Dusty Chalk

If it's any consolation, I agree. A bit thin-skinned to close it. It's not like it was starting a riot or anything.

That'd be too bad. The link said 2009, but it didn't say US. That's okay, not sure I need that much power/sportiness, pretty sure I'll be happy with a Jetta or Golf.

The 650's are not famous for subterranean bass (and by that I mean frequency, not amplitude).

Nice! And thanks for the link -- you just made my decision a whole lot harder. My next car is in all likelihood going to be a VW, probably a Golf or Jetta Sportwagen, but not only did you add a Tiguan to my list, but they're apparently reintroducing the Scirroco. I could probably do with anything as small as a Subaru Impreza WRX/STI hatchback all the way up to Forester (in terms of size), but fortunately I have a couple of years to make my decision. I hope. Me: 2 cases of Fast Lane Tea from Celestial Seasonings (yay! they reintroduced it! <-- greatest emoticon ever) 3 pairs of shoes from Zappos (1x Skechers Pixel, 2x Propet -- Winterlite Walker and Park Walker) 2 pairs of replacement A100Ti pads from AudioCubes

Welcome to headcase, sorry about your thin skin. I would add one of the Koss Pro 4A/4AA/4AAA/4AAAA/4AAAAA/4AAT/4(A)^n(T)/whatevers to your list, if at all possible. Not for everyone, as I've heard people complain about the weight.

On another note -- anyone else having trouble with the interface? I tried posting my Rega a week or two ago, and all I got back was a blank page -- anyone else ever run into this?

Can someone find the relevant portion of the terms of use? I went looking the other week and couldn't find anything. I know it is, but I can't hold anyone to it if I can't find the relevant section.

That's called "resonance", not subsonics. You can get subsonics with headphones, they just don't rattle your house.

Yeah, except that they're the ones in the wrong, not me.

I got nuthin'.

I love Beast Wars, and have all the seasons on DVD.

[subliminal]Me. Me me me me me. Me. Only me. No-one else but me.[/subliminal] Oh, wait, there's no prize? Who the fuck cares...

Unless, of course, the car is a TT:

Yeah, I can do an external DAC for redbook, I have one or two lying around that I'm happy with. But it still needs to be a good enough transport for a DAC.

You know, you don't need to quote the article if you link to it (especially in this case, when a subscription isn't needed to read the link) -- in fact, it's probably some sort of copyright violation. PS I prefer News of the Weird

Why? I happen to like Hirsch's VPI very much.

Hot.

Wow, that's out of print -- where'd she get it, eBay? Melikey, I have it myself. It's great fun. I don't prefer any of the seasons -- I love the whole show.

Started watching Deadwood last night.

Time Traveler's Wife is next on the agenda.

I don't think there are any mods that are <US$1K player + mods, are there? Actually, I think RAM mods the Oppo for <US$1K, so yeah, I'll include that. I'm looking for total outlay being <US$1K player + mods, in answer to your question. If that includes mods, that's fine. Nate -- yeah, let's leave Blu-Ray and HD-DVD out of this for now, as that's mostly video. I'm looking for a high-res audio player.

"Silver"? Oh, you mean the other one on the watch you linked to -- because the link you gave us was a gold watch (as primary).

That's what I thought initially -- I mean, you could garrot a barbie doll with that chain -- but after some serious consideration, I think the rest of the watch outweighs that minor infraction. I mean, did you see the filigree/inlay/whatever on the "face" of the watch? It's gorgeous.

Looking to get a second, decent, <US$1K universal player. Looking at: Marantz Oppo Arcam Denon Pioneer ...which others should I be looking at, and why? Looking to buy new, as the ridiculous amount of technology turnover makes it worrisome that components (especially the transport) will too quickly become irreplaceable. Oppo strikes me as the one to beat -- with an external DAC for redbook -- anyone have any serious contenders? I'd really like to think that the Marantz changer (VC6001) is pretty good, and is tempting if for no other reason than for its ability to play multiple disks.