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Sorry, when using a camera phone you use what's in focus. Good talking with you too Steve. Wish we had more time. Hope today goes well too. For those curious, though the Sony HAP-Z1ES gets all the press, the "consumer" HAP-S1 may be more useful for many. Lose the upsample everything to DSD, dual mono design, and half the price, but gain actual digital/analog inputs/outputs (remember streaming services, not supported in either) including a decent headphone out and speaker amp. As Audioholics said "If you ever needed an example of how audiophiles will pay a premium to have LESS features, this is it." Could be an interesting consideration for those looking at Oppo's HA-1, the Peachtrees or the Sprout.

It's the output, not the DAC implementation as far as I can tell. The funkiness is only if your searching for a line level. Use the internal amp and you may be quite happy. Well if you're not searching for absolute perfection with $200.

Second episode even better. Starting to really trust this.

Was short, but sweet visit. Only had a couple hours. Picked up a couple RR CDs, but otherwise wallet survived. Awfully tempted by Sony HAP-Z1ES and new $1K HAP-S1 sources though. Best sounding room? San Francisco Audiophile Society's w/ KEF LS50s! I keed. Zu was definitely most fun. Too much to visit. Crappy/blurry phone photos... HAP-S1 all in one Two new EC amps (including ECSS replacement) Burwell & Sons beauty Deal I would have jumped on if situation slightly different (sounded quite nice for price) TriangleArt table porn (with preamp/preamp/preamp) Justin Steve Dusty approved

From reading on their forums seems the GO720/1000 is indeed much quieter with IEMs, etc. than GO450. For fun tried the GO720 as a DAC feeding ECBA & HD800s. Not a success. Think underwater. Stick with it as all-in-one.

http://youtu.be/I9I_QvEXDv0

RIP Z-Boy Jay Adams. "When God decided to create skateboarding he said: 'Let there be Jay Adams'"

I'll be there tomorrow morning if anyone wants to meet up. Unfortunately need to take off for another event in afternoon. Will definitely swing by Steve. "Music Life Audio" O.o?

Heard them at a Massdrop table at a recent Bay Area meet. Don't remember the various amp/dac combos (they were all Chinese units Massdrop regularly offers for sale). Not sure if there was any synergy there. I know a ton of vague comments have stated they're top-level (HD800s strangely often mentioned) in overall sound quality. I don't get that at all. Color me disappointed (which for the record was the case with a lot of newish gear at the meet). Throw several caveats on "for closed" and specific music and "maybe with different gear" and I'd feel differently. Liked the D2000s for what they were. Different expectations and all that.

Monk: The High Priest of Jazz http://reprints.longform.org/monk-lapham#chapter-117300

Fresh Air: How 'The Knick' Creators Capture Turn-Of-The-Century Operating Scenes http://www.npr.org/2014/08/14/340395586/how-the-knick-creators-capture-turn-of-the-century-operating-scenes

Name the HC member?

Nor DSD/DXD if those important to you.

Bacall and Truman.

Maybe it drives the Senns better, but most obviously it drives IEMs better. I think the issue with the previous unit caused a bunch of noise too. So remove the above "aren't nearly as multi-impedance friendly as I hoped" comment.

From a top to... http://www.omone.com/om-one "The first time I saw the OM/ONE my friend asked me for feedback on it. 'Feedback?' I asked in disbelief. 'The speaker is LEVITATING...in the air!'"

Replacement arrived. Either upgraded for troubles, or more likely a mistake, my silver GO450 turned into a black GO720.

Newest Prancercise video for your morning meditation. http://youtu.be/cIXIZ_8aGM8

Beats The Muscle Shoals Sound playlist.

Taking your lead and expanding towards sleep... http://youtu.be/O7FhEpif1cA

Thanks. Daughter and a Mtn. View project clinched it. Ordered.

Also Menahem Golan RIP. Producer (and sometimes director) of Franco Zeffirelli's Otello, John Cassavetes's Love Streams, Barbet Schroeder's Barfly, Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear and Robert Altman's Fool For Love... ... and also Cobra, Over the Top, Delta Force, the Death Wish sequels, Missing In Action, Invasion USA, Bloodsport, Bolero, Breakin'/Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, and my personal favorite Gymkata. That's a resume. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-menahem-golan-dies-producer-movies-20140811-story.html

Wow. Hope he didn't suffer long before and his family doesn't suffer long after (as much as possible). Always wondered if we appeared in slow motion to him?

Next Bond villain (wreck the world economy by artificially inflating vinyl prices)