DevilDriver

What I thought...

Ryan...ever thought of stuff like this as an easy, affordable entry into the audio world? http://audiojunkies.com/blog/1153/custom-h...ks-from-s-audio I know that there is a shortage of affordable, well-finished headphone stands out there.

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So I had hoped for a good sleep last night. Fell asleep ~3:45 AM and had to be up for 7 this morning. So for what feels like the 100th time already this year....I'm just bagged. Will try and catch a quick nap at school before Computer Science this morning.

Hopefully get a decent sleep tonight...long day tomorrow.

They probably think the same thing about us. I'm sure that's exactly what you wanted to here right now. lol.

Worth it for only $5.

Which version?

Exactly. That's the problem: we don't have the empirical data to know one way or the other. The only reason I object to Global Warming Alarmists (like Gore) is that they have a very vested interest in what they're saying. Gore flies all across the world in his personal luxury airplane and gets paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about something he is incapable of proving. Expecting him to be even remotely objective is ludicrous. And somehow it's ok because he buys carbon credits...give me a fucking break.

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You've got the right idea as far as enclosures go. You can go larger and tune lower if you want, but 2.5 tuned to 30 Hz is a decent music box. You can go sealed ~1.25-1.5 cubes as well if you want, but you'll probably enjoy the ported enclosure more.

"Would a lawsuit against Al Gore help the public determine fact from fiction?" No, because there is not even close to a consensus on what is fact and what is fiction in the scientific community. I think both human impact and cyclical weather patterns are equally plausible and any attempt to write off either at this stage in the game is fool-hardy.

One thing that really bothers me is the complete lack of experience on the left. One has a been a senator for 4 years and a state senator for another 4. And the other has been a senator for only 8 years. Not quite president material if you ask me. Oh, but Hillary has 35 years of experience, don't you know? The Obama campaing should have called her on that a long time ago. But now people actually believe that Hillary has this vast amount of experience that is simply non-existent.

McCain winning is something significant. I mean....conservatives have been complaining that McCain isn't conservative enough...but when the general election comes around, they're obviously going to vote for McCain over Obama or Clinton. And honestly, I don't agree with many of McCain's ideologies, but oddly enough...I trust him more than I trust Obama or Clinton. And this Democratic race is nothing but bad for the Democrats. Not only does it show that the Democratic base is split on a leader, it makes the Democrats fundraise and spend before the general election comes; even worse, they need to prove one is better than the other, and the in-party attacks are not good. Obama needs to figure out a way to attack Hillary without attacking Hillary (because he's committed to being a "different" politician). Oh, and Obama and Clinton have worse pasts than McCain. Should make for an interesting next year.

Yeah, not particularly productive over here although I should have been. Story of this semester so far.

Genesis FTW. So much better with Collins...and he was so much better with them. A mutually symbiotic relationship if I've ever seen one.

You're so money and you don't even know it.

I kept the 3 cube sealed one and 5 cubes tuned to 20 Hz for a while, switching it periodically. The Icon has gone unused since I got the Audiopulse drivers because I either needed to listen to those or preferred to hook up the LMS-Ultra. Everything is disconnected now. We'll see what comes next. Still like the Icon, though.

First thing I will make abundantly clear: most people by now know that I’m a regular poster on SSA and a member of the Tech Team. Aaron did not send this to me to review, I didn’t get it for free, I wasn’t asked to buy it, or any situation in that vein. When I expressed interest in getting an Icon, Aaron asked if I would be willing to review it. I said yes but made sure he understood that if it was a sub-par product, I wouldn’t hold anything back. I feel I have the technical backing and experience to give it a thorough review and I hope you’ll find the same. There were no SPL measurements done because I could really care less about those. This is a purely subjective review to give my opinion on a product that not many people seem to have gotten their hands on yet. On arrival, I was happy to see the shipped package was in good condition. It was shipped in a well sized sturdy cardboard box with fairly standard packing materials: the standard square base at the bottom, with a stiff Styrofoam “buffer” on each respective side of the container aligned perfectly with the mounting frame of the driver. It was quite hard to shift the driver in any way. I consider this fairly standard packaging, but perhaps a little minimal for my standards. Aside from the protective plastic over the cone, there was no protective Styrofoam or packing peanuts (not that I condone them) over top of the cone; if a large object had fallen directly on top of the package and gone through the container, it would have caused some noticeable damage to the cone and/or dustcap. There were a couple of issues when I received the Icon: there was a small dent in the dustcap. Because there had been no damage to the container and I can only assume that this occurred at the buildhouse, likely during the packing process. This dent is so small that you can’t see it most days and you can’t see it in the pictures that follow. Though not performance impacting in anyway, Aaron from SSA was very willing to replace it and cover all shipping fees. Second concern: I didn’t receive any stickers either. Personally, I don’t care, but I can recall about 100 times when people have flipped there lid because they didn’t receive some measly stickers, so this is something that needs to be reviewed. Aaron did not seem very happy to hear that they weren’t included and I expect that this might be the first and last time it occurred. Third concern: No manual. Given that this driver is sold online, you should be able to find the product information quite easily, and that’s no problem. But including a manual with thiele/small parameters, enclosure recommendations, wiring diagrams, etc. is a great addition that helps add value. This is something Aaron says they are working on and I believe it will be ready in a couple of weeks. These were very minor things and barely impacted me at all. Keep reading below.

I didn't get much done today, either. Time to eat and then do homework after that.

Ahoy, Scott.

My favourite episode of hers is on right now. Not beecause I care much about the fish she's doing, but the shirt combo is smoking....

Giada boobs....yum.

That is a damn nice grill...with a rotisserie, no less.

HD457's? Close, anyways.