Dusty Chalk

The Focals are okay, not my cup of tea, but they're almost on-ear the way they fit on my head. AKG make some very nice closed headphones -- the K550 is smooth and comfy, and the K271 Mk II is a studio standard. I'm actually selling my K550's (too many headphones is all), if interested. Smeggy is MIA, unfortunately. Nothing isolates like the DT770's...except maybe the Leatherheads, which are out of your price range.

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Hmmm...easy chair...(contemplates)...I do have USB keyboards...

My point is, is the upscaler in the non-Darbee really that bad? I, too, have a lot of DVD's, that's exactly why I asked.

All of these chairs are $500 chairs -- does anyone have any cheapskate recommendations? I'd be pretty heart-broken if my cat shredded a $500 chair, but I'd be less concerned over something like a CostCo chair or an Ikea chair (looking at the Markus). I have been and am going to continue to be using my home chair a lot more these days.

Do you think it's worth the additional US$100? The BDP-105-non-Darbee already has 4K upscaling...

Then go to the one in 7 Corners and learn to work the systems. Most musicians crave attention, so he's probably just giving you what he thinks you want.

Or you could just go the additional 2-3 miles to the one in Fairfax.

That's an ...interesting place for a cutout.

I got an email from him. I never gave him my email, but it was probably in the Guitar Center database.

Guitar Center has them.

Okay, so no, not really. It's active, and the electronics are enough to drive Sony MDR-7506/-V6's, so would recommend trying it with Ety's or whatever you have. It's not optimal, but I also have this. But of course the first thing you should try is playing it acoustically -- it sounds exactly like every other unplugged electric guitar, but I've seen guitarists practice that way.

Are you going to be around tomorrow? I'll make it a point to drop off the Steinberger, if so, just so you can see. It's not much bigger than the Traveler we saw in the store.

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Oh, c'mon, 'QUEEF' is too a word.

Spring Breakers, the Musical?

My as-mint-albeit-used Rivera is noisy as shit. My friend who has one suggests replacing the tubes. It's not a big deal, it's the sort of thing one expects when buying used. I just don't know where all my tubes are, and I have a brazillion 12ax7 & variants. Think I might buy some 12ax7lpses (several instances of 12ax7lps) anyway, and pretty sure I don't have any el34's. Any recommendation for best value/not too expensive current production el34's? I don't need to go all the way to EiElite gold pins, I don't think (do those even still exist?). When we were in the store over the weekend, they had a Mel-o-Bar. Seems it's rare, and of course due to its unorthodox layout (and I wanted a lap steel anyway), I was immediately drawn to it. Should I get it? Pros and cons, especially if anyone has any experience with one. Seems like carpal tunnel waiting to happen, but won't know unless I try it.

You rock, Todd.

We pretty solidly placed in the 50's, which is crazy considering where we were just a couple days ago, and where we're supposed to be a week from now. But then again, 'crazy' is the watchword for DC weather.