Hopstretch

Get O2s naow.

Monkeyboobieresistance. It is futile.

So there!

Does it have a name yet? The Anaconda?

Me too. All the best, Bigguy.

Haven't read that thread much, but did notice Suck-you found time to complain that you didn't put the name on the face plate.

Yeah, that's BS. Passions will cool as the new new thing gets less shiny. I do have hopes for it though, as JP's really sounded good to me fed from his Sonic Studio 302. Apparently he thought so too, as he ran right out to buy O2s himself.

OK, don't hurt him too much, he's good people. I'm willing to believe the eXStatA can take most Stax amps, based on my limited time with yours and JP's so far, but on paper the KGSS is another story.

Naughty photo editor. No lunchtime beer for you!

Especially upside the head! I've heard good things about those sub platters. I'd like to hear a Rega setup with one sometime. For myself, I discovered the difference belt tension can make on a deck like mine. Quite a lot!

Sadly, no.

What if you're a card-carrying limousine liberal? They did pretty well just bringing in the IPO in the current climate. The CNBC talking head said over 70% of announced public offerings this year have either been pulled or failed to make their ranges. Anyway, she's the tall woman lurking over the CEO's right shoulder. The company execs at the front are clapping so hard because they just made real phat lewt. http://www.nyse.com/downloads/2010/03/Obell031110.mp4

Simple Minds -- New Gold Dream Vinyl.

For you habitual CNBC viewers, Mrs. Stretch will be up on the balcony ringing the bell at the NYSE this morning. Ding, ding, ding -- Daddy needs a new pair of headphones!

Nice sunny day. Rode bikes, picnicked, played board games, climbed trees.

18" * 12" * Awesome Edit: Great minds etc.

Faaaahhhhkkkk!

I have a pair of Harbeth P3ESR on my desk. Thoroughly recommend them and, despite their 83.5dB sensitivity, think 25W would be plenty at the range you're talking about.

With the O2s, such is indeed my assumption.

Thanks. I'll get to try the two side by side myself fairly shortly.

Jenny Lewis -- Acid Tongue Vinyl. Sounds pretty sweet, but I definitely still miss the WES.

Congrats Todd. Don't forget to install room treatments before buying any chairs. It's the HC way!

Question about terminology. The cart I'm using has a recommended loading of: "Within 20 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier." The new XOno has a pre-preamp circuit for MC carts, so I assume it falls into the middle category? Definitely sounds better at 100 ohms than at 1000 ohms, don't know if it's worth trying lower settings.