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Doug: Is there a difference between this DAC and the plexi-dac that I have (which is fantastic)? They are both built around the Wolfson WM8741 I believe.

Looks excellent Mike!

Happy birthday Laura!!!

Not quite as good as Jeff's but pretty tasty.

I think I should get pizza too. Edit: Done.

Is the setup at your house Mike? I'd put the BHSE on the second shelf, the BHSE PS and Apex Peak/Volcano on the bottom shelf and the PS AUdio PWD MKII on top. Do you think it would be too top heavy like that (the PWD MKII is pretty heavy).

^I think Steve sold his tools so that isn't probably going to work.

Do you have a portable fax machine with you Jeff?

I'm pretty sure I can assemble a rack, just don't want to find/order the parts and have someone drills hole for me, sand/paint.... that's a lot of work and $200 isn't that much money.

No way I'm DIYing a shelf that holds the BHSE. I am seriously lacking in building skills.

No. I can buy another rack. I can buy a fan and point it at the BHSE when it is on. I just felt the top of the top rack and it is even hot. Hmm. Edit: I've always liked the look of the Salamander rack (the spacing between racks with 3 shelves is probably around 12 inches, I have 9 inches right now). http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SMA3

Yes, but there is a lot of dust (very fine white powder) in my apartment (I think from the concrete ceilings) and I am worried about getting the dust/white powder in the amp. I would think that would be worse than having it on the second shelf.

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours.

I realize that but I also don't want to ruin the BHSE. The shelf is cheap to replace.

Hmm, just saw this post from Justin on HF: http://www.head-fi.org/t/439657/headamp-blue-hawaii-special-edition/1830#post_8348709 "for testing I stack the BHSEs on 3 shelves (see a pic several pages back or at www.facebook.com/HeadAmp) which are spaced about 16" apart and there's no difference in temperature between the amps on the 3 shelves. so i would recommend at least 8" of air above the tubes if the amp is on a middle shelf"

I am more concerned about putting a75 pound object on it in the future (or someone putting a lot of weight on it) and it breaking on top of the BHSE. I hadn't even thought about it catching on fire.

It's dry and I'm listening. Maybe I should shave my head so I don't have to wait in the future. I have had the BHSE on for several hours and I noticed that the underside of the top shelf is really warm (the shelf above is only about 3/4" above the BHSE). Can a lot of heat make the shelf above become weaker (so that it cannot handle as much weight without cracking/collapsing). I was trying to avoid putting the BHSE on the top shelf because of fine white dust in the apartment. I don't really have much on the shelf right now but might but the BHSE on it in the future if I buy another place without concrete ceilings.

I just got everything setup and then took a shower - now I have to wait for the hair to dry to listen. :(

I just realized that. I guess I should've looked more carefully before posting.

Very cool Jacob.

On the Justin BHSE, there is also a male and female end. I am concerned about different rotation of the cord when you plug it in (it plugs in with a 3 by 3 grid). Perhaps I should look closer, maybe there are some grooves so that it can only plug in one way.

I was moving my setup around and unplugged all the cables without paying attention to how they were plugged in. Is there a certain direction that the umbilical cord needs to be plugged in? or can someone send me a copy of the instruction manual? Don't know where my manual is right now.

Looks amazing Doug.

I looked at the previous years and this year was 1.5 times the amount we paid 3 years ago. Can't really complain since we don't have state income tax.

Happy Birthday Bonnie!