Dusty Chalk

What is it?

Who are you calling a...oh, wait, never mind. I thought you said something else.

Baba wawas memoirs? That's almost alliteration.

"slow roasted" sounds appropriate for groggy Jacob.

Spaced -- because Simon Pegg and Nick Frost rule. (Also, he [simon Pegg] is playing Scotty in the new Star Trek reboot.)

Dan?

Cool.

It was a reference to Zakk Wylde's band, Black Label Society.

Which movie?

(shrugs) I don't know -- because asking stupid questions sometimes surprises me with good answers. That makes perfect sense, I love what I've heard of Nelson Pass designed amps. Thanks for the info. Will read that tubecad.com stuff offline.

Jesus. Unless you really really like crocodile meat. It's probably the "tastes like chicken" equivalent of beef jerky.

I always like a good story with a happy ending.

My friend had a theory -- women fell in three categories: taken, far away, and crazy. Of course, he married the first one that didn't fall in any of those categories.

Hott. :drool:...er, I mean...

So what you're saying is, if anyone else ever makes a white cathode follower design headphone amp, I should probably try and hear it, since I like the sound so much? How about speaker amps, are there any speaker amps that follow this design? How about preamps? Actually, don't answer that here, I'll put it in a separate thread...here... What about the huge caps -- that's for instantaneous energy storage, is that inherent in the design, or is that something Mikhail did separate? Because I'm sure that's part of the sound.

From another thread: How about speaker amps, are there any speaker amps that follow this design? How about preamps? Is there a corresponding solid state design? Perhaps with MOSFETs?

So far, my only criticism is with the button labels, as well. And yes, I very much like your art.

No, what I personally have (I thought it was common knowledge, since it was in my signature forever, and is now in my profile) is one of the early Supra's that was upgraded to almost SDS status. Point-to-point, old style metal case with wings, air-mounted components, etc. You're fine with me -- I won't lie and say I didn't notice you got a little cranky last night, but that's only because you're usually so polite. [sarcasm] And yes, you are the only one ever to have gotten cranky on the internet.[/sarcasm] So I just responded with a "right back at ya" (the crazytalk part of my comment), and forgot about it. No worries.

Too much Firefly/Serenity talk?

Oh, no, I do believe that others can design it, I'm just saying, I've heard some top-tier amps, and I just haven't heard it yet. And in my mind, once you get into top tier (the Headamp KGSS + Blue Hawaii, Headroom Balanced Max, Wheatfield HA-2, EAR HP-4, AudioValve RKV, Singlepower Supra/SDS + Dragon + maybe the Maestro) -- it's not a matter of one being better than another, but of which house sound you prefer. I happen to be most fond of the Singlepower house sound, but I keep a Wheatfield HA-2 for an entirely different house sound. There is no "absolute" best, and what's best for me may not necessarily be the best for you. I mean, it's like comparing a nice fleawatt SET with high efficiency, single-driver speakers against some 1000W solid-state monsters driving ribbons. It's not a matter of one being better than the other, it's a matter of personal preference. And since I have multiple personalities, I have multiple preferences. I certainly do believe that others can design and build amps with "that sound", I just haven't heard it yet. Does that mean I believe it won't ever happen in the future? No, of course not, otherwise I'd be "done", no? ...and never want to hear another amp, right? No, I would always like to hear new developments in the top-tier sound, and always keep an open mind for new developments -- and not necessarily even for the same sound, but one which I will prefer in some way. From everything I've heard about Conrad-Johnson (and based on what little I know about design), they're probably closest in spirit...but they don't do headphone amps. And no, Kevin, I've not heard any of those amps (for that matter, I haven't even heard the Extreme -- which, I suppose, is a good indication that I am at least somewhat immune to "new product hype"), including the Menace which, from Nate's description, sounds like it might come closest, and has piqued my interest since Nate first mentioned it. Also that Mayberry on Acid trip 3-box amp, whatever that was. I surely wouldn't mind hearing those. And calling someone crazy just for preferring someone's amps -- well, that's just crazy talk.

Went and saw Batman (he was accomodating) -- contributed to what is quite possibly going to be a box office record (I didn't go yesterday, so I didn't contribute to that one); Had some cheap, good sushi (breakfast of champions -- yogurt before the movie, popcorn during the movie, sushi after); Vacuumed -- Jesus Christ my cats shed a lot of fur.

Unfortunately, that's just not the case. There's a cleanliness to some of Mikhail's amps that I've just not heard in any other amp. Even my love for the Wheatfield is because it has a completely different sound. But I agree that it's not BS I would put up with. Here's to hoping my SP amp never breaks. (crosses fingers)

Is that real? It looks real...and gorgeous...I didn't even put the two together right away.

I understood what KG meant in his response to me, and it's pretty much what he said, I don't know why everyone's trying to interpret. He's not blaming RSA or RS' fanboys for SP's problems, only for setting up a situation. A situation that Mikhail could have reacted to a number of ways, but did in the one in the way that KG described, and he's absolutely right in that it's a crazy way to run a business. I have a kitty in my lap butting her head against my elbow, so I'll cut this short.

Yeah, I have one from A4 Tech that has a scroll wheel. I forget whether the other one I got has a scroll wheel, but yeah, after going back to my old Logitech one without, yeah, I won't make that mistake again. If I remember not to make that mistake again. Me, personally, am also paying attention to this thread, as I'm not happy with the A4 Tech trackball for other reasons (it's not optical), but am already used to trackballs, as that's all I've used on my primary computers for the last ump years or so. But I especially appreciate the link to the PDF, and will pass that along to the friend.