Dusty Chalk

I, too, know nothing on the subject -- but there are a couple of very knowledgeable guys on audiokarma.org -- post in the DIY section.

It works better if you ground it, so you'll need to run a wire from whatever you tape up to the sole of your foot, and then keep your feet planted on the ground. Also, the tape would need to be continuously connected.

You should shave your head and tape your skull -- protect your brain!

Okay. If you believe that speakers can be good for one kind of music and not for another. Worth a shot. What I like about electrostatics is the lack of crossovers -- at least one fewer, in the case of the Martin Logans. Well, it can be done. But at that price, you should be able to get full-range speakers. I have a pair of Special 25's -- can't recommend them. They're power-hungry as all git, otherwise they have a major midrange suckout. A couple more: Reimer Tetons (mightl be impossible to audition, though); Soliloquy...?

I'd try to hear something in Focal's 800 V series -- perhaps the 836. Unfortunately, the Diva (the cheapest full-range of the Utopia line) is out of your pricerange. Quad? ESL 989 appears to appear under US$5K... Martin Logan -- definitely check them out. Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream -- they've come down in price quite a bit. Some of the best speakers I've ever heard. Wilson Benesch...

Huzzah -- I rejoice.

This is an English speaking board -- translate please?

$279 @ Abes of Maine, according to this post over on AK.org. Also, something about $125 HD580's on Amazon. I may have to pick up a pair.

Hey, guess what I just got? Rega Apollo...sounds pretty nice straight out of the box...burn-in to follow... Oh, and: black.

Huzzah -- thanks for posting that. Trent is my hero. How can you not love an attitude like that -- "I do what I want, I hope you like it, but will not pander..." That's exactly what being a musician is about. You do what you want (like we have a choice), and instead of trying to pander to a larger audience, you just try to find the people that will want to hear it instead. I've heard a lot of music with hip-hop influence (Kenna comes to mind), but that thing about layers and loops doesn't bode well...but I'm sure, coming from him, it will be fine. This will be his fastest record since With Teeth -- he's really on a roll.

Third wire to a "proper" ground is the same thing as wiring it to the box if wiring it to the box connects (electrically) to the plumbing and the plumbing is connected (electrically) to a proper ground, I.E. the earth. That's why it's called "ground" and "earth", depending what country you're from. But you need to make sure that that is indeed the case -- don't assume. The long and short of it is, either way is okay, as long as you electrically connect that third prong to ground somehow. Do not just "float" it. Billy -- you're basically telling us that, as a licensed electrician, you've been shocked several times? That doesn't bode well for business, dude. I wouldn't advertise that...

Pop tart?

L, yeah, thanks!

Actually, he does have feedback, it's just neutral. I have no idea whether or not you are being scammed. I wouldn't have bid on it in the first place, but I definitely would pass on the second chance offer.

So I said, "fuck it", got a PNY GeForce 6200, and all is well with the world.

He's a white lion. You know, like "baby, I'll still love you in the morning".

That was funny. In 6th grade.

There's no such thing as a vegetarian lion, and if a lion says he's a vegetarian, don't believe him. He's a-probably a lion.

Oh, nForce == mobo. Sorry, I thought you were recommending me a graphics card.

So it sounds like I should just get a really cheap video card for now that can handle the resolution requirements.

Yeah, me too. I must start the day with MEAT!!!1! I must have the meat. (pictures a biker wearing fur...thinks, "pimp")

You mean GeForce? nForce looks like it's all SLI: PDF link

But any attraction that watching the video may have stems from the guilty thrill of actually seeing death. I mean, why else would anyone click on that link? I agree it's not on par, but I know some militant vegetarians...

AGP. Sounds like the first thing I need to upgrade is my motherboard then? (...& CPU & memory and probably case and PS while I'm at it...) Dagnabit!!!

Kind of a bestial "snuff film". Kinda underwhelming. A friend of mine fed a rat to his pet snake once. I imagine it would not go over well on something like YouTube, but in real life, it was quite interesting.