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U2 360 tour opening in Chicago (Sunday night) at Soldier Field. Impressive stage/lighting, etc., but the sound was bad... very loud, but bad. Bono's voice sounded very good (when the flabby bloated bass wasn't wreaking havoc on all), better than in 2001 when I had seen them previously. They didn't dwell on old material but played alot of the new CD... too bad they didn't play one of the last 4 songs that verge on acceptable from this On Saturday 7 of 23 were from the new CD. Even the old stuff they did Sunday couldn't get me going because of the sound, and oh yeah, the sound. setlist: Breathe No Line on the Horizon Get on Your Boots Magnificent Beautiful Day Still Haven't Found Elevation Your Blue Room Unknown Caller Until the End of the World Stay Unforgettable Fire City of Blinding Lights Vertigo I'll Go Crazy If I don't Go Crazy Tonight Remix Sunday Bloody Sunday MLK Walk On One Streets Ultraviolet With or Without You Moment of Surrender We didn't get there early enough to make it to our seats while Snow Patrol was playing. I haven't listened to them at all, other that what I have caught on the radio, but they sounded OK from within the stadium. Wouldn't have minded catching them, but misjudged traffic.

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Happy Birthday Deepak!

Its a physics thing regarding the BNC can do 75 ohms; RCAs can't. Has to do with the spacing of the center pin versus the shield I believe. Much gear isn't terminated correctly (if at all) anyhow, so just changing the connector will likely not have much effect. I've replaced the clock on a CDP and it made a big difference (not as big as the discrete output stage, but still big), so I do think that minimizing jitter is beneficial; I know alot of people consider it near snake-oil so will let it go at that.

Don't know if this will help or not for your project, but I looked at this guy's website before I made mine. Didn't follow his exactly, but I like them. Cotton Silver Interconnect Construction

I assume the passive pre is for your 2 channel rig? How about a pass-thru for the headphone amp to sit off of, taken before the passive's volume control? Or would this muck with impedances, etc.?

FTFY. Not that I, of team dead fucking cheap, would consider 1K or more a bargain for anything, but for this I could see it.

Hmmm. First thought was some weird insulated banana, but then I noticed 2 conductors each. These aren't some strange RCA plug variant are they? I can't tell from your pic, but do these have a sleeve like an RCA inside the insulation of that plug?

Yes, it is fine. It is the current rating that you need to pay attention to; that and whether it is fast blow or slow-blow. Most fuses seem to be 250V anyhow...

Because this isn't head-fi, and see post #1 regarding the original HD800 thread.

Thanks for the quick shipping Marc, but you could have waited til today to ship! And thanks for all of your efforts in this as I am sure it has taken up a fair chunk of time and worry.

Sorry for your loss, Vicki.

I don't doubt that SImaudio stuff is built well, but at their typical prices, not much chance of me ever forking out for one Even if it is effing MAJIC-32 and has a 32-bit Hyperstreamtm uber pissing all over everything I've always wanted to hear a Simaudio Andromeda (though it is probably getting a bit long in the tooth by now).

Played golf for the first time since surgery 8 weeks ago, and got to drink IPA while doing it. Parred the first two holes (should have birdied the 2nd) and a couple of others, but need to do some work at the range. All in all a great way to spend the day.

Some matched 3-pin thingies for a Dyna-thingie...

Transient is a quick event. In terms of sound, something like a drum hit would be a good example. When someone speaks of transients in relation to a driver (speaker or headphone), they are usually discussing the speed of the device.

What a POS! I'll send you an address that you should ship this to for disposal... The front would be more interesting, dood

Yes, I've been reading that one as well...

Either would work I would think (3cond with ground not connected at the device, or 2 cond). Take a look at the Volex cords (17604 I believe is the one most often recommended). The recommended Volex used to use Belden 19364, which is the cable used for the Bob Crump Asylum power cord, etc., and is a good choice, although it is 14ga 3x conductor, shielded. Definitely do not connect it at the device end. I use some of this on a CD player, first hardwired, now IEC, that was 2 conductor. Works fine.

Just make sure you set the wrenches in front of the unit and let them coexist for a couple of hours first... synergy, ya know

Gotta do the ball end. I have some Bondhus and they are great, but a little pricey. I ran across some Stanley (both in metric and SAE) some time ago in an Ace Hardware (I think, but can't quite remember) and they are pretty much as nice. These are standard ball allen sets in the plastic carrier thing with long "L" handles.

Did I say that? I would take a look at Belden or Alpha or Carol multiconductor cable, or I would also consider just making your own out of SPC of appropriate gauge(s) and maybe some techflex. The teflon SPC should be good for 600V (300V mil-spec) or more. You will also have a problem finding anyone who will sell this by the foot I would think. As far as the connectors go, my .pdf plug-in is having problems opening Mouser's catalog pages, and Switchcraft's datasheet is also a problem. Don't the connector pn's specify the pin gauge?

Agreed. A friend of mine who is a music lover was over the other weekend, and wanted to listen to something on the speaker rig. He has a kinda home theatre system with the typical tiny unobtrusive speakers, etc. I tossed The Planets on (he normally listens to classical) and the look on his face throughout and comments afterward were priceless. He may be in the market for better speakers soon, though probably not too big. And not that my system is that good compared to many of yours. Someone who has listened many times to something and doesn't like them isn't biased against them... they just plain don't like them.

Happy Birthday Jack!

My youngest son's kitten that he found almost a year ago. He and some friends were going past the high school not far from out house, and he heard a kitten meowing next to a tree. She was too young for adoption (vet said 3-4 weeks), and we thought we might need to feed her milk with a dropper, but she did just fine. First pic was a couple of months after he found her. Second pic is from a couple of weeks ago when she was spayed and declawed (front). She likes sitting up on her hind legs, and can walk on her back paws a bit.