Dusty Chalk

The problem is, it looks like Monster cable.

So I was leant a Dac-Ah for no other reason than to get my opinion. There seems to be some sort of distortion on it (I'm listening to Camille's Le Fil, and it seems to show up on her voice and the bass, and any other prominent sounds like that) -- is this something that will go away with burn-in, or is there something wrong and needs to be fixed. I forget which exact version it is, but could find out if it's important...or is this something that needs to be diagnosed on a case-by-case basis?

Yeah, that's probably +/- 10 feet.

Optimally, headphones would have lemo connectors or something, and you could change the length to suit your needs -- for example, there are times when I am in front of the computer, and don't want to move -- in which case 6 feet is fine -- then there are times when I want to listen in bed, in which case 20' would be more appropriate, and so on. Because we all know that extensions add additional connections, which are bad, right?

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Yeah, you really need to hear it. And I'm not sure it's so much that I'm not the target market for the sound -- I actually did really like it -- so much as most of the music I listen to didn't do well on them. Most of the music I listen to really benefits from having full-frequency extension in both directions. But when I was listening to music on which it really didn't matter so much, I really liked them. Not enough to own, but if I ever win the lottery, I'll probably have at least one single-driver speaker setup.

Look at the bright side: at least it didn't bite your nose. It could have been even worse, it could have had laser beams attached to its head.

Can you describe some of these? I've not heard of a single one of them.

You should also try: Epica, Sirenia, Within Temptation, and Lacrimosa (LichtJahre, albeit a live album, did come out in 2007, though I haven't heard it yet).

I think what threw me was the long hair and the guitars in the background -- long hair + musician == hippie dude. PS Cute kid, Dan. I can has RMA?

You know, if you let your eyes diverge while staring at that wallpaper (like you would if you were looking at a stereogram), it develops a kind of a three-dimensionality.

How about "took receipt of"? I just took receipt of two blankets (one for my sister) and a pimp coat.

x4 -- they're one of the cleanest headphones I own, if not the cleanest.

Yeah -- I agree that the long coax run sounds like a bad idea. Another possibility (albeit kludgey) would be to get an external soundcard (which is essentially what the Squeezebox is), and make half the run your Firewire or USB cable, and the other half your coax -- I.E. put the box halfway where it's going. (Or [roughly] a third -- firewire/USB; digital cable; analog cable.) This would have the additional benefit of getting it away from the computer.

Yeah baby!!!onesies-twosies!

By themselves, as in the pic, I agree, but I suspect the effect would be more subdued in the context of the cables. Imagine them on an otherwise all-black cable, for instance, I suspect that would look pretty hot.

Trying both of those, thanks (I'm a windows and linux guy).

Does anyone know of a program in which a novice graphics artist could get started? I have an idea for the logo for my band, and I wouldn't mind being able to create a rough (computer) sketch of it.

Okay, I'm twenty minutes into my first episode (episode #2), and I already love this show.

I just pictured a Mr. Eggplant-Head and lollered.

Dew et.

Thanks for the info. Yeah, I know I was derailing the thread a little bit, but I have a home studio and like to drool over high-end pro gear as well as high-end home gear...will have to find a way to hear those Barefoots...but if I win the lottery, I'm definitely getting those Focals... Back to your regularly scheduled computer speakers thread. Biggie -- it's actually not a bad idea to think about active pro speakers for your computer rig, if you want really good sound -- most of them are designed for nearfield listening, which is what one does at a computer. I'm actually using Quad 12L actives for my computer speakers here at work. And the shielded is a good idea, too, to keep the "dirty" computer environment away from the high-end electronics of the active speaker, and vice versa.

Have you heard the Focals? I am a big fan of Focal, but have never found anyone who's actually heard the pro active monitors. Seems they should be good.

Yeah, it's quite eye-catching in person, too.

Response #1: I upped my standards; up yours. Response #2: I'm not sure that's possible, my standards are pretty freakin' low. And thanks for the response.