Everything posted by Dusty Chalk
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Pico Gain
Don't all amplifiers have a gain setting of zero (I.E. off)?
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The Headcase Stax thread
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?
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slow forum
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].
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slow forum
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]
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Post the last thing you bought!
Hirsch once got one that was $11. Once. I don't think he's ever been back.
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Crossover Help Needed
Yeah, I second the question. What, exactly, is the problem?
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What are you EATING right now?
Steakhouse Beef Dip sub from Quizno's. Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom...
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Post the last thing you bought!
3 sandwich deal from Quizno's -- Steakhouse Beef Dip, Prime Rib Cheesesteak, & a Honey Bourbon Chicken. + chips + raspberry lemonade ~< US$17.
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What are you EATING right now?
Grapple? Makes me think of:
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Question about DVD Audio discs
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.
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Question about DVD Audio discs
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.
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The Headcase Stax thread
It's an induced current. One can also do this with dynamics, so it's not exclusive to electrostats.
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Post the last thing you bought!
Some flannel sheets
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Anyone tried the new button-less RS-1?
So who hears ZZ Top's "Velcro Fly" every time they see this thread (besides me)?
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What are you EATING right now?
Nature's Path Ginger Spice Cookies
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slow forum
Awesome -- who's the artist?
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headphone going rates
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.
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Apogee Duet Kicks Ass
You should keep everything you have and buy more stuff. That way you are contributing to the economy as well.
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So just how good/bad is the amp on the Apogee Mini DAC?
(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.
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Trends UD-10 or something similar.
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.
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pico vs predator, real measurements
Stupid question -- what is the "dynamic range" graph?
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Dilemma : stay SR100 or take the HP2 plunge ?
The drivers contain most of the magic, I say keep them. That said, have you heard them in a really nice rig, yet, perhaps at a meet, or a nearby headfier or headcaser?
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Eee PC
Oh, it's so cute, I want to pinch its cheeks. Why XP? Is there some functionality which you desire which it does not yet accomplish? Me, I'd go full linux -- Ubuntu, perhaps... Hey, dude, don't be stealing my schtick.
- Team Audio-Technica Unite!
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Tell me about: Meshuggah and Hemlock
I know nothing about Hemlock, and very little about Meshuggah. I think I might have Chaosphere, but I'll be danged if I remember anything about it, but "math metal" sounds vaguely right. I think that was right around the time where I just discovered that all metal bands had drifted towards cookie monster vocals, and I was getting extremely turned off by that, so may not have given them much of a chance. Ministry fucking rocked live, the last time I saw them, which was the tour that produced the live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live). They started with that sample loop that opens...uh..."Breathe"? Or "Thieves"? I forget which one. And then when they started rocking, the entire crowd started jumping up and down ("doing the pogo"), and I was literally lifted off my feet. I had no choice but to mosh along. Good times.