Dusty Chalk

Have you voted yet? Get out there, already!

I have a question (about the EEEPC [pronounced "Eh-eh-pic"]): can you install software on it? I mean, what if someone sends you a real file, or a pdf, or if you have a favorite image editor, can you install the appropriate application on it?

I suspect this is the case. Congratulations, it'll save you a lot of heartache and money-ache.

I've heard several Thiels -- a coworker and Dave (dave1 here) both have pairs, though I'm not sure which models. I think one is a 2.x and another is a 3.x. They're good, but require a grunty amp (one uses a modwright modded carver, and the other uses a Bryston). They have a very slightly hyped frequency response (which is well within my personal parameters of what I like, but Hirsch, for example, is not particularly enamored with them -- he's a B&W [Matrix series? I forget] guy). The setup my coworker has is some of the best sound I've ever heard. It includes a MF A308 CD player and a Krell Pre. I would get an in-home audition if at all possible (and yes, buying it used and then reselling it counts as an in-home audition).

I would categorize charging as different. Yeah, I've heard the charging issues, I would have called that "warm up" rather than "burn in". Alright, maybe "dramatic" might be overstating things, but it does seem to take a while for what little change to occur, even if it's just a slight smoothing out of the high frequencies. There's a difference between burn-in taking a long time vs. creating a huge difference, I usually try to phrase my descriptions carefully as to when a difference is huge vs. subtle, and whether or not it's significantly audible vs. not. In fact, a lot of times, it's not significant. I can count on one hand the times it has been significant that I have heard (bass on silver cables, the bass in a certain pair of headphones, several components [including a set of tubes] becoming smoother, and...uh...not much more that I can remember). Does that make sense?

Not really sure, depends what you're into. I've heard good things about Dusty Groove, but that was a while ago, don't know if it's still true.

Jesus. You could show a movie on that.

It's a reference to this. ...and the personal text should be sung to the tune of "Mongoloid" by Devo.

Okay.

Broken has always been a reference disk of mine. I'm a little bit concerned that this is "jam" oriented -- anyone who's heard it want to comment on that? I think Trent and Moulder's strengths are studio wizardry, which doesn't necessarily mesh with a "spontaneous" mindset. (Moulder is a god to me -- I tracked down his version of an Apex Theory album just because he mixed the whole thing. Plus, he's married to Toni Halliday.) The Fragile is excellent, and contains several instrumentals. It'll surprise you, how non-Ninny it is.

Do not!

New supercomputer is a rack of playstations

I think the theory goes: it has to do with the fact that the "driver" traverses less distance per revolution. Just as multi-driver speakers like the pseudo line sources (Nearfield Pipedreams, Genesis, etc.) take longer to burn in as well.

Oops. Well, then I guess I'm getting the high-res version. And a player.

Didn't need to, found out two threads later. Me: K340.

I would have opted for the high-res digital version, except that I HATE DUALDISC.

Actually electrostatics take longer to burn-in than dynamic drivers. At least, that's true with speakers, I could only presume it's similar with earspeakers.

I want to build this one.

Nope. I'm lazy.

At 13? Jesus. I'm not sure I even discovered FM radio yet. My hobbies were doing my homework, watching television, and I think I might have discovered touching myself at night, but honestly, I'm not sure. I didn't call it masturbating yet, as I thought that was something else.

Happy Birthday, buddy!

Ognire question in other thread. What are the options? Never mind, I'll go look (unless the site is still getting hammered, in which case, I'll skip it and go to bed).

What. Is. That? Me -- a bunch of different color thread. To go with my buttons.