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Major update to the Sonata Saga: Its probably really foolish of me to admit what I'm about to admit, but I'm willing to open myself up to ridicule so that no one thinks any less of a product due to my own ineptitude. I got in my Statement Sonata from TTVJ. While wiring the cartridge to my extra headshell, something about the wiring diagram caught my eye. Oh. Shit. Yup, thats right, I wired the fucking Reference Sonata completely backwards. Bad postjack!! So it goes without saying that all my tweaking and adjusting of the Reference Sonata was a colossal waste of time, since the cart was out of phase the whole time. It took me all of 120 seconds to align the Statement Sonata. No shit. But, with both cartridges wired correctly, back to back, through the PH-1, the Statement comes out the winner, even with the hiss from the PH-1. Its just smoother and more spacious all around, even brand new out of the box, and I only expect it to get even softer and smoother after some break in. Thus ends probably my most foolish venture yet into audiophilia.

I like to keep my CDs in the original jewel cases, and I keep them on a Boltz CD rack. Burned CDs I keep in a Slappa CD wallet, which while a bit unwieldy at times, protects the CDs well. I personally would not want to use a system similar to that described in the OP, because I'd still have all my jewel cases I'd need to keep somewhere.

Would an EMU 0404 fit the bill on this? Then again it would be nice to spend a little more and get a unit that could also act as a nice external dac and/or headphone amp in a pinch. It doesn't appear that the Apogee MiniDac has inputs though.

I haven't received my Blakey yet, but I did purchase two albums from the previous Hoffman/Grey/Acoustech jazz reissue project, the Fantasy 45 series. Eric Dolphy - Outward Bound: Surprisingly bright and a little thin sounding. Maybe more do to bad recording then bad mastering? Without another point of reference (I have never heard this album in another format), its difficult to say. The drums have a nice satisfying crack though, typical Hoffman sense of space/breathe of life to the recording. The music itself is badass, but if I want that Dolphy sound, I will much quicker turn toward my K2 20bit Far Cry. I cannot recommend this title. Theolonius Monk - Monk's Music: This one sounds absolutely superb, and I can recommend it both sonically and of course musically. Unfortunately the first LP had a significant warp in it. Of course now I read complaints about problems with RTI pressings over on the Vinyl Asylum (not just warps, but off center spindle holes as well). Hate to , but its fucking ridiculous to pay $50 for two slabs of vinyl that aren't defect free. I'm waiting to hear back from Acoustic Sounds about a replacement. I'm sure it won't be a problem getting a new copy, but its still a pain in the ass for me to have to ship this thing back to the merchant. I've never had issues with Acoustech cut, RTI pressed vinyl before, and I've owned several, all of them defect free planks. Still, my experience with the above two jazz reissues hasn't been pleasant.

royal tenebaums is the best for one reason: it has royal (hackman) in it.

Sure, but a lot of us have tried tons of the mid-fi gear, so please feel free to ask questions and we'll be happy to answer. And I for one am always happy to read about budget gear, since we never know when we'll find ourselves in a situation where downgrading becomes a necessity.

yup, that was probably my fault. I think me posting about it jogged Todd to get the price changed. $850 is getting on up into the "well I could spend $150 more to get a <insert $1000 phono stage here>" territory, so I'm going to wait for some more news on this player.

you can say sharks, thats fine.

PERIOD LOL BILLY A WOMAN BAD TAMPON LOL

IMO the Predation is vaporware. Nobody has really received one, its just a mass delusion perpetuated by Ray Samuels Jude & Co. The perfect crime.

omg dpiz, the hp2 is gone from your sig.

Just wanted to say this is a very interesting post. Thanks so much for taking the time to write it. It does make me want an OII even worse though.

oh shit, i almost forgot the best selling point: i cna put mah ipods in der. now if we could just cram a tube in that bitch it'd be that bom shit yall, damn

I think you are all missing the point, which is that this product is completely worthless. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showpost.php?p=3139958&postcount=20

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just a personal opinion. I'm not nearly passionate enough about movies to warrant dumping the kind of cash into HT that I do into 2-channel audio. Music is where its at for me. I do have an HT, but the entire thing ran ~$1500 new, HDTV included.

speakers good, HT bad.

bah, the work internet blocks most picture hosting sites so I can't see the pic. :'( ooh ooh, also nice grab on those supa cheap RS-1s tyrion. Hell, I would've bought them at that price and I have two pair already.

I was on Cingular for years prior to Verizon. 6 one half dozen the other far as service goes, both were fine in all parts of Alabama. Cingular in particular was also fine along the gulf coast from Lousiana to the panhandle, George from Atlanta to Savannah and west, South Carolina, North Carolina around Boone/Winston-Salem, parts of TN. So the different service provider doesn't really weigh in. $45 a month for 450 minutes is fine with me.

no.

yeah OJ convinced me backchannel. still have to wait for verizon plan to expire though, so... three weeks.

hello i cna invest $1,000,000 in your enterprise kind sir. i am priest of small s. african church and when were oil fields to bless the jesus christ child. pls provide me with ABA/routing number and account

actually i think the touchscreen interface is super cool. might be the biggest selling point for me about the whole package.

actually just regular black sent to my billing address is fine. ty.

justin, i haven't ordered a black w/ clear knob yet, but if I do order one before valentines day and request a blue finish with clear sides i'll actually need the black with clear knob, if it is delivered to my vacation home. otherwise just stick with the original clear sides and gold knobs, since if it comes in at work i'll need it before mardi gras anyway. ty. also cancel my order.