Recently tried a cheese from Parish Hill that blew my mind. Rare to find American made cheese this intense (my wife could barely stand watching me eat it). I suggest all of you in the northeast USA try something from them if you see it.
The Combustion thermometer he made is great. I’ve been using it since release and bought it for multiple friends. The time prediction for large cuts comes in handy.
I usually rest steaks for 10 minutes or so so I have time to get everything else together. 10-15 degrees below target like he...
Tried a couple new Piedmont wines. Valdaccenda Valmaggiore Rosso - light, deep, vibrant, silky Nebbiolo. And Colombera Timorrasso is definitely worth checking out for fans of Piedmonts second greatest grape.
Bunch of Eric Texier wines last night. The St-Julien en St-Albans were singing, and the ‘09 Brézème a highlight as well. 2014 Côte-Rôtie was strange and lovely with reduction and a noticeable chunk of Viognier.
Fancy ScanSpeak drivers for DIY 2-ways (beryllium tweeters included). Although I like the speakers, the parts cost was silly.
Sony TA-E7B preamp and refurbishing ($1600 all in). Worth it as it is appreciated as decor.
Arcam AVR ($1500). Poor technical performer according to ASR review, but...
FWIW I have an RTX 2080 and do not see this power issue with default settings. There’s a quick spike when opening Roon, but output wattage on the UPS goes back near where it was before Roon opened in a few seconds.