The fireworks in NYC are crazy! They sound like big professional mortars! I can’t imagine why the police don’t stop the people launching them… Seems like a huge roof fire hazard. On another note went to Costco for the first time since lock down. It was not crazy so I was very relieved. I bought…

Looking for a great sounding small passive speaker for your desktop? I think I have found the perfect solution. The Mica RB42 which is $149 at Amazon. It’s an excellent budget near field monitor for the price. The soundstage is excellent and the center image is dead on. Big sound in a small package. They…

I recently discovered a new singer named Lights. Her sound is best described as synthpop. The music is a bit compressed sounding, think loudness wars. Nonetheless it’s really nice sounding and has some crazy base. If you enjoy female vocals and a more electronic sound you will surely enjoy her music. I recommend the album…

The downstairs AC unit is installed and working perfectly now. It wasn’t without some additional issues. 😅 The AC disconnect box I purchased at home depot had the wrong disconnect plugged in… So it took some additional troubleshooting before I noticed this… I have it bypassed at the moment. I need to make my way…

I decided I wanted to hear what DSD sounds like so I got Michael Jackson’s Thriller in the format. I thought Flac and MQA were clean… This takes it a step further, I doubt even the master sounds better. DSD is not for everyone tho. You need a DAC capable of playing them back, the…

Looks like I will be working from home for at least a year. I’m working on upgrading my home office as it looks like I will be spending alot of time here now. I have a dual monitor setup but I think i will ask if i can get a third like I have in…

This is an amusing movie! Probably need to be careful about where you watch it but man it’s funny at times.

I’m not really a movie buff but I am trying to get a collection of things I like on physical media. The Goonies was one of my childhood favorites so I pre-ordered this in 4K UHD from Amazon today. 😅 It will probably have a ton of film grain like the copy of the Matrix…