Dusty Chalk

FTFY. Nice on the Rollins sigil, as well.

I think that's supposed to go under meet impressions.

I can't believe no-one has posted this yet: Dew et. It's like, the second unofficial head-case greeting.

I guess I better go read the head-fi thread -- sounds like there's more people flying in than just you two, huh?

Okay, I wasn't sure you had communicated with him, and since I knew what was going on for a change, I thought I'd volunteer the information.

My two? I only have the 3910. Hirsch has a 2900 that I could probably listen to any time I want, but I've never done an A/B comparison, and they're different mods done by different people (my 3910 is modded by SACDMods and is solid state; Hirsch's 2900 is modded by...Exemplar? Modwright? I forget...but it's tube-based...). Your best bet (if you can afford to front the money) is to buy both on the used market at prices at which you can afford to flip them, do your own comparisons within your own system (because you're getting to the point where the differences will be system-dependent), and sell the one you like less (or relegate it to a less important system). The advantage of this scheme is that it doesn't need to be done all at once -- you can buy that 3910 now, and get the 2900 later when you can afford it. You'll probably be fine with the 3910 for a long time. We're talking incremental improvements of one over the other.

Hirsch won't know until the day of, whether or not he's coming. He's got a big pen thing he's preparing for. I think he's slowly abandoning us headphone-people. (Or at least it's slowly taking a further and further back seat.)

I think the intention was same settings to same settings (I.E. probably with everything turned off). IIRC, he did both idle and with calls, but didn't do anything else that required lots of battery juice. Maybe he did browsing, I honestly don't recall, and don't feel like watching it again to find out. It's publicly available on apple, will post link later if I find it. It also 'advertised' the faster download speeds.

That's funny, because at the Steve-talk, he explicitly made claims that they improved battery life.

Just FYI -- yes, we're harsh, but I mean, c'mon, you posted a bunch of ass. es. You ever think maybe working your way up to it?

Hot Chip, Made in the Dark To some, this might blend in with a bunch of others of similar ilk, but what makes it stand out to me is the variety. They experiment, and have fun while doing so. Autechre, Quaristice First Autechre record I've liked in a long time, really dig this. In the experimental electronic genre. The Last Shadow Puppets, The Age of the Understatement I just really like the songwriting on this. A little bit old school (like older Scott Walker), but not as old school as She & Him. A few more potentials: Black Mountain, In the Future 5ive, Hesperus Goldfrapp, Seventh Tree Gutter Twins, Saturnalia Kills, Midnight Boom Magnetic Fields, Distortion Mars Volta, The Bedlam in Goliath She & Him, Volume One Virgin Black, Requiem: Fortissimo

'kay.

Hey, Vicki, here's another suggestion, there's a really nice vegetarian restaurant only 22 minutes away from BWI, if you want to grab a meal and dawdle for a while. I'm sure you're going to want to grab at least one meal somewhere along the way, either straight off the plane or later.

It's only a four-and-a-half hour difference, but I'll leave it up to her. That's four-and-a-half hours stuck with me, which I wouldn't necessarily want to subject anyone to...

Incorrect. Posting while medicated (or inebriated) is only disrecommended if you're a "mean drunk".

Yay! You found it.

Mike, don't even worry about it, I'd be happy to pick you up, no problem. Maybe if Vicki wants, we can find something to do in the area and ride over together? The Baltimore Aquarium is nice. ;) Or if she wants, I can try dropping her off at the hotel and come back for you, either way -- one of us will take care of it.

Oh, and me: Depeche Mode, Black Celebration SACD+DVD (the last of my collection) Miles Davis, It's About That Time (the '69 one, not the '70 one) Chris Rea, Blue Guitars (I'm a big Chris Rea fan, and even with the weak dollar, this was worth getting)

Yeah, I have that. I have all the box sets.

I know several people who seem to think so -- Hirsch, purk, and pretty soon, me. (Haven't heard for myself...yet...)

Well, you do listen to stuff that's a little more left-of-field than the rest of us (and I say that purely with admiration). I mean, they're right in line with Garbage and Curve, if you like that sort of thing.

#1 - Portishead, 3 I love the fact that this sounds nothing like previous Portishead, including any changes indirection that may or may not have been implied by the Beth Gibbons with Rustin Man record. I love the fact that it still sounds like the output of a band, had they gone in a completely different direction (which, in fact, it exactly is). I love the fact that it is still internally consistent. I love the fact that it experiments without falling flat on its face. I love the fact that it starts off with one of the most abrasive, in-your-face, "this is not your daddy's Portishead" declarations of independence songs I've ever heard...and then keeps the promise. But more importantly than any of that, I love the music. Yeah, it grates at times, but purposefully, and more importantly, they make it work. I haven't heard this "out there" "on a different plane than pretty much anything that has been released in recent memory" records since My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. Yes, it's really that good. #2 - Kaki King, Dreaming of Revenge -- there is just something repeatedly listenable about this album, unlike anything else I've heard this year. There have been some good songwriting and whatnot, but at a purely subconscious, to me level, this one resonates like none of the others do. Also, because of her background as primarily an instrumentalist, it's got great big swashes of instrumentals, which I love. I ended up liking this even more than ...Until We Felt Red, which, to me, was her 'difficult sophomore' album (even though it was her third album). I really think she found her stride with this one. #3 - Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons -- Speaking of departures, this sounds nothing like what I remember A Silver Mt. Zion sounding like, I need to go back and verify. Sounds like Isis meets ... oh, I don't know, A Silver Mt. Zion ... or something. ...more later...

So...you're already familiar with Birthday Massacre? Or are they not alternative enough for you?

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