iriverdude, I'm not quite sure if the fan switches on and off. The player is very quite and I haven't heard any fan noise.

techfreakazoid, They did leave DVD-Audio play back in. That being said they don't really mention it anywhere in the manual so it may be an unsupported feature. I only own 1 DVD-Audio, 1812 Overture on the Telarc label. I don't have another DVD-A player to compare the Oppo against, so I can't...

I think the cheapest way to get into high resolution playback is with a sound card and the some high resolution downloads. That is what I did at first. I get good, and very enjoyable sound this way. I have an Onkyo SE-200 in my headphone rig and an SE-90 on my 2 channel stereo. As far as...

I just received my OPPO BDP-83 today. It is really a well thought out player. Even though it is really more of home theater equipment it really has a lot of features for to make 2 channel audiophiles happy, extra space around the 2 channel RCA outputs, PCM conversion, pure audio mode which turns...

I find the bowl pads sound the best; however, I find them to be uncomfortable.

I'm going to see the Blue Man group in about 2 weeks, I'm pretty excited and looking forward to it.

I seem to remember taking this test a couple of months ago and getting the same thing. well at least I'm consistent.

You might want to look for some computer surplus stores in your area. you can often pick up some good deals there if you are looking for older hardware. If you can't find any try checking at the nearest University. When I was in college they had a surplus store with lots of old Macs and PCs...

Soundstage has a comparison of the DAC1 and the Stello DA220. Not exactly what you wanted but I thought it still might help.

xenithon, It is quite possible that a file got corrupted when the power went out. If I recall correctly it is the file AFTER the one being displayed that is the problem(the name appears after the file loads). If you really wanted to just replace the file then I'd suggest doing a web search to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik And you do know about the Mighty Wurlitzer in El Segundo, don't you? If not, http://www.otmh.org/ Great place to see an old movie. There's always a short recital beforehand. While the Mighty Wurlitzer is a great organ it would be lucky...

Quote: Originally Posted by Voodoochile One of my co-workers has a cat that used to chew on various cables. The cat finally stopped after nibbling on his computer's power cord. The cat was okay, somehow, and it has never nibbled on anything resembling a cord since. Exactly, you...

YES!!!! I just got Pinky and the Brain and now they are releasing THE TICK! Life is good

I agree that "Amplified: Decade of Reinventing the Cello" would be a good place to start. Cult and Reflections are also good albums.

I just saw the lava lamp in the back of the original picture. Com'on guys where's the lava lamp?

Bravo, I even like the fact that you matched your clothing to theirs. Excellent pose!

To really get the best out of your pimeta you will want more than 12v. Something around 24V and ideally linearly regulated.

That's funny, and a smart cat too.

While the mastering quality isn't as bad as some of their other albums it still isn't good. It is on the bright side, and there's lots of clipping/distortion. It is the typical "louder is better" school of mastering. With regards to the music I don't really get the whole Jupiter/Mars naming...

Quote: Thank God for your replies. For a second there I was afraid I had done the very rare feat of destroying this thread with its opening post. Ah, brings back memories. You know I've done that twice?

It's a funny video, and very well done too.

What you need to do is get 7 friends and assign each one a day of the week. Then when something goes wrong on a day blame that friend. It works for me For me Mondays are Steve's Fault.

The SACD layer of the SACD is really good; however the Red Book layer on the SACD is crap. As far as CD versions go the best is the MFSL Gold CD. I haven't heard it on vinyl so I can't comment on that.

Holy crap that is awesome. I can't wait till that sort of technology comes down in price.