Windows generally makes a newly plugged in sound card the default sound card. This is probably the "hijacking" mentioned earlier. It can be set via the "Sounds and audio devices" under control panel. On the audio tab select the DAC you want to use under "sound playback". That will make windows...

anyone know?

Congratulations! >.> <.< yay 50th post for me lol.

I used to compete in chess in high school as part of the chess club. I was the best in my school but once we went out to tourney I got pwned At my peak I was around 1340, but now I'm sure my skills have dropped since my college doesn't have much of a chess club and I haven't played seriously...

I agree with dr dougie. Ethanol was used in the past as a rubbing alcohol but today isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) works just as well ethanol alcohol for cleaning. If you insist on ethanol maybe you can contact a compounding pharmacy near you and see if they well loan you some. (That...

That sounds like a good idea. I'll go look around.

heh the static electricity bit was kinda funny.

I'm getting $0 from tax returns.

Hmm... seems kind of risky... Usually the groves of a SACD are much tighter and more susceptible to scratches. I'm just afraid this will completely ruin the CD.

I recently found a Red Cyndi 2 CD set (SACD) in Chinatown at an amazing deal of $5. Of course I instantly bought it. Unfortunately fate is not without a sense of irony, not only was that the last CD the store had but it was scratched! It is massively skipping and getting worse. So I need...

Recently I've purchased: An Yi Xuan - I'm Libra Cherry Boom - Dear Prince Cyndi Wang - Red Cyndi (SACD)

I keep them for portable use or put them in a drawer for storage / just in case.

Deep river was good stuff. I have check out this album.

(c)rap

I'm more of a tea person