<----Just got "Kid A" Limited edition in the mail

[Goosemaster]

Mp3's AIN"T GOT SHAT ON THIS MAN.

Itunes and simpilar websites are nice, but when it comes down to it, if you have speakers and a nice reciever, you can't beat CDs. It's like I am hearing with my ears "open." D


If anything, the most amazing thing that Mp3's took from this music was the distortion. Radiohead's CD is GORGEOUS...except "Idioteque" which I jsut can't "accept." "Mourning Bell" almost brought me to tears. The "noise" coming from my sub is hypnotic

Gets ready to pop in "OK Computer" 😀



<---repeatedly kisses his Mirage speakers. Frx-5 being their cheapest floorstanders my ass...They ROCK!




EDIT: and lay off the hostilities...I had English and chem lectures today, did some "car repairs" 😀, and just came from a 4 hour CISCO class.😀

 

[Goosemaster]

By the way, I got both for like $17 New and sealed...actually OK COMPUTER was used, but I can't tell..the CD and case are well, perfect.

 

[MBony]

man there is no greater feeling then relaxing to some quality-sounding music. While I've never heard of the Lim. Ed. Kid A. I am very familiar w/ the album and yes, mp3 are great for sharing music, but if you are an audio enthusiest(?) there is no substitution for the original cd. Actually I think they make some type of gold cds that are supposed to be better than store bought albums, but don't quote me on that.

<---jealous of your system

 

[MazerRackham]

If you really wanted great sound, you'd get it on vinyl 😉 Or maybe DVD-Audio (if that's even available for those albums)...

 

[dolph]

bastard 🙂

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: MBony
man there is no greater feeling then relaxing to some quality-sounding music. While I've never heard of the Lim. Ed. Kid A. I am very familiar w/ the album and yes, mp3 are great for sharing music, but if you are an audio enthusiest(?) there is no substitution for the original cd. Actually I think they make some type of gold cds that are supposed to be better than store bought albums, but don't quote me on that.

<---jealous of your system

😀

Maybe you mean SACD's or DVD-Audio. I have the 6 channel inputs. If the bands I like start putting out SACD's I might bite😀

My system isn't that great, but I LOVe it, as I saved FOREVER to get it.

Onkyo Tx-sr600 $404 with shipping early 2003
Mirage Frx-5 Fronts $430 with shippinf early 2003
Athena ASP-400 10'' 100 watt 400watt peak Subwoofer😀 $340 shipped with a nice subwoofer cable..I was foolish...hell of a cable though😀


I Love this thing. I AIN'T Shat OR Audiphile quality, but it will definitely expose Mp3s 😀... LAME is nice though, but my subwoofer picks it up.

I currently have it connected to my HTPC which is plugged into my reciever via Optical/toslink.

It simply puts a smirk on my face everytime I pop in a CD...from Rage againist the Machine to Radiohead to Coldplay....


...In the end that is all I want.🙂 Sure I will try to get some Martin Logans or something audiophile grade once I get out of college and have a nice income😀....acutally I need to get a complete 5.1 or 6.1 set before that, but a 2.1 set is all I need right now😀


I was using some POS Technics for rears and a POS Aiwa speaker for the center, but it made the overall experince , well, "blah." Don't get me wrong, DTS tracks KICKED ass, but they sounded no where near as good as if all my speakers were Mirage or higher grade.

2.1 for now🙂


EDIT: Like OMG; I had never heard a high-quality Version of "Paranoid Android." I think I just wet myself.


And no, my sub is not running hot😀 I messed and bitched it into submission. It SOUNDS .....like..woah


...

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
If you really wanted great sound, you'd get it on vinyl 😉 Or maybe DVD-Audio (if that's even available for those albums)...

I have to wait to get some $$. My Work Study job hasn't paid me in over a month:|


I had to give up eating for Radiohead😉

 

[spidey]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: MBony
man there is no greater feeling then relaxing to some quality-sounding music. While I've never heard of the Lim. Ed. Kid A. I am very familiar w/ the album and yes, mp3 are great for sharing music, but if you are an audio enthusiest(?) there is no substitution for the original cd. Actually I think they make some type of gold cds that are supposed to be better than store bought albums, but don't quote me on that.

<---jealous of your system

😀

Maybe you mean SACD's or DVD-Audio. I have the 6 channel inputs. If the bands I like start putting out SACD's I might bite😀

Gold CD
When I worked in a music store, there were a couple of guys always hunting these things down - they retailed for about $25 as opposed to 17 or so for the regular disc.

 

[thomsbrain]

no, MBony is refering to standard CD's pressed in gold. They were basically a gimmick. after all, 0's and 1's are the same no matter what the disc is made of. but they looked pretty cool.

i'm ready to get SACD or DVD-A as soon as there's something worth buying. my band will actually be recording our next album in DVD-A quality, although I doubt we'll have the opportunity to release it to the public on anything other than CD.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
no, MBony is refering to standard CD's pressed in gold. They were basically a gimmick. after all, 0's and 1's are the same no matter what the disc is made of. but they looked pretty cool.

i'm ready to get SACD or DVD-A as soon as there's something worth buying. my band will actually be recording our next album in DVD-A quality, although I doubt we'll have the opportunity to release it to the public on anything other than CD.

Sweet. i can't WAIT to try out my reciever's 192Khz/24bit DAC's 😀 Unfortunately, mine was the last model made with only two🙁. Most of Onkyo's new ones come with 6 DACs of that caliber.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: spidey

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: MBony
man there is no greater feeling then relaxing to some quality-sounding music. While I've never heard of the Lim. Ed. Kid A. I am very familiar w/ the album and yes, mp3 are great for sharing music, but if you are an audio enthusiest(?) there is no substitution for the original cd. Actually I think they make some type of gold cds that are supposed to be better than store bought albums, but don't quote me on that.

<---jealous of your system

😀

Maybe you mean SACD's or DVD-Audio. I have the 6 channel inputs. If the bands I like start putting out SACD's I might bite😀

Gold CD
When I worked in a music store, there were a couple of guys always hunting these things down - they retailed for about $25 as opposed to 17 or so for the regular disc.

By limted edition, which it is, they mean that it is an import(i think) and it comes with a nice little hardback book with lyrics and artworks.

<---gets ready to fire up his CD burner so this stuff stays in pristine condition😀

By the way, how do you get rid of the copy protection using the marker? My damn RATM "battle of LA" cd has it, and I want to put it on an MD disk for the gym.

Thanks