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Looks like Blue Coast is still offering a $200 coupon for DSD files with a purchase of the preamp version of the Mytek. http://bluecoastrecords.com/mytek-stereo192-dsd-dac%20%20

EDIT: He beat me. Al, I and about 40 others heard a problematic comparison between live and the TEAC, Mytek, Benchmark and Playback-Designs (MPx5) DACs. I believe thoughts were posted elsewhere and Stereophile did a silly write up. The PD was crazy good (close to the 45 minute earlier live performance), but difficult to make definitive conclusions without more testing for the others. If that wasn't possible, I'd go DAC2. From the few sample tracks (take this all with a pile of salt), the TEAC and Mytek made the DSD files sound better than the 24/96 PCM (and there were problems with the tests here too). Is this because they specialized in DSD and potentially PCM was sacrificed or that the Benchmark treated both formats with same attention? No matter the Benchmark was more impressive especially in staging with PCM or DSD. If you need warmth though maybe the Mytek (Cookie may have hinted that she thought the Stereo192 & DAC2 came down to system synergy - except on staging). Came away least impressed with the TEAC, which going in I was eyeing. Then again the PD so destroyed the rest the other choices seemed compromised. Been a long time since I was so impressed with a piece of gear. EDIT 2: Here's the Stereophile/Audiostream summation (opinions not universally held and some problems with tests listed in the comments): Guitar Sings as DSD DACs Shoot it Out http://www.audiostream.com/content/guitar-sings-dsd-dacs-shoot-it-out

Maybe not the most efficient way to gather intelligence.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter feed I am the best beer pong player in Cambridge. I am the #truth

Well, at least males. Young, dumb and full of... Boston Bombing Suspect Posted Video on Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube http://m.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/04/boston-bombing-suspect-posted-video-al-qaeda-prophecy-youtube [they've since changed the title and content of this article]

Authorities say Boston Marathon bomb suspects are brothers, legal permanent residents of Chechen origin - @NBCNews BREAKING: Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass. (@AP)

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One Boston Bombing Suspect Is Dead http://nyti.ms/103CC0R One suspect succumbed to "blast" and "gunshot wounds," the other is still at large: http://ow.ly/kdxau

Damn, there was a guy at both the Boston Marathon and Waco fertilizer blasts? "I just want to get out of here and get away from all these explosions."

Taboos can be fun.

New Icelandic Incest Prevention Alarm Android app. Just sayin'.

The alleged Ricin guy...

Since, this didn't get any bites over in the SW thread...

Steve Earle | Low Highway

Soldiers Did the Boston Marathon Wearing 40-Pound Packs. Then They Helped Save Lives. http://ow.ly/1Vdmoo

Could be interesting... http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/emotiva-audio-to-acquire-bob-carver-llc

Have a great one.

Even without a fireplace there are lots of things to do with a 'pokey.'

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Meet the Amish

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Elvis Costello - Tramp the Dirt Down