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What about the KEF x300a (on sale for $599 at KEF direct)? Anyone heard these? I don't really need the DAC in them but I assume you can bypass the DAC (I should check). I'm guessing they aren't a great buy if you don't need the DAC. http://www.kef.com/html/us/showroom/digital_music_solutions/x_300a/x_300a/index.html#.U-uL3YA3I1c

I don't really want to have one more set of cables in my setup (which is why I would like do without the passive volume control). I could also just fix the quads (which is probably easier). I am not sure what is wrong with the AE5 but I guess I couldn't make anything worse. Maybe you need to visit again Colin. For each... The Stealth 6ses are really really tempting. They may be a little bigger than I am looking for (on my desk).

A friend of mine has a pair of Audioengine 5 that stopped working. I don't think he can afford to get new ones right now. So I was thinking that maybe I should buy a new pair of speakers for the office and offer to sell mine to him really cheap (he really liked his pair). The Emotiva 4 I have at home are great and the new ones (4s) are presumably just as good and look nicer. Anything else out there I should entertain with a similar budget? I don't really think I need the 5 or Stealth 6 as my office is not that large and I can't crank up the music. Has anyone tried the new Airmotiv 4s/5s? I am a bit concerned that the Airmotiv 4s don't have volume control since I have to have the volume on my source (Benchmark DAC2) really low if I have the volume on the Airmotiv 4 all the way up (as they recommend).

Definitely fucked up. Rest in peace Mr. Williams.

No, I have 2.03. Thanks for letting me know, I will do that! (Edit: Done) I would probably just stick with the camera. The flash and optical viewfinder are going to make it bulkier.

Wow! You shouldn't have had the bottle of water, it takes up a lot of space.

So far I am pretty happy with it. The AF is super fast in good light. The snap focus works well in low light. I love the size of them camera.

Looks excellent.

We ordered this one from Home Depot (stainless steel drum, dryer rack, steam, good reviews, etc). It should be here on Monday and hopefully we can get the plumber out soon afterwards (don't trust the the Home Depot/Sears/Lowes/Best Buy delivery guys to install gas products). Went with the LG over Samsung since I didn't want to deal with hooking up the water line if we wanted to use the steam feature. http://www.lg.com/us/dryers/lg-DLGX5171W-gas-dryer Hopefully all goes well (I hate dealing with this kind of stuff).

Sorry, I missed that. People seem to think that mattress is fairly soft, how firm is it?

Good to know, thanks Al!

Sleep Innovations? I found out about them at sleeplikethedead.com. They seem decent but their memory foam density isn't very high (2.5 - 3.5). http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/mattressreview-memory-foam.html

Our current dryer is GE and I'm not too fond of it. I am learning towards a LG or Samsung right now. I looked into Speed Queen but read a lot of mixed reviews. Parts seem like they may difficult to come by if they break. The Samsungs haven't been around all that long so I may go with an LG. The Samsung Al mentioned in not available here (it is a clearance model online so is probably last year's model). I was against getting a dryer with a steam option but it seems like you don't need to hook up the dryer to the water supply on some of them. It also seems difficult to find one that also has a dryer rack and steel drum without a steam option.

Whoa $5000??? That is crazy. That said, I don't think I'd be happy to wait a couple of months. We do have at least 10 mattress places within a short walk from our house (7 of which carry Simmons Beautyrest) so maybe we can use that to our advantage. I am not sure I would like something that firm Dusty. If I liked something that firm, I think I would just get a 4" latex topper and put it on a wood platform. Steve: I've looked at the products at Sams and Costco since they would be easy to return. However, I don't want to buy foam from companies whose foam isn't certified by Certipur or are made in China. http://certipur.us/pages/for-consumers/find-products/

I've looked into latex mattresses and they look good, although really really heavy* but my hubby doesn't seem to excited about getting one. I wonder if one can get a latex top on a spring coil mattress. That seems like it would work well. I do have a slight fear that I might be allergic to latex (I am allergic to most bandaids but that could be because of the glue they use). *which is not good if I ever get bed bugs again since you have to check your bed a lot. I've heard that Tempur-pedic aren't as good as they used to be but I read that on the internet so who knows if it's true. I do also need a better pillow. Ric: I'll be in the Bay Area in September but I'll probably want to get a bed before then.

I think it's about time to get a new mattress. I am having to sleep on my back because of my shoulder issues our bed is 9 years old. So I feel that it is not giving me the support I need (my back has been feeling sore and achey for one reason or another). I was looking at memory foam mattresses (firm or med-firm) but I am just not sure that is the way to go. We are probably going to do that or a good/firm spring mattress. We were happy with our Simmons Beautyrest for many years but the foam topping isn't holding up anymore on my side. Thoughts? I know some people here love their memory foam mattresses. I can afford a Tempur-pedic but only want to put out that kind of money if I know it is going to help my back. Also, I have read about some of them having mold problems in a short amount of time. They are also really heavy. There are a billion other memory foam companies and I have been looking into them. It is just hard to say how long their products will last, how good their foam is, what it will feel like...

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I'll have to look into the Speed Queens - never heard of them before.

Our dryer is slowly dying. Anyone get a gas dryer that they really like or know models to avoid? I don't need any fancy smartphone technology shit, just one that works, doesn't break for a long time (or ever, yeah right), and get really really hot*. Unfortunately, they don't seem to publish dryer temperatures. I also don't want something with a steam feature. I would prefer to have a dryer with a detachable rack for drying sweaters, shoes, etc but that is not a necessity. Right now I am just looking at the top rated dryer at Best Buy. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&_dynSessConf=3604863170801698822&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=categoryid%24pcmcat232900050030&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=customerrating+numberofreviewssaas&qp=soldby_facet%3DSold+By~Best+Buy&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n&seeAll=&browsedCategory=pcmcat232900050030 *This is important to me, in case I ever get bed bugs again. I have been told that good dryers should get up to 180 degrees. Our current dryer only get up to 150 or so (putting a meat thermometer in the middle of the clothes for a few minutes, not with the dryer running of course, when they are dry and at their hottest).

Sorry about Neko.

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Sorry for your loss Larry.

Just finished watching Season 2 of New Girl. Love that show!

Have a great birthday Todd!

I would be pretty sad as well.