Everything posted by grawk
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Tweaks that shouldn't work, but do
I would expect omnis to do an excellent job of imaging, but would be HIGHLY placement dependent. Ideal would be in the middle of a very large room. It would of course be recording dependent as well. As a recordist, my absolute favorite rock recordings were made with omni mics, placed very wide, for an outdoor concert. That said, most rooms had shitty reflections, and so you had to compensate with microphones of varying directionality. I tended to record with a technique known as mid-side, using a subcard (nearly omni, rejects about 90 directly to the rear, but gets almost everything else, and a figure 8 microphone, which records the left and right sounds rejecting the 90 degrees front and 90 degrees rear. Mix them together, and you get a very sweet, encompassing sound that is easy to reproduce with most stereos.
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The Great Dac search
It does if you add the "minime" option
- slow forum
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slow forum
oh, I thought this was the "snow forum"
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The Great Dac search
I bought my apogee for it's usb input . More specifically, I bought it because it would take a digital input, and send that signal to the computer via the usb. But I wouldn't have gotten it if it didn't sound good. I love multitasking boxes.
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Canned Jam 08
Drinking is hardly necessary, imho. I probably won't have as much as I'm suggesting . Good company is fun, with or without social lubricants.
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Canned Jam 08
Oh, and I won a tomahawk. WTF am I gonna do with a portable amp? [me=grawk]donates it to chiunifi.[/me]
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Canned Jam 08
Wow, there was so much gear, I barely listened to anything. I think I talked to people, but I was drunk. I'm pretty sure I have at least as much stuff as I did when I showed up, but some of these clothes don't look like mine. Anyway, it was a good time. Postdate as necessary.
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I finally heard the ER4S but ...
That's why you have to "DIY"
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I finally heard the ER4S but ...
it sounds like you have earwax buildup on your eardrum. Take your eardrum replacement tool (they sell them at wine stores, with the twisty bit for eardrum removal. You can use a piece of pie tin as your new eardrum. Carefully insert the tool into your ear. You'll feel slight discomfort, but you want to go in far enough that you feel a "pop", and then have a warm liquid sensation in the back of your throat. Then gently, but firmly pull to remove the old eardrum. Then cut a piece of pie tin the size of the tip of your pinky, and insert it into your ear. Push until you feel discomfort, and then go another .75 inches. Bingo. All better. You won't notice the problem with your headphones anymore. You should replace both eardrums at the same time for balance purposes.
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Canned Jam 08
Friday to sunday, no vacation needed
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What are you EATING right now?
new york strip, cubed, cooked with soy sauce and a mesquite bbq rub. with steamed broccoli. It was easy, and my daughter had to leave for girl scouts 45 minutes after I decided to start cooking.
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Joe Grado HPA-1
At least it's not a glob of glue like in the ra1
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Joe Grado HPA-1
holy crap on a cracker
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Canned Jam 08
I've got a 2 doubles non-smoking room for friday and saturday, and it's just going to be me. If anyone wants to split the room, let me know.
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Canned Jam 08
So, I have tentative spousal approval to go to the bacchanalian shindig in ft lauderdale in early May. I know a few others are going as well, and a few of you even live down there. So here's a topic about it.
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Tube Amp Recommendation
With millions of tubes in stock, I was always under the impression that his amps were just a way to get people to buy tubes from him.
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Post what you're watching
I like where it seems dexter is going.
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I finally heard the ER4S but ...
I don't need another pair of these, but for $40, wtf. I just ordered em.
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Post the last thing you bought!
I've never really concerned myself with how the hats look. But I have several fedoras and several fur trappers hats.
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Post the last thing you bought!
I wear a jacket and a hat.
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Best drink for improving your listening experience
Most of the substances that I've experienced that resemble what you're talking about don't REALLY enhance music. But what they do is forever change how you look at life. For better or for worse.
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Post the last thing you bought!
I think it's the stupid mini to toslink adapter. Since my new toslink to mini cable works, but the 25' toslink cable with a mini adapter doesn't.
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Post the last thing you bought!
Free can sometimes get past the wife
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Post the last thing you bought!
Drive to pittsburgh and get todd's old monster sub for free