Hopstretch

Yeah, I think I'll try knocking on the door before blowing up the building, thanks.

I'm starting to accumulate a fair bit of hi-res material in iTunes and much of it is made up of higher-bit rate versions of albums I already have in CD format. What I can't seem to figure out is how to tag these duplicate albums so they will sort and display separately without adding a modifier (like [24/96] or [DVD-A] or whatever) to the Album field -- since doing that screws up LastFM and other apps that pull that data. Sub-fields like Comments, Grouping etc. don't seem to be used by iTunes to distinguish different versions. Any iTunes power users out there?

Good news on the Mono sets!

Lloyd Cole -- Antidepressant Possibly the album about the compromises and consolations of finally growing up in early middle age. Or perhaps it just looks that way to me.

Joe Jackson -- Mike's Murder

Pretty thorough comparison of the ULN-8 and Berkeley Alpha here. ULN-8 shootouts: Next! | Computer Audiophile Barry seems to really love him some Metric Halo.

Fever Ray -- Fever Ray

The Cardigans -- Life

Ran a package up to FedEx. Dropped off the kids' school paperwork. Went for a jog. Paid many bills. Ate a large sandwich. Tried not to browse Audiogon. Failed in that endeavor.

This forum is a veritable nest of Casists. Big Audio Dynamite -- This Is Big Audio Dynamite

Which chip?

Have had that playing in the car for a while. My kids now really like to sing the Dolphin Song bit from "Folding Chair." Loudly. In public. Urr urr, urr urr urr, urr urr urr, urr URRRRRRR! Last night's Housemartins led to this morning's Beautiful South.

And if those wood cups didn't need to go on my HF-1s.

You're wrong.

HF-1 market is looking up again now the 2s are finito. FS: Grado HF-1 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

The Housemartins -- London 0 Hull 4

Elvis Costello & The Imposters -- The Delivery Man

Enjoy pushing it!

The Cult -- Sonic Temple

Coldplay -- Parachutes I know they're now far too popular and ubiquitous to have any cred, but I liked this very much when it first came out and, listening to it today, still think it's a cracking, heartfelt album.

Cocteau Twins -- Treasure

Jenny Lewis -- Acid Tongue Vinyl