[Mikey99]

A bit chaotic at the moment...

 

[gazzington]

Interesting comment.

Many years after childhood I realized I'd had synesthesia as a child, say from age 4 or 5 up to early teens. It only happened when I listened to classical music with my eyes closed. Then I would "see" striking visual simulations based on the music--constantly changing, colorful, geometric/architectural figures. Bach's fugues caused the most extravagant visual simulations (all that counterpoint & harmonic variation).

I thought nothing of it, never bothered mentioning it to anyone. I listened very passionately to music as a child & just assumed everyone experienced the same things as I did.

It still happens a bit now, though way lower in amplitude/noticeability.

That used to happen to me a lot when I was younger too. I assumed that it happened to everyone.

 

[Redcarmoose]

The same with me. I just thought everybody saw visuals when listening to music. Then I learned about synesthesia. I don’t see colors, but I see amazing shapes, waves, “fireworks,” etc.

My entire life I have had slight hallucinations like stuff isn’t actually solid but is clear with an energy underneath? At times as a child of 5 or 6 I could visualize glitter tunnels that upon concentrating could travel down and into. Often the glitter would be gold but also a lime green. At 6 I could also create small floating gem like clear lights that could drift across my vision. I asked my parents what all this stuff was as I was sure everyone saw these things, that it was just part of life. My folks had no answer.

For my entire life I have been able to concentrate and see shapes and figures but have no control of what they are. I daily see small tiny lights which actually seem to be connected to thoughts that are profound. Mainly blue but at times dark blue and ruby red. I met a woman who has formed an on line group about the lights, so it feels good not to be alone with this as my wife thinks I’m crazy.

 

[midicun]

Small gun vs Biggg gun

The THX 789 's 3.5mm output is really great for portable earphones.

@Gavin C4
How do you like your Luxman P750U? Does your Bartok not have a HP Amp? Your signature shows that the Bartok is feeding the P750U to the Utopias.

I am debating to get a P750U to drive my 1266 TC.

 

[Gavin C4]

@Gavin C4
How do you like your Luxman P750U? Does your Bartok not have a HP Amp? Your signature shows that the Bartok is feeding the P750U to the Utopias.

I am debating to get a P750U to drive my 1266 TC.

The Bartok is the DAC version only. I demoed the Utopia with Bartok Headphone amp version, it is too sterile. Therefore, I choose the P750U for the amp section to add more emotion to the Utopia. The Utopia might sound a bit thin or metallic on a certain setup. But the P750U really solves the problem, once this problem is solved, pairing the Utopia with ultra-high-end HiFi grade DAC will not be an issue.

 

[tabness]

A bit chaotic at the moment...

are those 47 labs speakers? i really wanted a pair of "micro cube" ones but they are discontinued

 

[MRODEZE]

A bit chaotic at the moment...

I love that chaos!

 

[Mikey99]

are those 47 labs speakers? i really wanted a pair of "micro cube" ones but they are discontinued

They are Airtight AL-05 Bonsai speakers, which I understand are related to the 47 lab speakers (I think they had the same designer, Takanori Ohmura). I have them on demo, running them from a Riviera AIC-10 amp. Astounding sound from such a small speaker. There is a good review by Absolute Sound online.

 

[llamaluv]

My audio exploration station. Fresh today, just for you. With a couple of easter eggs.

Okay, I'll bite. Props for the Commodore 64 programmer's guide in the background. That brings me back. In hindsight, I wish I tried harder to grok the "machine language" section of the book, back in those days. I feel like it would have made me a better programmer, earlier in my life.

 

[seamon]

 

[newworld666]

My new Real Life Office and Travel Pack .... Waiting for my Headphones to speakers'amp to be burned for a 100 hours..

 

[Preachy1]

Your OCD just kicked my OCD in the pants and took its lunch money

 

[mcgo]

Okay, I'll bite. Props for the Commodore 64 programmer's guide in the background. That brings me back. In hindsight, I wish I tried harder to grok the "machine language" section of the book, back in those days. I feel like it would have made me a better programmer, earlier in my life.

Aah the joys of 6502. The original RISC chip.

Its the other chip though that has all the love. Commodore 64 SID chips and headphones go together like peas and carrots! The real thing is so much better than emulation or even recordings. It has that analogue feel.

Two SID chips are twice the fun! In a dual mono configuration there is a natural stereo effect which works well on all songs.

I have two real hardware setups in play: A 6581R4AR / 8580 config and dual 8580. The AR chip is well regarded though the modern 8580 stuff is very good since it has more waveforms. Think Hubbard -vs- LMan.

2 more easter eggs to go.

 

[Pharmaboy]

You really tolerate some chaos on the desktop, huh?

 

[gimmeheadroom]

You really tolerate some chaos on the desktop, huh?

No kidding. Pure cable hell