Hopstretch

I know this was probably endlessly hashed out on HF back in the day, but I'm late to the HP1000 party and most of what I have been able to unearth over there is just the usual clueless blithering. So I ask you fine gents: Is there generally held to be a significant difference in sound quality between the HP1s and HP2s? I really, really dig the HP1s I got from Jim and I'm thinking thoughts. You know the ones.

Congrats and, erm, don't plug them into that!

Happy Birthday!

Could you ... um ... you know? After what I like to refer to as the "Great toe Awakening", I'm suddenly paying closer attention to strong sammich recs.

Doubly sorry Dinny, for obvious reasons.

Fresh pasta, two pints of ridiculously good ragu and a really spendy Super Tuscan from my local pusher of La Dolce Vita. It's fucking freezing outside and the Mrs. got absolutely killed at work today -- I think she deserves to come home to a fragrant kitchen and some tasty wine.

Beck -- Mutations

The Beatles -- Let It Be

Yes, he certainly likes all kinds of different things that aren't jazz.

YEEEEAAAAHHHH!

Joy Division -- Unknown Pleasures Vinyl

Wouldn't be a Ticepost

Good for him! In my limited experience with dogs, if they're eating they're OK!

Thank God! I thought for a minute there we were losing you, Posty.

Mo' toe!

Squarepusher -- Just A Souvenir

The drums on "Our Next Movement" = For the second time today...

Toe -- For Long Tomorrow Fuck me senseless! I want moar like this.

More than can be said for the average Stax fan!

Oh, I'm a mere amateur. Tom Hankins' computer was hitting the site so often they got a domestic violence restraining order against him.

I think it's solid, Dinny, but Ryan and Doug both complained of "fuzziness" a few pages back. After reading that I did a little test for my own satisfaction, playing a couple of tracks with fast, punchy bass lines on the TT and computer (using high-res rips of the same vinyl pressings) at the same time and switching back and forth on the pre-amp while listening. To my ears (using both the HD800s and the Quads), while there were audible differences between the "pure" analog tracks and the digital files, there was nothing to latch on to in the bass region particularly. Anyway, have them ship me that Naim DAC before it goes to you and I'll give you a nice comparison.

Eh? Eh? F-narr! F-narr!

Hard to beat Wild Turkey out of your Mom's belly button.