Dusty Chalk

And without the cool special effects.

I'm beginning to think this guy's not tuberoller. That said -- this guy sure is full of tuberoller the way tuberoller was full of himself. Maybe he's tuberoller pretending not to be tuberoller. In fact, that guy in the mask probably isn't even tuberoller, just to make us think that it isn't him.

It's not so much the music that matters, it's the mood. When I'm in the mood for a clean, dry, almost boring presentation, I go for the HP-2's. RS-1's sound like they introduce euphony to me. They are especially complimentary to vocals, female or otherwise.

No-one's that stupid.

No...I think he eschews obfuscation as well. Obfuscation of feedback would be Berning's domain.

Well, I didn't dislike it...but neither did I like it enough to buy one.

I thought Mikhail eschewed feedback...?

You'd need a time machine (or a DVD player). Probably the single biggest uprising after a cancellation, ever. The movie would not have been otherwise made.

Battle of the bands

Headphones (other than the K1000) have a soundstage on normal, non-binaural music.

Mm...nice.

"What gives?" I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Watch the series, then think about my comparison and decide for yourself whether or not it has or lacks merit. I cannot explain to you the series -- you really have to see it. It's like a western set in space. Action/comedy/drama. Dramadiction. Acomtionrama. Or something. What's the word for "beast with three heads"? Oh yeah, Cerberus. It's a Cerberus.

I recently picked up the Alexander Nevsky/Lieutenant Kije SACD...but I was listening on headphones, so soundstage was lost on me.

Also, it should be mentioned that apparently there are two versions of the Complete Series on DVD, is that right? I'm glad someone mentioned that here, because otherwise I wouldn't have known, and might've gotten the wrong one...(the older one apparently didn't have all the episodes that the later one did, or something?)...

Yes, it really was, and you really should. I own the movie, and will eventually get the series (and I rarely buy DVD's). I liked the movie, except for one or two minor details (for example: they didn't do any of the long shots in space that I liked so much during the show; the only time there wasn't any sound effects in space was the first few seconds of the movie [i think] -- it was a big deal to me in the series, because despite it's fantastical nature, it gave it that attention to detail and realism that I like so much...and they changed the guy who did the soundtrack music), but these are minor criticisms. From the perspective of "storytelling" (which is first and foremost to me), I definitely think it succeeded. There's also a comic book in between the two that explain certain discontinuities between the two, Those Left Behind. I've heard the movie criticized as being an extended episode -- and it kind of is, but I don't think of that as a bad thing. It was sufficiently "big" enough for me.

The Skipper is Mal. There are Gilligan traits in both Jayne and Wash; professor traits in both Simon and Book. The contrast of Ginger's glam and Mary Ann's plain-ness in Inara & Kaylee (and in both cases, there is still a friendship/comraderie). I have no idea who Mr. and Mrs. Howell would be associated with, but Simon definitely has an air of nobility/snobbiness about him, so perhaps Simon/River. Zoe doesn't really have a counterpart, other than she's sort of the second in command. But there are more characters in Firefly/Serenity, so of course they're not going to all match up. ...or maybe it's Lost In Space... Thoughts?

OMGROFLOLMAO!!!1!

That's some fucked up shit right there, dude.

I have two OBH-11SE's. One of them is broken -- it's mono; other than that, it sounds fine. I got it used. I suspect the previous owner was messing with it. There appears to be an additional jumper from Q9 to Q11 (similar to the one from Q5 to Q6) -- could this be the cause? Or is it a red herring, some sort of tuning thing? I don't see a stray dollop of solder anywhere, but I could be blind. Does anyone have any ideas? Does anyone have a schematic of the thing? Tell me what to measure and where, and I will.

It's basically a frequency response plot with a time element added in. The time element is moving towards you as time progresses, so the perfect waterfall would be a flat cliff -- starts off at full amplitude equally across the frequency (that would be towards the back), then all frequencies immediately attenuate quickly, I.E. slopes down very quickly to the floor towards you. Does that make sense?

I lollered. What is a "plugged nickel", anyway?

It's funny, I was just reading this, in which the author does a pretty good job of explaining the different schools of thought behind speaker design without "getting behind" any one in an obvious non-journalistic manner, and yet still acknowledging his bias. Also, I was noticing something about GR Research's "improvements" on the Insignias. If you look at the three frequency responses, most of the improvements in the frequency response were accomplished by the crossover. But from all reports, it is undeniable that reinforcing the cabinet markedly improves the bass, "tightening it up". I have a feeling this would be more obvious in a waterfall response plot than any frequency response plot such as the ones we are looking at. I guess what I'm saying is, don't put all your stock in frequency response plots.

Well, can't find one for the HR824 (which makes sense, because they're all measured individually), but you can find one for the HR626 at the end of the owner's manual (PDF). Looks pretty flat to me. Don't forget to look at the units. At first, I thought it had a 1db hump at 2kHz that the M-Audio didn't have, but then I looked at the units. It's got humps, they're just broader.

I'm guessing the same as any other speakers. It's a good start, though. Dang, that is flat. I'll see if I can find my HR824 freq graphs. I vaguely remember them being pretty flat, though they don't sound it.

Sort of like a redneck drinking a fine wine with a cheeseburger at a backyard barbecue? Or not that bad? I just found out the MSB DAC actually has jumpers for "smooth" and "detailed". Cracks me up. I might have to play with it.