I just received a reply by PM so we will see where this goes once the package arrives tomorrow.   It was all just very unnerving as the only time I've ever had  a paypal claim filed against me was a "not as described" scam when i sold my iPhone on eBay.  It's not a nice thing to wake up to.  ...

*** Updated: Headphones arrived and paypal claim was withdrawn.  All is well, miscommunication resolved. ***       Hi all,   I've been a member of these forums for 10 years (always as a lurker . . . antisocial :) ), and like many of us have sold and traded gear in the classifieds from time...

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Hi all:   Lurking stax user here with a curiosity to share: Stax Quattro CDP   Picked this up recently as a total impulse buy... anyone have any info?   It somehow works perfectly (no read errors/skipping on original lens!).  Sounds surprisingly good through O2 Mk1 and Headamp KGSS -...

I very clearly prefer the Rev. 1, but I have always sought a midrange-centric sound signature. Rev 2 is a great headphone but took what I thought to be the best sound signature I've ever heard (a unique one, moreover) and tuned it closer to the remainder of the market - a more 'hifi' sound. For...

Quote: There isn't anything to "not like."   There hasn't even been a picture released yet!

The audeze circle jerk is becoming insufferable around these parts... not only do they refuse to acknowledge a single imperfection with their product deity, they now sit on competitor's threads and derail legitimate conversation about the merits of a yet unveiled release.   Hint: None of you...

Price too high for an unproven manufacturer, I can get a used HD800 for that or a little more. I'll be going with the HE5-LE. This is why its never a good idea to release pricing hints until absolutely sure... the $300 extra is killer and really upsetting.

J.D. at UVA

I had 600's for years, sold them, and could never get rid of a little itch that wanted them back. Got another pair and couldn't be happier. They don't do anything wrong, and I just sit and enjoy music. With the more expensive Stax, it was always more "oh that sounds nice, excellent tone...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sherwood Spain, like Britain, does have a preponderance of excellent restaurants, but I doubt there are many who would rank the "national" cuisine as being #1. Nonetheless, I find it unique amongst western european cuisines, and it's well worth trying...

Quote: Originally Posted by J W Bourdain probably said that because of elBulli and Etxebarri, both of which are on his "13 places to eat before you die" list. I've had the luck to eat at elBulli (it was El Bulli when I ate there, I think they changed it)... It's a truly a unique...

basque food is the best in the world, and I hate the basques, FWIW. It is the perfect combination of traditional spanish and french... also for the record provincial spanish food is what he is talking about... basque/galicia/cataluña/andalucía... food in madrid is not overwhelming

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undergrad: go to class, take good notes, read said notes one or twice before exam law school: read everything assigned in casebook, follow reasoning chains in class, killself making outlines before exam ugrad worked to a 3.9+, we'll see how 1L goes

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Believe me, the paper shoveling gets old in a hurry. If you're good at it, then the piles will just get bigger and you'll spend more time with them. Also, trial advocacy is nothing like what you see on TV. 95% of it is doing routine stuff, like...

Quote: Originally Posted by catachresis Errm, I'm bamboozled by your asseveration that advocacy law neither rectifies the institutional recognition of individual "rights," nor "sav[es]" anyone's cause (or dignity, or 'bacon'), nor indeed "help[s]" anybody. I have no professional legal...

To anyone considering law school: 1) don't do it 2) don't do it .... 100) only do it if you want to PRACTICE LAW, real law, not dream-world law. (no "human rights" BS, no "saving the world", no "I don't like long hours", no "helping people", etc., because you won't be doing any of...

absolutely don't go into law. (unless you can get into a T6 school or full ride at 7-14, and love the idea of working 80 hour weeks with pretentious, backstabbing, and otherwise insufferable prestige-whores) alternatively, you can go into public interest law, work similar hours, make less...

Quote: Originally Posted by obobskivich I'm strongly considering calling Visa tomorrow morning and saying my CC was stolen again, and to hotcard it, it'll drop the charge and I know for a fact PayPal will be FURIOUS (i've heard they'll go as far as trying to sue people to get their...

Sorry, (I Think) Like my old Pesetas that currency is currently worthless.

American entertainment films have taken the French New Wave style jump-cutting and completely ruined it. Jean-Pierre Melville is rolling over in his grave.

Just for reference:

I disagree completely with the premise of this thread. No offense, but if you study film, the use of hand-held cameras is both prevalent and quite appropriate. Remember that Kubrick was one of the greatest proponents of filming scenes personally with a handheld device. The German...