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If nothing else, it's deductible as a legitimate business expense.

I think they're slightly less sensitive, I don't remember why, though. spritzer?

Dieter and Boris do, indeed, rule.

I drink orange juice, but I don't keep the music at arm's length. But I understand the analogy, maybe that's the appeal -- because I can appreciate music, even when listened to through an analytical system.

21?!?!? Yeah, that's terrible.

At $8 apiece, I was willing to gamble on them. link And yes, they are cheap Chinese knock-offs. I don't care, they already own the country, I figure I could float them a few bucks.

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spritzer -- at least listen to it first, before dissecting it. I think you'll be surprised.

Thanks for posting that, saved me from looking it up.

Alright, just for clarity, judges will allow: Thumb down and hold note, streh-eh-eh-etch, pinky down and hold note. Because that's what I had to do to hit the 9th when I first started. Now I can play chords and shit, but I'd still have to "roll" them (though it's a lot less effort -- I don't need to think about where the notes are)...heck, I can probably hit a 10th now, the old way. Will have to try it at some point.

I'd be in for a group buy, as I intend to get 4070's...eventually.

Are you kidding? I loved the climax of Snowcrash.

A 12th?!?!? I can manage a 9th (an octave plus a step), and consider myself to be reasonably dextrous.

Jesus. You ever play guitar or piano? I'm going to start calling you "Marv".

's'truth.

Abbey Road used HD600's and Grace headphone amps, I think.

It definitely would be helpful giving advice if we knew what people already had. That said, I kind of hate introduction threads, so...no, that's not necessary. At least he was trying to participate, be on-topic, not trying to sell something, so...there ya go.

It would probably cost you nothing to buy them, try them, then resell them.

Well, from Nate's perspective that would make sense, but that doesn't explain mine. PS Of course, congratulations on the one-year anniversary, Nate.

Pattern Recognition is the first thing by him I can say I fully enjoyed. I don't understand the ending to most of his novels. I disagree with Stephenson needing an editor. Tad Williams needs an editor, Stephenson is...well, one needs to just pace oneself differently, reading his work. I wouldn't pass up a two-page detailed nerdy analysis of how to eat Cap'n Crunch for anything, and I guarantee you, most editors would screw that up. Ditto the bug-feeding scene from the Baroque Cycle. I just wouldn't want to give up reading the smallest paragraph by him.

The resampler is probably screwing it up -- HDCD requires bit-perfection.

Yugh -- I much prefer Stephenson to Gibson.

Jesus, has it already been a year?

Hurray for going out and seeing them for yourself.