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Or maybe I'd take a moment to be introspective and examine how my posts could be interpreted rather than act like a 5 year old.

Ok with duet running while recording 24/96 aiff needledrops my macmini hits a fan speed of 2650 with a CPU temp of 180f so it seems ok

another plus is the ADC in the duet nice for needle drops or digitizing analog tapes as well

forgive the computer ignorance where are getting the fan and temp readings from I am recording 24/96 needle drop samples atm with the duet and would love to see if I am stressing the mac mini

I have no doubt that face to face or one on one Larry is a good guy. Most people I thought were tools from their posts were decent enough without the cover of the web. He does however come across as the Pied Piper of the uninitiated and leaves at least me with the impression that he thrives on the attention. His dialog style meet impressions are so annoying I wanted to stick an ice pick in my eyes and temples while reading them. His love for the nufarce icon for example as a top notch amp for stax transformers is an example of why I have zero trust in this guy. He either has not heard a good quality amp drive a transformer box or lacks the ability to differentiate levels of enjoyment/quality.

I am thinking of picking up belles to head to head with the dna, makes me wish I was not such a gear whore as my finances are temporarily in the shitter Not a fan of the D-class stuff I have heard to far but I am limited in my exposure, just the RWA stuff and some of the NuForce amps. Nice and warm but gives up detail and soundstage. Not ready for prime time yet but they seem to be getting closer with each revision. In no way were they bad just not as good as the better tube or mosfet/jfet/transistor designs I have heard.

I do not notice any change in self noise with the mac mini but I do not monitor fan speeds

could this be the fact that the duet is powered from the firewire port and the macbook has to kick it up a notch to power itself and the firewire device?

I would have to say that designing and building an amp with a power cord umbilical that could be hooked up in a fashion that could melt down the amp is an unmitigated design flaw. Maybe I am wrong here but should a good design for a separate power supply contain umbilicals that could only be connected one way (the correct way) and not in a fashion that could blow the freaking thing up? While I understand some people's leniency towards SP, take any of these situations and apply them to a car mechanic and then tell me would you still be forgiving. If you heard a story a person dropping a car off to a local mechanic for repair and the mechanic was 2 months late in the repair, did not offer an estimate, did unauthorized repairs, used parts from other cars for your repairs and the car had to go back multiple times for repair you might be livid.

that may win the douchiest comment of 2008 award

the morbid curiosity in me wants to see the amp but I have no doubt the amp is fucked up as Tom has not made off base claims in the past and has supported SP during his wait.

did I misunderstand Towert's post or is he calling out Tom on his claim of a fucked up amp?

actually in this range of table with the rega I'd probably go Sumiko Pearl great cart for the money and since it is MM no loading or output issues to contend with. These are far easier to set up and get right and it is the best sub $100 cart I have heard. Not the last word in resolution but super musical and a great toe tapper. The rega 250/300 is a no brainer just try and find one on Audiogon on the cheap. The hageman phono is good as is the bellari for the money. Neither is a destination nor is the Sumiko but you will get a low fuss easy to set up rig. Factor in a digital scale and a set up protractor of some sort. I like the MoFi one but there are lots of good ones and some free ones out there.

the apogee is a great unit or a modded transdac is killer as well. We just did a quick and dirty shoot out of the modded transdac, parasound 1600 (?), assemblage 3.1 and the eastsound black signature edition and the modded transdac came out on top. Now modding the assemblage or parasound should cause them to leapfrog over the transdac. I continue to be amazed at this little dac and the natural sound it produces. So if you want something quick that sounds great then the Duet is the ticket. If you are willing to go an a bit of a hunt and then track down he mods for the Sonic Frontiers units that is a great way to go as well.

this beer did a great job managing sweetness, the DFH 120 is a tough drink as it is syrupy sweet to me with a thick mouthfeel. This has an normal mouthfeel with a sweetness in line with Russion Imperials. The challenge with high ABV beers is most yeast strains die at higher ABVs. You have to engage is different methods to or find stronger than death yeast to brew beers at higher ABVs.

this was a standout beer for me, Al and I enjoyed this the other night at the Trappist in Oakland. Wonder burnt grain flavor mixed with coffee and hint of licorice. I thought it hid it's 14% well and this could be a dangerous beer, drink with caution. I had this after a few Belgian Grand Cru beers and paid the price the following day. If you like Russian Imperial Stouts and can find a bottle I highly recommend it. I may pick up a few to lay down for a year.

My guess would be $5K for starters, I've heard wildly varying quotes as to the cost of the duality amp. Blackie and the owner both have quoted different prices on that amp.

yes!!!!

At this end of the market I would go KAB modded technics 1200, unless you wanted to try a fixer upper linn lp12

Just for kicks I hooked up my k1000s to my McCormack DNA1 and wow detailed and smooth at the same time. Now there is alot of power (185 watts) so the volume does not go above 9-10 o'clock with my passive volume. This is clearly better than the RWA sig 30 that I owned and right up there with the First Watt but less aggresive.

I am sure this will do CREAM IN GEAR LIMITED EDITION SIGNED OOP RARE CD BOOK - eBay (item 330288163266 end time Dec-20-08 11:04:24 PST)

still regret the exemplar sale, I am using a heavily modded sonic frontiers transdac as part of a computer audio set up. I can not go back to a cdp after the convenience of computer based audio. One possibility would be to get the exemplar used on audiogon and send it to John Tucker of exemplar audio to have it set up for your voltage

I am pretty sure that both the Ayre and exemplar can be made for the European market.

the only pre McCormack/CJ makes that would be suitable is the RLD that SMC audio can upgrade

Mike has way too much gear anyway and the uver under on him selling it is 30 days anyway, this should be great with the R10s