Merrick

Congrats! Enjoy the ride, it can be amazing.

I'm sure you'll get by quite nicely with whatever audio equipment you have at present. Chances are you bought it wisely.

But... if there's anything else you *really* want, better to buy it right now before the bills really start coming in. Ahem, right now after the cot and nappies (diapers) and all that stuff, of course!

Congratulations! Wonderful news.

Wait, Sisters remasters? Is making it sound good allowed? I'm sure we all remember A Slight Case Of Overproduction and how it polished some tracks to a mush?

(I kid, mostly. If it's just remastered and done well, I am curious. How is Some Girls Wander By Mistake?)

@Kattefjaes Some Girls Wander sounds as good as that material can sound. It will never sound audiophile or even professional but it’s well presented for what it is.

And an amen to Asian (or any non-budget foreign carrier) being far, far better an experience flying abroad than US carriers.

Re. the comments on foreign vs US airline experiences: Air Canada often advertises itself as 'best North American airline', which I've always thought is like 'best North American cricket team'.

@Merrick Pro pilot forums refer to passengers as SLF ("self-loading freight")

Am I the only one who thinks Axl sounds like a half-dead bleating goat?

I present to you, the best of Axl Rose, live: https://youtu.be/PpccpglnNf0

Interested to hear how it compares to mastering of initial CD release(s). Bit pricey on HD-Tracks for single album...

It might be too much to ask for, but hopefully the releases won't be horribly compressed or otherwise messed up in whatever remastering they go through.

@fraggler I hope so too. Legacy is usually good about retaining dynamics so I have hope. I do have the now OOP hi-res flat transfers of his Warner albums from For You through Parade and they sound good, not compressed but the albums are due for a proper remastering.

That’s some big talk, warming up my system right now...

^Beat me to saying it, I'm checking Bad Witch out as soon as I can.

6 track album with all the business in the first and last tracks.

Nice to hear Reznor go in a fresher direction, not wildly so, but his output since YZ has largely blended together.

Thank you!

@insidious meme On Amazon through MusicTek.

Taobao. Forum sponsor SourceAV has them.

Thanks guys. Went with Source AV.

If you live in the states PM me your address. You don't need much but there's some trial and error and sometimes they fall out but I'll give you enough to get started.

It will probably get mailed Monday.

Tom

@skank Thank you for the offer! @Biodegraded is sending me a small sheet already and if that’s not enough I will reach out to you. Much appreciated to both of you!

https://evossound.com/headphones/in-ear/palais/palais.html

Mod is dead easy: just poke front-vent with thin needle and put criss-cross micropore tape on the nozzle.

Edit: forgot to mention, I also did the tape + pinhole thing on the back-vent :) Anyway, stll easier and less risky than the Fostex and Blitzwolf mods...

@james444 Thanks! How easy are these to drive? One of my favorite aspects of the Fostex is they sound terrific out of my phone.

They're a tad less efficient than the Fostex, but I can still drive them to ear-splitting volume with anything but quiet classical recordings out of my phone.

I really liked the modded BW-ES1 too, and I use them a lot in general public but I definitely prefer listening to my MD + whenever I can.

@Grahad2 the DD definitely plays a factor.

@jayeshrc The BW were always a bit uncomfortable for me to wear, unfortunately. I never tried the revised mods on those. The bass on those are insane though (in a good way).

Some of the only R.E.M. lyrics I actually know. Cannot really make out the rest too well. I know all these lyrics are available online these days, but I don't look them up. Would ruin the mystery. I have no idea what is being sung on "Murmur".

On those early albums the lyrics can be something new each time.

Would be interested in talking over what TSoW could improve upon. I'm a fan, but I know all too well I've got trash taste sometimes :))

Also, never heard of mother! before now and it looks to be really interesting. Gonna go check if any theatres here are screening!

I really need to watch Mother, but I’m also excited to watch Shape of Water.

I watched Fantastic Beasts last night though, and thought it was better than most the other HP movies

There is always Black Panther

Haha I remember the first production vali 1s and their rrrrrrrrrring.

Yeah, I really liked the sound of my vali 1 but the ring was annoying.

No ring on mine so far but I’m aware it’s an issue and have babied the amp to avoid ringing.