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You might look at the powered Dynaudio studio monitors, too. I listened to a pile of sub $1000 unpowered monitors and none could really touch the less expensive Dynaudios (which were slightly more.) I found a used pair (again unpowered -- 42W's in my case) for $500 and could not be happier. (I've been listening to HD650s pretty exclusively for the last couple of months.)

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Both use Alps Blue pots. In the DSHA, it is configured as a shunting pot which removes it from the signal path.

The console has a DAC (which is a scaled down version of the Walnut circuit) fed from a built-in Airport Express, a tube phono stage, and an EL84 based fully differential, Class A power amp. (The speakers were designed for us by Dave at Planet 10.) As of now, the components are not really stand-alone products, but the power amp could be at some point.

that's a terrible joke.

I tried it and was not very impressed. Even wired via gigabit it failed to play iso's. I ended up sending it back. I love that they advertise "up to 300Mbps wireless" and then put 100Mbps ethernet jacks on it. Of course, you won't ever get near even that anyway, so it hardly matters.

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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.

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