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How does SSI benefits effect child support?
Does Puerto Rico have SSI benefits?
Yes, the same applicable rules as in the States.
Can a man not pay child support if he is on SSI and SSDI?
Answer . legally yes. if a parent is on ssi or ssdi and does not have a job he or she will not have to pay child support.
What can a mother do for a child's support if the father of her child is on SSI and does not have a job and does not have to pay child support?
Answer If the father is on SSI the child is entitled to check too from SSI. If the paternity of the child has been established you are fine. You can contact SSI with th…e childs birth record, file a child support action and the child will receive his own check. If paternity has not been established hire and attorney or contact you local child support enforcement agency.
How do you apply for SSI for a child?
Contact the Social Security Administration in person. The child will be eligible only if "totally and permanently disabled," so be prepared to gather all the medical records.…
Can VA benefits be garnished for child support?
The simple answer to this question is no. Can a judge do anything they want with judicial immunity? The answer is yes. It's up to the lawyers to present the law and convince t…he judge. If they fail to do that the court can and has in many cases made improper rulings. Is VA Compensation the same as disability? No, this mistake is common because a disability is an eligibility requirement. If you are hit by a car, the insurance company will pay the medical and costs to fix your car in restitution for the accident. It is also not a benefit. You wouldn't call a military funeral a benefit. Benefits are things like reduced camping fees. VA Compensation is restitution. Is it legal to use VA Compensation for Spousal Support? No, both the cases of Mansell v Mansell and Rose v Rose demonstrate it was excluded for spousal support. However you have to go back to the Tennessee Court of Appeal to see they overruled the lower court on the spousal support. The Supreme Court applauded and agreed to their interpretation on page 481 at 625. Justice O'Connor provided a dissenting opinion to this matter but prefaced this opinion by stating the other 7 justices disdain her opinion. When the US Congress responded to the case with the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 they made no change to the section 3101 she identified when it was made 5301. It has gone unchanged since 1988. In not so subtle words, telling her Congress disdains the opinion as well. Is it legal for the COURT to use VA Compensation for Child Support? Tricky answer. Prior to the Rose v Rose case of 1987 the Veterans Administration was failing to do its job by spitting the payments when a dependent was not living with the veteran. This is what the Rose v Rose case was about. The US Supreme Court ruled under the existing language of 38 USC 211 the states had the "deep moral" responsibility of assuming this federal authority. The Federal Government had just enacted the Child Support Enforcement Act taking Authority over the establishment and enforcement of Child Support. This act dictates policy and oversees the programs administrated by the states. The basic understanding here is the states were essentially required to act in the failure of the Veterans Administration. From 1987 and prior the answer is yes. From 1988 to present the answer is no. The US Congress responded to this case by firing the Veterans Administration. They enacted the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 and completely rewrote Title 38 in its entirety. 38 USC § 211 - 1987 "The decisions rendered by the Administrator on any question of law or fact under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration providing benefits for veterans." 38 USC § 511 - 1988 "The Secretary shall decide all questions of law and fact necessary to a decision by the Secretary under a law that affects the provision of benefits by the Secretary to veterans or the dependents or survivors of veterans. Subject to subsection (b)(Appeals Processes), the decision of the Secretary as to any such question shall be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other official or by any court, whether by an action in the nature of mandamus or otherwise." This response of Congress declared Sole Authority for the new department and obligates the USDVA to divide the compensation through apportionment for dependents. Is it legal for the Department of Veterans Affairs to divide VA Compensation? Yes, the new USDVA is now currently paying on over 30,000 cases of apportionment for those that properly follow the legal process. The correct course of law is not to go to court to divide the VA Compensation. That would be like asking them to split up a food stamp card. You would go back to the Food Stamp office and update your information and get separate card. For VA Apportionment it is very similar and legally called an Apportionment. When a person separates from a Veteran, they need to go to a Veteran Services office and request help completing VA Form 21-4138. A spouse can apply for benefit apportionment for themselves until a divorce is complete and any children in their custody. During the divorce you are still the spouse and a dependent. Once a final divorce decree is made, only children will remain as dependents. The parent or guardian needs to have the State Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) complete a copy of vba-21-4138. The OCSE should complete the form. They need to specifically state how much child support is awarded based on NOT including any payments under Title 38. They also need to specifically identify a monetary amount for the "NEED" of the child. This can be either the state standard or based on special needs as long as documentation is provided. The USDVA needs this to see the exact amount needed to fill the gap. Any conditions of abuse or other factors of the child's life should be included with documentation. These will also be taken into consideration. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_va_disability_used_to_calculate_child_support#ixzz2HB8Gv1Bz
Does child support reduce SSI child benefits?
NO, child support does not reduce SSI benefits, it has not effect.
How do you stop paying child support while on SSI?
SSI / SSP benefits are exempt from child support enforcement activties. In the case where the obligor's ONLY source income is SSI/SSP it must be closed pursant to the close re…gulations. The support order should be set at zero before closing the case. Send a copy of your DISABILITY INSURANCE NOTICE OF AWARD to the State Department of Child Support Services / and or / Friend of the Court. See related link.
Are ssi disability benefits taxed?
You will have to pay federal taxes on your Social Security benefits if you file a federaltax return as an individual and your total income is more than $25,000. If you file a …joint return, you will have to pay taxes if you and your spouse have a total income of more than $32,000.
Can your child lose his ssi if you get married?
no because you getting married has nothing to do with his disability benefits he has the right to his benefits reguardless of what decisions you make in life ... =)
Can child support garnish ssi check?
No - SSI is a form of public assistance.
How do you get child support if the parent get SSI?
You don't - SSI recipients are exempt from paying support. (However, they owe support that had been ordered to be paid, if any).
How does receiving state benefits affect child support?
If you receive state benefits, the state child support agency will contact you for information about the non-custodial parent. This is to ensure that the NCP reimburses the S…tate, to the extent that s/he is able, for medical and other benefits it pays on the child's behalf. If you are receiving cash assistance (TANF), the State will retain the child support to reimburse for that expense.
Can a step parents income prevent a child from receiveing ssi benefits?
In Custody
What child support do you get if ex husband doesn't work and gets ssi?
Probably zero. An SSI beneficiary cannot be ordered to pay current child support. (Of course, he still owes any past-due support, but his SSI cannot be attached to collect thi…s.)


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The outcome of childhood obesity management depends highly upon patient compliance
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Over the last 20 years, obesity in childhood and adolescence has become a major public health concern due to dramatically increasing prevalence rates. We evaluated the outcome of 294 children (135 girls, 159 boys) aged 6–16 years (median 10.9 years) enrolled in a single centre outpatient obesity intervention programme consisting of periodical visits to the outpatient unit with regular medical and dietetic counselling aiming at a modification of dietary and activity patterns of patients and parents. The average number of visits to the outpatient unit was 3.6 (SD 2.7) with a mean visit interval of 62.1 days. A mean drop-out rate of 27.5% between each scheduled appointment occurred. In a stepwise regression model, neither reduction of the standard deviation score of patients' body mass index (BMI-SDS) nor dietary counselling contributed to the total number of visits. The only significant contributor was the patients' initial BMI-SDS explaining 4.6% of the variance of attended visits adjusted for age and sex. Segregation of the patients into an "obesity" (initial BMI-SDS ≥90th percentile, at least three visits attended, n =59) and an "excessive obesity" (initial BMI-SDS ≥99th percentile, at least four visits attended, n =75) subgroup showed a mean reduction of BMI-SDS in the "obesity" group at visit three of 0.14 (SD 0.21, P <0.0001), and in the "excessive obese" group at visit four of 0.17 (SD 0.22, P <0.001). In a stepwise regression model, the mean interval between visits and regular dietary counselling explained 11.7% of the variance of BMI-SDS reduction at visit three in both subgroups. Conclusion: there is an urgent need for efficient strategies to improve adherence of outpatients to obesity treatment since, in terms of reduction in body mass index standard deviation score, a beneficial outcome can be achieved for compliant obese children and adolescents.
