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11, as in "this one goes to". Nobody's heard it?

Or the 13s vs the 11s?

I tried three or four different room setup concepts. They got me to maybe 50% of where I am now. The real problem was they were all different so comparing one against another was mostly impossible. Then I got serious. I bough Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound. His setup beat the others quite handily and I finally got to a point where I could really do some fine tuning. For the cost of the book, this was money very well spent. And never mind that room setup are just a chapter or two in the book. There are a hundred or more others there, too. In the end, I was stil only at 60% of where I am now. I probably could have lived happily with this setup because it worked really well. But I didn't know what was ahead. So I got serious. Again. Something wasn't totally locking in. In my room, vocals could drift, horn sections were congested, bass was...where was the bass, exactly? I called ASC, the Tube Trap people. Michael Smith (no relation) spent oodles of time with me. I sent measurements (height and width, as well as audio measurements at the listening seat), he gave me ideas. I'll add in here that the service from ASC was outstanding. This guy wanted to talk shop and acoustics and rooms and music. It was a blast. I ended up getting a "full workup" as they call it, which included an exact speaker setup plus a plot of where the main Tube Traps would go. My optimal room would need 7 traps and a small assortment of wall difusors. I couldn't get them all at once, so I opted for the "attack wall", the most important traps: the three that sit behind the speakers on the front wall, left, center, right. While waiting for these to arrive, I set up my speakers per the ASC diagram, then spent another evening rotating them and fine tuning the center image. The speakers ended up further out from the front wall and toed in towards my listening set, but not pointing directly at it. Yeah, things were getting pretty good now. Once the trap trio showed up, well, game over. Vocals locked, bass was clean and finally there, and the horn sections (and everything else) was uncongested, relaxed, and finally musical. I can get farther into the music than ever, now. The sound stage width is well outside the speaker panels, and on good recordings, pretty deep as well. Vocals are more immediate without being in my face. Yeah, all the good stuff. You know what I mean. Having the traps evacuate all that extra noise out seems to be the key. I'll post a room photo when I get a chance, and the before/after room measurements I made with Room EQ Wizard, which is a pretty good piece of software for taking measurements...and it's free as well. The ASC Tube Traps were the key. For me, this was the real deal. Speaker setup was a big part of the whole package, but the room response is something you just can't get around without room treatment. It all sounds fanboyish. Until you hear it.

They do. Sortof. They sell a 1 foot USB cable...

I just don't think releasing an IDE is impossible. They sound like they are not in control of their own software! Doesn't matter. Nice to see they are in the dsp biz and not the IDE biz.

Impossible? Ha. Right.

Thomas Dolby - yesssssss! Make sure to check out his blog once in a while. He's a really interesting writer. The Official Thomas Dolby Blog For me, right now: Yeah. Swampy and personal for Saturday.

I hope I pass. The classes, I mean. I understand the first quarter is close to gravy, so I'll be ok until the end of the year as I was actually a programmer years back. The place I work at encourages people in their IS dept to take this on, and there are rumors of "opportunities" once completed. Oooo, so mysterious.

M2Tech HiFace. Cheap fun. Output will go to my Theta Casanova 24/96 dac. Oh, and last week bought a Sanus 4 shelf wood/glass audio rack for the bedroom. Mostly to support the TV, of course.

Just ordered the M2Tech Hiface. What the hell. I'll be plugging it into a Theta Casanova which has their 24/96 DAC.

Ran across to the other site to see what's going on with the HiFace. Who is this leeperry feller who loaded the thread with crap? What a dick.

I'm not getting these. I didn't read the entire thread. I don't need an amazing pair of IEMs for the bus, for work, or for lawn mowing. I also don't need to take funds away from my home audio project.

Gonna try to remember to order a M2Tech hiFace this weekend. Too cheap to pass up. This will secretly eat into my stash and prevent me from even thinking about the JH13Pro.

2-fer. Different than........? Than it sounded before, or different than something else...?

Storm's 'a comin', Ma.

Good job for Tyll at this point...but only if mypasswordiszz test finds anything.

Wot? No (dollar-wise) comparison to RS2? I suppose that will come after someone gets a pair, eh?

That's why you have to take it on as a career. When you run out of discipline, your boss can fill in. BTW: Colin, how are those new JHs?

HA! Just ran into the HF Impression thread. Is this a suspect for KGs wet hair problem? http://www.head-fi.org/image/id/70014

No kidding! I couldn't find one at all. Gave up. Thank God for Head Case! Woo! d-_-b

Wear your headphones around your neck instead.

Shades of Rodney Dangerfield. I have an opportunity to get Java programming certification starting this fall. I haven't been in a classroom for I dunno how many years. Of course, I'm less worried about the time away from yardwork and housework, and more concerned about being away from inhaling solder. I'm just finishing the never ending parts list for my Bijou. Gah! Oh well, I guess pc boards don't spoil in the back of the fridge. Actually might be fun, though. I'm in QA, so now the devs here will be less likely to try to sneak shit past me.

Thanks for that. Makes sense. And (dun tada dun!) it's very similar to Darren's reply to me this morning. Nice job! Here is his reply: Brian Termination instructions for the Pro Studio are below. Do not connect both wires to the center pin. The RCA-3 is a very good connector, but it was designed for the D-75 digital cable. It might be more difficult to use this plug with the Pro Studio. We usually use our Ultimate RCA plugs with the Pro Studio. If you need more specific information, please call. Darren DH Labs Termination instructions for Pro Studio interconnect cable. RCA Plugs Source end: 1. The red wire connects to the center pin of the RCA plug. 2. The white wire and the shield connect to ground on the RCA plug. Load end: 1. The red wire connects to the center pin of the RCA plug. 2. The white wire connects to ground on the RCA plug. 3. Cut the braided shield (do not connect it) and insulate it if necessary. So you can see I'm a dork of an online shopper. D'oh! In my defense, I bought these at different times over the last month. Like that matters. Anyway, now I'm at a good point to decide if I want to just build the cables this way, or grab a few feet of D-75 wire and build some digital cables. I will continue to complicate my life further with each passing day.

No kidding. What does that even mean? So, just for fun, I've dispatched an email to DH Labs asking them how these two products should be paired. No, seriously.

Confirmed. Part 2 does, in fact, contact part 4. I took a quick look at Rane (as was suggested in my other post) and they seem to think that using the shield from end to end is their absolute best right way to do it, or words to that effect. I'll have to figure out if I can get anything connected to that sleeve inside. Maybe some time with a dremel is in order...