Wife and I are having daughter number 2. Contractions every 4 minutes , increasing in intensity...so we are out the door.

Im scared as hell.

yall wish me luck, pray, or whatever it is you liberals do.

ncdrb

Intern Ariel Bitran sent this around the office today, in an e-mail titled "Crying in My Cubicle."

I have always, always, always loved this song, but of all the many excellent versions, I think this has to be my favorite. Sort of profoundly sad to hear the children sing those great, simple lines:

I've been afraid of changing
Because I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
And children get older
I'm getting older, too

But cheer up, Ariel. It's Friday.

Not talking about it being comfortable, or that it can hold your beer whilst you listen (tho I agree both of them are very important, one far more so than the other!!) but more along the lines of 'is it an overlooked but potentially important part of your listening experience'?

I often notice (when the more important part above is observed fully) that I can tend to slump into the chair more. Yet with that I also feel that the sound can be altered quite a bit (as distinct from the above factor )

With reviews/follow ups of the PSB Imagine T & B, Cambridge Audio Dacmagic and the Wadia I Transport... I really have to say that I was impressed with the amount of affordable gear in the June edition. I also loved the very appropriate "As we see it" by Stephen to start the issue... I think it really captured the feelings of many of us aspiring audiophiles and enthusiasts - as nice as it is to read about exotic, limited edition, bankruptcy inducing gear, many of us are also very interested in gateway products/ gear that can be purchased with a bit of disciplined saving...

I bought an entry level Rega a few months back and right away had a problem with it. One channel was bad; fortunately for me, the seller was quite good. They shipped a new tonearm promptly, and then put up with me taking several weeks to return the bad one.

I'm very happy with the unit, except it makes a 'swishing' noise when it runs. It's no huge deal when the volume is turned up, but it's not good at low levels.

Is this an inherent feature of belt drives? How much noise should I expect?

Thanks,

Scott Atkinson
Watertown NY

I'm totally new to this, but I've been reading around on here for quite awhile, and can't seem to find some answers - so i'm going to ask for help...

I'm totally new to this, but I've got a small vinyl collection, and a considerable FLACC collection as well.

From what I've read, I think I'm going to want tube phono preamps for my vinyl, but possibly integrated power amps for my digital library. How can you effectively mix these two?