http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506321/20050725/index.jhtml?headlines=true
Fantastic. I wonder if it comes out of the artists end?
Fantastic. I wonder if it comes out of the artists end?
Sony pays to have crap played...
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Out the artist's end? As in, the artist has to pay?
The artist wasn't at fault, the label was. They pay it out of the label's pockets.
The artist wasn't at fault, the label was. They pay it out of the label's pockets.
As in their music sucks bad enough the label has to entertain the thought of paying a station to play it.robdamanii said:
So yes it would be funny if it eventually the money that Sony paid to get the songs played was taken out of the artists end.
This has gone on for decades, they are just now admitting it.
How else did you think 85% of the crap gets popular.
How else did you think 85% of the crap gets popular.
We should get paid for having to listen to the **** that's on the radio nowadays
welcome to big business and corporate pay offs my friends.
Solution?bluebug32 said:
Beyond AM, beyond FM, it's XM SATELLITE RADIO!
My local independant radio station just got caught accepting payola. It would be hard to be a station manager and turn down free trips and other perks in exchange for tweaking the playlist
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500 mil for Stern? PuhLEEZE!stiksandstones said:
And the stock speaks for itself.
You've obviously never found Deep Tracks or Unsigned on XM...stevew said:
Anything is better than commercial radio especially anything Clear Channel
Toshi said:
3500 songs can be recycled over a decent amount of time.
yo tim, i have one of these coming in the mail:
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphone-amps/headroom-amps/the-mobile-line/headroom-total-airhead-clear.php
my ipod will pwn
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphone-amps/headroom-amps/the-mobile-line/headroom-total-airhead-clear.php
my ipod will pwn
what makes you think the ipod is the weakest link? some ghetto cnet review with no figures that said rio was better? anyway, my ipod photo has been struggling to put out enough sound when driving my senn hd600s 
so having an external preamp will certainly help.
so having an external preamp will certainly help.Nah, I'm no c-net whore. I have listened to said devices with the same phones (my lovely Grados, a friends Sennhausers (??) and for kicks some Bose Quietcomfort 2s.). Cmon, you know it's true. Nah seriously, they all sound pretty great, I actually thought the iRiver H320 sounded best. (All the tracks we used for comparison were recorded at 192 or better). I've never heard any of em through a preamp though.
Nah seriously, they all sound pretty great, I actually thought the iRiver H320 sounded best. (All the tracks we used for comparison were recorded at 192 or better). I've never heard any of em through a preamp though.
get some shures in-ear buds and volume won't be a problem. you won't need an amp to drive 'em.
that's the thing, i tried (and returned) the etymotics er-6 hoping they'd be the magic bullet and they're no match for the open senns. yes, i shoved them in my ears really well so the seal was fine. i even tried them with the super flimsy adapter to connect to my custom molded musicians earplugs (they attach in place of the little -15, -25 dB tabs that do the actual noise reduction).narlus said:
wow, it's not loud enough w/ the etys? that's weird. my karma's plenty for driving my shures.
no, they were plenty loud, much louder than the senns at any given volume setting on the ipod. they just didn't have the soundstage or clarity (and were kind of weak in low frequencies -- i had to bump up the lows in the eq) that i was hoping for given the somewhat rave reviews.
Your brand loyalty affects your aural sensitivity? J/K
Seriously, don't Senns bring out Bass and treble more than some phones? I seem to remember reading that on c-net...
Edit: Actually I suspose it's entirely possible that within a subtle range, external factors can affect your perception of sound. After all when you see a hot chick your pupils dilate to let in more light, a 'nice smell' is entirely personal preference, so why could the look or perceived quality of an object not affect the way you find it sounds?
Seriously, don't Senns bring out Bass and treble more than some phones? I seem to remember reading that on c-net...
Edit: Actually I suspose it's entirely possible that within a subtle range, external factors can affect your perception of sound. After all when you see a hot chick your pupils dilate to let in more light, a 'nice smell' is entirely personal preference, so why could the look or perceived quality of an object not affect the way you find it sounds?
really? which grados do you have? i thought the consensus on them was that they're quite punchy and loud. two random links to back up my handwavy point
http://www.google.com/search?q=grado+60+punchy&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/headphones-home-audio/headphones/sennheiser/PRD_117995_2750crx.aspx
http://www.google.com/search?q=grado+60+punchy&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/headphones-home-audio/headphones/sennheiser/PRD_117995_2750crx.aspx
I have the 60s. I wouldn't have said they favour any part of the spectrum, though. Punchy, hmm, well, clear I'd say. You can certainly hear individual sounds more clearly than you can through other phones I tried. The only annoying thing about them is the cord is too damn long.
ah, that's the one good thing i did get from etymotic
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6-acc.aspx
top left item
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6-acc.aspx
top left item
Good idea. I think the cord on the Grados is probably too thick though for that one. I usually just use a velcro cable tidy or just stuff it all in my pocket in dirty messy loops if I'm out walking. Normally I use tham at my desk at work though.