The Monkey

It's an amazing device.

I had been avoiding this thread. For good reason it turns out. fffuuuu

Jesus. I wish I were there right now. Have fun, lads.

Deepak, what stat amp are you getting?

Consider the fact that he sources of information you refer to in your post are responsible for the dissemination of a significant amount of idiocy.

The Leona/beer label separated at birth is making me laugh.

Shelly, do you have (or did you have at some point) an Electrocompaniet ECD-1?

When I attempt to listen for differences in components, the most important tool for me is familiarity. So I don't necessarily care about or want a revealing system or "neutral" (whatever that means) system. Rather, I want a pair of phones, an amp, and tunes with which I am very familiar in terms of strengths and weaknesses. So for my purposes, the O2 and KGSS worked well.

When I was churning through all of those DACs, I found myself wishing that I had an ATH-AD2000. That headphone always struck me as kind of relentless in terms of detail.

Agreed. This is an issue that I've never understood, and though I barely understand it now, at least I know more than a few days ago.

I am encouraging Missus Monkey to do same.

Ithaca Flower Power IPA

Cool, Wes. Did you find that the first loaner program helped sales or at least brand awareness?

Haj, good job on getting to the doctor quickly, that's a key with ear infections. Hope she feels better soon. Today, I made the mistake of asking the question, "why didn't anyone ever properly set up our subsidiary to be in the business that it's in?" There are no good answers to that one. And worse, no good solutions.

I love books. And beer.

The answer to your question is Because. And I've always liked the hot librarian more than the hot bartender.

Ric, have you gone straight ethernet with wireless turned off on every device?

I am cracking up after having just watched that video. This thread rocks. Poison the little fuckers.

I did NOT know that.

Most reviews are too long, this one included. 2600+ words. WTF? Here it is (still your words) in ~270 words. Or the version I like best:

Sound spiders everywhere.

Ric, did you get any new appliances or otherwise change the load on the circuit?

Frankly, I think you would get more direction at headfi.com. Good luck.

It will be interesting to see if the gov't goes after this deal. I certainly would. But I'd also love to defend it. This is smart timing for a merger like this.