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    x5l won't play videos

    I have a whole slew of anime that ranges from years old to downloaded today but I have yet to find a series to work with my X5 without first running it through the software. Besides, the software resizes the video and drops the framerate down to the maximum supported by the X5 which consequently...
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    24 Hour deadline: Seattle store needed.

    Well this is just wonderful. I have a little over twenty four hours before I fly out of this iceburg town to go to Japan and in my pre-flight process I tested my Shure E5's to find the right channel not working correctly (again! ). Now I'm left with leaky 650s or less leaky Sony E888's. I do...
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    Going to the land of the rising sun.

    Thanks for the information, The Actual. Sounds like a VAT on purchases exceeding $800, as in 80,000 yen. I take it you had no problems with your electronics purchases connecting to your wall outlet when you got back? Quote: Originally Posted by perplex make sure you bring back some...
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    Going to the land of the rising sun.

    In a month I am heading overseas to practice my language skills before the next semester starts (last year's return from summer break without practicing still makes me grimace) and the first planned stop (after I figure out the rail system over there) is Akihabara to buy a digital camera. I am...
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    Did a cold water wreck dive yesterday...

    What were you wearing? A 7 mil wetsuit or a dry suit?
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    New Laptop!!!

    Curiosity strikes: How much does it weigh?
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    Very confused: most ppl on here would have something to say about this

    dffman2001: I know, thanks. That's why I was saying that having an amp+dac not amp w/ dac. Sorry if it was confusing as I was pressed for time. Quote: Originally Posted by rincewind One of my original questions about why ppl use the analog out on their soundard remains.. I'm...
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    Very confused: most ppl on here would have something to say about this

    Oh me, oh my. Where to begin? With this advice I have to wonder where he's getting his information. Quote: Originally Posted by rincewind This is a bit long, but some ideas in here which are very worrying to me: I have been looking at a soundcard to replace my SB Live, which i've...
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    Urgent help needed!!! SENNHEISER EH-350 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?!?

    I have images in my mind of the cans slipping from the head while going downhill at 20 mph+. Contact is made with the surface and the first chip of plastic flies off like a stone skipping a lake surface. Then the other driver housing flips over at slightly slower speed when it contacts the...
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    Can one turn an old A/V receiver into a Pre-amp?

    You are correct, sir. I got it shortly before AC3 audio codecs started hitting the market, so its pretty much just for using with my cans. Just curious if there is any use for it still in my HT system or if I should shunt it off to my bedroom or maybe even hook my computer up to it.
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    Health Dangers of Irresponsible Bass Bin Use (subwoofers)

    I just got back from the gym so I'm too lazy to do any research but. . . If I recall correctly, the subsonic and ultrasonic "weapon" research was based on how it effected the body not the head. Nausea and dizziness due to vibrations of the GI tract and other major torso organs (liver, kidneys...
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    Can one turn an old A/V receiver into a Pre-amp?

    I have an eight~ten year old Denon AVR-2500 that I'm thinking of replacing with an Pioneer VSX-1014TX-K. I was curious if I could use the old one as a pre-amp for the new one. Good idea/bad idea/am I an idiot? Also, I'm not firm on the choice of the Pioneer but for the price point I'm looking at...
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    What's the word on the streets?

    Well, outside the usual crime (A suspected murder by a minor on his mother) and political finaglings (the most heated Senate race in over a decade) the best "word on the street" is probably the moose that was accidentally stuck up a remote electrical power pole by its antlers last week. Imagine...
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    What would be your 5 desert island essentials?

    Well gee, after all the changes (and a bit of wicked though) I'd like to change my original response to: Kim Jong-Il Osama Bin Laden Bill Gates A Koto era Katanai (To keep the other three away from me and. . .) A Crash-Kit from a 747 People are things to, no?
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    Returning to the board: need a suggestion

    PPS are good. Other options are: If I recall correctly the KSC-35's were clip-ons but Radio Shack still sells their version with a headband for around $40 that sounds good. Also in your price range you might look at a pair of Grado SR-60s. However neither of those two block out sound (Don't know...
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