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I burn only non-oxy in everything I can. Ethanol SUCKS if it isn't 85% or higher and run on an engine designed JUST for that.I personally own uni-taskers and prefer that. more of an investment, but each tool works better. Normally I would agree with you. In the case of the weed whip function I don't agree so much. They still have a split in the shaft normally. So the design just adds simplicity of changing out the shafts. I don't exactly trust the blower function to have enough power, but having a weed whip with some versatility might not be bad. Especially since the top of the line weed whips are the same price as this system. Where I can really see this system as a help is for comercial use. Only need a couple motors and then a bunch of tools. Really simplify the work truck. The long handled pruning attachment I could use, but outside of that as a homeowner I don't quite understand what the other attachments are useful for. Curious though as I like buying tools, lol I would use it for a weed eater, edger, and most likely a blower as well. The blower has as much power as any hand held blower until you get up to the backpack versions. The owner of the store/dealer uses the blower and loves it. You can also get the pole saw and an extension, which is also a beast as well. To buy an edger and string trimmer form Stihl is over $500. I can get all the functionality for sub $400 and have only 1 engine to take care of. I edge with my string trimmer. Handheld leaf blowers would be pointless in my yard. I bought the biggest 2 stroke one I could find. That is also my beef with Stihl. The transfer to 4 stroke for yard motors I think is stupid. They are heavy and need way more maintenance than the two stroke. Just have to make sure that in a 2 you step up to a rebuildable one. The big blower choices were Shindaiwa 2st or Stihl 4st. I demoed both and the SD blew WAY harder than the Stihl. The 4 strokes weight less than a pound more than the 2 stroke, with no more maintenance. It is still oiled through the fuel, there is no sump or oil filled crankcase. Thanks to carb emissions most (if not all by now) professional trimmers are 4 stroke with all consumer models soon to start. Your Husqvarnas use Honda 4 strokes with crankcase oils.

Buy the KM90. Not for the extra power (keep in mind, it is a 4 stroke) but for life. CARB expectancy is over 3X what the expectancy of the 56 is. Basically when a small engine fails CARB standards is when the rings/cylinder sleeves are worn out. So for $80 more you can expect 3X the life of major internal components. Talked to my Stihl dealer. They are offering the trimmer for $50 if you buy a KM90 (at $300) and are giving a $20 rebate for the KM90. It makes it a no brainer at $10 more. Now I have to talk the wife into dropping money on Stihl... You know if you don't want the Kombi set up you can get the FS90r, which is the same engine with a fixed shaft.

That is nice seth.. Thanks! I'm very happy with what I have achieved with it in such a short time. It really sounds more impressive than it looks.

Buy the KM90. Not for the extra power (keep in mind, it is a 4 stroke) but for life. CARB expectancy is over 3X what the expectancy of the 56 is. Basically when a small engine fails CARB standards is when the rings/cylinder sleeves are worn out. So for $80 more you can expect 3X the life of major internal components.

Thank you so much. I have been going through cheapies every 2 years. Great input. Dude, I got so tired of wasting my money and time. I would get irritated when they would get hard to start. I generally got a year out of a $100 "Weedeater" or Craftsman weed eater, then I would throw the fucker in the burn pile. 3 weeks ago my eater died. I figure I have been a homeowner for over 20 years, so I have spent roughly 2K on crap weedeaters. Why not buy one that will likely outlast me? I just hope this survives the test of time. Plus I got the bonus of the pole saw, brush cutter, and a lot of other great attachments like a killer blower, lawn scythe, edger, cultivator... and like 14 other attachments. It's really a cool tool. Bumping this because I am back into the serious looking of this same equipment. Any update on your set up? Not sure if I really want to drop the change for the KM90 Love it. Starts first pull every time. The brush cutter head is a frikken monster. I rip through 1 inch saplings like they are grass. I bought 2 trimmer heads, the Duro-Cut (which uses 8 inch sections of precut string so you don't have to deal with winding auto heads and having them unravel) and the Auto-Cut, a standard bump feed twin line head. I have had no issue with either head, but I find myself using the Duro-Cut with .120 line. It's a monster. I have used the pole saw quite a bit already as well. It is a beast, just like everything else for the Kombi unit. Next purchase for me will be the 130 degree hedge trimmer. I want to keep my trees better maintained in the yard, and making everything easy to walk/ride under will be easy with this trimmer, I am sure.

OK, I promised Neal some Tung Sol Tube pics. IMO they are my prettiest power tubes. Not just lit up, but audibly as well... And a big hell yeah to Sean The Tung Sols and the Berhinger are retardedly good together. My soundstage opened up, and there is more air in the overall presentation. I added a lot of detail, too. I am pondering spending a little more money on a DAC... Maybe a Schiit Bifrost or a Modi 2 Uber. http://schiit.com/products/bifrost http://schiit.com/products/modi-2

LOL! A wise man, he is.

You fuck bitches on that boat?! in the bass Honestly not a fan of bass boats, but that was a sexy boat.

