Hedonists. All of us.
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Youāre a pen collector?! Nice! I just got two new pens along with Colorverse Supernova and Quasar. The last ink has a beautiful copper sheen. What do you spend the most time using? I know Taronās brother, Andrew, likes the Lamy 2000.
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To a certain extent.
Iāll have to look those two up.
As of late, when writing for pleasure (mostly letters to my wife), itās been between a Parker Duofold and a Montblanc 149. A lot of my collection is older stuff.
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MB 149 is legendary. Good choice. The Duofold I know nothing about, but itās mentioned frequently in the community. Enjoy your awesome pens!
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Iāll post some piccies on the morrow.
I knew nothing about pens when I bought the Duofold ā¦ this was pre-public-internet days. I just liked writing, pens and it was REALLY pretty.
The 149 is an interesting piece. Needs careful ink/paper selection or it can get VERY wet (and results in lots of feathering and ridiculous drying times). Super-smooth. Easy to modulate line width. Feels great in the hand. Nearly gave up on it ā¦ but glad I didnāt.
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Sonics:
- KSC75 with Yaxi or quarter mod. Most clarity and openness.
- Porta-Pros. For those seeking warmer tone and more bass.
- KPH30i. Nothing noteworthy.
Comfort, build, function:
- KPH30i. Least awkward design. It has a microphone.
- Porta-Pros. There is a version with a microphone.
- KSC75. Parts Express headband helps.
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Isnāt that secretly most of us?
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I actually donāt much care for headphones or IEMās, i use them very sparingly, but i do like gadgets and interesting things which is a class they fall into thus i must own a bunch.
I keep boxes, all the boxes, i stuff boxes into boxes assuring myself that i will one day use them again, especially if i ever manage to sell something.
I own Hard sided cases, many many hard sided casesā¦they are better than boxes when you need to ship things. Thus i know i have a problem since i canāt bring myself to throw away most boxes.
As i get older i find myself looking to things made well in the past and having a preference for them many times over newer, ābetterā items. I am a particular sucker for old items that come with the original packaging especially when they have a boxā¦
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ā¦ I listen to Spotify way more than I do losslessā¦
I enjoy non-audiophile music more ā¦ (honestly I think āaudiophileā music is anything mastered and recorded well, and we should stop shoe horning classical, jazz, blues, etc into āaudiophileā music ha"
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Wait, since when were Blues included? Leave my beloved Blues out of that bunch of wackos, please.
I totally agree with this sentiment though.
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I do love me some good blues! But, to be fairā¦ I love all genres of musicā¦ I care more about the individual songs and how they elicit a response from me than I do what genre they fall under =)
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I was having a related conversation with my son (18) yesterday.
For the majority of music that I loved back when I was around his age, I find that I have to use lower quality headphones/IEMs and mostly use Spotify because on a decent set up it all sounds like s***.
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I knew you were a closeted country fan all along. Nothing like having the absolute best in sonic fidelity to listen to āRed Solo Cupā 
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Ok ā¦ fineā¦ I actually do have a couple country songs I like ha 
I did grow up in the mountains after all ha!
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Yehaaa 
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Can we get a version for @TylersEclecticās black yeti cup and the San pellegrino from todayās livestream
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Agree 100% so many guitars so little time LOL
holy shamoley, country music, nope but bluegrass instrumentals 
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I confess that I donāt love all genres of music. I canāt rank the dislike, but
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Country Music āProductā (this is not REAL country, like Osborne Brothers, Flat & Scruggs, and traditional bluegrass. I grew up in central Missouri in the 60s).
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Anything Avant-Garde done by Yoko Ono in the 1970-2075 period
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Rock with Artsy-Fartsy pretentions. (Except possibly Iggy Pop). This means you, Iron Butterfly, and even Tool
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For sure, can I add, Cash, Merle, Marty Robbins, Watson etcā¦But I just enjoy the musicianship of the bluegrass instrumentalist.
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