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This has got to be the best picture ever... might be a little large for an emoticon, but I say we go for it.

I'm having a hard time picking out a card. Looking forward to seeing Tosca. My first Opera.

LOL Nice pun there Steve.

That looks fuckn sweet Nate. Congrats.

Happy Birthday Buddy!!!

Yeah, I'm in no big rush really, especially now that I can just use my eastsound in the meantime.

Yeah, I'm just worried about it breaking down... and I don't like it all that much aesthetically speaking.

I'm sure I can make it work. Now, can I afford it? Probably not.

OH SNAP!

Sorry, are you disparaging my youth? I take offense to that.

That does look pretty cool. How old are those parasound units? I like the description, but it sounds like something where I'd be screwed if it broke. The Cal Audio wouldn't have been any better for that, but it is half the cost. I think swt61 had a parasound unit at some point, but I'm not sure if it was this particular model.

I must have heard the SR-Lambda, because I don't remember a recessed midrange. I quite liked them... very K340 like in many ways.

Yeah, there was, but it has been sold.

I've never purchased anything from Audiogon, and since this is in the states would probably just get someone down there to do the deal for me in any case, but what do you think of this? http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtltran&1204827940

Nenso is Canadian?

Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance

Happy Birthday!

You just need to stop selling things every other day.

LOL, great pic. I remember that meet well. [The disgust was for the HD650's if that wasn't clear btw]

Interesting. Now they just need to make one that is all mitochondria so that he can take over the world.

It looks like you all had a great time. I can't wait for CanJam.

I'll probably be looking at that down the line. Since you own one, there is an added advantage that you can take measurements of yours for the requisite wooden faceplate.

What's the AN Dac-1? The EMM stack is an incredible source, as is the NWO by all reports, but I would say more that they are the upper stratosphere of hi-fi, while the Lavry and Transporter are closer to the entry point. I guess everyone ranks things a different way, but I've always thought of mid-fi gear as the better consumer level stuff. Missing that level of resolution and refinement that makes a hi-fi piece of equipment. I mean, I can appreciate a stellar source or amp, but just because there exists better stuff out there doesn't make our gear mid-fi.

The Lavry and Transporter are mid-fi? Ouch.

Melatonin works for me.