Quote: Originally Posted by robm321 Thought I read somewhere that they only need 24 hours of burn in on those drivers? Maybe just brain acclimation?

Keith Jarrett, The Koln Concert Played the crap out of it the last couple of days. It's captured me in a way his Carnegie Hall set hasn't. Wonderful stuff.

Regardless of what you choose, I recommend looking on the used market to help save money. I've personally been a little hesitant about used gear unless I'm intentionally short-terming it, but on further reflection I don't really notice the difference in origin between new and used after a few...

Over time, its felt like Headfiers (no one in particular, just collectively) use that excuse reflexively to invalidate any criticism, and on the whole gives the impression that everything's good, nothing can be wrong. I think its really important to have a balanced view of any piece of gear...

Quote: Originally Posted by catscratch Not encouraging criticism based on design is a lot more detrimental to the forum than discouraging impressions without experience. We have to be critical of what is sold to us, and it is even more important now in the wake of the Singlepower fiasco...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yikes I can't understand how anyone older than 15 can stay interested in gaming. Put on some great tunes and pick up a good book, it's way more interesting. Wow, your nose isn't in the air at all. Nothing wrong with enjoying everything.

Doh. I've been to Berklee for festivals before, I should know better. My point still stands

Quote: Originally Posted by ChroniCali Congrats on Harvard... although I like Berkeley better... Pshh @ coastal schools /offtopic

Whatever you get, I would recommend against open headphones. I ran a few of them when I had a roommate, and looking back I feel like I was pretty inconsiderate. I know you said no in-ears, but if you do reconsider them, I've found I have to be careful when using them day-to-day. When I...

Quote: Originally Posted by MD1032 We have both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 at our apartment here and the PS3 barely ever gets used because it doesn't have any good games Be honest and say it doesn't have games to your taste. I could just as easily say I didn't buy a 360 because it...

I agree with everyone else saying DAP > IEMs, no amp, is ideal. For me that's an iPod Touch into a pair of SE530s. I've been finding though that a lot of my portable use is more like transportable, when I'm sitting at a laptop. The Pico has been a godsend here, with better SQ- I especially...

Quote: Originally Posted by CDBacklash Anyway, now now kids, lets not stop a console war. ALL the consoles are crap this time around. In fact, gaming as a whole has gone down in quality (favouring the quantity option for the most part). But that is old news. There's so many...

Quote: Originally Posted by CooLy_oNE Where do you guys ordered it? It's out of stock everywhere..and I do not want to buy such an expensive item on ebay.... I found mine on eBay, they're shipping right now. It really seems like the last resort, stock's gone everywhere else as...

Respect. Both for that dedicated room and the gif .

Quote: Originally Posted by Oggranak I would ask, good sir, for you to point out where the discussion lost some of its quality, and contrast the high-quality discussion with the low-quality discussion. That whole quiz nonsense.

Let's try to maintain the quality of this discussion, mmkay?

Quote: Originally Posted by iriverdude Yup we're not women with a silly desire for dozens of things, and you can only wear one at a time.

Quote: Originally Posted by iriverdude Or you could just buy one headphone that does everything better, rather than several cheaper phones. I think once you get several of each type you've got a problem. Agreed. It's good to acquire multiple, contrasting headphones temporarily to...

I have the SE530, an iPod Touch, and a Pico. I agree with everyone else here, amping the iPod/iPhone just isn't worth it. Enjoy what you have! The Pico is a damn good source out of a computer, though, if you ever have a need for that.

Quote: Originally Posted by olblueyez Don't get me wrong I am not trying to flame you on but I don't really see the problem with that. The only factor I can see making that a problem is Jude running out of drive space at the host. I get tired of repetitious stuff too but at the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel That's because people are becoming completely pussified! Are we all in middle school again? I think too often in audio (on all levels), people are so hardcore about gear being "better" that they forget that this is all about personal...

Quote: Originally Posted by Frihed89 If you want very neutral, balanced and transparent - scarily transparent - music go over to Blue Circle Audio and look at their high-end Dacs and high-capacitance preamp(s). I forget the model numbers. Coming into a general discussion about...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aimless1 The following is probably not practical, but: 1. Newbies should have a PM sent with boomana's sticky. They should have to acknowledge that they have read it, reply accordingly before they are allowed to post. 2. Newbies should have access to all...

Quote: Originally Posted by HD_Dude If the 1000+ group wanted to visit...fine. If not, fine. It's not just the 1000+ group that wants to be segregated or somesuch, this sort of conduct is annoying to a lot more people. More importantly, its detrimental to the health of the entire...

Why do you need advice before the end of today?