Dusty Chalk

With this post, I declare: fake. Troll. Whatev.

Dude, please don't tell me you have a time travel machine...I really don't want to think about that...no, wait, I look like my dad, it's alright.

Yeah, I remember National Lampoon magazine.

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Dude, watch the misogyny. We got women here. And people who like women. Even talking women.

Well, then the one that gives you your paycheck. I have odd hours, I still have a timesheet, and if I get fired, it won't be for that.

That's what I'd do.

As counterpoint: I like the volume knob. I agree with the practical aspect, and figured that was the reason why from the beginning.

More "insane" is more like it. You realize that means you'd be coming up on any traffic at about 100 mph, relatively? You really think you could stop in time? And then there's the wildlife (do you get much wildlife on 27? It's been a while since I been on it, I don't remember.)...

The BMW he's been talking about. Sheesh, don't you pay attention? Yeah, that was pretty much my point -- that this area won't exactly give you the opportunity. Not trying to question your manliness car's abilities.

Yeah, but I actually talked about two of the tracks on the bonus disk. So there.

What a waste. And: you ain't doin' no 150mph on 27. KPH, maybe, but even then, not likely.

I beat I beat I beat I beat I beat. I can be such a child sometimes.

Stereo version; mono version; and bonus tracks. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Piper-at-Gates-Dawn/dp/tracks/B000T05R8Q/ref=dp_tracks_all_3/103-2678452-7779837]Amazon.com link[/ame] The best thing about it is the alternate versions of Interstellar Overdrive -- I have the French EP from which they're culled, and they are worth the price of admission alone. I don't have a preorder fairy -- I refuse to give him my credit card number.

I disrecommend anything with vindictiveness. Your instincts to spin it as "a better match" are fine, just spin it like that. When you go looking for your third job, you'll need references. And you never know when you're going to want to go back. Print it out, date it, personally give one to your boss (the one who signs your timesheet), one to your supervisor (if the person who dictates what you do on a daily basis and/or manages you on a daily basis is different than your boss), one to HR (via interoffice mail for this last one is fine), and keep one for yourself. It should indicate (a) that you've quit, ( what is your last day of work, and if appropriate, © any actions on their part that are expected by you (such as severance, if that is something that you've negotiated priorly).

Exactly. Reminds me of my thumb-sucking days. Of which I'd rather not be reminded.

Shiny!

They remind me of something...can't put my finger on it... No, seriously, I'm sure the shape is functionally driven...because they just kinda look funny. As I said before, "...um..." <--- meant to sound like indecisiveness, not outright rejection.

The wood is nice; the shape is rather..."um"...; but the light brown plastic is hideous. So...how do they sound?

You do realize that most people would disagree with you about that, don't you (that a $5K speaker amp is not super exotic high end)? It's just a matter of perspective. And I will admit that some people who spend that kind of money won't care, but I disagree that all don't. And I also will agree that people with that kind of money who spend it without caring will probably not stay rich. When we had a new driveway put in, the guy said that the neighborhood he hated the most was the richest, because they're so worried about "value for the dollar", and getting their money's worth. They're rich because they do worry about their money.

You're wrong about that. You're thinking about spending $5K on an amp, and you definitely give a flying fuck about value for the dollar. Even so, I don't care how much I spend, I never stop worrying about value for the dollar.

Why do we care? So maybe they were riveted, so what? It makes them harder for Mikhail to repair, so as soon as he got the first one back, he probably stopped. Hey, someone ask Mikhail.

This thread has been hijacked!

Dude, you wanna just borrow it for a while? It'll get you over the DT's.

Some manufacturers believe in autobias (or "selfbias") circuits , some don't, it's really as simple as that -- you'd have to poll those manufacturers to see why they do it one way or the other. For examples, I know AudioValve are really proud of their autobias circuits, and I know the Manley Stingray is a really simple design with manual bias. On the one hand, it increases the cost of the amp (compared to the same amp with manual bias), and increases the complexity of the design by some amount (I don't know if this is small or not, but I suspect it is); on the other, a bias pot is really simple. I have no idea how it affects the sound, as I've never heard similar amps, one with autobias, the other with manual bias.