Otto Matta

I too was hoping we could create a subforum dedicated to Posford and all things Posfordian. This way we can keep the groupie riff-raff from soiling the main forum with their idolatry, which we certainly don't want to be responsible for when it comes to teaching our young, impressionable people respectable social skills and a sturdy capacity for free thought. The old ones are too far gone to help, but at least we can give them a place to converge. I also recommend we keep any shiny objects out of the Posford subforum, as well as remove any sharp or otherwise potentially hazardous objects, as one or more of the Posfordians might get confounded and end up losing their job and/or a finger over a particularly bright or vivid color in a signature, or some such thing.

Are you sure you tried the K701 headphones? They're not that old. They're white, with gray details. And remember, when it comes to monitoring you want to make sure that the sound you're getting is accurate, and will therefore translate well. If, for instance, you get a pair with the bass boosted or that lacks midrange, your settings will be off. Also, you're probably aware that most audiophile headphones require about 100 hours or so of use before their sound adjusts to the right levels. If you have very sensitive ears, perhaps you were put off by the "tinny" sound that brand new high end headphones can have. Sennheiser is also a very good bet, especially with their higher end phones, as is Beyer Dynamic. Grado, seems to me, is more for the listener than the producer. I'd steer clear of Ultrasone until they've proven themselves, since you have a few very good options with the amount of money you have to spend...and the K701s are probably your best option.

Great list! With X-Dream I think Psychomachine was more influential overall than The Frog. I also might include some later Juno Reactor for the highly tribal sound, maybe something off of Bible of Dreams or Shango.

Review of Ultrasone Proline 750s from one of the more reliable sources Agree with the K701 recommendation. I've had mine for several months now and I practically live in them for home listening and production monitoring. I've gone through lots of headphones and never before have I been able to leave my amp EQ flat like the AKGs demand. You should be able to pick some up for under US$400, and you'll probably never want for better, more authentic sound. And yeah, the HD-280pros are fantastic for isolation and DJing - immersing yourself in huge sound. Big bang for the buck. Check out the reviews of both of these headphones at the site I linked, and maybe do some further reading if you're still not convinced.

And shit on by assholes.

Envy? Hehe. No. Apsyd was just trying to call some artists on their bullshit and I'm backing him up because I feel his intentions were not altogether misguided. Everyone, including you and including me, are guilty of bullshit, and we're better off in the long run when people call us on it. I won't pull the old "read his original post again" thing, because no one ever does and because they'd prefer to argue, but he wasn't actually trying to hate.

+1 Don't listen to nemo, he's constantly on the rag. Although I personally don't condone hating, I think it's valid to point out some behavior among artists who have succumbed to whatever success they've had and who have thereby taken themselves too seriously. If we can have a very popular thread about ugly cover art (which I don't recall nemo bitching about but which also disses artists), then we can call out some other artists as well. Keeps our artists honest.

Nope. (Mostly serious.)

I hate all the greats who won't come to Psynews and say hi. As if they don't know this place exists. Ha!

Yes. Huge track.

Etnicanet's South Africa 2000 was 3-CD. I sold it a couple years ago. A few multi-CD sets that have survived my purges: Plaid - Trainer (3) Mille Pleateaux - Clicks & Cuts 2 (V/A - 3) Pan Sonic - Kesto (4)