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Ok, I'll be the proverbial 'stick in the mud.' Is it dynamic? Yes. But I'd much rather listen to someone play a real instrument rather than program a computer to make bleets and braaaps. I don't see a lasting value beyond the now.

And what DAC did you end up with?

Sounds interesting but it's going to be hard to vote for or against tracks I've never heard before.

It's known as 'the digital cliff' effect. Because digital is a data stream, and the receiver will have some kind of built-in error correction, the receiver will continue to produce sound (or video) until error correction is overwhelmed with bit errors it can no longer correct enough errors to mask the degradation. A digital stream can take a lot of abuse, really, before the end user notices a problem. Conversely, analog degradation will be noticed almost right away and will worsen until the signal is untenable. Digital will work until it no longer can and then fail abruptly. In the CATV world the digital carriers (256 QAM0 were 10dB below an adjacent analog carrier. So to answer the earlier question about range.......the broadcast area a station may cover is determined by the FCC so that given area shouldn't change unless it grows. It's just that the transmitter will need less power output to cover that area.

The lack of "opposing viewpoints" wasn't the deathly blow to radio, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was. Among other things, the Act removed ownership restrictions. Prior to the Act there was a sensible limitation on the number of stations an entity could own and in how many markets. With this limitation swept aside the door to broadcast conglomeration was opened and a race toward the lowest common denominator began. Station ownership became concentrated in a few hands, ie Clear Channel, and program diversity shrank dramatically. Now in the US you'll hear the same programming, particularly music, in every city coast to coast. The broadcast companies effectively became the gatekeepers of the popular music industry. Satellite radio to some extent defied this new reality, but let's face the fact that satellite radio sounds like ass. Analog radio will last longer than 15 years. A transition date will be set, then extended.

Your listening position should be 38% of the distance between the speakers and the back wall. From that position attempt to create an equilateral triangle. Align the toe angle to cross just in front of your face. 1,2,3,done.

Only place I found one was on discogs and it's 40 to 42 bucks http://www.discogs.com/Mike-Keneally-Beer-For-Dolphins-Sluggo/release/2315408 Since I wrote that long ago Mr. Keneally and I have become associates and he has only recently finished the remastering and re-release of Sluggo in a stunningly terrific DVD-A version in 5.1 sound. I had managed a CDR copy of the original 1997 release and can tell you the DVD-A version is simply outstanding. This has always been a sensational album but now it's a real audiophile favorite. The 'special' version is limited to 1000 copies and I'm glad I have one. (that ought to be enough to tease Gene into buying one) http://store.keneally.com/products/mike-keneally-beer-for-dolphins-sluggo-superdeluxe-2cd-2dvd-download

What strikes me as odd is Pono purports to have all these rich and successful musicians behind it, along with all the major labels, some tech companies, influential engineers and producers, yet with all that they have to fund it through Kickstarter. Let's think about it. You get to download FLAC files claimed to be produced in the highest possible format, essentially 192/24. You get to invest in the feasibility of the company. You get to buy a new digital player that won't comfortably fit in your pocket, but it will light up when it recognizes a Pono file. The record companies get to make a single copy of their files available and won't have to worry about distribution or packaging costs. And you get to pay $15-$25 per album for that privilege. The marketing focus seems to rail against 'a typical mp3 of 192kbps.' You know what? For a crummy pair of earbuds or for playback over road noise in my car, that's OK. Better quality digital music is an admirable goal. I just cannot get behind Pono at this point in time.

It's not up to the moderators. Only RichP has admin functions and as I understand it he had to undergo some emergency travel which precludes access to his computer. Your input is still valuable, now and in the future.

The wife still adamant even if you had something with a small footprint and an out of the way sub? Think about the Sunfire CRM series.

Scorpions ~ Tokyo Tapes This double live in Japan album marked the end of the Uli-Jon Roth era and nicely summarizes the band's output through the 70's. I recently heard a bootleg of the same performance that had a couple more tunes but the recording was very poor.

Grandpa's car and its a suicide4 door convertible Yep. My pop has had one for over 30 years. My wife and I rode in it from our wedding to the reception location.

Hadn't realized there's a '64 Lincoln Continental in that scene.

Nice looking but I've never heard them. $3500 for a pair of single driver speakers is enormous!

Glad to have you, Bob.

Here we have the joy..... ....and the misery ....... ....of the Wife Approval Factor at work! Welcome, Bob!

If they were meant mostly as display models it's pretty likely the actual model had batting inside. They do look cool but of course damping material would look hideous in these. I've never understood why cabinets with off-center drivers wouldn't be made in book-end fashion. Even if I didn't hear a difference the visual asymmetry would bug me, but I'm OCD and OCCD.

It's the same old place that you laughed about.

Once you hear a properly working Carver you'll wonder why you waited so long.

Heck, if the shop owner is a buddy of yours why can't he let you take them home for a test drive?

Fixed it.