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Feel bad for the Ghost in the Shell franchise. The first movie and Stand Alone Complex was the apex and its been so downhill from there. The live action movie was pretty awful and this trailer doesn't instill a lot of confidence.

@netforce 2nd GIG wasn't too bad, I'd say it trades blows with the first series, but Arise was pretty bland, didn't even try finishing it. Animation quality here actually reminds me of the absolutely tepid Cyborg009 series (also on Netflix) I watched a while back.

What the fuck.

I'm happy that they kept the directors and voice actors from GITS:SAC, but that animation quality.

Would love to hear some impressions

I on the other hand had completely forgotten about the Millett despite planning on getting one before I splurged on headphones, haha. Awesome, glad it's doing a lot for ya! Agree that obscure gems are the best fun.

It was do popular it exhausted the world supply for those tubes it used.

There was a good vibe on DIY amp. Some diy units on HF were god damn good. Now, seem very few people do that :(

That is what we do though...chase gear. I wouldn’t sweat it though. Seems like your in the same boat as @Skyline having Gungnir Multibit. He was advised to hold on and cancel FS though.
Unison is coming soon enough. Hell they might release Gungnir 2 and Yggdrasil 2 and everyone will be in the same boat.

Sounds like you have a great setup, just focus on the music and let everything work itself out. Grab a beer and listen to the new Tool album. Better yet go hit up the Map Room for me!

We can start a Gungir nervosa support group :P

scraches and dents on a fridge don't matter --- IF one gets the large discount on the ex-diplay model. If not, they matter a lot.

Since I knew some of you were concerned, the vendor came through and replaced the bins that were cracked and the door that was scuffed on my fridge. Now to sort out my nervosa about DACs.

Easy, DACs make no difference as long as they measure well. Get an ODAC, sell off the other shiz and use the funds for your trip ;)

Gear is easy to geek over, I'm weak to that too, but as long as I can listen to my crappy library and have a blast elsewhere, life's fucking awesome. All the best, dude.

Cool? Or cold? How about clinical?

Cool = below room temp water, but not super cold
Bright = Chew minty gum and try to drink ice cold water after

At its best, it sounds like Glenn Gould: somewhat staccato, very little to no sustain pedal. PMx2 especially; ER4S, regardless of filter.

Best bet is to trim the inner plastics, it's too thick to fit in the holes.

Sennheiser did have a guide to getting them on. I can't find the pic in my folders, but you put the pads on the headphone as much as you can & then place one side of the headphone w/earpads facing down on a desk & then you apply even pressure from the back.

Just don't apply pressure to the thin metal parts from the back.

One went on with only minor frustration, it took a serious amount of pressure against the desk to get the other on. Looks like the tolerances weren't great. I feel like I just smashed half the life out of them.

My *theory* is that they are making these parts for the HD800S now, and maybe the design is only 99.9% compatible. That 0.1% with the pads causes grief.

Have 2 Echos, a Dot connected to a Turbo X, a Show 5 connected to the Festival, and a 3rd gen Dot creating a pretty seamless envelope of pleasant sound throughout the place now. No single point of sound blasting to fill it up.

Impatiently awaiting the Stadium

I have a Festival and Turbo X as well. The Festival is less impressive because of its size. It can really put out the volume, but the bass is a bit boomy. The Turbo X has a lot of bass rolloff but is pretty cool because of how it sounds in relation to the size.

In complete agreement :-D

@dubharmonic In terms of ZMF, first is a tie between Auteur and Verite for me. Had a chance to listen to both extensively and choosing between them is like choosing between your children.

And funny enough, the Verite was my least favorite, though I have only spent a few songs with it. Maybe my wallet is mind controlling me.

Maybe...could be the chain too. Of course I need more Verite head-time myself....

RIP fraggler's wallet

There is no help. There is only financial gymnastics.

The Auteur will eventually join me as my last headphone purchase. I’ve been climbing that particular hill for a number of years and these are the summit headphones for me.

Looks super great. Best wishes!

It's grass roots efforts like these that will turn around cities & neighborhoods. Not politicians, not charity. It takes good people doing good things to help others learn how to be successful.

Congratulations

My local HP shop posted these on wechat yesterday. I'm very curious! I've also been interested in full size but figured they'd be too hot in the summer.

@fraggler @DigMe Did you guys ever get to hear these?

No. Haven't had a chance to get to the HP shop.

Lovely how the 600-series accessories are so cheap.

The ethernet is probably the only plus for me for audiophile reasons, otherwise it's a bit overpowered. DAC cards or spdif cards are more important

Finally more RAM! Time for a stop at Micro Center.

Looks like 1- & 2GB models ship on the 28-Jun, 4GB model ships 1-Aug.

I had a look around, the only country I could find the 4G model ready to ship is in the UK.

I didn’t think the stock was that bad either, but then again I’m old

Well, at 40, I am neither old nor young. I am still sensitive to the treble of my HE-560, so I am not all deaf yet. I am not actually sure which tubes I have. Whatever Ogodei included with the amp. Probably older tubes, as I definitely hear the L2 as fairly laid back.

Just wait til you get to a thin mix with loud cymbals.

The shrines were fine, but there wasn't a memorable payoff to almost anything. I want to earn cool gear that helps me advance the story, not pick up scrap along the way.

Maybe this BOTW sequel will have a less-empty world to explore, and less grunting and chuckling in talking to NPCs. A better plot wouldn't hurt, either. This, OTOH, will be a hell of a game to have a Switch port for, especially for frequent air travelers: https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1138480181558071302

Yeah, (s)witcher 3 (sorry, bad pun) is definitely day 1 purchase for me. Still need to finish Skyrim for the umphteenth time.

I love BOTW, still struggling in Master Mode because Link is so friggin' weak at the beginning, but the game itself is entertaining enough without a story. But then more of that is just... too repetitive. I also think a better story would be better.