postjack

I bet that Modwright Oppo rocks socks.

yes, it's all hi-rez, and all SACDs contain a stereo mix, and yes it's worth it for headphone rigs. SACD signals in general do NOT play well with external DACs, although a few SACDPs will export the signal over HDMI.

rakim > 50 cent

A DUCK!

very small rocks.

i'm a little late to this party, but grats on the house! my house is far and away the best thing I've ever bought. and regarding your quote, I heard that song this weekend and the HOB in New Orleans:

yes i found its best for the geeks (like me) to naturally be drawn towards other geeks. more fun and less cocaine that way.

Red is shipping from amazon now: Amazon.com: Red: King Crimson: Music Pretty sure I'll own all of these, and the ITCOTCK box set.

and take pictures please.

Phish - Joy (Box set) Phish - Joy (vinyl) King Crimson - Red (CD/DVD-A)

the HD650s are also outstanding with vinyl. much bigger difference between vinyl and digital then with other cans.

Tony's Woodshop $50 finished cherry crates. I use them, but not on existing shelving. I actually use two crates as bookends then put the rest of my vinyl inbetween them, on the ground at the foot of my bed. I intend to buy more crates eventually.

happy birthday hirsch!

So crazy story. Remember a year(s) back when my DL-103 went out? Well to refresh your memory the left channel just went dead and all sorts of craziness started coming out of the right channel. So after testing a few different records and getting the same result, I unscrewed the headshell, put on the stylus guard, and put it in a drawer. Well last week I was about to order a new DL-103, finally, but on a weird hunch I grabbed the old one and hooked it up. Of course the alignment was still spot on because detachable headshells are the shit, and any sonic degradation they may cause is totally worth it for their utility. And the cartridge works fine! And it absolutely ROCKS with the Quad 99 Pre's phono. I mean, really really sounds great. Previously in my Bugle I had it loaded at 100 ohms. Well the 99's MC stage loads at 10 ohms, and has adjustable sensitivity, which I loaded at 300uF to match up with the DL-103. Bam! I mean its just perfect. I don't even notice what I came to accept as the DL-103's inherent slightly hot upper midrange coloration. The highs are bright but smooth, midrange is present but not accentuated, and the bass is thumping and awesome. The sound is also noticeably better with the record stabilizing ring and center record weight in place. So its been a fun week for me, rediscovering all my records.

happy birthday peter!

sub press? new printing or purchased 2nd hand?

you know, you are right, nothing is really forcing me to drag out the "oh" sound. but an "ah" sound is easier. I'll just stick to iced tea on the deck.

Happy Birthday Vicki!

that is so much harder to say then ah-po. the southern dialect doesn't lend itself well to full diphthongs.

wiper blades rain-x

moar phish tickets. possibly anyway, put in a lottery request. so if not now I'll get them in the public on sale.

i used to be an all black components kind of guy, but necessity forced me into all these funky 2/3rd size silver electronics.

China Mieville - The City & The City Just finished this one. In terms of world building, I found it pretty exhilarating. Its hard to describe, but basically it describes a modern place in which two "different" cities exist. The thing is the occupy the same physical space, but citizens in one city aren't allowed to see, hear, or otherwise sense anyone or anything in the other city (they unsee, unhear, unsense, etc). Basically the book is a pretty good murder mystery that takes place in this setting, so you can begin to imagine the conflicts that could occur during an investigation. The characters were sometimes a bit archetypical (maybe intentional on Mieville's part, since the intention was to write a true genre novel?), and the story itself only good, but the setting was so awesome that it kept me fascinated and turning pages. Good story, great setting. Mieville is amazing. now reading: China Mieville - The Iron Council Had this on my shelf for years, finally pulling it down and reading it. Its nice to be back in New Crobozun. Maybe. Actually its a little bit uncomfortable. PSS was a weird book. Really cool though.

thicker cable, though.

thats the Kevin Grey remaster, right? great sound! Radiohead - Kid A The Strokes - Room on Fire