Everything posted by Dusty Chalk
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What are you listening to Part Two
Moar Genesis -- bonus tracks that came with the 3rd/earliest box set. I love Talk Talk. But their best compilation is Introducing -- it's absolutely brilliant, because just by judiciously choosing tracks and paying special attention to sequencing, they make it sound like one band, despite them having two distinct eras (Party's Over/It's My Life/Colour of Spring/early and Spirit of Eden/Laughing Stock/late). Check it out if you can.
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Deals
Neither, it was Nong Shim (I looked it up) : Nong Shim Shin Noodle Ramyun, Gourmet Spicy Picante, 4.2-Ounce Packages (Pack of 20): Amazon.com: Grocery
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Deals
How the fuck do they know? A couple months ago, I got the Ramen that was on Gold Box (spicy something). Today, I have Prilosec on my personal choices ("Peter's Quick Picks"). I don't think I bought anything else that's edible from Amazon.
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The ask dsavitsk thread
(I was asking for verification, thanks for reading my intentions.) Done.
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HD800? Another rumor?
I'd return it. My tea filters are seamless. Well, except at the seams. It's not like they're spheres.
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Surround headphones
Want. You got?
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CanJam 2009 Impressions, Pics, Parties, etc...
Au contraire, mon frere, maybe that's exactly the impression he's trying to give. (Shameless, fun-loving party animal?)
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The ask dsavitsk thread
How about I just rename this thread, since the OP's original question was answered?
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What are you EATING right now?
Chipotle Burrito -- this is quickly becoming my favorite fast food.
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Ipod Touch / Iphone
Wouldn't that be the anti-Oz? UnOz, perhaps? !Oz?
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HD800? Another rumor?
I'm not sure I understand your point. Sennheiser does not have a reputation for having flaws in their higher quality products, how could that have been predicted? Alright, there was that issue with the Orpheuses in the Jan Meier run, but didn't they take care of that? So if there's a reputation there, the reputation is to fix problems.
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CanJam 2009 Impressions, Pics, Parties, etc...
If Tyll brought people from Headroom, they would have known how to handle other people's equipment. The biggest part of the horror story is the same as from any meet -- mishandled equipment. Given the precedent set by this guy suing other companies irrespective of whether or not they actually deserve it, in my mind that translates to treating all other non-Monster products the same -- I.E. with disdain. In fact, treating everyone else with disdain.
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OPPO BDP-83
And I'm thinking Star Trek when it comes out, if they get the transfer right.
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What did you do today?
What? No. I can't even figure out how to have them, much less extract them. I'll mention this to the midwife, though, maybe she ought to start up a side business (of inducing epiphanies).
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OPPO BDP-83
Yeah, South Park needs to be released on Blu-Ray.
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HD800? Another rumor?
I don't think he was wrong for asking.
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What are you listening to Part Two
And you're waiting on fixing that because why...?
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What did you do today?
Yesterday, I was given an induced epiphany (not as painful as it sounds, I actually kind of enjoyed it). Today, I made great headway as a result.
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OPPO BDP-83
Dark Knight! Friggin' reference quality. Blade Runner, too ("Final Cut").
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OPPO BDP-83
I saw a Hitachi or something for $80 on NewEgg or Amazon gold box or something the other day. And yes, it was a Blu-Ray player, not a DVD player. I did a double-take.
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Blu Ray audio codecs
Definitely. Wishlist mode -- on; purchase mode -- engaged and ready to be deployed.
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Planar speakers in middle of room
Yeah, definitely give yourself a few days if you can. And sorry if I totally dominated this thread -- I am by no means an expert, and hope I didn't drive anyone else off who may know more than I. It's just that the topic material interests me.
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Planar speakers in middle of room
Well, 37Hz correlates to 15.27 ft (The same formula works both ways: freq == 565/feet; feet == 565/freq.), for whatever that's worth. If the closet doors are acoustically transparent, then you should get two peaks, one at (width of room), the other at (width of room + depth of closet). That'd be my theory, anyway. In reality, there's probably a bit of "both" going on -- some acoustic transparency, some reflection. Maybe even some absorption. The theory behind Ethan Winer's bass traps is that it absorbs some of the frequency on the way through, but then a significant amount more on the way back out (after reflecting on the wall behind it) -- which is where the tuning is. I'm almost wondering if there is an optimal place in your room to put something large, heavy, and solid (like at the halfway point?) that might help? Or is that where your speakers are? Maybe you should try putting them off center? Or at least angling them, perhaps? If nothing else, you'll learn something, even if it's an arrangement that you can't live with. PS You also want to measure the height, there's another mode there. It's usually taken care of by carpeting, but sometimes it's an issue. Heck, you may have just indirectly measured your room, if you find three primary modes.
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CanJam 2009 Impressions, Pics, Parties, etc...
I know this is an awful thing to say, but here's to hoping he becomes a complete invalid before we have to endure his presence much longer.