Yah I like my job too, there aren't many places I'd rather be. Except tomorrow is my hell day. Stupid upgrade that I know is gonna fail, but I'm required to install it.
Stop with recommending practicality. Do the vinotemp with the beads, or even a computer controlled humistat. DEW EET.
I can tell you good places to get good prices on some cigars, too, if you'd like.
It won't be too big for long, you're obsessive , plus it's only $250 ish for the vinotemp, and another couple hundred for the spanish cedar shelves, so it's a LOT cheaper than a comparable humidor.
The credo is good at humidifying, but not so good at DEhumidifying.
some do (that's how redwine got his start)
There's also power regenerators, which do have a chance of making things better.
I think mostly, the idea is to have gear with good power supplies, then cables don't matter so much.
I convert everything to alac when I add it to my library, so that's not a problem. It's not like there's bit rot in a conversion. And I rip my own cds a lot more than I buy flacs...
Besides, there are lots of music playing apps on mac that play all the formats. And plugins to let itunes play most...
I like all kinds of stuff, I was trying to be funny. When I listen to rap lately, it's blackalicious, talib, mos def, gang starr, k'naan, and noel zancanela.
And eric b and rakim