[DigitalFreak]

 
Now that's a gorgeous watch. The only thing I'd change is swap out the leather band for a stainless steel band. That watch would be mine if only it didn't cost freaking $5650.00 bones!!!!
 
Did I mention I finally got tired of shopping for watches and decided on a cheapo Caravelle watch by Bulova for 90 bones. Why can't a Johnny Lunch Pail like myself find a nice quality watch for under 400 bones that doesn't look like it was made of tin and styled by someone on crack. Seriously, a guy shouldn't have to pay the price tag of a small used car for a nicely styled mans watch with quality workmanship behind it.

 

[warrenpchi]

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I don't get it. 

 
Originally Posted by DigitalFreak /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I've had my iPod Classic forever and carried it around everywhere I went. Having it's HD begin to fail and having to trade it in was like losing an old friend
 
Originally Posted by veyrongatti /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Apple has this program that lets you bring in old ipods and trade them in for something new....

 
Oh I see...

  Just couldn't see the increase/change in functionality there.  Don't think of it as a new friend, think of it as reincarnation!

 

[tomscy2000]

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Now that's a gorgeous watch. The only thing I'd change is swap out the leather band for a stainless steel band. That watch would be mine if only it didn't cost freaking $5650.00 bones!!!!
 
Did I mention I finally got tired of shopping for watches and decided on a cheapo Caravelle watch by Bulova for 90 bones. Why can't a Johnny Lunch Pail like myself find a nice quality watch for under 400 bones that doesn't look like it was made of tin and styled by someone on crack. Seriously, a guy shouldn't have to pay the price tag of a small used car for a nicely styled mans watch with quality workmanship behind it.

 
U-Boat makes cool-looking watches, but they're massive (usually at least 44mm and more like 46 or 48mm), and they don't exactly conform to haute horlogerie; they pretty much use off the shelf ETA movements, which is not worth it when it's >$5000 IMHO.
 
If you'd like an affordable mechanical watch, I recommend Japanese. Orient makes great quality mechanical watches that are done in-house, and the trusty Seiko 5 is always a great choice. There are some dark horse candidates from New Zealand in the form of Magrette, which uses nice Miyota (Citizen) movements or an US company that makes their watches in Switzerland called Xetum.

 

[a_recording]

I was listening to this podcast episode today: 
 
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/12/chris_anderson_2.html
 
And I was just thinking. Why don't we as a community build an open source headphone? Start by gathering up T50RP drivers and then bolting them into some new enclosure we rapid prototype with makerbots and the like, then go from there...
 
Or something like that.

 

[kiteki]

Now I sort of wish I wasn't a regular on this thread because then I could believe that this thread is just one person. I love crazy conspiracy theories like "what's the point of this thread? They don't talk about anything. It must be all one person, crazily sitting in their room perpetuating the thread with various different accounts." Of course this could be still true and I'm just an idiotic bystander contributing to a thread that is essentially a conversation between me and Romy's various personalities.

Or maybe I'm just another personality and I'm writing this post to trick skeptics o.0

 
well somehow bcasey4raptor and other banned members didn't manage to sign up again afaik.
 
Then again, the ones which were banned and did manage to sign up again, go unnoticed.
 
SO it's like asking "how many criminals are there in the world?" and then counting how many are convicted, well what about all the crime which goes unnoticed?  Scary thought.
 
I know in some countries it's illegal for newspapers to report certain crimes.

 

[mutabor]

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Now I sort of wish I wasn't a regular on this thread because then I could believe that this thread is just one person. I love crazy conspiracy theories like "what's the point of this thread? They don't talk about anything. It must be all one person, crazily sitting in their room perpetuating the thread with various different accounts." Of course this could be still true and I'm just an idiotic bystander contributing to a thread that is essentially a conversation between me and Romy's various personalities.
Or maybe I'm just another personality and I'm writing this post to trick skeptics o.0

 
Wow. That was so smart of Romy to invent a complete antagonist to her views like Mutabor. I'm impressed!

 

[mosshorn]

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I was listening to this podcast episode today: 
 
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/12/chris_anderson_2.html
 
And I was just thinking. Why don't we as a community build an open source headphone? Start by gathering up T50RP drivers and then bolting them into some new enclosure we rapid prototype with makerbots and the like, then go from there...
 
Or something like that.

 
I like this idea. The only problem I see with that is our tastes in headphones are as widespread as the sea, and for many of us, devotion to that is just as deep. Although I would LOVE to brainstorm on this, it would be harder the more users we got on it. 
 
But hey, if we can figure something out, I'm game

 

[a_recording]

Ahh, but sound signatures are what we could consider a 'fork'. The thing is that making a universal headband assembly, mounting baffle for the driver, and then just making different types of earcups for different signatures would already be pretty wonderful.

 

[kiteki]

Hey A_rec, already selling your Logitech UE6000000? =/
 
I noted ericp10 returned his the next day, but he's raving about the new JVC FXZ IEM's...
 
