n_maher

This.

^^ This.

Unsat. Make them do it on your schedule, not theirs and I'd push for a loaner so you can go to work or do whatever and not sit at the dealer.

Me too. It's been ten years since I had a proper, 5ch setup. The hope is that the (planned) addition to the house will permit the procurement and setup of a HT.

Correct, as usual.

Depending on when this beta was built and how the output is configured I'd first start by saying that you should never hot swap or plug in headphones on a beta²². That's a good way to release the magic smoke and render the amp useless. Unless you're talking about an amp configured with a connector other than the usual 1/4" TRS jack. That jack causes a momentary short on the output when plugging/unplugging headphones that has been known to cause major issues. That said, there should really be an issue powering two headphones at once off of the beta, just that if the sensitivities/load are significantly different it may be difficult or impossible to find a happy listening volume.

T-minus 1 second before someone offers an upgraded Pono by replacing those two capacitors.

Nice ride!

You think, even with big Gov just adopting it last year?

My alienware m17 has been an absolute workhorse for the last 5 years. I think that's a very good lifespan for a gaming laptop and it'll still play just about anything out there. It's not much of a laptop though with 60min run times on battery and weighing in around 10lbs. I haven't priced them in a while but figure north of 2k.

A very happy birthday to you, Todd!

Happy birthday, Tom!

Why such wildly different pot positions L vs. R?

I like the fact that they didn't restrict it's streaming ability to just Amazon Prime content. For me it's basically a super cheap way to get Netflix/Hulu to the TV where I workout. And I'm also with Dan, the apps on my smart TV are pretty awful.

I'm still holding out for the ickStream TIDAL player.

Happy birthday!! As others have said I hope you and the family are feeling better and able to celebrate properly.

Happy birthday to my favorite ninja!

This!

Happy birthday!

Bummer Haj, hope you and the family feel better soon.

Power just came back, 5 minutes after I topped up the generator, D'oh! Pictures of the trees, or what's left of them tomorrow.

Jinx!! Power has been out for an hour or so, generator is running strong and I'm pretty happy thy I went out and bought more gas after dinner. One of the trees in our front yard has 1/3 less branches.

4"+ of very wet snow so far, I can literally hear branches snapping trees outside. Here's to hoping that the power stays on.