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dad would like to get a pair of headphones. his office has gotten very noisy so he would like something closed but for him comfort is the top priority. sound quality doesnt even matter. this is what im thinking. Denon USA | AH-D1001 budget is roughly $150 shipped. nothing over. basically looking for a closed can that is super light weight and ultra comfortable. i dont know much about closed headphones so suggestions are welcome. will certainly not be using the headphones with an amp no matter how small as he is a desktop real estate freak. source will be a thinkpad laptop so a cable stock terminated to a mini plug would be a plus. also, he will be using it in his office so cant be full sized cans like hd650s. thanks, cj.

id like to put in a vote for thanatos. or xanatos. both are names for the same god but xanatos just sounds cooler. thanatos seems nicer given what it stands for.

i got an exam at 9am on friday in boca. cant do it. sorry brent.

happy birthday alex.

screw headphones. speakers are moar bettah i think the first route sounds better...might get annoying to keep having to turn off speakers ever hour. what if someone is in the middle of a song. obviously, im sure things would be flexible with the crowd in attendance but i still cant imagine things being all that smooth with the on/off scheme. that said, you are the meet master. do what you think is best. carl said he would bring an amp for the fonkens. with zu in attendance, im not sure if anyone besides dom would care to listen to the fonkens. could i borrow anyone's source for the meet or perhaps share it? ps. fonkens + a top flight power amp in the accuphase...hmm...wonder what that would sound like.

their stuff costs too much for my pocket but i certainly wouldnt mind hearing some zu speakers. never heard them.

matt rocking the beard again. looks like a fun time.

The Octagon perhaps not so much speaker porn. well it is. excellent story as well though. ps. whats going on with extra pages showing up but not actually being there?

just saw this on diyaudio. not sure its up vicki's alley but looks cool. made from pvc piping.

holy shit thats awesome. great for offices.

happy birthday dinny.

if you are going to build a pair of floorstanders then go for a pair of bib's (if you want to go cheap) or a big ass complex horn (curvy chang or dallas 2 etc but that will cost a lot more money).

hmm...an array of enabled 127e's... thanks for the link colin. reading starts.

pardon my ignorance in the matter, but besides efficiency gain what are arrays of speakers good for? wouldnt it be better to just have 1 "good" driver vs 15 "not so good" drivers? or perhaps how would 15 of those "good" drivers differ from using just 1 of them?

how the hell do you get your wiring so neat inspiring work as always nate.

happy birthday sir.

i didnt get the joke either. now i do. ha ha.

where are the monoblocks? am i missing part of the picture or part of the joke?

those look fantastic dusty

SACThailand came across them while researching the gm70 tube. some of the amps look very well done.

fonken vs metronome shootout can certainly be arranged anytime after dec 9th as long as you have time. if i can make it to mikes meet i can bring them with me. you can just take them with you and i can come by after the 9th or sometime to have a little mini meet and take them with me after we decide which speaker wins i wish i had some time these days to do the casework on the decware amp. the only things that remains are the panel mounted components. i still need to order the volume knob, speaker posts and rca sockets. hopefully i get some time over the next few days to finish that so i can have it at the meet. if you can, please bring that little 10watt amp you had with the metronomes when i came over. the decware doesnt have enough grunt in stereo to power both fonkens. in mono it sounds excellent.

oddly enough i agree with dan on this one. the classes ive had to teach, have mostly been largish undergraduate classes (~130 students) and only 3 grad courses (~10 students). the grad courses people just came to class without any issue or requirement for attendance. complete nightmare with the undergrads. people who were there to cause trouble only distracted the students who actually wanted to be there. it was better to have them just stay at home. 86% of the students who attended got a B or higher. 13% of those who didnt got a B or higher. take that however you like. personally, id rather have students who care to learn in my class.

i have an exam on that friday that i am trying to get out of and you cant miss class. wtf man, wtf?

vicki stands made out of plywood, same as mine can be made for ~$35-$40. only bad part is you cant change the height. if its something you would like to do just let me know what height stands you would like and i can ask the guys who did my speakers to do the stands.

woo is always nice to look at. and listen to.