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SARASOTA - A school bus and a garbage truck collided in Sarasota on Friday. And while none of the students were injured, several of them reported that the driver was using a cell phone at the time. The driver denies it.
The crash happened around 3:40pm Friday at the intersection of Ringling Boulevard and Tuttle Avenue. According to Sarasota Police, the garbage truck was headed northbound on Tuttle and stopped at a red light with the school bus directly behind it.
When the light turned green, the driver of the garbage truck started to drive forward but stopped quickly when he realized that there was not enough room to clear the intersection due to traffic on the other side of the intersection.
The bus driver also started to drive forward, but says she was distracted by students acting up in the bus and didn't see the garbage truck stop and crashed into it.
The school bus had 25 children on board. Several of them were checked out by first responders, but none of the children were injured or taken to the hospital.
The children were traveling on the bus from Gulf Gate Elementary School to the Boys and Girls Club on Fruitville Road.
Children on the bus reported seeing the bus driver using a cell phone on or about the time of the crash, possibly texting. The driver told police that she was not using the phone at the time, but did admit using it earlier in the route as a clock.
The bus driver has been charged with careless driving.


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G'day [simonz],

 You took that code from this thread (which has exactly the same name): [1050500|asynchronous socket comunication with perl tk]

 In that thread, the request was for: "... an example of asynchronous socket communication happening through a perl tk application. A very simple and primitive one."

 When I wrote that code last month, I included links to related documentation. If you follow those links, particularly the ones to sections of [http://perldoc.perl.org/perlipc.html|perlipc], you'll find examples of more complex socket I/O (including multiple clients).

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The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life.
When the waiters appeared at Penny's shoulder with the main course on a platter, the prince was mid-anecdote.
A senior regime official warned several days ago: "What you are seeing is the appetizer: the main course is yet to come."
The main course was the most efficient of comfort foods: chicken pot pie.
Before the main course was served, Abramovic led a group of performers in a reading of her "Manifesto."
The others were waiting and allowing their food to settle while waiting for the main course.
This was but an interlude, though an instructive one, in the main course of events.
This lake is extensive, and large arms branch from its main course in different directions.
Yet they are episodes, and have little bearing on the main course of his thought.
He induced me to step two blocks out of my main course down a side-street to his "Restaurant."


text: tie knots used: in Q of S is that a half windsor? I feel like it must be with that symmetry. In skyfall it may very well be a 4 in hand but they r so fuckin small it doesn't matter. As I am not a fan of anything but a sprezzed out 4 in hand for myself, I'm curious if any SFer's know if the 4 in hand doesn't have the prevalence in british style?


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A boy and his grandmother read a book at an evacuation centre in a gymnasium in Yamagata, northern Japan.
A student volunteer holds a sign saying "Instant noodles, one per head" for evacuees from Futaba, a city near the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
A calendar shows the date of the massive earthquake as 86-year-old Teru Suzuki cleans her damaged home in Ofunato. "It could only be destiny," says Suzuki, who has survived two other big earthquakes in her lifetime.
Akira Abe speaks at a news conference after his 16-year-old son Jin Abe was rescued nine days on from the earthquake.
Japan Self Defense Force officers survey the damage in the destroyed Otsuchi village, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, more than a week after the earthquake.
80-year-old Sumi Abe and her 16-year-old grandson Jin are rescued from under the rubble in Ishinomaki City, nine days after Japan an earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan.
A group of rescue workers observes a minute of silence to mourn for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture on March 18.
An elderly couple delivers food to their relatives who are victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku City, Miyagi Prefecture
A woman walks past snow-covered rubble in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
A family walks past rubble after the earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku City.
People watch a television broadcasting Japan's Emperor Akihito's televised address to the nation, something only seen in times of dire crisis.
Chief Naval Air Crewman Steven Sinclair, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, delivers bottled water to residents in Miyagi Prefecture.
A man carries a heat blanket as he leaves a radiation emergency scanning centre in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, March 15.
Tsunami survivors cook and eat in front of their damaged house Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture.
Civil defence relief workers in Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan March 15.
An injured survivor searches for food at a destroyed supermarket in the devastated residential area of Otsuchi.
A woman and her maternal aunt cry at a shelter as they reunite for the first time after an earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture.
Evacuees line for meals in a shelter in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011.
Elderly people sleep on the floor at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan.
A man reacts as he finds his wife, left, and child alive at a Red Cross hospital after they were separated by the earthquake and tsunami, in Ishinomaki, northern Japan
A boy plays with a balloon at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan.
Rescue workers carry an elderly man found alive under rubble along a slope of a hill in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture.
52-year-old local resident Emiko Ohta stands in front of the debris of her destroyed home in Kuji, Iwate prefecture, Japan March 14, 2011.
Tsunami survivors evacuate from tsunami-torn town in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, March 12.
A woman is rescued from a flooded area in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, March 13, 2011.
A woman surveys the damage caused by a tsunami and earthquake in Ishimaki City.
A survivor cries at a shelter in a village ruined by earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture.
A woman searches for supplies amid piles of debris in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan.
A boy looks at an award certificate that he found among debris after an earthquake and tsunami struck Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan.
An elderly woman is given first aid at a Japanese Red Cross hospital after being evacuated from the area hit by tsunami in Ishinomaki.
A child who evacuated from the vicinity of Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant is pictured in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan.
An injured child sleeps at a Japanese Red Cross hospital after being evacuated from the area hit by tsunami in Ishinomaki.
An injured girl is brought to a Japanese Red Cross hospital after being evacuated from the area hit by tsunami in Ishinomaki.
A man cries outside an evacuation centre after learning that a friend perished after an earthquake and tsunami struck Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture.
A member of the Japanese Red Cross feeds a baby, a survivor of an 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, at the Ishinomaki Red Cross hospital.


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The Art of Pirats
de Ariel Hevesi and Khoi Ly
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"PiRats" K9 Studios
"PiRats" is a story about the capture of Captain Buttons. He is the most vicious vile pirate to sail the seven sewers.A short animated film created by students from Sheldon High School K9 Studios Animation Program.
The Art of PiRats features the myriad pieces of concept art on which this fantastic, High School class film was built, including storyboards, full-color pastels, digital and pencil sketches, character studies, color scripts, and more. Astute text-featuring quotes from the director, artists, animators, and production team-unearths the filmmakers' historical inspirations and recounts the creative process in intimate detail. This richly illustrated portal into the artistic spirit of Sheldon High School's K9 Studios reveals a studio confidently pushing the limits of high school art education.
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Eight straight State of Origin series wins sounds impressive but just wait until Queensland hits top gear.
In a frightening thought NSW fans, Maroons skipper Cameron Smith says his side are yet to fulfil their potential.
