Barely a month has gone by and my unsettled self has decided to splash the cash on a new set of canalphones. This time, I opted for Etymotic Research’s ER6i. Which is a super duper noise isolating set of mini cans. They came with some tri flanged tips that I cut down to a bi flange to fit my ears. After this simple modification, I can now cross the road in constant fear that I will get run down by things I cannot hear.
When previously, the incessant chatting coming from other people used to be still audible, it is now diminished to an almost complete quiet, save for the music. Sometimes, I don’t even hear the hum of the bus. When I do take the phones off though, I get smacked by the torrent of noise that is our everyday life here in Sydney. Sometimes I feel like never taking them off.
I kopped a pair of black ones from a really good online stockist located in Perth, Headphonic. They cost me AUD179, which is pretty decent given the Etymotic site lists it for USD149 and it comes with free shipping.
Yet, there’s downsides to every upside. The phones are nice and all, but certainly sound really cold and dry. I thought I was a boring guy already and that these much vaunted “analytical” canalphones would be the ticket. I do wish it did have a touch of life to it but I’m not really complaining as they keep me sane. Its more of an observation if you will.
The other thing, which I’m rather peeved about, is that I think I need to convert my entire music collection into .flac files or 320kpbs mp3s. How long is that gonna take!
Getting a new computer is always a real treat. Not only do you get the ram/processor/graf card upgrades etc etc etc but you also get to screw around, spending hours updating stuff and downloading files and even more hours customizing your computer to get it to look the way you want.
This is my current desktop, stolen off Kitsune Noir, with icons from version 3 of Martin Lexow’s Blob Icons uploaded via Candybar.
