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Happy Birthday!

He just didn't want people to forget General Butt Naked.

That looks really good, Ric. Well, except for that green stuff.

and no significant other. They may be the ugliest speakers I have seen. They are so ugly, they have negative WAF. Not only will you have to get rid of the speakers, but they make all of the surrounding audio equipment ugly so you'll have to get rid of them too.

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday!

Just like it's spelled.

We suddenly have an interested potential buyer for the house. Maybe I'll be able to make this after all.

I love my HD800, but definitely want to hear a modded version. So I'll try the mod on mine. I like my HF2 a lot too, but not as much as the HD800 and the HF2 is not near as comfortable either. Maybe you need to hear it out of a good amp? Your advice to Dinny is spot on.

Italian sausages in a couple of hours.

It's down to 61 here today. Really cute pictured. Congrats on your anniversary Tom. Sorry about you pain, Haj.

While I'm "Extreme"ly happy with my HD800, I'll be happy to give it a try. I'm assuming that since you tried many different materials and thicknesses, that the mod is easily reversible? Otherwise, you went though a lot of pairs of HD800s. Edit: Actually, I'm "Menace"ly happy, though "Lite"ly.

Tyll, what amp were you using for your listening tests of the HD800?

Happy Birthday Ryan. I'd wish you a great one, but that goes without saying this weekend. Enjoy!

Thanks. I'll try to find my stylus brush or buy one. I also need to get some rice paper inner sleeves. Some of mine are in desperate shape from just sitting around for 30+ years. To answer your question, I now really only play Diamond Mine in Bejeweled. It's perfect for my ADD. I usually keep an instance of Bejeweled minimized. Then, when I'm bored doing something on the computer, I just play a quick game of Diamond Mine and then I'm back to whatever I was doing.

I'll be happy to answer the question if you'll suggest a record solution for a Disk Doctor machine and also suggest a stylus cleaning setup.

Certainly that doesn't stop you. You have many friends here who would be happy to buy them for you and ship them to Iceland. I'm sure a certain amp designer does it all the time.

Thanks! I got mine in 1979 in Tucson, AZ.

Somebody was watching the food channel. I lost interest when they went to Canadian bacon.

Yes, it matches well. I'm very happy with my setup. I've had mine since 1996 and have found no reason to "upgrade" them. Well, I am tempted by the new x-over but don't want to ship my speakers to NY. No problem. I'll just take pictures and measurements and then you can make me one. Folks, one of the things I bought was a "real" record cleaner, a Disk Doctor. It's been sitting unused for 12 years or so and most of the cleaning fluid has evaporated or leaked away. Should I just order more, or could any of you possibly recommend something better?

Heart Dreamboat Annie (Nautilus Half Speed Master)

At $2k a pop, they are definitely a passing fad for me.

This one is totally uncompressed or filtered. So far, no problems and it's hit some big moments.

Thanks Antonio. Now I've moved on to the 1978 Telarc "Special Edition Audiophile Recording (Imported Pressing)" pressing of Frederick Fennell and the Cleveland Symphonic Winds playing: Holst: Suite No. 1 in E-flat, Suite No. 2 in F Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks Back: Fantasia in G

I have no youtube video, but here is a picture of my turntable playing "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown". I played it first because it's the album that would hurt the least to have damaged, but it's playing fine. Also, I like the album a lot more than when I heard it last. This is the first vinyl I've spun since 1985. This is also the first test of the phono pre-amp. I bought a used Anthem Int-1 integrated amp in 1996 or 1997. It didn't have the phono pre-amp option. Later (probably 2000ish), I bought the kit and a H/W engineer at Cisco installed it for me. The system sounds great, so he did a good job! Here is my complete analog system: Joseph Audio RM7si Signature loudspeakers Anthem Int-1 with phono pre-amp VPI - HW-19 Junior turntable Origin Live modified RB-250 tone arm Reson Reca cartridge with new Goldring DV42 stylus]