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Just ordered them. I'll let you know. But the consensus online seems to be they are very good. I have their latest album here and it's the first where they didn't record to analog tape. But even that still sounds much, much better on the vinyl than on the accompanying CD.

I'm sure the LPs will be real happy when the entire first batch is given away to friends and family and it is then discovered there is no market for the second run except the freaks, who all have two free pairs already.

That's one way to get a spare driver! Nitty Gritty 2.5Fi-XP

Kevin Gray vinyl remasters of the Built To Spill back catalog. Keep It Like A Secret Perfect From Now On You In Reverse

Just remember that everything you buy will at some stage be puked on (and worse) by your little bundle of joy and probably punted across the room by you at least once when it fails to assemble/collapse/function properly. So don't get too dazzled by teh shiny.

Will you guys please shut up? It's been well established that Upgraditis is eminently transmissable over the Internet and I have a severely compromised analog immune system as it is.

Built To Spill -- There Is No Enemy Vinyl. This is a killer album. Every time I listen to it I like it more.

Drool.

Nice! If he had it on a Continuum table it's probably had an extremely pampered life, too.

^^^ I am a complete Lloyd Cole diehard, but Easy Pieces is one strange album. Contains both some his best songs and some of his worst. Radiohead -- OK Computer

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday. Take pictures!

Needs moar gold bits.

Gryphon Poseidon (single speaker) in Congo Walnut Fantasy Burl.

Snowed in with the kids for a second day. Wind is whipping outside and the chill is well below zero. Looks like I picked the wrong week etc. etc. In Australia!

Yo La Tengo -- Popular Songs

"More Kissing In Porn Please, We're British" is my nominee for song title of the year. Also: Altamont > Quilting Bee. Cool stories, bros.

A couple of my favorites off the top of my head: Dirty Projectors -- Bitte Orca Animal Collective -- Merriweather Post Pavilion toe -- For Long Tomorrow Built To Spill -- There Is No Enemy Fever Ray -- Fever Ray

^^^ :prettyprincess: Love the way the audience just totally geeks out all around them as they play. So great.

Horace Parlan Quintet -- Speakin' My Piece

Stax today. Stax tomorrow. Stax forever.

There's a big pissing match going on at SH's place about why the Blue Notes weren't remastered to SACD instead. Seems on casual observation that the most fanatical SACD partisans all seem to be Euros. Don't know why that is?

Glad you're enjoying the new table, Deepak! Speaking of speed stability and related issues, I really enjoyed reading this paper from Grand Prix Audio, whose DSP-regulated Monaco TT pretty much takes direct drive to its ultimate contemporary expression. Obviously they're tooting their own horn, but it taught me a lot about the fundamental design issues around LP playback. I also think the Monaco is very beautiful in the simplicity of its form, compared to the incredibly elaborate monster tables it takes aim at. http://www.grandprixaudio.com/Monaco-Turntable-Whitepaper.pdf

Did 10 miles on a stationary bike last night and discovered one thing the Slate will be absolutely great for -- passing time while on a stationary bike. The iPhone/Touch is too small and fiddly to type and surf effectively when you're doing something else that involves even minimal body motion. And unless you built a really trick stand, a laptop obviously isn't feasible either. Might be a bit too much of a niche market for Steve, though. And he probably favors yoga or pilates anyway.

It's snowing again here in New England.