Las Pictoras - SWF Picture Thread

[Nocturnalist]

Rule number 3: move to san francisco.... The home of the hipster suit.

i resent that fact.... i was raised there yet i was never a hipster.

 

[Chronodiver Lokii]

Rule number 3: move to san francisco.... The home of the hipster suit.

Don't forget NYC xD

 

[Azua]

However, stay away from Bose or Skullcandy. Both are terrible options.

i'm guessing we're talking specifically about sampling here (which makes the above statement true)

nocturnalist knows what's up: stay the **** out of best buy if you're looking to get something good at a reasonable price. that goes for ... basically anything. headphones, pc parts, etc.



on another note, i decided i wanted to go for a hike during 22 degree weather:

it was actually quite pleasant. apparently the springs turn purple in some places during the winter, though i don't think robert got a picture of them.

 

[Morrigan]

I remember that place

 

[Azua]

of course you do

 

[Morrigan]

I mean I think you posted some pics of it before. It was green.

 

[Azua]

well i mean you were there dekuu jeez

 

[Ladybug]

i resent that fact.... i was raised there yet i was never a hipster.

I didn't say everyone who was here is a hipster, I said you move here if you are one. I have never had as much visual experience living in Dallas...

 

[Vinylic.]

Then I will move there.

And, I'll take your advice, guys.
And welcome back, Azua.

 

[CAOTIC]

They're super expensive, but their quality is at the 60-70 buck range. If you're on a budget, try a pair of Grado Sr60i's, they're pretty great.

Audio-technica also has some fantastic options. Sony and other brands are good, but it's really a matter of personal taste.

However, stay away from Bose or Skullcandy. Both are terrible options.

fellow grado buddies! livvers too. we have the same ones. great open-back headphones

 

[Lore]

fellow grado buddies! livvers too. we have the same ones. great open-back headphones

I love Grados! They're tied with Audio-technica for my favorite.

I'm rocking out the Audio-tech ATH-M50s right now since I go on a lot of trips/flights and needed good closed 'phones for everyone else's sake.

 

[Vinylic.]

Oh, audio-technica? I heard of them before and they are really amazing.

Though I heard rumors stating that it needs to be Burned-In for a long period of time in order to improve the sound and quality. But nonetheless, I have been looking out for it and just came up to this review hours later:

Without burn-in, I would say these compare really well (at par) with Grado SR80. Although I think the sound stage presented by SR80 is wider may be due to the open design. M50 with the closed back design seems a tad closed in. But, nevertheless, the sound right out of the box is really good.

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Initial comparison with Grado back to back, I noticed the following:
1. At same volume level, M50 plays louder than SR80
2. Sound isolation of M50 is pretty good, plan to use it on airplane
3. The sound stage of SR80 is wider
4. M50 has better bass than SR80
5. Highs and mids are very close with slight preference for M50
6. Fit and comfort of M50 is better but I hope it will loosen up a bit after use
7. Build quality is much better for M50 - obviously SR80 foam cushion is deteriorating after a few years of use

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I compared to my office-mate who owns a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Right off the bet, we both noticed how much more open the ATH-M50 sounded. This is before the burn-in.
I am even more impressed after the burn-in. The close-in that I commented before comparing to my Grado SR80 is now gone. The bass also improves quite a bit.
Off course, my home system with Velodyne DD15 packed a better punch but this is not a fair comparison.

Comfort:
Stretching for 100 hours also loosened up the fit so it is very comfortable. My only gripe is the top of the headband still has a pressure point. I might just bend to provide a better fit.

This seems pretty nice. Actually, they all seem pretty nice. There might just be too many headphones I wanna buy right now.

 

[Gatlin]

Though I heard rumors stating that it needs to be Burned-In for a long period of time in order to improve the sound and quality.

You'll hear about a burn-in period from reviewers for most, if not all good headphones. I've seen people range it up to about 200 hours of listening at 25-50% higher volume (or not listening and just letting it play). I'm honestly not sure how great of an effect it has, but when browsing for headphones back in December, it came up in pretty much every review for each pair I was looking at.

