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NeadReport, 18 days ago to headphones

My new headphones* arrived today! Just in time for a 3-day weekend.
My first duty was to evaluate sound quality and dynamic range - with what I consider a must when looking to purchase speakers or (over the ear) headphones.

My cans are advertised as 'professional studio headphones' (disclaimer: I'm not an audiophile but I play one on T.V.) Many might balk at this selection, but hear me out and back to my test.

I immediately pulled up a recording (via YouTube no less!) of Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 aka: "Organ Symphony**" and oh my, my, my. I picked this symphony because of the range of orchestral instruments, all of the dynamics, and of course...a PIPE ORGAN.
I could hear every note at all levels. Lows, highs, and mids - all present - even Capturing the orchestral hall's reverb. Amazeballs.

I've currently moved on to one of my favorite jazz albums "Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares***" and it feels like I'm listening to the playback in the recording booth.

⟶ So the next time you are in the market to upgrade your audio speakers, pick music you know well, and that covers the ranges and dynamics you expect to hear along with what I've suggested above.

• Shure SRH440A
  ** https://youtu.be/DSDHjcAD61s?feature=shared
  *** https://youtu.be/Xcq_zg-Zw5k?feature=shared

#Shure #Headphones #Audio #ClassicalMusic #Jazzmusic #Jazz

NeadReport, 18 days ago to random

AI is slowly poisoning our minds.
https://mastodon.social/@culturednyc/112497145137163787

design_law, 19 days ago to random

D159,342 - issued to Jo Emmett Jennings in 1950 for a design for a "vacuum condenser." #DesignPatents #InReJennings

culturednyc, 19 days ago to MusicTheory

The first sentence is incorrect, and it goes downhill from there. In the second sentence, 'fourths' are now 'force.' The third sentence contradicts itself: quartal chords can be made with diminished fourths, but not diminished fourths. Sundar should be embarrassed. #MusicTheory

eclectech, 19 days ago to animation

It's Friday! YAY!

It's getting increasingly difficult to fit all the dancers on to the screen & make loops that fit with ALL THE OTHER LOOPS (it totally stuffed the timing for this one) so next week will be the last, when I hit a year (!)

I like having a Friday Thing though, so will do #FridaySparklyDanceParty any week there are volunteers, & probably just random dancers on other weeks.

As ever, have a great weekend if you possibly can 😃

#FridaySparklyDancers #sillyScribbles #animation

Hand drawn animation loop. There are 51 simple figures each doing their own dance move. The main body of the screen is an orange starburst sky, with a rainbow framing the top. 48 dancers are on the lines of the rainbow, doing their thing. The new dancer for this week is larger, and centre stage on a cloud at the bottom, with a dancer either side for company.

ernie, 19 days ago to random

udm14 now comes in an SFW version, for those times when you’re passionate about AI-free search, but you don’t want to get fired or get into a long argument with your parents about en$#!&&ifcation.

https://udm14.org

NeadReport, 19 days ago (edited 18 days ago) to Polls

When you close your window blinds, how do you orient your slats?

#poll #polls

BigJackBrass, 19 days ago to random

I know that the English have a reputation for unnecessarily apologising, but the postwoman just apologised for delivering a parcel and I think that might be taking it a bit too far.

researchbuzz, 19 days ago to Russia

#Russia #Ukraine #war #culture #CulturalHeritage

'More than two years into Russia's war on Ukraine, the fighting continues. A group of Ukrainian military members who have faced the harsh reality of war but have talents in music, poetry and theater, created a group called Ukraine’s Cultural Forces. They perform for Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines. They’re performing across the US to show their thanks for America's continued support for Ukraine. '

https://www.weny.com/story/50819523/ukraines-cultural-forces-take-their-performances-from-the-battlefields-to-america

HamonWry, 19 days ago to random

I looked at the price of beef today. It’s enough to get a person cattle rustling.

NeadReport, 19 days ago to random

I consider this reply to my post, crafted as a poem, to be a gift; taking time out and going above the norm, to share a few thoughts from a photo I took. Thank you.
https://mastodon.art/

croyle, 19 days ago to random

I just used my new cable tie tightening hand tool and completely blew up my cheap cable tie, so I guess it works! 😂

ernie, 19 days ago to random

udm14.com has had 50,000 visits in 24 hours.

kellylepo, 20 days ago to Astronomy

The summer 2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge is now open! This summer's target: Cassiopeia A.

Make your own images with real NASA data using a simple, online tool. Then, submit your image. Standout entries are featured on the website and get comments from expert judges.

I find all of your technicolor space images delightful. Please go make some weird space pictures:
https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/astrophoto/index.html

#astronomy #space #astrodon #STEM

NeadReport, 20 days ago to random

I ordered a pair of headphones on Amazon and went back to check the delivery date (as it is about a week and not next-day).
Now when I visit that page I see that there are 3 versions: Gen 1(old package) Gen 1 (new package) and Gen 2 (new package) versions available for the exact same price - which I missed somehow when I ordered my headset⟶ Gen 1 (old package) !
So I essentially helped the Shure company empty their old product stock for the exact same price as their most recent Gen 2 model.
I'm just assuming that, two generations later, there would be significant upgrades and not just "packaging" changes.
So why isn't the Gen 1 (old package) discounted?
Has anyone else run into this scenario before?

NeadReport, 20 days ago to random

Saw a guy delivering pizzas in a Tesla and I'm thinking to myself, "probably not the image that's gonna maximize your tippage."

NorcalGma2, 21 days ago to random

Since I mentioned Matt Beard already today, why not toot one of his paintings?
This scene is most likely pretty close to home.
I am pretty sure this must be a special place for someone, and they probably own this painting instead of me.
It is tiny only 12 x 12.
I love my small pieces because they brighten up small nooks and crannies in our house.
He named this 2017 scene High Tide: Empty Lot.
#MattBeard

eclectech, 21 days ago to nature

There is so much fluff around at the moment. So. Much. Fluff.

#sillyScribbles #nature #photography #silly #nonsense #drawing

noondlyt, 21 days ago to random

IN HIS BEDROOM!

Trump's attorneys found classified docs in his bedroom months after raid https://www.axios.com/2024/05/21/trumps-classified-documents-bedroom-mar-a-lago