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Was: The Feelies -- Crazy Rhythms Is: Lloyd Cole -- Antidepressant

I would not assume that, Dinny, but check their hardware list and call them if you have a specific question.

Otherwise, that would have to be one big woman.

Yes, that's the one. Wilco -- Summerteeth

True dat, and it is like an Audiophile Membership Card to some, but I actually like that record. Todd has been high on the Julie London 45 RPM also, but I am not sure how often I would listen to that one.

He funny^^ Computer Audiophile thinks the key feature is transparency checker, which doesn't seem to be worth $4K over the DAC2: "Perhaps the most critical feature of this new DAC is the Transparency check (allows to check the bit transparency of a playback chain). Until now it was nearly impossible for most listeners to guarantee they were getting bit perfect playback. This DAC looks to have a built-in mechanism to check for this. I know Daniel talked about doing this last year and I'm elated to see he has implemented it in this product."

Some new wireless models, incl. a portable, are one release: From Sennheiser intros RS wireless headphones range - Pocket-lint: "Sennheiser is looking to associate the word quality with wireless audio today at CES with the launch of the RS range of on-ear headphones. Each of three models features the company's KLEER technology which transmits uncompressed audio at 2.37MB/s peak bit rate with CD quality and without any loss or interference from other signals in the 2.4GHz band. That's the theory anyway, and all of this is done at minimal power consumption of the NiMH AA rechargeable batteries in the transmitters. The most expensive of the trio are the Sennheiser RS 180 open cup phones designed for home cinema use. They come in at

That is what I assumed (gain selecting).

Not sure how to interpret "coarse settings" or the rest of this: "Level control main output: * 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain). * Level control can be defeated for the main output. Level control headphone output: * 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain, independent from the settings in the main output), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain)."

I think not: "LCD display for display of sampling rate, input source, audio level, absolute phase, upsampling filter type, various menu items Rotary encoder with push switch"

Weiss has released a new DAC202 with new D/A not based on the Minerva and integrated headphone amp. $6440 list price.

OK, cool. Waiting to hear about the new DAC. Did you ever post the details on the dCS?

I have been thinking of posting something of this nature since first reading his stupid thread title. You said it much better than I would have.

Sucks about the drive. Hope you have backups. I happen to have some of the same musics you had in case you need a HDD sent to you for repairs. I have not loaded 1.2 yet, but probably will this weekend.

But what about the new products?

Thanks Tom. Did you get the recent release of the 45 RPM Famous Blue Raincoat? I really do like that one. Now playing: FLY -- Sky & Country

Very cool Steve. What is "true floating balanced or unbalanced"?

Taking recommendations from our Best of 2009 thread and other similar ones, and buying some things I already liked but did not own, I went a little nuts at Amoeba tonight. Quite a few were available used, luckily. Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head Dirty Projectors -- Bitte Orca Deluxe Edition including Stillness is the Move EP A Fine Frenzy - Bomb In A Birdcage Steve Earle -- Townes Deluxe Edition with second disc containing Dave Rawlings Machine -- A Friend of a Friend The Avett Brothers -- I and Love and You Steve Kuhn -- Mostly Coltrane Dave Douglas -- Spirit Moves John Zorn -- O

Stretch has listened to These Four Walls and posted in the WAYLTN? thread. Lots of folks in that thread seem to have been loving on Merriweather Post Pavilion, especially when it came out. Also, Stretch had that in his list above.^

Agreed. And if you listen to my sped-up needle-drop it will move you even faster.

What do you think of the queen of the B3? Not bad. How is The Hunter? I keep looking at the ads for it but I have never heard it or even read a review.

Nice catch, Dan.