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well this is grade a doo doo. sorry about the whole thing.

Self Righteous From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Self-righteousness (also called sententiousness) is a feeling of smug moral superiority[1] derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person. i dont see how this place is any better than head fi if one's opinions are equated to the person being an asshole. anyhow, good day.

ah well, i was operating under the assumption that what i said was just an opinion - something everyone on this forum seems to have. only difference is mine rubs people the wrong way whereas shit other people say passes for humor. my apologies for offering my 2 cents. im sure the speakers sound excellent. in my personal opinion they look nothing special. insert al saying ouch insert dan bitching some more insert retarded and not entirely funny remarks from other members. (graph nate posted made me lol, one that chris posted was rather lame)

looks wise i like the rangers better.

meh ^

same ^

i can bring the susnick audio monitors, will need amp though. where be gene and matt? raffy perhaps? mroyoroyoroyo?

have sent two emails to the twisted pear guys. i know they are moving or something. do i give it more time or keep bugging them until i get a reply. both emails were politely worded.

people drive without seat belts their entire lives without getting into a crash. doesnt make driving without seat belts any safer because 2 people were fine after a long time. perhaps i just had a bad piece. it was a warning nonetheless. the op can ignore it if he wishes to do so. i was just "participating."

warning about that case - it split my left palm open from the wrist to the base of the third finger. very sharp edges. they dont sand them down in the cheaper models.

my suggestion mirrors reks'. go with newegg or shop for the cheapest parts around once you decide what to get. not sure im in a position to offer this but i wouldnt mind putting the rig together. it takes perhaps 2 hours tops. something im sure you could put together with ease. there really isnt anything to it. i had my sister do it when she got to college (had all the parts shipped there directly) and she doesnt know how to use a new tv. if time is an issue, then either you could source someone locally to do it for your or someone on head case. shipping computers is usually the most precarious part given ups' and fedex's propensity to break them so just make sure whoever packs it, does so well. for 500 (depending on what you have already - optical drive could probably be reused unless its useless, hard drive perhaps or the psu) you could get a decent rig. processors are cheap these days.

dooo it.

im getting 7 hours on just the single battery and 13 hours with the extra battery in the cd drive bay. not sure i will be away from a wall socket for that long. even if that were to drop to half that number in a few years, id still be very happy with the unplugged performance. adding a ssd really does help out in the battery life dept. runs fast as hell too. macs are still a premium for me. i paid $884 for the laptop and another $120 for the ssd. thats less than $1100 shipped. going to bitch at lenovo today about the shoddy work on the back panel and see if i can get them to ship me the missing screw.

i dont have that much money. nor am i gay.

just came in was looking forward to playing with a new toy. have only had ibm laptops in the pack and the moment i took it out of the box, there was something odd about it. the quality is not as good as before. there are screws missing in the back of the case. the chassis bends under thumb pressure in a few places. overall feel to the case is kinda cheap. no longer the nice magnesium alloy feel the last laptop had. its thicker than my old one and heavier. both 14". the power adapter if wiggled even slightly breaks the contact with the laptop. dont know if i should just send it in for a replacement or just get it refunded.

3 second google search brought this up. Audio Tube Amp Schematics my guess would be that any diy integrated amps would just be separate power and pre amp sections in one chassis instead of being called an "integrated amp." yes? no?

thanks for the suggestion nate. i was looking at the few pictures they have up and couldnt see any terminals. not sure i know what im looking for but in other diy amps they have been red and black posts. im sure once i actually get the parts i might be able to see better. ps. nate, are there any integrated amps i could take a look at? obviously adjusting the budget would be required. lets say something in the $400-$450 range.

just finished one of these at school. Soldering, Learn how to Solder Kit worked after the first try. no solder bridges. no bad contacts. no cold solders. gentleman who runs the e.e. lab guided me and got me started and said that i could take on a project that has a printed circuit board. as with all else, he said i will learn good practices as i make mistakes. i have started looking into a speaker rig. the drivers are fostex 206e (96db efficiency) so i figured a couple of watts will suffice. the listening volumes will be fairly low. for the 206e drivers, this amp seems to be thrown around on diyaudio a lot for reasons of synergy or what have you. Zen Triode SET kit amplifier model ZKIT1 pros : printed circuit board. good directions (with pictures) on the above website. cons : tube amp. i remember nate saying something about lethal voltages. is there another project (ss or otherwise) anyone could suggest within the same range ($300)? cost should only include the raw cost of parts. i have permission to use the e.e. labs in return for cleaning their equipment so all the tools will be available there. in terms of casing the amp, i plan on just using the simple plank of wood approach. seems cheap and cool to look at. if i were to go ahead with the project, is it better to just get the pcb from decware and then order the parts on my own from digikey or mouser or just get the kit? the preamp will be next but i will worry about that once i cross the power amp bridge. thanks.

add a sansui pd 11 turntable to that list as well.

i was going to do that anyways. i just have far too much crap going on school wise so was trying to see if there were a silver lining to be found somewhere.

sure. what ^ said. thanks for the help. friend of mine just got a house. has all that in there already and said i could have it if i helped him fix up the house. wanted to know if the stuff was any good.

ADS floorstanding speakers (have an 8" mid range driver and a tweeter) paired with some sub (didnt get a chance to get the name) Bang and Olfusen Beogram 5500 CDP (couldnt find the remote) Bang and Olfusen Cassette Player (forget the model # but it seemed like it was mated with the 5500 CDP) ADA PF 200 Power Amp (US built) Perreaux PMF 1150B Power Amp(New Zealand built) some kenwood cdp...looked like something from bestbuy. might be wrong on this though. some surround sound processor. didnt catch my eye. might be able to get all of the above. only brand ive heard of is B & O and i know brand name usually doesnt mean much in terms of quality. if anyone has any experience or knowledge regarding the above, id appreciate some guidance. all gear is in 9/10 condition with about an inch of dust. nothing a few cans of compressed air couldnt fix. i dont know about the working condition of the gear but all of it powered up.

+1 for phpbb. thats what i used for back when i ran the website for my source team. very nice and simple to install.

looks like its going to be a hell of a party. enjoy gents (and lady)

i dont know if this is something feasible but just a brain fart. how about 2 sets of audioengine a-2's (4 speakers)? should be $400 shipped from jr.com. run them from the onboard sound card (if it does more than stereo) or just buy a cheap sound card that does 5.1. there are plenty available on newegg for less than $100.