My home theater setup
UPDATE - March 16, 2009 So there have been even more changes since this post was originally created. Looking back I should probably have kept around the previous revs (as I'm doing in this current rev) just so I have a record of it. In any case, the new gear is listed out below. Let me know what you think. The Audio Gear (2) Infinity RS-5 Mains (2) Infinity RS-3 Rears (1) Infinity CC-3 Center...
posted on 03.16.09
How to Silently Overclock with Air Cooling
Overclocking is a combination of gambling, engineering, and hardware hacking. There are many different approaches, and I've pretty much tried them all. I've done extreme air cooling, with something like 200 cubic feet per minute (CFM) rushing through my computer, I've done water-cooling in various forms, including my infamous four foot tall clear acrylic bong tower, and last year I gave it all up for silent cooling. With silence I backed off my heavy overclocks...
posted on 04.22.06
Framboise Lambic Ale - Unique Belgian Raspberry Beer
Have you heard of Framboise, or of lambic ales? Didn't think so. While extremely difficult to find, our local Trader Joe's had a stock of this rare brew this week. I quickly grabbed a few bottles. The only other places I've found this brew is at the Toronado, a beer-pub in the Lower Haight, San Francisco that carries nearly 80 specialized brews on tap with no macrobrews to fluff up the menu, and at a...
posted on 03.05.06
Grado HF-1 Special Edition Headphone Review
As a long time Sennheiser guy I was excited to try out the 'Grado' sound when the HF-1's were announced. It seemed like the perfect combination of value, forum support, limited edition-ness, and the fact that it was housed in wood was a huge plus. Here's how I tested them out: Sources NAD 505 CD Player EMU 0404 Amp Gilmore Dynalo (aka Gilmore Lite) Cables Custom EMU-0404 Breakout (20 awg silver plated copper soldered to...
posted on 10.04.05
Custom Sennheiser HD580, HD600, HD650 Headphone Cable
I construct high quality headphone cables for Sennhesier HD580 / HD600 / HD650 heaphones. This line of cables is called the 'Yellowjacket' - I really love the unique color I was able to achieve with the cable. If you are interested in a similar cable please contact me and I'll gladly give you a quote. This cable is a huge improvement over the stock Sennheiser cable. Through the use of high gauge silver plated military...
posted on 08.30.05
Build a custom EMU0404 analog breakout cable
How to build a custom EMU-0404 breakout cable for high end audio applications. If you own an EMU0404 and use it for audiophile listening, then it's pretty obvious the stock breakout cable is pretty weak. It's flimsy and of poor quality, and then you need a weird 1/4" to RCA to hook it up to your amp...no fun. So with a few parts I had lying around and $4.50 woth of extras from Radio Shack...
posted on 08.26.05