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I'm mixed on this. I bought a DVP-S9000ES in 2001 or so. I also grabbed quite a few SACDs on the way. Now, post format-wars, I have enough to consider just getting a high-zoot universal player so I don't have to part with some of the titles. I don't know where that leaves me. I'd almost like to just go back to having just a sweet CD player and a turntable. Also, for buying new and used music, if you want to avoid flea-bay, you might wander out to gemm.com. I've not used them but heard good things about it. http://gemm.com/

Get drunk. Barf on the carpet. Walk away.

Outstanding. Although I wonder how he'll spin this to influence the flock.

Did you notice your two photos are nearly identical? The old Pentax K-1000 required one to set the camera at 1/60 at F5.6. Depends on ISO setting and desired effect...

FTW. Someone posted a greasemonkey script around here somewhere. It's the only way I'll look at that site any more.

That nails it.

Summer reading selection: The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart By: Stephen Amidon, Thomas Amidon MD The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer By: Siddhartha Mukherjee Lymphedema: A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Prevention and Healing Jeannie Burt, Gwen White ..and finally... Naked By: David Sedaris Oddly, on the heels of my java studies I crave medical books. The heart book will be interesting since one of the co-authors was my cardiologist for quite some time. And the Mukherjee book - once I read the first few pages I had to get it. He's quite a writer.

Awesome, Tyll. And measurements to boot (proving super suckage). Ballsosteel Award.

RMAF would be cool. Doc B. is always there, so that would easily be worth the trip. Might be fun to show up and have our own ClanJam. We can press up a batch of No Huddler-Fi shirts for the occasion.

Tyll, have you measure the new ones?

I've had tons of interconnects pass through my house and audio system. All were copper, silver coated copper or some form of copper. I've even built a bunch myself. Some are getting old now, and yet not one of them has any type of green tint, tinge, or suggestion of a green coloring to it. I don't think you were sold snake oil, I think you didn't do any homework before your purchase to figure out what cryoparts is selling. Google owns over 1 million servers around the world. Surely a search for CFDCT-UP-OCC would turn up something related to silver. And yet, the first few links are at Whiplash audio, where CFDCT-UP-OCC is described as, "... the custom formulated LL-PE dielectric, the copper used (CF-DCT-UPOCC) and the cryo profile used to treat it (our proprietary CryoFreeze™ process)." This is here http://www.whiplashaudio.com/twcu-hook-up-wire.html in case you think I'm full of shit. Incidentally, I think the CF in that model number just stands for "cryo freeze." But to complicate this further, cryo-parts lists this: "...We are proud to introduce a VERY special custom wire, CryoParts "The Wire; Silver". "The Wire; Silver", or "TWag" is a CFDCT-UP-OCC stranded silver wire that sets a new standard of performance. Everything about "TWag" is custom; the extraordinarily high strand count, the custom formulated LL-PE dielectric, the silver used (CF-DCT-UPOCC) and the cryo profile used to treat it (our proprietary CryoFreeze™ process)." Amazing: either the rapture has started and copper is silver, or you've been fooled like a religious hopefuls.

Tyll this is outstanding. Thanks for measuring and posting your results. I listened to these last year on some unfamiliar gear and didn't notice the issue. I suppose I should borrow a pair and try them out again with this info in mind. Now that I know, it'll probably stand out.

Wow. You put some bucks towards this. Why? I mean, it sounds like you won and Lee is a snakeoil schuyster who takes cell phone videos at the local park. Is that what you wanted? This makes me suspicious of cheapo cable manufacturers, but I was already suspicious of cheapo cable manufacturers.

Good point. Although I think about the countless thousands spent for this guy's continued miscalculations. Oh well, I guess if people are willing to believe, then a fool and his money shall soon be parted. On the other hand...

Beat that old bastard to the ground.

So here's my final take: Harold Camping has disappeared. "Raptured" my ass. His church has spent over 100 million worldwide advertising the end. My prediction is that this phony will be found quietly living the high life in an unmarked motorohome somewhere in a sunny climate. I think 10% of that money would be a tidy sum...

"...Meanwhile, in downtown Oakland about 200 atheists attended the American Atheists convention commemorating (mostly mocking) the rapture. "Here's the takeaway," said Richard Hodill of San Mateo, who staffed the registration table at the atheist convention. "Learn to be a discriminating and critical thinker. Base your life on evidence-based reasoning. Religion exploits people to their detriment." Well said. (from this)

Really, it's probably the largest ever promotion for video game paraphernalia. Check it out: BioShock-Rapture

I know, I know. Nobody is supposed to survive, etc. Well, just in case, here is a link to the CDC's Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse in case some of you are still, you know, "here" after all the events.

This could mean I'd spend my last hours in front of my computer doing homework. What a bland way to go. Oh well. If I hear rumblings I suppose I'll at least check Google news. Then I'll go make a martini and watch some baseball.

Nice pic from another forum. Nice to see the display gets away from album art for a change. I wonder if their dB readings calculate for high or low impedance 'phones...(just sayin)

Oh. I see no line outs available. And I'm wondering how that slider would do if the unit were rolling around in a coat pocket.

Wildly retro looking. It has the design elements of 1960's audio and Mattel's handheld Football ca. 1976. Still, the glory in the guts is pretty surprising. "Different pushrod operating experience." I love translations. So who's gonna be first? I like the idea of something that small for work/commute. I really don't have a lot of space here...

Sleek by 50 sounds like it's only 50% good. To me.