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Christ I hope there are no euphemisms involved here.

Also good. Others involved agree.

Soft Cell -- The Art Of Falling Apart The synth medley of Hendrix hits is worth the price of admission on its own.

I think I liked him better as a jolly fat man, though I'm sure he's improved his hit rate on Grinder now.

The 607 is the sweet spot in the Onkyo line, in my opinion. Gets you the much better MultEQ room correction. The new Denons look like a lot of receiver for the money, too. In the budget category, you'd have to work hard to beat the feature set of the AVR590. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/product/dp/B002AKKFQM]Amazon.com: Denon AVR590 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver with 1080p HDMI Connectivity: Electronics[/ame]

Today was a good day.

If you do go that particular route, PM me. I can probably get you a deal.

And the great thing is, there can always be more categories.

Actually, I just got the manual from Retrevo and he's right. WTF? Steve, if you can take that back, I would. You could do a lot better getting a higher-end, last-gen receiver for not much more money. That would let you pass everything over HDMI and get the full benefit from the lossless audio tracks on Blu-ray discs -- which that Yammy won't decode either.

I think you're missing something. Don't know anything about that particular model, but if it has HDMI inputs than they will pass both the audio and video signals. There is usually an option in the setup menu that selects between using the TV's own speakers or speakers connected to the receiver itself. I suspect you have it set to the former right now.

Good enough for me. I'd also posit that, though we're talking mainly about absolute performance, it's also a relative bargain compared to the cost of the company it's keeping.

Fullscreen Gigapan Viewer: Another Ant!

It pains my fanboy soul to say it, but Safari 4 has been weirdly flaky for me recently and I've been using FF more and more often.

I thought of this thread when I read this. Also, he's going to be real tough to pick out of the lineup, yeah?

Dead Can Dance -- Selections From North America 2005

Looking good! Any particular reason you decided to mount it up so high, Steve?

Interesting tidbit from the Web. Peachtree are now developing a variant of the Nova that will be just a DAC/Pre without the integrated amp. It will use the ESS9016 and have upgrades to the power supply, output stage and board components. Target price is $1199. Could be a nice product for folks of the desktop audio persuasion!

Happy Birthday. May your positions ever appreciate and your corks never deteriorate!

Paul McCartney & Wings -- Band On The Run Nimbus Supercut needledrop.

Roxy Music -- Heart Still Beating

They were over at the middle table on the left as you entered the room. The 228s and 238s look rather similar, but I'm pretty sure it was the 238s I listened to.

I listened to them at CanJam on Tyll's enthusiastic recommendation and thought they sounded very good. They're also very light and comfortable.

Suitable for framing?

Official Failbuilding.

Elvis Costello -- King Of America