Grahame

Happy Half-Century, Sir!

And not give a shit!

Best wishes for you mother, Al. WDIDT? Renewed a subscription for 1/2 price. Phoned customer services, given full price How Much!, threatened to cancel / said not worth it to me @ full price - said magic words for their script that passed me onto customer retention. Said magic words again. Offered this "One Time Only Special deal - 1/2 price for 1 year" result. Left on line reminder to repeat process in just under a year. Can't recall last time I paid full price for this. Online fora for lots of services list the appropriate magic words, if you know where to look. Why pay more?

Good news, indeed.

What about doing it all digitally? Data to the speaker, 1 DAC per driver. Model the ideal crossover in software/ implement in a DSP prior to the DAC, feed the DAC output direct to an amp optimized for the particular driver. No phase issues, an you can even add delay to time align the drivers. What's that you say? Prior Art? http://www.meridian-audio.com/media/14218/dsp8000-ds2.pdf. It'll never catch on, where are the endless tweaks, and the swapping of components in the hunt for Synergy

Exactly, why not just re-terminate a stock cable? then you can re-sell the unmolested replacement cable, and if you screw up, you're only out ~$13, and can try again. http://shop.sennheiserusa.com/retail2002/ProductDetails.aspx?direct_cat=Parts&direct_prod=092885

Use the url in the bottom right of the image, perhaps? (hint: http://nekro.es) which will take you to the worryingly named http://thirteeninches.blogspot.com/

What happens to the crossover in all of this? (hint: http://www.harbeth.co.uk/usergroup/showthread.php?297-Biwire-terminals-and-sound-differences http://www.harbeth.co.uk/usergroup/showthread.php?1098-To-biwire-or-not-all-things-being-equal http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29665)

oooopsie! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/14/supercar_prang/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13078895

^ or use as a balance control.

Tomorrow — Tuesday, April 12th is Free Cone Day, from Noon to 8pm! http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/feature/free-cone-day/

So, Steve gives Al sweet, sweet wood with Claire's encouragement. As it were. Very nice craftsmanship.

A Martini a la Joanne, and a Latte for me, on the deck.

Just a few London references there! Is there a crib / cheat sheet that goes with it?

If you thought that was disgusting, don't look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/13/ventblockers/ or http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/ventblockers_2/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/03/ventblockers_frog/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/06/dirtiest_pc/

On the software side, it would be interesting to see what Audio Diff Maker had to say about the differences between a pre and post HDCD decoded file (It has gain compensation, so should cope with the 6dB difference case)

Free partition manager! http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/easeus-partition-master-8-0-1/

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Hdcd&l=1

^ Why not do it in software (hdcd.exe) via dbpoweramp or foobar? Then you won't need the box (assuming your DAC of choice can handle the resultant 20/24 bit files)

Have a Happy Birthday, Full of eastern promise ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry's_Turkish_Delight

He may no longer be the Govenor, but mere details like that won't stop him ... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-announces-3d-governator-174327

Did you troll them with the idea that some 30 year old software may outperform them ? ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycin