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Thanks Wayne. I was the first person contacted by the Washoe County Public Administrator. Here's his email to me: Mr. Hertsens, Our office is handling the final affairs of Pow Chu Moy who passed away here in Reno, Nevada, on February 12, 2016. We do not know a lot about Mr. Moy, but we have his ‘HeadWize’ business card and saw your posts on a Forum in 2002 regarding same. I would be interested in any observations you might have regarding Mr. Moy. Was he retired? Did you have a current email address for Mr. Moy? I realize you may have no personal knowledge, but it never hurts to ask. Thank you Frank Patten Office Support Specialist Washoe County Public Administrator It so saddened me to get it, it seems he left us as a lonely man. I forwarded the email to Kevin thinking he might have more info. Took me a week to realize he needed to be remembered out loud. I wrote the piece feeling mostly respect for his work. Once I posted it and a few comments were in, I re-read the memorial holding the whole of our history in mind, and started crying. I know it's the norm in the world, but it hurts so bad to feel we ended up with a broken community with such a mix of both good and bad. Fractured factions sniping at each other, and the many who've had to flee HF when it should be something much better. Chu probably hated what it had become. *sigh*

Absolutely! Well said, Dan. Tyll, I know that wasn't your intention in either forwarding that heartbreaking email to Kevin in an effort to help, or in writing that beautiful tribute and posting it for everyone who loves the headphone hobby to see, or indeed in filling us in regarding this sad back story... it's not about you, and I get that. Yet, Dan's comment is the only conclusion that we can possibly draw from that chain of events and from so many similar actions on your part that have illustrated time and time again that you are indeed a good man and a blessing to all of us. Thanks for all that you do for the hobby. Didn't want to wait around until you bite the dust to say so.

Damn, that does sound Spartan. And it's almost like he was cleaning up before he went. Eerie. And yeah, you guys, when they discover my body partially eaten by cats or whatever, don't feel sorry for me, I've long since come to grips with the fact that I will die alone, but I am not lonely. Oh, and hey, at least I remembered to feed my cats...

You're a good man Tyll.

Not to be portenteous, but otherwise it will be lost. Oral history dies with its participants, like poor Chu.

A great looking music/recording series is due in November on PBS. http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-trailer-for-george-martins-all-star-pbs-series-soundbreaking-20160314

Could it be?Yes it couldSomething's comingSomething good

We are lucky to have you Tyll! I had forgotten about HeadWize and what a great resource it was! And being alone isn't the same as being lonely (I hope in his case). RIP Chu Moy!

Two CMoys. RIP Chu.

RIP to a bunch of greats but particularly Chu, who as my tall friend correctly predicted was largely responsible for the DIY train wreck that I was for the better part of 10 years.

Yah!

Sitting in the Verizon store, upgrading my phone. Using an iPad pro to log in, while waiting for the rep to transfer my info. Gonna try the Turbo II, because of the shatterproof screen.

Re: OLED http://www.tomsguide.com/us/lg-signature-oled-cost,news-22224.html possibly not in Jeff's case Or wait until this panny OLED http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/audio-visual/televisions/panasonic-tx-65cz952-1308888/review becomes available in the US http://www.cnet.com/products/panasonic-tx-65cz950/

Okay, it is time to start thinking about new TVs for the new house. What is the HC approved 65+" 4k TV nowadays?

Tyll, Sad day indeed. I was so excited discovering Headwize back in 1999/2000. I hurt me learning that he did pass away a lonely man. RIP Mr. Chu.

I'd quite forgotten that he started HeadWize. That was how I got my intro to headphone listening - via building KG's triode electrostatic phone amp (which I still have). And let's not forget the the original Blue Hawaii got its first airing on Headwize too. Which I built and still have. He was a man who singlehandedly kicked the whole HeadWize, Head-fi and Head-Case thing off, when the web was young. RIP Chu, a man with a vision.

RIP, Chu. Nice tribute by main man Tyll here: http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/memorial-grandfather-headphone-enthusiasm#AxU15BWyCu8bZd1J.97

Yes, the NOMOS will ship by the end of the week, so I am told. I sold the Aqua Terra (white dial blue hands) to make room for the next two watches, and you'll see why.

Regarding this past weekend which I am still mentally reliving so I am technically cositent with the thread title. The fencing venue was massive! One of the keys to doing well in this type of competition is to not let the environment intimidate or distract you. Easy enough said... Trying to do a panoramic shot with this second one and section three and that is what a North American Cup looks like bitches!.

Glad you found it Shelly and great idea for the future, Jeff.

FTFY

In the future you should just set an alarm through the app and the thing will start buzzing/vibrating making it easier to track down.

Good news: I found my Fitbit. It was on the floor under the footstool, near the trashcan. Bad news: I didn't find it until after I dug through the trash and didn't find it (also accidentally spilling some trash in the kitchen floor and getting some on my arm (I had small gloves on). As you can imagine, with my anxieties, digging through the trash makes me feel a bit ill! Maybe it's good for me to have to do stuff like this every once in a while.

Gorgeous beyond words, Doug. You make the absolute best stuff.

Very nice work as usual, Doug. I agree that making only bespoke products makes lots of sense for you.

Working on it ...

That aesthetic is gorgeous! Would be nice to have an amp/power supply/DAC/pre system, all in a matching aesthetic.

$2200 + market rate for wood more exotic that what I can get at the local wood store. Things are available basically whenever - I decided that there was no way to compete with the Schiits of the world and I never really made enough of anything to benefit from economies of scale, so everything is bespoke. Depending upon complexity and how busy things are, that usually means 6 to 8 weeks.