Dusty Chalk

GYBE weren't always like that, glad to hear you got a good show.

I love Legoland. When I was on vacation in San Diego, I made the pilgrimage. Lou's Records was the other pilgrimage I made.

Not in America, fuck yeah! Unless of course, you're talking about some kind of endangered species thing, in which case, never mind.

See, now they deserve kicking.

Talking Head -- bizarre movie so far, but A+ for taking the road less trodden.

Srsly. And again on Wednesday, if the predictions pan out.

I just want to hop on the "Southern Tier Mokah is awesome" train. Choo-choo! Alas, I don't have any refrigerating right now. I think tonight's a Sleepytime night.

Pho King: good.

It's in Columbia, MD, not the place that grawk mentioned.

Raffy -- wtf is wrong with you -- that is my favorite beer. Al -- glad you liked. I know it doesn't make up for the mudslide, but here's to hoping it's the beginning of a trend of things you enjoy. Me -- finished the Fraoch. Meh. I'll give it another chance later (especially since I bought two bottles right away).

Saw The Joy Formidable last night -- fucking rawked.

Perfect Pour, dude. I'd offer to go up there with you tomorrow after your lesson, but I don't really need anything right now. But I'll go with you if you want to go.

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald porter Sent from mah Droid

Wouldn't there be a problem with sending it to the EU without having distribution in the EU? Or can you still sell direct?

Oh, fuckme. I'm only at 48, but I was really hoping the same thing. I fully suspect one of the higher levels to be nothing but a bunch of coffee mugs.

Let's put it this way -- you won't catch me arguing with that. And yes, they are associated with Absolute Sound, HiFi+, and ...hmmm...I thought there was a home entertainment one as well.

I liked it -- I was hoping for a little more body, but I didn't mind the mild sour. Errs on the side of inoffensive, but I'm glad of that.

Fraoch 20

Actually, now that you mention it, that does remind me of that scene from the movie, Poltergeist.

You should also get a pair of Sony MDR-V6/-7506 for comparison.

(sends painkilling vibes in Al's direction)

Playback's Guide to Earphones & Custom Fit IEMs

Done. I crack me up.

Yes, I live in a noisy environment -- do you live in a monestary? Or a ...wherever it is that nuns are? Or an abandoned velvet-lined stone fortress? Because short of that, headphones are almost always quieter than a speaker environment. And even when it is, you had to have gone to a lot of effort to achieve that, which adds a psychological, "waiting for the other shoe to drop" pressure. To me, anyway. I listen on relatively low volumes with both. And yes, I totally agree that there's the whole isolation vs. background noise thing, but to me, it's more than that. I have heard excellent speakers on a well-controlled room, and they still seemed more diffuse than headphones. I mean, when you're straining yourself to understand lyrics, don't you subconsciouly do the ear equivalent of squinting your eyes, and try to lean up closer to the speaker? You're already doing that with headphones. I'm not saying that speakers aren't more enjoyable for you (and Jacob and most of the rest of the population), but you touched a nerve when you said "critical" listening.

DT800? Or do you mean DT880? I think you've been typing '800' a lot, because of the Senns, that's all.