I know you're a fan of JVC IEM's, but I get the feeling most people here think "well it's just a... special edition FXT-90..." myself included sorta.

 

[AcousticDreams]

I like this idea. The only problem I see with that is our tastes in headphones are as widespread as the sea, and for many of us, devotion to that is just as deep. Although I would LOVE to brainstorm on this, it would be harder the more users we got on it. But hey, if we can figure something out, I'm game.

I basically see it as a good idea, but before anyone even in the position would be to develop something, it would be necessary to discuss some basic questions. There are lots of good HP's out there and it makes no sense to reinvent the wheel. So it should be something really challenging.

 

[a_recording]

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Hey A_rec, already selling your Logitech UE6000000? =/
 
I noted ericp10 returned his the next day, but he's raving about the new JVC FXZ IEM's...
 
I know you're a fan of JVC IEM's, but I get the feeling most people here think "well it's just a... special edition FXT-90..." myself included sorta.

 
Yeah kiteki; I like the UE6000 but I don't have that many ears. Otherwise I'd love to keep them because they look so awesome and sound pretty awesome too.
 
I like the FXD80 but I still feel a bit mixed about the new series, since they seem so large as to be impractical. I really wished they made an FXD80 that was a bit more neutral and also properly channel matched etc.
 
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I basically see it as a good idea, but before anyone even in the position would be to develop something, it would be necessary to discuss some basic questions. There are lots of good HP's out there and it makes no sense to reinvent the wheel. So it should be something really challenging.

 
I think it makes sense in terms of making a headphone with community input and complete transparency in design as opposed to the marketing brouhaha that goes along with a lot of this stuff. I think it might teach us as a community a lot in terms of what is actually relavent and meaningful when it comes to headphone design, and also produce a really good value headphone in the process. 
 
There are a lot of good headphones but if the modding community is so keen to transform the T50RP into a serious top tier contender, why not go the whole way and make it from the driver up?

 

[Magick Man]

Now that's a gorgeous watch. The only thing I'd change is swap out the leather band for a stainless steel band. That watch would be mine if only it didn't cost freaking $5650.00 bones!!!!

Actually more like ~$4100 ($4k+SH), I can hook you up with my watch guy in Belgium.

 

[kiteki]

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I really wished they made an FXD80 that was a bit more neutral and also properly channel matched etc.

 
x2 I love it as an IEM but the frequency balance makes it more of a novelty I only use for movies and psytrance every now and then.
 
 
In other news...
 

 
=(

 

[jgray91]

@jgray91

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I was listening to this podcast episode today: 

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/12/chris_anderson_2.html

And I was just thinking. Why don't we as a community build an open source headphone? Start by gathering up T50RP drivers and then bolting them into some new enclosure we rapid prototype with makerbots and the like, then go from there...

Or something like that.

That's quite interesting. And as suggested make it modular; where it's easy to swap the driver out of different cups, with the same headband construction. Would fully support whoever does this, tbh.

well somehow [COLOR=FF0000]bcasey4raptor[/COLOR] and other banned members didn't manage to sign up again afaik.

Then again, the ones which were banned and did manage to sign up again, go unnoticed.

SO it's like asking "how many criminals are there in the world?" and then counting how many are convicted, well what about all the crime which goes unnoticed?  Scary thought.

I know in some countries it's illegal for newspapers to report certain crimes.

IDK, for someone like bcasey, he did go on in multiple times under different names. I think that's not allowed here?

Hey A_rec, already selling your Logitech UE6000000? =/

I noted ericp10 returned his the next day, but he's raving about the new JVC FXZ IEM's...

I know you're a fan of JVC IEM's, but I get the feeling most people here think "well it's just a... special edition FXT-90..." myself included sorta.

Yeah kiteki; I like the UE6000 but I don't have that many ears. Otherwise I'd love to keep them because they look so awesome and sound pretty awesome too.

I like the FXD80 but I still feel a bit mixed about the new series, since they seem so large as to be impractical. I really wished they made an FXD80 that was a bit more neutral and also properly channel matched etc.

Hmm that's something I wanted to ask both of you: FXD80 or 70? I'm feeling spend-ish because of my b-day, and I'm thinking of getting either one with the FXZ100. I just heard that the FXD80 is just too far out from what I'd allow to deviate from my preferred sound signature. But then if I'm going to use it like I plan to; that is as a gymphone; then bassy is quite okay too I guess since I'd only play upbeat, energetic songs with it. Suggestions and advice? Also, I'd asked Dsnuts and/or ericp, but the former is a notorious hypetrain master, and the latter seems a bit busy (I'll assume that out of good faith).

 

[warrenpchi]

Just in case anyone here has been wanting a VAMP (and doesn't follow the deals thread closely), Amazon now has it for $199.00.
 
http://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-VAMP-Headphone-Amplifier-Battery/dp/B008801ZFS/