Thanks, I'm seriously going to have to test these things, but I'm leaning towards the Sonys right now because you can EQ out sharp highs and turn the bass up and know they'd cope, whereas the Sennheisers are biased towards bass to start with AFAIK.

That's the first 720 degree FREX wheel isn't it? It's great.

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BTW you heading down to Sim Racing Ltd anytime soon? Maybe we could meet up and try it again sometime? From what I saw you were not having the best of fun though =( Sorry I really didn't get a chance to chat with you, you raced while I was standing...

Was that to me? Sorry mate, you must be looking for someone else- I've never been there.

There is a guy round here with the name The_TJ or something, it could be him you're looking for.

Your camera and After Effects skills are second to none, which makes this even better than your last video. You made what would otherwise be boring content stylish and worth watching. I'd seriously consider doing this for a living if I was you.

There's gotta be something to be cheerful about. Go out, search for it and enjoy the journey

I can't justify spending huge money on earphones as I tend to break them Headphones just seem much more durable.

Thanks, I knew the human hearing limits were 20-20,000 and thought you 'felt' the ones below 20Hz (eg pumping bass).

Am I right in thinking that a downmix of a Dolby Surround signal still includes the LFE, as that is at 10Hz so it would be quite good to have headphones which support a frequency this low when watching movies?

Forbin: The Sony's also seem to have a flat response curve. I figured that I could get the sound I wanted by using the EQ, so a flat curve is a good place to start as it lets me tweak the sound to my taste?

Spook: Could you elaborate on that please? I've been wondering why the superior Sony headphones are 10-20,000 yet the Sennheiser 280s are 5-28,000?

I think I'm going to have to find an audio store and compare some of these. Probably the MDR7506, AKG 240 and Grado SR80. Thanks for the Maps link, glyphon.

Not Sure: Those look quite good, have to see how they compare to the Sony's.

I'll also look at the AKG 240's and some Grados.

EDIT: Ooh, the AKG240's look ugly but sound good. Apparently. Thing is, neither the Grado or AKG go low enough (My current headphones go down to 12Hz).

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Was this the LX6, RAC, FZ50 server on KY2? That was quite fun, nice to see a full grid.

Wow, I thought my passing in six months after my 17th birthday was quick! Good job

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does anyone know what companies do really cheap car insurance for 17 year old boys?

Cheapest I found is the one I have now- Kwik Fit want just over £2000 on a 2002 Fiesta Freestyle (1.25 16v Zetec). That's with Pass Plus. I'm thinking of doing the IAM training/test soon, should bring it down a fair bit.

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I am looking for lessons for myself and want to see how good this offer truely is and whether it is worth persuing and if there is anything better out there!

BSM are reported to be terrible now. If you're around Essex/Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire, check out Benson's. £19 an hour and I passed 2nd time with them.

Spook/Forbin- I haven't looked at Grados yet because the impression I got is that they'll be way out of my price range. But I'll check them out.

glyphon- I'm buying from Amazon and all I've got to go on is the reviews (which vary hugely- some people say the Sonys are too sharp, some say too bassy etc), but if anybody knows of somewhere in Essex I can try headphones out please let me know?

Thanks guys, I'll stay away from Bose and expect a quality leap either way

Question is, do I want Sony's 2nd-best studio headphones and a more natural (if sometimes bright) yet still bassy sound, or Sennheiser's pumping bass and a slightly lacking midrange...

Also the chat program comes as a pre-built example. It looks like all that's been changed here is the graphics. But still, have fun with Game Maker, Shaun- I enjoyed it for a few years too. If you ever learn GML, you're better than me.

I currently own a set of Sennheiser HD212 Pro's and am looking for a more professional and even better set of headphones because I'm a bit of an audiophile. The two options I was considering are these:

Sennheiser 280 Pro
The best Sennheisers you can get without needing a headphone amp, I'm told. I'm worried that the sound won't be a huge leap from what I have now though. But they are supposedly comparable to:

Sony MD7506 Studio
Professional studio headphones with really accurate sound and can compete with very high end Sennheisers. My worry here is that the sound is accurate, but reportedly a bit flat and not as 'warm' as Sennheisers. Quality apparently depends a lot on the EQ- people report too much bass and others say the sound's too bright.

I did look at the Bose Quietcomfort 2 but from what I've read they're overpriced crap.

Let's say my price limit is £100. Are there any audiophiles here who would be able to recommend either one of these two sets, or something completely different? Also, am I wrong about the Bose?

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That's definitely made in Game Maker. I remember personalising/removing stuff from the chat example file (like shaun did) and handing it in as my final GCSE ICT project. Got a Distinction for it

Check out a company called Immersive Media and watch their demo videos- 360 video panoramas. They also did the Street View for all the cities except SF.

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If we want to add the car, why not replace the current 06 Sauber in the game?

I'm all for that. That way, we get an updated BMW without adding another car to the game so there will only be one underused car not two.

To replace/vandalise the Wikipedia article "w*nker" or "c***" with a redirect to a politician of your choice eg Bush, Blair, [insert leader here]?

I wasn't thinking of doing it because I'm not that immature, but the thought that nobody has done it yet even though it seems like such a stupid but obvious thing to do just occured to me randomly.

Discuss/close as you see fit

(I don't *think* this is spam... Pointless yes, but it's been a very dull bank holiday and I thought getting some opinions on it could be quite funny. Maybe I'm wrong. )

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Hamilton could have won that race if Ron Dennis hadn't played it safe after 10 laps and had let Alonso and LH race each other.

Yes, it would have been risky and what he did is understandable, but 'playing it safe'=no fun to watch.

#123 Schneider's pace is amazing.

Right... Stealing cars and paying hookers. A great way to occupy your young son and ensure he becomes a well-rounded individual.

Cool, I never knew the high-res cities were taken from aircraft. I always thought they were just from satellites with really good zoom lenses like those ones that can read a newspaper headline from space or whatever they are.

Personally I use http://www.flashearth.com/ now because you can search like you do in GE etc but you can switch between the different services' imagery. I find Microsoft usually has the best UK images.