Dusty Chalk

It's better to burn out than to fag away.

I'm definitely a fan of the VPI. Go that route.

Damn, how did you know? Don't answer that. But: you're right. Oh, and LOL @ grawk's edit.

That sounds like a bad fit with one of the pins/legs.

That's not reading, you're just looking at the pictures, aren't you?

Just based on your description, that's mostly the amp.

Alas, that is an albatross that I'll have to wear myself, you've got enough with the car and all.

Yeah, it sounded alright on hirsch's M^3, and on my Creek OBH-11SE. Although I did prefer it with tubes (Singlepower & AudioValve RKV).

What they said. I haven't heard the words "cheap" and "mac" together too often (although I consider the minis reasonably priced). Except on ePrey eBay. But I wouldn't get a computer there, unless it was someone you trusted, but if you trusted them, they'd probably not be selling on eBay.

My boss just walked in and handed me an 8-gigger. [img width=400 height=320]http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/sylviaviridian/macros/Cat%20Macros/godlykitten.jpg

Me four.

Keep shopping. $200 is extortionate for 580's. And I agree with postjack, not much of an audible difference.

Another one -- this one focuses on how low a distortion you can hear. I got down to about somewhere in the -27db/-30db range with my cheesy little M-Audio Sonica/Radii HAP-03/DT770 (OTL -> 600 ohm nominal impedance headphone).

Correction: I have the 202's (I got the SRS-3010 system) -- I actually like them quite a bit, they've got most of the performance of the 404's, but are just a little bit more harsh/less "smoov". Thrice can tell you more, he's borrowed them for an extended audition, and he's more familiar with the whole line than I am.

Yeah, there's a product that had a target market waiting for it before it even hit the streets.

Yeah, I didn't notice a huge difference between the 303 and the 404.

Depends what you want, NOS or new? I like Tube Shop, but mostly because they were the first retailer to sell Ei Elites (some of the best new tubes at the time).

More euphemisms.

These are pretty hot. Also, key lime pie -flavored jelly beans.

Okay, just makin' sure, 'cause you're kind of late to the game.

That's too bad, as they're out of print.

Reminds me of this thread.

Yeah, but it's audiophile junk mail that you'll be getting.