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First four episodes of the limited series Murder At The End Of The World (Hulu/FX). Very good, so far.

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Watched the first four dropped eps of Reacher (Prime). More of an ensemble approach in this second season that works well, mostly attributable to the inclusion of several cast members from the gone-far-too-soon series Breakout Kings.

^both sad & hilarious at the same time.

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Finally got around to watching the second half of the first, and only, season of HBO's "The Nevers". I'm not super-crazy about the very, very end, but there's lots to enjoy up to that point. Some great performances in there.

^This

Happy birthday Todd!

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Over the past several weeks, a few of Mike Flanagan’s series' in reverse chronological order of original release, ending with the earliest & favorite: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Midnight Mass (2021) The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Photographer Larry Fink passes: https://www.larryfinkphotography.com/index.html https://www.blind-magazine.com/stories/larry-finks-penetrating-portrait-of-class-in-america/ https://www.blind-magazine.com/news/larry-fink-the-time-it-takes/ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2015/04/larry-fink-rarely-seen-party-photos

I've read similar in the interwebs. Is this "audiophilia nervosa", or based at all in reality? Anyone have experience comparing direct-USB connections to converted-USB to SPDIF for DAC's that have both inputs?

Are there any docks for the Mac-mini that have a lightning port to which your existing DAC can plug into (as a stop-gap, anyway)?

I can't say much about DAC's in general. But as an owner of Magnepan 1.7i speakers, I will say that Maggies will be very sensitive & revealing to changes in your audio chain. I assume the Mini-Maggies are similar. So, I suggest having a somewhat clear idea of what improvments you are looking for if changing any individual piece, and being able to compare a few different new samples, returning what doesn't fit into your overall desired sound signature. For example, I went from a quite revealing, all solid-state chain (DAC/Pre->Stereo Amp & cables), to a more pleasing, warmer amplification section (warm class-D Amp monoblocks->Tube Pre-amp), but keeping my slightly more analytical DAC. Substituting a warmer DAC was too much of a good thing & didn't balance quite right to my ears with the warmer upstream components. Bringing back in my original DAC balanced things out better. As always, trust your own ears.

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^Us too. Through ep3 at this point.

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Some new contemporary female vocals: Janita Greentea Peng

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes everyone. This one (60) hits hard, and is a bit surreal, actually. So, of course I went to see a tribute band for The Smiths last night, & felt young again for a few hours: