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Didn't realize that Steve was talking about watches.

It's a shame that so often the response is some unobtainium pair of cans that are not only are pricey but would prove difficult to service should a problem arise. Not going down that path anymore. I'll stick with very good at the risk of missing out on someone else's nirvana. 007A's out of a Carbon, HD650's out of a Headamp GS-1 dynalo+, and my TH900's out of a Woo WA7 w/ some upgraded tubes all fed by an Ygg. Nothing crazy but each one makes me smile and 99% is good enough. Must be strong... I'll save the self-flagellation for my race car...LOL HS

At the Lyric Opera for opening night. Das Rheingold. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm running on intervals of 1-2hrs of sleep all night, deal with it.

Saw Mary Fahl at a nearby church last night. Incredible show, last time I saw her was 22 years ago when she was with the group October Project. Such a powerful, emotional, unique voice. She sang many of her own or October Project compositions, but she also did a wonderful version of Both Sides Now, an Italian aria, Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific, and La Vie En Rose. An amazing show, and she told wonderful stories alongside. Got a nice chat and pic after the show.

I would say the Qualia, R10, and properly amp HD800 and hopefully the Utopia. I wish I can audition the Utopia locally here in GA. In most rig, the HD800 just sound a bit too thin next to the Elear and most people will easily pick the Elear. I was lucky enough to own Doug's DSHA-0 and this amp really a perfect match to the HD800...help to propel it over the Elear for me.

Saw Crystal Castles tonight. Fucking amazing, best electronic show I've been to. Edith was great, you can tell the differences in style compared to Alice a lot better in person. She's more dissonant, quieter, but still uber confident.

Brisket in the bath for Monday and ribs just about done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey, thanks everyone. I appreciate it. My birthday was a fun day, mildly so anyway. Nothing too exciting but I got to hang out with some friends in Miami for part of the day, and then some other friends in Tampa later in the evening after driving back across Alligator Alley. Flew back to Cayman today to get ready for teaching this Fall quarter. Life is good. I've got no complaints!

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Happy Birthday Wayne ?

Wanted a new guitar my Ibanez late 80s rg570 (had it 20 years) wasn't doing it for me. Picked up a PRS S2 Singlecut hollow body. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think it would be cool to actually remove the amplifier circuit from the board and make it modular - plug-in boards for the amplifier section and maybe even the PSU. Would there be interest in something like this down the road?

Zach, if it feels too big, I get it, but it really doesn't look too big. Certainly not out of place or gaingly. It's a great looking watch IMO.

Trade it for a 16570?

Hard to be 3 places at once, and I don't have the boobs to help out one of them.

FTFY. And they tell MY people to learn English. **BRENT**

Belated happy birthday buddy!

He did say, "properly fitted", and I do remember them being extremely sensitive to position.

I owned and measured Qualia I really doubt that

Lamb burger with goats cheese and potato wedges Panko encrusted ling cod with mango salsa and pea salad (I think the red awning is affecting the color/white balance ... The plate was white)

Got the new Circlotron V2 output boards. Looks great! One question. The new pots on there are to directly adjust the current right? But the old ones had those connectors that I think went to the opto servo on the current source boards? So does something need to be jumpered or no longer populated on the amp boards? I don't have the schematic in front of me to see if that circuit is separate from everything else.

A properly fitted qualia?

Happy Anniversary Bonnie, Claire, Carl and Al! Patched up yesterday so I could do a hike today. No nausea and much less dizzy. https://vimeo.com/185129663 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Decided to go vegetarian for the evening and fixed Zucchini and Squash Spaghetti and a Ratatouille. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't think my burger is going to compare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was last night, but I had a Century Burger at Belcampo: a 100-day dry aged steak burger with a half-inch slab of raclette cheese, whole-grain mustard aioli, caramelized onions, arugula, and a spritz of 100-proof whisky on a sesame-seed brioche bun. And beef tallow fries on the side. Pretty damn good, though $28 is steep for a burger.

