skullguise

The Halak move was possible risk aversion by the Habs IMO. RFA, due a BIG raise, even rumors he'd possibly go to Russia for a big payday. Perhaps a BIGGER risk with Price, but he has talent, and may shake off his underwhelming season. Lars Eller seems like a pretty promising prospect, good size and skill guy. Could eventually be a nice top 6 forward for MTL and give them more toughness all at once. The draft and off-season is always a fun thing to watch. Looking forward to seeing what the Bruins will do after the #2 pick. Some talk about them trying to move up from #15 as well.

Catching up on this: - Congrats, Stretch! Just gotta work on your wickid pissah accent now - Patty Duke, huh? My wife sings that sometimes, the only thing she remembers is something about a hot dog "driving her wild" - We're still in Aruba, went to a great restaurant called El-Guacho's tonight. Red and the other white meat aplenty, and also red wine Sangria (not so much, but major yummage)....I got verklempt, it was like buttah I tell you......

Congrats to the Hawks, and big respect for Philly......though grudgingly Didn't see the last couple games, just highlights, but they looked great!

Just catching up on this thread, but wanted to thank Steve and Shelly for what they've posted. And to all the others here for the input. I've only met a few, and been to one meet, but it reinforces the great community this is..... Certainly hope to get out and meet more of you! Todd - skullguise (in Aruba....reason I couldn't go to CanJam)

I'd say Philly carried a fair bit of the play in game 2, but couldn't get past the goalie. Philly's breakout reminds me a bit of Carolina's a couple years ago: fast on the turnaround, always skating, and some crisp passing. Hats off to the Chicago D, they really limited the rebounds by covering the in-close players. Actually, Hossa's goal was Chicago doing exactly what i expetced Philly to do: crowd the net looking for the rebounds. Looking forward to game 3.....fun watching both teams play. Can't stand Carcillo either, but have to give props to Hartnell (someone I usually don't like for his borderline plays) for playing hard every night. Still rooting for Chicago, but still can enjoy the play on both teams.

Yes, missed call on the puck-in-the-bench, with winning goal later that play. I think both teams will trty and tighten up defensively. My gut feel is that Philly will do better at that; they get a bunch of goals by getting in on the net, and they're doing that in general better than Chicago. But I hope to see Chicago win again tonight as well.

A shared MP3 recording of Frank Tovey/Fad Gadget's last concert, before he died....

I usually hate to use equipment as tone controls, but synergy can mean doing just that. My T1W/Lambda Pro combo is normally pretty detailed, erring towards brightness at times. When I used my Buffalo32 DAC, it accentuated that aspect of the sound, making some recordings virtually unlistenable. But when I paired my Parasound 1600 with it, things snapped into a very nice place tonally. If you think the darkness of your O2 system is more in the mids and lower treble, I'd second the Parasound recommendation. But if you think it's too soft in the highs/upper highs, you may want to go for something more on the analytical side like the Buffalo32 DAC.

I guess no one else that MATTERS Seriously, sounds like HPA has given it a longer term listening. I certainly haven't, despite owning the dang thing, so am not best qualified to comment..... CJ'10 should result in some good words one way or another.

I have downloaded full albums, ZIP files > 3-400Megs each......

Took my family out after work for dinner at one of my favorite seafood places (place called Joe Fish, and had Bayou Catfish, real good!). Reason was a bonus I got at work for a project I and 2 others - the core of a larger team - have implemented. Made a real nice difference to internal and even some external customers. Nice to be recognized, but the BS all around REALLY has to stop, people are pretty miserable.....

I have subscribed (it's like $10US/yr) to his "service" and have downloaded several of the jazz and vocal pieces. Though I haven't been on in a few months..... Really nice sound, a bit distant and mic'd well a la Chesky. But there's sometimes more "life" to his recordings I think. Reminds me a bit at times of Mapleshade in quality, though usually more of a distant perspective as mentioned. Still, pretty well recommended....not in LOVE with all the music, but it's not drivel.

