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I wish I could shake the hand of whoever named the hurdy-gurdy. Jan 30, 2019

westermac was last seen:: Feb 16, 2019 at 8:46 PM

1. westermac
  I wish I could shake the hand of whoever named the hurdy-gurdy.
  
  Jan 30, 2019
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  2. spwath
    Interesting fact, they were originaly very large and required 2 people to play, until they were replaced by the church organ.
    
    Jan 30, 2019
    
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2. westermac
  Another interesting NAMM product release: Dynaudio 10in, 3-way DSP monitors... https://bit.ly/2MwN6aL
  
  Jan 26, 2019
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  3. spwath
    Looks like the old krk did too though. Also why do none of these have front mounted controls? My older JBL monitors do...
    
    Jan 26, 2019
  4. westermac
    I think rear facing controls are standard because most studio installations will be set once and left alone
    
    Jan 26, 2019
    
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  5. DigMe
    Yup, the volumes will all be controlled at the board
    
    Jan 26, 2019
3. westermac
  Hey, Neumann makes headphones too now. https://bit.ly/2TaD0Pf
  
  Jan 25, 2019
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  2. Cspirou
    NAMM isn't far from me. Wondering if I should go
    
    Jan 25, 2019
    
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  3. netforce
    I'm going again on Sunday. I'll check it out.
    
    Jan 25, 2019
    
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  4. Azimuth
    Mostly Sennheiser parts probably.
    
    Jan 27, 2019
4. westermac
  Apologies to any office neighbors who aren't fans of NIN. The caffeine has kicked in and I'm really feeling it this morning.
  
  Jan 24, 2019
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5. westermac
  Word of advice: once you've decided to sell something, never listen to it again. If you do, it will sound better than it ever has
  
  Jan 22, 2019
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  3. westermac
    Funny you should say that, the article in question is a LCD-2 pre-fazor (I've owned and sold LCD-2F and LCD-X as well). Every time I am definitely sure HD6x0 is better this LCD-2 hits back with some irrational but entirely convincing argument
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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  4. OldDude04
    I definitely regretted selling my LCD-2 pre-fazor because I listened to it one last time after I sold it before boxing it up. I needed your post about 8 mos ago, lol.
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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  5. E_Schaaf
    I also ended up with an LCD-2 pre-fazor. Mines from Sept 2010, very early with the wood pegs, fabric headband (been replaced), and "audez'e research" something-or-other on the grills. Despite having 3 Code-Xs I still keep my "Old 2s" around. They have some magic I could never put my finger quite on.
    
    Jan 22, 2019
    
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6. westermac
  No sure if this is new or not, but I just bought two $10 albums from bandcamp fully expecting 16/44.1 and both are 24/48. Neat-o.
  
  Jan 17, 2019
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  2. E_Schaaf
    It completely depends on which files were uploaded by the artist. I've used Bandcamp both as a producer and a consumer. I think it'll go up to 24/192 if that's what the artist uploaded.
    
    Jan 17, 2019
    
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  3. pedalhead
    Yep I find these days actually more often than not the downloads are 24bit. As if Bandcamp wasn't awesome enough, a nice bonus.
    
    Jan 17, 2019
    
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  4. Azimuth
    Way cool. Straight from the master. So many pro audio guys do everything in 24/48 or 24/96.
    
    Jan 17, 2019
7. westermac
  Packing with styrofoam peanuts in the winter should be considered an act of terror. A million static bits of frickin styrofoam plague
  
  Jan 15, 2019
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  2. OldDude04
    Styrofoam peanuts are the Debil!
    
    Jan 15, 2019
    
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  3. Jinxy245
    Those things are ecologically disgusting to begin with...it's like insult to injury.
    
    Jan 15, 2019
    
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8. westermac
  Drinking Robitussin whilst listening to Interstellar OST makes me paranoid that I'm making a terrible mistake.
  
  Jan 10, 2019
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  3. Wilson
    It's great when the medicational is recreational. Sometimes, "it's necessary"...
    
    Jan 10, 2019
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    ...Damn yes! I keep a bottle of codeine linctus, strictly for dry coughs that won't allow sleep. That way it last years, but once, I guess I used the wrong spoon size, or something, and fell asleep in a pleasant haze --- understanding better how this stuff actually ruins lives.
    
    Jan 11, 2019
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    But I hate it when people get prudish about stuff that has nice side effects. If it feels nice... enjoy!
    
    Jan 11, 2019
    
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9. westermac
  Branched out to second office location. I thought that a Modi 2U>Magni 3>HD58x setup would keep me happy. But noOOoo that would be too easy.
  
  Jan 9, 2019
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  3. westermac
    Porta Pros are awesome. Need to bring mine to work and give them a fair shot
    
    Jan 9, 2019
    
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  4. westermac
    @Psalmanazar it's the HD58x, I haven't heard the HD598
    
    Jan 9, 2019
  5. GoodEnoughGear
    EQ the PortaPros. It's pretty obvious what they need and they respond very well.
    
    Jan 9, 2019
    
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10. westermac
  Head Cold laughs in the face of my carefully selected audio purchases
  
  Jan 4, 2019
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11. westermac
  I finally treated my system to interconnects that don't suck (Mogami 2549). Yay. Highly recommend proaudiola for solid, no nonsense cables.
  