You fuck bitches on that boat?! You looking to play catcher?

J, I wish I had some real viable solutions for you, but my experience is very limited. Anything I have to offer will be second hand. My research was strictly based upon my needs (I had the amp to really open up my choices) and admittedly, my own bias to the Sennheiser sound. I would be glad to peruse the resources I used for my selection if I can get your price range and performance goals as well as your source (iPod, iPhone, Droid device, laptop, etc.). Also, what kind of wireless range and what size transmitter will you be able to use, or would you prefer Bluetooth? Do you have a big head, big ears, or any issue with clamping force and comfort? I can understand your limitations and appreciate any help you can provide. I would be using bluetooth or if offered the wireless transmitter plug. I'd like the transmitter to be very small as it will be in my pocket or sitting on my logbook. I won't be plugging it in and leaving it. Wireless range would be under 10 ft as the source (ipod touch (gen 3 i believe) or iphone6+) would be in my pocket or sitting on my log book. I have a bigger head (7 3/4 hat size and wear a Carhartt beanie in the gym all the time) as well as slightly bigger than average ears (Polish and Italian background). As such many headphones don't go low enough to truly go over my ears. J Over ear looks like a no-go on several fronts. Being that these will be used in the gym, cloth cups are a must. A rather firm clamping force is also a requirement. Bang and Olufsen has a great B&O Play H8. Negatives are leather cups, poor cabled performance and price. Sennheiser only has one cloth ear cup model, the Urbanite XL Wireless. Negatives are poor clamping force and rather weak bottom end (contrary to their "club bass" statement). When I say poor clamping force, I mean complaints of cardio moving them around. I have also read they are highly resolving, not very forgiving. Good source is really required here. I'm going to toss one out there that doesn't suit my goals for you, but I think you should really consider it... The Sennheiser Momentum Wireless. Negatives, leather ear cups, V1 ear cups may be too small, but V2 issues with comfort have been fixed, and cost. The wireless are expensive, but may be worth it. I really like my Momentum On-Ears quite a bit, and my understanding is these are sonically very similar with better bottom end and top end extension. Pendulumic S1 Stance looks great. Negatives are leather cups and again poor quality when cabled. FWIW these are stellar wireless headphones. Shockingly Beyerdynamic does not offer a wireless headphone at this time. These are very highly regarded headphones as well, but no go. I am still looking for something that ticks all the boxes I have imagined for you, J. I didn't want you to think I was not looking, and I will keep you up to date as I look.

When they freeze and aren't winterized. I can't explain why it didn't happen to you, as mine has cracked twice.

Buy the pump, replace just the manifold. You will be sorry when the pump freezes and cracks and you don't have one. been there, done that.

J, I wish I had some real viable solutions for you, but my experience is very limited. Anything I have to offer will be second hand. My research was strictly based upon my needs (I had the amp to really open up my choices) and admittedly, my own bias to the Sennheiser sound. I would be glad to peruse the resources I used for my selection if I can get your price range and performance goals as well as your source (iPod, iPhone, Droid device, laptop, etc.). Also, what kind of wireless range and what size transmitter will you be able to use, or would you prefer Bluetooth? Do you have a big head, big ears, or any issue with clamping force and comfort?

Sexy. I don't listen to mine now....but you are making me want to. They are very impressive. I find it hard to believe you put them down. They are so damn natural. Looking at the HiFiMan HE400S release. I want to try some planars next.

Interesting tune, thanks! I looked up the album, "Hospice", and it's contents and backstory are interesting. I'll look for it.

I didn't have any desire to get this deep. Now I can't stop. I just wanted a way to chill with tunes while the boy was asleep.

Duly noted. I'll let him look at them and see what his impressions are. I may grab him a little op amp setup for them as well if I can find a decent one on the cheap.

So my 17 year old son is all into music (from playing various instruments from violin, viola, fiddle, guitar, and keyboards) and has had a real hard on for headphones over the past year or so. Last Christmas I got him the Beats on ears he wanted. 2 months later for his birthday he wanted the Beats Studios (circumaural) which my mother got him. I kept telling him about Sennheiser and he scoffed at them. When I got the Momentums he listened to them and admitted they were impressive. He said they sounded more realistic then both his sets of Beats, but that he liked the bass drops of his Beats better. When I got the amp he started messing with it, using his Beats and My Momentums... slowly but surely he was using my Momentums more than his Beats. Today he came in my room and said he could hear my music all the way into his room. When he saw the HD600s on my head his jaw dropped "Where did you get those, how much did they cost, can I try them?". He put them on, and I was midway through Seether's live acoustic version of Pearl Jam's Immortality (great song by both bands, but being in the middle of my Acoustic set listening Seether's version was playing). He asked if he could mess with them for a bit. He played several songs, from rap shit, to some bluegrass, to rock, to a piano version of Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd). He told me that while his Beats definitely got lower he didn't care. He said the Senns sounded so real that he HAS to get a pair. He said he had never heard music so pure before. That was his word, "pure". So now he wants to sell both his Beats in the hopes that he can get some Senns. I may surprise him with some 598s, since they are 50 ohm they will be easier for him to drive with his devices. This will give me another opportunity to sample Sennheisers lines a bit further as well.