"We haven't really been happy with the way we have played in the last couple of series," said Smith as Queensland prepare to seek sixth straight Suncorp Stadium win in Origin I on Wednesday night.
"We have played well enough when we have had to.
"But I still feel we have not played as well as we can as a team.
"That's the challenge that we have given ourselves - to play the very best we can."
Asked how he motivated his side and avoided complacency, Smith said: "I am fairly lucky.
"I don't have to really motivate this group.
"They are driven individually to perform well and win this first match.
"We don't sit down at this camp and say 'boys let's make it nine in a row'.
"We talk about what we need to do during the week and perform well in game one."
It's a simple approach that was fully embraced at their low-key Gold Coast training camp this year.
At NSW's Coffs Harbour camp, leading sport scientist Dr Craig Duncan and a team of interns oversaw daily testing of each Blues player to ensure they were at peak fitness.
Queensland seemed to spend more time on the Sanctuary Cove resort's golf course than the training paddock during the week-long camp.
A couple of opposed sessions with Queensland Cup teams sprinkled with "intense" training spurts was all that the Maroons needed, Smith insisted.
"(Coach) Mal (Meninga)'s approach has been when we are training we get the most out of it, train with a lot of intensity, but with a fair bit of down time," he said.
"We've come into games where we have tried to over-prepare at times.
"And that has probably been a hindrance more than helping us leading into matches.
"The feedback from previous years has been the boys like the high intensity training but a bit more rest so we feel ready to go."
Smith said veteran centre Justin Hodges (ankle) had emerged from Sunday night's session against Brisbane Norths side unscathed and expected to play.
"It was good to have Justin with us. It was the first full session he has had with us for the entire camp," he said.
"He should be right. Then again he has had his feet up for the last five days so he should be right.
"But Justin knows his body...and he knows when he is right to go - he'll be right on Wednesday."


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Because pancreatin is rapidly emptied from the stomach during digestion, people taking these enzymes may obtain better results by spreading out supplementation throughout the meal. Supplemental enzymes that state only product weight, but not activity units, may lack potency. Are there any side effects or interactions?The most important digestive enzymes in malabsorption diseases are usually fat-digesting enzymes called lipases. Proteolytic enzymes can digest, as well as destroy, lipases. Therefore, people with enzyme deficiencies may want to avoid proteolytic enzymes in order to spare lipases. If this is not possible (as most enzyme products contain both), people with malabsorption syndromes should talk with their doctor to see if their condition warrants finding products that contain the most lipase and the least protease. In theory, too much enzyme activity could be irritating because it could start to "digest" parts of the body as the enzymes travel through the digestive system. 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Michael H. Rubin
In the early 1980's, the call for reform of the nation's schools
resounded throughout the country. The landmark report of the
National Commission on Excellence in Education, A Nation at
Risk, highlighted "the rising tide of mediocrity"
that threatened the schools, the economy, and the nation.
Compared to their peers in other countries, the poor performance
of U.S. students suggested that American schools must improve
to enable all students to reach higher levels of academic
achievement. At the same time, larger numbers of students
were becoming increasingly dependent on the effectiveness
of the schools to prepare them to succeed in this increasingly
complex world.
In California, the clamor for reform drew a quick and dramatic
response. The Hughes-Hart Education Act emerged in 1983 as
the most comprehensive school reform package in California
history. The legislation, known as SB 813, granted $800 million
in new funds for over 80 public education reforms to increase
the length of the school day, and a mentor teacher program,
among others.
Collaboration between schools and colleges was recognized
as a potentially powerful vehicle for educational reform.
MESA (Mathematics, Engineering
and Science Achievement) and CalSOAP (California Student
Opportunity and Access), programs founded in the late 1970s,
had achieved notable success in promoting educational equity.
The effectiveness and vitality of these collaborative student
outreach programs suggested to educational leaders that faculty
from colleges and universities could work directly with their
counterparts in the public schools to influence positively
the educational experiences of middle and high school students.
The California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) was conceived
to test the viability of this collaborative model in the service
of school reform and educational equity efforts. First established
under SB 8, the scope of CAPP was further refined and funded
under AB 398 (Hughes) in 1984. The purpose of CAPP, as stated
in this legislation, is:
To this end, CAPP provides grants to develop partnerships
models focused on improved curriculum, with teams of faculty
and administrators from schools and colleges working together
to improve the secondary school curricula so that more students
are better prepared for college. CAPP activities center on
the development of partnerships in which participants work
together as equals to meet students' educational needs, continuation
of the partnership does not depend on supplementary funding
for continued operation, and significant improvement in the
academic performance of all students is the outcome.
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What Should You Do About Gang Activity In Your Town? [AUDIO]
Yesterday we brought you the story about gang activity increasing in all parts of the Garden state – so if you think gangs are in your town – what should you do?
State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa says the first step in combating this problem is for Jersey residents to not be frightened, and not be in denial.
He says if somebody in a suburban town – "what they would consider to be a less traditional gang setting -sees that kind of activity, they shouldn't think because of where they live it's not gang activity – and if they think something's up they should just let police know – it's better to err on the side of caution…call the local police and they will get right on it – and we're always in contact with them – one of the great things we try to do in New Jersey is we try to share intelligence information."
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He says "we can have a centralized base of information – so we can identify concentrated spots of violent activity, and overlay that with specific gang activities so that we can all be operating in a way that's efficient – that's really the first defense that any community has against criminal activity – if the police aren't there to see it themselves- that community member has an obligation to tell police about it."
Chiesa adds communication is vitally important because "If there are multiple investigations of the same targets – sharing that information – it's important from a law enforcement perspective – we develop good partnerships – especially in our inner cities…if we're all looking at a similar target, we can share information and make the investigation more efficient."


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I referred to the new 24/96 5.1 double album of Debussy's Orchestral Music with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève in a earlier post (and the extended exchange between srl1 and me on the DVD-Audiobahn forum of AA). Subsequently, I downloaded another new 24/96 5.1 album of Saint-Saëns orchestral music (symphonic poems, etc.) with the RSNO and Neeme Järvi. I just can't get over how superb both of these recordings are! I don't think Chandos has ever been thought of as a real audiophile label, and yet, I'd classify both the Debussy and the Saint-Saëns albums as such. The dynamic range, the frequency range, the timbre of the instruments, the realistic spread of the orchestra - it's all there. And it's all the more amazing because I believe that Chandos is pretty heavily into multi-microphoning these days, based on a BBC documentary which had a brief segment showing one of their engineers setting up for a recording session.
As for the performances, I'll just repeat what I said over at DVD-Audiobahn: my wife and I both agree that we have never heard the RSNO play better than on these two albums, with the possible exception of "Le Rouet d'Omphale" on the Järvi recording - not everything sounds rhythmically settled in this performance because Järvi's tempos are so fast. However, in the other works on the Saint-Saëns album, the conductor's predilection for moving things along pays big dividends. For decades, I've cherished the old Paray/Detroit performance of the "Marche militaire francaise", which has an excitement which puts other performances to shame. (The slow tempos of these other performances make the French soldiers seem awfully corpulent!) Järvi's is the first performance of this work in a long, long time that gives us the same spine tingling excitement in this music that Paray did!
Alas, there's a glitch in the way the VLC media player software I'm using plays "Jeux" on the Denève album which is discussed over on DVD-Audiobahn. The problem I'm having might not show up with other "media player" software however. (BTW, these uncompressed multi-channel files do not play on iTunes, even if you convert them from FLAC to AIFF, as I did.) And the final bit of info I want to share is that these downloads took a LONG time: 14 hours for the Deneve/Debussy and 5 hours for the Järvi/Saint-Saëns. There's of course a HUGE amount of data in a 24/96 5.1 file - even if it's in FLAC format, but, for reasons unknown to me, I could never get much more than 250 kbps - maybe it's being throttled at The Classical Shop end. And as far as the Chandos 24/96 multi-channel downloads are concerned, these two seem to be the only ones available so far originally recorded in 24/96 PCM. The other multi-channel hi-rez recordings they have available for download seem to have been recorded in DSD - so if you want those, I'd think it's better just to buy the SACD.
All in all though, these recording are just great and I have the highest enthusiasm for them!
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IF someone collapsed in front of you while you were out shopping or waiting for a train, what would you do?
Panic and freeze — or start saving that person's life?
A lot of people, like me, may have a rough idea of what they're supposed to do, but would perhaps stand back for fear of getting something wrong.
The term "life-saving" may sound dramatic but life-saving skills are in fact simple steps to follow when someone collapses or has an accident — as I found out on my course in emergency life support.
For my training, I've called on the help of Steve Nicholls from North West Ambulance Service and Ben Lawton from the Bolton Wanderers Community Trust, who both run Heartstart training sessions across Bolton.
In his role as community resuscitation development officer, Mr Nicholls is part of the big push for life-saving skills to be taught in schools, as does Mr Lawton with the community trust.
Mr Nicholls, a paramedic, explained: "What we want to do is to co-ordinate the Heartstart training, so once teachers are trained it can be incorporated into the curriculum. We also want Bolton to lead the way as a town so that as many people as possible are trained in emergency life support and that other areas in the North West will follow our example."
First of all I learn how to approach a situation when someone has collapsed in a public place.
According to Mr Nicholls, it is quite common for people to stand back and watch.
He said: "Quite often people will stop and stare because they don't know what to do.
"It's important that someone is able to stay calm and take control of the situation by following a few simple steps."
As Mr Nicholls and Mr Lawton take me through CPR and the recovery position, I realise that the key is to stick to the principle "DRS ABC".
D stands for danger, R for response, S for shout, A for Airway, B for breathing and C for CPR.
In short, you should first check you are not in danger, check for a response by asking whether the person can hear you, shout for help, check the person's airways and if they are breathing.
If they are, put them in the recovery position and if they're not — that's when it's time for CPR.
The course takes only two hours and is simple to understand — anyone over the age of 10 can do it — and is carried out using a combination of instruction, information videos and practical demonstrations.
The Bolton News is campaigning for every school in Bolton to learn how it is done and potentially save lives.
After completing my training, I would like to think I now have the confidence to help someone in an emergency — and not be the person who stands back and watches.
n The Heartstart training is carried out by both paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service and firefighters from Bolton, as well as staff at the Bolton Wanderers Community Trust.


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Belgrade (AFP) Jan 3, 2011
Standing in her greenhouse in gumboots, Zorana Gajic jokes how she used to think "food grew in supermarkets" but now experiments on how to mix crops to ensure optimum use of her "organic" soil.
A path next to the greenhouse leads to an orchard with plum and cherry trees, melon patches in between and a flock of sheep grazing peacefully throughout.
"I came to this via my husband otherwise I would still think food was grown in supermarkets," Zorana, a lawyer who works for the World Bank and the Serbian government, told AFP.
Her husband, engineer Miodrag Radivojevic, a retired engineer, had inherited a 5.5-hectare (13.5-acre) family farm where the couple enjoyed growing some of their own vegetables. Then two years ago Zorana started having allergic reactions to tomatoes she bought in the supermarket, due to pesticides.
That's when they decided to jump into organic farming.
"We started out of our love for nature but we were also aware of the potential market out there," she said.
The unique circumstances in Serbia allowed them to get quick certification as an organic farm: almost a decade of international sanctions had crippled the economy, meaning farmers simply had not had money to buy chemical fertilizers and insecticides.
In general, experts say, agricultural land must be free of chemicals for three years to qualify for organic farming. In parts of Serbia, however, the process has been cut to two years -- whereas in some European Union countries where chemical use was heavy, it can take up to five or six years.
"For almost 20 years farmers did not have the means to buy manure and herbicides. That's why the land is really clean compared to other countries in Europe," explained Branko Cicic of the Organic Serbia Fund, which runs a special organic food stall in Belgrade's famed Kalenic market.
At the moment only 0.3 percent of Serbian agriculture land is used for organic farming but demand is growing, Igor Novakovic of Serbia's export promotion agency SIEPA told AFP.
-- Young people want healthy food --
"There is a rise in organic production driven by domestic demand from young people who want to eat healthy food," Novakovic said.
In the Kalenic market, prices at the organic stand are significantly higher than at surrounding stalls. Its clients are mainly young urban upper middle class professionals with families.
"It is mothers who want to feed their children the best," Cicic said.
The trend has also attracted industrial producers like the Belgrade-based Royal Eco Food, which makes organic versions of traditional Serb preserves like plum chutney and ajvar, a sweet pepper relish.
Their ajvar has won a "superior taste" award from the Brussels-based International Taste and Quality Institute of independent chefs and sommeliers.
Though the firm is only five years old, sales boomed so fast it had to cut short a venture into the Russian market because its local producers could not keep up with the demand.
"Whatever we exported, sold out," Tanja Stojanovic of Royal Eco Food told AFP.
The growth has not been without obstacles. "If you are a pioneer in any field, by default you are faced with difficulties," said Stojanovic.
"In the beginning we had to import (organic) tomatoes from Italy as we did not have enough suppliers here," she said.
It was also hard to get farmers willing to start the transition to organic production.
Now "we offer long-term contracts with guarantees given in advance that the production will be bought," Stojanovic said. "This was necessary to get the farmers involved in the process as the organic production is also more expensive and more risky."
Royal Eco Food would not comment on its turnover other than to say that production is sustainable.
For now, it is focusing on the local market but still eyeing expansion into the European Union as Serbia's relations with Brussels improve.
And the potential for boosting production is vast.
Figures from the agriculture ministry estimate that around 75 percent of Serbia's agricultural land, some 650,000 hectares, can be used for organic food production within three years.
"Because of the UN sanctions," SIEPA's Novakovic told AFP, "you can find fields here of 20 hectares that people haven't put chemicals on in 20 years."
He said Serbia was hoping to attract European investors to set up organic farms here, listing another national asset.
"You can also find highly skilled and cheap labour (and) in organic farming you need a lot of manual labour as you cannot use machines," said Novakovic.
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Stand Again
In high school I spent much of my free time sharing my experience as a rape victim when I was young. It was deeply painful, however by sharing my experience, strength and hope with others young men and women began to come forward and seek help for their own experiences. If I were to make a living as an inspirational speaker I would spread awareness about sexual assault starting with children very young. I would spread my story throughout the community and hopefully reach the darkest corners of victims hearts. If those who live in fear knew and understood just what happened to them and that's it's okay to feel the pain then perhaps healing such wounds would put an end to their suffering as well as society's battle with drug and alcohol addiction. I may not be able to change the world but easing the pain of one heart means the world to me.


