Lyander

No guarantees I'll have toes left after if I do haha

Portable battery and portable self-defense device. Pretty good combo for the price.

The buzz word is "tactical" I believe.

Please stay safe!

Update: my area fared really well. Hardly anything other than heavy rains battering some plants and making massive pools of insect breeding ground. Can't say the same for others.

I'm glad that you are ok. Sympathy to those who are nor. I saw some horrible pictures.

"Been singing more lately ... ... ... going full volume"

So that's what it is!

Note to self: move further west.

;)

Could almost pass as a joke. Just about barely :D

You are *so* kind!

;) ;) ;)

Forgot: @Deep Funk prose that eloquently and succinctly conveys idea is indeed no different from poetry. Thing is, nuances in bourbon and beer are different; the more delicate notes are obfuscated in the distillation so greater risk of glossing over.

It was simple disagreement, but presented in a kind of over-the-top way, because of the fear and mistrust caused by HF and the like. That's understandable, though it doesn't excuse any genuine rudeness. And it should, at least, have been balanced with a *mountain* of gratitude.

Language is a virus.

@Cryptowolf Thanks. I think I should have thought to really inundate them with silica gel packs but I was panicking the first time this happened. Just incredulous and miffed now. At least the current pair has a nicer voicing. Sigh, I should buy a carton of the stuff.

If you have to send them in again, I hope they cut you a break on price.

I was given a year's warranty upon pickup but just sending them there will be another $100 or more now. Not even sure if this'll qualify for warranty service at this point, I'm just ashamed.

I'm afraid they're equally weird and discomforting on headphones.

Haha, must have just somehow gotten used to them on the latter over the last few years I guess. That said it's been a long while since i listened to the stereo Revolver mix so that could well just be my sanity kicking in!

They didn't really have a pan console to blend between L-R. So all you got was one track L, Mono, or R. Mixing stereo became a new thing and an pan-pot had to be invented. Jimi Hendix did it too for fun blending and panning on Axis and Electric Ladyland. And Brian Wilson hated stereo at first.

They had... a certain timbre.

In the same way one could always tell the light from the TV, shining out through the window, one also always knew that the sound came from one too.

They did indeed, and seemed to sound best stationed 6ft off the floor with a wall right behind. Not sure why but that was always the case. Might have been a measure against flooding.

Notable shaking that scared the bejeebus out of family but other than that, nothing major. They're growing more frequent lately.

Still, house is old as heck so looking at a fairly steep bill to keep things up to code I guess. She's lasted a few major shakes but a properly massive earthquake would be trouble as expected.

@Senorx12562 how big does a landmass have to be before it goes from being an island to... a massive-er landmass? And to be fair I'm a social recluse on the best of days so it oughtn't be THAT surprising :P

You know I love you right?

Likewise K, my sense of humor is just sometimes denser than sedimentary rocks haha

(Test with a cable you don't care about first?)

Hah, it's on the list of things to do. I don't have other cables with preform at the moment but I'm reasonably comfortable working with things like this. I'll just make sure to play it conservatively

I've had reasonable success using a hair dryer to relax the curve of the hook on PWaudio cables.

This is mostly going back to early reports of how there was a bit of measured variance in FR. Could just be that my ears have changed since, but regardless of cause I'm enjoying these a heck of a lot more than any other Solaris pair I've gotten ears on to date.

Awesome iems!

@rhythmdevils I got to try the 2020 version back to back and have to agree that while the smaller chassis is appreciated, the voicing isn't as much my cuppa tea haha. Also tried the IER-Z1R for like two minutes and it was likewise pain.

Do you like it? The "I don't think it bites" has me curious. I like the look of it red led and separate psu

I like it. Apparently the separate concussion brick has a decent toroidal trafo in it and that could explain the eerie blackground. Sonic images pop out of the abyss, and it doesn't sound constrained like other super "clean" amps. Bass hits like a baseball bat. Not warmpoo. Some treble pain, but I'm wondering whether that's the Modi 3+ tizz exacerbated. The fact that it slams this much out of M3+ is kinda wild.

Main gripes besides treble pain are the headstage. Comparable lateral extension to the Magni 3+ but the front to back layering is poor. Very in-nasal-cavity forwardness. I'm out of practise critical listening I think but this isn't bad. Gross resolution is more than acceptable but I'm just casually listening. Good pot, can get usable range on HP-3 but not much play.

If nothing else it was a bit of a let down after personal hype train and I found the Focal Clear MG far more my speed out of the same device (moreso than the Clear Pro, aka reskinned original), and moreso even than the trusty HP-3s. Looked into the spec of the M17 and now I'm definitely wanting to get ears on the ZMF again with a proper upstream chain.

Atrium is very amp-picky so you'll definitely get better results out of a better amp. It also benefits from moar power; some impressions I've seen I think are due to the amp lacking a little juice

I'm almost tempted to forget about hearing it with better gear because I'm actually content with what I have at the moment but I DO know at least one dude who makes killer 2ch amps that he might yet convert to HP usage...

At least they're being polite about the waiting by asking nicely?

We watched this recently and Minchin really impressed us. He has great vocal control.

I hadn't seen the 2012 before, only the 2000 recording I think (and this was a long time ago); suffice to say it was a pleasant surprise. Talk about hype. Minchin's voice punches hard.

His latest album is music for my soul.

@Cellist88 there's actually a lot to say about how that is a poor perspective primarily for how these are well-funded and painstakingly designed to hit people where it hurts and leech money without regard for well-being. Not so much stupid as it is weak, as is the case in any other addiction, and while sad does deserve some sympathy and help.

I mean it’s worse than slots lol. You don’t have any chance to make any money back. It’s just a bad investment and the gameplay isn’t even that great as you say

@Cellist88 Definitely, and it's even worse with that whole cruddy crypto gambling thing where you don't even have the safety nets of signing up for voluntary exclusion. A lot of the modern "gaming" space is just predatory in an inhuman way, I'm glad for small studios making art pieces.

That's funny, you don't look bluish ... (points for knowing where that's from.)

@atomicbob was familiar but can't for the life of me figure it out! Sad haha.

@Deep Funk Only Potential Unlock sadly :P

@Thad E Ginathom better than nothing! Also, was properly surprised by myself in the mirror the day after cuz the colour's still settling in. Good times

Yellow Submarine

What bites is that I thought we could have at least still been friends since we got along really well, but nah.

Ahh... shame. Heart problems here too. Teenage reactions at 70? Heart jumping, tummy fluttering!
I'm married. She's 20 years younger. But we are friends and will continue to be so. Even though it has cost me a mighty effort of self-discipline!

I'd say that's to your credit, @Thad E Ginathom. No one can escape ageing, but that doesn't mean growing up, growing more callous, is likewise mandatory.

Some universities offer 6 month lab rotation programs so that a phd student can check out different research groups. But in most cases its hard to gauge the fit. This is especially true for international students. Its easy to feel trapped if your student status also determines if you can stay in the country.

I had an advisor that kept directing me towards screening classes. After a few quarters I figured out she did not have my best interests in mind. Found an advisor that was an old navy guy. My education and performance in classes took an immediate change for the better.

@Lyander We have investigated ourselves and found that we did nothing wrong