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x7 on the CS. One of the 1100s I bought was dropped in shipment and the rack mount/ear of the faceplate bent (those that have seen one can guess how hard it must have hit). Parasound was able after a bit to dig up an old plate, replace and fully test the DAC for a reasonable charge (covered by UPS). NoNoNoNoNoNo, so you found a 1100?

HBD!

I found the Head-F1 error kinda charming, but could understand others being bothered. This I'd have a hard time dismissing.

Skip to Act IV. The adventures of peeing.

Err how many men does 75% constitute? In SF there are a ton of apartments/flats/homes with split bathrooms - a sink in one room and a toilet down the hall in another. That said, holding it ten more steps doesn't seem an endurance test even in that situation.

Not sure how good this is, but APC H10 120V Power Regulator for $80 shipped. Seems to be $100 a few places and $200-250 most others. APC H10 120V Power Regulator - dealmac.com

"The uppity youngins"?

BantamCanJam?

If there's anyone out there with the need for a cassette adapter - Universal Cassette Adapter for 25 cents - dealmac.com

Thanks... maybe, still pending... but, hey I like the NX series!

To play devils advocate, and reversing it, I'd be curious of the HD800s ranking in the categories where the "top-5/10" phones are sub-"special"? Maybe it's the power (and ranking) of a do-right pleasantness versus a do-wrong irritation, and I'm not yet sure if the HD800s are actually all-arounders, but I do think some of those greats aren't. Course I guess that's why we have multiple phones.

The other person there came to the opposite order conclusion. I agree when triangulating off the 650s, especially at the ends of the spectrum, the 701s and 800s have more in common. Surprisingly so. A/Bing them made me want a pair of 701s around. Supercharged K701s might not be a bad description at all.

Speaking of flattering, just saw the following IE8 commercial named the 'Worst Tech Commercial Ever.' Not sure how I missed it. Go IE! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-9Mjm-Hohc]YouTube - O.M.G.I.G.P. - Internet Explorer 8[/ame]

Listen to the entire Dark Night of the Soul album over at NPR. "In addition to Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), other artists appearing on Dark Night of the Soul include James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils."

Wizard People, Dear Reader | Audio here [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTPfMk34lz8]YouTube - Wizard People, Dear Readers: Intro[/ame]

JP, I think that Micro Center deal is still going on. And of course there's there is the refurb MacBook option if you want a little portability (with possible Duet fan noise issue you know about).

Heading back myself:

Hug Me Pillow on sale for $23 over at Overstock.com

I think our dance steps are still a little clumsy. Must figure out who leads.

More here.

Sorry to work those thumbs a bit more, but could you efficiently let me know where I discussed individuals and 'likes'? Now communities, sites, body of reviews, etc., over time, are where inclusions & omissions are more interesting, and possibly telling, no? But again, my references were to years ago.

Nice distillation there Grawk. Err... who said it was?

Always seemed a bit racist-y for audiophile circles to ignore Rap ("SQ!"), while Punk, old Metal, etc. are regularly brought up. Maybe not in skin color, but at least in musical heritage (Rock v. Jazz most obviously). Note how the rockish Beaties were an exception of the silence years ago. And I always think of Robert Christgaus' great gateway review... Course this is all decades ago now. Time for some morning Public Enemy. This Henry Mancini SACD is putting me back to sleep.

Happy Birthday Day! Wow, its been a year already since hunting for In-n-Out near SFO?