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Want to be an Olympian? My Summer Games is a column that chases glory at the rec level.
I've always viewed synchronized swimming as the figure skating of the summer games – not my usual type of sport. So trying it out would be a true challenge: Could I smile while sculling, holding one leg in the air with perfectly pointed toes?
Sheilagh Croxon, coach of Toronto's Granite Synchro club and a Canadian Olympic coach, invited me to an Ontario team skills camp for 40 provincial level athletes aged 9 to 15.
What did I need to bring? A bathing suit, swim cap, goggles and nose clip. (Thankfully no heavy makeup was required.)
I wondered whether the makeup, nose clips and sparkly bathing suits gave the sport a bad rap.
"People think that it is more of an art form belonging in the entertainment world, rather than a sport requiring the core strength, endurance and flexibility that it does demand," says Mary Dwyer, the executive director of Synchro Swim Ontario. "Synchro has been tested and proven to be among the top sports demanding the greatest aerobic capacity."
She and the other coaches would soon show me just how taxing it is.
After some strenuous (for me) warm-up lengths, our first coach of the day, Jessica Chase, a two-time Olympian and bronze medalist, put us through our paces, starting with a body boost exercise, in which you hang onto the edge of the pool, submerge and then pull and push yourself up out of the water until your torso is above the surface repeatedly. There was barely a second to breathe in between dunks.
That weird, face-distorting nose clip became my new best friend, preventing me from getting a nose full of water.
The girls and I then moved into the middle of the deep end for the next step – submerging ourselves for a count of seven, before bursting up out of the water at number eight (Ms. Chase tapped the metal ladder so we could hear the tempo underwater). It was hard enough staying submerged, let alone "boosting" out of the water to waist level (which I never quite reached).
Out of breath, I was thankful for the rest as we walked around the deck to our next station. We'd only just begun and I had already had a significant workout.
Back in the pool, we went for "ballet legs," where, in a "layout" position, you hold your body straight and flat along the water surface while sculling with your hands.
I could manage that, but as soon as we were asked to lift one leg up, I sank like a rock. Ms. Croxon also reminded me I needed to point my toes. Doing so, I immediately fell victim to a calf cramp.
By 90 minutes in, I was waterlogged and tired. I wasn't thirsty though; I had swallowed my fair share of pool water.
I was concentrating so hard doing eggbeater lengths while waving my arms in sync with the others that my leg cramps suddenly came back with a vengeance.
Not wanting to wimp out, I fought through it. Just then the coach pointed to me and yelled "nice smile!" (At least I think that's what she said, hard to tell with a cap covering your ears and foggy swim goggles). It's funny how a grimace of pain can pass as a lovely synchro smile!
That's when I called it a day. I was thoroughly exhausted. All the girls at the camp were in for a full three days of both pool and dry-land skills. I had managed a little less than two hours.
As my muscles ached for the next few days, I could only imagine what the physical and mental demands of this sport might be at the Olympic level.
As Ms. Croxon said, "Synchro swimmers need to have the endurance of a middle-long-distance runner, the flexibility of a gymnast, co-ordination of a dancer, the core strength of a gymnast/diver, power and grace."
While I'm not sure this is the sport for me (I'm more of a "grunt sport" type), I'm in awe of people who can move up and down the pool in complex formations in perfect sync while pretty much underwater for four minutes.
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Keith Urban Is An Official Member Of The Grand Ole Opry! [VIDEO]
Keith Urban was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry over the weekend. As part of the induction, Urban was joined on stage by Josh Turner and Trace Adkins as well as the Opry's Pete Fisher. Urban was presented with a replica of the Opry's center-stage microphone then delivered his speech. In the speech, Urban….. thanked family and friends and especially the fans. Later in the night, Urban performed his hit "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", but changed the lyrics for this special night. In the 2nd chorus Urban sang…."I'm alive and I'm free….and I'm a brand new member of the Opry!
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Drought watch in place over holidays
21 December 2012
Drought watch in place over holidays
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has stepped up its drought watch over the past few weeks, and will be monitoring conditions and consent compliance closely over the holidays.
While the weather is predicted to be more unsettled than it has been over the past few weeks, with some rain providing temporary relief, the region is unlikely to see significant rain.
"Our message to farmers and croppers over the holiday period is to keep an eye on the environmental data on HBRC's website and make sure that you can abide by consent conditions when bans come into force, especially if you are away from your property for a few days holiday," says HBRC Environmental Management Group Manager Iain Maxwell.
The 'Environmental Data' links are in a prominent place on the homepage of the Regional Council's website, www.hbrc.govt.nz – look under "Low Flows" tab. Live "River Level" data is also on this home page section, for people who want to see general trends. Lower down the home page under Quick Links, farmers can log in and get more details.
"The majority of water takes subject to higher flow cut off levels on the main rivers plus many streams are on ban. As river levels drop, additional bans will flow through to the larger group of consent holders on lower minimum flows, especially on the Tukituki, Ngaruroro and Raupare," says Mr Maxwell.
Any enquiries about low flows or possible illegal irrigation can be made to HBRC throughout the holiday period on the Council's hotline 0800 108 838.
HBRC compliance staff will be monitoring irrigation throughout the summer by checking irrigators' water meters and using aerial monitoring. Irrigators should be clear about the conditions for their water takes, particularly when low flow bans kick in, so they can keep compliant.
Temperatures are predicted to stay high. Soil moisture is already very low across the southern and central area of the region.
In the next week or so, there may be occasional showers of around 20 mm that may help crops, but 40-50mm would be needed for pasture and this is unlikely to happen with current weather conditions.
River levels are starting to approach critical levels and a number of bans are already in force. If there is no significant rain, the major rivers are likely to drop between Christmas and New Year and irrigation bans will come into force affecting most of the consent holders with water takes from river and stream systems.
Groundwater levels in the Heretaunga and Ruataniwha aquifers are dropping to low levels not seen for the last couple of years, when wet summers kept levels up. In some fringe areas around the aquifer, the water levels are now dropping below the levels where inefficient pump systems can reach.


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As of this writing, the Audeze LCD-3 are the world's best dynamic (moving conductor) headphones. What really sets these headphones apart is a complete lack of resonance or response peaks in the critical upper midrange (3 kc ~ 10 kc) that plague just about every other dynamic headphone. With the LCD-3, music sounds uncannily like the original performance, minus the glare and artifacts added by just about every other dynamic headphone or loudspeaker that clue our brains into knowing it's just a recording.
Specifically, the LCD-3 are unusual in being able to reproduce the smoothly detailed sound we usually only hear in the concert hall, without the usual artificial resonances that our brains use to identify a recording instead of the real thing.
The LCD-3 are a very inexpensive way to get fantastic sound for a very long time to come. You'd have to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on loudspeakers and acoustic room treatments and refitments to get sound as smooth, clean, natural and revealing as these headphones give you for a tiny fraction of the price. You could easily spend far more on a pair of small B&W or KEF speakers and get inferior sound, much less bass and they'd be made in China. These headphones are the real Made-in-USA thing.
While most people think nothing of blowing several thousand dollars on 8k/4k/3D/OLED/HD/plasma/flat panel TVs every other year as they obsolete each other or stop working, serious audio equipment, especially passive transducers like loudspeakers and headphones, last for decades and decades with no need for service — and sound great doing it.
