Quote: Originally Posted by vagarach Well, amazon is really gunning for the kindle store to become iTunes for books, because they've released an iPhone (and ipod touch)app that reads kindle store books! Amazon Kindle iPhone app Wow! That is O U T S T A N D I N G news...

Quote: Originally Posted by Huckster the Ipod touch/ iphone can be a really good ebook reader. Get the free app called Stanza and it'll download any ebooks you want, in many formats (pdf, txt, html, etc) so you can read out-of-print novels, not just what Amazon sells. You can change the...

Quote: Originally Posted by vagarach Wow, Spad, even kindle books have that pricing problem! There is a real reason why ebooks should be less, the cost to produce it is significantly less than actually printing and binding a book. Pricing in the ebook market is in a real state...

Quote: Originally Posted by marvin I see it as a general market inefficiency issue. There's no real reason why a Kindle book has to cost less than it's dead tree counterpart. It is a fairly boneheaded move with a new release though. Of course a Kindle book doesn't have to cost...

Quote: Originally Posted by Infoseeker It costs the same as those ultra portables laptops (Asus eee, Msi wind, etc)? It seems as a big miss market that way IMO. Even if it is much lighter. I definitely would prioritize an ultra portable laptop as an alternative. At first blush...

Quote: Originally Posted by vagarach Too bad all the benefits of the kindle are US only, the Sony 505 is much better for everyone else, even though it's been out for a while. Too bad the kindle experience relies so much on 'free' 3G cellphone service, only amazon sells the latest...

I've been involved with these things since the original RocketBook (which I still have) and have the Sony PRS-505 which, like the Kindle, has an excellent e-ink display. The long awaited Kindle 2 was released on February 24, and I must say it's a definite step forward for the whole ebook...

I understand the "are head-fiers 'fun' or 'anal'" part, but what the devil is a ytical?

Just my boxers! Ooops, sorry, wrong site. Damned tabbed browsers again. How about Beethoven's Octet (he only did one) via DT990s.

Quote: Originally Posted by Screamager I have not heard the Beyer DT990, but the DT880s are supposed to be great phones, I really cannot see how the W3 can even begin to compare to those. Either I got a deffective pair of W3 or am a lot pickier about sound. By this morning I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by pdupiano Just out of curiousity, has anyone tried the W3's with Diana Krall's Girl in the Other room album? Any impressions on that? Yes, I have. I'm a big fan of female jazz artists, so I've listened to a good many of them with the 3s. They sound...

Among my favorite cans is the DT990. I'm really surprised how similar the W3 sounds in comparison. Does anyone else have both?

Quote: Originally Posted by spleisher Well, I guess the whole concept of discussing something like headphones in such detail as is done on these forums kinda feeds one's pedantic side. No agrument there, and I'm not offended by the suggestion. How many people do you think are looking...

Quote: Originally Posted by spleisher What MATTERS here is whether or not the term "monitor" has a definition in the sound industry, and if it does, what that definition is. Matters to whom, spleisher? I think you may be in danger of giving pedantry a bad name. Come to think...

Are head-fiers fun? I take it you've never seen me dance.

In the end it's always the same. We buy gear hoping that it will suit our tastes and, if it doesn't, we move on to other choices. But I don't think we should bend over backwards to avoid contentious responses. What a bland place this would be if we did that. Should someone proclaim that all...

Quote: Originally Posted by forsberg Don't jinx me (no pun intended)! Now forsberg, you know darned well that pun was intended. And spot on I'd say.

Quote: Originally Posted by intoart My collection includes a few hundred CDs in the jazz/new age genre. In terms of recording/mastering sound quality, it tends to be reference and keeps getting better. Certain labels, in particular, consistently release exceptionally well-recorded...

Excellent post, Moseboy. I doubt better advice is possible.

Be careful with those W3s, fellas. The cables could spontaneously combust at any moment.

I haven't read the entire thread so excuse me if this has been brought up, but are we even certain about their construction? I recall some of the same complaints about the SA5000 which listed for half the HD800's MSRP. Turns out their "painted plastic" is actually magnesium.

You guys make me feel fortunate. My preference has always been tightly centered around classical and jazz and has never been better served than it is today. I'm totally clueless about most of the current stuff, some of which hardly qualifies as music to me. Sounds stodgy, eh?

Quote: Originally Posted by Nick 214 I'm still rocking with an iBook G4... No Intel junk here! I've got one too! Mine hasn't been used in a long time, but it's in like new condition. I have several over models as well. I just can't part with some of these things. Dumb I know.

Quote: Originally Posted by jinx20001 anyway I DECLARE THIS THREAD CLOSED AS OF NOW, I HAVE MADE MY POINT AND THE ARGUEMENT WILL GO ON, PERHAPS FOREVER!! SPAD...grow up Me? Grow up? Reminds me of George Burns' old line, "If I was 20 years younger I'd ask your mother out."

Quote: Originally Posted by soozieq What? NO! Wait!! 'sarcy' = 'sarKy'. Okay, done. Of course, you're right, soozieq. But then you know that. I know what you Brits did with a lot of your convicts, but did you do that to the slow ones as well?