The Monkey
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I like my Crumpler bag well enough, but I could do without the velcro enclosure, which is a pain in the ass when you are trying to be quiet. Nice bags overall, though.
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Helpful suggestions, thanks. Looks like maybe two external hard drives for me; one for backup (I need one for that anyway) and one for data. And, I-D, I agree about re-ripping the collection; it can be a fun process if you have enough beer.
I need to think about the external music drive, do I make it a local drive or go NAS?
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Here's my situation. I am using my iMac as my transport, feeding either my DAC1 or (more frequently) my HR Balanced Desktop w/DAC. I use iTunes to manage my collection. Most of my collection is 256 AAC due to the fact that I used to do a lot of portable listening and I like to have my whole collection on my iPod. But recent meets have finally hammered into my head that it all starts with the source. So, I think I need to start reripping lossless. But here's the rub, I also want to keep the lossy rips for my iPod. So here are my questions:
1) Is there a way to split up the iTunes db such that I could easily flip between my lossy and lossless collections, or do I need to keep them both together?
2) My internal HD is 250 GB. How are the rest of you computer as source people storing your tunes? External HD's?
3) I know that there isn't a whole lot of love here for the DAC1, but I happen to like it. That said, I'm interested in opinions about clearly superior products in the same price range.
4) Any other suggestions about how to approach this project?
Thanks all.
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The Senn HD 25-1 is a pretty solid portable closed can.
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HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!
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I will stuff my face. Happy all.
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Assuming they haven't gone through the transformation the RS-1 has gone through - anyone wanna take one for the team and buy one new just to see?
What are the specifics of the changes to the RS-1?
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I upgraded to Leopard recently and the iScrobbler plugin I had installed has kept working fine.
The latest beta of audioscrobbler now seems to work. Is iScrobbler better?
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Last.fm does not yet play nicely with Leopard.
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Have a good one Numbers!
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I'm looking for an external HD for my iMac. Will be used for backup and storage. Looking for 500GB. Recommendations appreciated.
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Damnit, I missed the original post.
On a side note, $700 for PS-1? Damn.
It appears that my initial offer was deemed a bit low.
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How about another question?
What's the going rate for an unused NOS pair of PS-1's (late serial number 145)?
I will buy them for $2700.00. Thank you.
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Happy b'day, Billie.
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You're having another baby? Oy, I keep saying I'll only have one right now. Yeah, I'm not having another one. Having one colicky baby is enough for me. Although, at the 6 month old stage is so unbelievably cute to almost, just almost erase the memories of 4 months of hell.
They hit those developmental stages just in time on purpose: self-preservation.
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I'm hearing horror stories about how much pain it is, or they had to go to the ER...or whatever. The pain isn't what's worrying me the most[.]
I had my tonsils out when I was 20. Based on my experience, the pain should be worrying you the most. You won't even want to touch solid food. Make sure you are given an adequate supply (read boatload) of painkillers.
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It's a damn good amp, no it's a freaking steal at that price. It doesn't get the credit it deserves..... perhaps if it had a gold knob...just one though, more than that and it just isn't special anymore.
I really do love it. I'm tempted to send it to HR for the stepper, but I am concerned about not being able to find the sweet spot even when playing with the gain switch.
The knob on my HR keeps falling off. Maybe I'll replace it with a big phat gold one.
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Has anyone here heard the Apache with Senns? Would be interesting to note if that didn't sound good either.
I heard the Apache with Senns at the NYC Meet last weekend. I was disappointed. I don't think it sounded horrible, but it was lifeless and dull to my ears. I like the build quality, but I don't like the whole black and gold thing. Also, I really disliked the stepper. I felt that each step was too far apart (though I didn't play with the gain setting) and I heard a distinctive click on each step when music was at low volumes.
I prefer, by a lot, my HR Balanced Desktop, but I suppose that's a biased opinion.
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Jude's Facebook status indicator:
is sleepier; a bit grimy; still at the datacenter, awaiting fresh clothes and necessities; exhausted; recording a Podcast of this awful episode. -
I drank black & tans with my brother most of the evening.
There will be pain...
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I'm taking tomorrow off and heading out for beers with my (younger by 12 years) brother tonight.
If I make it past 11pm, it will be a miracle...
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Thanks everyone!
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You'd think I would have been able to remember it was a CD3k. Anyway, I thought the CD3k/Woo5 combo sounded pretty good. I had not spent much time with either before, but I thought the Woo5 did a nice job of taming some of the CD3k's highs. The Woo had a satisfying, liquid-y sound; very tubey I guess. That tube lushness was nice to hear, especially as my gear is almost all ss. At the same time, I thought the Woo sounded a little sluggish on the bottom end. Overall though my impressions were very favorable.
The build quality is very good, and I like that the amps are made in NYC. But I did not like the volume knob and pot. They felt cheap to me.
I guess it's "competitively" priced, but it's still pretty damn expensive to me, especially when you factor in the 300b costs.
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yup, thanks USG.
No way I'm carrying Louis Vuitton!
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One of the advantages to the Crumpler bags is that they tend to not look like a typical camera bag, which can make them less of a target for thieves.