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I am curious to hear some TAD speakers with a realistic, achievable system. Their Reference 1 speakers in the Tape Project room at the last Stereophile show in NYC were incredible. The sources and amplification, as you can see in the pic below, were over the top in every way. I really want to hear those monitors now.

Got up a little late after a mini-meet Staxapalooza with JP#s and blessingx followed by some curry for dinner (Ric couldn't stay). Oh, yeah, and a half dozen fine beers along the way. Had to drive over to Saucelito this morning for my son's parent-teacher conference and watched Angel Island burning while driving over the GG Bridge. By far the best teacher report in my son's school career, and the fire was largely out by the time I got to my office. While having lunch at a soup place, two, then four police cars pulled up, some with sirens blaring. Some of the cops went into the same building we were in -- and the soup place has an entrance right from the lobby. We were done, so we decided it was best to leave. As we left, a motorcycle cop, another B&W, and a plain cloths car rolled up. The plain clothes guys grabbed their jackets and a long hard case out of the trunk that looked like a weapon case and ran toward the corner where we had been. As we walked away, we speculated about bad events going down in that building (I lost a colleague in the 101 California St. shootings in 1993). Two minutes later, though, we turned around and there was a protest march walking down the middle of the cross street at that corner. Could all of that stuff been for the march? So far, no news otherwise so maybe it wasn't what I had speculated. Hopefully that was all it was.

I don't need this level of storage, but my two LaCie drives have been rock solid without any problems for years.

You're going to love it. It's a killer amp when used in almost any setting other than running or walking. Some of them are even better at that than others, but Todd/Pete have never figured out why that is. 'Grats.

Do they wear bandana masks? Ouch again. Good luck with that! Excellent shots bigguy! I was on Treasure Island watching and it was great stuff.

Ouch. How?

Wow, even more amazing than I thought. It really is going to POP with lots of tung oil. Sweet Steve.

dGlad to hear you got out with your wife, Nate. It ain't easy in the early days. Just got back from my first gay wedding. A friend I used to work with and his partner were married upon Bud E Luv pronouncing them "man and man." If you don't know Bud E, he is a lounge singer and humorist. He and his band also performed after dinner. The wedding was on Treasure Island, which is in San Francisco Bay and the middle of the SF=Oakland Bay Bridge. It is fleet week so the Blue Angels were performing right over our heads for the hour before the wedding started. [Cheated a bit here by posting the same thing from the drinking now thread. ]

Sipping a little Bookers right now. As you can see, the bottle is 126.7 proof and damn is it tasty. JP#s donated this bottle to MOA and I only recently cracked it. Thanks JP!

Sazerac is great, and the best I had before BMH 23, but I had them at the same time and the BMH was definitely my preference. Maybe Tampa needs to have a little bourbon tasting table. The impressions will be way more interesting than lousy old gear.

Have a good one! Cheers

Damn, I feel compelled to buy that too even though I already have a beautiful Classic Records vinyl version and an SACD as well. This is very tempting, though.

I fully agree that Rye and Bourbon are two different whiskeys, but I did not think that this thread would exclude Rye. As for Booker's, I really like the flavor, which is oaky and only slightly smokey, and the bite is special. They say it is the only uncut, unfiltered, straight-from-the-barrel bourbon and it really does have a complex, changeable flavor. It is also the highest alcohol level available, which increases the thrum.

Jews always want to have Passover in Denver?

naamanf- What a cool idea. I look forward to hearing the He 1.2B again if it is tyrion's hands for the Tampa meet. Cheers and be safe!

x2 on this. Appreciate the reporting, and it is good to hear that you were able to play your own music in many/most rooms. The Stereophile show I went to in NYC was too big and crowded for that. Enjoy.

I heard one a number of times at sleestack's place although he doesn't have it any more. I think it is a very good unit and it is better technically than the 2900 which I have heard even more often.

Office funny. Don't you think this forum is Business-Romantic?

I haven't heard one of those but it looks decent. It reminds me of the Consonance gear. Speaking of which, you can definitely do pretty well with one of the Consonance 10 integrateds if you have/get sensitive speakers (94+dB) and still have your headamp. They are warm sounding amps from my experience but still nice. I have heard them and I am not a fan. I would also look used but I am not sure if you have speakers already or not. JP#s is touting the CAT SL-1 to me, but there are different models and makes that I have not yet figured out. VTL vintage gear would be great if you can find it. The Jolida 300B is intriguing but you need some damn efficient speakers. This KORA Mercury would be very cool but it is on an auction for 8 more days and might go too high also. There is also the Reks Approved Audio Aero hybrid being sold by a good Agoner in Singapore for more than you want but maybe subject to negotiation.

It'll take $200 for me to make a recommendation for you. Sorry.

Everyday: Knob Creek Bourbon Occasional: Booker's Bourbon Special Occasion: Black Maple Hill Rye 23 yr That said, I guess I should admit that I have a bottle of Woodford Reserve in my office, and with that I will have a small tot.

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I hear they pumped 16 ounces of penguin semen out of Rod's stomach after his visit to the zoo.

Do you think it went or think it went well? Good luck Ken, and don't forget to tell them how much Manny sucks and how you hate the Dodgers.

Especially because the kid looks like a miniature Dan, leer and everything.