Salt Peanuts

It's been almost a decade since I was in Japan. I really should go back but the flights to Japan are so friggin' expensive. Of course, if I'm going to Japan, I won't be doing much headphone/audio related things as I'd rather be visiting my extended family.

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Bought bunch of Haruki Murakami audiobooks through audible.com (member there). Kafka on the Shore After the Quake Norwegian Wood Dance, Dance, Dance Also, season twelve of This American Life.

What he said. I use it with my MacBook occasionally, though not that often on iMac (bigger screen).

Not sure if this'll help, have you checked the Universal Access options in the System Preferences?

Yeah, I think another NE mini-meet is in order. Of course, I think most of us are annoyingly busy for the time being.

Me likey the new feature.

So I played the game (360) for a bit at a friend's place. I had never played any of the GTA games before, and the IV was a whole lot of fun. It made me want to go out and buy myself a PS3.

That's a nice price, especially if you use the free shipping option. Man, if I hadn't build my own DIY Flexy, I'd be all over it. I still may, but we'll see.

No I wasn't. So I can expect BH in your future, right?

Damn you all! Man, I miss my O2. What was I thinking?

AKG K271 w/ velour pads ($35 from HeadRoom) or wait till AKG K272 comes out (velour pads stock). 271 is a bitch to drive, though. EDIT - Do you know which closed AKG model he has?

Few home improvements/DIY books. They looked pretty good when I quickly looked through them in store. Hopefully, they'll actually be helpful.

Chicken rise soup

The stands do interest me - I think they would work well with my Epos ELS-3 that I use with TV/DVD setup. Right now, Epos are just sitting on the TV stand/shelf (the TV stand is rather wide) and I could use raising them by few inches. Of course, at $500, those stands would be more expensive than the Epos.

Jeebus, they're more expensive than I expected. Granted you're getting DAC function and headphone amp in the package, but wow. If I added everything correctly, the Basic package is only couple hundred $ cheaper than what I paid for my entire speaker rig (including SB3, 840c, speaker stands, and cables). EDIT - I agree that they do look pretty good, though.

Tonight's episode of Deadliest Catch.

HPS-1. Their original stand, IIRC.

You know, as much as I like the black/silver pattern of the Mk2, I'm still a sucker for the champagne gold/brown pattern of the Mk1.

If that impression remains beyond the first impression, I may have to track down the Mk1 if I ever get back into Stax.

I just saw the list. Man, even if only 2/3 of the pre-orders are completed (I'm guessing there are some who changes their mind while waiting), that's a lot of Picos out there.

That's actually why I wanted to know the voltage output. I bought a used Axiom a while back, mostly because it was rather cheap, but it has basically sat on a shelf doing nothing. So I decided I was going to send it back to have it readjusted to use in my rig, and output voltage of 840c was part of the info I needed. RCA output for this use, though, as I may need the XLR output for something else in the future. Shouldn't be a problem since I really don't listen that loud anyways. Hey Ethan. How's the business going? I didn't even know there was a standard for voltage output.

840c, unfortunately, doesn't have variable output.

That's a great pic, Nate. Mmm, it's rather tempting on this crappy Monday.