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Well, the price on this thing is silly... but I would really like to hear one sometime. If you get right down to it, even a standard CDP is a "computer" to a certain extent. Maybe it runs Winbloze... that'd get me to take web streaming out of the feature set in a hurry Merckx, as in Eddy?

There are a couple of threads on AudioAsylum discussing this. The thread referenced in this one has some interesting comments by Charles Hansen in it, who I would pretty much believe. I don't know if their claims regarding removal of the Reed-Salomon error correction hold any water or not, as from what I recall, disc errors were almost non-existent when Stereophile measured them. And I don't know much if anything about RS EC. The folks involved in Nova Physics apparently had their hands in Melos and Pipedreams (and another company) previously.

Seconds Out is just an awesome album, period. I used to like Wind and Wuthering, A Trick of the Tail, etc. alot as well, but it has been a long time since I have listened to them. I was never a Gabriel-era or Collins-era bigot, and enjoy stuff from both periods. I think that Phil did a phenomenal job on Seconds Out, both vocally and drumming (the whole band for that matter). The earlier Genesis Live album (with Gabriel in his Watcher of the Skies garb on the cover IIRC) is quite good for old-school Genesis. Seems to be very low compression level and it is a very dynamic album (mine is LP; never listened to a CD version of this).

You guys/gals sure look like you know how to travel... hope the rest of the trip goes smoother

NYAH... I liked that Dusty

How exactly do you deal with the shield? I sat downstairs tonight with my younger son building a mini-RCA cable for him for his mixer (recording) out of Starquad. Sat there unbraiding the shield for about 3+". Got down to the end and it all fell off... fuck fuck fuck!! I was trying to be careful when I stripped the jacket, and thought I was being careful splitting the braid and trying not to cut the shield wires. Wound up unshielded for the last 3 inches into the RCAs.

He's a very good drummer... so Happy Birthday anyhow.

More fucking snow.... damn am I sick of winter! Probably nothing for you in the NE, but driving in Chicago in snow sucks... and I don't even really have to go far.

The ever popular Rane app note on balanced connections: http://rane.com/note110.html I think that a "balanced" cable with the ground disconnected at one end is still balanced, just not the best way to do it from a noise perspective. From the signal's perspective, ground is irrelevant.

Yeah. I use one at work. Kicks the living shit out of an iPod, at least one not big enuff to hold alot of uncompressed tunes. Well, at least without buying a DAC. But then I'd have SPDIF to deal with... so, I don't mind hauling some CDs...

http://www.rob.com/matt/rc/rc_video/B25_Striking_Back_airshow_Video.wmv Not sure how fast this will load. RC aircraft...

Eucalyptus oil is another good one for this. Tried that when my cat chewed up my Hakko 936 cable to the iron She's never been back there since

I don't think it was taken that way Nate (at least not by me). The issue is yet another level (NP) whose permission may need to be secured by a builder other than just permission from amb.

Looks like amb got Nelson Pass' permission to go ahead with this, which is good. I would have been surprised if Nelson had said no, as he does probably the most of any of the big commercial designers in terms of promoting DIY...

Yeah, I figured the 150 would go for even more... but this DCP-100 needed to be fixed and it still went for that much.

I'd agree on the Apple Store refurbs... bought my dual G5 PowerMac from there and have never had any trouble with it. Even came with more RAM than advertised

I thought Teres was DIY Build one.... Damn, where's the duck and run like hell emoticon? Hope ya get it at any rate

http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-DCP-100-Portable-CD-Player-Discman_W0QQitemZ300191015496QQihZ020QQcategoryZ15054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Good gawd... I can't believe how much this went for! Maybe its just me , but I was gonna bid $20-30 for this and see if I could fix it for my work rig.

Someone bought the pair I was looking at on HF... oh well, no loss really. I'll probably just stick with what I have, and maybe reconfigure a pair of the HGAs since they don't seem to be worth much anymore.

OK... although Grover has stated on head-fi that he does (or did) use Switchcraft RCAs (he has them silver plated.. nothing wrong with those either). A guy has a 1M pair of white S cables on head-fi right now for $90 shipped, which seems pretty good... if I want to get back on the cable merry-go-round. The more I read, it seems like the BS is piled higher and deeper than when I got off it (2000 or so).

So what, like 3 ribbons stuffed inside a straw per conductor? Interesting (I guess). Any idea what the blue shell is? Remnants from some coax or something?

I'm not Zach, but I have and use a Brickwall (8-AUD) for several years now, replacing a Monster HTS2000 (IIRC). I can't hear any difference with my power amp (Odyssey Stratos) plucced into the Brickwall versus into the wall. Dimmer in same room would effect the audio (hum or buzz) with the Monster... no noise with the Brickwall. Works for me... Monster relegated to TV duty

I don't really know why I'm not using them. I've never sat down and just listened to cable changes, and usually don't even pay attention to what is where, but instinct was telling me that I liked the AQs better... Might have to toss a pair in and try that just to see if I can even really hear any difference or not. Sounds boring as hell...

I believe a gain of 1 is no amplification... a gain of 0 is undefined??? or off...

Yeah, that is why I posted this here... to see beyond the hype/FOTM etc. Not that the Grovers are that, but they verge on it at the other place, and I had noted the recent constant upgrade cycle. I need to replace the coupling caps in my preamp... probably a better use of money, but any recommendations will still be considered. I had also toyed with taking a pair of the HGAs and using the wire to do a set of VH Audio silver configured cables just to see if there is anything there...