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I'm sorry, I meant: does it convert PAL to NTSC (I.E. will it play a PAL disk to a NTSC television)? Never mind, I'll google...

I don't know about that -- a friend of mine showed me the difference between a quality line doubler and true HD, and unless it was Late Night with Jay Leno or the sports desk on ESPN, I could not tell the difference. Films, CGI animation, TV shows like CSI, ER, etc. were indistinguishable.

But still NTSC only, right? I'll be anticipating your comments as well. I am curious about a nice universal player. I've heard good things about the Oppos, but only as entry level.

Yeah, I'm fine with New Damage. And I didn't lose my avatar, so I don't know what you're talking about (but then again, I don't keep mine locally). Thanks again for maintaining this site!

Anyone have any impressions of the Silverstone EB01 USB DAC? I've already looked over at Head-Fi, but I'd rather hear a synopsis of all y'alls' opinions.

You can't listen to multi-channel SACD's on one pair of K1000's...but two pair, now you're talking. And yes, you'll need some sort of prepro to redirect the 5.1 to 4.0 channels. So: no, absolutely not, I would not get a multichannel SACD player to play multichannel audio on K1000's. However: I would recommend getting a SACD player for the higher fidelity. I listen to my SACD player exclusively two channel, and it's worth it, even if occasionally. Here's the thing: Sony has an inside edge on SACD's, so for entry level, they're impossible to beat. For CD's, I would still use an external DAC. This is my setup.

Compared to what? MHO: I don't have any problem putting things on the edge of something (like a dresser etc.) if that situates them in the room better. I had my speakers above my computer monitor and aimed downwards for nearfield listening (and they were Spendor S3/5's, so they were designed for nearfield listening), and I think that was a good setup.

...if not more (functionality). I concur -- a PC would be the best. That said, if you stick with a DVR, get one that has a built-in DVD burner.

I've got two words for you: duct tape.

I wish you would have gone with a four-pin connector as an option.

I think not.

That will probably be my first balanced amp. Huzzah and kudos...

I liked both of those a lot. Okay, just so this isn't a wasted post, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsXj9GBJ8lE&NR is the trailer for the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. My kind of humour. Plus, the animation doesn't suck. Looks better in high-res, if you want to go searching for it.

I would definitely put the Quad 22L on your short list. MSRP is US$1600.

Uh, never mind, I went ahead and read the thread.

Probably good advice. I may or may not heed it. Yeezh. My HAP-03 with anything other than 600 ohm headphones sounds like crap. Alright, I'll bite -- what's that? And my Supra already pushes my low impedance cans adequately. Do I really need to change it? I mean, yeah, it may need some fine tuning, but does it really need to be rewired for different tubes etc.? We'll talk about that the next time I see you (and have some time -- not this weekend).

Well yeah -- quote anything out of context and of course it seems unambiguous. I thought I had already pointed out that there were several different isolated sentences, any one of them out of context would have seemed unambiguous. It's the fact that there were several conflicting answers amongst the documentation that makes it confusing. I would ask a different question if I knew what questions to ask. The thing is, I know very little about this sort of thing. I'm trying to ask the sort of questions that will lead to the kind of discussion that will lead to me asking more intelligent questions and ultimately, an education. I'd like to understand what Pete Millet is telling me when I start talking to him. Quoting from the manual without explanation is not helping. Silly you. This helped: So what parameters do I need to look at to determine how many amps of heater current the Wheatfield is capable of generating? Is there a way to figure this out from the schematic? Is there a way to figure out the bias voltage that's being placed on the tubes from the schematic? Presumably, the bias voltage is constant, so sticking different tubes in with different parameters will run them at relatively higher and lower percentages of their specs, yes? Are there any other parameters with which I need to be concerned?

Ha-ha, you live in your parents' basement.

Well, if you read the manual I linked to, it says 6AS7G. If you read the tuberolling FAQ, it says 6080/6AS7G in the subject header, then goes on to say that they've tried 6AS7, 6080, 5998, 7236, and 6528. If you read this page or the specs page, it says 7236 or 6080. So I already read them pretty carefully, Mr. "one reads more carefully". I was looking for a more definitive or carefully thought-out answer. He goes on to say that they started out with new production tubes and moved to NOS tubes due to noise issues. So I wouldn't trust what it came with, neither.

So how does one find out what tubes the Wheatfield was specifically designed for? The reason I ask is, when looking at his tuberolling FAQ, Pete Millet mentions several tubes: 6080 6AS7(-G) 5998 7236 6528(-A) ...and when looking these up in TDSL, they don't show up as substitutes for each other. I figure that the amp is sending the same bias voltage &c. to the tubes, but they all might react differently, having different ratings. Also, how does one look up the Zout on these? It doesn't show up in TDSL for all of them (nor in the linked data sheets). Is that the best way to figure out which ones are best for low impedance headphones? Right now, all I have to go on is 6258A (and according to TDSL, the CV9094), but I don't know why that one is best for low impedance headphones.

It appears to be both the rectifier and the power tube. I've only measured them once, so I may have only had one good rectifier before. I haven't been that scientific about it. I will be with my next tubes, though. And as Hirsch pointed out, my complaints may well be within the normal range.

No, not really, I'm really kind of pissed off at it right now.

So...was there a question in there? J/K You should definitely listen to it before you buy it. And roll that friggin' tube. I'm listening to an Ei Elite 12AU7EG (gold pin) into a pair of CCa's, and it sounds wonderful.

Daylight Dies/Katatonia/Moonspell Daylight Dies rocked. Katatonia were perpetually out of tune. 's'too bad, I really like them, and The Great Cold Distance is easily my favourite album of the year, so far. Moonspell were awesome but...and this is the first time this has happened for me (must be geezin')...I didn't get that endorphine rush of enjoyment that I get at concerts. They sounded great, they were energetic, but it -- and this may have been influenced by the audience of primarily hormone-addled post-teens -- it just seemed kind of juvenile to me. Oh, well, not selling my Moonspell albums just yet. Oh, last week: Odin's Court/Zero Hour Odin's Court -- very good prog metal. I thought they were going to steal the show, until the headliner came out. Zero Hour -- OMG. Bldiddle-diddle-diddlety...they were just unstoppable. If you take every fast lead guitar solo and strung it together, and threw in maybe one or two slow moments, that was Zero Hour. Shredtastic. My jaw was on the floor for the entire show. Combination of technical virtuosity and sheer stamina was mind-numbing. I'm not always in the mood for this kind of music, but shortly into the first song, I had this moment were I was just dumbstruck, and at the end of the night, I realized that that was also the same moment where I was put in the mood. I didn't even have the presence of mind to think whether or not I was in the mood for this or not, I was just blown away...my mind had a great big hole in it, grey matter seeping out the back... The bassist was the same way, the drummer was tight, the singer did the only thing any singer could do in similar circumstances -- give it everything you got and stay out of the way at the same time.

Don't get me wrong, I love Tori, as well as Kate Bush, but this was funny. "But...I thought you were dead!"