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post #5176 of 14789
1/28/13 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by MrViolin View Post

Hey guys, how do closed back woodies sound compared to open phones in terms of sound stage? was thinking ath-w1000x. Really easy on the eyes.

 

They look so good!

I always wanted to buy them...

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post #5177 of 14789
1/28/13 at 12:26pm

I thought I was a video game geek, but I've only played a handful of games mentioned in this thread

 

Then again, my game of the year last year was Crusder Kings 2, and probably pretty much nobody played it.

 

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On the topic of video games, I've been really into League of Legends recently.

 

It's a very good game, but I think I'm done-ish.  I love the strategic/tactical aspects of the game, but I have 3 problems with it:

1 - I can't stand when I drag our team down.  It's embarrassing, and my reflexes just can't keep up with young people's.

2 - I can't stand when a team drags me down.  I hate going 7/1/21 and losing....

3 - Hell is other people.  How many people have I seen someone lecture/berate teammates then go 5/11/2?

 

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I was into Final Fantasy more as a teenager, and I sort of lost track of the series after FFX. I've beaten FFIV, FFVI, FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, and FFX. I've played FF, FFII, FFIII, FFV, FFXII, and FFXIII but didn't finish them.

 

Liked 5.  Loved 6. Played 7, but while I liked it, it also didn't make a ton of sense.  Kind of gave up on it after that.

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post #5178 of 14789
1/28/13 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by MuppetFace View Post

 

Actually, in my experience the opposite is true.

 

There's a misconception that IEMs are going to always sound inferior to similarly priced full-sized headphones, and that's just not true. If anything, $200 will get you better sound in the IEM world than with their larger counterparts. As you move up the ranks into summit-fi the gap closes, however. Seems like $1k headphones and IEMs are pretty close in many cases. Like most things in this hobby, it comes down to preference as each form factor has its respective strengths and weaknesses. IEMs do some things better. Headphones others.

 

I appreciate this info, although it complicates my inevitable decision making process.

 

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Personally, I would never want a smart phone as my portable music player. Too much stuff going on, like incoming calls and texts and... really, the less non-music related stuff my music player does the better. But that's just me.

Fair enough.  I'm leaning that way, mostly because i have to carry a smart phone around anyways, due to family stuff.  It's part of the reason I asked for a Samsung GS3 for xmas.  Now I can USB it to a DAC and bob is my uncle.

 

Now I just need a portable DAC.  And better IEMS.  And....

 

/schemes

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post #5179 of 14789
1/28/13 at 2:25pm

Speaking of games, is anyone here going to play Hawken? Here ya go: http://www.playhawken.com/#game-info

I miss big stompy mech action. In fact, one of Bioware's first games was the mech game Shattered Steel. Pretty cool in it's time.

 

As for Descent, I still have the level packs for it. Wish Parallax/Volition would reboot it. A "flying FPS" would appeal to a good many new gamers. "Wingnut" is still a fave game character of mine...

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post #5180 of 14789
1/28/13 at 2:28pm

I thought tribes was flying fps..... /hides

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post #5181 of 14789
1/28/13 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by songmic View Post

 

A rather embarrassing picture of me (then long-haired) with the maestro himself, taken 3 years ago.

 

SK Communications CyImage Uploader

 

You can purchase two live albums of Final Fantasy orchestra music in 24/88.2 hi-rez FLAC here, for only 10 bucks each.

http://store.ffdistantworlds.com/album/distant-worlds-music-from-final-fantasy

http://store.ffdistantworlds.com/album/distant-worlds-ii-more-music-from-final-fantasy

 

If you've beaten 6, 7, 8, and 10, then you've pretty much beaten the best games of the series. :)

thanks man! Nice pic biggrin.gif

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post #5182 of 14789
1/28/13 at 5:15pm
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Originally Posted by 333jeffery View Post

Speaking of games, is anyone here going to play Hawken? Here ya go: http://www.playhawken.com/#game-info

I miss big stompy mech action. In fact, one of Bioware's first games was the mech game Shattered Steel. Pretty cool in it's time.

 

As for Descent, I still have the level packs for it. Wish Parallax/Volition would reboot it. A "flying FPS" would appeal to a good many new gamers. "Wingnut" is still a fave game character of mine...

 

What a coincidence, I've been reading about Hawken yesterday. In fact, I was watching this particularly long "let's play" video:

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post #5183 of 14789
1/28/13 at 5:35pm
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Originally Posted by 333jeffery View Post

Speaking of games, is anyone here going to play Hawken? Here ya go: http://www.playhawken.com/#game-info

I miss big stompy mech action. In fact, one of Bioware's first games was the mech game Shattered Steel. Pretty cool in it's time.

 

As for Descent, I still have the level packs for it. Wish Parallax/Volition would reboot it. A "flying FPS" would appeal to a good many new gamers. "Wingnut" is still a fave game character of mine...

 

ugh!

Descent... how I hated that game.... it made me so nauseous... :-p

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post #5184 of 14789
1/28/13 at 7:06pm

Almost thought I was in a gaming thread eek.gif

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post #5185 of 14789
1/28/13 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by MrViolin View Post

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Originally Posted by songmic View Post

 

A rather embarrassing picture of me (then long-haired) with the maestro himself, taken 3 years ago.

 

SK Communications CyImage Uploader

 

You can purchase two live albums of Final Fantasy orchestra music in 24/88.2 hi-rez FLAC here, for only 10 bucks each.

http://store.ffdistantworlds.com/album/distant-worlds-music-from-final-fantasy

http://store.ffdistantworlds.com/album/distant-worlds-ii-more-music-from-final-fantasy

 

If you've beaten 6, 7, 8, and 10, then you've pretty much beaten the best games of the series. :)

thanks man! Nice pic biggrin.gif

 

I agree...nice pic. You look laid back and would be right at home in L.A. (Los Angeles)!

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post #5186 of 14789
1/28/13 at 9:40pm

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Edited by olor1n - 1/28/13 at 10:14pm
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post #5187 of 14789
1/28/13 at 10:11pm

Anyone ever play Chromehounds online? Still the pinnacle of online multiplayer for me.

 

Insane customisation, incredible variety of maps and environments, perfect blend of deep strategy and required skill to execute and an entrenched and dedicated community vying for notoriety.

 

edit: turn the sound down. Cursing in the first 10 seconds.

 


Edited by olor1n - 1/28/13 at 10:20pm
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post #5188 of 14789
1/28/13 at 11:32pm

Well. Ive done it. Head fi has driven me insane..............

I bought a top tier Universal..............Without trying it......... 

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post #5189 of 14789
1/28/13 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by veyrongatti View Post

Well. Ive done it. Head fi has driven me insane..............

I bought a top tier Universal..............Without trying it......... 

 

Welcome to the crazy house.

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post #5190 of 14789
1/29/13 at 12:07am
Could be worse, you don't want to know how much I paid for my Sony EX700 and XBA4. The former is almost disintegrated, and the latter lost me $200 as they lowered the price and not many people want wacky sounding iem's. EX700's are pretty special though, XBA4 is more blessed than special, but still unique I guess. Neither were strictly wise decisions IMO.
Edited by drez - 1/29/13 at 12:09am
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