Dusty Chalk

So I was googling (single-driver OR full-range-driver) (active-monitor OR powered-monitor) and got these. Yeah, that's what I want, to have to make three trips to work every day, one for each speaker...lollers...

That's exactly what I want.

No, it's fine, I'm sure. It's just that I would recommend a bass amp for a bass. But no, I wouldn't do that again -- you might blow the woofer. You can also get a MicroVR for US$300. (Unless you wanted a full combo amp/cab.)

So looks like the upcoming office isn't going to be any better, so I'm thinking slightly better, since this is no longer a temporary problem. Gallo A'Diva speakers (2 lbs.) NuForce DDA-100 (2.64 lbs.)? Icon-2 (1 lb.)? Peachtree MusicBOX (20 lbs. -- maybe not)? Something else?

Uh, no. It's bi-amped. I mean, yes, you have two amps in there, but no, I wouldn't use it as a bass amp. (I know you meant the amps, not the speaker part of it, but I still wouldn't.) Or sell the pair as a fixer upper. "needs tweeter or tweeter amp (tweeter is busted)" I would still contact lanemart and ask them what it would take to refurbish it -- if it's less than US$50, it's worth it, just because you'll get > US$50 more for it on eBay. Of course, most of that would be shipping, so maybe US$100?

Srsly. I feel guilty feeling so good right now.

Chick Corea, Hiromi, Duet

You need to leave them a (pink) bottle of that bacon maple donut beer stuff.

I need to make a T-shirt that takes that "push button/receive bacon" to the next step: push button/receive bacon/receive bacon directly to face

My biggest culprits are GPS, wireless, and screen, in that order. GPS (obviously, constantly downloading map bits); wireless -- even when there's no wireless connected, it's constantly taking inventory and trying to connect, so if I'm not at home or at work, I turn it off. Screen -- she's right, you basically mean you don't use your phone. If you turn on an audio app and then screenlock it, I bet it still uses up your battery life. But then again, I still have an original 1st gen Motorola Droid. I don't want to have to switch to a ceilinged plan, so until I have time to figure out how, I don't want to upgrade.

Happy Birthday! (party favor noise)

Damnit, I missed her.

Unholy carp, that's a lot bigger than I thought it was.

Ravyn's Knitting Dojo (on now, for another 90 minutes or so)

It depends on the facility, but most of the facilities that I've ever heard of won't let you take anything with wireless capability into the lab, unless it is defeatable. True story, albeit second-hand -- a certain person I know had to turn over their laptop to the security techs, so that they could take the internal wireless card out (obviously not the kind that's built into the motherboard). These days, that separation is a lot harder to find than you'd think.

Or we could hack the Oppo's OS... Is that more like it?

(geeks out)

Yeah, a couple of us encouraged him, showing our appreciation for not having to read the AVS forums posts.

Cute kitty & cute pics!

Yeah, I have the same problem (not the allergic to beer problem, the "background" allergy problem) -- I'm basically allergic to air. I 'man up' and 'muscle' through it. This beer ain't drinking itself.

Lollers -- I filtered on Cowbell...well, that didn't last long... But srsly...added, playing with now, thanks for sharing. I didn't even know Spotify had apps.

I had some fresh grated parmesan on my gourmet pizza earlier, does that count?

Well, as with any large purchase, you really need to hear it first, but yes, it's worth adding to the list of things to hear. I remember hearing Juan's only briefly, but the two words I came away with was warm but clear. Alright, that's three words. And yeah, understood -- that's a lot of money into that DAC if you aren't going to use it. But it is standard not to use it amongst the people that I've known to have heard it.

Happy Birthday! (party favor noise)

That would suck! Sympathies to you and Haj.