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New XM-18 4th Gen
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Nice Score you lucky dog!!
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It's the balanced SCHIIT Mjolnir amplifier and balanced Gungnir digital audio converter connected to an Audeze LCD3 with a red silk Q-Cable. All made in the USA.
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Nice knife and great pics!
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I think the Orange looks great as well. This color is definitely eye-popping/stimulating, but I keep eyeing the Pond Scum scale. I'll undoubtably commandeer one in the very near future.
Surprisingly, the Xm-18 has more heft than I suspected for a 3.5" blade. It feels like a mini meat cleaver. The lockup is tight, early, and overall appears quite durable. A good thing because I use (open and close but don't abuse) my folders quite frequently. Lock wearability/longevity is one of my main concerns with frame-lock folders. I love knives that don't require coddling. My initial impressions of the XM-18 are favorable and its attributes fit nicely into my growing collection.
Surprisingly, the Xm-18 has more heft than I suspected for a 3.5" blade. It feels like a mini meat cleaver. The lockup is tight, early, and overall appears quite durable. A good thing because I use (open and close but don't abuse) my folders quite frequently. Lock wearability/longevity is one of my main concerns with frame-lock folders. I love knives that don't require coddling. My initial impressions of the XM-18 are favorable and its attributes fit nicely into my growing collection.
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Right on!
If these knives could not stand up to what I dish out....it's how I came to Hinderer in the first place. I gave several other knives an honest shot, but the XMs are what's right for me (wants/needs).
Pond Scum is how I roll on my primary 3.5. I've got orange on a couple others, a few other scale colors too, but no matter what I put on my Gen 4 3.5 primary, I keep going back to the Pond.
And will until I can score some textured Ti. Because once you go textured Ti, it's near impossible to go back.
If these knives could not stand up to what I dish out....it's how I came to Hinderer in the first place. I gave several other knives an honest shot, but the XMs are what's right for me (wants/needs).
Pond Scum is how I roll on my primary 3.5. I've got orange on a couple others, a few other scale colors too, but no matter what I put on my Gen 4 3.5 primary, I keep going back to the Pond.
And will until I can score some textured Ti. Because once you go textured Ti, it's near impossible to go back.
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The black G10 looks awesome!