Biodegraded

Hey thanks for the shoutout. Doing ok here. Lost power for a bit under 24 hours, but now have half power back. Yes that’s a thing apparently (I had no idea). No water pump which sucks, but at least we have heat and some lights. Many others way worse than us.

Tomorrow is another day!

Yep, it was. No noise complaints - will have to try louder next time - and tonight, Rolling Stones Hot Rocks at lower volume for WAF.

Talking Heads FTW!

...ride an old Yamaha motorbike, I'll make sure the seat is secured to the frame by more than just my arse.

suspended driver acting as an isolation pad. Very cute, or simply skimping out on costs.

well-rounded midrange with some top-end emphasis and extension?

And a fat bottom end!

And plasticy timbre.

1975 Reflector. Not familiar with the "weird Russian timbre"; maybe sounds a little off in some indefinable way in the mids, or maybe it's just the contrast (more extension at both ends) vs the previous Heerlen A-frame making me think that.

Yeah, that indefinable off-ness in the mids. I thought some Fotons I tried had a lot of this.

I have been using the 6N23P (non EV) Reflektor for a good while in the SFD-2 and it's quite impressive. I think the upper mid can be a bit hot and upfront (just very slight) but the rest of the sound is excellent. Very linear from top to bottom and quite airy.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/ele/d/vancouver-cool-vintage-omni-directional/7519629233.html

This is fun. Sometimes I like to play other music mind games like 'is it possible to make extremely quiet harsh noise music?'

The "2 minutes to late night" covers made me appreciate songs in new ways. "Dead Man's Party" was done in such a tasteful way.

"May God comfort you; and you know no more sorrow."

@ColdsnapBry good to hear it's declined - when I was in Wgtn March-April it was crazy and many people I know caught it (including my father in the rest home, although he was almost symptom-free and his +ve test surprised everyone). It'd be annoying to have avoided it for 2 years over here only to catch it in what used to be one of the safest places on the planet.

@Biodegraded Yea March-Apr was when everyone was getting it. Crazy how fast it still spreads as Wellington has a well abve 80% vaccination rate and we all were wearing masks. I still wear my medical mask everywhere I go and most people are.

I think it might have been yesterday!

ha ha, nice one. fooled me for a sec.

Looks like it sucks...

Looks like a reasonable price. It was probably $8-HUNDRED new!

I was thinking "recording console." lol

I thought "gaming" console... until I decided to take a look.

In my youth we called these things radiograms. I don't know, but it was probably a brand name that became generic.

As did we in Brit-influenced NZ (contraction of radio-gramophone). My impression is that the 'console table' is/was a more common furniture item (or name for that item) in North America, leading to its wider adoption for cabinet + electronics here.

Good, I know you have wanted to see your brother.

@crenca Father too - he went into care in January so there's the house to sell, etc. Border finally opened to all overseas NZ citizens earlier this month, so first opportunity for 2 years.

Yikes! Stay safe!!

38 x 21 x 18 cm (14,000 cm^3) box for a 5 x 3.5 x 1 cm (18 cm^3) battery.

but be honest, you saw that box hoping they accidentally sent you some extra shit, right?

I once received an SDHC card in a box like that.

Thanks, but I'd probably just kill that too. 430 was only bought to see if the driver could go into the 250 (same specs, but physically different). So I think I'll cut my losses at this point.

I recently picked up k4star's HD 250 Linear. Not sure if the sound signature is right for me. If not, you can have first dibs if you'd like.

Thanks for the offer. Likely to be more than I'd want to pay though - like my sig says, I'm cheap.

That serial is now registered as stolen. Sure, you can sand the headstock and refinish with a different serial, however it is a Gibson Custom. It has an RFID in the neck joint.

Yeah, but would you ever want to play it again? Haha

"masked suspect" ...

Made for headphones.

I thought I removed only the URL referrer, but I guess I also killed the "magic wand" info. But yeah, you get the idea :P

only if she adds shot glasses.

Late to this - he actually died December 21 but I only saw the news last night. Obit on the Koss site: https://koss.com/blogs/stories/passing-of-john-c-koss

Oh wow.. he left a great legacy in the audio world.

My hope is whoever buys them never actually listens to them. It will prolong their enjoyment.

When does Princess Leah kill Jaba with the headphone cable?

I see she had to re-do her hairstyle to be able to wear them. IEMs might have worked better for her.