Do not fold, spindle or mutilate...Herman Hollerith

Oh, the good old days. Way back when, I remember paying $1000 for a meg of RAM.

I occasionally use my short-wave receiver. It was all I had to hear around the world in decades gone by. Ah, the internet.

Check out 'Where That Came From', the new single from Randy Travis, yep, that Randy Travis. AI scores a big win.

Wifi to my Wiim Pro, then coax to Bifrost 2 and optical to MM2.

You should try living on the edge of a swamp in south Mississippi.

Efficient, effective

We listen to all Schiit. Diversity is a key attribute.

You forgot one of the reasons we love Schiit, no one in the company has 'sales' in their title or job description.

Don't forget 6SN7, with adapter, of course.

If you travel outside the USA, get a real Cuban cigar. The Cuban El Presidente was supposedly created for Castro. Years ago I re-entered the US in St. Thomas coming from Peter Island and Tortola with an abundance of Cuban cigars and over the import limit. A customs officer scolded me for being...

The only option initially close in price/performance is the five finger discount which is the most expensive long-term choice.

LOL, I started my 'career' as a physicist, then management for a master sculptor and before I retired, I was a licensed tour guide for the cities of Key West and St. Augustine. It always helps to have a Renaissance attitude.

East bound and down, loaded up and Porsche it....

Jazz Fest in New Orleans is underway. Today through Sunday and next week Thursday through Sunday. For all you streamers, WWOZ.org is broadcasting live all eight days, 11 AM to 7 PM Central

With regards to Apos Ray tubes, the following is unsubstantiated and unconfirmed...Quality control has zero involvement. A run of PSVane tubes occurs, basic tests occur on individual tubes, the top 4% of the tested tubes are 'cherry-picked' and selected for Apos with a price bump over the 'lower...

I've always liked 'Scratch'

Your system is a classic example of measurements vs. reality. That audio signal is traveling at/nearly at the speed of light. Two wires of different length means the signal gets to the end of one wire a miniscule (nanoseconds, picoseconds) amount earlier. Yes, it's measurable. The difference in...

Matsushita in Japan was bought by Philips. Philips owned Mullard and had Mullard ship equipment to Japan. Later year Matsushita tubes are sometimes referred to as Japanese Mullard.

Amperex built an assembly shop in India named BEL..Bharat Electronics Limited. Amperex parts, assembly in India...same quality, easier on $, if you can find them.

Not a planned death but possibly a premonition. Lennon was carrying two tapes that night, the finished version of 'Walking on Thin Ice' and a demo he had recorded that evening that was intended to be his next single 'Lord Help Me To Help Myself' with lyrics..Well, I tried so hard to stay...

George Harrison released his last record 'Horse to the Water' a month before his death. Copyright was R.I.P. music. Glen Campbell released 'Adios' 2 months prior to his death.

John Lennon released 'Double Fantasy' on November 17 and was assassinated on December 8, 1980.

Dickie Betts has left the building.

Sourdough