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happy birthday hirsch!

So crazy story. Remember a year(s) back when my DL-103 went out? Well to refresh your memory the left channel just went dead and all sorts of craziness started coming out of the right channel. So after testing a few different records and getting the same result, I unscrewed the headshell, put on the stylus guard, and put it in a drawer. Well last week I was about to order a new DL-103, finally, but on a weird hunch I grabbed the old one and hooked it up. Of course the alignment was still spot on because detachable headshells are the shit, and any sonic degradation they may cause is totally worth it for their utility. And the cartridge works fine! And it absolutely ROCKS with the Quad 99 Pre's phono. I mean, really really sounds great. Previously in my Bugle I had it loaded at 100 ohms. Well the 99's MC stage loads at 10 ohms, and has adjustable sensitivity, which I loaded at 300uF to match up with the DL-103. Bam! I mean its just perfect. I don't even notice what I came to accept as the DL-103's inherent slightly hot upper midrange coloration. The highs are bright but smooth, midrange is present but not accentuated, and the bass is thumping and awesome. The sound is also noticeably better with the record stabilizing ring and center record weight in place. So its been a fun week for me, rediscovering all my records.

happy birthday peter!

sub press? new printing or purchased 2nd hand?

you know, you are right, nothing is really forcing me to drag out the "oh" sound. but an "ah" sound is easier. I'll just stick to iced tea on the deck.

Happy Birthday Vicki!

that is so much harder to say then ah-po. the southern dialect doesn't lend itself well to full diphthongs.

wiper blades rain-x

moar phish tickets. possibly anyway, put in a lottery request. so if not now I'll get them in the public on sale.

i used to be an all black components kind of guy, but necessity forced me into all these funky 2/3rd size silver electronics.

China Mieville - The City & The City Just finished this one. In terms of world building, I found it pretty exhilarating. Its hard to describe, but basically it describes a modern place in which two "different" cities exist. The thing is the occupy the same physical space, but citizens in one city aren't allowed to see, hear, or otherwise sense anyone or anything in the other city (they unsee, unhear, unsense, etc). Basically the book is a pretty good murder mystery that takes place in this setting, so you can begin to imagine the conflicts that could occur during an investigation. The characters were sometimes a bit archetypical (maybe intentional on Mieville's part, since the intention was to write a true genre novel?), and the story itself only good, but the setting was so awesome that it kept me fascinated and turning pages. Good story, great setting. Mieville is amazing. now reading: China Mieville - The Iron Council Had this on my shelf for years, finally pulling it down and reading it. Its nice to be back in New Crobozun. Maybe. Actually its a little bit uncomfortable. PSS was a weird book. Really cool though.

thicker cable, though.

thats the Kevin Grey remaster, right? great sound! Radiohead - Kid A The Strokes - Room on Fire

I will take them. Someone on this crazy forum must stand up for full size dynamics!

The Dead Weather, last weekend in New Orleans. Awesome show. Jack definitely put his White Stripes money into this one. All custom instruments, gloss white with gold trim, except the gorgeous drum set which was silver trim. Most of the cables were coiled, like old telephone cords. The whole band was great, and switched up instruments pretty regularly. The real star was Alison Bonhart (sp?) the lead vocalist, who was out of this world. She was cool and sexy, and also had that your friends divorced mom who drinks and smokes all the time thing going on? Like "so what are you boys up to tonight" kind of thing. The way she walked across the monitors in her high heels was intriguing. Last night, Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic at the BJCC in Birmingham, AL, where I'm sitting at a friends house right now. Music started at 7:10, and ended around 12:20am. Long ass night of music. Brothers opened, a smoking set which included a Little Martha > Mountain Jam > Smokestack Lightening (with Col. Bruce Hampton on vocals!) > drums > Mountain Jam, and an encore of Blackhearted Woman > The Other One jam. And Panic certainly rose to the occasion; its Panic in Bham and we knew they wouldn't disappoint. Opener of The Take Out > Diner > Rock let the crowd know we were in for some vintage Panic, no screwing around. Later a massive Slippin' Into Darkness with Warren and Quinones. Greg Allman came out for a Dylan cover, Just Like a Woman. Encored with Expiration Day, a Vic Chesnutt tune that is really special to me, and a perfectly executed Goin' Out West. A great time was had by all. The crowd was partying its ass off but with a minimum of drama, at least from my perspective. About to hop in the car and head back to Mobile. This macbook is nice!

awesome impressions, thank you!

so any further impressions on the PSBs?

mr. chalk, would love to hear your impressions of the Oppo's hi-rez performance.

Phish 08/07/2009 George, Washington The Gorge Amphitheatre Source: Schoeps mk22> KCY> Schoeps VMS02IB> Apogee Mini-Me> SD 722 (@24bit/96kHz) Location: FOB, DFC, ORTF Transfer: SD 722> Samplitude SE 9.1.1(resample/dither)> CDWave> flac(16/44.1) Taped, Transferred & Seeded by: taylorc (08/08/2009)

hagtech works fine for me. I bet now that you got a fancy college education you think you're better then your old man, is that it?

awesome midbass is such a Grado strong suit. As much as I love the RS-1, I would sometimes find myself disappointed with its lack of punch on certain tracks. Then you had the MS2i, which had plenty of punch but was too smooth, not enough treble energy. The HF-1 was really the best compromise I found, though it lacked the resolution and soundstage of the RS-1. But now the HF-2 is king of the Johns. More resolving then the HF-1, with that kick ass midbass, perfect treble energy, and happily a bit more deep bass, which is what really wraps up the package nicely. Still would love to experience a PS1000 in my own rig with my own tunes one day. Or even at a meet where I had more time and my own tunes (didn't get a real good listen at Canjam because someone unwittingly was fucking with the volume control of the 307A, and the ensuing blast into my ears made me want to remove all headphones for a while. I never got back around to the PS1000).

www.ezsniper.com used them for 4 years. it's 10 cents a snipe. it's the only way I bid.

i'm gettin' 'em.

dusty: every other day is fine, with the occasional two day break.

Glenn beck and Keith olbermann both suck, as does the huffington post. it is difficult to decide where to get ones news. I stopped watching television news altogether after last falls election, except for the often insightful Daily Show. the 24 tv hour new cycle is all alarmist infotainment bullshit that makes otherwise rational people argue about the merits of the personalities involved. for my news I currently listen to NPR and read various online sources. I have recently been enjoying economist.com. it's snootiness appeals to my snootiness, it's short articles appeal to my 21st century short attention span, and it's mostly anonymous writers who speak with a single editorial voice speaks to my opinion that entirely too much emphasis is put on individual news personalities. regarding organic food: I'm a slow/organic food advocate. I buy what organic and local food I can afford. to say my dollar doesn't have an impact on what foods are available on the market is horseshit of the highest order. just go to walmart and check out the crazy array of organic products they offer, as opposed to two years ago. milk, eggs, produce, it's great. there are even walmart branded organic products. walmart sells this shit because people like me buy it, because it earns them profit. so in that regard my money makes a difference.