 

[Lore]

Yeah Vinyl, burn in is good for almost all headphones. It almost never hurts a good pair.

What's your budget, anyway?

 

[Peeze]

I'll swing us back on course!

Took my car to Autocross this weekend.

 

[Vinylic.]

Yeah Vinyl, burn in is good for almost all headphones. It almost never hurts a good pair.

What's your budget, anyway?

Around 260 dollars. Just got my job not too long ago.

 

[Jane]

------> http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=302230

yall should probably go there and stop hijacking the picture thread.

 

[Thundermistress]

Just came back from an event where I got to try home made desserts from 5 different countries.

In a bit of a sugar coma. Just sayin.

 

[Pikaville]

All those look sooooo goooooodddd!

 

[Darkshadow7827]

Just came back from an event where I got to try home made desserts from 5 different countries.

In a bit of a sugar coma. Just sayin.

What are those eggrolly lookin things? DO WANT! Arghh

 

[Thundermistress]

What are those eggrolly lookin things? DO WANT! Arghh

The ones with the red maraschino cherries on the end? Those would be Italian cannoli i believe. c:

 

[Boofy!]

any baklava?

 

[Grandeza]

Around 260 dollars. Just got my job not too long ago.

If you actually want a place great for headphone recommendations head-fi.org is a great headphone forum. If you make a thread with your budget and what you're looking for in a headphone I'm sure they can send you in the right direction.

Otherwise it depends on a lot of things like what music you listen to, are you using them mainly at home, are you gonna be using them on the go? Grados are great but they're open headphones so they aren't going to be a good portable headphone cause everyone will hear your music and you'll hear all the sounds.

 

[Thundermistress]

any baklava?

Yah, next to the cannoli, the little squares c: They were delish too, there were a few other Turkish sweets which were insane as well. Although I think my favourite sweets that night all came from Mauritius, apart from the lemon tiramisu from Italy of course.

 

[Boofy!]

Its my fave <3 mother used to make it all the time in the before time, in the long long ago.

 

[Thundermistress]

Chilling out in Bali...

 

[Rici]

My new bike :D

 

[Peeze]

Really thinking of getting a little bike for work and such. Tired of $4/gal gas

 

[SuperBowser]

Me eating food on masterchef My 3 seconds of fame!

 

[Dodongo]

Are you at Hogwarts ?

 

[SuperBowser]

Weirdly enough, yes. I think they filmed scenes of Harry Potter in there!

It's actually some posh barrister/QC hall called Middle Temple. My best friend's a barrister I just wanted the food and free wine.

 

[Xsyven]

 

[Pikaville]

Said it before but I'll say it again.

Damn that hair of yours!

 

[Jim Morrison]

Chilling out in Bali...

NNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG

Jelly.

 

[Vermanubis]

I was surprised I never took a picture of this top of mine. It means a lot to me.

The Mantis pose isn't terribly candid, but I figured it no less than sacrilege to take pictures of a Kung Fu top without being in Kung Fu form.

Also, here's a picture from my 3DS of my Sifu and me before I moved to Oregon. Brings back such wonderful memories. I smile bigger every time I see it. It was the night before we moved and I asked if I could take pictures with everyone, and he wanted to do a Mantis pose, but he kept making goofy-*** faces and I kept laughing my *** off.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Great poise, Verm.

Smooth Criminal

 

[Pikaville]

Dat Mantis stance.

Now do a Dragon one!

 

[Darkshadow7827]

Verm's ganon stance trumps all. Show'em dat Hyrule style Verm!

 

[Thundermistress]

Spent the past week and a half in Asia.

In Bali

Drinking tea in Singapore

Went to my first toga party! c: One sheet and 5 safety pins later...

 

[Peeze]

safety pins?!?!
If it falls, it falls. Roll with it.

At autocross. mine is the blue one: