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Presumably SWAT captain, for dealing with the possible threat of well-armed cartel dens. Afroman has good taste though, those HS-5s sound beautiful, surprised

Presumably SWAT captain, for dealing with the possible threat of well-armed cartel dens. Afroman has good taste though, those HS-5s sound beautiful, surprised he didn't spring for the 8inch subs though. Guess it's simple if you're not mastering jungle.

throw0101c 4y ago
>> Can someone tell me about the person dressed in full camo gear […] > Presumably SWAT captain, for dealing with the possible threat of well-armed cartel dens. Was the operational target a structure in a wooded area where this individual needed to sneak up on without visual detection? Is that the reason for the foliage-coloured camo? Because it does not look like the operation involved sneaking around a wooded area to me.
- flandish 4y ago
  Correct to question it. The reason is simple: Police units cosplay as military units. (going so far as to call themselves “paramilitary.”) Couple that desire to cosplay with a large funnel of tax dollars going to purchase military purpose weapons for potential use on domestic civilians and we have a resultant system no different than high-school aged kids wanting to prep for airsoft. Except it is different. They have the ability (and sometimes even the express desire to) escalate and potentially kill other people. Outside of the due process that is the law they swear to uphold when sworn in to service.
- int_19h 4y ago
  Look up some photos of police during the Ferguson protests. In US, SWAT loves camouflage and, more broadly, anything that makes them look "operator". It has done a full circle now where companies that design camo patterns make ones specifically for police, such that they don't have any actual camouflaging purposes, but still look like camo (and not just boring plain blue or whatever). The language used by the manufacturers to describe them is very telling, e.g.: "The MultiCam Black™ pattern was developed to meet the unique requirements of law enforcement officers operating in high-risk environments. It projects a distinctly authoritative presence appropriate for domestic operations. MultiCam Black™ is designed to complement an officer’s existing equipment and present a sharp, professional image for top-tier law enforcement units." (here's how this "authoritative presence" actually looks: https://i.imgur.com/TqyzNJp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TqyzNJp.jpg) Or here's another one: "Ghost was derived from both A-TACS iX and LE-X. Ghost is designed and a tactical option for Military, Government and Law Enforcement Urban Operations. Ghost combined eleven variable shades of neutral grey that not only gives it and aggressive look, but it is also very effective in urban settings." (https://i.imgur.com/jteSPvH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jteSPvH.jpg)
gorgoiler 4y ago
Isn’t the point of those monitors that they are standardised to sound like a median domestic audio system? That feels like the opposite of having exceptional sound.
- meltyness 4y ago
  If you look at the frequency response the intent is pretty clear, hearing everything from 60-100Hz at exactly the same volume is... surreal. They're more for mixing and leveling presumably, mastering (and having a nice musical arrangement) is a more involved process where you can seek to have the features of a track be more broadly compatible. https://www.google.com/search?q=HS-8+frequency+response&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=HS-8+frequency+response&tbm=...
trilbyglens 4y ago
This guy rewinds.

throw0101c 4y ago

>> Can someone tell me about the person dressed in full camo gear […] > Presumably SWAT captain, for dealing with the possible threat of well-armed cartel dens. Was the operational target a structure in a wooded area where this individual needed to sneak up on without visual detection? Is that the reason for the foliage-coloured camo? Because it does not look like the operation involved sneaking around a wooded area to me.

flandish 4y ago
Correct to question it. The reason is simple: Police units cosplay as military units. (going so far as to call themselves “paramilitary.”) Couple that desire to cosplay with a large funnel of tax dollars going to purchase military purpose weapons for potential use on domestic civilians and we have a resultant system no different than high-school aged kids wanting to prep for airsoft. Except it is different. They have the ability (and sometimes even the express desire to) escalate and potentially kill other people. Outside of the due process that is the law they swear to uphold when sworn in to service.
int_19h 4y ago
Look up some photos of police during the Ferguson protests. In US, SWAT loves camouflage and, more broadly, anything that makes them look "operator". It has done a full circle now where companies that design camo patterns make ones specifically for police, such that they don't have any actual camouflaging purposes, but still look like camo (and not just boring plain blue or whatever). The language used by the manufacturers to describe them is very telling, e.g.: "The MultiCam Black™ pattern was developed to meet the unique requirements of law enforcement officers operating in high-risk environments. It projects a distinctly authoritative presence appropriate for domestic operations. MultiCam Black™ is designed to complement an officer’s existing equipment and present a sharp, professional image for top-tier law enforcement units." (here's how this "authoritative presence" actually looks: https://i.imgur.com/TqyzNJp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TqyzNJp.jpg) Or here's another one: "Ghost was derived from both A-TACS iX and LE-X. Ghost is designed and a tactical option for Military, Government and Law Enforcement Urban Operations. Ghost combined eleven variable shades of neutral grey that not only gives it and aggressive look, but it is also very effective in urban settings." (https://i.imgur.com/jteSPvH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jteSPvH.jpg)

gorgoiler 4y ago

Isn’t the point of those monitors that they are standardised to sound like a median domestic audio system? That feels like the opposite of having exceptional sound.

meltyness 4y ago
If you look at the frequency response the intent is pretty clear, hearing everything from 60-100Hz at exactly the same volume is... surreal. They're more for mixing and leveling presumably, mastering (and having a nice musical arrangement) is a more involved process where you can seek to have the features of a track be more broadly compatible. https://www.google.com/search?q=HS-8+frequency+response&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=HS-8+frequency+response&tbm=...

trilbyglens 4y ago

This guy rewinds.