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^ Made me think of "My Favorite Planet" from thisisnthappyness.com. There are too many to link to so I'll just give the Google results. Endless fun.

Weren't we all gonna peer pressure Shelly into vinyl also though?

In case these haven't been posted. Possibly NSFW.

+1 for Space:1999 reference.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1X Micro Four-Thirds Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-42mm Zoom Lens in Silver or Black for $399.99

Now that's a case. http://m.tuaw.com/2013/04/22/pelican-progear-vault-series-case-for-iphone-5/

Music weekend. Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now

Today's the last day of the sale guys.

Carl's Jr. Testing a Hand-Scooped Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich? http://ow.ly/1Vuv2L

It plays DSD files. The Fostex and Mytek were the first two affordable DSD DACs I came across awhile back (while considering an all-in-one box solution for work).

The Fostex HP-A8C and Chord CuteHD should probably be added.

Winding down the night (and trying to get the baby to sleep) with Jimmy Scott.

And thus Ran Blake starting here.

News source...

Two brothers, two paths http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/19/relatives-marathon-bombing-suspects-worried-that-older-brother-was-corrupting-sweet-younger-sibling/UCYHkiP9nfsjAtMjJPWJJL/story.html

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.

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