postjack

I just did a test based on this theory. When I plug in my RS-1s without the extension cable, with none of my sources on, and I crank the volume all the way up to the max, I do hear the faintest of a buzzing noise. So it sounds like yes, the extra cable length is actually giving the signal more room to develop, therefore I am noticing this buzzing noise inbetween songs when at a normal listening level when using the extension. I notice this buzzing to a lesser extent when I plug in my GS1000, which is recabled with 10 ft Black Dragon, and again crank the volume to the max with no source on. Since the buzzing isn't source, can, or cable dependent, it must be something emanating from deep within my amp. The amp is a Veda Audio Dynahi SA. Its a badass amp but its bootleg as hell. Thanks Smeggs!

So I'm listening to a record, and on a whim I plugged up my Grado 15ft extension cable to give my RS-1 a little room to move (damn Grado stock cable is too damn short damn it). At the end of the side, I stand up to flip the record, and notice a buzzing noise coming through the headphones that was previously undetectable when the music was playing. I unplugged the Grado extension cable (because I've always been suspicious of it) and just plugged my headphones straight into the amp. The buzz goes away completely! My question: how can a cable be so crappy that it actually introduces noise into the system?

Welcome to head-case George! It sounds like you will fit in just fine here. Actually I think the majority of the regular posters around here probably fall more into the mid-fi realm, though we are very happy to have our high-fi friends around as well.

Omega II MK1.

Limbaugh is one of the aforementioned wall street republicans. he is part of the ingenius republican machine that uses bullshit social issues to get poor people to vote against their economic interests. He hates John McCain because McCain doesn't pander to him or the rest of the crazy right wing talk radio.

postjack's calls: Clinton wins, McCain wins. McCain gets Huckabee as his running mate to court the populist republican/evangelical vote. The Wall Street republicans grudgingly rally behind McCain even though they hate him, because they hate Hillary more. McCain stomps Hilary in the Fall, unless Clinton does end up getting Obama as a running mate. Then we have a competition on our hands, and I have to rework my predictions.

DIY SS FTW. Also it is nice to be the beneficiary of Mike's revolving door gear policy.

No kidding, I'm definitely putting these on my Short Stat List.

You mentioned studying, which is why I mentioned speed. Adderall, Ritalin, etc. All that shit will keep you awake, even if the effects seem to have long worn off. Still, regular aerobic exercise is my best suggestion. Get that heart racing with some biking or running 30 minutes a day.

Thanks for the impressions. Those grills look like they'd mess up the sound. Apparently they are abandoning the 1.3 look altogether, and reverting back to a black version of 1.2 (1.2b?). This just going off what I read on the Head Direct site.

yeah that to.

Exercise. And if you take speed stop taking it.

Happy Birthday David!

Maybe for your slender Vince Vaughn cranium. No AKG love for a big headed fool like myself.

the new foobar is kickass as all hell. I hadn't realized how bad the Winamp gap inbetween tracks was bothering me until I switched back to beautiful foobar gapless. So much easier to get immersed in a live show recording. Also I love being able to select the folder view. I have so much music that I haven't organized into proper folders, and this makes it easier to just find that music and listen to it.

And Collins does a pretty good Gabriel impression on this album as well.

yay, now no one will ever know where i got the lyrics from.

Just start an IC and say that you "may have an offer as high as $750", but you are still accepting bids.

If I can only recommend one Collins-era album, its the double live album Seconds Out. As far as studio albums are concerned, A Trick Of The Tail is probably my favorite (the Atco Japan Diament master is marvelous), but I also love love LOVE Abacab, but at that point the band is more pop then prog. If you want to check out the Gabriel-era stuff, Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and Selling England By The Pound are the two go to albums.

whoops, forgot to change to jb sauce & cheese at the end.

When you've had your fun, And your work is done, you must not, Succumb, I can feel you breathe, its like a mega-weedge inside, Please don't hide, So mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun Mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun When the guavas drained, eddie dingle remains But we must further ourselves on So dynamic is life, staring into the sights Not right, but wrong in a good way So mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun Mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun When youve had your fun, and your work is done, you must not succumb I can feel you breathe, its like a mega-weedge inside, Please dont hide So mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun Mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun Mom, if you please, pass me the JB sauce & cheese If you please, on a kaiser bun

No snow in the Deep South, but plenty of cold days with icy rain, which are my favorite kind of days. I was spinning Ryan Adams' 29 last night while it stormed cold cold rain just outside the window. It was great.

So I ended up springing for these. For about the cost of an RS-1 it seems like a good deal to me, and I'll end up having to sell one of my RS-1s to reimburse myself. Now I just need to decide how I'm going to integrate them into my system. Best bet is probably to run them from the preamp outs on the 840A.

my man! can't wait for impressions.