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Depends on the OS -- don't bother with 8 unless you're using a 64-bit OS. Also, quit multi-tasking? You don't need to watch porn and listen to music at the same time. And/or reinstall? Might be a lot of crap in the background that you're not using.

It's not so much that it's funny -- it's a sitcom, ferpete'ssake -- it's just that I can relate to a lot of the nerd humor. Plus, I love it when they go out of there way to get the math right on stuff. They actually have a consulting physics professor on the show to make sure that the nerd-speak is mostly somewhat realistic.

When you tried the 40, did you try the Mk1 or MkII? I seem to remember you trying the Mk1, make sure you give the MkII a try.

Stinkbugs. We got a small infestation of them at our place, too. The ventilation problem is an easy one to solve -- thought it takes a little time. Every time you park your car, turn the intake to outside (I.E. recycling off), turn the fan on full, and the temperature at the halfway point. Eventually it'll die and go away.

I find it impossible to do otherwise.

And for those times, you can get those external USB batteries that several of us have gotten for our iPods and whatnot. Something like the XPal Portable Li-Po Battery Pack (I think).

Tires. Kumho Solus KH16's, to be exact. 60,000 mile tires for a great price! Thanks for sending me in that direction, Dan. After I did a little bit of research, it ended up being the best choice by value.

The thing is, no-one cares. Most producers/mixers/engineers/musicians tend to listen to the end product in a variety of environments to make sure it is at least listenable on most stereos, including a cheap car speaker with extremely limited frequency bandwidth. It's actually very possible to get very accurate sound-/head-stage with electronics (look up 'convolution reverb')...but most just shrug and say, "who cares?" It's more important to get it to sound nice in other areas -- for example, that 'wall of sound', or a nice separation of voice from the rest of the mix.

I almost asked, but I'm trying to be less lazy. Thanks.

While researching the Fostex phones for Smeggy:

Oh, that's so friggin' awesome. I'm crying here.

There's a lot of 2-channel jazz (I.E. Mapleshade) which images well on speakers. I'll have to look that up and read it later.

Actually, I think it's exactly the same, because all the tires usually say something about symmetry or directionality, but not necessarily both. EDIT: But I will admit, this confuses me:

Me neither, especially since most music is not targeted at headphones, so the concept of imaging is ludicrous with anything other than binaural recordings. So take anything I say within that context. What? No, quite the opposite, for good imaging, you want the most accurate, best stereo separation, yet best matching between channels that you can get. You definitely want clarity. But then again, I don't understand imaging on headphones in the way that people usually talk about it. It's easier for me to talk about separation and isolation of particular musical elements in the mix, etc.

Not sure I understand the question.

Yeah, Smeggy, if you haven't heard the HP-1000 series (HP-1, HP-2, HP-3), they're probably the least shouty of any of them.

What did we establish about the t40? IIRC, it's different, but one thing we didn't establish was whether or not it was of the same caliber. I mean, this page seems to indicate that there are at least similarities ("...a new RP Diaphragm (now standard across the range)...").

...and the Invizibl Harmonica one.

What?!?!? Considering Pretty Hate Machine came out only a month after their second album, L'Eau Rouge, I really don't see how you can say that. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love The Young Gods. Very innovative. I met them, and treasure my signed copy of a promo cassette they gave me. Have you heard Everybody Knows yet? They've really gone off in a different direction lately. Well, not as different as Heaven Deconstruction or Music for Artificial Clouds, but still...a long way off from T.V. Sky or Only Heaven...but I digress...

Hey, how do I determine if a tire is bidirectional? Does 'symmetric tread design' mean the same thing? (I want to make sure I can rotate my tires amongst all wheel positions, not just the ones on the same side.) (Question not directed at Grawk, but at anyone who can answer.) Yes, I am only now getting around to this.

Awesomest one (film-relevant pic) yet. Downright epic, if I may say so.

You killed my fazzer, prepare to ...no, wait, wrong hand. Never mind.

The word, "staid" comes to mind. (Does 'any answer' include made up ones?)

I'm guessing the person who scanned it in heard it, but it was the scan of the cover that made the rounds, not the album.

Well, there are 9V lantern batteries that can deliver a bit more current, but the story in the link explicitly states that it was whatever battery was in the multimeter, so...I don't know.