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for 365 and FGR invades SOTM (someone once told me....)
This is something I read in a book once (Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination, Helen Fielding). It was one of the main character's rules about life.
I have a lot of trouble being in large groups of people I don't know - holiday parties, wedding receptions, that sort of thing. I hate walking into this room full of people and wondering what they think of me. I say this to myself every time. Because it's true. They are thinking the exact same thing as me.... Worrying about Themselves.
Kontraster som ger balans åt smakerna.
Acid and sweetness.
Contrasts that give balance to the flavors.
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SOTM - Kito & Reija - Run For Cover
"Shot of the morning!" I'm not a big Amtrak guy but in good sun at a cool location the bigger trains are cool. Mincin rushed us over to this spot just in time for this shot at Island Ave. Yard east of CP BELL of Amtrak 30(?) coming into downtown for their station stop.
Qdo eu soube da coleção nova da a-E fiquei louca querendo! Queria todos, mas como sou contida (e eles estão caros) rsrsrs, peguei só esse.
Ele é maravilhoso! amei, amei, amei, pena que faltou um solzinho pra mostrar o prisminha bem discreto que ele tem.
Tem outro foto nos comentários.
1x base niveladora Impala
2x SOTM
The We're Here! gang is sharing things people have told us. Fred is known for this saying - it's the one piece of fatherly advice the kids remember vividly.
Kapkrusbär, physalis, även kallad guldbär, lyktbär eller incabär (Physalis peruviana) är en växt med bär som ofta går att köpa i fruktdisken. Den liknar en liten orange tomat inuti ett pappersliknande hölje. Hela bäret (förutom pappershöljet) konsumeras. Smaken är lite syrligt frisk med viss sötma, konsistensen påminner lite om just en tomat, dock inte lika vattnig. Fröna går bra att odla även i Sverige med bär som resultat. Dock sker den största importen av bäret från Colombia.
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buy print - society6.com/product/sotm_print
I checked my mailbox this morning and found that one of my photography magazines was in there. On the cover was a photo from Byce Canyon. So I decided I would post a photo today from our trip to Bryce Canyon.
I shot this photo about a hour or so after sunrise. I wanted to wait for the sun to go behind a cloud before i took this photo because the snow was just to bright on the snow.
Anybody know what view point this photo was taken from? I cant remember...
Have a great week all.
What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words
Words in papers, words in books
Words on tv, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but dont go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words
Words of nuance, words of skill
And words of romance are a thrill
Words are stupid, words are fun
Words can put you on the run
Wordy Rappinghood - Tom Tom Club 1981
Made Explore 02/22/08 #485
Dylan was always there for me when I needed him. He was there for me even when I didn't need him. He was the type of person that I could call at 4 in the morning with a problem, and he'd talk me through it. (...and that actually happened several times.)
A true best friend.
He died about a year and a half ago. I was in Italy at the time, so I couldn't even make it to the funeral. I still cry sometimes, and not a day goes by when I don't miss him.
This photo:
Because he lived back at home, and I was away at college most of the year, our friendship played out mainly on the phone and online.
Anyway, I kept a Livejournal, and on one of my more lengthy entries, I ended by mentioning how long the entry was, saying that I'd be surprised if anyone would actually take the time to read it.
This was his reply.
I miss you Dylan...
Taken for FGR - Someone Once Told Me
I like the color one better.
I'm a rebel like that.
;-)
I do need to point out that it was my bestest, Ky, who said that to me. I don't think any man could come up with something THAT good. ;-)
For Flickr Group roulette, Tyla's pick today...so despite being mad busy like everyone, I had to join in.
Beauty is not having a pretty face.
Fab meeting you this year Tyla, enjoy your Christmas in Poland.
"Someone Once Told Me" and black and white.
Someone Once Told Me Project:
Charles was keeping Eugene Skinner (founder of Eugene, Oregon) company when I approached him for this shot. Turns out he grew up in New York and lived not too far from where I went to High School in Manhattan. His father was a Polish Freedom fighter in Krakow during WWII. Charles now homeless, resides in Eugene, Oregon.
To really see the character in his face, view in Large On Black
This new X line of iFi product range is something to beautiful to look at and feel in the hand, the xCan is really small like the amazing xDSD that received the EISA award last year, the xCan looks as good as the sounds, is a magical combination of hardware and passion.
That passion is present when you send music from your phone to the xDSD you understand how weak your phone amplifier is, this small wonder has power to drive some difficult headphones without showing signs of weakness, in a small package like this, and for me is really impressive.
The xCan is a portable amplifier that can be connected to your phone by bluetooth and use any set of wired headphones, even very demanding ones, and stream your music from your phone.
And this is a most needed add-on in a present where phone manufacturers are removing the headphone Jack, migrating users to a new wave of wireless headphones. Wireless headphones are practical but with that practicability we pay premium for a not so good sound, and for the same price there are a lot of superior wired headphones the we can buy and have a more rewarding sound experience.
In the end the best of the best earphones that I know are wired, so the xCan can be the the perfect add-on you can buy to your phone to listen music on the go.
Also at home you can connect this little marvel to a set of amplified speakers or even your living room system and transform tour speakers in wireless bluetooth speakers, streaming music by bluetooth in ACC or aptX from your tablet or phone.
You can also use the xBass and 3D effect if you wish, on some tracks it’s really good effect, the xCan implementation of xBass is an addictive effect to have on the go.
You can not go wrong with the xDSD, it plays very well, has a lot of functionality, it’s beautiful, very portable, the iFi X line really has the X Factor.
If you are looking to a good portable bluetooth preamp the xCan should be on your list of hardware to try.
The EISA award is perfectly understandable, the product in the hand e a remarkable piece of jewellery for audio on the go, the sound is almost on par with the micro iDSD Black Label in a quarter of the size simply amazing.
I can't remember another brand but Sony to have in the past this level of pleasure of owning one great quality product on my hand like their top of the line walkman hardware in the 80’s.
iFi with the xDSD made me feel today the same desire and satisfaction. It a wow! product since the initial unpacking to the pleasure of having it on the hand, is beautiful crafted and on the dark side a fingerprint revelation, I am simply in love by it.
The sound, I never used my micro iDSD away from the desktop, it was portable but not that portable, and very awkward to me to use something like the micro iDSD BL on the go, even if the micro sounds a little better the small advantage that the micro can have on sound does not justify the space and lack of usability on the size of the unit, no way I was using it on the go, anyway the micro Black is more complete and better sounding hardware that deserve is place on the best of the best.
The xDSD is something I will gladly use on the go with pride like an Hugo Boss suit, or an Breitling watch, it simply feels premium and sounds so good, it's not awkward it's beautiful, makes heads turn and look at it with curiosity, it's great sound with stylish looks.
The xbass makes magic on music, the 3D makes everything float around, the effects are not Audiophile correct, but who cares, on the go they are magical, and with all the noise around you on the streets you get more pleasure with them, the xBass and 3D are simple like honey, it produces lot's of detail in a musical way. All other portable Dac's now seem ugly as hell comparing the hardware alone side by side, but not only the portable DAC's, there is a lot of hardware that design and build is not on par with their sound, some have the design and sound horrible, other have the sound and are bad looking. The xDSD is the synergy of sound and looks well made.
EISA Award is very deserved for sound, size, battery duration, beauty, portability, even the price.
There are things we sell to be able to upgrade, and then many years after we regret to have sold that hardware that marked our memories. The iFi xDSD is one product that you will never forget if for some motive I sell it, in 10 or 20 years I will regret have done it, this one is special.
This was my computeraudiophile forum post about the xDSD www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/38723-ifi-audio-x...
Congratulations iFi.
In the search for a better musical experience extracting better sound from my recent iFi DAC upgrade and get more pleasure in the sound presentation I discovered SOTM products, I searched for information of network streamers and similar user opinions about them, saw videos and all that I can find about on the web, and after reading lots of average consensus of users in their with their experience, and after some weeks acquired an SOTM sMS-200 Ultra without listening.
I have to admit that acquiring without listening is risky decision, and sometimes you could end with a unit that do not give any positive enhancement to your system. The intent was to remove my noisy Mac Pro from degrading the sound of the DAC, is this case an iFi iDSD Pro that has galvanic isolation but is very sensible to all cables and accessories before it, as any other DAC the quality of the USB connection is primordial to a better sound experience.
You can clean your computer USB, but you will pay the same or more than buy a optimised and clean dedicated computer exclusively for audio.
