Beer Budget

Let's take Beer and Budget into Hi Fi consideration. Evey year, we spend at Hi Fi Art, around $1,500.00 CDN on beer. That's one beer ($3.75) for every day (365), which of course is $1,368.75 CDN. Our formula is $5.00 CDN * 300, in memory of Sparta. Now, Auralic makes the Taurus Mk II for about that ($1899.00 USD). Should you wish to try our beer budget

the Taurus may very well get you there. It's not a very good amp, however (II). The cross-talk is amazing.



In exchange, we get 15,000 km. About 3000 km in direct walking (9.69 - 11.5 km per). On the nights we don't go beer walking, I notice we get about 1 hr less on the treadmill, which accounts for about 10 km lost. That's joggercize, so that actual 9.65 (606) km loss (1 hr at 6 mph), might as well account for double.

[ Check out our great review of the LiveStrong Fitness LS Pro 2 Treadmill here. ]

Daily shopping accounts for about 20 km. Today, we walked to Headphone Bar. Walking for beer, 10. And MEC. Treadmill, 20-40. Averaging 50, 300 days, we're talking about 15,000 km. A strict, 30, for 365, 10,950 km. Good shoes will get you there.

Not a lot, but 15,000 km is about right. Flip flops will, for that matter.

What's magic about 15,000? That's the price for a pair of B&W 802 Diamonds (or 805 Masseratti Edition Loudspeakers), of course: $15,000.00 USD.

What else about $15,000.00? Should you be buying a Masserati, that is about what your annual ICBC insurance will be. Unlike a Ferrari or a Lambo, a Masserati is what is known as a "daily driver" or a car you will actually get up to 15,000 km.

15,000 km isn't a lot of road. The Camino de Santiago for example (a two to four week pilgrimage walk) is approximately 800 km. 12 Caminos a year and you're in 9600 bit baud territory.

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Cigars

CAO MX2 Cigar Review



At 6", the CAO MX2 Cigar is about 15 mm shorter than your 1€ 500 ml beer can. Shave off another 4 mm for an executive punch and you'll have your smoke. Visually, it looks about 4" but at 151 mm, that's 5.94488" which CAO calls '6.

The diameter is near 21 mm, which would give it a volume of 52,300.45 mm2, 0.05230045L, or 1.768 oz were it a cylinder. Many cigars come with tubes, which resemble plastic test tubes, but this one's just shy of a jigger (1.5 oz).

You're not going to find a cigar warmer inside your Auralic Taurus's balanced out, lighter for that matter, but you are going to find a rather good amp.

For those on a beer budget, and looking to save for a trip to Mexico,
JP 2016/06/03
www.hifiart.ca

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Note: Auralic Aires. Now, crosstalk of Auralic Taurus Mk II Headphone Amplifier is strangely: a high, low-fi, value of 80 dB. Compared to the Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amplifier ($1,199.00 USD) at 120 dB. It's actually FM-like via the Auralic. The Adjacent Channel Attenuation of the Magnum Dynalab MD-208 is > 12 dB, 30 dB narrow, for example.  The Stereo Separation of the Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM Receiver is actually 50 dB, to say. The SN of the Magnum Dynalab MD-208 Stereo Receiver? 80 dB.