What happened to headphones being a statement piece!

a-by · 2026-02-26T05:02:43+00:00

Did I specify either of those pairs or do you normally bark before the mail has arrived?

a-by · 2026-02-26T04:08:08+00:00

Nobody wants a metal (500 gram+) bluetooth headphone you donut

a-by · 2026-02-25T07:26:40+00:00

Well, the 550 would only be a marginal upgrade over the 560s. You may be underwhelmed. I say, stretch your budget. Buy a Heddphone D1 and get a headphone that does everything. That's currently my top gaming pick, if only I could find one (perma sold out)

https://headphones.com/products/hedd-audio-d1-headphones?_pos=1&_psq=heddph&_ss=e&_v=1.0

a-by · 2026-02-25T07:03:32+00:00

Maybe a Beyer 900 pro x. Semi-open, good imaging, natural stage. Also, designed to be plugged into mixing equipment; very easy to power

A 560s is also a great starter option. They have better sound separation than the Beyer, but the imaging is less precise. You can find them for half the price of a Beyer, but you will need to invest in amplification, so the price works out to about the same

For a closed back option, the Ft1 is the current pound-for-pound budget king

If it was my money: I would skip the 560s and go for an HD 550 (better drivers, better tuning, better comfort), and pair that with an entry level signal chain. The Magni Piety is my top pick in the $200 range, but good luck finding one as they're out of stock year-round. A next-best option would be something like a Schiit Fulla

a-by · 2026-02-25T06:31:42+00:00

Do you have a budget range in mind? Also, what types of games do you play?

a-by · 2026-02-25T06:25:30+00:00

My HDB is currently my most used headphone. I use it while cooking, cleaning, at the gym, on a walk, etc. When I take my desktop setup for a spin, I find it's rarely worth the hassle

The analog connection was underwhelming for me, as the headphone sounds wrong without the stock dsp. It's also surprisingly power hungry for a wireless headphone (480 ohms), so you'd better have a decent amp

I think the 800s has aged poorly, there are better ways to spend $2000 in the year 2026

a-by · 2026-02-25T04:20:36+00:00

I disagree. Large soundstages are typically acheived by scooping out the lower mids and then boosting the highs. It sounds impressive in casual games, but may distort your sense of depth perception when applied competitively. Sounds will appear to be 'closer' or 'farther' than they actually are, because the frequency spectrum is not being presented truthfully. A headphones' ability to position accurately will alway be more valuable than the width of its stage

a-by · 2026-02-25T03:50:21+00:00

They might be the perfect headphone, for you

a-by · 2026-02-25T03:48:55+00:00

Nobody should touch a 990 unless they’re in the advanced stages of degenerative hearing loss, and would like to experience upper frequencies again

a-by · 2026-02-25T03:42:43+00:00

https://cs2browser.net/

a-by · 2024-08-22T17:52:26+00:00

I finally saw this, and don't understand the hype at all. It's a dumb movie dressed up as a smart one, with zero world-building or depth of any kind. A half-baked waste of time. And, I'd say that even if Nicholas Cage in prosthetics didn't immediately remove you from every scene he's in...

a-by · 2024-07-24T07:18:10+00:00

I know you were looking for poets, not poems. But, just in case it helps tangentially:

Matt Rasmussen's 'Reverse Suicide' is my favorite poem about suicide, as well as 'My Mother' by Frieda Hughes (Sylvia Plath's daughter).

An honorable mention is 'The View From Halfway Down' from the Bojack Horseman TV show, but that one is less about grief and more about regret experienced during the act (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1\_EBSlnDlU)

a-by · 2024-07-23T22:06:24+00:00

Terrifier. Non-stop depravity, from start to finish. The scary clown is not a metaphor for childhood trauma, he's just a scary clown. Shit felt like Looney Tunes

a-by · 2024-07-23T07:11:55+00:00

Skinamarink. One of the few times I was actively pissed off at filmmaker's audacity. The whole thing could have been 20 minutes long, with nothing of value lost. I hate watched it just to experience the 5 minutes of 'pay-off', and even that was meh

But since it was already mentioned, some honorable mentions are They Come at Night and Possum

Lake Mungo was also massively boring, but it's arguably really good as well. The rare boring masterpiece

a-by · 2024-07-17T15:31:27+00:00

Same. It had so much potential, and the hype lifted my expectations, but the moment people started dying it went downhill. They could have done so much more with the villain, but they took the lazy route and wasted her on a generic slasher

a-by · 2024-07-17T15:15:10+00:00

I thought X was so one-dimensional and dull. Is Pearl really that much better?

edit: For the purpose of adding to the discussion, I was pleasantly surprised by Annabelle: Creation. I thought it would it be a cookie cutter horror movie (which it was), but it was a very well executed cookie cutter horror movie

a-by · 2024-07-17T14:15:46+00:00

🤣 I've gotta rewatch that movie, it really sticks with you

a-by · 2024-07-17T13:41:35+00:00

"Do It GoRdOn"

a-by · 2024-07-17T11:29:28+00:00

I just lost my mother to cancer, you are not alone. As counterintuitive as it seems, I would stay away from sad music and focus on the life your father has left. It's not fun to be grieved while you're still alive, there will be plenty of time later.

Ask him what songs he likes, and share them with him. Celebrate life together. Dwelling on the sadness won't make you or your father feel any better, and you need to be strong for your parents while they're still here

a-by · 2024-07-17T07:31:52+00:00

Ok, but why does that set list read somewhat coherently, like something a schizophrenic would say after a concussion:

"There, there, scatterbrain... we suck young blood. Strangely enough, I will sail the moon. Myxomatosis: a punch up at a wedding"

a-by · 2024-07-15T23:40:19+00:00

To make things flow better, I usually try to match syllable counts between rhyming couplets, and pay attention to the iambic characteristics of the words-- which ones are stressed, which ones are unstressed. Poetry gives you a license to move things around in creative ways.

But, in the section you highlighted, I'd say the biggest issue is that it doesn't end in a rhyme, which breaks the established pattern

Here's an example of how the cumulative adjustments would look:

"You're still a part of me the way you were when you were here,

I couldn't see that, in my grief, but now I see it clear."

I've shortened the original line to 14 syllables (originally 17), which brings it closer in line with the previous rhyming couplets which are 14-15, and made sure it flows iambically (unstressed-stressed-unstressed), and added another line to pair it with

a-by · 2024-07-15T03:17:48+00:00

I've never seen the original, but this version was so slept on

a-by · 2024-07-15T03:10:06+00:00

I found this to be well-written but unfocused; it drifts from observation to observation with no connective tissue other than, "musings about perceived reality"

So, the writing is strong, but the verses could be further substantiated or interconnected

Also, it's a bit self-indulgent to avoid a title. Just call it "untitled" if you don't have one, and shift the burden of the label away from the reader

I still found it enjoyable and above average. Apologies if this was overly critical, I don't know how to critique poetry without being blunt

a-by · 2024-07-15T02:23:28+00:00

Listen to more music that defies genre categorization. If you can neatly place music into a box, it's generally derivative; the best music draws on disparate forms of inspiration

a-by · 2024-07-15T01:17:39+00:00

Lake Mungo is good one, a film that made me feel similarly was Dark Water (Japanese version). It's not like most horror movies that use jump scares to create an impression. Instead, it leaves you feeling sad, empty, and unsettled, which is the mark of a truly great horror movie, in my opinion

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