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I was still under the impression that few do spdif termination correctly, even now. I would agree that Empirical products aren't what I would call a good value

Yep. Hang in there and things will get better every day. My thoughts are with you and your family as well.

Sorry to hear that. My condolences as well to you and your family.

Cool. Now just renew Sarah Connor, the Unit, uhh... what else? The Shield? Oh sorry, not gonna happen on that one.

Damn, you weren't fucking around when you said you were getting back into DIY! Sweet!

FTFY

Like Jude would say otherwise?

I was trying to think of things I needed from Newark after you posted the coupon. The HLMP-D150 I recognized (dyna something). Neon lamps? Those could be interesting. Didn't realize Newark carried Caddock... will have to see what they have in the TF020 series (IIRC). 25% off those could be tempting

Oh come on, that website was screaming "you know you want to trust us..."

Happy Birthday!

x2 or more. Totally self-absorbed bullshit from my perspective. And useless.

Another product line that might be of interest: THERM-A-GAP 600 Series Gap Fillers I have some tubes of this at work (T644; not sure where they came from and what we used this for, and they are expired).

Apparently the Crystal chips (discontinued) were much better sounding than the PGA23xx series, partially (or mainly) because the PGA series has a built in opamp which is essentially an OPA2132/4. I had a Coda preamp with a PCA2310 (IIRC) in it, and I thought a TKD pot was more transparent.

Hmmm. I have 271S at work amped with a Gilmore Dynalo. While not bad amped, something better would be nice as long as it wasn't too pricey. The ATH ESW9 sounds interesting, so I did a google on it and ran across this: Audio Technica ATH ESW9 wood headphones earphones At that price, that has to be a scam I would think? Or are these guys legit? Paypal only (so not alot of buyer protection).

Yeah that is normal behavior... for a pot that has DC on it. Not good.

Happy Birthday Ari!

These look kind of interesting... enough so that I ordered the sampler kit. CD Storage & DVD Storage: Furniture Media Solutions by Flipworks

Happy Birthday!

Oh oh...

Gawd, no shit. Happy Birthday!

A guilty pleasure; something I've always liked but never bought anything from:

My sincerest condolences Ken. Sounds like your dad lived a very full and fullfilling life. I know what you are saying regarding cheating death. My father-in-law was in the Army during WWII in the Phillipines and was slated to invade Japan. He always said if that had happened he knew he wouldn't be coming back... it sure gave him a different outlook on the rest of his life.

Sure. What's your address? Ohh, wait.... I don't see any Proctor and Gamble toothpaste labeled RF15

Fastener Express? Or MacMaster-Carr? I've never ordered anything from McMaster. I don't recall Fastener Express being that bad on shipping or was it Bolt Depot that I've used? Or both? I forget

Yeah. Unfortunately the Ace Hardware stores around here only carry standard 4-40 machine screws in slotted head, which I refuse to buy. If I want to splurge, they do carry some hex head. Like you say, more than a small few, then Fastener Express or something else. Never used McMaster-Carr yet. Those taps someone showed from awhile back were interesting though...