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Dew Eet!

I like the looks of this set in their "pro" line with single steel Honyaki method blades.

Which Shun series do you like/have?

So, JP and I are going to listen to the Ayre combo today. The dealer has had them on for two or three days solid to get them nice and warmed up. We are going to use the Nagra CD player and will also compare the Ayre KX-R to the Nagra PL-L tube preamp. I wanted to hear the VTL 7.5 tube pre but they don't have a demo available right now. The speakers are going to Wilson Sophias, although if I get serious about this I will bring my Gallos over there just to see how it would sound on something I am familiar with and might keep for the time being. God help me if I really do get serious about this, although I overpaid taxes this year and just got a big check from the State of California . . .

The LA CanJam 09 is really what? Tempting? Possible? Terrifying? What?! PM to follow.

Yep, I am a W

What he said!

I like candy corn. And when I really want to make myself sick, I eat those big round candy corn pumpkins. Man, do those chew up your insides!

Told ya Monkey!

I hate to jinx it but the HP-1 is pretty much exactly like the HP-2. Maybe your amps or your brain or whatever will be more ready for it. I would have thought the Dragon would have been a good match for HP1000 cans, but who knows. The PS-1 is totally and completely different, so you will have to try them out sometime. I would be happy to send mine to you for an audition if you are interested at some point. Sincerely not trying to influence you, so enjoy the Joe Grados and see what you think. I like them and think they are cool, and depending on your amp it can be a great pair of cans.

Stupid white letters wrecking the blackness.

Hello Dusty Chalk, we miss you.

You went Kurps instead of replacing the french drip?! Reks is gonna hurt you!

A lot of people are exceedingly high . . .

This: is at least better than this:

I think naamanf's original post is funny as hell, and starting off with a reference to guttersluts.com set a very nice tone. I like mechanical pencils and good rollerball pens but can't seem to be bothered to have anything but firm issue stuff at hand. I always have a few different sized Sharpies around too because they are one of god's best gifts to mere mortals.

Good man. Try to convince at least a few Floridians that Obama isn't an Israel-hating, Muslim terrorist in elitist Ivy League intellectual's clothing.

Ray has had ALO cables and docks for a long time. I remember him extolling their virtues in Florida the first time I went there (whenever the hell that was!). Is that relevant to anything, though?

Cawk. The best is the guy who says "awesome shirt! definitely would do business with again!" amidst all the other reviews.

Hilarious response by the Admin to one, and only one, of the incredible claims about this magical shirt.

JP will have to talk about the White Unicorn, aka Nick Doshi Alaap Mk.II Purist Tube Preamplifier with phono stage (MM and MC input). Here are a couple pics, though I do not know what wood is on the one in SF (which might already be taken):

Is that for a turntable or an amplifier?

I really like the Gallos and think that they are a bargain for what they can do. They are not at their best in my current setup because the McCormack is really too much for them to handle properly. My HT amp is also a McCormack and it is at 125 watts per channel, which seems to suit the Gallos better. This is all exacerbated by the fact that the SDS-XLR is too hot for big amp such that with the preferred 2c51 outputs it is loud at the first step on the volume. It makes the sound more holographic and engaging than the EMM Labs (DCC2 dac/preamp) but the range on the volume control leaves too much to be desired. Using 6sn7 outputs makes it a lot better on the gain/volume side but isn't *as* good as the 2c51s. If I had a better amp match, that might work out and if JP buys a McCormack DNA-1 that he is thinking of buying I might try to get that over here for a try out. In any event, I am planning on hearing some gear, hearing some speakers, and then seeing which way this takes me. I am in no rush other than the fixation factor.