tommytakis

properly performed evaluations are really hard.

All of my college friends are either done with MCAT or already in med school so I had trouble finding people to study with. After some thoughts, I decided to join a local, online study buddies group through reddit to keep each other motivated. Hopefully this will keep the fire going for ~2 more months.

Burnout is definitely real. MCAT bites ass because it's not something you can take whenever you're ready so you have to be really anal about managing your schedule in order to fit as many sanity-aids in while keeping a clipping pace going through material, but it's definitely doable.

You come across as diligent and resilient, I don't doubt that you'll do your best come exam time.

Did you watch the anime adaptation? One of the few ever that has art/animation so good that my jaw dropped.

@fraggler yep! ep.19 though.... the formula isn't new, but this is what I would consider Shonen anime done right. I was going to wait till the next season, but I kept getting spoiled in the comments, so I just decided to read it.

The pacing really picks up after this arc along with darker tonal shift and major character development

it was a very cool and unique listening experience, but it hasn't quite sold me on it yet. I'll wait until the Jotunheim R comes out.

Forum wisdom says you need a subwoofer ;)

Hopefully Raal does a room for their next CanJam. The SR1a is so open, it is too tricky to hear in a CanJam environment.

Ebay was so nice back then and into the early 00's. Fees were miniscule.

@DigMe the 10% ebay fee + 3% paypal fee seriously sucks... how different was it back then?

It was seriously barely anything but I can't remember specifically. PayPal was the same though they came along later. It was very cheap to sell stuff.

This is why I thumbs down any song with sirens in them

The Police?

I wish I could say it was N.W.A. or any gangsta rap to up my street creds, but the truth is that it was an old kpop song from the 90s...

@Phantaminum beautiful indeed. My preference for Auteur went from bottom 3 to top 3 ZMF after hearing through 3F. I may have misjudged it from quick auditioning at my local hifi store.

I can see the Auteur not impressing initially. It's not one of those cans that sound immediately impressive. That's why I'm grateful the loaner program allows for several days; sometimes stuff grows on me, or I end up losing some excitement.

I would love to compare the 3F to the MHA150 one of these days.

OhMyGod, scary stuff. So glad you are safe.

Very glad you're safe...stay that way!

Tommy so relieved that you, your loved ones, neighbors and home are all OK. Thank you for letting us know you are safe. Fingers crossed for some rain.

Same, I think half of LA had a cold last week.

Define working out.

@JK47 weight-lifting and light cardio?

@Ksaurav402 haha I need a lot more money to test this theory. maybe I'll start a gofundme?

I need to go back and get (at least start) my PhD. Only way I could justify an EC Studio Jr. It would also help if shit would stop braking. Appliances are crap compared to when I was a kid.

@Ringingears You should do it! Then you can show off your Studio Jr. to your students during office hours ;)

I imagine some tourists here might know any number of local pop artists merely by virtue of how much airtime they all get, but I'd be surprised if they were very familiar with the Sunday music artists I listen to.

@Lyander oh wow that's a big family right there :) I'm deathly allergic to cats although I find them very cute.

And yeah, that seems to be the general trend for pop music, but I feel like the stereotype is a bit stronger in America towards asian pop (Kpop, Jpop, etc). I'm actually quite happy and surprised @monacelli asked me for recommendations. I didn't think I would get much reception in SBAF in all places; just shows that we're all "music-lovers" in the end

@Ksaurav402 short answer: Fixed.

I guess you are in for a treat once you get DSHA Amp

JAR600 really sings with complex music like classical. Very addictive and focused sound

Awesome, Wish these guys had done the current trilogy.

@BillOhio or episode 8 :(

That was great.

Good gear doesn't suddenly turn into shit because new stuff came out (I read this on SBAF, but don't remember who said it).

I keep hearing that...I guess I should hear an A1 sometime. It must be the warm tubes+HD650 that are keeping the A2 perfectly euphonic for my tastes. Even does fine with the 600, really. Cool or clinical would never be a part of my description.

Synergy is no joke.

Khan Academy is a great resource. I liked O-chem. Came close to changing majors, but wanted to be a doc. How I ended up being a high school teacher I’ll never know.

Nice. Didn't realize it covered even college subjects. Sometimes I would send my more overachieving 4th graders there on their iPads to see if they could get some higher level concepts.

I'm afraid to admit this, but I'm amongst friends, so here goes.....I admit that I like o-chem (really, truthfully and with no fingers crossed).

Roon would be right about Julieta Venegas, similar vibe, I'm a long time fan (been to a concert even)... I'm not familiar with the others, well, Lily Allen but she's not singing in Spanish AFAIK.

Just realized Emily Estefan is Gloria Estefan's daughter (duh) while Googling some of those, I'm a fan of her mother but it's not the same vibe.

I'd add iLe and Bebe to the list... I feel like there's another good suggestion on the tip of my tongue and I can't quite seem to remember it... I'd add Natalia Lugo too even if a bit more pop, cause I'm a homer... ;P

For some reason I was thinking along the lines of female singers, anyway, more broadly I'd add Enanitos Verdes tho a bit more rock...

Also just realized how annoying it'd be to search for iLe or Bebe, look up Almadura & iLevitable for the former and Pafuera Telarañas for Bebe (that's the one I remember most anyway).

MCAT? I'm feeling grateful I dropped pre-med before I got that far :P

Making your profile picture the cover page from the MCAT would be a really punny take on the SBAF avatar theme.

Oh synapse, looks like someone is suffering from hyperactive ligand-gated ion channels. Seems like you need more enzymes in your synaptic clefts.

That is me times two (at least)

When You had this insight, were you high? Lol

@tommytakis I’m nice to nice people. Others can get outta here...

Persian folks sure know how to party

I just want to say... I miss your old profile pic

Looks really generic now. Love the classic look of the old design.

The word is Bruce Wayne now owns Sennheiser.

I may be in the minority here. I dig the new, all-black matte finish over the old one.

My pet theory on the faux marble is that Senn expected it to get banged up in the studio, and the faux marble would hide the scratches.