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Ah, found. Too bad it wasn't in the edit window. Video game wedding: a letter and photos from the bride and groom - Boing Boing SAL9000 is a lucky man http://boingboing.net/2009/10/27/advisor-my-husband-h.html

I can't find the hilarious images of his honeymoon or whatever you call it with "her" in Guam right now, but I'll give you this instead (and find the images later): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-2DLove-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Hey, you have an idler! How did you keep it idler drive after taking the motor out? Or is it still somehow inside the plinth? And was the top plate not even enough to completely kill vibrations? Edit: Vinyl is the best.

What speakers are you going to be using?

Seriously, how much work would need to be put into making a hole bigger in a thick metal plate, and what kind of tools/bits would I need? I kind of need to decide if it's worth the effort so I can respond to the guy. Starting to doubt directly mounting to the plinth is a good idea, since the vibrations due to the idler drive wouldn't be completely rid of by the steel plate anymore. Apparently it would also be a good idea to replace the ball bearing and maybe even the idler wheel so this would be a semi-major project.

Dew eet!

The day of the year they give free burritos if you wear tin foil on your person, aka Free Burrito Day. People usually end up looking something like but there are much more creative designs out there. Billy Mays, nooooooooooooo

That's what she said Tin foil hats are awesome, they keep aliens from reading your mind and you get a free burrito at Chipotle one day of the year.

I need a shirt that says "Your iPod cost more than my DAC/Turntable" because clearly that is very impressive. Yeah don't sell your KGSS, it makes the DACses able to be listened to.

Hey Kai, on a scale of 1 to x2 how much do you like your K1000?

How much did that cable cost you? And what improvements in sound quality did you notice?

Cool, I think I heard a couple of their songs awhile back and didn't really connect, but as you can see my tastes change. Meanwhile, David Bowie - Let's Dance (Vinyl) Not with Iggy, no BJs.

Could be it, yeah. I go through a lot of phases so I could end up not liking it again, but I usually like most stuff given enough time for exposure.

Is there anything more badass than the life and death of a Viking?

1993 looks good.

Wow, my brain just clicked and I like some metal now, starting with Meshuggah and now this. Some of Dream Theater is okay, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xEYz74bMHA

Yes you are crazy. Put some new pads on. I'm not sure the pads are meant to seal; the distance between the drivers and the ears (aka pretty much zilch) pretty much dictates the amount of bass imo. The headband I actually kind of like. It doesn't cause any discomfort and looks decent enough, although I'm kind of interested in how it would be if it were stuffed with some foam or something. Yay Colin likes a flat frequency response!

I couldn't find any real glue, so I had to make do. Resistor? I'd rather capacitor.

Damn, Ultrasone is like the Bose of HC. I already know that they're uglier than a pile of manure but I need to hear a pair sometime.

Truth. And a hole that is too tight is preferable to one that is too loose, since there's no good way to add that extra bit back in.

You call that porn? I'll show you some real porn:

I lost you after $5k The Rek O Kuts are still cheap but mounting a new tonearm will take some work. I asked over at HF and the TT gurus said the options would be to make the slot bigger through the thick steel top plate to fit arms like the Linns or Regas or to mount the top plate sideways (90 degrees) and mount directly on the plinth. I don't know anything about 9" vs 12" tonearms but the majority seem to be the 9"ish variety, with the Linns at 229mm and the Regas at 237mm. Anyone know the best way to make a hole bigger through a thick steel plate without killing oneself? I was considering getting a belt drive ROK to convert to thread drive but that's just too much work for me right now. I'll keep a lookout for any Garrards or other good TTs on CL. Do you actually own any LPs?

That 59L does look minty fresh and really great. Any reason you're picking direct drives over the other types?