Voltron

Currently at the Cracker van Beethoven show and we are in between Camper and Cracker. There is a a sitar player with his son on tablas playing something from his Sitar Power II record called Sitar Trek. Quite funky, as he said, with a disco funk music track playing. Wacky. Hoping Cracker is a little better than the Campers. Showing their age and seemingly not exactly "feeling it." Fun nonetheless.

Come up for the Feb 27 meet and you can cheer in person and even partake!

Picked up the bottle of 2009 Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye I bought a couple weeks ago, then went to another shop that was supposed to have the 2008. Turned out their website wasn't updated and it was also the 2009. While there, however, I discovered a hell of a whisk(e)y collection so I bought a bottle of Van Winkle Lot "B" and a Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye. They had the 10 - 20 - 23 Pappy Van Winkle collection as well, and I was damn tempted. When checking out, the owner said it will be gone fast so I will probably break down and go get them. Lots of other good stuff as well... :palm:

Cracker -- Garage D'Or Psyching up for the Cracker/Camper van Beethoven concert tonight! Playing at the Independent, which is damn small. This is going to feel like such a throw-back to the 90's. My wife can't wait because she was going to UC Santa Cruz while David Lowery was going there and formed Camper. She saw them lots back then and still has a couple playlists she snagged off stages.

Brian Eno -- Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy

That's what I'm talking about! Been waiting for you to post and was close to PM'ing you. Pliny the Younger, baby!

That's why Amarra shit the bed when I was playing it the other day. I deleted the files and re-loaded from the Box and they played fine. I might just change the song titles to something of my own to avoid that however.

HD800 > HE90 > HD650 > HD600 > HE60 Same as my boy toy, Gene, except he puts the softer more euphonious presentation of the HE90 over the more neutral HD800. On a great amp, the HD800 sounds as full of life and musicality as the recording it is presenting. Plenty of bass, plenty of presence, huge soundstage, etc. I still love the HD650 balanced, and always prefer them over the HD600 even though I think that is a fine can as well. I hate the HE60 and love the way the Stax mafia likes the HE60 but shits on the HE90. No accounting for taste.

That's a good record, but you're not going to be able to go see them live in 2010 unless they end their hiatus.

Brew Dog Tactical Nuclear Penguin and Tokyo. Two board sets for DIYT2.

Sweet. Is Nate making a Suckitalo Balanced JH13 cable to go with it?

I have consistently noticed better and moar bass and usually better upper extension as well. Nice, Stretch. I like those guys a lot as well. Jeff, does the firewire interface idea make sense? I'm curious if that would work.

What is?

What a martyr! I could bring the Shunyata and we could put lots of stuff coming out of those 8 outlets, and others probably have similar power conditioners/strips. As long as food ordered and consumed outside the room counts for the room cost, I cannot imagine that we won't eat and drink that much. Plus, a hotel room will cost more and we just have to get donations for that purpose. This way, we get a room plus food and drinks!

Well, the PS-1s are on now and they are my preference, but both are so damn good. Slip in some HP-2s because JH13s are way more noticeable even though smaller.

Yes, but it is difficult because he gets so depressed when he has to go home to his HF-2s.

That does it! I am sending mine back for the proper art. How hard can this be? And if they have to rebuild them then I want a darker red color too!

You buy things without Dacses in them?

Gotta love the Curtis Counce! I am in Mayberry listening to the balanced vintage RS-1s and PS-1s from the SDS-XLR and I just gotta thank ironbut again for reviving this beast. It may be a pain in the ass, but I love this amp. Oh, and I gotta thank JP for the RS-1s! (Just rubbing it in a bit, sorry JP) Anyway, now playing: Joshua Redman -- Moodswing

When I was at the Englander the other day, I actually thought we could make it work. We might need to have a door monitor, but if we split up that duty it could work. The only other problem is the power outlets and capacity. That might sink it.... I think JP was going to talk to the owner and investigate further.

Yay Dinny and Fitz! Nice choices.

I might be idealizing the initial experience and improvement but I think there may have been a slightly better SQ out of the earlier version. Like JP, I have never A/B'd them so it is all memory and conjecture, but Tim Maurutani has spent many hours comparing all aspects of the system and I believe he told me he thinks the earlier one was better and might have recommended sticking with it. In fact, as I type this, I remember he sent me an earlier version to try out. It had less functionality and I just didn't want to go backwards so I never tried it. Splitting hairs is all it is, to my mind. I'm amazed that Jeff still does not hear a bigger difference in his setup with Amarra off vs. on. I know that for me it is quite clear and it sounds like Stretch has heard the difference so I have to wonder if any settings are screwy. Not tried to sound like too much of a convert/true believer but your gear is resolving and you have good ears, and gotta think it would be more obvious. Also, is the limitation on 24/96 that you have a ULN-2? I thought the Perfect Wave went all the way, so you should be able to use the ULN-2 as a FireWire converter/interface and send the digital output to the PW for 192/188/176. Maybe the digital output would be limited, but that seems odd to me. I would assume it is just the DAC that is 24/96. What do I know, but it might be worth a shot. Oh, and Stretch, call the SS office number and see if you catch them. They may well be there today and they could hook you up with the iLok registry. Good luck.

Ce qu'il a dit ^^ Sorry I didn't know it was your birthday or I would have started a thread for you too! Hope it was a good one. Cheers!

Happy Birthday Ric! Hope you get double the presents and double the rum on your special day of days. Cheers!