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Looking forward to it. I agree about Motorola.

Sounds like a perfect custom title to me.

Mine too, just as soon as my phone charges so I can look up the number. I use my cell so rarely that I can never remember the number. Getting old doesn't help either!

Happy Birthday!

Absolutely the silliest and stupidest processor architecture ever considered, much less implemented. Motorola really screwed up not to have one the processor wars. Their architecture was so superior. I guess that they couldn't do the deals with IBM/Microsoft.

Round trip ticket from Santa Barbara to BWI. See you there!

x2! These are all high profit items for a dealer. Put your money in good equipment first. You can tweak it later.

Thanks. I'm under the impression that Dusty and Vicki may do local things, including a visit to a top Vegan restaurant, before you come in. Then you all would just have to wait for me. That way, it's one trip (well 1.5 for Dusty and Vicki) for everybody. If that doesn't pan out I'm sure that you and I can get to the hotel. Absolutely!

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

I hate trakballs and use the Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. I'd love to find a cheaper, better alternative to the keyboard.

That'll learn learn them!

Well, today my wife suggest that I should go to this meet. Boy, do I have a great wife or what? Anyway, the cheapest ticket for me was into BWI, so hopefully I'll be riding out of there with Vicki (if she doesn't have to work) and Mike. Unfortunately, my flight arrives a little later, at 6:47. As Dan pointed out, at least the traffic will be less then. Looking forward to seeing you all.

Absolutely. Fortunately, I have no reason to plug it in and if I did, I would be sure to have something with rubber soles on my feet to avoid being grounded. Also, I know and follow the "hand in the pocket" rule about poking on live hardware., Though that wouldn't help if I was grounded. I agree, but couldn't someone make it look more like a certain engineering student at a mid-west school?

Thanks. I can see that it is before the switch. The fact that it is always on when plugged in probably would have dawned on me sooner or later.

I think I understand. The entire connection (end of wire and the wiring post) should be insulated after soldering. I'll keep that in mind when I do a DIY project. I'm tempted to desolder the two wires and then resolder with some heat shrink. Should I? This is the first time I've opened the box and could easily be the last time. I don't see any reason that I'll actually have power to the box when it's open.

Hi Ti. I agree that the wiring and soldering in that area look like something I might do, but I don't see any uninsulated wiring. Am I not seeing something or possibly does the picture I took make it look uninsulated?

full board with flash full board without flash power section with scorched board output section

This may be a moderator only function. When I go to the User CP page, there is no "pictures and albums" button. The only thing I can see having to do with pictures is "edit profile picture". This is definitely a ppx3 board based implementation. I looked at that area (I think that component is a diode by the board labeling) earlier. There is a lot of flux left over. However, I just looked closer and it definitely shows burning. This may be my fault though. I was warned to use 6528 tubes for only a couple of hours at a time. I may have over done it. Sorry about not noticing the burn marks earlier, I don't have a lot of experience looking at boards. That's one reason I want to get the external power supply.

I'm afraid so. If anybody wants the high resolution pictures, let me know and I'll email them. Can I host them here? If so, please tell me how.

I've opened my Platinum Extreme and taken some pictures. I see no real problems in my Extreme, just a couple of solder joints that could be better and some flux that could have been cleaned away. But I see nothing to make me nervous. BTW, there is no FET in an Extreme. Here are links to the pictures. Be aware that each is 6 MB resolution. The first is a general shot with flash. The Plitron xformer is on the other side of the board in the upper right. overall shot with flash overall, no flash area near transformer output section from left side

Only if it's been ALO-modded. Or is that markl-modded? I can never keep them apart.

I thought that the 307A was a bit to the bright end of the spectrum, but not really bright. It is a great, detailed amp that does dynamics and prat really well. However, I preferred the EC Nautilus. It had more of the "suck you in" factor for me. Too bad you can't buy one, at least yet. This was with listening to my balanced Grado HP-2 on both amps. I also think that Al's SDS/XLR is the best sounding dynamic headphone amp that I've ever heard.

Who? Me?

Can't Dom just drive her up to Orlando?

Stocking up on Bud before those damn Belgians jack up the price?