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A Mercedes SLS is a Chevy Camaro to a McLaren P1 owner.* * Or something like that (I don't really know cars).

Thanks. I jumped, so we shall see.

Unless there's a perfect $1500 alternative, I don't see the issue with modding.

Supposedly big performance jump on iPhone 4 and iOS 7.1. http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/10/new-in-ios-7-1-big-iphone-4-performance-improvements-better-navigation-audio-and-more-videos/

How are they for $130? Thinkin' work and closed. Did you use this approved method to burn in?

AKG K550 refurb $130 http://dealmac.com/Refurbished-AKG-K550-Closed-Ear-Hi-Fi-Headphones-for-130-free-shipping/1002258.html

It better play back 24/352.8 DXD. None of that 24/192 crap. And Korg AudioGate can convert between PCM and DSD. Just feed it your Twitter account to use free.

The Complete Guide to Listening to Music at Work http://qz.com/185337/the-complete-guide-to-listening-to-music-at-work/

Yeah, I was confused by that statement too.

Long lost Pono is finally coming (on Kickstarter). http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/09/ponoplayer/?ncid=rss_truncated

That stand is sturdy, right? #protectthedogs

Axis360 (motorized tripod head and slider for dynamic video and timelapse photography) is kinda cool. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jj1/axis360-modular-motion-control-for-cameras Review: http://m.dpreview.com/articles/2808047513/cinetics-axis360-review

This...

Airpnp gonna be the next Airbnb? https://airpnp.co/

Connections. Connections.

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Two Couples / Zwei Paare (1999) http://vimeo.com/74775718

WADIA 151PowerDAC Mini $1200 on sale for $499 (many have or $799) http://www.musicdirect.com/p-2701-wadia-151-powerdac-mini.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=03-05-14&utm_content=&utm_campaign=soundbytes

Vert - The Köln Konzert (inspired by Keith Jarrett). Shhhhhhh. http://vimeo.com/85673819

Thanks guys. I assume by near and far are you referring to other single vision lenses? And if you (or anyone else) have Progressives 2 (or if available for 1) do you know if you have a Balanced, Intermediate or Near version? Zeiss pushes Balanced and optometrist is pushing Intermediate (though that might be about computers and Silicon Valley). Choices. Choices. http://vision.zeiss.com/content/dam/Vision%20Care/Vision/en_us/PDF/ECP/Zeiss_Individual2_ECP_051012FNLAppd.pdf

Chamber Music by ELLIOTT CARTER - Figments and Fragments (2L DXD downsampled to 16/44.1)

So it's time. My aging body along with living in the smartphone world means it's time to enter bi/tri-focal/multi-focus-land. Less irritated with a new milestone of aging (that would be the recent asymmetrical stage of balding), than giving up full-range scanning, tilting/lying down head without regard of planes, losing lens areas of usability, focal points being worse than single vision for far and no glasses for near, etc. But maybe my fears are unfounded or exaggerated? Or if founded worth it? Or resistance is futile? Considering the Zeiss Progressives: http://vision.zeiss.com/eye-care-professionals/en_us/products-and-technologies/lenses/zeiss-progressive-individual-2.html Figure there are members who've crossed this line already. Any words of advice, choices made or things to avoid? I'm all eyes.

Looks like PS Audio is discounting the PerfectWave and has a DirectStream Trade-in. http://www.psaudio.com/product-page/

The Real Dallas Buyer's Club http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/movies/headlines/20131101-buying-time-world-traveler-ron-woodroof-smuggles-drugs----and-hope----for-people-with-aids.ece?nclick_check=1

Hiroshima Mon Amour OST in memory of Resnais. http://vimeo.com/60650766 vidlink