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The ECD-1 impressions are very similar to mine. It is a musical and pleasing sound overall, but to me it is too polite as in laid back, too lush to extent of being mushy maybe even, and too smooth, as in smoothed out/rolled off. Probably sounds a little too harsh because it is nice sounding but those characteristics made it less than acceptable for my tastes. I'm betting on the North Star.

What a cunt that Stan Beresford is. JP was ranting about that herandu pissant and I didn't know what he was talking about. Ignorance was bliss. I reported both of them.

Sweet!

The Gil Melle titles? Those are great discs, and the CD has Modern Primitive (my fave of those 3) and Quadrama on the same disc.

Well, it is still ridiculous and shameful for someone you entrusted with such expensive and rare cans, but if it is the SP cable then he can put it back to balanced without any loss to you. Start sending demand letters to his practice and see if likes having his office know he is a deadbeat.

Gil Melle -- Plays Modern Primitive Gil Melle -- Quadrama

It would be great to have Blackie do the work. Maybe he can suggest some improvements too! This boilingfrog thing seems beyond belief. He took your R10s with the stock cable and reterminated them without any permission to do so? That really is incredible and diminished the value of your headphones. I would not only demand their immediate return but I would demand compensation as well. What a fucktard.

But at least you don't have to open up your head to sport some menacing eyebrows . . . do you?

You mean the Crystal Cable speakers? That one really, really hurts because that was totally on my list and I had seen your post asking about them. I considered staying the next morning when it hit me Saturday night but it was just too late to change things... Pisses me off.

RMR is dropping this weekend. Ouch. Does Luis get to play them all this time?! He should be paying YOU to do your needledrops!

Gil Melle -- Gil's Guests

Sorry Deepak, I never saw the Maggies or heard anything about them.

"Come on kids, we've got to get these amps to the FedEx! If only we could see! I gave them my word and my reputation is at stake!"

He's a whackadoodle.

I only got to listen to side one of the Gil Melle last night but it kills! Loved it. Big baritone sax and trombone goodness, Cinderella on guitar, and Thigpen/Pettiford rhythm section and great arrangements. Are you getting all of these records and never listening to them? That is whack. Just get one of those USB turntables from Project and get to it!

Agreed on the Pico dac > Benchmark dac. Tyll and Todd have both told me the same story from the Sennheiser perspective. They will receive 65 and 30 respectively in the first shipment from Senn, and each have another chunk reserved for the second shipment if sales are brisk. Now, whether Senn has different plans for phasing those deliveries, I don't know, but the sales reps are tell Todd and Tyll to expect their initial orders in February sometime. Tyll is also expecting a single pair for HR to do tests and a full write-up. I am guessing Senn also has a few reserved to get into the hands of Stereophile, Absolute Sound, 6 Moons and whoever else they think could get them a decent review in a reasonable amount of time.

That is freakish blessingx!

Music Matters Jazz Blue Notes:

I totally disagree on Run DMC. They belong. The hall of fame is a goofy enough thing for sports but it is really goofy for musicians. Still, Run DMC should be there.

Too much?

Run-DMC, Metallica lead list of 2009 Rock Hall By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY NEW YORK (AP)

Which one were you?

Welcome to Fantasy Islaaa....

That's another stupid, ambiguous response though. What is the mystery about dropping two boxes at FedEx or having them picked up even?!