And not just because they brought the beer.   Great meet guys!  I am always impressed by this community.  I look forward to the next one where I can hopefully contribute more.

And I don't like beer. You should all bring lots of beer for me to try. I might have to try some repeatedly just to make sure I don't like them. ;)

One more late addition here. I just moved here a couple days ago and only have my Alessandro MS-1 cans. Oh, I do also have a Yamaha THR10C if anyone wants to hear that guy. Small guitar amp with built in DAC, headphone out. I'll throw it in the car in case. Any idea what the cost breakdown is...

I'm looking forward to meeting new head-fiers outside of the midwest!   MS-1 (w/ new bowls as of yesterday) HD595 Klipsch Image X10 MINT Amp

Count me in as well.  Looking forward to meeting some locals and hearing some good hears!

Same goes for me.  I'll make sure I get the winter meet on my calendar!

  Quote: I updated the above removing what was answered and answering one of my own questions.  As before, if no one responds here, I'll ask it in another more-appropriate-for-the-tangent forum.  Thanks!  

Thank you!  Without breaking into the math, I think I get it and your explanation helps a ton.  If no one wants to venture into the rest, I'll start a new thread in the computer section (linking to it from here so I don't start parallel conversations).

I'm enjoying this discussion.  It's been a while since I've read about this stuff and I'd like to make sure I'm following what's going on here.  Please correct me where I'm wrong so others following the thread like I was might get the bigger picture.   In a common home PC running Windows 7...

I'd recommend everyone who really wants to get into coffee, go to your local roaster or shop for a cupping (usually a free event).  Learn what you like about what you're tasting.  Just like acoustic signatures, "I like that one" means less than "I prefer a brighter coffee with more clarity." ...

+1 on the anything-by-Sagan.   Just wrapping up Sam Harris's "End of Faith" and despite not being in 100% agreement with everything he thinks, it's incredibly compelling and thought provoking.  I'd recommend it to anyone of faith or not for some great concepts to consider.

Well, Subsonic is working very well but it still doesn't add either of the features I'm looking for.  It diminishes my desire for the smart playlists but I use ratings constantly and need that function.  Currently, it appears to only support rating albums.  I'll join the forum, maybe I can find...

Well well, this might work for me.  I'll follow up with my results after playing with it.

Subsonic sounds interesting.  God knows I have enough little Alix boxes around I could pop one up tonight.  I see that it can accept ratings, but does it also support tracking playcounts and have anything similar to a smart playlist (I still want to be able to start a somewhat random playlist or...

I agree, but this particular rig is more for convenience than quality.  Quality I do at home or with another portable setup (that I am reminded I need to add to my sig).   So, still looking for the bi-directional syncing solution...