Spend less than you're considering for your next disposable TV or DSLR on these headphones, and you should be enjoying unbeaten sound quality for decades to come. There's nothing to wear out or go obsolete here; the LCD-3 are completely passive transducers that can be used with your choice of headphone amplifier, or plugged right into your iPod, iPhone or iPad with a $15 cable adapter.
I'm very serious about the price of these being a non-issue. My Beyer DT-990 headphones I bought in 1988 still sound even more fantastic than today's newest version, and my Koss 4AA headphones still work as well as when I bought them back in the 1970s. My favorite loudspeakers I enjoy all the time are my original sealed-box B&W 801s made back in 1979, and my Quad ESL-63 that I bought used back in 1986. When you own the best, you have no need or interest in swapping it out for the latest fad every few years; heck, if I bought the newest Quad ESL speakers today, they're made in China, not England as mine are. When it comes to transducers, never skimp, since the quality lasts essentially forever, long after the price has been forgotten. Don't get sucked into the same idiocy that surrounds disposable consumer electronics; these LCD-3 ought to last for many decades and decades.
Even if you didn't love the fantastic sound, these are premium American-made headphones crafted from Zebrano wood, with super-soft leather earpads, and the whole thing comes in a virtually indestructible waterproof sailing safari case so you can get these to and from your gigs undamaged. Optional are super suede earpads instead of leather, and a showy wood case instead of the waterproof one.
These are real headphones for serious listening. They have no remote iPod control, and come with two cables: one for the usual professional ¼" headphone jacks, and the second with a 4-pin XLR plug for balanced use.
The LCD-3 are extremely well made and better-sounding headphones on an absolute scale. There's no comparison to the plastic stuff for which most people pay almost as much. With the LCD-3, you'll never feel like you were ripped-off or settled for what passes for quality today. These are made right here in the USA, not offshored to the lowest-bidding country.
The leather is super soft and comfortable for all day and all night enjoyment.
By "dynamic," I mean any transducer which generates sound by passing current through a conductor in a magnetic field. The conductors move, and vibrate some sort of diaphragm. This is how most speakers and most headphones work. They place a coil of wire inside a magnet, and then glue the coil to the center of a vibrating cone. Dynamic drivers are cheap and durable, but subject to a lot of coloration due to the various resonances of the relatively heavy cones.
Unlike most headphones, these LCD-3 are more specifically planar magnetic. The LCD-3's conductors instead are zig-zagged all across the face of a large diaphragm, and this entire diaphragm rests inside a large flat magnet structure. Therefore, the entire diaphragm is driven directly and evenly by the forces on these conductors, and gives many of the same advantages of electrostatic headphones without needing any of the big and finicky high-voltage sources and amplifiers.
Electrostatic technology is completely different than any dynamic or planar magnetic driver like the LCD-3. Electrostatic drivers use no current, and instead place a static electric charge on a virtually weightless diaphragm which rests between two perforated stators. A very high audio voltage is applied across the two stators, and the sound is generated instead by the attraction and repulsion of the static charge on the diaphragm in response to the voltage gradients across the stators. Electrostatic headphones can sound even better than these LCD-3, however they are delicate and require special dedicated high-voltage amplifiers.
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Sloped earpads.
Specially designed acoustically shaped foam inserts deliver the right amount of firmness and acoustical balance.
Premium lambskin or leather-free super suede covers.
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Socket, Audeze LCD-3 Headphones. bigger.
Comes with two flat, straight cables. Each has one plug, which splits into two female mini-XLR plugs to attach to the sockets on each earpiece shown above. The cables remind me of Stax' cables, but narrower.
Each cable is 2.5 meters (8 feet) long.
Each ends with two female 4-pin mini-XLRs to attach to the earpieces.
One (part number ADZ6SE) has a ¼" plug for most uses.
The other (part number ADZ6B4) has a 4-pin XLR plug for balanced use.
The cables are built with what appear to be hand-soldered professional studio-quality plugs and connectors, not molded-on plastic like from Ultrasone and Beyer.
High-grade Neodymium magnets.
Proprietary self-closing magnetic design.
The magnetic structure is claimed to be acoustically transparent (just like grill cloth).
2.5mm peak-to-peak diaphragm excursion.
39.8 cm2 (6.17 square inch) active diaphragm area.
Frequency Response
5 Hz ~ 20 kHz, unqualified.
"Usable high-frequency extension:" 50 kHz.
Driver pairs are matched to within ±½ dB.
91 dB at 1 mW.
My math tells me that 212 mV makes 1 mW into 45 Ω, so 1 V input ought to return 104.5 dB SPL.
Driver pairs are matched to within ±½ dB.
Rated 45 Ω, purely resistive.
< 1% from 5 Hz and up (no level specified).
Recommended Amplifier Power
1 to 4 watts into 45 Ω.
I calculate 1 to 4 W into 45 Ω is 6.7 to 13.4 volts. 6.7 to 13.4 volts into 8 Ω is 5.6 to 22.5 W, meaning you can pair these with a loudspeaker power amplifier rated at about 5 to 25 W into 8 Ω.
Power Handling
15 watts for 200 mS.
I calculate 15 W into 45 Ω is 26.0 volts. 26 V into 8 Ω is 84 W, meaning you can hit these with the full output that a loudspeaker power amplifier rated at about 85W into 8Ω can belt out for 1/5 of a second at a time.
Maximum Output
130 dB SPL.
From my math above, that's probably with an 18.8 V (7.9 watt) input, although if there's power compression, maybe it's with the 15 W input above. I don't care; my ears don't want to be anywhere near 130 dB.
543.0 g (19.155 oz.), measured without cord, in Zebrano wood.
Rated at 548 g (19.33 oz), without cord, in Zebrano wood.
3 years on the transducer, headbands and cables.
There isn't anything to wear out; it ought to last for decades. I'd only look out for the foam deteriorating and replace it if needed. Actually, the biggest worry is if you don't treat the living wood and leather properly; this isn't just plastic and vinyl: this is fine furniture.
I don't know that the warranty is transferable, but from my experience with other hand-made premium products like this, I wouldn't be surprised if something went wrong outside of the warranty period that you'd have a pretty high chance of getting good-will warranty coverage.
Headphones in Zebrano wood.
Wood care kit.
ADZ6SE Cable (single-ended): ¼" TRS to 2x4-pin mini XLR.
ADZ6B4 Cable (balanced): 4-pin XLR to 2x4-pin mini XLR.
Wood case or ruggedized Pelican-like SKB road & sea case.
Individual frequency response graph.
Warranty paperwork.
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The LCD-3 have the uncanny ability to reproduce sound much as it's heard in the concert hall.
Its sound tends more towards smooth and distant; the sound we hear towards the rear of the hall. It is not bright or etched as are most traditional headphones, with their midrange and low treble peaks and resonances.
You know that unique sound we get in the concert hall; that smooth and completely detailed sound devoid of any resonances, grit, distortion or harshness? That's the scary thing about these headphones: given a great recording, they deliver this sound unlike anything else with a ¼" plug on it!
The LCD-3 excel for real acoustic symphonic music, as well as for popular music and everything else. The LCD-3 also shine for enjoying classic recordings, since their lack of presence boosts mean that they'll never accentuate the noise and distortion present in older recordings, especially if you're a hermit still listening to LPs, 45s, 78s and 160 RPM 2" wax cylinders. (At least wax cylinders never had any of the playback tracking and warp problems of disk recordings like LPs.)
