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I'd look at installing Microsoft Remote Desktop to login to a Windows computer if you need it to test something on a casual basis – otherwise, Boot Camp or Parallels/Fusion with a Windows install would be necessary. Otherwise: https://dzone.com/articles/7-ways-you-can-test-your-website-on-internet-explo

Nope... gotta love the trolls that come out in the comment section each time, too. It may be that the Aperio sounds good, but I didn't see any measurements or interior pics. Way out of my price range.

Hi-Fi+ magazine just gave the Aperio a positive review: http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/warwick-acoustics-aperio-electrostatic-headphone-system-1/

And a new MacBook Air... less crippled than the previous one – new CPU, keyboard, lower price: https://www.macworld.com/article/3532801/apples-new-macbook-air-packs-a-better-keyboard-and-a-dramatically-lower-price.html

Call Me When It All Goes Wrong – The Rails

Season 6 is supposed to be the last season... I haven't watched any of it, but I've started seeing references to the show pop up in my YouTube feed since I started looking at Witcher swordmaking and whatnot.

Looks like COVID-19 is going to shut things down for a while. Has anybody watched the Vikings series from the History Channel? Looks like my kind of show.

I noticed the new Cyrus One Cast in today's Hi-Fi+ email – seems to do the job, but obviously it won't be inexpensive at all. The What Hi-Fi review damns it with faint praise: https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/cyrus-one-cast The NAD M10 also gets a mediocre grade from What Hi-Fi (do they hate digital amplifiers?): https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/nad-masters-m10 There seem to be a lot of new products for a "smart stereo" – few of them do the job as well as a traditional set up, for less money. I might go with a used Arcam Solo Music (3rd gen – 2017) 80W digital amp if I can find one – the local going rate is still around $2,000 for a gently used box, though, and the 2nd-gen Arcam Solo (Neo) is about $750, with an analog amplifier of about 50W at 8 ohms.

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Hairstyle pop La Dernière Valse – Mireille Mathieu MONDO GROSSO: ラビリンス (Labyrinth, ft. Hikari Mitsushima)

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Love This Giant Great album... turned the volume up a bit and I'm loving it. I do think David Byrne added a lot of warmth and humanity to Annie Clark's signature cold, brilliant style of music. I hope they do another album together soon.

Congrats – I want one of those too. It's definitely a throwback car – not a lot of electronic nannies or even nods to basic ergonomics in the first couple Vipers.

Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole (the unplugged version is nice, but the song works better with the noise and distortion of electric power – I think this is my favorite Alice in Chains song)

Murderhobo | 1 For All | D&D Comedy Web-Series

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Good call... I'll look into it. A few moments later Went down the Pi hole and found the Khadas Tone Board... anyone tried it? https://www.khadas.com/tone https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-wesiontek-khadas-tone-board-dac.4823/

That's my conclusion, too. The good ones get pricey fast. I can barely figure out a machine I'd get to run Plex for myself (not that I need it)... I wouldn't dump anything on my dad that would require a manual to operate.

Thanks! I guess the other option would be a mini PC of some sort.

I use Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboards ($30 or less) for our office iPads when a lot of typing needs to be done. The Apple Wireless Keyboard works too, but it is obviously very expensive. We tried the Zagg keyboard covers a few years ago as well as the Logitech Slim Folio... it really depends on the user.

I was talking to my dad this weekend and he wanted me to investigate a DAC/front end for his stereo system. His current source is a Technics 5-disc CD changer from the 90s, amplification is a Technics surround sound receiver of the same vintage (early-mid 90s), and no-name cables. I was thinking a Schiit Modi 3 might be a good start, but the system would need more smarts, so maybe something with streaming/network capability and DAC would be better. He does have music files stored on a bunch of hard drives, so maybe one large 6-8TB hard drive to consolidate them along with a wifi + interface head? He has an Android tablet, so maybe he could use that to control the stereo stuff. He wants to keep the amplification, so definitely something with RCA outputs...

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Paul's Boutique – Beastie Boys

At the Close of a Century – Stevie Wonder