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I'm sure Shelly could re-route monies saved into her cocktail/spirits fund.

I'd have to hear it to be convinced.

Dusty, I recommend "Mind of a Chef" on PBS. Excellent show, and they regularly explain Umami.

I never thought I'd say these words, but "where would you find the meat"?

No shit! I think you'd need a low pass filter and MERLIN to turn a digital signal into analog without a DAC.

Shelly have you tried any DSD files yet?

Wow, you straight guys really are naive!

I was not aware of this collaboration. Thanks!

Happy Birthday!

The preview for this season looks good!

Great, now I'm craving a good Gyro, with no local outlet for one.

Lookin' forward to it!

Happy belated Birthday Justin!

Try cooking your meat pies longer.

Not exclusively, but I use it with custom built two way monitors w/5" Scan Speak woofers & SB Acoustics ring radiating tweeters. They're moderately efficient, and this amp drives them with ease. I just use my DAC's volume control (volume controlled at the DAC chip), which works very well. Someone mentioned driving Quad stats with the amp, with good results. A tube pre isn't necessary, as the amp's signature is anything but dry. A similar signature to my old PASS F5 (DIY), but I actually prefer the Pioneer. I'd imagine an Adcom GFP-750 pre would be a great match, as you could go passive with a hot enough source.

I remember the amp from HF, back in the day. It still looks just as awe inspiring today!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Ari!

I did not know that Playback Designs was started by a co-founder of EMM Labs. That's a pretty good recommendation in it's own right.

^ You know skull, when you couple the rosebud with your signature below, it's doubly funny.

Every thing you mentioned about the HD-800 mirrors my impressions. It is indeed airy and resolving, but oh so clinical.

Mmm, jewel encrusted codpieces!

I would go with the Audi R10.