Dusty Chalk

No, but what's it driving, air? I mean, c'mon, air?

from TAS Editor Robert Harley on "The Best Stereo System I've Ever Heard"

My favorite example of extreme subwoofer-ism is the Krell Master Reference, with two 15" drivers with a 3 inch excursion. That fucker weighs 400 pounds. Text used to read thusly.

Response #1 -- I think you'd do well with either one, but you'd have to like cats in Hirsch's case (and before you even ask, yes, cats like elephants). Response #2 -- we live in an international market these days, so we're all virtual neighbors!

Hot. No, literally, I mean hot.

Easily my favorite of his operas. That spaceship section at the end is epic.

Yeah, it appears to be completely gone in the new pic.

Actually, it's Maconimics, because MacBooks work the same way.

I accidentally drove one of my old True Sub Jr.'s at extremely high volumes, and saw the driver excurse, so I can tell you it actually is.

There's lettering?

wallmart? I think your 'w' is upside-down.

The Sunfire is a long-throw, so it still has displacement. Displacement is volume, not area. I would definitely do a Sunfire again (I used to have a True Sub Jr.). I also prefer the continuous phase, rather than a 0/180 switch. I don't know if the SVS that I am lusting after has a long throw driver -- that might throw me back into the Sunfire camp.

You ever go by the meat market in Laurel on Main St.? I haven't been by there recently, so can't say if they are still so, but they used to be really good. (makes a mental note to swing by there next time)

WIll finish the Beethoven later, just not in the mood, I guess. Skipping to: Haitink, Ravel, SACD

Sweet. Thanks for the info, I'm-a gonna have to do the same thing with my Manley Stingray, looks like.

What's the sound quality?

Haitink's Beethoven symphony cycle via SACD -- sounds exactly "skew" to what the covers would suggest:

Well, a lot of those aren't true multi-tasking. The iPhone can transfer information from one app to another like that (GPS location in maps to a URL in the browser, for example). The "keeping music playing" however, is true multi-tasking. And technically, the iPhone should be able to do it, since I've had background processes run on my iPhone. I think it's just that they don't allow apps to run in the background.

You know, I'm going to change my answer -- just try it. Register for the free SDK, download it, and see if it can be figured out. It is a really good interface. And watch the video, where, during one of the meetings (WWDC? Town Hall?) they actually brought someone up on stage, and he developed something there, on the fly, in real time. I'll post a link, later. There's also some tutorial videos. But start by registering and downloading the SDK. I believe you have access to the iPhone emulator.

You know, I bet they don't know.

That sounds like it's coming from someone who has a natural inclination to program. And to someone like that, yes, it'd be straightforward, but I've met too many people who do not to believe this to always be the case. Some very bright people, too, it's not just lay-people. The way I word it is, one must be able to "think like a computer"...which will really only make sense to people to whom it will already make sense, so it's not very helpful.

What rock have I been under? Somehow I missed that tidbit. Until now, that is.

My hold is still there, but it hasn't been finalized, and I never got an email. I haven't received any packages yet, as of yesterday, but that just may have been too soon.