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I love Japanese curry! The hotter the better. I have some Audio Art cables you could borrow indefinitely if Nate comes up short. As for me, I woke up with a sore throat and spent the second day in a row working with my daughter on her high school applications. Basically done except for a little essay editing but damn this is ridiculous. Going to see Milk tonight with my wife while the kids see Bedtime Stories.

You bought it after all! Nice! Excellent work, Mr. Monkey. Tell us what you think compared to your other dac outings. Enjoy!

Tony- Tell your friend to just reterminate the L3000 balanced if he already has a balanced amp and if he doesn't the he should not bother to reterminate and acquire and balanced amp. David- Just reterminate them with a good quality connector so you can take full advantage of the HD2. I have had the L3000s on loan a could of times. First was stock and s/e and second was humanfly's/JP's recabled and balanced pair. I like the cans but long term do not love them, but in any event I agree with the majority here that recabling didn't make a big difference at all and that balancing had some apparent benefits in tightening up things a bit (bass especially iirc). Sound signature didn't really change, which is why I don't think the recable was as responsible for that slight improvement as the balancing. Nice that one of our cable making MOTs was willing to state his opinions honestly as he always seems to do. Good on ya' Zach.

But you've got some intelligent points to make on audio and music at the same time! Yay Head-Case!

Just finished a couple bowls of good luck black eyed peas with ham. Several dashes of Clancy's Fancy hot sauce to kick it up a notch. Managed a beer with the peas figuring that a little hair o' the dog was called for. New Year's tradition that works well with a hangover.

Happy New Birthday Year's Brian and Stas! Cheers

Right before his first kill! How sweet!

Department of Eagles -- In Ear Park Caribou -- Andorra

I'm a lousy minion, I guess. I had a whole n00b poster removal kit for travel days and forgot to send it out. Best I can do on short notice is to provide you with some cover today. Print this up as large as you can and plaster it on your office door or cube or whatever and hunker down. Cheers, and I hope we can toast you and get toasted together sometime in 2009.

Big fan here as well, Posty. I've seen them a couple of times and they are great fun. My kids like them a lot too.

Bela Fleck -- Drive

Excuses, excuses, excuses! Wedding this, grand rounds that. Whatever, losers.

Why? x2

Sufjan Stevens -- Come on Feel the Illinoise

Christmas gift. Ian's book looks more interesting. Might gotta check it out.

It's still Cuervo.

Just finished the Saturnine Mix. Now playing: Audrey Ryan- Dishes and Pills

Nice work Pa.

Happy birthday Chris!

Have a great one Steve! Cheers!

Freddie Hubbard -- Ready for Freddie

I wasn't bunched in the least. I thought there was at least a chance you were kidding as well, which is why I included the "confess whatever the hell you want" line.

We posted at the same time and I had contemplated adding your second point but I figured he can hear for himself whether vinyl into IEM equals bliss.

Typically, the tape out will output whatever input is selected. Otherwise, I don't get your meaning.

Hopefully, your preamp has some form of tape out or line out that is available. Not sure if your preamp is also an integrated amp or if it is separates, but there should be a tape out or line out available. You can also use a Y-splitter if it only has one output and you use that for a separate amp.