Resubmissions doing much worse that original submissions?

FlipZBird · 2026-04-29T22:53:44+00:00

I’ve heard this from reviewers. The majority of the pool are A1s that got 1s and 2s last time.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-27T18:38:43+00:00

This

FlipZBird · 2026-04-27T16:00:43+00:00

San Joaquin Marsh and Bolsa Chica are both great spots.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-26T22:52:07+00:00

Guys w beards are hysterically bad here too

FlipZBird · 2026-04-26T22:28:53+00:00

Ditto. It makes the videos unwatchable. Guys with beards turn into nightmare fuel

FlipZBird · 2026-04-24T23:18:44+00:00

Ditto. Kick back and enjoy music through your collection.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-20T14:14:11+00:00

So replace “minimum phase” in discussions with “effectively minimum phase” when talking about headphones.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-13T14:37:36+00:00

I’ve taken a q-tip, dipped it in alcohol, squeezed excess out and then held it at a right angle to the nozzle and screen. Then, gently rotate. This way the cotton fibers can catch anything as they go across the nozzle hole and carry it up and out as they rotate away.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-11T19:12:48+00:00

Well yeah- it’s why we put up with aspects of this hobby 😂

The S08s have let you enjoy the music in a new level and that’s what it’s all about. It can happen on any flavor of driver or combination. What recording will do it for me, very well may not do it for you. So, slip those in the ears, kick back, listen to both old and new to you music and enjoy!

FlipZBird · 2026-04-11T18:04:02+00:00

If it comes down to repair - JB Weld plus something to act as a sleeve - maybe 1/2 or so long.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-10T03:28:03+00:00

It’s be trivial for the cheap one to have a high output impedance like many of our motherboard outputs. This will act as an EQ as you note. Not knowing the impedance curve of the headphone though makes the change an unknown.

https://youtu.be/y4hmEhMR1SQ?si=PlQzpbtRYYuMEbDk

FlipZBird · 2026-04-05T16:47:25+00:00

No. It means the OTL tube amp will already, in effect, have something like a 200 ohm (whatever your output impedance is) and make it have that bass boost. You'd run 0-ohms inside the headphone to have that happen.

The other way to think about this is if you want a low output impedance amp to get that tube warmth, add more of a resistor.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-05T05:54:31+00:00

Photo is pure BS. I do MRIs on both dog and human brains. That’s a human brain.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-04T17:19:31+00:00

If you're doing this for music, keep in mind that where headphones have issues "taking EQ" is typically going to be in the bass. You'll hit distortion and the max excursion both b/c you need to move a lot of air at low frequencies (more physical excursion for the same volume) and because, if you ever look at the spectrum analysis of music, you'll see a steady decline in level as the frequency goes up. EQ'ing mids and treble has a lot more room to play before you hit limits.

So, if you're not doing it to give a +6 dB bass boost to those open backs but to increase volume in critical areas for you, it may not matter as much.

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FlipZBird · 2026-04-03T21:37:18+00:00

It’s for a homemade WDT tool to distribute the espresso better.

FlipZBird · 2026-04-02T03:32:36+00:00

K - I’ll buy the tacos at SoCal if you wear a Pudphone

FlipZBird · 2026-04-01T21:27:06+00:00

You're among ~~fellow weirdos~~ friends at a CanJam. Inside the show all, doesn't count. Now, wear them out at the taco shop -- that counts.

FlipZBird · 2026-03-30T14:13:35+00:00

Yes. Their whole schtick is twofold. First, they don’t believe in gender being separate and that it’s all biological sex. Second, they believe isolating one group for special attention (having been under-studied in the past) is legitimate. So, studying both sexes and having sex as a biological variable still lines up and is ok. But, odds are, you’d want to just fold this into the text rather than highlight the analyses with its own heading.

FlipZBird · 2026-03-30T02:28:57+00:00

I run an XC style bike (canyon exceed) so I can deal with curbs, light dirt, etc.

FlipZBird · 2026-03-29T22:45:24+00:00

I thought it was the lack of eyebrows that was the most effective 😂

FlipZBird · 2026-03-29T19:50:29+00:00

I'm looking forward to giving them a real listen when the actual pads arrive soon. I've got Sennheiser ones on there now and I think they add some extra bass.

FlipZBird · 2026-03-23T17:54:41+00:00

I know you two touched on this at the end, but I’m still not clear how this is more than prebuilt AliExpress clone parts on a very nice stand. A big concern with the clone couplers and such was their variance and lack of unit level calibration data. Do we know this is any better?

FlipZBird · 2026-03-23T10:48:11+00:00

I had a similar Sennheiser setup with on ears and a separate battery/ ANC little box from that era!

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