It’s that quality USB connection I was searching and found it on the SOTM sMS-200 Ultra, it impressive how a single device for giving you a great USB link affects the final sound.
Computers are terribly noisy devices, electricity in an apartment is full of noise, that contaminates the computer, processor, motherboard, fan, hard drive, external devices with bad power supply’s, even software resource needs generate noise, and that noise affects the link that is made from the computer to the DAC.
Any user like me trying to get better audio will start a journey of cleaning that USB transmission with galvanic isolated solutions, USB regenerators and re-clockers, and many other solutions that exist on the market and stores that clean the USB signal. Some of devices at every step give you an extra more, or a different presentation, or change the total presentation, sometimes in a good way, other times not accomplishing what they promote or I expect for the price
What did SOtM do, they produced a small audio optimised network computer to connect to your DAC by USB, it has an optimised and excellent internal clock board, but they build it with high quality audiophile components, for me they have made something very special that results very well on my system.
The SOtM SMS-200 Ultra is a simple audiophile network streamer for the only propose to pass the bits to your DAC in the cleanest way possible.
The sMS-200 Ultra supports various audio standard protocols like the Roon RAAT, HQPlayer, LibreSpot, Minim Server, Airplay, Bubble UPnP, DLNA, Squeezelite, and runs a light linux optimised version for audio called Eunhasu that can be upgraded with more functionality and add support for future DAC hardware.
Their service and support has been very receptive to beginner questions, with fast reply and helpful responses, thats a thumbs up for support. For me, product support is one of the most important features of any product.
The sOTM sMS-200 Ultra is an awesome product it made a big change for the better to my music enjoyment… The final result is based on my personal system, room, cables, and could be different on your system, but one thing I have certain, If anyone tries one of this units the change will be noticed for the better.
When I dedicate some of my time to write about it, it’s because I the product quality and benefit it gave me. Is common that the new upgraded unit is better than the last used solution, and the big motive I upgraded an stayed in the system. But regarding the presence I feel now when I listen to a good album, the SOtM sMS-200 Ultra is one of the best upgrades I have done in the last few years, and the upgrades where a lot.
Apart from some rock concerts, small jazz groups and some classical music concerts, my live music experience is not that active, I will not compare the real presentation that I can achieve, but instead the enjoyment the SOtM offered to me from my system, and with it came a new musical experience. The difference of hearing a real orchestra in plain euforia is something that I never heard any system being capable of, the real thing is a more powerful experience that any system or my small one can reproduce, I herd systems close to that reality with prices impossible to archive by a normal person, but with my hardware limitation, the emulation of the artist presence was upgraded to a new level.
All of this to explain that is difficult to quantify how better in my case the SOtM is compared to reality, but I can quantify listen experience before and after the SOtM, and here it goes.
The SOtM is all about music, after changing the in the box power supply for an SBooster it really shines, the music presentation grows a lot, and the speakers grow the sound to a huge presentation, the sound is so big that the room feels larger, a friend of mine when showing the music, started to look behind searching for surround speakers on the back wall, the SOtM sMS 200 Ultra really made the presentation of some albums impressive. One example of this is the Pink Floyd track On The Run from the Dark Side of the Moon album, or tracks from the album Blood from This Mortal Coil.
The SOtM sMS-200 Ultra is musical and not aggressive in any way, and has this 3D way of presenting the sound a sensation of magical sweetness without loss of information, I am loving it and ordered an SPS-500 Power supply with silver cable, it deserves the best friend to complement and shine even more.
The sound from my Mac Pro was somehow a little bi dimensional when compared to the SOtM, the highs sometimes where to much, and lacked the dimension that the SOtM has, it sounded ok but was not holographic like the sound I have now, and lacked some musicality, some albums where too harsh and very aggressive to be played, this doesn’t mean a bad recording will sound good, the bad will sound always bad, but good recording elevate your experience in a way with the SOtM that the computer did not acomplished.
When used with a good DAC and a quality usb cable, in my case the iFi iDSD Pro DAC and the Audioquest Diamond USB, it gave me impressive results connected to my Focal Solo 6be.
I find the SOtM sMS-200 Ultra very sensitive to power cables, I used Audioquest tornado cables on the iFI and SOtM, and they proved to result very well in my setup.
So I think audiophiles will love it, for me is not an option to revert back to my Mac Pro as a USB source.
If you are using a DAC connected to your computer, you have to try an SOtM streamer and see what you have been loosing in sound with your computer, and pair the SOtM with a good and decent power supply and it will really shine.
The EISA award is perfectly understandable, the product in the hand e a remarkable piece of jewellery for audio on the go, the sound is almost on par with the micro iDSD Black Label in a quarter of the size simply amazing.
I can't remember another brand but Sony to have in the past this level of pleasure of owning one great quality product on my hand like their top of the line walkman hardware in the 80’s.
iFi with the xDSD made me feel today the same desire and satisfaction. It a wow! product since the initial unpacking to the pleasure of having it on the hand, is beautiful crafted and on the dark side a fingerprint revelation, I am simply in love by it.
The sound, I never used my micro iDSD away from the desktop, it was portable but not that portable, and very awkward to me to use something like the micro iDSD BL on the go, even if the micro sounds a little better the small advantage that the micro can have on sound does not justify the space and lack of usability on the size of the unit, no way I was using it on the go, anyway the micro Black is more complete and better sounding hardware that deserve is place on the best of the best.
The xDSD is something I will gladly use on the go with pride like an Hugo Boss suit, or an Breitling watch, it simply feels premium and sounds so good, it's not awkward it's beautiful, makes heads turn and look at it with curiosity, it's great sound with stylish looks.
The xbass makes magic on music, the 3D makes everything float around, the effects are not Audiophile correct, but who cares, on the go they are magical, and with all the noise around you on the streets you get more pleasure with them, the xBass and 3D are simple like honey, it produces lot's of detail in a musical way. All other portable Dac's now seem ugly as hell comparing the hardware alone side by side, but not only the portable DAC's, there is a lot of hardware that design and build is not on par with their sound, some have the design and sound horrible, other have the sound and are bad looking. The xDSD is the synergy of sound and looks well made.
EISA Award is very deserved for sound, size, battery duration, beauty, portability, even the price.
There are things we sell to be able to upgrade, and then many years after we regret to have sold that hardware that marked our memories. The iFi xDSD is one product that you will never forget if for some motive I sell it, in 10 or 20 years I will regret have done it, this one is special.
This was my computeraudiophile forum post about the xDSD www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/38723-ifi-audio-x...
Congratulations iFi.
Alex Barth at the State of the Map kickoff party. Surrogate's Court. 31 Chambers St, New York City, NY.
For 266 and FGR - Someone Once Told me
My gran said this to me about Natalie, my cousin.
Really, Grandma? Really? This is something you think is a good idea? Are you THAT desperate to be a great grandma?
No, I didn't think so.
Eric at the State of the Map conference's Saturday social. Studio Square Beer Garden, 35-33 36th St, Astoria, NY.
I loved waking up to a reminder of my pregnant belly being the most interesting thing in my stream,lololol:).
Kinda. The santa hat makes it.
1. 315/365 - The Importance of Cute Underwear, 2. 297/365 - Got Freckles, 3. 246/365 - Friday FUTAB by the lake..., 4. 214/365 - GTW*L*- Red Toes, 5. FGR - Lust, 6. 62/365 - Bubbly:), 7. 142/365 - That's All, 8. I remember him standing there like a break in the mist, or the shadow under old trees & I wish I had known then it is the place we cannot go that needs our touch most,
9. 272/365 - Summer Showers, 10. Mom, We Are Too Old For Matching Outfits!!!!, 11. 55/365 - Miss H's Idea, 12. 181/365 - "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else" - Booker T Washington, 13. Happy FUTAB, 14. 209/365 - It's a very fragile world, she told us, so walk carefully everywhere you go & we promised to remember for as long as we could., 15. 135/365 - This is how much I love music, 16. Week 18,
17. 235/365 - Touch - GTW*L*, 18. Inexplicable, 19. I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything. Then one night I had a dream & an angel in black tights came to me & said, you can start any time now, & then I asked is this a sign? & the angel started laughing & I woke up..., 20. 86/365 - I Really Don't Know, 21. 282/365 - the baby made me eat it, 22. Driveway Ballerina, 23. Boo-keh, 24. +1/365+1 - "If you want to know the end, look at the beginning" - African Proverb,
25. 232/365 - Chillaxin in the grass on a beautiful spring Friday ( FUTAB), 26. You've got to promise not to stop when I say when, 27. , 28. Bridge, 29. Mission 24 - Mood, 30. 203/365 - It's a..., 31. Merry Christmas Everyone, 32. 355/365 - Pucker Up, Baby,
33. ready to decorate, 34. 125/365 - Kissed, 35. Submitted..., 36. Leaves are falling all around, It's time I was on my way. Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay. But now it's time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way., 37. 332/365 - The Tuque Tells The Truth..., 38. 125/365 - I Got Hungry..., 39. Freezing Friday, 40. 358/365 - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year,
41. Stormy, 42. I Jumped, 43. Baaa?, 44. 89/365 - Cheeky, baby, cheeky;), 45. 172/365 - Presenting...Incorrigible, 46. she then turned, laughed, and left., 47. 365/365+1 - Props to my Props...I mean Peeps, 48. 201/365 - Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen,
49. Weekly Belly - 31 Weeks 5 Days and counting..., 50. Copycat FUTAB, 51. 170/365 - "No less! Nay, bigger; women grow by men" - Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Sc.2, 52. lying on the road, in the fog, 53. FGR - SOTM, 54. HBW:), 55. This was my sky tonight, 56. The Man,
57. Margarita, 58. You had to know I was going to make them jump..., 59. , 60. Bench Monday, 61. No more words, you're telling me you love me while you're looking away..., 62. the loss is not yours alone, she said, & you will see it in their eyes when they do not think you are watching. How long does it take? I said & she put her hand on my chest & we did not speak, 63. “Is there anything more beautiful than a beautiful, beautiful flamingo, flying across in front of a beautiful sunset? And he's carrying a beautiful rose in his beak, and also he's carrying a very beautiful painting with his feet. And also, you're drunk.”, 64. 252/365 - ohmygodilovethisage,
65. The Dock - Thursday, 66. Picnik'd Beach, 67. 301/365 - Floating, 68. 286/365 - The Dock Life of Jake and Holly, 69. This Book, 70. 114/365 - Vices? What Vices?, 71. 113/365 - B is for Belly, 72. What's he do? Nibble your bum?
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
The EISA award is perfectly understandable, the product in the hand e a remarkable piece of jewellery for audio on the go, the sound is almost on par with the micro iDSD Black Label in a quarter of the size simply amazing.
I can't remember another brand but Sony to have in the past this level of pleasure of owning one great quality product on my hand like their top of the line walkman hardware in the 80’s.
iFi with the xDSD made me feel today the same desire and satisfaction. It a wow! product since the initial unpacking to the pleasure of having it on the hand, is beautiful crafted and on the dark side a fingerprint revelation, I am simply in love by it.
The sound, I never used my micro iDSD away from the desktop, it was portable but not that portable, and very awkward to me to use something like the micro iDSD BL on the go, even if the micro sounds a little better the small advantage that the micro can have on sound does not justify the space and lack of usability on the size of the unit, no way I was using it on the go, anyway the micro Black is more complete and better sounding hardware that deserve is place on the best of the best.
The xDSD is something I will gladly use on the go with pride like an Hugo Boss suit, or an Breitling watch, it simply feels premium and sounds so good, it's not awkward it's beautiful, makes heads turn and look at it with curiosity, it's great sound with stylish looks.
The xbass makes magic on music, the 3D makes everything float around, the effects are not Audiophile correct, but who cares, on the go they are magical, and with all the noise around you on the streets you get more pleasure with them, the xBass and 3D are simple like honey, it produces lot's of detail in a musical way. All other portable Dac's now seem ugly as hell comparing the hardware alone side by side, but not only the portable DAC's, there is a lot of hardware that design and build is not on par with their sound, some have the design and sound horrible, other have the sound and are bad looking. The xDSD is the synergy of sound and looks well made.
EISA Award is very deserved for sound, size, battery duration, beauty, portability, even the price.
There are things we sell to be able to upgrade, and then many years after we regret to have sold that hardware that marked our memories. The iFi xDSD is one product that you will never forget if for some motive I sell it, in 10 or 20 years I will regret have done it, this one is special.
This was my computeraudiophile forum post about the xDSD www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/38723-ifi-audio-x...
Congratulations iFi.