Knuckledragger

I dunno if H-C has already covered it, but last month Wadia announced the 170iTransport. This is the first high falutin' iPod dock that has remotely interested me. $380 isn't cheap, but it's chump change compared the Krell's unfortunately-named Baby-Dock/Papa-Dock set. Backwards compatibility with older 'Pods isn't great, but S-Video/component video out, and S/PDIF coax out is saweet.

The joke's long over, but what started out as goofiness became an extended lesson in Photoshopping. I spent longer on that this than I care to admit, but I now have a much better understanding of masking, layers, cloning and other cute PS tricks. The composite is far from perfect, but I'm pretty pleased with the results. Also, it's always a good idea to remove Ben Stiller when possible. I had changed it to say "robot" instead of "retard" but that got lost in one of my re-edits. I used much better source material for this one, particularly the Voltron. Seriously, check out the original, it's bad-ass.

They sell those now? Man, I always have to rent mine. ...I'll get my coat.

How well does USB2.0 handle 24bit/192KHz stereo audio? I wish more high end DACs/converted used FireWire. How much is a FW400 port going to add to the cost a $2500 DAC? Yes, I know, spoken like a true Mac twit. A Macbook-Jan2008-equipped twit, at that. Doesn't change the fact that FW is a more robust spec, with better sustained throughput.

Okay, joke's over. If Golion Voltron's sig seemed odd to you today, that's because we secretly replaced his premium brand of coffee with Folger's crystals. And by that, I mean I replaced the file rover.gif on my server with this: ...and later this: it is now its proper again. Of course, all of this might be missed if one's browser had the original rover.gif cached. What isn't so easily missed is my shoddy Photoshop skills. I'd better go now before I get the legal equivalent of a blazing sword.

*snicker* You never go full retard, DOTU.

"Defender Of The Universe" ...I get it. I told you I was slow.

What source did you use? I KEED. I KEED.

Duh, what does DSD mean?

Futhermore: That remote seems kined of retro-looking to me, but it might be fine to use. Is it similar to other Oppo remotes?

According to this comment from this thread, it's the firmware that can't support DVD-A. In my experience Endgadget users are morons, but if it's a firmware issue it can presumably be corrected.

"Jar lids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that catnip!"

This attic used to be a Superfund site. I removed an epic quantity of squirrel shit out of here. It was glued in place with a like amout of squirrel piss. It took the use of a shop-vac, putty knife and paint scraper to clean it off. The floor is still not 100% clean, but it's as good as it's going to get. The contractor suggested I varnish the wood to keep whatever ...residue is left from coming up. The second coat is just about dry now, and I can probably begin putting stuff back into this attic tomorrow. The odd patches of insulation are where I had to replace sections. The squirrels had chewed it up to make nests ...or for their own amusement, or whatever. I should point out that my bed is immediately behind the wall to the right in this shot. I spent six years(!) sleeping with my head about two feet away from an every-growing pile of flying squirrel ejecta. How did I fail to notice this? Well, I used to hear them crawling around, but it was hard to pinpoint where the sound was coming from. Secondly, this attic was full of all manner of clutter (go figure.) Lastly, the squirrel nest was under this fucking thing: I don't know what it is, but it was nailed in place very securely inside the attic. It took the combined efforts of me, the contractor, his assistant, and two crowbars to get the blasted thing out there. If you look really closely, you'll still see some ...squirrel marks on the bottom of it. I think I should compile these episodes into a book, and call it The Squirrel Shit Diaries.

Likewise. I saw that minifig pic a few days ago, but I don't think I saved a copy. ...and now Um:

I'm not gonna lie, I wrote that post for the purpose of having an excuse to use that smiley. Dayum, that was quick. Of course with the mods around here, it'll be mighty useful. Err, what does dotu refer to?

When I bought my Blue Dragon IIs (early 2005) the consensus on Head-Fi (take that as you will) was that they were considered on par with the Cardas cables. The BDs were much better looking than the smurf-blue Cardassians, so the choice for me was easy. I think at the time Drew charged the same or nearly the same amount for Cardas or BD Senn cables. I have never heard Cardas headphone cables, but I had a pair of balanced Cardas interconnects for many years. They were exceptionally well build, lightyears better than my oh-so-fragile Kimbers. Cardas XLRs appear tough enough for stage use. I was quite happy with their sound when I had them, but I'm not one who uh, does much critical listening to spot the differences between interconnects. I have since traded them to swt61, and I believe he is quite happy with them. There aren't many other Cardas products with which I've had firsthand experience, but based on the quality of what I have seen, I would certainly buy their stuff again. Especially if it's not so smurfy looking. Also, I don't think anyone was taking pot-shots in this thread, so let me rectify that: n_maher is a poopy_head. Wait, that was a joke! Put away that ban stick! AAAaaaagjkgjkfgjfkjgkfj....*

You grawk-blocker! He offered it to me first! ... I just bought 624 feet of pipe insulation. 288 feet for 1/2" pipe, and 336 feet for 1" pipe.