[In praise of Canz3D, crossfeed for OSX]

no.

well, at the very least I must say that I admire your dedication

lol

[In praise of Canz3D, crossfeed for OSX]

great article

thanks for the bump

[HD800? Another rumor?]

If Uncle Erik weren't also adamant about the DT-48 without clearly trying to start some shit up, I'd dismiss the headphone as yet another FOTM and lose interest completely. I'm still half expecting them to sound like sonic feces.

Hopefully I can try the HD800 at the next meet in the DC area, whenever that might be. Read: hopefully Sennheiser will finally start sending them out soon and Dreadhead can make it to the next meet so I can listen to it.

Unkle Erik lays it on thick with a lot of things.

He said in a post that the HD650s w/ Zu Cable // Balanced Beta 22 // Lavry DA10 was heaven. IO owned this combination and I wasn't impressed.

I think the Lavry is shite and Icarium will back me up on that.

Although I have no complaints on the Beta 22.

EDIT: Just realized that some of this may be personal taste. Unkle Erik is prbly a good god-fearing civilian like you and I.

So much for posting on Head-Case drunk.

[What are you listening to Part Two]

Hibernation - Some Things Never Change

[Bryston BDA-1 DAC]

not really.

Thanks, Captain Subjective

[Your recent music purchases]

eMusic Downloads (all electronica)

Parallel Worlds - Obsessive Surrealism

Vibrasphere - Exploring The Tributaries

Vibrasphere - Lime Structure

Vibrasphere - Lungs of Life

nice work on the electronica

EPROM - 64 Bytes Remixes from Addictech

[Bryston BDA-1 DAC]

The person I bought my Bel Canto DAC3 from said he was selling it to get a Bryston BDA-1

...interesting

[Happy Birthday, Duggeh!]

happy b-lated bday!

...an Aries eh? hehe

[What are you EATING right now?]

[What are you EATING right now?]

bee pollen

listening to this:

Nagual Sound Experiment - Hexorcism - Filestube Video Search

@ 3:30 in the morning

[Balancing Act]

Dr Meier told me that the Corda Symphony's pre-amp output are basically equivalent to a direct output from the Symphony's DAC. He said this is because of the use of stepped attenuators.

Does this mean that having stepped attenuators is much better for use in a pre-amp? That it allows for truer reproduction of the signal?

Isn't it true that Ray Samuels B52, Apache, Headamp GS-X, Corda Symphony and a fair number of B22's have stepped attenuators.

It seems like Zana Deux not having them is rare among high-end amps.

..Still wondering if the Balancing act has stepped attenuators.

[Corda Symphony]

What are your opinions on the Corda Symphony?

There's a thread on the other site where its been reported that coaxial input to the DAC causes the signal to drop out. This is caused by the SPDIF receiver chip resetting when new signal is present. (takes a few ms) Optical is fine tho.

And the SPDIF receiver chip was upgraded from the Opera's to alleviate the problems with the Opera's clicking noise when no signal was present.

[Balancing Act]

I wonder if the Balancing Act, or the Zana Deux for that matter, has stepped attenuators.

I've seen those nobs being used for boutique bass and guitar amps with potentiometers.

[Battlestar Galactica]

How many more seasons are left?

[New RSA amp...]

I think it will be priced just under BHSE just like the Pico and Predator prices.

[Battlestar Galactica]

Good midseason finale.

Damn this is a good show.

[Bands/Artists you would love to see in concert for first time?]

Space Tribe

Menog

Psysex

Transdriver

Electric Universe

nystagmus (soon!! :D)

VIBESQUAD, PENDULUM

(sorry getting a little excited for shambhalamusicfestival.com)

John Coltrane

Yusef Lateef

Pharoah Sanders,

any other avant garde tenor greats I'm certainly forgetting

Oscar Peterson Trio

Ray Brown Trio

Wynton Marsalis

Hmmm, I'd also like to see Dispatch, TOOL, Dimmu Borgir,

Haha shit I'd pay to see an undead John Coltrane play sax, if anyone wants to ressurect him.

[Looking for good baritone sax records]

Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker have great synergy as musicians.

They have a very telepathic interplay that employs great care and finesse, while being delightful & surprising.

Gerry Mulligan has an authoritative understanding of theory, while Chet Baker plays by ear, and the way that they play off of each other which makes even the most familiar jazz standards seem exciting & new.

Unfortunately, for the most part their recording quality sucks.

[What are you EATING right now?]

after seeing a recommendation for pesto pasta from Duggeh in the shoutbox.

doin that up

you guys have pretty good taste

[bush impeachment]

I can't believe the american public voted him in twice

oh right,

american democracy is a facade

seriously, isnt it?

Is Obama really special? or another side to the same coin?

Do the american people actually have a say?

[Darth Beyers.]

I followed the link hoping for some entertainment. \

..& from the enthusiastic reviews I would've been tempted to try the deep cup darths,

but I'm done with Beyers after trying to change the sound signature of my DT880's to something that sounded warm and musical, AKA bearable

[Battlestar Galactica]

I'm not 100% up to date, but I'm kind of disappointed that we're not sure yet if Starbuck is a Cylon or not.

Got my hopes up. She'd make a rad cylon.

Now that the Lost season is over Im gonna catch up with BG.