Dusty Chalk

Is it possible that by "in our area" he meant either (a) Conroe TX, or ( earth? Because just because it is on snopes doesn't mean it's a lie. It could have been photoshopped, but then again, it could be real, too. It says, "status: undetermined". Also, the Conroe TX could have been yet another inaccuracy, and it is in your neighborhood. I think you should find out from the pastor what family and go give them a visit and take some pictures if it's real.

You believe anything he says?

Have you heard the iPod? This statement makes me think you haven't heard it at its best. Are you just trying to perpetuate a myth that the iPod sounds bad, by repeating it as much as you can?

I have IDE. And besides, wouldn't the bottleneck be the seeks? Drat.

Do flash drives have a limit on the number of times they can be written to, or can they be written to indefinitely? I want to get an 8G USB flash drive and use it for swap (virtual memory)...I realize it's over the bus and USB, but it should still be faster than an internal hard drive, no? Seems like a good way to artificially boost my performance. Paying US$50-ish for 256Mb of internal PC133 SDRAM seems like a waste of money. I currently have a Sony Vaio PCV-RX550/PCV-7732 (depending on whether you believe the front or the back), which has 256M upgradeable to 512M. I think the real solution is to get a new computer, but I'm just wondering if the above trick is worth trying...and besides, I'll have an 8G flash drive out of the deal if it doesn't work.

Quoted for emphasis.

Although I disagree on principle -- quality sound can be had on portable audio -- I agree that most of those posts are full of shit. It takes a lot of thought and effort to put together a quality portable rig.

I get "not found: hhfjava.hopto.org", and then a standard ISP type page.

I'd be up for Wed, Fri, or Sat.

I suspect a large part of the HPK's sound signature is due to the driver, and I suspect the Alessandro does not have quite the same driver, hence I am not sure it will sound like the HP1000. Yes, I know, that's an awful lot of conjecture but do you know what? I'm comfortable with that. Can't wait to hear for myself, though.

Actually, try adding some html tags to resize it. I think 50% ought to do it.

[spock]Interesting. Very interesting.[/spock]

That's assuming you get it right on the first try.

(snore)

Meh.

Oh, shit, dude, you are so fucked. There is nothing to be done. Sorry about your wallet, 'n' all that.

Dude, you are a complete and utter RSA shill, this is just pure unadulterated irony coming from you.

See my "last bastion of the bad debater" comment -- even though I apologized for my crankiness, I stand by my statement. I apologized for the (lack of) diplomacy and tone with which the comment was delivered, but I stand by its content. It's not dumb, it's not idiotic to want it, it's fucking brilliant. Feel free to argue with me about it. That said, it does look like a Photochop.

I have not. And since I'm not allowed to edit past posts, I'll just apologize for my previous crankiness -- sorry about that everyone. Just cranky. Not been sleeping well lately.

Ah! Good catch, I had missed that. Thanks for pointing that out. So that puts the 971 out of the running, it's between the 970 and the 981. Exactly.

You're wrong. And you're lying. If you really don't give a fuck, ask yourself this question -- why do you feel obliged to reply?

The last bastion of the bad debater -- "I could have won this argument, I chose not to."

Thanks for all the info, everyone. To the color scheme: yeezh!

Will someone with familiarity in the subject area please break down the difference(s) between these three? I was going to just get the 970, but it doesn't have the Faroudja chipset -- how important is this? Someone on another forum said the 981 is supposed to be a replacement for the 971, but takes away the Faroudja chipset (I think he meant the 970, because the 981 explicitly has the Faroudja chipset). This is what I get: 970 -- entry level 971 -- Faroudja chipset 981 -- 1080p Or are there other important differences? I will be using it with this, amongst other things. I am interested in sound, especially SACD and DVD-A, as I can always use an outboard DAC to improve redbook.

Unholy carp, dude! So the answer is yes, you do live on a sod farm. Effectively -- even if you don't sell the sod...