It seems more and more than trance music is regarded by snooty bandwagoners as the emo of the electronic world. It's almost inarguably the most popular sub-genre of electronica, yet many people who are deeply into music seem to think less of other people just because they enjoy a little trance...

I've tried a number of cheap amps and a number of expensive amps with my iPod 5.5G and Beyerdynamic DT770-80's. Using an amp (through the line-out) does seem to brighten things up a bit, but it's nothing to write home about. I was pretty shocked to find that I could not tell a difference -- in...

They're some of the comfiest headsets for aviation use; I have a pair of LightSPEEDs myself. They have pretty incredible noise reduction, suitable for blocking out most of the noise of a tiny propeller-driven aircraft. They'd be some of the worst possible choices for music listening, though...

Generally, you cannot change the volume of a line out, which means you really cannot use your DAP (whatever it is) without an external amplifier. - Warren

MAN your girl has sexy ears.

Speaking from an electrical engineering perspective, it's irrelevant. - Warren

Quote: Originally Posted by cotdt how hard is it to enter VTech from high school? Is it easy or hard to get into such a college? When I attended 10 years ago, they accepted something like 60%-70% of applicants. The university has received a lot more attention (and applications)...

If you'd like a small, cheap, and easily portable dock connector, look into the Sik Din. - Warren

SilverPilot posted what is commonly known as the "Electrician's Braid." Any decent book on knots will have plenty of instruction on how to do it (check your library). Alternatively, a Google search pulls up quite a few websites with diagrams. It's really not very difficult. - Warren

There are a million third-party PC applications that will let you do this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari..._iPod_Managers - Warren

I'm also a Virginia Tech alum, and remember it as one of the most beautiful, relaxing, and inspiring places I've ever lived. Many other students agreed with me -- its community was the most highly spirited group of people I've ever been honored to call myself a part. It might sound trite to many...

Excellent work, Freq Band -- if only more people had the skill to make such boxes, 90% of the debates on Head-Fi would be over. - Warren

95% of the optical pick-up units in the world are manufactured by one of three large companies. Few (if any) companies which assemble complete CD players make their own CD loaders. The bottom line is that virtually all of the components that go into a CD player are the same, regardless of price...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hermitt Edit: And I believe flashed based memory can also be erased by magnatism. This is false. Flash memories are based on charge stored on floating gate transistors. They are not susceptible to erasure by magnetic fields. - Warren

Oddly, I like "Pulse" the best. The recording quality is superb, and I really like the live energy of it. - Warren