Time for my annual Monterey Jazz report and this year was a good one. On the main (Arena) stage Friday night, a tribute to Quincy Jones. One of the great things about Monterey is the way artists join together for special sets. This was one of those. Quincy was introduced by Clint Eastwood (a regular here) and the band was led by Christian McBride. John Clayton conducted a jazz orchestra plus many featured players. Richard Bona (bass), Dave Crusin (keys), Lewis Nash (drums), Hubert Laws (flute), Alfredo Rodrigues (piano), Valerie Simpson (of Ashford and Simpson fame vocals) and the list could go on and on. Amazing set with tunes from Quincy's various albums. Saturday night Terri Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project featured Lizz Wright and Valerie Simpson in a finesse vs elemental force duet that was awesome. Carrington's band has a horn player, Ingrid Jensen that was killing. Jensen made another appearance with Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling. Another awesome set to finish the night. Sunday included a wonderful commissioned work by Wayne Shorter Quartet with a wind ensemble. There were other fantastic Arena acts like Pat Metheny, Celcle McLorin Savant and The Bad Plus Joshua Redmond but what really put this year ahead of many were the artists on the other stages. Bill Frizell, Christian McBrides Trio, Stanley Cowell, young Joey Alexander's Trio, John Patitucci's Electric Guitar Quartet, Dr Lonnie Smith, Still Dreaming with Joshua Redmond and Brian Blade plus the last band I saw, Joshua Redmond's original Quartet who played stuff from his early days and even a slow, lush version of Stella by Starlight. Really a memorable year!

Thanks! There is something special about a GS that you can't really understand until you've handled one. I was pretty pleased with my old Sinn 103 st, even after trying out several blancpains, omegas, rolexes and panerias at different watch GTGs, but this GS is just in a different league from everything else i have ever handled. The overall finish and sense of quality is just unbelievably high! At first i was kind of worried about walking around with something so valuable, but it's been stuck to my wrist since i've bought it, and its not coming off any time soon. the poor sinn has been laying in the drawer for weeks now...

i was saving up some money to buy a new dynamic headphone amp, as i've been without one after my old head-direct hf5 died on me, but then this beauty showed up, and all my plans were thrown out the window. guess i'll have to survive using my floats off my stereo amp a few more years. i didn't want to go all the way to the attic and look for my ortho-collection anyway.

Caprese from the garden. Not rubbery --even the fresh mozzarella pearls

Serious squid in Sitges, Spain. [emoji633]

Last night, lamb with gratin potatoes, a glass of har'el wine, and various seasonal fruit sorbets.

Dry aged Kansas City strip

Quick update for those interested in PriceJapan.com - site is no longer displaying any content. This at least means that no more folks can be purchasing goods that never materialize, so perhaps that is a good thing. EDIT - just launched a dispute with PayPal - then noticed the 6 month time limit. I placed my order on 24th April, and had until 24th October to launch a dispute. Good thing I didn't wait any longer. For anyone else left hanging by PriceJapan.com, I suggest raising a dispute with PayPal or your whatever facility you used for payment asap. Doesn't look like these guys are coming back anytime soon.

FTFY.

I figured that breakfast essentials would include some fantabulous bottle of wine. For me, a burg. Mmm burg.

Goulash and my very first bear.

"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces."

I've just "attended" the season opening of the Berliner Philharmoniker online, performing some quite prescindible Boulez and Mahler's 7th. This is the second season I'm getting the ticket, they're offering a 10% discount until the end of the day https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/news

Am I as usually late for a GRLV ?

I bought kd lang - Angel With a Lariat, back in '85. I have been a huge fan since then. No one should feel bad about being upstaged by Miss Lang IMO. Pipes like that just don't come along that often. I also dig her chutzpah...Nashville gives her shit about her sexuality. Does she pout and whine? No, she puts out Ingenue, a jazz album that eclipses even her Owen Bradley produced Shadowland (still a favorite of mine).

Itzahk Perlman at the ballpark https://vimeo.com/177158324 https://vimeo.com/177158414