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Keep up the good work!

Happy Birthday Chris! Ditto to what Dan said.

Happy Birthday Mikey! Interested to hear what whiskey you will be bring to the party.

I would be interested in getting in on the loaner program if it were still going in a couple of months. I would be interested in comparing Arete (with standard PS) to the other two SS amps I have: Headamp GS-1 and Stello HP100. I'll send an email a little later.

Nice Jim!!!

Good luck Jacob! Back home. I was hoping to get a chance to hop over to DC during the trip but no time. It's good to be home.

By the way, if anyone finds themselves in Arlington, VA, I can wholeheartedly recommend the steaks at Ray's. They were absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked. The only thing is the wait (we had a bit of a wait on a Tuesday night) and they only have wine/beer so no after dinner whiskey.

^You still get to choose the cherries.

Had some Grenache/Syrah and Malbec with ribeye at Ray's the Steaks tonight which was nice but now it is back to work.

Well if the MK2 dacs is going to be anything like the SR-007 stax, it will be total craps, just ask Birgir.

Oooh Jim, good stuff. I am jealous of the Parker's and GR!

Ugh, a loss to Bryan (League 2) by 2 points... definitely blaming Forte and his fumbles for this one! At least I got back at Haj.

Now I want an Arete too.

Very nice Mike-n-Al (except Mike's crappy Martini sweet vermouth - I cannot condone that).

Hang in there Scott. I spent the day in a room with a bunch of mathematicians in Arlington, VA if you know what I mean (Jim should). Tired.

Shhh, don't tell everyone - I only had an extra $102K in the bank account. Wait, why did I get stuck with the Peak???

I hope he doesn't do well, if he does, I lose in both leagues!

Nate, thanks for the offer. I contacted the good guys at Blue Jeans Cables and asked about a custom cable, TRS (with a floating ring) to RCA, and they said they would be happy to do it so I'll just probably do that. That way you can just sit back in the hammock in retirement.

TP

DP

Apex Peak/Volcano Thanks for helping me help out the economy Ric.

Had a Casa Noble Reposado margarita here in VA. Too bad they put so much sweet and sour mix (or whatever they use) that I couldn't taste the tequila.

I think I decided to call up Todd tomorrow morning and order the Apex Peak/Volcano and wait on the Metric Halo ULN-2 (so that Jim has the opportunity to sell me his later, really cheap of course ). I have a bunch of 6sn7 tubes left over from the SP Extreme so I think I am going to pass on getting the upgrade tubes (Shuguang Treasure CV181-Z and Sophia 6SN7) unless someone tells me that they are worth getting - I can always get them later. By the way, Todd offers a $20 power cords option. I am not sure if I have another Iron Lung Jellyfish power cord. Is Todd's cord reasonable? By the way Mike, I am really jealous of your day. I wish I had time to go for a run or swim or workout at the gym.

Waiting in the security line at the airport. Ever since the merger with United the Continental elite lines have become loooooooong.

That's what you get for being up so early on Sunday morning.