That’s awesome.
Yamaha YH-5000 Super Limited Edition 
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Thanks to @comfylife for posting about that case! Only thing I dislike about it is the included keys… They feel quite janky.
P.S. Yes, I had to cut out some foam.
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It fits real well. I havent even gotten my tracking yet.
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I think I’m like an hour away from them, so that’s probably why it was so quick. At least you didn’t have to pay for tax 
So far so good… I have mostly entry level iems so this is a great pairing. I might try some higher budget ones so will see how it does with them. The hip Dac is certainly better than go blu but being wireless is so much better for commutes. I will probably use the go blu while on train and then hip Dac while at my desk lol.
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That looks like cast aluminum or iron.
Slap a brise cable on there and call it a day 
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Recently bought a cool hdmi2.0/USB over cat7 solution. I plan on using it to finally get the PC out of my office to save on space, reduce noise, and have it heat up the living room instead lol. Also bought some room treatments, but those will probably take a bit more time to arrive. I plan on doing a good amount of listening before installing the treatments to get a gist of the before & after. I’ll be sure to post about both when they arrive though.
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So this last weekend, I went to my first audio show
Southwest Audio Fest.
Heard some really nice setups for the first time…one in particular was an electrostatic speaker set bigger than a door. SoundLabs is the name!
Came there extremely late to where we missed allot unfortunately… BUT
I met the guy at Audio Envy and his son. Really nice people. Bought my very first power cable from them.
Here’s the thing I didn’t know… Everyone offers show discounts at these conventions?!
I got the base Ocean-Expanded AC cord for cheaper than they offer at the site.
I figured 45 day trials won’t hurt nobody!
Oh, anyone going to CanJam?
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absolutely. Most will offer nice discounts on everything they sell and even better prices on the things they don’t want to take back with them from the show.
Canjam always has a list of the discounts vendors provide at the show, and you can usually get even better prices if you talk to them and not just come hunt down a price for something.
Shows are great, glad you enjoyed your first!
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It’s funny you mention this!
Captain was offering his custom Magnepan speakers, mono-blocks, DAC, cables, subwoofer at $11,000 initially. Then he dropped it to $9000.
I was like DUDE…
His reasoning was that he didn’t have to lug everything back across states.
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I met Captain for the first time at Axpona last year. Really nice guy.
I ended up buying a bunch of cables, partly because he was so nice, and also because of that return policy you mentioned. I returned the power cables because they were a little warmer than I wanted, and swapped them for some speaker cables that I’m very happy with.
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Oh 100%
I hope I get to run into him another time.
His son too actually! That kid’s freakin hilarious. Good head on his shoulders too!
Would you still stand by those speaker cables? For the money
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Absolutely.
They’re called Model 34, and I think they’re a more flexible version of the SP12. I was going to order some SP12 but Captain recommended I get the Model 34 since I was going to use them on my desk. They’re the same price as the SP12 and he said that he prefers the sound of the Model 34 on his floorstanders, so the flexibility didn’t come with any kind of audio compromise.
They sound pretty neutral, and the stage and depth are pretty large.
I don’t know why, but they’re not listed on the AE website so you have to email him to order the cables.
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I gotta ask… is the guy’s name really Captain?
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Definitely interested to read a write up on those.
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Congrats!!
Whereabouts in MA are you?