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Thanks guys. There is actually a story here. Four or five years ago I had a bout of flu, and to see how I was recovering I went for an early walk one day. I fell to thinking about my old dad, who had always expressed an interest in learning to paint. We bought him a starter kit, and in the end he went to his grave without ever having opened the box. Actually, he was probably scared of trying and failing, and didn't book to go on a course to learn. Anyway, one of the things I had always wanted to do was learn cabinetmaking - and that walk in the spring sunshine gave me the moment of clarity - I was not going to go to my maker without learning. So I booked a course - in the end 6 weeks taken in 1 week chunks, with a cabinetmaker in Ross on Wye (UK). I left there was a set of oak drawers, currently in our bedroom, hand cut dovetails etc etc - the kids are in competition who gets in when I pop my clogs. The speakers are the latest think I've built. Apart from the rear support frame and the tweeter sub-baffles, which are solid cocobolo, the rest is baltic birch marine ply. The dipole bass unit is painted with black milk paint, and the top panel and bridge are veneered. That gave me the opportunity to learn a new skill. It is done traditionally using hot hide glue. I then French polished them with lemon shellac - again a new skill. Most importantly - my significant other likes them. Mind you I've inflicted some pretty outrageous speakers on her over the decades, but it is something of a relief after so much work that they get the thumbs up!

I want a purple one.

Tomorrow :

Really nice views at the Observation deck in the de Young Museum.

Tonight was the maiden voyage of H.M.S. Grinder. Mix of chuck, sirloin, and oxtail.

Oops! Mr. Young, from the perspective of many who actually care about sound quality, you are selling shit masterings in massively oversized boxes, wrapped up in shiny paper with an elaborate bow on top, while effusing comforting hot air tinged with perfume. http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2015/01/last-words-on-pono-mastering-analysis.html

What I just built. Linkwitz LX521's. Electronic crossover built, just finishing the second four-channel power amp to drive 'em

You're brilliant.

Well, pretty much everything is placebo for those of us in the 50 and over crowd.