Quote: Originally Posted by thechungster I would actually like to know the answer to this. Which is the best file format, that isn't lossless. At the moment I am using a mix of AAC, and MP3, both at rates of 200+kbps. Does it really matter that much? If I was worried about...

Quote: Originally Posted by NorthStar Elvis Costello Otis Redding

After reading that, I have to ask one thing: Is the prisoner OK? Luckily, you're reasonably OK.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Evil Dan HP owns Gateway now, I think, so doesn't that mean that HP will have to honor warranties, exchange products, pump money into Gateway, etc? Actually, Acer owns Gateway. I wonder if Acer just bought the assets and left all the liabilities...

To those saying that 8500 is going to be the bottom, I wouldn't be so sure. September 3, 1929, the DJIA closed at 381.17 July 8, 1932, the DJIA closed at 41.22. Over that 2+ year period, it lost 89.2% In fact, the DJIA didn't recover to pre-crash levels until 1954. With a similar drop...

FWIW, that wasn't the race, just practice.

Is it possible you have a hair in the driver?

Just when I got around to making a build for my Sansa with the charging patch and patches for scaled album art...

Quote: Originally Posted by vcoheda Boston looks very good. they are probably the team to beat. *shrug* Assuming Carlos Zambrano stops sucking, the Cubs playoff rotation looks pretty good. Ryan Dempster Rich Harden Carlos Zambrano Ted Lilly. Probably the best top 3 starting...

I don't like the idea of the buyout, but I agree with Bush that the consequences of not doing anything are far greater than the harm done by the bailout.

My EEEPC runs about 65-67C if I don't underclock it or prop up the back, and I thought that was ridiculously hot. Heck, the keyboard and hand rest are even nice and toasty warm. EDIT: Of course, it still doesn't beat the 144C it shows due to a Linux kernel bug.

I think the Large Hardon Collider jokes got to them, so they had to change the name. Still, stupid new name.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hi-Finthen I can only read this as Paulson saying that Republicans will stop any bill that reigns in executive compensation in exchange for a bailout. I cannot think of words sufficient to describe my contempt at the greed, selfishness and sheer hubris being...

Quote: Originally Posted by EEXO Do you mind me asking what does OTOH stands for? On The Other Hand. At least that's what I think it means.

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I don't think single-driver IEMs are on their way out, honestly. There'll always be cheap-ish dynamic IEMs, and it wouldn't surprise me to see single-driver BA IEMs for quite a while, honestly.

Doesn't the Super.fi 5EB have a dynamic and a balanced armature?

Looking at the prices on the Shures, no. Not sure how the prices on the Japan-only stuff stack up.

Asus EEEPC900 headphone out > Creative EP630

Quote: Originally Posted by jonathanjong And I didn't realize the 630s were terribly microphonic. I expected them to be like the CX300s, pretty much. Over-the-ear is where it's at for IEMs.

I'd say EP630 or CX300 for the gym. Whichever one you can get cheaper.

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Looks like it's time to pull the checking out of WaMu. Unless you have over $100,000 in WaMu, there's no need to do that.

Quote: Originally Posted by ClieOS I did a quick search and find out that the average price of a balanced armature transducer ranges from US$15 to over $50 if you went out and bought a large quantity from a wholesaler / distributor. If we assume you can knock about 10~15% off by...

Quote: Originally Posted by lewislink These right here will be the best: Fuji Labs Silver Acoustic Isolation Silicone Earbud - FJ-IPOD-E3220-SL - Buy.com I've seen that design somewhere before... Sennheiser CX300-S Lightweight Earphone - Cable - Stereo - 3.5 mm Plug -...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood If a bank failed completely and utterly, what exactly would happen for people with money in those banks? How does FDIC exactly work? I imagine it would a tremendous PITA and not be a simple matter of a them writing a check to you for $100k or less...