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The landlord seemed baffled at the size of "the stereo" for a 400 s.f. apartment. "Stereo? Oh no, that's just the video system. The stereo is still packed in boxes." These non audiophiles. They're so odd. Yes, that's a woodburning stove behind. Something I'll never use. Still have my Alaskan blood. Never used the heat in my last place in 7 years. I do have a few electric heaters if needed, but pretty sure they'll gather dust too.

Enjoying the views outside my new apartment this morning. Pretty epic. Maki seems to be adjusting pretty well. Instead of christening the new yard with champagne, she used some other fluids. The first thing Al and I did was to make the new deck safe for Maki by applying chicken wire to all the railings. Wire provided by Uncle Al. Maki loves her Uncle! I'm certainly no photographer, but the dappled light coming through the trees in the morning is incredible.

I'm sure you meant to have the reflection in the TV, no?

Are those Monster cables?

And a little something for dessert.

Deck Dim Sum (from San Rafael farmers market)

Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls

These were some seriously delicious dumplings we had in SF the other day.

tbh I wrote the post BEFORE I noticed subliminal?

No Noel Lee products were used in the making of these photos! I've built my own speaker cables, with a bit of advice from a New Hampshire circle hole cutter.

Now that makes more sense. Good thing I have no shame. Fixed, even though now crowded with empty boxes. 🤣

MoonDial by Pat Metheny (2024) https://album.link/i/1733722355 Example: Enjoyed the new release from Pat. Playing with his new guitar. Mellow, but a good listen, well recorded.

How Does That Grab You? by Nancy Sinatra (1966) https://album.link/i/148036928 Example: There are other great tracks on this album, but this one is just so good. Most that just know it from Kill Bill probably don't realize that it is from 1966 (when Quentin was 3). There is a new version of the album this year. But it went to the pure, old standard of hard left and hard right stereo, which works okay in some systems, but not headphones for this dude. Most of the time I will take mono or blended for headphones. Good album..

<Johnny Cochran Voice> If a hat on the head don't dent, you must not be Brent! <\Johnny Cochran Voice>

Checks boxer briefs... XL penis still residing there. Nope, it's definitely me, not Brent.

Two bits of coda to the above. As I have mentioned, most happenings on MV are arranged through Facebook. There are 3 main FB groups. One is invite-only and no politics allowed, another is "stuff or sale on MV." The third allows politics and reads like the staging area for the next Jan 6. In the for sale group, a fella listed his prized LR for sale: That price is really not bad for what it is. 98K is barely broken in. The problem is that it's a diesel and ...right hand drive. I don't think my brain could adapt to that, especially around here. After this weekend's Land Rover gathering, I posted a few dozen of the photos I took to the main MV FB group. Most people who responded were either there, wished they'd been able to get there or were surprised they missed it. One guy reacted with a "barf" emoji and nothing else. This is from his FB splash page: Nice 'dozer you got there, bro.

And showering takes a fraction as long, and drying off after a shower takes a fraction as long...but what am I supposed to do with this gargantuan bottle of shampoo? I'm only supposed to use a nickel-sized dollop every time... Oh, and hats, I get to start wearing hats again. What do you think? https://www.etsy.com/market/black_leather_hat

Yes, new member here. Thanks for the welcome/cheers, and salutations...hi, long time, no &c...

This is funny, I just bought some SRD-7's to use as donors for my own boxes. A SR-Lambda was included with one of those energizers and just look at that serial number... Aside from the foam in the earcups being crusty and the earpads having been replaced at some point, they play perfectly for a 45 year old set.

a few years ago I was on some Zoom calls with another company that wanted to make a cheap electrostatic amp. 5 guys on a Zoom call. they expected to sell thousands. To who and for what headphones?? the whole thing won't cover the salary of 1 person. sometimes I'm not sure people grasp the size of this market