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It's going to cost them less to rehire you, than to hire a lawyer to defend against you ...

If you put your cursor over my kitty's belly on my old website, it allows you to pet him, as well. It doesn't link anywhere.

Half and half compressor and fan. I'll see if Erika can borrow a db meter.

I picked up one of the little Kenmores to test for noise. Quiet it is not.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/arts/music/donna-summer-queen-of-disco-dies-at-63.html?hp

That would be fantastic -- just append gmail to my username. Thanks, I'll look into it. Sears is ideal as it is walking distance for me -- even carrying an AC

Happy Birthday, Chris! Hope you are out on the links enjoying the day.

I live on the top floor of a poorly insulated building in Chicago with southern and western exposure. Even when it is not that hot out, it is hot in here. Does anyone have personal experience, or access to reviews, to suggest brands and/or models of window AC units that are quiet above all else?

Even if the DIR9001 "sounds" better, I'm very doubtful it will make any difference in this particular DAC.

Sad, but have you seen the price on the 1704 lately? And you need 4 for a differential design? It looks like they will be available for the foreseeable future.

Happy birthday, Ari!

A reminder that I have a small number of DSHA-1 prototypes available. Circuit wise, these are virtually identical to the production version. The differences being that these run at about 75% the current of the production version, and they use the LL1544a input transformer rather than the LL1674. Both transformers are high quality, amorphous core Lundahls. The difference between them is that the 1544 is a 1:1 or 1:2 step up while the 1674 is a 1:2 or 1:4, and the level handling of the 1544 is a bit lower, so with a very hot source (Meridian), you can clip them in the extreme bass. That all means that the protos won't go quite as loud. Subjectively, they feel like they have a little less bass weight. However, they represent about 95% of the performance for much less money. They do quite well with both Grado and Sennheisers, and are what I use for general listening. These are $925 shipped in the US. Each comes with the AC wall wart power supply and a balanced to TRS adapter for using unbalanced headphones.

There are two different power supplies for the DSHA-1. One of them (the "ecp power supply") uses the same case as the L-2's power supply except that there are no venting holes cut in it. It is 8" x 4" x ~2.5". The other is an off the shelf AC wall wart (basically a transformer in a box).

Happy Birthday!

Soniccraft has many of the same caps, and tends to have the same sales. They list their specials at http://soniccraft.com/specials.htm

It's on Netflix streaming, too.

It isn't easy to get to via public transportation. But, it is worth the trip.

Getting in is kind of hit or miss. I was actually really underwhelmed when I went. But, the friend I went with who was also unimpressed, went back and said it was tremendous. So, we seem to have been there on an off night. It really is. There is nothing fancy about it, but I'd go every night if I could. The potato croquet appetizer is really good. They also often have a grilled eggplant special that is amazing -- and I don't generally like eggplant very much. Actually, my wife and I tend to order just about all of the appetizers. Between the two of us, it is hard to spend more than ~$30. Oh, and to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Charlie Trotter's is closing, so if you have any inclination to go, now is the time.

Where in Chicago will you be? I'd add Avec to your list. And Frontera Grill or Topolobampo, particularly if you are downtown. Personal favorites, all in Lincoln Square/Ravenswood/Andersonville Spacca Napoli, Los Nopales (both were some sort of James Beard honorable mentions, or something like that, and both are easy to get to on the Brown line), Sunshine Cafe (a hole in the wall, good, cheap, and very friendly, but not trendy -- bit of a neighborhood hangout -- walkable from the Red line.)

Does anyone have a part # or source for the caulk like goo used to stabilize parts on a PCB?

Tomb has the PCB and the transformer in hand. It is just a matter of finding some time to actually assemble the thing.

Happy Birthday!

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