tyrion Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 My wife surprised me with a Kindle 2 for Father's Day and my birthday, which is coming up. My kids gave me a Bobby Flay cookbook. Time to bbq.
swt61 Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 The 700 is round, though the driver isn't quite. Still, it would hurt me a bit to see such a headphone used as a fosterphone, though some of that is going to be the geek in me. Inside, you will find a very unique driver (assuming it is like my 700) consisting simply of what appears to be a very loose piece of plastic metallized on both sides, with a sheet of foam pressing directly on the back to provide tension. The other issue which makes them poor candidates for a fosterphone is that they likely will be quite uncomfortable, as pioneer didn't seem to realize that the ears are not parallel. I was wondering if the drivers looked anything like the Take T. Your description sounds very similar. Makes me wonder why they don't sound as good. They may just get some fidgeting then. I'm also wondering if prodigious power will help flush them out at all? If nothing else it's a cool old phone to take to meets.
cetoole Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 I have never seen or heard a TakeT H2, but from what I have read, it takes significantly more voltage to drive than at least my Pioneers. I havnt listened recently, but seem to recall it being a bit rolled off on both ends, and maybe a bit slow (but my memory of this is quite fuzzy). I do think there are a few ways it could be improved, especially with different pads, but the main reason I bought mine was because it is a cool old phone with a pretty unique driver, and I really wanted an example of a Piezo headphone. I have not tried driving mine off anything but a pretty standard headphone amp.
aardvark baguette Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Belkin 16ft. a/b usb cable APC 7 outlet surge arrest D-Link 7-port usb hub Super Big Gulp
swt61 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Emotiva ERM-1 Monitors. At $149.00 ea. I couldn't help but try them out. These will go on my desk.
Dusty Chalk Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 2 way design with two woofers? Never mind, I can look it up myself. I do find the tweeter placement pleasant. Oh, and: hawt!
swt61 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 2 way design with two woofers? Never mind, I can look it up myself. I do find the tweeter placement pleasant. Oh, and: hawt! They're mostly intended for home theater use I think. A third could be set horizontally for a center channel. The price was so cheap I had to give them a shot, and yeah I figured the design scheme would be Dusty approved.
n_maher Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Steve, Didn't you send me a pair of bookshelf(ish) speakers you already weren't using?
laxx Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Fine purchase. Yrs sncrly, iPhonephan. Kind of regretting it. Had an extremely expensive weekend down in South Beach.
Voltron Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Steve, Didn't you send me a pair of bookshelf(ish) speakers you already weren't using? Yeah, but how could he not buy them for $149 each?!
Salt Peanuts Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 1 kg of Genmaicha from Upton Tea Imports.
swt61 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Steve, Didn't you send me a pair of bookshelf(ish) speakers you already weren't using? These are for my computer desk. Eventually I'll be building some monitors for my audio rig, but no hurry there. The Omegas were a bit large for my desk. Yeah, but how could he not buy them for $149 each?! The voice of reason. Also just picked up Apocalypto, Pan's Labyrinth and Bullitt on Blu-ray. Edited June 23, 2009 by swt61
Dreadhead Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 Softub 300 hot tub for the back yard This will be sweet.
jinp6301 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 1 kg of Genmaicha from Upton Tea Imports. wait did I read this right? a kilogram of tea?
Hopstretch Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 Softub 300 hot tub for the back yard This will be sweet. Hubba hubba.
grawk Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 Softub 300 hot tub for the back yard This will be sweet. Party with Chris' Wife at chris's house!
aardvark baguette Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 Really, its just much easier to do everything from the click of a mouse. No need to deal with society that way.
aardvark baguette Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 Afghanistan mountains. Too arid for mold, but there's a lot of goat milk.
Salt Peanuts Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 wait did I read this right? a kilogram of tea? Yep. It's going to my family, though. I usually get 500g myself, only because my tea tin isn't big enough to hold more than that.
grawk Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 griffin aircurve - thanks to all who recommended it, it's awesome. xm iphone app + aircurve = spiffy
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