postjack

Don't confuse me with those extremists either, and please keep in mind I have yet to hear a truly high end digital source, like 909's Reimyo or Rek's Capitole. I'd love to hear one of those or an Opus 21 someday. and of course there is SACD, which is amazing. But even those can be ruined, as the Genesis remasters proved.

again, I don't begrudge anybody not wanting to spin records. it is a lot of work, and the needed accessories, even on a budget setup, are many. I have a dry brush, two wet brushes, a liter of cleaning fluid, then little cleaning fluid application bottles, a record cleaning machine, hundreds of lined paper sleeves, hundreds of outer record sleaves, and four plastic corrugated boxes which are just barely containing my vinyl collection. And all of that is just for maintenance and storage. but I continue to be shocked at what great sound I get out of my $400 direct drive. "if I could buy the world a technics..."

Bollocks. I have never had a record "develop" pops and clicks after ANY amount of plays, much less a couple. So long as your turntable is properly setup, what with the VTF and VTA and cart alignment and all those lovely things ( <3 kab integrated carts), no record will "develop" pops and clicks over its lifetime.

And the sad thing is that in todays recording/mastering climate, I have absolutely no qualms with paying $30 + shipping for a single vinyl album that I know will be mastered and pressed superbly. I mean I didn't even think about preordering the KG/SH Aja. I just did it. And I'm glad I did! Then again I'm spinning an original WB vinyl pressing of Gang Of Four's "Entertainment" that I bought on ebay for $10. Sounds phenomenal, with a very real studio space permeating the recording. On the flip side of the coin, lets say I somehow downloaded a flac copy of The Wall MFSL and burned it on a mitsui mam-a gold archival CDR. Lets say it sounds absolutely stupendous. The bottom line is that, as a format, vinyl just makes it so much more difficult for the masterer to fuck up the sound. I mean, it can still be done, but not like with digital, where the possibilities for compression and maximization are endless.

Anyone else think the 325i is an attractive headphone? I sold mine almost a year ago but I still like the way it looks in pictures.

dew et now boy

[me=postjack]acquits[/me] all hail head-case, the one true forum. all praises due to its mods and its almighty if slightly perverse attorney!

we can't talk about it or the mods will delete it *takes screenshot*

never forget! hey how is vista? i like the pretty translucent windows, and the black.

x2 pls thx

croy immersion?

beats a 1500 cdp imo.

nsfw

thats why you should always own an HD650. hell get one even if you don't like it. then when you send off your $2000 headphones to be recabled, you can throw on the HD650, and then logon to head-case and be like "you know, the HD650 really is a superb headphone" or "it scales like awesome" or "i hadn't really listened to it with my new x" where x=amp/source/cable + "and i realize this can scales like an absolute bastard" or "you know the imaging is a bit murky but damn its got impact and its bad as hell" "sounds great with vinyl" et cetera.

wow i'm going to have to try these, thanks for the review!

I think the W5000 and the HP-2 are very pretty. I also think the GS1K is a very attractive headphone, even with those big ass bagels.

okay woodied sr60 wins. it looks like an ugly doo doo crab.

ah, okay, i forgot when the whole bullock thing started. season 2 is SO kick ass, don't worry I didn't spoil anything with my little quote.

okay so have you gotten to the "requiem for a gleet" episode yet? its one of my favorites. "doc, i think al's sayin' he wants to pass the stone natural!!" dan dority is probably my favorite character in the whole show. i also loved mr. w though, WOW! that guy is a hell of a character actor.

looking forward to your zana doo impressions. make sure to share with your new headcase friends.

nice! pyle also makes subwoofers you can only buy new at sketchy pawn shops off the interstate.

well okay but still the whole second computer thing. i just bought this one in december.

well yeah, but what if I make a ghost of what is already screwed up on my machine? then I've got a sick ghost.

t r o s e baby. hey I think honestly on the whole we are friendly. in the whole friends don't let friends drive drunk or buy ray samuels' amps kind of friendly. like when that guy earwicker showed up, its like he was a dillon and we were jason priestly, and dillon is raving drunk and mad about some girl, and we are all like "dillon, give me your keys man." and then brian austin green tries to have sex with tori spelling, and she is like "nah lets just watch the vma's".