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Some of you saw it on Facebook, but I picked up an '03 Subaru Outback yesterday. Drives fabulously, and got a clean bill of health from the mechanic, so I should be good to go for many years to come on their bulletproof H6/4AT powertrain. And of course, I got the one with McIntosh sound system

Another cool looking event I just found: http://www.sport-vista.com/page/show/837430-event-information Gran Fondo Virginia down in Charlottesville. Justin should do this and let us know how it is Edit: I signed up for the Back Roads Century because the club is running group rides within the various routes at various paces so hopefully I'm able to hold on to the BB ride for the full century (or maybe the B ride). More clubs should do that, it's a great idea.

Have fun Chris. That is it for me for long organized rides in September with the CWC. .....

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It was only on a couple of trim levels from '01-'04. It is the best sounding stock system I've heard in a car, but I did have to track down a $59 part from China to be able to add an AUX input.

I understand that. Even if you do set up that comparison, you have to trust your own perception in that moment. Then you have to wonder if a particular DAC might be better at one format or the other. Then you have to set up a tightly controlled blind test. Eventually, you realize it's all too much trouble, buy a DAC that does it all, and enjoy. If you do end up getting one, let us know how it is.

I read this over the weekend... I had seen this post a ways back and had the book on my Kindle and finally got around to it. What a great read. Fast paced, great world building and surprisingly poignant climax (that was admittedly admittedly a little telegraphed, but shockingly well done and powerful). If a post-apocalyptic Trenton occupied by the undead intrigues you, check it out. Thanks for mentioning it, Peter.

Recreating childhood photographs:

A description of a stereo using only the ten-hundred most commonly used words: http://splasho.com/upgoer5/

Yeah, it should be fun. The east side of the lake house route looks pretty sweet, I think a century ride would be fun! The Lakes and Grapes century looks pretty nice too, hope you have a good ride out there. Because not everyone's on facebook, here's a pic of me during the first lap of the TT: Since it was the first lap, I wasn't nearly as dead....things changed during the second lap: http://brokenspokephotography.smugmug.com/Sports/That-Dam-Time-Trial/i-MJkmw8s/A and an interesting picture of a bouncing chain along with the race number malfunction I had: http://brokenspokephotography.smugmug.com/Sports/That-Dam-Time-Trial/i-QfmNQSQ/A

I broke down and ripped the KS-H2 apart after the right side buzzing got very loud and violent (the cup vibrated due to the osculations). We start off well as this is the back of the baffle. Some lessons learned here as this neoprene foam makes a nice seal when compressed. The cable termination is very neat and tidy but here is the first major WTF moment. It's a bit hard to see in that pic but the driver is placed backwards in a bit of a tunnel. Not a good idea with tranducers which radiate in a figure 8 pattern. Stax got away with in the 007 as the opening on the stators are much smaller than the size of the diaphragm. Hence the dispersion pattern never hits a wall. Here we have he cup and the back of the driver. First off, thanks King Sound for being fucktards. The drivers are glued shut so not only are they noisier than a 30 year old Stax set but I can't fucking fix it without having a good chance of fucking up the drivers. Second bit, notice that the drivers are larger than the opening on the back of the cups. Another brilliant bit of engineering which that neoprene ring will not fix.

atom heart mother

Jealous, Jealous, Jealous. But I have been to Russian River 4 times this summer. So that helps dampen the blow

Thanks for another good year of football guys. Brees carried me to a win over Raffy to claim the 10-team league championship, but I have to thank Jamaal Charles once more for getting me to that matchup in the first place. Brent won the title in the 8-team league over Frank. Nice job Peyton Manning!