tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post4684684741510268675..comments2023-10-09T07:04:49.539-07:00Comments on Writing: Living Wake for Herr Sennheiserfranzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-36078244541018132732009-02-19T04:19:00.000-08:002009-02-19T04:19:00.000-08:00I've got a pair of HD-497s. Love them! But I thoug...I've got a pair of HD-497s. Love them! But I thought most Sennheisers had replaceable cables. Mine do. I also have a pair at work with a replaceable cord. Maybe it's worth checking out even though you said the guts were stuffed.Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857395475140659512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-34070052029863815752009-02-15T16:01:00.000-08:002009-02-15T16:01:00.000-08:00Franz I've tagged you with the letter AFranz I've tagged you with the letter Asquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-24551484628991138092009-02-15T14:52:00.000-08:002009-02-15T14:52:00.000-08:00Ashleigh - Believe it or not, I've had the magic '...Ashleigh - Believe it or not, I've had the magic 'phones fixed <I>twice</I> by surly, solder-wielding types. They were okay fixing the plug, but the cord was another issue because, for some reason, there is also cotton thread within the cord, not just wires. This problem is more deep-seated: in the headphone itself. I think it's time to let go ...<BR/><BR/>ThirdCat - I figure, if they're going to listen to it loud, they're going to crank it regardless. Just don't get them Sennheisers. I am living, semi-deaf proof that they work.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-51330851365063905442009-02-14T21:40:00.000-08:002009-02-14T21:40:00.000-08:00Hey! The walkman is alive and well. I gave my kids...Hey! The walkman is alive and well. I gave my kids walkmans for Christmas. mp3 walkmans, not cassette ones. <BR/><BR/>I am finding it very hard to settle on the best headphones for little heads and young eardrums. <BR/><BR/>PS I refuse to choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-22966152098384830462009-02-14T19:54:00.000-08:002009-02-14T19:54:00.000-08:00You need to find a friendly electronic nerd to pul...You need to find a friendly electronic nerd to pull them apart and fix the broken wire. With 3 metres of cable you have plenty to spare.<BR/><BR/>Either that or try a wicked pair of Jabra noise-cancelling headphones. But they've been discontinued. Bummer.<BR/><BR/>Sennheiser have always been the best... the best...<BR/><BR/>GTH: perhaps the world has taken on a rosy glow... seeing as you don't get to listen to stuff any more you are looking at what you see - and liking it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-35371537417060449912009-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:002009-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:00River - Eh? You say somethin'?Squib - I still call...River - Eh? You say somethin'?<BR/><BR/>Squib - I <I>still</I> call my ipod a walkman. I'll confuse branded products if I feel like it, damn it!franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-86217159241639642952009-02-13T15:39:00.000-08:002009-02-13T15:39:00.000-08:00God a walkman? I haven't seen one of those since W...God a walkman? I haven't seen one of those since WWIIsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-33926052935676042042009-02-12T22:32:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:32:00.000-08:00It was a Sony walkman and you could leave the volu...It was a Sony walkman and you could leave the volume and listen as loud as you liked or you could set it to a certain volume and then lock that by pushing "this" button so that the volume wouldn't go higher and bust eardrums if the little kid listening to mummy's music accidentally played with the volume button. I played tapes on it for years and only stopped using it when I got my ipod a few years ago.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-52832845852103181312009-02-12T16:58:00.000-08:002009-02-12T16:58:00.000-08:00Franzy - calm down, it's not about my life long lo...Franzy - calm down, it's not about my life long love for Federer this time.... In The Age's Green Guide yesterday they had a feature on headphones/ear buds and your Sennheisers were considered to be the best. So there!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and whether you want it or not and if only to get you writing more often, I've dobbed you for a letter meme - ten things about you that start with the letter S. S for Sennheiser perhaps?<BR/>http://blurbfromtheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-palaver-esteemed-blogging-buddy.htmlKath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-17764653034159220012009-02-12T15:39:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:39:00.000-08:00River - I'm not lending my next ones out either.Th...River - I'm not lending my next ones out either.<BR/><BR/>Third Cat - I'm sorry, it's one or the other.<BR/><BR/>TOoS - Bup-bow. No points. Nice imagery though. I tell you he now has a steady girlfriend who moved down from QLD to live with him for a while?<BR/><BR/>Squib - I remember when Creative came out with the first really massive mp3 player - it was 6Gbs and looked like an alien artificial heart.<BR/><BR/>River - Volume restricted? But why? What was that?<BR/><BR/>Squib - What? WHAT? EH?<BR/><BR/>Shippy - It's true - they are utterly loveable.<BR/>And you're a huge nerd for recognising the serial number. Like me.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-14437423247398763032009-02-12T15:03:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:03:00.000-08:00GTH: The HD 457's are as good as a live show. Alt...GTH: The HD 457's are as good as a live show. Although at times they may be considered better, because when you have someone trying to talk to you at a live gig, the music gets mixed with their voice. The HD 457's get rid of this jumbling, allowing you to nod your head with the satisfaction that you have no idea, nor care what the person in front of you is talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-73023030966614242672009-02-12T14:46:00.000-08:002009-02-12T14:46:00.000-08:00River, hi no, it actually restricts the volume wit...River, hi no, it actually restricts the volume without you doing anything, whether you plug it in to a portable DVD player in the car or a Nintendo or whatever. The problem is they have a max output of 82 dB(give or take 3 dB). They reckon this is safe but I think it's WAY too loudsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-86201408023286724232009-02-11T21:50:00.000-08:002009-02-11T21:50:00.000-08:00Squib, with the volume restricted ones don't you h...Squib, with the volume restricted ones don't you have to actually set the volume on the ipod or whatever? I had a walkman once that was volume restricted. I preset the volume and couldn't adjust it higher without resetting it.