Actually, that picture is really a man's dream. Never again does he have to answer the question, "do these pants make my ass look fat?!"

Man, can't believe the tear Philly went on. If it wasn't for Carcillo and Hartnell, I would consider rooting for them. But solely because of them, I'll root for Chicago. Chicago IS an exciting team to watch, I saw the last game against SJ and they "have it" for sure. Never minded Hossa, and definitely do liek the heart and talent guys like Byfuglien (sp?) and Versteeg (he'd look good in a Bruins uniform....oh....did that already) I wouldn't be "not worried" though, Billy; the Flyers have woken up, they have a good amount of talent and get enough guys in front of the net to get the cheap goals. I would also say Chicago in 6, but would not count Philly on making it easy at all, the way they've been playing.

That was me, Al. I like the unit a good amount for what it is, but haven't heard enough other options to weigh in properly on comparisons. It is pretty resolving, but erred to slight brightness with my Senn 800's; the phones may also be the culprit, but they didn't have that with the DNA Sonett I had. This slight brightness may go away with time, too; I actually haven't been using mine as much since I'm not yet loaded with computer music of quality. But I tried it with some 24/96 files from HDTracks and NiN and the results were really good. It also gets quite warm; it seems to have some power to drive phones well; drove my Senn 800 with no problems, plenty loud at lower settings on volume. I owned the Pico DAC/Amp combo a while back. No direct compaisons, but based on memory (enough said) I recall being impressed with both. I think the DACport may be even more resolving, but I think I remembered liking the amp section of the Pico better overall. Again, different times, so apples and oranges. I do remember being pretty impressed with both of these even out of the box, though. I got a deal on being an early adopter, would not have recommended it at the initial price unless computer music and headphones were your only way of listening. But worth looking into at the new price, IMO.

Glad things are OK, Haj..... As for me.....I avoided some monotonous work by perusing H-C

Nothing comes between you and your Calvin's? x5 on Levi's, especially when on sale. And for my purchase today (amongst other things):

I heard the 840c for an extended listening session in a store in NH. Liked it, but it had a midrange glare that bothered me. A Primare CD player I auditioned the same day in the same system fared better, definitely as resolving but more musical. Not that I've looked hard to see if anyone reliable has done it, but I imagine the 840c might respond well to mods......

Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets

Looks very nice, but still not sure I'd get it. One of the main reasons for me to go for the Oppo would be the Anchor Bay video tech for best upsampling of SD DVD....sounds like the cheaper Denon may not have it.....

Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67 | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Not a real big metal fan, but liked what he did with Rainbow and his couple Black Sabbath stints.....

And there go the Bruins................ Do have to hand it to Philly, they never gave up. Will try and enjoy the rest of the games, and wait for the draft. GO.....????? (I'm thinking I'd like Chicago to take it all, before they have to dismantle some of the team after this season).

Did Spearit in Boston go away, get bought by Audio Concepts, or move? I've only been to Spearit in Northampton once, but the folks there were REAL nice. I've had and liked the YBA Alpha DT integrated, nice build and sound. I have to say, though, I haven't been quite as impressed with their less expensive lines.....either this line (heard the 201 integrated and CD player) or the Audio Refinement..... And hope you get well soon!

Wow, GREAT game by the Habs, many congrats! I think I ended up watching more of that game than the Bruins game.... I think they're in the Stanley Cup series; honestly believe they can beat either of Boston or Philly the way they're playing..... If it goes there, and looks like it will, Bruins should get some AHL players to Boston for game 7. Raise the energy level, and certainly the talent level the way these guys are playing! Ugh.....

Dang, I'm hoping the Bruins can survive the ECSF's, and not blow a 3-0 game lead. Philly's looking great the last couple games, and the Bruins got nailed hard with the David Krejci loss. Hoping they get back to form tonight. In another (all-hockey) forum, many of the posters use "theme" avatars. The Bruins' theme for this season? "Get Some Nuts" They finally did it at the end of the season and into the playoffs. Now is not the time to self-castrate!