The Monkey

Tile problems.

Al, et al. (heh), thanks for all the info. I have looked at those Sony units before, but I think it sounds like SACD is not much longer for this earth such that I should invest. I do wish those damn Sonys had digital inputs, though.

Nums, how would you compare the ULN-2 to the Esoteric D70?

dammit.

Thanks Dusty. My cousin had a ticket to the City Hall ceremony, but I just can't do it today. Plus I'll be outside tomorrow freezing my ass off for the USS NY commissioning. Yankee fans dispersing now and making their way to near my building (we live right next to one of the ferries back to NJ).

Oh well, that works too.

How would one rip SACD to a hard drive?

I'm selling my NAD redbook player, but have been interested in one of the Oppo universals for a while just to give SACD a shot. However, I know nothing really about SACD. Is it all hi rez? Will there be a noticeable difference in a two-channel headphone rig? And, perhaps most importantly, do SACD players play nice with standalone DACses? Educate The Monkey.

I say no timeout...yet.

I'm home sick today with a cold. Will watch the Yankees parade, which is only a few blocks away, but I've been to a WS victory parade. One is plenty. Also got my connection to teh Interwebs bumped up: I think they added moar toobz.

With respect to service manuals, I have encountered two manufacturers recently that are not necessarily eager to share such things. Dodson and TEAC. TEAC sent the service manual, but it is not necessarily as complete as one would like. Dodson (Silversmith Audio) won't share it schematics at all. And I agree that is annoying.

Shut it, 'stretch. He has things to teach us about economics, chipses, and service manuals!

You're getting on my nerves.

You'll have to bear with us. We're often drunk. Now do you think it possible that they could be stamping 1704k on an entirely different chip? Do you have much experience with counterfeits from Asia? It sounds like you know a lot. Unfortunately, like 'stretch, I am an ignoramus. My personal work experience with counterfeits in China is limited only to mass-manufacturing of pharmaceuticals/OTC drugs and, to a lesser extent, consumer goods. But I do know a fair amount about Chinese petrochemical companies and their plants. I could swap funny stories about those all day long.

I guess USB and Hi Res would really be the only things. It's nice they haven't messed with it; it's a nice DAC.

I think it's odd that Electrocompaniet has not updated the ECD-1.

It's enough to make a man want a DAC with a phono stage.

Sissy.

Shelly, I am looking forward to your, er, impressions once you get the JH13.

Electrocompaniet Cock Rings.

You like that French nonsense.

This is my favorite post of the week.

Tycho Brahe thinks the 1704 sounds like ass.

As a member of the Head-Case legal team, we reserve all rights to mock whomever we wish in whatever form we wish, including, but not limited to, "logic [sic] fallacies" and math errors, if any.

Heh, sorry about that. My father, brother, and I are trying to plan a pilgrimage to Wrigley next summer.