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  3. What did you do today?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I believe it when MD is not in chat during the day....

    Next week, my good man... Next week.

    Well, next Friday or the following Monday.

    All I gotta do now is pass a drug test (no worries) and pass a background check (which MAY have already been run). Should get my new badge made up the middle of next week.

    29 months and 4 days since my last "real" job.

    I hate breaking that streak... :(

    **BRENT**

    P.S. Kidding about being sad about breaking that streak. I'm sick of being a bum.

    P.P.S. Thanks for the kind words, guys.

  4. SoFla Winter Meet 12/5/09

    in Meets

    Posted

    The bachelor party I that I wouldn't miss for the world is indeed planned for Dec 5th. I wouldn't miss this for the world either, though, so I'll see you all on the 4th and head out on Saturday morning.

    Ok... time to rearrange the flights so I'll miss you completely.

    Yeah... sucks I can't make that whole "getting in at noon on friday" thing... stupid job.

    **BRENT**

  5. SoFla Winter Meet 12/5/09

    in Meets

    Posted

    Ayre QB-9

    Woo WA22

    balanced headphones

    SR-404LE

    and JH13 but it'll fit only my ears :P

    Provided of course that there's someone in FL who'll be able to receive the boxes for these (and if not, I'll bring less stuff). Whoever receives them can also listen to any of them (either before or after the meet, dependent on other factors) and I'll cover the cost of shipping. In fact, if I do ship these to an HC-er, you will listen to either the Ayre or Woo (or 404LE) and will also write impressions. :P I don't need to send all 4 boxes to the same person btw, can split them as needed.

    You should send the Ayre to Screaming Oranges. That way he will stop bugging people "does the QB-9 sound better than this... does the QB-9 sound better than that? Does the QB-9 make my ass look big?"

    The answer is probably "Yes", to all of them... but at least he'll stop asking questions.

    **BRENT**

  9. Amazon Kindle

    in Miscellaneous

    Posted

    As long as there is no required subscription service, I'm set then, this just may be the perfect ebook reader.

    Now that I'm home I realize I must have had noscript enabled when viewing the page. :palm:

    Hey Scott,

    I just checked on my Android phone and there is an app called "Documents To Go 2.0 Main App". It allows for viewing of Word and Excel files and attachments (doc, docx, xls, xlsx). That app is free, however for 30$ there is a version where you can get viewing for pdf, powerpoint, you can edit and create new files, View and update charts, password protection, etc.

    I'm kinda wondering how much space will be allowed for programs, and also wondering which processor this has, and if it has a mic. If it has a mic... well... could probably skype.

    I'd probably keep an eye on xda-developers - Powered by vBulletin if you're interested in hacking this at all. FWIW, it's running a generation behind (1.5) of the OS, with 2.0 around the corner (I'm running 1.6 right now). As long as you can browse with it, it comes with the webkit browser. It should be relatively familiar to everyone with iPhones, Android devices or the Palm Pre (save for multi-touch gestures).

    **BRENT**

  11. Amazon Kindle

    in Miscellaneous

    Posted

    Interesting.

    The B&N Nook is running Android 1.5, and says it will work with Android apps as well. I know many will be only usable over wifi, but interesting nonetheless. The ability to "loan" books to friends with BB, iPhone/iPod Touch... This is the first of the e-book readers to really pique my interest.

    **BRENT**

  12. What did you do today?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Sorry to hear, doog.

    BWHAHAHAHA @fitz (get better though)

    /me woke up to the phone call that my grandmother passed away this morning at age 77. Went in her sleep. That was the last of my grandparents to go, and the second grandmother in the past 4 months. :(

    **BRENT**

  16. ipod speakers

    in Miscellaneous

    Posted

    Vicki, I got my wife one of these a while back for her office and she's been very happy with it. Though her definitions of high sound quality likely fall somewhat short of your own. ;)

    oooh. I want one of those anyway. That would be nice for travel. :)

    Edit: I was all set to buy this, had my cc ready, then saw that no more will be available until November :(

    Hey Vicki. This looks cute. I know the normal one is out of stock everywhere (not out yet?), but the one with bluetooth (50$ more) is in stock in a few places.

    Soundmatters FOXLMB Portable Stereo Loudspeaker with Bluetooth 2.0 in Portable and Desktop Speakers at JR.com

    That place has it with free shipping, so in essence it comes out to 38$ more for the bluetooth one over other sites. It says it will ship out Monday.

    If you didn't know, this model (FoxLMB) will let you play music wirelessly from your iPhone. It also has a built in mic so if you get a phone call you can use it as a voice conferencing/speaker phone setup (or even use it that way in your car, if you wanted).

    Oh! If you decided you would rather go with the lower model (heh, yeah right), then I recommend getting this one, having it for a month, then take use of their return policy to trade out for the non-bluetooth one. You won't do that, but if someone else was thinking about getting the lesser one... there's an option for you.

    **BRENT**

  17. JH Audio stuffs

    in Portable Audio

    Posted · Edited by MexicanDragon

    Blah blah blah...

    I listened to universal JH13s at DJ with a Pico w/dac. It's hard to imagine a better transportable rig than that for ~1600$. I'd be happy with it as a home rig. I have HF-2s, HF-1s, iM716s... I'm a Grado junkie, but I'm wanting to sell my matching pair to get JH13s. As Nate so eloquently buzz-killed, they aren't for everyone. Some can't have that much isolation, some are worried they won't like them/no-to-little resale, some may have itchy reactions to material. There are plenty of reasons to not get them (those above, plus a hefty (for many) entrance fee, but like Tyler mentioned portability is something to not be overlooked. Many think that this is a top tier headphone, or at least knocking at the door.

    There are few headphones that I've come across that are in the same ballpark, and NONE of these would you want/be able to plug into your iPod at the gym, on the train, in the library, at a coffee shop, etc... and sound brilliant.

    Best reason to get them, however, is no more headphone hair.

    **BRENT**

    Edit: P.S. Has anyone tried or asked about the "Ambient Vent" option for 50$? I mean... may as well get the tricked out version, no?

  23. JH Audio stuffs

    in Portable Audio

    Posted

    Awesome comic, Duggeh. :prettyprincess:

    You know, the JH13s could sound even better if you were to wear the R10s over them. Plus, then you might feel like you aren't wasting your incredibly valuable cans. Win-Win. :):)

    Not to mention that putting R10s over your JH13s would protect your incredibly valuable cans from outside damage. Wouldn't want the 13s to get scratched or anything, would we?

    Or:

    -R10s over the 13s could be used for ear-muffs.

    -They could be used to give you that "headphone-hair" that you'll miss with JH13s.

    -To the question "are those bass heavy or bass light R10s" you could respond "they're bass perfection... 'cause I gots JH13s under 'em, suckuh."

    -It adds a few decibels more of isolation, so you can wear them to the shooting range.

    -People will think you're some weird DJ if you walk around with R10s on... DJ cans are silver or black, right? At least it's the proper company for DJ Cans.

    -With R10s on, people can not physically encroach on your personal space (from the sides, anyways).

    Bah... but whatever. We all know that people will go back to R10s and stuff soon enough. JH13s are just FOTM, right?

    **BRENT**

  24. Grado (ish) RS-60 impressions thread

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Oh. Impressions thread. Didn't know about this, sorry R-E.

    I had these cans in my possession for round 2 of the loaner program. It's been a while since I listened to them (right at a month), so I just want to throw out some brief thoughts.

    First off, thanks to Ari for the loaner program. It was a good Grado week for me as I got RS-60s 2 days before I got HF-2s. I knew they were in transit and I actually tracked down the mailman down the road as I knew I wasn't going to be home when he delivered. FWIW, he shouldn't have done that. Anyways...

    First impressions were that they were airy. Very very airy. They were also a little on the thin side. This was with squished but very soft and comfy bowls. I wasn't impressed. FWIW, I've never heard SR-60s but spent many years with SR-80s and even wore them out, had them sent off for repairs and sold when I got my HF-1s. I'm a Grado guy.

    So since Ari had thrown in a pair of flats I threw those on there (and could do HF-1 w/flats v RS-60 w/flats without swapping pads). It really brought out the good in these frankencans. I'm really thinking the cup/chamber depth changes Grados quite a bit, and deeper cups really helps. The flats made them much more listenable, and they were actually fairly enjoyable with these pads. I don't think the soundstage was WIDER than with the bowls, but I think it was more realistic and IIRC, the soundstage was wider than the HF-1s with flats. They really did sound good. Bass was decent (but all I had to compare them to were HF-1s and HF-2s... it's really not even fair, ya know), but definitely trailed the special edition cans in that area.

    I can't remember much more about them. They looked cool. Brown leather headband, old style RS-1 housing, comfy, non-stock cable so you won't have friends complaining about the kink.

    I also wonder what the damping was, and how much it affected the sound.

    **BRENT**

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