goes.
SMSL H300: Using this until 11/11 and I order the new H400. Sold one and immediately regretted it 
The A70Pro I have is really nice, but like the H400 for it’s simple operation on the menu, no remote required to figure it out.
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hmm? Dont ali automatically add the VAT into the price for you? I thought that was something that happened with all guys from europe.
It does add it automaticall for all purchases below 150 EUR afaik, and since that was higher it was deduced on payment. And may be added on import while in customs depending on the declared value and pure luck in Poland.
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Aaa true, I do think it is also up to RNG with orders above 150 here in Sweden as well.
I was going through my CD collection, and I realized that I had no Crosby, Stills and Nash in it. The ones I had got destroyed or lost over the years. So I corrected that problem.
This is a special 4-CD box set that contains all kinds of previously unreleased tracks or unreleased alternate versions of many songs. The booklet that comes with it is fantastic. I like box sets for this reason. What a great addition to the collection. 
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Picked up @ZeosPantera HarmonicDyne x Z Reviews: Eris Dynamic Driver Semi-Closed Headphones on HiFiGo’s 11.11 Shopping Carnival sale.
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My 11/11 sale haul.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003794707357.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005621748337.html
Bought an 1TB NVME along with a full kit for the Orange Pi 5 Plus 16GB and some other stuff
NAS part 2 writeup, coming sooner or later. 
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I’ve been holding back for a while now in order go batshit insane on 11.11 spending.
And then on Aliexpress another keyboard (for the office), silent switches, 2 sets of keycaps and some iem cables.
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Nabbed a Fiio JM21 at 4am when the Fiio Taobao store restocked them. $150 after tax feels bonkers for a DAP that feature packed and nice.
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Congrats! That thing looks killer. Love the design.
This and 5 sets of 7hz H08 eartips (ones that came with the Timeless.)
As for Magic Juan over here with the ePro tips, they’re the better version of the Penon Serial, imo. They underperform in busier genres, but excel when vocals are up-and-center.
*Also should mention how perfect the medium-sized ePro tips are (ended up ordering more.) Benefits IEMs like this and the Z1R for getting a deeper fit without having to go the double/triple flange route. I’d be interested in ones with the same shape, but with a narrow bore.
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Ooooh, let us know how the Punch sounds!
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