Sherwood

I've been playing with EQ, as per Ari's recommendation, and the HD800 really sings when I knock down the 7k a few Db. Now I'm all aflutter. What a tremendous headphone. I look forward to listening to it properly when the L2 arrives in a few months. Until then I have to say, I've not been this smitten with a dynamic since ever. I've loved the sound of a few others, namely the old pink driver RS-1, the HP-2 and the K1000, but none of those were enjoyable going into hour 3 of marathon listening. These things are delicious stretching out to infinity. The trick is getting rid of the tizz without getting rid of the sparkly. Still working on it. Hopefully it's a little less finnicky (and less demanding of EQ) out of a proper amp.

Cablepants.

Et tu, Duste?

I love the quality, build, and sound of Ayre products, and they are from my home town, but I will be Goddamned if I approve of a state of affairs where a firmware change merits a charge of 50 dollars.

heartbreak

I've been to a few Chinese replica towns, though regrettably not this one, and they are fascinating to me. I have a few possible explanations: 1) Travel is popular in China, but Chinese is not a world language and travel is expensive. Real Chinese people frequently ravel by tour bus at a breakneck pace, getting as many sites in as possible in a short span of time. They eat as a large group at Chinese restaurants, have a Chinese tour guide, and go to say they've been there. It's not unlike travel was in America in the 1950s, or so I've been led to believe. Of course, this does not describe all Chinese travel, but it's quite popular. If you're already turning France into a little mini China, what's the harm in making a little France instead? 2) China's economy is supported primarily by housing and public works projects. A fake Champs-Élysées punctuated by a big replica Eiffel Tower satisfies both. I imagine they build these in the hopes of bringing in wedding photo tourists, holidaymakers, and people wanting a second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc) home somewhere outside of the city. Hangzhou, the larger city of which this is a district, can support this kind of development. If it's going broke, it is simply because it sucks.

Another year of living life to the fullest, Tyll. Mission accomplished. Congrat to you, my friend.

Well, the name is certainly balanced.

In your debt, sir. Thanks!

I too was proud

Haven't seen that one, Ari or Andrew. If you find a link before me, do you mind posting it here?

Just snuggled my dog in Denver's honor. Shitty day, Mike, so sorry to hear about it.

Word on the street is that Dinny has now DACed off to completion.

I simply cannot abide Icelandic slurs. Bridge too far.

Awesome. So where/what is it?

In. Just PM me with details, as I'm new to either league.

The preferred nomenclature is "nips", so's ya knows.

Still interested. I live in the future, which is an unfair advantage, but I'd love to participate.

I don't know that that was the implication. All three are other forums perhaps more receptive to what he clearly wanted to offer. This place is not receptive to much, especially faffing about, thank you.

Ding ding ding. The original genius bar concept didn't even include troubleshooting. Just sitting down at a counter and having someone who loved macs to bounce ideas off of. People could literally come in off the street and be geniuses in residence. Now of course, it's tech support. I would say that folks I worked with were able to solve most problems, or greenlight a quick repair/replacement. Complex stuff is a tall order. Especially when you, as an enthusiast, are already at the end of your rope.

I worked as an apple genius. The primary issue is one of time. Your appointment, unbeknownst to you, was a 15 minute block. Every minute over that was one the next person in line could not get back, and genii make that time up by skipping breaks and lunch. Not an excuse, exactly, but an explanation. In any case, I agree with Jacob here. I get why you are upset that your issue wasn't solved, and that's fair, but you're the one who already modified the "pointers" on the OS to accept an external drive. That's something you're now committed to maintaining. I bet if they took it home and spent an hour reading about the problem online they could fix it as well, but you can't expect them to spend that kind of time.

Yeah!

The point is not to enable you to make purchasing decisions, it is to require you to make the correct ones.

FTFY. Cauterizing someone is a huge medical intern turn on.

Steve, congrats on the ride. Al, congrats on the fist pumping summer anthem. "Who is he? I'll rape it"