Obviously nothing is boosted or hyped in the LCD-3. If you prefer jacked bass, tweaked treble or squawky midrange, you won't be impressed by the LCD-3. If you want to hear what when on in the concert hall or hear exactly what's in your recording presented as pleasantly as possible, the LCD-3 are it.
The LCD-3 err pleasantly on the side of distance. If you prefer brighter, closer and clearer, an ordinary set of headphones like the $72 Sony MDR-V6 are better for professional monitoring where you want to hear what's wrong while you're still producing the music. These LCD-3 are for enjoying what's right in a recording after it's done.
The LCD-3 always sound nice, soft and warm. They are smooth and never wiry. Because they lack the peaks and resonances in the low treble and upper midrange common to ordinary headphones, they at first won't seem to be as forward or as "detailed" to the non-professional listener, but be assured that this cleanliness of sound is precisely allows us to hear so much more than heard through ordinary headphones like the Ultrasone Edition 8.
There is little variation in sound with changes in position on my head.
Just as with electrostatic headphones, the sound will change if you hold your hands over the outside of the headphones! Sound comes out of the back of the headphones, and if it bounces back it will interfere with the direct sound. You usually won't hear this with common headphones; it is a good thing that the sound from the LCD-3 is so neutral that this is audible.
The LCD-3 have completely natural bass. It's not boosted or bumped-up as in many ordinary headphones. Headphones that boost the deep bass like the Audio-Technica ATH-M50, Velodyne vPulse or Sony MDR-V6 will have more entertaining, but less accurate, bass.
The bass of the LCD-3 is as solid as a lead brick. It's big, thick, solid, smooth, strong powerful. The LCD-3 has unstoppable, unrelenting bass — but never boomy or boosted.
Here's another very good thing: while the LCD-3 deserve a great amplifier, they have plenty of sensitivity to be enjoyed plugged directly into an iPod, iPad or iPhone. All you need is a 3.5mm adapter. I prefer the Grado cable adapter.
In fact, the LCD-3 have more voltage sensitivity than the 600 Ω Beyer DT880!
While most headphones only need an iPad level control set to 1/2 for movie sound, I usually have it around 3/4 to full on my iPad with the LCD-3. I never need more gain than I have, so all is good.
With movies on an iPad, the sound is big and natural, with plenty of bass. There's no deep-bass boost, but no Altec A7-style presence boost either.
The LCD-3 are plenty sensitive with an iPod, even for classical music recorded correctly. If you want to listen to bad music, like 0 dBFS sine waves, avoid the top gain setting. Drop the gain a click from maximum; with these 45 Ω headphones there is some clipping from an iPod at 0 dBFS at full gain. That's the limitations of the drive current of the iPod or iPhone; not the headphones.
The LCD-3 also have plenty of sensitivity used with any headphone jack. For instance, the Sony SCD-XA777ES SACD player's headphone output has more than enough output to deafen you with the LCD-3.
With proper Hi-Fi gear like a Benchmark DAC1 HDR, Adcom GTP-500 II or Woo WA7, of course there is more than enough output and sensitivity to deafen yourself quickly.
These are open headphones, but they do offer a little bit of high-frequency isolation. It's more of a slight muffling of the outside world than any significant isolation.
What's weird with their half-isolating design is when an outside sound suddenly comes through and breaks the magic.
These are open headphones, and everyone will hear you if they are close to you and you have them cranked up.
As an advantage, if you sit these on your desk and turn them up, they can replace small speakers!
If you keep them quiet and have a reasonable spouse, they probably won't be bothered at night.
These are big and very comfortable headphones to enjoy for many uninterrupted hours at a time.
They are heavy, but for comfort, don't use much head pressure. They are designed for fantastic sound quality, not mobility. If you want to walk around the studio with them on, they may fall off if you move too fast. These are not for wearing around in public; they don't clamp to your head that tightly.
The swivels all have stops to limit their angles of motion, so they never tangle. Likewise, you can't rotate the cups that much if you want to listen with only one ear, or share with someone else at the same time.
They don't fold for travel.
The angled earcup connectors make it easy to put them on correctly in the dark.
Better than electrostatic headphones, the LCD-3 doesn't care as it's moved around your head; there isn't any popping since there's nothing to short out.
The harp is a little harder and smaller than I'd expect, and it's still comfortable.
Thank goodness there are very solid click stops on the harp. Is it just me, or don't you hate other headphones that always readjust themselves every time you put them on? With the LCD-3, they stay as you left them.
I'd prefer a coiled cord; the LCD-3 have straight cords.
Waterproof Case
I love the tough waterproof road case. Every expensive set of headphones ought to come with a solid road case as do the LCD-3. (You also have your choice of a showy wooden case; I didn't order it.)
Oddly, the waterproof case requires that the earpieces be readjusted all the way up and that one one removes the cords from the earpieces to fit it in. The cords easily fit in the case once removed, and there's plenty of room for a Grado cable adapter, too.
The big latches on the LCD-3 case are very easy to use.
Save the closed-cell foam piece that goes inside the earpieces. It keeps the earpads from getting squished against each other.
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Probably because the LCD-3 have such smooth and reserved sound as well as practically unlimited output levels, they often sound better played louder. Crank it up and see what happens.
It's easy to damage your hearing. If your ears start ringing or buzzing, even if long after you've been listening, cool it for a while.
While plenty sensitive to be plugged directly into an iPod, oddly the LCD-3 are the only headphones I've used that sound different with different amplifiers. What makes this weirder is that they are a simple resistive load that ought to be easy to drive with anything, but what makes sense is that they have such high performance that they may be the only low-impedance dynamic headphones to have enough purity to show amplifier differences. I don't believe in amplifiers having much effect on sound (good sound is mostly a function of your recording and the transducer), and it could be my imagination, but I found that the LCD-3 sounded best driven from the Benchmark DAC1 HDR, Woo WA7 and Woo WA6-SE.
The LCD-3 sound better driven from the Benchmark DAC1 HDR, Woo WA7 or Woo WA6-SE than they sound driven from regular headphone jacks on iPods or the Sony SCD-XA777ES. It's not a huge difference, but sounds bigger and cleaner when driven by a serious headphone amplifier. I haven't bothered with any of the overpriced foreign-made headphone amps. The mail-order ones that use wall-wart power supplies or come in plastic cases often are worse than the iPod's native output — but cost about the same as Benchmark or Woo! Be careful; I'd suggest the Woo WA7 as the best sounding, and the price is right. The Woo WA7 is better than most amplifiers; you can pay a lot more and get a lot less.
I prefer the Woo WA7 because its sound is perfect with the LCD-3, maybe even a bit smoother in my imagination than the Benchmark DAC1 HDR, and the WA7 has a much better-feeling volume control that works over a wider range with more precision than the DAC1 HDR.
The Benchmark DAC1 HDR also sounds fantastic, but its channel balance can suffer from poor volume control channel tracking; the image can shift slightly towards one side at low settings, and the DAC1's volume control doesn't feel anywhere near as good to turn. If you get beyond my petty whining, the DAC1 HDR's headphone amplifier is also unbeaten sonically, and the DAC1 HDR is built pro-tough to take physical abuse that the tube amps won't take.
The Woo WA6-SE also sounds great, and is smooth beyond imagination. I prefer the bass response of the other two amplifiers.
