Knuckledragger

I got a bottle of Zyrtec, as my doctor prescribed. I also ordered eight 8x10" prints. One of this: RIP, Kiki Two each of these: This one came out really poorly, I'm afraid. \ ...and 3 of these: The idea with the IR prints is that I'm going to frame them and sell them. I'll, uh, let you know how that goes.

If the 5400 had a digital input, I'd already have one. The local Spearit Sound is a Cambridge Audio dealer. Over the years I have heard quite a few CA CDPs. A friend of mine has owned two of them. So far, none have been overly to my liking. From what I remember, the lower end ones are overly bright, and the upper models lack impact. To be fair, I have not heard the 840c. Likewise, I haven't auditioned any Cambridge gear in about 3 years now so perhaps I'm due. For purposes of this discussion, I'm really only talking about units that are dedicated DACs, or have a digital input. I don't do much with physical media these days except for ripping it.

Picked some prints I ordered, and gave my NeilMed neti pot system its first go. Fortunately, it went better for than this:

I've had my CDP-2 for a year and a half now, and I really like it. It's the best source I've ever owned. It doesn't have all of the slam that the four DAC chips inside my Adcom GCD-750 produce, but it's much more nimble sounding. Oddly enough, it has great synergy with my 12L Actives. It's not a fair fight, but I prefer the sound of my CDP-2 to my humble Pico DAC (which is great for what it is.) In fact, I like it better than any of the other DACs in my house. The CDP-2 goes for $1200-ish new, AFAIK. What I'd like hear about is any DACs in the price range that best it. I read in another thread on here that the $1500 price bracket for DACs is a crowded one. A number of head-casers own or have owned the CDP-2 as well as other shiny DACs. I'm curious how the CDP-2 holds up against similarly priced competition. Also, how much more would one have to spend to thoroughly best it. I'm guessing most candidates would cost at least twice as much and involve tubes. Two obvious examples would be the Capitole and this damn thing.

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My Art Shame: The Made-Up Movie They Tried To BAN!

A pair of wireless headphones for $2. No joke. I bought them because they have detachable earpads that I can repurpose on some Kosses.

A situation made worse by one's own proximity to the ceiling, eh Stretch?

Richard D James is the granddaddy of IDM. He's also a raging asshat, and something of a money grubber. In his later years (the last decade or so) he'll release whatever floor sweepings he can find to rake in the cash. Fortunately, RDJ's floor sweepings are often better than most producer's magnum opus. Apparently he's been doing some DJ sets around Europe recently, and has been playing some new/unreleased material of his. Supposedly, this video is him playing live. There have been many fakes of RDJ releases over the years, so I'm alway suspicious. The music is pretty good, however. It might be his stuff.

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. "Hurry!" she said. "Stand in the corner!" She quickly rubbed baby oil all over him and then she dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you to," she whispered. "Just pretend you're a statue." "What's this, honey?" the husband inquired as he entered the room. "Oh, it's just a statue," she replied nonchalantly. "The Smiths bought one for their bedroom. I liked it so much, I got one for us, too." No more was said about the statue, not even later that night when they went to sleep. Around 2 a.m., the husband got out of bed, went to the kitchen and returned a while later with a sandwich and a glass of milk. "Here," he said to the statue, "eat something. I stood like an idiot at the Smiths' for three days, and nobody offered me as much as a glass of water."