Dusty Chalk

Correct. Also correct.

Oh. That's actually kind of bizarre, but by lowering the amount each driver had to move, you might also improve power handling and dynamics (the Quads' fatal weakness, IMHO). Well, yes and no -- I don't think there's much call for doing DSP at speaker level signals, it's usually done at line level signals, which means either going all the way and making an active speaker (not unheard of, since Quad make some fairly respectable amplifiers), or some sort of pre-processor. Also, believe it or not, at the delay levels we're talking about, we'd need some serious DSP processing power -- it's perfectly fine to do it in the analog realm. And it's not just using long copper wire -- there are circuits that can do small analog time delays (I think -- I suspect that's what's in the Sunfire subs). Thanks for the info, that would actually be something I'd be interested in, I think. I was also thinking ribbon (for an omnidirectional tweeter), though I haven't seen a curved one, and am not sufficiently familiar with the technology to know if it would work or not.

If I wasn't watching every dime I spend, I'd make you an offer on those HGA silver ones...why aren't you using them again? I have felt absolutely no impetus to upgrade my cables beyond my Pure Silver Sound silver cables -- if anything, I need to get some more -- either them, or something similar, such as the White Zombie Audio ones. I, myself, was also going to try the Anti-Cable interconnects. And, after having heard the QED speaker cables, would also be interested in the QED interconnects.

You may want to ask this over on Harmony Central. Or possibly do a search, it may have been discussed already.

Try a different amplifier or built-in headphone output connection of a source that has one. I usually associate crackling with the amp.

Don't all amplifiers have a gain setting of zero (I.E. off)?

So would the sound still be directional, or are we heading into omnidirectional territory? It's late, so I'm having trouble thinking it through, the spherical driver would push it in the omnidirectional territory, but I don't know what the stacked diaphragms would do, counter it, promote it, or what? Is that related at all to their staggered signal delay technology? (I suspect not.) They were actually stacking drivers, like a pseudo-line-source? So it's a pseudo-line-source with a slight omnidirectional bent, like the Gallo Reference 3.x, except with an electrostatic basis?

I take it you are not familiar with any of the guitar players? Try picking the one that you're most familiar with, and playing that clip. Watch for example the Eric Clapton one. Pay particular attention to the keyboardist and the sax player. Or compare the Paco de Lucia one with [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s]this one[/ame].

Funniest shit I've seen in a while Samples: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAPHu7yDB9Y[/ame] That moment at 1:13 just slays me. I also enjoy how the drummer isn't playing except when the camera is on him. Also: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz9g3ymsDk4[/ame]

Hirsch once got one that was $11. Once. I don't think he's ever been back.

Yeah, I second the question. What, exactly, is the problem?

Steakhouse Beef Dip sub from Quizno's. Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom...

3 sandwich deal from Quizno's -- Steakhouse Beef Dip, Prime Rib Cheesesteak, & a Honey Bourbon Chicken. + chips + raspberry lemonade ~< US$17.

Grapple? Makes me think of:

Okay, I don't know of any definitive list. I believe any of the early "DAD" DVDs from Chesky, Arts Music or Classic Records will qualify. I have an extra copy of this one if you want it (in fact, you'd be doing me a favor if you'd buy my copy [it's still sealed]): In a lot of cases, the same companies re-released titles as proper DVD-A's, and I don't know that in all cases, they retained the ability to play the 24/96 layer via DVD-V, and more importantly, via the digital output.

No guarantee -- it has whatever the DVD author gave it, and not only that, but if the author programmed the DVD not to give you access to the 24/96 track unless you had a DVD-A player, then that's the way it will work. Is there a specific DVD-A you had in mind? You can try asking me or anyone else here.

It's an induced current. One can also do this with dynamics, so it's not exclusive to electrostats.

Some flannel sheets

So who hears ZZ Top's "Velcro Fly" every time they see this thread (besides me)?

Nature's Path Ginger Spice Cookies

Awesome -- who's the artist?

Yeah, it's a standard tactic -- the potential buyer tries to call you out with "what's the absolute lowest you'll accept?". I usually ignore those freaks, because I get enough other people making actual offers. You'd think that sort of tactic wouldn't work frequently enough to develop any sort of following, but it does. BTW, there's absolutely no reason to take abuse -- just ignore the assholes. Don't respond to them. And definitely put that one dude on ignore -- he needs to know that you're not going to respond. And if anyone posts anything in your thread, do not respond, simply report it to the moderators for deletion. There's a rule on head-fi where asking questions of the type that lead to even remotely hinting at lowering the value of your sale is not allowed. For "reason", say something like, "don't appreciate implicating the value of my headphones -- they are worth what the seller is willing to buy and the buyer is willing to sell them at". Next time: put in qualifications like "lowball offers and messages without actual offers will be cheerfully ignored". Unless of course you want to do your research first, and then list a price.

You should keep everything you have and buy more stuff. That way you are contributing to the economy as well.

(Politically) correct answer: only you can tell us. My answer: prolly. Dew et. You could probably resell it for not much less if you ended up not liking it.

Neither (well, technically it's digital) -- MIDI is a proprietary connection used for musical devices. It sends things like "note on at pitch F# on channel 10" and then "note off on channel 10" and so on -- not very useful for anything other than people like me (synthesists), pretty much.