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Field coils and horns can be nice combinations -- and I love the $80K OMA AC-2 field coil speakers -- but $100,000 is too much money to spend on speakers as a rule* and I don't think that I would ever consider paying that much for an esoteric single driver that will be hard to resell. *Note: The OMA Imperia is about $170K but is the most amazing thing I have ever heard and you get a whole lot more for your money than the Voxativs.

Going for artsy or black?

I love furry humor.

This is a good point, and should rule out any devices that Head-Fi considers as all-in-one options like the Benchmark (even though the new DAC does sound great) and Lavry DA11 and Grace. There is a T+A DAC 8 reviewed on Compute Audiophile, but he didn't know how to work it most of the time he had it and the review is not that helpful. The main advantage for your search is the size of the T+A (rimshot). I think the Weiss DAC2 or a Metric Halo ULN-2 would be great, but would not solve the problem of other media like USB sticks and SD cards. Why can't you just drag them onto your computer and play them from there, which would sound better anyway?

Was: A FAT BASTARD Am: A FAT BASTARD! I need some inspiration to lose some weight and get in a little bit of shape, and this thread is working. Glad to hear mostly good news in it and hope to have something to add one of these days.

I do not know Italian brands for Balsamic but I will ask Claire her thoughts. I know we like this one from a Sonoma olive oil maker: And we also came across a lot of places in Germany that used the glaze or crema balsamic reduction as a table condiment. It is great on bread, fruit, salad, etc. This is one brand we have used and liked, on the sweeter side.

PM notifications are coming in normally so I don't think these correlate for me.

Message forwarded, Todd

I have gotten several of these in the last 24 hours. Has anybody else been getting them? Todd, do you have something to tell me?

Reading about audio gear and listening to music on the OMA Minis is pretty fun too.

HBD Mr. DIYer! Cheers!

Sting says yes!

Listening on the EMM stack > EC BA > Millett Unnecessarily Complex 300B > OMA Minis. Weird crackle in one channel mysteriously gone today after two hours playing. This selection is making me love my speakers.

Good news Shelly!

Is that your other family, Mike?

Holy shit, that is way too close Steve, but glad it stopped short!

Are you a Papist without a Pope, Grahame? Sorry about the illness, Jeffy. Been a terrible year for stomach and chest flus.

Recorded that for Claire. Watching the third Parade's End. No mentions here yet?

He's even better live.

I've listened many times and love it every time. I wanted to about an hour ago but I have two of Brahem albums and not that one. Decided to play something else even though the others are good too. This is what I played instead

very pretty

I have never liked the sound of the Benchmark DAC1 and yet Ric is right that I was also impressed the DAC2 HGC. Very good sound and handles a lot of formats and inputs. No SD or USB stick input directly, but maybe some external device can allow such connections to the USB input? The seriously impressive sounding device was the Playback Designs MPD-5. The MPS-5 version also has a CD/SACD player that would be super sweet, but not smaller or lighter than your Sony monster. What is Dinny's DAC?

I can't imagine mixing and scratching would do a TT any good for audiophile listening. I wouldn't buy one and expect it to sound any good or hold speed well.