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Worked for a few hours. Now doing what I can to preserve our democracy.

Al, are getting new speakers for this rig? Not that there is anything wrong with the Gallos (I think that is what you have for your main speaker rig) but before I spent that kind of $$$$ on a preamp and amp, I would upgrade my speakers and go with a preamp/amp combo for less money.

9 - 1 working on the beta? Don't you think you should be helping your wife?

YGPM^^^

Voted!

We would probably do some granite alternative like corian or whatever else is now available. It's funny, down here, the business my father in law is in just did a huge expansion (the business is kitchen and bath, etc). They are as busy as ever but more like $200,000 kitchens. It's the rich people that are still rich of which there are plenty. You and Nate are right about the $25,000 to $50,000 kitchens which were paid for by equity loans.

They do look good. My wife just brought in some freshly baked banana bread. We will do a little at a time. I wish it was a boob job, then I could say no.

Thanks Al.

I can't wait to get out there again, maybe I can get my wife that kitchen she wants.

Yup, everyone got to shake the tree once and keep what dropped.

My wife wants to do kitchen and bathrooms. Her dad is in the business so I get the stuff at cost. Even the labor is discounted. But, I have to buy my son a car and pay for my daughters surgery so it will have to wait.

It's no problem, he has a money tree out back at the Mayberry Compound.

Wow, get it in time for Tampa.

Al, here is the pre on Audiogon for only $14,750.

Finished. My wife kicked my ass by 20 minutes. Thanks guys!

30 minutes to the start

Picked up race packet for Marine Corp Marathon and checked out the Expo.

You didn't expect anything less, did you?

Not a gun fan and have been trained to use one.

Craig is a great guy and makes amps that sound great. The problem is he has trouble deciding what to build. Then he decides what to build until he decides to build something else. Then he decides to put into production something else again and on and on. I'm still waiting for him to produce the phono stage I heard at MOA in February.

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It's the tube used in the Aficionado.

Have a Great Birthday!

I'll take it with any belt he wants to send.

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. I went from ordering a Serac, to finding out it will be summer before I see one, to ordering a Teres (which I would have been happy with), back to getting a Serac without a wait and a discount.