Dusty Chalk

Awesome.

Ah, the classic foible...think of it as a challenge, stay under budget. In fact, don't even feel obliged to spend the entire US$2K.

Dead Like Me is on Goldbox today: Amazon.com Gold Box: New Deals. Every Day.

That might even be best. I don't have a favorite, though, so I can't shill.

Actually, I'd go even further, and just get a USB DAC and active speakers like the Quad 12L's or Mackie HR824's (which technically don't have a volume control -- only a sensitivity, which is not the same) and a USB DAC/pre like the Benchmark or the Headamp Pico or the Musical Fidelity X-CAN V8P. The Mackies will be a bit overwhelming, size-wise. The Quads, less so.

Sounds like a good start, ... where did you hear about the Peachtree Nova? I'd get something a little cheaper and invest more in the speakers.

Back to Alina -- the stark sparseness is a nice counterpoint to my mood (which is more like ).

Amen. Seconded. Whatever.

Or get someone with woodworking skills to make a new case for it.

He already packed it, is what he was saying. See the little frowny-face?

It could stay smaller if he shellacked the whole thing in some sort of heat-conductive coating...like fingernail polish (is fingernail polish a heat conductor or an insulator?).

The dadaist influence is oblique at best -- I think I'd prefer something a little more in-your-face without being slapstick -- but the minimalism certainly captures my soapstone heart.

Sleepy Sun, Embrace -- like a more energetic Brightblack, with maybe a little Black Mountain thrown in...recommended.

Still seems unfair. And: is that a colloquialism I haven't heard yet?

Alina - Arvo P

Philip Glass, Book of Longing -- will probably dump this pretty quick, as I can't handle vocals while at work.

Like what, like what dCS do? They're one of the exceptions. Unless you're talking about something else.

I'm pretty sure very few of them buffer the data. Think about lipsync issues with video -- I realize that's DVD not CD, but still...the only ones that buffer are the portable ones with anti-skip protection. I realize it's trivial to implement, but hardly any manufacturers -- that I know of -- do.

I think it's well-known that it's over-sensitive, but I don't think Apple has admitted it officially.

I wonder how many people check their moisture sensor when they first get it.

Win.

Even Nathan Fillion liked it

Not as annoying as the "science doesn't explain it yet, therefore it must not exist" camp.

That is so awesome. He really does sound completely surprised. Nicely done everyone.

bagels & cream cheese