Lyander

I currently use my hd800 for gaming, but that makes it a pain to use another mic if I want to play with friends, ive been contemplating getting a headset instead for a while

It gets as low as $119 at times (maybe lower, I can’t remember but definitely gets down to 119)

I bought mine for the $139 price last year. I use it daily for work calls off a Fulla E and also use it for gaming plugged into my PS5 controller. I don't typically play games that need hyper localization though.

I always look forward to the shenanigans whenever I get summoned by @YMO

WTF have you been doing with your dogs @ChaChaRealSmooth LMAOOOO

in room and whole house filters, but with 7 pets there’s no hope

A person will believe anything—no matter how absurd—so long as he thought of it himself. Intelligence seems to make no difference. If anything, it makes this problem worse, because the absurd belief is part of an implicit "system" of absurdities.

I fully admit to being disinterested in taking my brain off Eco mode to really parse the bulk of this thread now, but for the most part I do agree that there is toxicity in being DRIVEN to act generatively as measurable by modern materialistic standards (look at how a lot of middle and eastern Asia is nowadays). That did feel like a bit of a non-sequitur.

@Claritas the more one's intelligence is lauded, the more at risk they are of growing arrogant and cocksure. The thing is I'm not entirely on-board with the notion that people actually think of things themselves nowadays; it's more often the case that stimuli may be presented in a way as to lead a person to think that they're drawing upon their own life experiences to distill a Truth, of a fashion.

With how often the English language seems to backslide, calling it evolution would have been a far more egregious flouting of propriety than my use of "generic" here.

Let's not get into how "genetic" confounds things further.

I used to visit Gearslutz, but only for the articles.

No... OK, I used to have deluded dreams of professional gear, flat frequency response, natural uncoloured sound. And stuff.

Went from being slutty to being spacey.

I’m planning to go speaker and IEMs as headphones are neither here nor there for me these days.

I'm getting out a lot more lately but still manage to spend a lot of time at my desk at home, which is where headphones come into play. Cramped neighborhood so speakers are a bother, unfortunately, but someday I'll get that hi-fi set up.

I find Kelly sounds best with the sound off.

I dont love all of their stuff. mostly just a fever you can't sweat out and death of a bachelor, but this is still a bummer. he's an incredibly talented singer

@SoupRKnowva Other than Death of a Bachelor I mostly prefer their first few albums, really don't care much for Viva. That said, IIRC he's just taking time to focus on his new child which makes sense.

@Thad E Ginathom long story but I just learned some things that would have made that theoretical arrangement very uncomfortable for the guy. Doggo probably staying with us longer term.

Right before he vanished did he throw up a blanket above his head and then it dropped and he was gone? If so I know how that works.

That’s good of you to look after the dog

Yeah, none of this "interesting times" bullshit! Peaceful New Year to all :D

@Lyander Only in the rarest of men can they are united: "study and ease/ Together mixed" (Pope, "Ode to Solitude").

@gixxerwimp Screw interesting, that's what silly hobbies are for!

@Claritas both is ideal, but given the capacities of most it's as likely as ASR walking back a borked suite of measurements :P

"Maybe cat hair"

Oh god...

@Thad E Ginathom I was being flippant, hah. I think the spaces inside the switch aren't so large as to be able to accommodate cat fur, but I could well be wrong.

Anything can accommodate cat hair.

Seriously, there is a layer of cat fur that is very very fine.

My brain hurts now. Sorry for the bad sentence structure there. That's what happens to pedants: the next thing they say on the internet goes all wrong!

I edited, and went for a semicolon.

The semicolon is both overused and underutilised. It's one of my favourite bits of punctuation right next to the interrobang.

Also, I personally blame this on my inability to parse what I read correctly XD

I tend to parse as I go. As soon as I have enough words that make sense as something silly, I stop to laugh.

You gotta try it. It'll tell you how good the Senns are more so than how fantastic the SB is. It'll leave you wanting, but also something to benchmark and maybe to strive for. Or not, and still be happy with what you got.

Honestly if you have very high expectations, you’re better off trying it. It won’t meet those expectations and you’ll think more positively about your own gear

I actually go into most gear demos expecting to be disappointed since I figure that's a far better barometer of my being contented with buying them than elsewise, which likely explains why I try my best to include negatives in every impressions post I make. Seems more sensible as a buyer's guide thing.

Guess this means I should raise expectations over the next week or two before I get to get ears on it :P

Dare you to run one with your main DAC and not feel the need to swap the cable back out @gixxerwimp :P

Garbage in, garbage out :P ...but then, I prefer SPDIF. Most PCs are noisy as heck.

I don't use USB for audio :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3zaHUsgXg

EDIT: ahh but he's been a dick towards aboriginal folk. Not a good look.

Damn he pissed someone off, must be on the right track.

@Jinxy245 nah probably just a freak accident of some sort. Those incendiaries falling out of the sky and all that, tis the season.

In the bedroom?

Yup, might have to double check how well it does on the toilet for you though, @YMO :P

Chest hair inspection before you get the job.

Stay safe and vanquish the mosquitoes.

Monsoon due to arrive. Serious rain over next few days.

Or a damp squid. Time will tell...


(OK, yes, I guess it is squib. Habits of a lifetime die hard.)

@GoodEnoughGear yeah other than the final fight (which had me chuckling) Wizards was a bit meh overall. Still adored the visuals though, I'm a sucker for that sorta aesthetic apparently.

Make sure to include Robert Crumb in your dive.

@Sqveak been a fan of his work going back a few years now, can't remember how exactly I went down that route but I think it was when I realised I knew nothing about western comics (compared to manga etc) and went on a binge there haha.

No guarantees I'll have toes left after if I do haha

Portable battery and portable self-defense device. Pretty good combo for the price.

The buzz word is "tactical" I believe.