The Tung Sol 6V6gt tubes are so much prettier than the 6p6ps in that pic. I'll get them back in there later this week end and take a few dusk time shots for ya.

The Sennheiser HD600s don't come in any carry case, unfortunately, but I guess that is because they are not really intended to be used in public places. I have read tale of how they are really efficient and even though they are 300 ohm units they can be driven by many mobile devices. I'd dare say that is not really true. While I did not plug them into an iPod or my HTC One M8, I did plug them into my headphone amp with the same low gain switch and volume knob setting I use for my Sennheiser Momentum On Ears (30 ohm unit). The switch went immediately to high gain and the dial got turned up. I will mess with these a bit more in the coming days with various sources, but for the first impressions I wanted known source and amplification so I can gather more of an understanding of what a really nice, highly regarded circumaural headphone can deliver, relative to a solid on ear headphone. Sources include all digital music from a high end laptop with a decent sound card. This sound card will be my weak point as my DAC is still in transit, but I am familiar with this source. I used spotify premium and high quality streaming through equify, and WinAmp with full bitrate flac conversions. A PA1502A tube amp drives the phones, which is fed off the spdif feed from the PC. A black corrugated box protects the box that is to be used to house the HD600s when not in use. I felt the presentation was cheap for a $450 set of headphones, but I honestly don't care about that. Inside the storage box is the HD600s, the Y cable, instructions for use (a quick reference guide, really, with tech specs), warranty information, and a user manual. The cables have a nice 1/4 jack that appears to be the cable itself, but it is an adapter over a 3.5mm jack. I'm not sure how I feel about the build quality on these. There is nothing physically attractive about these cans. IMO they are flat out ugly. They use a decently sturdy seeming headband that is made out of plastic, with a cheap granite finish. The way they overlayed the band with the logo does look decent though. The articulation point where the ear cup forks meet the band is very fluid. It conforms to your head easily, so easily in fact I have concerns about the durability. But as far as function, it is sweet. The ear cups are large. They easily wrap around my ears and rest comfortably on my head. Clamping force seems a little tight to me, but I don't find these uncomfortable at all. Being open backed they are very loud on the outside listening in. Everyone will know what you are listening to. The grill that protects the back of the driver unit is solid as hell, and not particularly attractive. Of course, I am not sure how to make it look really good. I think the 598s to a fair job of making it look better though. Now to the meat and potatoes of them. They should be a long way from broken in, but the initial listening is what we are getting at here. These may be really ugly from a physical standpoint, but after spending a few minutes with them singing in your ears, you don't really give a fuck about how ugly they are. They are so detailed that I am picking up a lot of information I have never heard before. From Sarah McLaughlin's feet moving on piano pedals, so lips separating and sticking a little (should have worn less lipstick that day), to tiny nuances in music that I have not heard resolved before, they are extremely impressive. FR seems really good to me. There is a slight bump in the 10K region, but it really isn't an ugly bump. There is some rolloff in the bottom octave or 2, but after a few hours it seems to be settling back. I have read about midrange softness that made some vocals seem veiled, but I am not getting that at all. If anything, I feel vocal presentation may be a little forward at this point. Interestingly I am using the 6p6p tubes, which I found too laid back in the mid range with the Momentums. I will play with the Tung Sols tomorrow and see how they sound through these monsters. Image presentation is really surprising. I expected a closed off stage like I have experienced with all other headphones I have listened to, but I find the image to be very accurate, and the soundstage broad. Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb seems to come at you from outside the ear cups, just building into the main image from nowhere. Attack is precise, decay is lovely. They are very articulate, and extremely quick. I have messed with several genre thus far and have not really found one these dislike. Bass impact it solid and precise, with kick drums from Death's Scavenger of Human Sorrow providing articulate and bold impact, although perhaps a little weak in the bottom couple octave rolloff I mentioned before. So far I am very pleased and surprised. These showed me several characteristics I did not expect from a set of cans. I have listened to a few sets, but never really found them much worth writing home about. My introduction to headphones on a somewhat serious level began with the Momentums. I was impressed enough to buy an amp and research a better set. I had no idea that higher end sets could do what these HD600s do. This might wind up becoming yet another expensive hobby for me.

First impressions coming soon. I put the 6p6ps back in the amp for my first session since they are broken in already. I also have an amusing impression from my son (part of the Beats by Dre generation) that will make a true audiophile chuckle... As I type this, I can hear Sarah McLaghlin's foot depressing and lifting off the pedal of her piano in the piano version of Posession... Gonna make a snack and will post in a bit.

Of course. What knowledge again?

Sign a waiver.

Should I have him sign a waiver or something or just stay away all together? I really can't answer that for you. Sign a waiver, then answer.