When I first came to the US, I was surprised at the dominance of Top Loaders, which, from a European perspective, I considered to be obsolete technology, along with bleach - which is something your mother used, before the advent of enzymes or "biological" washing powders. [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry_detergent]Laundry detergent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
It is only recently that that high-tech European Style newfangled front loaders seem to have caught on over here.
More information than you ever wanted to know over at [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machines]Washing machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] , or from this convert A Better Way to do Laundry - What Should You Know About Front Load Washing Machines? - Epinions.com
Techbargains.com threw up this
Denon AVR-1908 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver(DENAVR1908) and other affordable Audio Receivers at 6ave.com.
It's last years model (08 vs 09), but at half the price!
Yet another example that Christmas comes early, here on head case.
Sweet amp, sweet build, deserving owner. Almost makes it worth the trip into the office.
DAC direct to power Amp
This is a perennial topic on the slim devices forum. Many people are interested in driving their power amp / speakers / active speakers directly, without a preamp.
The issue is one of gain staging - so that the maximum output of the DAC yields the maximum desired volume from the speakers, with the best S/NR for the signal path.
This often entails some passive attenuation to the output of the DAC, to obtain the desired results.
Good starting points (in addition to the search function) are
This Wiki entry Connect To PowerAmp - SqueezeboxWiki
esp. the reference links at the end.
The latest thread on the matter Direct to power amp? - Squeezebox : Community : Forums
One poster drives his ATC's directly from a transporter (with inline attenuation), now there's a thought
More Thanks from another English Immigrant (seems like they'll let just about anybody in!)
Be careful with that Heavy Machinery today!
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Very Nice John, Enjoy!
All you'll need to do now is get another pair or two so you can stack them>
The Quad ESL - Stacked Quads
The Quad ESL - Triple Quads
Yet, if you click on the Title Bar, (The part at the top, that highlights, underlined, in yellow, and pops up a tool-tip on mouseover),
It takes you to the YouTube page, where the video is, indeed, still available.
Curious.
Indeed.
Looks like you're late to the concept of search engines too!
Just Fucking Google It
Just Fucking Google It
Just Fucking Google It
But why is bittorrent useful to me?
Because downloading in parallel from a cloud of peers may be faster that downloading from a single source?
And is it easy to us
There are bittorrent clients that reduce it to point and click.
You do know how to click, don't you?
http://torrentfreak.com/mac-bt-clients/
P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!
Even in a posh British accent?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV7cimRWah0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgycwCeUwp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9NcHDETmJw