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Double thanks. Nine ordered.

I'm building a headache.

Both gargantuan. Fourth with Mike Vargas & Captain Hank Quinlan.

First Manhattan with corn fields and lightening bugs. Second Manhattan with Hasil Adkins. Third Manhattan with Charles Foster Kane.

Goofy question as from chats there seems to be more than a few who use vinyl only for speakers - if analog for speakers and digital for headphones [besides needledrops or combo packs or buying things twice] how do you decide formats for future purchases?

A few hundred miles North (wish I could do in person) and with very limited resources, but a toast to Jacob.

Looking at those numbers my initial analysis is "someones still using Camino?"

johnny coles | little johnny c | music matters 45 rpm Cat asleep.

cool struttin' | sonny clark | music matters 45rpm EDIT: Cat much better with this one.

Very nice. That Bose doesn't seem to be getting much use though.

Sonic Youth SYR7 | Vinyl EDIT: Cat seems to have issues with this album.

Graduation Ball Strauss Jr. / Les Patineurs Meyerbeer | Ballet Theatre Orch. & Levine | Crackin' vinyl

dsavitsk Nice. I need that on a t-shirt.

How else is Apple to determine if you're worthy?

Tribute to Amy

Last three emails (refund request, and then after rejection, analog/digital questions) went to both Js. Jerry hasn't responded to any.

The SomaFM app still appears to be free if anyone else is interested.

Not sure if this affects the multi-monitor questions, but... Apple using smaller, cheaper Thunderbolt controller in MacBook Airs http://j.mp/o2c0Ll

Sounds like a possibly great experience. Hope it is. Hope the situation ended up better with your son HPA and the talk with your daughter went as well as can be expected.

For SomaFM radio fans and Mac users, their Mac app is free through today (App Store).

An Audioengine rep at the CAS said he preferred the P4 and N22 over the A5 for his setup. Know no other details there. Most here are probably more familiar with A5s and 12Ls. I have both. 12Ls a step up, but require a better supporting cast. AEs more forgiving with associated gear. Depends on your situation which is preferable.

For the record (I know this makes me out to be a bit of an ass), last week I gave up and asked for a refund. Refunds were stopped earlier when they were days away, but they obviously missed ship date #126 too and Jerry was quoted recently saying people could have gotten their money back at anytime. Once they exhausted both the "we won't release until perfect" and "we rushed under public pressure" defenses I lost faith. Received a prompt response: "I'm sorry I cannot offer you a refund. There is only 1 person in front of you. Your earpieces have been completed and will ship in the very next shipment of amp pre-orders." I should have quit when during a move and job change my primary use stopped back in Oct. Should have again when the one year mark passed. Should have at each functional change (most recently code flashing drop). We were always 1-3 weeks away from shipping, so I stupidly hung on each failed cycle. Anyway, I'm not too surprised by their response (it is late, I had received a shipping notice - still open - so knew close, customer service is far from their strong point, etc.), and I mostly blame myself for the earlier inaction, but I hope this turns out to the damn portable Jesus system. Would love a happy-ish ending. Guess I'm to be the next guinea pig so will let you guys know how this beta version performs. Fingers crossed. EDIT: And JP I email twice about the analog/digital gain issue and asked what was planned. Didn't receive a response (though above mass email does address).

Thanks for the tips guys.

Okay, I'll try to keep the vinyl newbie questions to the minimum. Scouts honor. Loving the TT experience overall and especially with speakers, but (and yes, I had been warned) with headphones the surface noise/pops are a bit much as is. Reset the cartridge properly and verified weight/tone arm placement, cleaned records (though been playing mostly new Jazz reissues) and made sure needle was clean. Is there anything else to eliminate or is this the reality for this gear setup? It's sounding much worse than the needledrops I've collected (and never had a problem with phones).