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iceman94

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  1. Also forgot to mention the K and K RAKK DAC... I guess, now that I stop and think about it, there's a pretty good field to start with. Any commentary on these designs?
  2. Touche Now that we've gotten over the TPA lovefest, any other recommendations? Or thoughts on Hagerman or Tent Labs? Edit: that's not dismissive, I'm definitely going to look at the Buffalo and related stuff.
  3. Sigh. Let's rephrase things to "I'm looking for beefy output stages, Modwright-style."
  4. Right, I forgot to mention them. As long as I could pair up a discrete transistor or tube I/V and output stage to it, I'd think about that. All I've found on the site is an opamp I/V stage, maybe I'm missing something.
  5. I'm looking for suggestions of interesting DAC designs and/or PCBs/kits. I guess I'm shooting for the higher end of things, and PCM1704-based stuff has gotten my attention. So far I've found the Hagerman Chime and TentLabs kit. Any opinions on these? Anything else I should consider? Also, are there any standalone USB-I2S or analog output stage kits worth looking at? Thanks!
  6. Abrahamsen looks to be closely related to Electrocompaniet. Their History section lists the same two names as Electrocompaniet, Otala and Lohstroh, the product websites end in .no, and the Abrahamsen website is copyright ECS Holdings- the EC part sounds familiar. Wonder what's going on there.
  7. I like xkcd, but not enough to read it daily. The epic ones are boring, and sometimes the science-as-religion is poured on a bit thick. I don't mind some of the inside jokes:
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    America...

    I just wish those who are not religious would stop forcing their views on the rest of us. Funny how oh-so-"tolerant" liberals are so quick to jump on and hate. Yes, evangelicals should back off, they piss me off because they're doing it wrong too. But come on, the double standards are suffocating. Stop calling yourselves tolerant when that only works in one direction.
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    America...

    This is exactly what I was trying to describe before. Like Reks says, come to a college campus and see what its like. Something I didn't notice until now was the popular vote. A lot closer than I expected, honestly. Or rather, the electoral vote overemphasizes the actual gap between the two candidates.
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    America...

    I certainly wasn't voting for someone this election, only against. But my point isn't who people supported or what their beliefs are, but how they went about it. I don't know how to describe it, really, other than fanaticism.
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    America...

    Democrats have greater control of the House and Senate, too. Obama himself, aside from the FUCKING RIDICULOUS force-feeding one receives in the Chicago area, would be a giant meh to me with a balanced legislative branch, but that combo is legitimately making me nervous. I used to mock the anti-Bush fanatics, but now I understand that mindset a tiny bit better. I can't get over how a lot of people fawn over Obama and his campaign around here. Seriously, people going around like "Happy Obama Day", "Did you vote for change?", etc. obnoxiously in public today. If a bunch of Christians were like "Happy Jesus Day" on Easter, they'd be lampooned for being scary, primitive fanatics. Wonderful double standard going on there.
  12. Apparently you can broadcast your iTunes via NiceCast and tune into that as a radio stream with a Squeezebox. This would preserve the iTunes/Remote interface while still giving you the external display of the Squeezebox and letting you use a Squeezebox. I can't try this out because I don't have the hardware, but I am very, very interested in this and would love for someone to try it out and report back. If this solution works, hello Modwright Transporter
  13. Wow, I gushed like a fanboy. Sorry about that.
  14. AudioKinesis is absolutely by far the most interesting and exciting exhibitor for me. I haven't auditioned Duke's speakers yet, but I'm 95% sure I'll be a customer of his not only based off of impressions I've read, but just from the practicality of his systems (waveguide mitigating room effects, purportedly huge sweet spot from the waveguide + toe-in, bass and treble tuning on some models, wall friendliness of some models due to said bass tuning, high efficiency opens up a Balancing Act + First Watt F4 combo for me to try, excellent price/parts ratio). He has a couple of new speakers that take advantage of his new multiple subwoofer system that he'll be showing at RMAF. Modwright should also be interesting, they'll be showing their new power amp. I know the Transporter is old news, but I'd love to see that in person if I had the chance to go. Selah will have some budget line arrays with active DEQX crossovers going on that might be interesting. That room is teamed up with Moon Audio. Have fun
  15. The latest post from askat1988 wasn't there when I posted this thread, and adds more fuel to the fire.
  16. I know APL's slow speed and poor communication aren't new, but I stumbled across some more interesting posts here. Someone finally called him out in public, and it gets even better toward the bottom of the page. Just another headsup to anyone, like me, who is considering something APL. I still really hope the mythical APL DAC pans out...
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