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-73682786411152599402009-02-11T18:28:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:28:00.000-08:00I have a headphones story. I got some of those spe...I have a headphones story. I got some of those special volume restricted ones for my kids and I put it in my MP3 player (which is CreAtive, I must be their only customer)and I thought I'd test it. I kept turning the volume up, expecting the volume to stop, but it kept rising til it was at max volume and my ears were bleeding. They are rubbishsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-27352165303559822742009-02-11T02:26:00.000-08:002009-02-11T02:26:00.000-08:00GTH:A picture of The Tritonian's curly locks: ...GTH:<BR/><BR/>A picture of The Tritonian's curly locks: which are unadorned by the head-band of any ear-phones.<BR/>NOT because he uses in-ear earphones, oh-no, BUT because when he wants to listen to music "on-the-go(TM)" he has two gorgeous speaker-wenches who walk along-side him holding the left and right channels of a B&O speaker set.<BR/><BR/>He still carries the iPod though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-12910437301038946332009-02-11T02:16:00.000-08:002009-02-11T02:16:00.000-08:00I love Roger Federer too, but I love Nadal more.I love Roger Federer too, but I love Nadal more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-57699301143582490532009-02-10T22:06:00.000-08:002009-02-10T22:06:00.000-08:00If I had a dollar for every set of earbuds I've ha...If I had a dollar for every set of earbuds I've had to throw out because of one broken wire, I could probably afford to buy, oh, maybe one more set of ear buds. I'm careful with them, so they last me quite a while and I've learned not to lend them to my daughter, who seems to be able to break them just by looking at them.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-67881048445696561102009-02-10T21:28:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:28:00.000-08:00"I've said it before and I'll say it again: I stil..."I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So th.........nd there again.""I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federe................re and there again.""I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So there there and there again.""I've said it before and ................gain: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So there there and there again.""I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE R.......... there there and there again.""I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So there there an..........aid it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So there ...............................<BR/><BR/>Such hollow sentiment doth echo loudly 'round Laver arena .......franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-56590698008861941452009-02-10T21:04:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:04:00.000-08:00I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still...I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still LOVE Roger Federer. So there there and there again.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-73864738790837670282009-02-10T19:56:00.000-08:002009-02-10T19:56:00.000-08:00THAT'S RIGHT! Losing is part of winning. As soon a...THAT'S RIGHT! Losing is part of winning. As soon as Roger Federer comments on this blog, he's losing points!<BR/><BR/>Mind you, no one has ever lost points here. Yet. But I'm sure they won't cry when they do.<BR/>Nor will they be congratulated and consoled publicly by representatives of the media and Tennis Australia in front of whoever gets the points for that round.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-89730389894556184802009-02-10T19:46:00.000-08:002009-02-10T19:46:00.000-08:00Kath was going to lose points. You didn't tell us ...Kath was going to lose points. You didn't tell us we could lose points!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-63144237471087235222009-02-10T17:27:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:27:00.000-08:00Kath - I can't tell you the ulcers I've given myse...Kath - I can't tell you the ulcers I've given myself trying to just listen to music while walking around. The money I've spent on various, useless solutions, before I finally realised (read: had explained to me) that earbuds are shit shit shit.<BR/><BR/>Re - eargoggles: Uh? Really? According to my check it still goes to the correct spot ... Maybe LC should be doing some cyber-up-checking on your browsing activities ... or not. It's like the old Aramaic saying "It doesn't matter if you pray away, as long as you're home to fast."<BR/>Or something.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-4657084728290783102009-02-10T17:15:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:15:00.000-08:00I'm with you on the arseawful ear bud things but m...I'm with you on the arseawful ear bud things but my lugholes are too small and those damnable things hurt like buggery or fall out at inopportune moments like when I'm running on the treadmill at 12km an hour and can't look down to fix them or I'll go for a face plant and find most of my nose is now minced meat on the sandpaper-like moving belt.....<BR/><BR/>Sony wrap-arounds ($60) are doin' it for me. Sure, I look like I should be dating Sheldon from 'The Big Bang Theory' but they're comfy, can handle running long distances and the sound is pretty damn good.<BR/><BR/>GTH - your eargoggle link sent me to 'Meet your Christian soul mate today' (see my blog today and note the rather amusing irony in that). However, the photo is blurry with a curly head in the right hand frame, so my guess is - Cutting out Christian small talk with Sennheiser Sound?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.com