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I tested the Kaldas RR-1 cable against the new Stax "OFC" cable (the one with the copper colored stripe used on the X1, 007S and 009D). Same equipment as above and the cables are just about the same length with the Stax cable being just about 30mm longer. First off Stax cable baseline: Sorry for the crap pics, hard to do this single handed. A bit of difference between the channels but well within the margin of error. Now for the Kaldas: A bit of difference between the channels but this is pretty high at more than double the Stax cable. This is nowhere near as bad as the ebay special above but it will have an effect on the amp the phones need as it has to push that extra load. Finally some voltage tests: No problems at 1kV Ditto at 1500V. This is with the bias as hot and the ground and shield on the + and - lines for one channel.

Explorations by Bill Evans Trio (1961) https://open.qobuz.com/album/chp25d3vczyya Example: Naris in the studio. Since there has been so much Bill in the thread. :} -- or should I say not enough Bill in the thread? I spend too much of my Bill time with Live or Portrait In Jazz ('59). More catalog exploration needed. And it is rewarding.

A friend recommended a charcuterie / butcher who sells at farmers markets and I pre-ordered some stuff from his weekly mailer. This could get dangerous because it is so damn good. While cooking the amazing crepinettes, which I don't recall seeing anywhere other than France, we had some of his paté, which is tasty and original and yet authentic. I only cooked two crepinettes that are rich under their caul fat, and then cooked some rainbow chard in the rendered fat and some balsamic. Add polenta and it was a fantastic easy dinner.

>M4 Mac mini server no longer speaks to Wintendos >Buy new M4 Mini to use as client because I really miss my music collection >Set up new M4 Mini >Watch entire set of Cannibal Corpse live in Ocean Park, FL from 1992 on the YouTubes, which I could have viewed on any device including my tablet. I'm retarded? dot GIF

Up in Maine, saw a band called he Slambovian Circus Of Dreams. They are billed as a "Psychedelic Folk" band in some circles. Good music and fun. They are definitely leaning towards a hippy-like vibe. The audience was filled mostly with f4riends and groupies; I was literally one of a few (maybe less than 10) who was seeing them for the first time. The folks next to me had seen them a minimum of 5 times, a couple of them even more. A couple highlights: they did a song called Very Happy Now, and medley'd it (is that a verb?) with The Ramones' I Wanna Be Sedated. And for an encore, they talked about Judy Garland, her untimely death, and then proceeded to play another medley of songs from the Wizard Of Oz. Good music, good vibes, and even a neat T-Shirt out of it.

LOL Sorry I didn't think of this: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/macos-on-pc-becomes-possible-again-thanks-to-apple-silicon-translator-for-x86-64-hackintosh-revival-project-currently-slow-and-not-very-stable ...but that also means you might be able to make a Hackintosh out of your Intel Macs. (insert your favourite recursion joke here)

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a6344/ferrari-458-speciale-dragon/ The RX-7 mentioned here is driven by "The King".

Day job - Russian folk-rock group Night job - Beatles cover band

Did get to see some Live Jazz. @ The Spotted Cat

Oh yeah.

Have any of you tried 99% silver wiring for the signal input and output vs copper ? Any significant changes on the sound for the Carbon?

What did I do today? I didn't go on an ill fated cruise I had my travel plans thrown into disarray. Did some impromptu contingency road trip planning. But I did get to see some live Jazz. I Blame Brent.

Anthony Hopkins’ Life is a Dream Full playlist

Before all the Chaos, I managed to score some Crab Biegnets @

Detour for new Matt Elliott Those saxophones are 🤌

For context, the dragon is 11 miles and 318 curves with a speed limit of 35. Fastest I’ve done it is about 15 minutes in the ev6 gt

Meanwhile ...

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost by Anna Lapwood (2026) https://open.qobuz.com/album/xkv3l9r88xyoi Example: Finally released, Anna's The Lord of the Rings Organ Symphony. Played, sung, transcribed by Anna. A lovely work on Sony Classical, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim - Norway. Only warning - it is dynamic, and requires volume. Very rewarding on main rigs (which we all know you have). and have a happy hobbity day

Today was Plantation Tour Day. Started with Oak Alley And the Big House tour, Where you got see what the slave trade could support. Then onto The Whitney Plantation, for an insight into the reality of the slave trade, and how despite how the arc of history may be towards justice, the details were not a straight line. A sobering an thought provoking experience.

More Things @ Napoleon House

Surprisingly quiet, particularly if you use the cover for the feeder after you've loaded it. Less noise than the Niche. HS

I like the low profile. How is the noise level?

Belated Happy Birthday, Mikey!