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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Curiosity strikes: How much does it weigh?

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

Hmm... A good durable multi-tool. Trench tool. A good map/solar powered gps. Solar water purifier .308 or so hunting rifle and 200 rnds ammo. Multi-band two-way radio.

Quote: Originally Posted by GainHead The quality to price ratio of the SR-71 is not very good. See here: http://headwize.com/ubb/showpage.php?fnum=3&tid=5276. You would be better off getting someone to build you a Mint or Pimeta that runs off a wallwart for home use. I may not be...

Quote: Originally Posted by BowerR64 I blame head-fi and all of you For my new addiction... To this I say, "You're wlecome!"

To the Bat-Closet, Robin! Holy Claustrophobia, Batman!

Invest in cybernetics. I want to jack the music straight in damnit! Screw tinnitus! Otherwise, invest all of it in securities and re-invest half the dividends.

Now to place it into a recess in the wall and nail a bookshelf to the door and I could have my own speakeasy!

Quote: Originally Posted by Shang-Ti Chen What ABC? (A)nother (B)ittorrent (C)lient. I used that before I started using Azureus. Another nice feature that wasn't mentioned is the ability to select what you want to download of the files made available. So if someone is sharing a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jasper994 The E5 blows the doors off the SR60's in every aspect except maybe treble extension. . . . and maybe sound stage, they seem rougly even in my opinion, but resolution and placement (smaller holes) seems superior on the E5's, just there's no...

Quote: Originally Posted by sacd lover I would hold off until I got back. Plus who knows what you will see in Japan. Personally, I'm not willing to gamble with my source of stress-relief and privacy (I'm coming from Alaska which has elbow room the size of midwest farm lots and...

I'm looking to purchase a home amp to accompany the SR-71 I carry around (gah, the battery costs are killer ) and I also plan to spend five weeks in Japan this coming summer. Are there any damage concerns with tube amps if I wanted to throw it (subjective term of course) into a suitcase and...