After being out of the hobby for a while, I finally caved in and bought a pair of these from A2A (my first headphone-related purchase in a couple of years).   I'll consider it a little present to myself after a good 2012.   I've been eyeballing the ATH-W1000Xs for the last six months but the...

You might also be interested in Saturnus, although they have a mixture of clean (mostly spoken) and growled vocals.

I'm guilty. I often become obsessed with a new song and play it repeatedly over the course of a few days. Right now, it's Riverside's Acronym Love. The sad thing is, I usually end up overplaying the song and don't end up listening to it for months afterwards.

tisbob and MomijiTMO, thanks for the PMs. I'm definitely interested, though it looks like I'll probably be over in NZ early in July. For a venue, I suggest looking at schools or unis, which usually have rooms available for a reasonable rate. I'll be able to bring: RWA Isabellina (USB) DAC...

MomijiTMO, nice review of the AD2000s. They're a pair of phones that I've been interested in listening to for a long time and, from what I've read, sound perfect for my tastes. Would you consider letting me have a listen to your pair some time? Our music tastes also seem to be pretty similar.

A commercial product that works the same way was presented on an Australian TV show, the "Record Revirginizer".

G'day, Bunyip. I recently joined SNA and have found a lot of useful information there. Welcome to Head-Fi!

Quote: Originally Posted by kefx Hi everyone, I decided to sell my RP010se, because I decided to trade in Isabellina and buy Isabella, so I can also enjoy speaker set up too. If anyone interested to buy my RP010se please send private message. I still love RP010se, but I found out...

I'm a big fan. They're a difficult band to get into but rewarding if you give them a chance. Just saw them play at Soundwave on Saturday. The kickdrum in Bleed was enough to make you think you were having a heart attack.

OSI are probably the closest thing I can think of to electronic prog-rock. Have only heard snippets of their earlier stuff and I understand Portnoy's now given up his place for Gavin Harrison but I like their most recent album, Blood. Riverside are great, but their sound's far too "organic"...

Sorry to hear about your UEs. A friend had a similar experience with his mobile phone. He was driving to uni while eating breakfast in his car and had a cup of water in the cup holder in the centre console. Someone called him on his phone and he pulled it out of his pocket and answered it...

I've mostly been going to smaller smaller local shows (don't know if you can call them concerts) but some of the bands I've seen is the past year are: Porcupine Tree (this past Friday night) The Mars Volta Opeth Dream Theater (Pain of Salvation were the support act) The Kidney Thieves (a...

Quote: Originally Posted by marvin I have a Ra Clicky 170, tactical interface: + Near perfect tactical non-latching pushbutton clicky UI + Great beam pattern with lots of throw + Construction makes Surefires seem fragile - Poor battery life - Poor tint on non-GT/hi-CRI versions...

I like my ER-6s with the extreme stuff. I bought them years ago before the ER-6is came out and haven't felt a need to upgrade with all the new phones coming out. I think you'll find extreme metal works well with a fast, light sound without over-emphasised bass. ER-4P or ER-6i would probably be...

I was listening to Lateralus in the car today and the scream in The Grudge was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title of this thread. It's definitely the longest scream I've heard.

I don't have to worry about icy roads where I'm from but the roads do get slippery if there's a light shower of rain after a long dry spell, just enough to lift the oil and grease off the road but not enough to wash it away. I remember coming home from work one afternoon in such conditions not...

Quote: Originally Posted by kevinvisionm Hey, i'm planning on buying the torch flash light. The Torch Flashlight - World's Brightest Flashlight from Wicked Lasers Any comment? trying to buy as a defense tool That light is based on a Maglite mod produced by Cmacclel on Candle...

I was impressed by Romain Goulon when I saw Necrophagist play earlier in the year. It wasn't just the fact that he moved around the kit like an octopus but the way he was so relaxed and made everything look fluid and natural. It was interesting watching him set up too. Once he was on stage, he...

Nice, DominoDub! You know you've got a healthy collection when your shelves are sagging.

My 650s came with a "new" smell that took a couple of months to disappear.

I saw a bloke today at uni (UQ) walking along with a pair of Alessandro MS-Pros around his neck. I stopped and did a double take.

So it turned out to be the Sophia that was faulty, not a problem with your WA6-SE? I'm glad it wasn't your amp misbehaving but it's not something I'd expect out of such an expensive, new tube. The tube replacements look interesting but seem to me to be designed for improved reliability and...

The 650s can do metal well but they need a lot of power behind them to do so. My pair put me to sleep until I put a pair of Raytheon (Tung-Sol) 6DE7s in my WA6-SE. Those tubes completely opened up the sound and gave the cans headbangingly good bass drive. I don't listen to much fast-paced...

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A friend of mine picked up this CD a couple of weeks ago and I had a chance to listen to it in his car. I'm familiar with Bulb and Periphery and this certainly has a similar style. The guitarist uses different techniques to good effect and displays some exceptional fretwork. If I see it in a...