Right now I am fully occupied dealing with high priority issues. I have no space for head-fi meets. If and when my life gets back to normal I will then have the luxury of attending to hobbies. Thanks for asking.   Jeff

On OS X 10.4.11 I can schedule a shut down: system preferences>energy saver>schedule button>shut down

I agree with aforementioned High Noon and The Treasure of Sierra Madre. In addition, how about Little Big Man and The Magnificent Seven? In case I might be accused of only picking classics, how about 3:10 to Yuma for my fifth?

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Koss KSC35 available from Koss here for $45. I prefer them to the newer and derivative KSC75 in sound, although I do like the 75's ear clips better. If you want you can swap the clips between the two models. The original PX100 did not sound as good to me. Plus, my pair was not sturdy...

After some thought, I chose a single album as a response to the OP. It wasn't easy. And the winner is ... It's as though this album is tuned to my resonance frequency.

Killer Deal. AlexinExile, thank you for the heads up. I just ordered one. I've already got two "classic" squeezeboxes but I just could not pass up the chance to have the display in my hand instead of across the room. The other big advantage of upgrading is the ability to control all the...

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Not exactly a soundtrack since a number of the pieces were not used in the movie but all were composed at the invitation of the director, Tim Robbins. Absolutely stunning CD that I still enjoy after more than ten years.

Quote: Originally Posted by manaox2 As long as its not Easter weekend, sounds great. The weekend of the third and fourth is out for me as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by DannyB No definite date has yet been set. If we are able to pull this off I would anticipate it to be in March or April. I am interested. Whether I am able to attend depends on the date selected. As manaox2 pointed out, setting the date well in advance...

Quote: Originally Posted by nc8000 I think Alpine (and possibly others) also has a soloution for some of their high end car audio systems that bypass the iPod dac. FWIW, Kenwood's excelon line of auto head units (X993, X693, X393) uses USB for iPod input. So I suppose that means...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo I have owned two Denons modded by Mark, the D2000 and the D5000. Plus I was loaned a pair of modded and re-cabled D5000 as part of Mark's loaner program back in 2008. The mods do no change the can as you state in your first paragraph above, at least...

Has it occurred to the participants in the preceding lossless/256 difference war that both sides are correct? Some may hear differences due to compression that others do not due to hearing, equipment and perceptual learning. Folks who do hear these differences may differ in how significant...

When I was a newbie I remember reading posts by rickcr42 with admiration and awe. I was impressed by the depth of understanding exhibited. These acts of sharing one's knowledge not only allow the rest of us to depend on your opinion without fully understanding the underlying thinking, they...