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Actually, I don't think it's all that funny. There are certainly funny parts, but it simply tries to hard to go out of its way to be as disrespectful as possible all of the time. It seems to me that it's only getting attention because of how it speaks out against institutionalized religion. If this were about the religion of environmentalism, the critics would have something very different to say about it.

Is that somehow less believable than a guy who sat in a whale's stomach for 3 days then was spat out on a beach, or another tale about a dude who walked on water before rising from the dead?

Respectful my ass. No, I'm not Mormon, but I Dan recognize straight up mocking while pointing fingers and laughing when I see it.

Porcupine Tree - Aenesthetize Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream Porcupine Tree - Deadwing eBay prices are stupid high.

The subject about says it all. I'm looking for Prupine Tree's Deadwing and Stupid Dream. I use Paypal. If anyone has a copy they'd be willing to part with, let me know.

So as I was setting up and wiring my new analog system last night, I ran into a wiring conundrum with 2.5 options to get the job done. My 2 channel tube amplifier doesn't have any form of Preamp out or dedicated subwoofer out (LFE) so I had to figure a way to hook up my 2.1 system (my current speakers don't fill out the bottom end to my satisfaction, though I suspect that the Mordaunt Short Mezzo 6 speakers on the way might fix that issue and allow me to run a 2.0 configuration). Making that Little Country 3 Tube Headpone Amp earn its keep. I don't particularly care to run a parallel speaker setup. It just plain seems like the least desirable way to run sound to the speakers. I don't like the idea of doubling up speaker wire on either the amp or the speakers. The headphone amp I chose, I did so for various reasons. I could have gotten a terminal amp where my only output option was the headphones and been done with it. It would certainly be cheaper (because I wouldn't have to worry about any components after the headphone amp), but then I couldn't get that warm, room filling goodness that only speakers can provide (as nice and precise as headphones are, I don't always like the feeling of the sound emanating from inside my head). This meant some form of Preamp with multiple outputs in between my phono Preamp and the headphone amp (outs to both the headphone amp and the amplifier), or a headphone amp that did some double duty (or triple as the case may be). The headphone amp I chose, the Little Country 3 Tube Headphone Amplfier/Preamp by Firestone Audio. Initially it was because it had a bypass out option which acts as nothing more than a passthrough so I could run my sound through to the amplifier without any manipulation of the signal, but then I also came to the conclusion that it would solve my parallel speaker setup issue that I wanted to avoid by running it also as the Preamp it's designed to be. One set of straight line interconnects through the bypass out and on to the amp, another set from the Preamp out and on to the powered subwoofer, and of course headphones plugged in. This little booger is serving as the lynchpin for my entire system, feeding my headphones some great sound (so far - it only has a couple of hours on the tubes so it hasn't even started to break in yet), and routing the signal where it needs to go in order to avoid undesirable speaker wiring when I'm not using headphones. Everything this little box is capable of doing, it's doing. It's paying its way.

That sounds about right!

i should. she's been baby mama, lady, or girlfriend this whole time. BUT she's felt like a wife this whole time, and i know thats slipped out when referring to her too, she hates when i do that. anyway, sounds like this guy rules. i want to see those hundred records he just picked up. We just sold a house we were renting out and have a bit of spare cash. The wife is VERY forgiving of my hobbies (that's a GOOD woman!) I'll post a pic of the records later on tonight. If I somehow get unlazy, I'll post a list of them.

I figured if I'm gonna get into it, I might as well do it well. No need buying stuff that I'll want to replace sooner than later. I did that with my TT and didn't feel the need to buy everything twice. Thanks for the welcome!

Hey all! So about 6 weeks ago I looked to pick up Anathema's newest album, We're Here Because We're Here, on DVDA in 5.1 surround. I ordered it, but to my dismay (at the time), I could only get it with an included 7". When it arrived and saw that what was on the 7" was only on the 7", I said "I'd really like to hear that" and ordered myself a Denon TT. Upon that first spin, I was hooked. Since then I've added, at great cost, about 100 records and a dedicated analog system to the listening room just for vinyl. My new setup: Speedbox II > Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie w/ Ortofon 2M Black > Pro-Ject Tubebox II SE > Firestone Audio Little Country 3 Tube Headphone Amp/Pre-amp > Jolida 202BRC The headphone amp also acts as a bypass for when I'm using speakers (Mordaunt Short Mezzo 6 with Mezzo 9 sub) rather than headphones (Grado RS2i). All interconnects are AudioQuest Diamondback. Some records I've purchased that I already prize are: Porcupine Tree - The Incident Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Opeth - Still Life Sigurd Ros - Takk Though I've just entered the world of vinyl (except for the records my mom played in the house when I was a kid), I'm already hooked and look forward to the many trips to used vinyl shops in my future.