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Grahame

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  1. Al,

    Yet another sweet looking (and sounding) setup. Now I guess I know the answer to the question "What does it take to get Al away from his Harbeth's at the office" :)

    The things you do to JP on his birthday week. First, he gets to miss Tampa, and them you need him for some "help" with a little unfinished business. I wonder how the pitch for that went.

    ... JP, I have a task for you. It involves the relocation of some merchandise, about the size and weight of a pair of dead bodies. As your counsel I advise you not to refuse this offer.:eek:

    Now all you'll need is the matching ATC SCA 2 with SPH 2 option, if the White Unicorn doesn't do it for you.

    So when is the listening party?;D

  2. Audio recording | Hear the difference | The Economist

    But in the hands of experts, the best analogue and digital systems are virtually indistinguishable. Warmth can be dialed into digital circuitry. Clarity, spaciousness and purity of tone can be produced by top-end analogue amplifiers.

    Stuck with equipment that’s less than ideal, it’s no surprise that the vast majority of purists on either side of the tube-versus-transistor divide have their prejudices confirmed. And so the religious audio wars rage on.

    Heresy?

    Check out the comments. I liked this one.

    I have never listened to a valve amplifier. It's a peculiarly American high end hangup in my opinion.

  3. Just a little fun.

    As you rightly point out the human race has done much in its past to be less than proud of.

    I'm always a little suspicious when people use the phrase "tradition", when harking back to a mythical golden age. I chose the above examples to illustrate previous societal norms, which are now, hopefully / thankfully, no longer the case. People tend to quote selectively with regard to tradition, and for good reason. I also find the idea of tradition, for such a historically young country, amusing in and of itself.

    Patriotism is often invoked as a divisive measure, to separate the "us" from the "them". A pissing match then ensues as to who is the "more" patriotic, and who is the "Real" American.

    I though the only "Real Americans" were on reservations.

    Was there a question? More an observation. As an outsider, its interesting to see how political rhetoric breaks down under analysis, when assumptions aren't shared, and some givens aren't.

    Implied values often mean "My" values and not "Your" values.

    America is a glorious political experiment, that started as a break with tradition. The founding fathers having suffered injustice at the hands of the British, wanted to ensure that those injustices would not be repeated, and understood the frailties of human nature and the corrupting effect of power.

    I am impressed by the design. The implementation, at times, could be improved. ;)

  4. "...traditional American values".

    And which values would those be?

    Slavery?

    Denying women the vote?

    Genocide of the indigenous population?

    A pledge of allegiance without the recent insertion of the word "God" to allow differentiation from the "Godless communists"?

    To misquote Bill Hicks on patriotism.

    Last Time I checked the world was round. Whats so special about where your parents fucked anyway?

  5. Looks like much fun was had by all, and you even managed to fit in some headphone listening!

    The concentration displayed in the Rock Band shots is impressive, especially given the state of the participants.

    How can you tease us by only showing the "after" shot of the brownies platter, without the corresponding "before" shot? How am I supposed to know exactly how jealous to feel, for not being there, now?:confused:

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