Hopstretch

Right. And I don't see too much of a problem with limiting USB input to 44.1/16 anyway. How many folks, even among our enthusiast/early-adopter population, are actually using computer sources for playback of high-rez recordings?

I know not. But this is what the product page says: And sorry, I realize I misread Torpedo in the first place as S/PDIF = RCA.

Sounds like it does up to 192/24 over optical, too?

Yep. That's pretty much the only thing that kept me from getting the previous Balanced Desktop amp. Will be interested to hear what else has changed to make it "Ultra".

The page on the new Ultra DAC would appear to establish that a companion amp is also on the way. Can anyone with better eyes than me make out what the leftmost switch is labeled? If it's indeed "Rear Outputs", I'm going to do a little happy dance!

I enjoyed the SR-404s at the meet and, to me, they didn't seem as lean as they are sometimes said to be.

I had a great time at the meet and it was really nice to be able to put faces to some of the familiar names. Thanks for being so welcoming and sorry I had to book it out of there to get the train into town. All I have to offer posterity are some low-rez listener's POV amp porn shots of my favorite stuff. The big dog. HF-1s sound so sweet out of this! O2 MkII, BHSE, Sony 5400ES. My first-ever taste of electrostatic headphones. Which I guess is a bit like losing your virginity to the entire Swedish bikini modeling team, working in shifts. O2 MkI, KGSS, G08. Spent a long time here! Lambda Sigs off what I think the guy said was a KG TT? Another big thumbs up. After a couple of hours, I was ready to immediately cancel my HD800 order and start trawling for a stat rig, but a wise Monkey talked me down from the ledge. Went and listened to some HP1000s and vintage RS-1s off Ari's setup until I felt better.

Simple Stretch say: Stats make my pee-pee tingle!

"Lines/Cans", graduated slope of the casing, Police Squad power light. That said, I so want one. :'(

^^^ Respect! Metallica -- Black Album (or whatever)

Some folks were not cut out to be parents.

Happy birthday old chap! (What are you smoking in there?)

Happy Birthday Dawg!

Hey Naaman, I don't know if you went for the EAP in the end, but if you didn't this should make you happy... http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2009/03/logitech-ps3-adapter.jpg

Mmm, Swedish cunt tresses, aaaarrrggghh.

Boo. Double your jacks, double your pleasure.

What's that finish called Jim? Looks a bit like my Gran's 60s Formica countertop. Probably just the lighting.

I'll be there. I look like this.

Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone Like it a lot.

You could say that about absolutely anything under the sun and it'd still be true.

Cheap laser printer for wife's home office. $180 MSRP - $80 weekly special - $50 recycling bonus with presentation of long-dead inkjet I dug out of a moving box = $50. Fuckers will make it all back in toner, of course.

It involves Danish bacon and makes your music taste good, too.

You should smoke those instead.