Computer Audiophile's 1st Birthday!

Joyeux Anniversaire !<br />

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And good luck for your future projects<br />

Celloman from Quebec

as there is no new twitter for 4 days we can guess Chris is hard at work writing about the new XP miracle solution. Will this benefit 16/44,1 or concerns more about hi-rez?

Chris, this site is wonderful and I am glad to be a part of it. Happy Birthday Computer Audiophile and for many more to come!

Congratulations on a successful first year!<br />

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Over the past three months I have found Computer Audiophile to be a rather enjoyable web site.<br />

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The members here write with confidence about our passion. Chris has successfully connected with our curiosity to question the compromises; exchange ideas, knowledge, and discoveries. It is in our nature to do so when perched on the threshold of new horizons, which reminds me of Hermann Hesse.<br />

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Stages<br />

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As every flower fades and as all youth<br />

Departs, so life at every stage,<br />

So every virtue, so our grasp of truth,<br />

Blooms in its day and may not last forever.<br />

Since life may summon us at every age<br />

Be ready, heart, for parting, new endeavor,<br />

Be ready bravely and without remorse<br />

To find new light that old ties cannot give.<br />

In all beginnings dwells a magic force<br />

For guarding us and helping us to live.<br />

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Serenely let us move to distant places<br />

And let no sentiments of home detain us.<br />

The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us<br />

But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.<br />

If we accept a home of our own making,<br />

Familiar habit makes for indolence.<br />

We must prepare for parting and leave-taking<br />

Or else remain the slaves of permanence.<br />

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Even the hour of our death may send<br />

Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,<br />

And life may summon us to newer races.<br />

So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.<br />

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[From: Das Glasperlenspiel (The Glass Bead Game), by Hermann Hesse, for which he won the Nobel Prize]<br />

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Curiosity of the unknown aside, I find it remarkable how many discussions on the forums seem to eventually find a path to the music. A refreshing departure from the rants, raves, and paid bloggers on so many other A/V forums. <br />

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Ah... the music... "A safe kind of high" (Jimi Hendrix).<br />

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Best wishes for the coming year,<br />

Daphne<br />

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Congratulations ! .... on the success of Computer Audiophile as a resource, your dedication and passionate pursuit along this new branch of the audiophile tree, and perhaps most importantly, to the growing community itself that recognizes a leading edge .... and in the spirit of the true adventurer continues to push the envelope .... Y - E - A - H ! and thank you !

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