Lyander

India seems to be doing pretty well, so far. Just hoping it is not massive under-reporting with sufferers and even deaths being in denial and not reporting, whilst infecting many others, the while.

Feeling a wee bit scared, though, that it doesn't all blow up in our faces.

@Taverius, Might be wrong, because "On the internet nobody knows you are an Italian." But feeling for you, as I think you are the only Italian I currently know. It must be very scary there.

@Lyander, I think that lockdown, quarantine, incomer exclusion, is all good action. Compare UK! :-(

Nah, it's the local Carrefour 500m down the hill xD

Oh damnation it was "take a tenth", not "leave a tenth". Crapola.

Haha, never too silly to learn something, especially if it's something you thought you knew! Got a genuine chuckle out of me, haha.

Stay safe!

@Riotvan plan to, man! You and yours too :)

Horrible puns aside, state in lockdown has things feeling very weird. I'm already a massive homebody introvert but this just makes life creepy.

Have you seen the monkeys?
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-03-13---hundreds-of-monkeys--vigorous-fighting-%E2%80%A6--because-of-corona--.r1ds3puHU.html

@m17xr2b okay that's even more jarring. Talk about unexpected consequences

The books are epistolary novels (new word for me) and actually have post cards and letters in envelopes on the inside! That's part of what I love about these, haha. Very much an immersive experience.

I've not been able to read for fun in years it feels like. Small respite this may be, but it helps.

"epistolary ... (new word for me)"

You are ahead of me. I haven't looked it up yet!

OK. I went from there to google. Got it now :)

On SW for HPs, BK worsens the sub-bass extension for Dynamics and it makes Planars take a dark tone.

I wanted to keep my thoughts reserved for now but yep, I preferred the SW comp by a country mile on HD600 and HE4XX— BK was mushy and overly polite in comparison, made me reconsider the target for flat place couplers here haha.

I can imagine. I was once helping a friend EQ his speakers and, we tried to mimic the BK curve and we liked the result. So I am inclined to think it works really well for full-range, neutral sounding speakers.

@ChaChaRealSmooth you're the SBAF Gearmaster, not the BDSM Geartester!

But really that's what that stiff arm strap thingy's for isn't it?

Y not both?

It is what that's for. Sadly, despite my Korean heritage I'm terrible with a bow.

Hahaha, fair point. Just don't get the loaner parcels confused :P

Oh yeah, I'd actually forgotten that loads of famous pros are Korean. I'm only just now taking an interest in archery again so I've got catching up to do info-wise. As for me, I need a shortbow cuz being 5'3" is a massive pain lol.

Recommend the HE-500 with a few mods or (more like AND), though ultra rare, a modded HE-4. The former fills me with
romanticism and dreamyness from head to toe. Excellent extension to both sides, the only headphone that give me mids
like a HD 650, just a bit different, more dreamy, seductive. Overall much better bass.

The HE-4 is fast and agile like a cheetah, very airy and instantaneous. There's no planar like it. Actually I don't know about any other headphone like it. Evan Schaaf mentioned it being like a planar ATH-ADX5000.

I recently got to try the ADX5000 and though I was impressed with its technicalities the tonality was very fatiguing haha. Definitely curious to try an HE4 though! The HE500 I've heard about a lot.

To be honest, not sure about going all in with planars, I'm pretty content with dynamics for now (and building a dedicated system for them...), but if funds allow in the future it'll be a fun project! :)

@Hrodulf I hesitate to admit that I laughed at that.

But yeah, seems like a proper aesthetic upgrade in exchange of... actual acoustics? IDK, seems like the dude's planning on making more because interest has been expressed. Might be fun for owners to buy a set on a lark if it isn't too expensive.

https://media.giphy.com/media/s239QJIh56sRW/giphy.gif

@fraggler https://giphy.com/gifs/just-because-ghOR9F5KBO5163uuj2

I imagine it's growing to be a popular foodstuff because of the novel presentation and taste, haha. Yeah the place I was referring to opened up mid-2016 but seems to have been gone for around a year at this point? The consuming masses are indeed fickle.

I'm just irked that I didn't get to go there again, gah.

If one of the okonomiyaki places in LA is called Chibo then that's the place I'm currently mourning, haha. They do weird mixes well, and oddly enough their gyoza is probably my fave item on their menu.

Kinda like how Dairy Queen is supposed to have great fries in the US? They don't sell fries on my end but a friend in IL swears by them.

Its a chain called Chinchikurin, and I realize after looking at heir site they 3 locations In LA with big Japanese populations. Or least where people gather for Japanese touristy stuff.

The old USA HQ for Toyota, and current Honda HQ was/is close to work so at least I have no shortage of good Japanese cuisine here.

I'm actually laughing but also remarkably pissed that this happened to a loan from a friend of all things. Bugger this poop.

Forgot to hit send whoops. Yeah the third party ones made things even more warmbutt in the lower mids, very thick sound that reminded me of AQ headphones. Mushy.

Preferences though, owner of the cable preferred the Klipsches with his. Shrug.

Agree that cables make a small difference in most cases... Different measurements and properties on cables imply it ... But spot on with $200 USB on $120 DAC analogy

@fp627 this was the iFi Mercury cable, which the people in-shop said was perfect for the Zen DAC. I... might just stick with whatever comes with the box if/when I get one TBH. Audio upgrades are a pretty low priority for now and I'm spending on repairs for... other audio gear.

Haha, I made the mistake of trying for levity with a Lion King meme. Probably bowing out for now to keep SNR relatively high there.

Jexby FTW

Hahaha, panicked slightly when I saw his post cuz I was part of the dumpster fire, but yay for the new thread indeed— DYNAMIC RANGE IN MUSIC IS OVERRATED :P

I just finished "looking around" online, seems to be the case. Other places here selling nice N95s for just under $30/ea which is pretty painful (relatively speaking). Lessons learned from SARS et al I guess, I'm old enough to have been part of that scare too.

By most accounts I've read the N95s can be useful, but washing your hands is still a more effective deterrent. They're not selling out of soap anytime soon.

Ever since the 2003 SARS scare I've been an annoyingly thorough hand-washer so no worries on that front, haha. Still, doesn't hurt to have an extra layer of insulation against the elements— if not coronaviruses both novel and known then against general pollution, which is far from scarce here.

@Thad E Ginathom the instruments would all look the same to me too probably if I wasn’t a musician who has an interest and has spent plenty of time in both Korea and China! Also, even Chinese people are bad at telling Koreans and Chinese apart so don’t feel bad.

@DigMe, Do you play those sort of instruments? Wow. And wow even if you don't: All musical ability impresses me!

I could tell the Japanese people from the Chinese people in a London crowd. But only after a decade of working for a Japanese company there. Chinese from other-Chinese: no clue.

Now I live in a diverse country where the native-born are highly skilled at taking each in at a glance.

Nah, I don’t play those but I’ve observed them closely and have friends that play erhu and guzheng. I play guitar, bass and harmonica mainly

Must be H3 dominant

Another WW2 era tube reference that's actually a very good introduction: https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Rider/BOOKS/Inside-the-Vacuum-Tube-Rider-1945.pdf

@frenchbat the whining noise or the presentation? :P

@ogodei looks cool! Downloaded and will read in my spare time. So long as it's not too complicated I might actually enjoy it, haha.

Our goal is similar, hence my current traveling to see friends. Decided to take action instead of talking about it.

Appreciate the concern! All well on my end, hardly anything a few hours after the initial flurry. Rain kinda helped in that regard. Other places not as fortunate, but there are good people outside in areas more affected handing out masks for free.

I'm not taking the calm now for granted, no worries. Taking whatever precautions we can short of another earthquake, but I appreciate the concern :)

Cyclone? 40 miles is much too close for comfort.

Hold tight!

edit; Oh, I just scrolled down. Volcanoes this time! Ye Gods!

About par for course for the area I guess? And shit, honestly tear gas seems almost worse considering it's people being actively horrific to one another versus the planet just popping a zit. The brush fires are terrifying too.

All the best man, safety to you and yours.

Too close, too close. Stay alert and be safe.

Thanks Bob, regards sincerely appreciated.

Coincidentally: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649581477-vintage-rare-jvc-ql-y55f-quartz-direct-drive-turntable-s-arm-ortofon-m20e-super-look/

LOL, no it isn't the same as the Y55F - ignore me, I should've checked properly first. Might still be ok for $80 though.

Thanks, guys! Eh, I'm still on the fence about the table but it's something I've been wanting to get for a while— the not-bad price only adds to the want haha. I'm just operating on hearsay that it'll sound nicer than most modern entry level sets *shrug*