Audeze is adamant that your amplifier ought to be able to deliver about 2 watts into 45 Ω, which is something only a loudspeaker amplifier can do. I'm not sure what amplifier they intend that can belt out this much into 45 Ω. Neither the Benchmark DAC1 HDR, Woo WA7 or Woo WA6-SE can put out even a one undistorted watt into 45 Ω.
Plugs, Cables and Adapters
The LCD-3 comes with separate cables for standard professional ¼" and balanced 4-pin XLR plugs.
I wouldn't waste money on any different cables — if you want better sound, man-up and get the more delicate Stax SR-007 or SR-009 instead.
For use with consumer doo-dads with their standard 3.5mm jacks, I prefer the Grado Mini Adapter Cable instead of a simple plug adapter. When you use a plug adapter attached to the 1/4" plug, you now have a three-inch-long metal plug jammed into your iPod, and one wrong move and you'll bend or break-off the 3.5mm plug inside your iPod. With the Grado Mini Adapter Cable all you have is a small plug in your iPad so it's much less likely to get damaged.
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Compared to the Ultrasone Edition 8
The LCD-3 are unmatched compared to almost anything else. The Ultrasone Edition 8 almost sound broken by comparison; the upper-midrange peaks in the Ultrasone are less than other ordinary headphones, but compared to the LCD-3, they stick out and make the Ultrasones sound harsh. The Edition 8 boost the deep bass, which the LCD-3 does not, and the Edition 8 is an isolating headphone.
Compared to the Beyer DT-880
The Beyer DT-880 (600Ω) are brighter.
Your choice between these two is simple: if you want big, warm, smooth sound, it's the LCD-3, and if you prefer brighter, lighter sound, it's the DT-880.
I prefer the LCD-3 for enjoying music, but the DT-880 for mixing or mastering.
Compared to the Stax SR-Lambda Pro
Compared to the classic 1980's Stax SR-Lambda Pro, I thought my old Lambda Pros had a little more deep bass. I thought the LCD-3's bass sounded a little more fluffy, puffy and tubby than the Lambda Pro, almost as if the LCD-3 had a mild low-Q boost around 80Hz. (The LCD-3's bass is very similar to the Stax SR-007 Omega MK2.)
What's bizarre is that Audeze compared the LCD-3 Stax SR-Lambda Pro more sceintifically, and found exactly the opposite relationship, right down to measuring an 80 Hz bump in the Stax as I thought heard in the Audeze, and the Audeze was super-flat and extended instead.
Either I got my notes flipped, or we're splitting hairs comparing to an ancient set of electrostatic headphones. Don't sweat it; whatever I heard was very slight, no more than a dB or two here or there.
Compared to the reference Stax SR-007 Omega MK2.
The LCD-3 sound awesome compared to anything until compared to the Stax SR-007 Omega MK2.
I don't compare many headphones to the reference Stax SR-007 Omega MK2 (about $2,400 direct from Japan and they also need a dedicated high-voltage amplifier) because it's not fair — the Stax SR-007 and SR-009 offer the world's best sound at any price, and when you whip them out, nothing comes close for careful eyes-closed listening.
The Stax, as expected, is cleaner, more detailed, clearer and airier all the time, also without any resonances or peaked response.
The Omega are also a huge pair of headphones about the same size as the LCD-3, but much lighter than the Audeze. The Stax don't need all the magnetics of the LCD-3. You can see through the mostly optically transparent drivers of the Stax, but not the Audeze.
The thin, supple earpad leather is very similar between them, and so is the hugh size of the comfy leather pads.
The Stax cable is wider, and also more flexible — and probably much more delicate.
Here's the crazy good part: while the clarity and immediacy of the Stax is unequalled (I close my eyes, and with the Stax, I AM in the concert hall), these LCD-3 aren't that far off. The sound of the LCD-3 is more muffled and distant by a couple of dB, and otherwise, the two have very similar sound. The LCD-3 are a bit more veiled, as if listening through a very thin piece of paper, compared to the Omega II.
I don't know if a little boost of EQ in the presence range would let these LCD-3 duplicate the somewhat better clarity, presence and openness of the Stax, or possibly not. The two use entirely different technologies.
The bass of the LCD-3 pretty well matches the bass of the reference Stax SR-007 Omega MK2. I spent hours comparing the two, and which was better was usually a toss-up depending on the recording. These LCD-3 tended to have more deep bass, while the Stax had a little more midbass boom - slightly. (I hate the fact that a dB or two here or there is a big difference to me; most people wouldn't notice.)
The real question is where do you want to listen? If you're in a quiet studio with shore-power for the Stax amplifier, the Stax always win. However, if you also want to use these in the field, plug them into portable devices, run on batteries, or be able to plug these into regular headphone jacks (the Stax amplifiers only run from ¼" RCA pairs or XLR sources), the Stax won't work since they need their dedicated high-voltage sources. Also, I would not want to subject my Stax to any beating around or even dust and dirt, which can get sucked in and cause arcing. For use in the field, the Audeze ought to take a beating and enjoy it. Either goes more than loud enough to damage your hearing permanently — all with no distortion.
If you need durability and need to work without an outboard amplifier, the LCD-3 is the best there is. The Stax are delicate, these LCD-3 are not.
Compared to Chinese Copies
I haven't bothered to audition any of the Chinese planar-magnetic copies. Why would I bother? As I covered above, cost isn't an issue with audio equipment if you're serious about enjoying your music, as opposed to preferring to buy new equipment all the time.
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The Audeze LCD-3 are the best-sounding headphones that plug into a standard headphone jack. The LCD-3 bring us the sound of the concert hall, and also have an amazing ability to rejuvenate classic old recordings into something much cleaner and smoother than we thought possible, as well as make the newest recordings sound astonishing. The only better sound I've heard is from much more delicate electrostatic headphones which require their own special voltage sources — but electrostatics aren't as kind to old recordings or LPs as are these LCD-3.
If using these with iPods and iPads, use the Grado Mini Adapter Cable so you don't break anything.
The LCD-3 are for enjoying music. The LCD-3 make everything sound fantastic. The LCD-3 let us hear what's great about music. They sound great with every kind of music and every recording medium; I couldn't find anything that didn't sound wonderful on them.
Although people do use the LCD-3 for mixing and mastering, I wouldn't. If you create your music to sound good on these, your albums will probably be too harsh when heard on most other transducers that will emphasize one or another part of the presence range. The LCD-3 are good for mastering and mixing bass, for which they extremely neural. Get the bass to sound good on the LCD-3, and it's going to sound awesome on anything.
The LCD-3 likewise aren't great for monitoring recordings, because they don't highlight defects. If you're monitoring recordings for defects, lesser headphones like the Sony MDR-7506, Sony MDR-V6 and Audio-Technica ATH-M50 emphasize what's wrong. The LCD-3 lets us enjoy what's right. Monitor on the Sony MDR-7506 for defects, mix and master on the DT-880 for its clarity and neutrality, and when you get home and want to enjoy your work, it's the LCD-3 to make it sound fantastic.
As I also covered at the top, these are inexpensive when you realize that you'll probably be enjoying these for decades to come. People think nothing of buying a DSLR camera for even more money, and that camera will be nearly worthless in a few years. Unlike imported consumer electronics, American audio gear is forever. Heck; I'm still enjoying my Hafler DH-200 today that I built from a kit back in 1980!
When you own the best, the quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten. Play your cards right, and your kids will be fighting over these long after you're gone. They're that good.
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