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Yeah, I know (we're getting off topic), but thanks for the information anyway (no, really).

"Drain wire" always makes me think of that Dilbert cartoon with the boss emptying the bit bucket. Also, that's not what I was taught -- that's more to prevent ground loops (my understanding -- could be wrong -- wouldn't mind knowing the reasoning behind that). My knowledge comes from my dad, and my dad's business was satellite communications, and two-suitcase satellite telephony (80's), so a lot of systems had to be "standalone". Unfortunately, I never fully understood the difference between star ground and daisy chain ground, so I will admit that I never "got" grounding schemes. Oh. You're right. I just conducted a thought experiment, and if you only look at the headphone cable and headphones, and treat the amplifier as a black box, then as long as you don't have a DC offset (which you don't want anyway for a variety of reasons), you're right, it "doesn't care", and should by its very nature be symmetrical, and cancel out common mode interference. Huh...now I gotta rethink why they use balanced cables on microphones so avidly.

I don't know what's wrong with you people, I understand him perfectly. He is awaiting arrival of the Berkeley Audio Design DAC, and he's going to do a direct comparison. KnyazHM, please post both the original Russian and your translations from now on, so if there's any confusion, we can go back to the original text.

What about common-mode rejection? The strict definition requires that the two channels have the same impedance to ground, so even if there's only two channels in transmission, there's still an implied 3rd channel by having both channels of both sides relative to ground. EDIT: Or in the case of typical dynamic headphones, where there's no ground on the non-amplifying end, you still need to balance the amplifier end to be able to call the transmission balanced and receive the benefit of common-mode rejection.

Four signals plus ground...or two signals plus ground per channel. I mean, unless you're a hard core monaural apologist.

"freight handling at guangzhou airport" got close-captioned as "free trade agreement". Yes. That. That color. That exact color. I'm printing it out and taking it with me to the shop.

That's some pretty fucked up shit right there, Jacob. Translation: yeezh. I just get tired of saying, "yeezh", all the time.

It's all in the design, weight has nothing to do with anything. Other than if it's heavier, then it should probably be on the bottom. Это что она сказала.

I'm probably not the best person to have this discussion, but truly balanced as I was taught is +/-/ground, I.E. you have two sides of opposite polarity, both amplifying relative to ground.

[bluth voice]That album?[/bluth] I actually had checked that album out a couple weeks ago. Sorry, I don't hear the goth. Indie electronica, yes, and very nice indie electronica, medigs, but I just don't hear the goth. Perhaps I need to go back and listen to the first album? Me, now: "Dead Drop", by Cypher 7 -- I love this track. Those first 2+ minutes are pure bliss.

The switch took it?

I think you just need to realize that this forum is less about being nuts about headphones, and more about being more generally nuts. And also analogously, you wouldn't let a crazy person into an insane asylum, would you? I mean, you'd check them in, but you wouldn't just let an obviously crazy person to run amok without a tether...?

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Unholy carp.

This show is so fucking brilliant. I mean, it's a comedy, but they way they have the interleaving storylines from show to show, by changing the perspective, it's fucking brilliant. And using those repeated music cues -- "Sound of Silence", the Peanuts melancholy Christmas special music... Just amazing.

Exactly. I even say it in high Monty Python faux-lady voice. Thanks. I probably needed a minor medical emergency to start taking better care of my health, so as long as nothing else happens, it's for the better. I already feel my muscle base coming back -- it's not a six-pack, but maybe a six-pack under a couple of down blankets. With cosies.

I just got this article in my email, made me curious.

I did. I got better.

:/ Well at least I didn't have another stroke.

And more importantly, it requires patience. Which puts you in the minority. Which means you're not part of the "voting with your wallet" masses, and have zero influence on the matter.

I'm going to give an unloaded shotgun to a baby. A loaded shotgun implies that they couldn't think for themselves or suss out the consequences of HOW FUCKING STUPID IT IS TO STOP EATING. You know what? I take that back. People that are stupid enough to think they can live on light deserve to die. They need to stop polluting our gene pool. God. Damn. Stupidity pisses me off. I'm going to have another one. I am.

Orbital, Pusher soundtrack -- the great washes of synths and delicate plunky-wunkies are a nice break from the other great washes of synths and delicate plunky-wunkies (Namlook fan contributions)

Pfff...have you checked out pens or cameras or microphones...headphones are still a pretty decent deal. Oh, wait a minute, you were talking about father's day gifts...which are pens and cameras and whatnot....never mind.

Skinny Puppy, Weapon (new studio album, came out about a month ago)