For @sixergixer … when I spin in the office chair (Titan from SecretLab - highly recommended btw)… this is my view (Gotta get Astro back on the wave….)

I get a new one of these (needed due to my arthritis) literally every 18 months… I wear the lettering off at about the same rate as the “faux leather” wrist wrest delaminates… Clean and dust free is for LP’s and audio gear… Keyboards are just simple tools; use em, abuse em, replace em

The office stack (CAL Delta to Modi to Sys) thence to Superphone DM220 (under desk, natch) and Paradigm Ref Studio 20’s, plus sub in back corner. Ain’t the big rig, but great to work to… No room for Yggy’s here, nor am I completely convinced is it needed given rest of chain. Not neat, but heck...

The good news, is Bismarck very much groks high end audio (CD of PF Animals via Yggy into my Apogees). 21st Century “his masters voice”, as it were: “Dad, there are DOGS in our room!” Bonus points for pet picture

The reason Digital MADE the DEC-System 10 (and 20) 36 bits, is because of LISP requirements for memory addressing… the 18 bits were a perfect fit. Critical functions in LISP could be implemented basically in the core instruction set (especially with all the Half-word instructions in...

Technically, I was “made” in 1958. First product shipment was in 1959… ;)

Does “anal retentive” have a hyphen in it, or a colon? :gs1000smile:

And I, for one, a quite thankful it didn’t last a day (as it sits baking in ever more in its new home)…

Count me as one of those whom believe strongly that PF, Rush (3rd album up through Moving Pictures anyways), and Tool are very much prog. I agree with all your list, and would add Eno, Fripp, The The/Matt Johnson... it’s fun to do a “follow” artist approach, e.g. Lake from King Crimson to ELP...

It is fascinating to me (as an engineer) that there are no proper standards, such that any service would be supporter by a streamer, and vice versa. Reminds me of my really old, mono, Harmon Kardon Tube Integrated (pass down from mom and dad when they first upgraded to stereo in around 1970 or...

Yeah, pretty much this. First lasted 2 1/2 years… gap to find right one of about 6 years…. 32 1/2 years with wifey now. Her family literally IS my family. (All my immediate family are decea Impressive, we hit 32 last october

Congrats! Yggy and Kara are exquisite together as I just learned. Skoll and Kara are exquisite together (as I found out 6 months ago). Common denominator is good Schiit. Welcome to the converted; you’ve been Yggy-pilled

Thank you, this gives me perfect clarity to now begin the quest. SoTM Neo200 and if I Zen currently in the (have a tab open investigating). I like the price points. Any risks going with used? I.e. if the firmware not kept up might brick itself, or something along those lines? Do they go “obsolete”?

The next long trip is BOTH of us. I stayed home this time because no dog-sitter. She got to meet our new (first) granddaughter; I got to rearrange…

+1 what @bassvirtuoso asked