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Had a fantastic time! Marc brought the Beta22 to life about 11:30 pm Friday, and she sounds glorious again. The gain raise from 10 to 16 (balanced) was just right. Not a big change, but just big enough, and once I have a hotter source it'll have more than enough gain for any occasion. Had a great time meeting some new people. Steve's (ASR) rig sounded fantastic! He, Marc and I had fun at dinner afterwards too! Steve's on a plane today, but he took some awesome pics that I'm sure he'll post later. Shelly you were greatly missed. Another Texas meet is already in the early planning stages, and it may be a real good time had by more than just Texans if all works out.

Happy Birthday!

They can be easily sharpened as well.

Some tools from Harbor Freight work great. I have a concrete mixer from them that's lasted 6 years now. Mine looks like the pic Nate showed, also with adjustable tension. I think I'd give the Harbor Freight one a try though, if you have one locally.

I second the dual Emotiva UPA-2s. Emotiva Audio UPA-2 Two Channel Power Amplifier And there is level adjustment on back.

A 5.8 will have you looking for something to hide under if it rolls for any length of time. Just try to imagine what a 9.2 would be like. That was the magnitude of the '64 quake in Alaska. The second highest magnitude ever recorded, and the highest in North America. It's very strange to watch ground liquefy, but that's exactly what happened in many areas around Anchorage.

As part of the package I chose, my scheduled maintenance is free for 5 years. I find I'm much more timely with my maintenance as a result.

But those are good for removing ear wax!

IIRC Dusty has the OPPO BDP-83, so no worries there.

Coincidence?

You're not helping to dispel the gay, bottom boy persona.

Believe it or not the short 4 hour drive to Houston is like visiting another world. While the town I live in is fairly affluent, the neighboring towns that service this community are near third world. The only place I've met more Bubbas was East Texas.

You can snicker if you like, but this lady can sing! I'm listening for the first time, and her version of Wild Horses is fantastic!

Down here they call lunch dinner and dinner supper. That drives me crazy.

I don't have a good answer, but I certainly have experienced the same many times.

Yeah, not exactly pretty, but I still want a pair.

I uttered those words once, when I was young and naive. Oh, you were talking about gear...never mind.

Take a nap, and hopefully things will be better when you awake.

I think this idler-drive would be sweet with a custom built plinth... 1957 Presto Pirouette T-18 Idler-Drive Turntable, Nice! - eBay (item 230423121358 end time Jan-18-10 18:30:29 PST) Unfortunately while I'd love to build it, I'm getting out of vinyl again.

Worked on a commissioned headphone stand that is almost certainly going to be my favorite stand thus far. How's that for a teaser?

Fantastic! Happy to support this Brian.

Happy Birthday!

I'm excited about these stands as well, and my offer to trade you a custom wooden stand still holds.

Kevin, Marc designed some faceplates for my Beta22/Sigma22 that have blind holes in 4mm aluminum, and they have plenty of bite. They look so clean that I'm really glad he did them that way.

WOAH X2! WTF? Not sure where you got your conclusions from Dusty, but I read the same post and I sure as hell didn't arrive at the same place.