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I was pretty disappointed by the new Radiohead as well. It is better than King of Limbs, but that isn't saying much. In Rainbows was good, but nowhere near the groundbreaking statements that some of their earlier albums are. I also agree with Dusty, listening to it made me what to go back and listen to the Bends-Computer-Kid A albums from back when Radiohead really made their name. I'm glad I got a chance to see these guys live a number of times in college and law school. It feels like their glory years are a long way behind them.

Its out. Listening now.

Happy Birthday, Shelly!

Happy Birthday, Purk!

Just the Ether so far. I'll be playing around with the Ether C this weekend.

I have the Ether/Ether C on loan and I did some listening last night vs. my HD800S. TLDR Version The Ether is legit. I like it better than any Audeze I've heard. It won't be supplanting the 800S in my collection, but this is a legit good headphone. Frequency balance issues and price are its biggest weaknesses. Bass and comfort are its biggest strengths. Long Version For reference, my chain: iPad -> Wyrd -> Yggy -> XP-10 -> DSHA-4. Pros: Ether bass is fantastic. Waaaaay better than HD800S bass. Going back and forth you can really hear the distortion on the 800S. The Ether feels like it is clear an octave lower than the 800S. The bass quality and amount feels just about perfect with the Ether. The Audeze cans I've heard hit a little harder, but the Ether is totally fine. Going back to the 800S makes you sad how mediocre the bass is. It isn't bad, but the Ether shows how much better and clearer bass can sound. The 800S really falls apart in the bottom octave. Comfort is surprisingly good. While the headband felt kind of finicky at first, the comfort once these are on my head is very good. I like the 800S fit and feel better, but the Ether is well above average when it comes to comfort. Soundstage is better than what I've heard from Audeze. Distortion is low, and you can totally hear it. These are very clear sounding headphones and they handle power pretty well. Cons: The Ether really should be $995, not $1499. If these were under a grand, I'd think about buying a pair. Cable length is too short. I guess its the DUM balanced cable that came with the loaners. Not all of us listen at our desks. The 800S cable is 3 meters and the DUM cable really should be that long as well. The Ether sounds thin to me. The 800S treble and mids are better balanced to my ears. The Ether doesn't sound bright, but the balance throughout the range just isn't there the way it is with the 800S. This is the biggest fault of the Ether, IMO, and its what will keep me from buying one. If Dan an co can fix the treble and mids balance in whatever they come up with to succeed the Ether then they might have a real winner. Also, Sennheiser, give me a damn TOTL planar magnetic already! The 800S soundstage is much better. The Ether doesn't stage poorly, but it isn't in the same league as the 800S. Going from the 800S to the Ether I missed the staging right away.

Some SoCal punk to get the energy level up.

On a bit of a 4AD kick lately.

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Crazy game in San Antone, I'm really happy for OKC. They may have gotten away with the non-call, but Ginobli might have been too close to the inbounder. - This is a totally classless move to grab an OKC player during the last possession of the game.

HEROIC effort by the Clippers last night. They showed a ton of guts. Spurs vs. OKC game 1 tonight. I can't wait! Damn I love the playoffs!

Happy birthday, man! Your Stax collection at the 2011 Bay Area HF meet was what got me started on the dark path.

I can't bring myself to care about tonight's Hawks/Celts tilt, but Friday is going to be a hell of a night of games. Can Indy tie it up? Can the Clips take the Blazers to 7 and give Curry more time to heal up? Can Miami come back after that heartbreaker last night? Should be fun!

Happy Birthday, RS!

Fucking Brent. Not only does he clip through me, he takes out Chris twice with a little roundhouse kick there at the end.

I'm in for tonight.

If I didn't have prior plans I would absolutely be there...not in the least to express my gratitude to @dsavitsk in person for the awesome amp he made for me. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next. Have a great time, everyone!

RE: MSB If this is true then maybe they need to raise $$$ for their founders legal defense fees? http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/the-boss-of-msb-raped-his-own-daughters.1946/

David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. DFW is such an amazing writer. This is a great read if you are having a shitty day. http://web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html

Fuuuuuck. You know its unexpected when no site has a pre-written obit.

Duuuuuude! Not Prince!

RIP, Guy.

Witcher III story is just fantastic. The "Hearts of Stone" DLC is amazing as well and should not be missed.

Sometimes you are just in a David Lynch kind of mood...