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This is the absolute worst part of having a companion animal. My sincerest condolences.

Haha, yeah Thad, I can relate to your mom. We've lost both of ours in the past two years and plan to take a nice long break to reset emotionally before getting another. But, I have to admit that I'm already casually looking around at adoption sites here and there.

I'm so sorry man.

You should punch yourself in the face

You should read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.

I am still waiting on that Hi-Fi category on Jeopardy.

Same thing in TN in terms of fighting with the governor. Several districts around us have had to shut down but are not allowed to teach virtually since he has banned it. So, they're just burning their inclement weather days while they're out.

Our district has defied him on masks, and our compliance is good, so at least we have that going for us.

Same in Texas. So many kids getting sick. The largest school district in this area said they’re mandating masks after so many kids were getting sick. The governor and AG admitted to the court today that they don’t really have the power to enforce gov’s “No mask mandates” directive.

This is so insane. I feel for all the teachers and health workers dealing with this crap. It defies comprehension.

Nope @Cspirou it's literally a few thousand Calculus teachers grading away for a week, haha.

Heard as a hs student that they put all the teachers in a hotel for a week and you just grade from 8-8 every day for a week?

Yeah @penguins , that's pretty close, but not 8-8, haha. That's extreme. They turn you into grading machines, but it's not as bad as it sounds, though.

Calculus has been in Kansas City for a long while now and it's a cool place to visit.

The past 2 years have been remote, which is far more miserable.

I'm taking the deep breath NOW, so I can be ready to hold it for long periods come September :P

In all seriousness we have also had our first fully COVID-managed events here on a trial basis. No super spreaders yet, but very conservative approach. IMO you need to ban alcohol, drunk people are even more fucking stupid. Breathalyze at the door.

Yes, same in Nashville...so far. The #s are looking really great here, and I'm hoping by September things will be pretty normal. I know covid won't be gone, but hopefully it'll be reduced to the same level of risk we took, pre-covid, every time we hung out in large crowds.

Woohoo! What'd you get?

LG CX OLED

I mean, really...have you all listened to When I Get to Heaven? As the final song of your final album?

It has to be the best send-off song of all time.

Thanks for sharing....will have a listen today

a triumvirate then. Which one is Caesar?

BF2/SW51+/HD600

I remember some here not caring for em but I personally still use my pair sometimes. Decent on technicalities, though still got a little upper peak. Tonally its like they took that warm/dark, oldchool planar sound and slid it towards the cooler new one. The mids arent even bad! Pretty steady. All I wish for is better bass presence.

I'll have to get mine back from my buddy and give them another go.

They improved for me when I took them from the Vali 2 to the LP. The sound is a little tighter/more cohesive. Lacking a bit in terms of resolution, but still a fun change of pace from my long-standing HD6X0 setups.

Thanks, SW51/HD600. *insert mind blown .gif here*

No Quarter on that album still melts my brain after all these years. Sounds amazing.

If you're a Beatles fan, Paul and George sing the word "Tit tit tit" to the tune of "Frères Jacques" in the background of the song "Girl" on the Rubber Soul album.

Thanks, all. @monacelli is very generously sending me his unused stock tubes since he prefers different NOS tubes in his amp. The members here really are the best. Thanks!

I got some directly from Zampotech, had him throw in extras when he shipped the amp, but surely he would send them after the fact as well. Good thing I did too, pair that shipped with it developed some nasty hum and microphonics after a day or two.

I also had Zampotech put in extra tubes in my SW51 delivery as well. Hopefully i won't have to worry about it for a while.

I’ve been waiting for my Glenn OTL since September, 2019 :) Should be here before next spring. I only had to wait a few months for the SW51, so everything is relative:)

Despite my misleading post, I'm really not stressed at all. Just made me laugh since I've seen the same post from others. I ordered the amp in July, so what's a couple more weeks?

I'm listening to my BF2/LP/HD600 right now, so I'm certainly not suffering. This is going to make a fantastic secondary setup once the Russian Beauty arrives.

The Eagle has landed. I repeat, the Eagle has landed.

I really HATE it when teachers do that to kids. Yeah, let's take a subject students tend to struggle with and really add a nice layer of trauma on top of it! *sigh*

Actually for the first calc class in college it was a 200 person auditorium setting with no freaking interaction at all from students.

Haha yeah...that is also bad in completely the opposite way :P

Film doesn’t have “resolution” the way that digital does because it’s a chemical process, but 4K is roughly equivalent to 35mm, so if the transfer is done well 4K will show you most films how they were meant to be seen.

"Done well" being the major caveat there. Resolution aside, the improved color depth via HDR/Dolby Vision makes a huge difference as well.

Even 1080p Blu-rays look awesome with good transfers. My favorite are 50’s and 60’s color films like North by Northwest and Charade. They just pop off the screen. Can imagine 4K looking beautiful on a good display

Fiona Apple's store did that to me.

Yep, that's the one that sparked this, haha.

Still haven't heard back from support. I bought the album three days ago and still haven't been able to listen to it *sigh*

https://www.ebay.com/str/pioneerhomeusa

Probably. I bought those pioneer52 floorstanders for $70 ea new shipped from Amazon for example, so deals are out there. looks like some say they sell refurbs.

Yeah, they price shot up on those. $170+ new pretty much everywhere and have been that way a long time. $106 with a full warranty seemed too good to be true, and that ebay account always has them at that price. I'm always skeptical.

I got an nvme ssd from them last year with no issue.

I used to purchase from them quite regularly with no issues, but my experience is a little stale (ie., 2 yrs ago)