  Jan 2, 2019
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  3. yotacowboy
    very pleased with proaudiola gotham stuff for xlr-to-xlr ICs.
    
    Jan 2, 2019
    
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  4. zonto
    @yotacowboy What model of the Gotham cable did you pick and why? Did you compare to any Mogami cables?
    
    Jan 2, 2019
  5. yotacowboy
    my xlr-xlr shootout was: Gotham GAC-4/1 (good+), Gotham GAC-2 Ultra Pro (great), Moon Audio Black dragon (kinda meh), Belden 8402 (good at some things), Grimm TPR (good), and Mogami 2534 (meh). What I settled on was: GAC-2 Ultra Pro from Gungnir Multibit to Freya (xlr), GAC-4/1 from Freya to 2-ch amp (rca), 8402 from Freya to ZDTJr (rca).
    
    Jan 3, 2019
    
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12. westermac
  Driving myself nuts trying to compare MCTH w/LPS > HD6XX and Horizon III w/LPS > HD600... They're both pretty killer budget combos.
  
  Jan 1, 2019
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13. westermac
  Merry Christmas to all! I hope you enjoy good company, good food, good music and no work
  
  Dec 25, 2018
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14. westermac
  Little by little, speaker setup is getting dialed in. Taking off my HD600 and hearing (nearly) the same thing in open space is magical.
  
  Dec 19, 2018
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  2. frenchbat
    If you don't get a massive step up going from headphones to speakers, spesker guys will tell you it's a massive failure.
    
    Dec 19, 2018
    
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  3. yotacowboy
    I hate to be that guy, but, if it doesn't play castanets properly, you're fucked either way.
    
    Dec 20, 2018
  4. westermac
    I keep a pair of castanets in my drawer; the only device capable of faithfully reproducing castanets is castanets.
    
    Dec 20, 2018
15. westermac
  Desk reflections are a bitch... no desk is the best desk. Best compromise I've found is to lower desk, raise speakers and tilt desk forward.
  
  Dec 19, 2018
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    @briskly, Thanks: so I can cancel my trip to the patent office, then.
    
    But at lest it did turn out to be a real idea!
    
    edit: Bouncing off the hammock idea. A solid bridge would be needed for the equipment, but how about a strenched-canvas worktop. Should be taught enough for keyboard, etc.
    
    (Now my mouse is demanding a trampoline!)
    
    Dec 19, 2018
  4. Taverius
    @Thad E Ginathom sure, pretty sure I've seen skeletonized desks before. Best make it from a tube frame.
    
    Personally I like having acres of stuff to put all my shit down on till it fossilizes. When I want to sit back and listen to speakers I pull them to the edge of the desk.
    
    Dec 19, 2018
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Me too. What's that geological name for rocks like slate, that form in layers... ah... sedimentary. That's my desk.
    
    I live a sedentary life at my sedimentary desk!
    
    Dec 20, 2018
16. westermac
  JBL L112 + Mannheim Steamroller https://bit.ly/2S2RXlZ
  
  Dec 15, 2018
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17. westermac
  My capacity for listening to Daft Punk directly correlates with the level of caffeine in my bloodstream
  
  Dec 13, 2018
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  2. Deep Funk
    With the exception or "RAM." That albums works sober and when you have something decent to drink. At least a good merlot...
    
    Dec 13, 2018
18. westermac
  Any recommendations for a MacOS music player compatible with ALAC? I've found myself going back to my CD rips and iTunes is the worst.
  
  Dec 5, 2018
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  3. Merrick
    JRiver isn’t bad, but IIRC it’s expensive.
    
    Dec 5, 2018
    
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  4. Cspirou
    Just about anything can play ALAC. I've been using VLC lately, but that's a stopgap.
    
    Dec 5, 2018
  5. gepardcv
    I looked at JRiver a long time ago, but found it slow and hideous (written in Java Swing, I think? definitely wasn't a native app). Don't think it worked with Apple keyboard media keys, either. Deleted it immediately. Maybe it improved since then.
    
    Dec 5, 2018
19. westermac
  5 y/o eats cherry popsicle. 5 y/o finds only light carpet in house and projectile vomits in 360 degrees. 5 y/o feels much better now.
  
  Dec 3, 2018
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  3. atomicbob
    Been there, done that, still have the stained T-shirt. Though that was a long time ago now.
    
    Dec 4, 2018
    
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  4. Skyline
    Just leave the stain and call it abstract art.
    
    Dec 4, 2018
  5. loki993
    Thats funny right there and I feel your pain.
    
    Dec 4, 2018
20. westermac
  Any pipe organ recording recommendations? Used to attend a Presbyterian church with a magnificent organ, I miss that instrument.
  
  Nov 30, 2018
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  3. Wilson
    You might like this guy https://youtu.be/tfAUofSSgC0
    
    Nov 30, 2018
    
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  4. Azteca
    For audio alone
    https://referencerecordings.com/recording/organ-sensation-felix-hell/
    
    Nov 30, 2018
    
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  5. Syzygy
    Heard this awhile ago, was blown away. Usually players rush it a bit, he gives it time to breathe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHNLdHe8uxY
    
    Nov 30, 2018
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[HD600 / HD6XX / PM3] [MCTH+LPS / Magni 3] [Gungnir Multibit]

I love whisky, coffee, headphones, meat, songwriting, Sufjan Stevens, my wife and kids, and Jesus; in reverse order.
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