postjack

what cart ya got on that mmf-5?

I propose there be a rule that no one can start a thread with a title indicating that something "has landed" or "is in the haugh".

i had a touchpad on my laptop, and actually used it to play wow for a full nine months, up to and including full molten core runs. But when I had to do the hunter up quest to get my Rhok Delar Longbow, I had to buy a mouse because I couldn't do the winterspring demon without one. and i've been using one ever since! at work I use a trackball and its great as well. hell i like all three technologies. now you have me all thinking I might buy a trackpad just for kicks for the desktop.

Initial cart impressions: MUCH livelier then the KAB Stanton Groovemaster! Which is exactly what I was going for. The Groovemaster seriously lacks in the treble sparkle. The AT440 has loads of sparkle, to the point of approaching shiny sibilance, but it doesn't quite hit that point. Its actually quite pleasant. Midrange can come off as a bit tipped up and fakish, most noticeable with male vocals, but its still smooth and wonderful. Bass is in control, but can feel a little large sometimes. Midbass has nice punch. Attack and decay & imaging are magnificent, but I think that is just a product of vinyl. Pretty big soundstage, but again thats probably just the medium. Vinyl is such a magnificent pain in the ass. I have spent a good 25% of my "listening time" tonight fucking with the cart in the technics overhang gauge, holding up little pieces of paper and knives to it to make sure it is all aligned perfectly. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the whole vinyl thing is just a dirty trick the Universal Force is playing on neurotic OCD audiophiles.

Well, it was the first headphone amp I ever owned or heard. The only cans I listened to out of it were the K701, the SR60, and iM716 (my one ill-fated trip into iems). So I'm not in much of a position to judge it. I can say I liked the HA-2 MKII SE, which I bought next, better, and I liked the PPX3 Slam a hell of a lot better then either of them. It was a total gateway amp though. It added enough warmth and energy to the music to make me think "maybe there is something to this audio thing". I'd love to hear another one someday and see how it stacks up to what I've heard since then.

I sold my Nano back in August to buy a Headfive. Sold that too.

I guess all asians look the same to him.

I know Modwright doesn't do the 555es, but while we are talking about it, the "signature modwright sound" is full and warm. I wouldn't describe it as analog sounding, more like a full, warm, digital sound. SACD sounds superb, and redbook playback is also very good, but there is a hint of sony treble harshness still present. This is why I am considering either more mods or a separate dedicated redbook player. The only Modwright mods left available to me are to convert my power supply to a tube rectified one, aftermarket clock, and of course the bybee filters, but reks shit all over them real fast.

I'm running the Ei's right now, but its with unfamiliar gear, namely the new AT440MLa cart, so I can't tag down any certain signature. But so far, they aren't doing anything wrong.

Cool pictures! I love seeing all that esoteric weird japanese stuff, then all the sudden, BAM! HeadAmps! I guess justin's stuff must truly rok sox. my favorite: Ultrasone pencils!

The biggest question you have to ask yourself when considering SACD is "do I like classical?" FWIW, I went from a DA100 to a Modwright 999es, and the 999es does everything better. Better soundstage, detail retrieval, more warmth, blacker background, etc. I can't comment at all on the 555es though, I know nothing about it. Nor can I comment on any other modification company except Modwright.

No, I'm quite content just spinning them. I wouldn't want to risk misaligning the cart and causing inner groove distortion.

tracking says the cart is at my house! i can't wait to get home and spin records.

Well true its the same basically but pretty much different, but I mean you have a large concentration of people gathered together in one area for the purpose of trade, an airport etc.

So I've always understood the term PRaT to somehow be associated with punchiness and speed; I've always thought "fast" when somebody says PRaT. But when I'm listening to the HP2, it almost feels like it is one small step slower rhythm wise then its younger wooden cousin the RS-1, and this slight step back in pace results in perfect timing with the music. Its an uncanny and strangely exhilarating effect. Its like I'm watching a tightrope walker who I am sure is just about to fall off, but they never do. My heart is in my chest as I'm listening to the drums just move along with a crazy sense of purpose, and I always feel like the beat is about to miss itself, but it never does! Its just exactly in its right place at the exact time it is supposed to be. And to these ears, that is part of what contributes to the engaging and exciting listening experience of the HP-2. So is this PRaT?

^^^and now that gif has been spread all over my friends' myspace profiles.

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gran eat pod lol

No, I'm in Mobile, AL. Pretty much the same thing as NYC though. Basically anyway.

lmao! anyway, at least now you know. i kind of have a personal vendetta against online scammers, they are one of the few things in this world I can honestly say I hate. i hate honest people getting dicked by criminals.

no lie, i trap all day in b r double o k lyn tha planet. thats for real, no lie this time. trappin is how i get paid, how i got all this fly gear yall fools want but can't have, damn!!

pitchfork says we might want to spring for the vinyl rerelease, but even the vinyl could potentially sound like shit if it is digitally sourced. fuck loudness, and fuck asshole idiot sound engineers. Also fuck old asshole musicians who want their music to sound "modern". Paul fucking McCartney, eat a dick.

:'(

As has been already said, they will always use your name, they will never ask you to confirm information, and usually some kind of threat is implicit (we'll shut down your account). pretty standard scam. wow aerius, you have never used amazon? they get a huge chunk of my paycheck. i do 98% of my CD purchases from them, and lots of other random things too. Hell I did 100% of my christmas shopping at amazon for the past two years.

Thanks for bringing the email to our attention, but I think its quite an obvious fake. I wouldn't give anybody "props" on it.