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    post pics of your headphone set up and listening area

    Quote: Originally Posted by immtbiker Here's a small portion of mine I think I just came in my pants.... That is....HUGE.... holy ---- I'm uh...speechless. I dont think I can afford any signle component of that setup... PS. I dont understand how some of you college...
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    The future for audiophile quality recordings...is looking up??

    Quote: Originally Posted by Elec 4) Ok, so this isn't a customer issue as much as a record industry one, but they won't sell you better sound quality without some content protection. They're really afraid of giving out near studio-master quality digital recordings (and the same is true...
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    The future for audiophile quality recordings...is looking up??

    Quote: Originally Posted by redshifter the bitrate matters little if the recording has no dynamics. I think this sums it up well. I also agree with the above points that mention consumers flocking more to quantity. It seems the quantity over qaulity approach always wins out...
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    Dad passed away yesterday

    My condolences to you and your family. It's good to see that your father had such a loving family and such great friends. It seems that he lived a good life and was a loving man. I hope you and yours are doing relatively well. Take care, and live so he would have been proud. Best wishes, and...
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    Study Confirmed: Kids new fashion style causes deafness

    Quote: Originally Posted by Carl If an adult tells a teenage not to do something, what do you think the teenager will proceed to do? The problem is, there's a lot of "I know better than you, so do as I say you little brat" sentiments flying around. If you want the get a lasting...
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    Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Wagner

    Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone had a copy of this Opera. I just need this for a German Project, however, any CDs i've found online cost in some cases more han 100 USD, and those that dont, will take about 2 weeks to ship only. I need it for the end of this week/beginning of next week...
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    Pictures of my rare and unusual Cizek KA-1 classic monitor speakers

    Quote: Originally Posted by Alwayswantmore Re. Best Buys and Circuit City -- IMO many of the vendors favored at Head-fi are proof that often the best sounding (and best value) components are not found at mass merchandisers. It's unfortunate in that I believe the average person has never...
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    The painful side of this headphone hobby...

    Quote: Originally Posted by crazychile Gee, in the 2+ years i've been a member of Head-fi, I've only bought a pair of SR-80's...... I still spend a little change on the stereo rig now and then, but as far as 'phones go its just the Grado's. No amp. just plugged into an 8 year old...
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    Type casting in python

    Thanks for the replies, I actually managed to get it to work Python is similar to Java, well, rather, the newest 'release' (???) of java is similar to python, so you wouldnt have a problem picking it up, and yea, it was similar to type casting in other languages. I was just unsure how to go...
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    Type casting in python

    hey, I know there's at least a few software developers here, so I thought i'd ask. How can you type cast in Python? mainly, casting a string to a float. and how would you deal with any fractionals? i.e. given a = '5.5' just doing int(a) doesn't exactly work well Thanks!
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    Bird poop!

    The problem is that waste is acidic, and hence can eat away at finish. Our toyota's paintjobs have been affected by neglected bird poop unfortunately. One car body specialist advised us to do the following: Take a towel or papertowel. Soak it in some hot water, and place it on the birdpoop...
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    Raw Eggs

    Quote: Originally Posted by SptsNaz I have a large container of whey protein, but it was pretty expensive and already less than half full in a week and some. I don't particularly like it either, especially because it doesn't fully dissolve unless I use the blender. Yes I know im being...
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    Child's Play

    Any avid penny-arcade readers on this site surely know about this organization, and please don't think I have anything to do with it. I'm in no way associated with the site, or organization. I just wanted to mention to everyone to at least check it out. A lot of the users here have children...
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    AVOID the Apple store like the plague!!

    With best buy it does, as im sure it does with Apple, and most other manufacturers. At least here in canada. Best buys and Futureshops have "open Item" stickers on'em and a discounted price. Best Buys in canada dont do restocking fees, and im surprised to hear that its otherwise in the States...
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    THE Mars Volta appreciation Thread

    I found out about them about 2 days ago (saturday) and got a copy of one of their albums um...De-Loused In The Comatorium, and loving it. Then decided that the band name is familiar, and looked up here...and Lo and behold... Appreciated :P
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