Dawnshine Wonder

Waiting for my My Little Pony Best Gift Ever DVD to turn up for Christmas. So I can use my old Panasonic DMP BDT700 player to watch it.

That is what it comes down to, plus there is not enough demand in the market for fiber optic to be invested like that. But some technical experts, like Paul McGowan at PS Audio mentioned the unfortunate truths of this, Sony and Philips developed the SPDIF protocol, so technically they were responsible for the stagnation of Toslink, not Toshiba. Fiber optic is used in low latency and high bandwidth data transmission in internet, Toslink or some technology like it, could easily be updated for high end audio, and it would work better for the reasons that were discussed. And while Toslink cannot do two way communication, speakers and headphones do not need it. Some Hifi enthusiasts would much rather a signal be more stable and not risk damage to their equipment than have everything fed through a single cable.

I like how Google search has saved me from making foolish assumptions.

We don't get a lot of snow where I live at, it happens sometimes, but it would be awesome if it would occur more often around Christmas. I'd enjoy Christmas more if it was for small pleasures like that. If not for only myself as I don't get out often, at least for children who would get to enjoy playing in it outside. If we are to have a cold winter, I'd like it to be more interesting than just something that forces our heating bill to rise, snow may block roads, but black ice is even worse IMO. Pets may get cold in winter, but generally if their fur is too thin or if they do not have enough body fat, problems like that. We need coats though, and a lot of padding in weather like that.

I wish Toslink got updated to support modern audio formats, the idea of using fiber optic was not flawed, its stagnation is what kept it from being the gold standard of digital audio today. It works fine for stereo setups, but if you get into high end surround sound then this is where its limitations become obvious. I'm a big fan of fibre optic as it's immune to some of the problems you would get on other connector types like ground loop or handshake issues you may experience with HDMI or USB. Many people assume that just because it's digital it is immune to electrical noise from the system, but it's not. Interference in an analog system manifests itself as static or sound distortion, but interference with 1's and 0's make it harder for error correction systems to compensate for and you may end up with interruptions or glitches as a result. And it's not only ground loop that is the issue with audio setups, poor quality power systems in USB in the worst case can damage your device, and I would assume the same is true for HDMI as there is no galvanic isolation system between one device to another. Fiber optic uses light to transmit the data, therefore has the ideal protection against things like that. From a theoretical standpoint, there is literally no reason why Toslink could not be updated to support Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio lossless 7.1 surround sound, as well as DSD 512. All it would require is a change of the SPDIF design and perhaps some small changes to the physical construction of the Toslink cable itself.

Thinking about the decoration I want to do for my speakers after Christmas, on one pair will have resin skulls, another pair, my Majority D100, will eventually have DJ-Pon3 figures stuck to the top of them with double sided tape underneath. I think the three drives aesthetic really suits her style, she is all about the rave.

Thinking through decoration ideas for my speakers, since I need space on my shelf for ornaments from Bishoujo series and statues of MLP characters, I could place two resin skulls on my speakers, one left to right. It would give it that gothic touch that would finish off my build, that together with an SMSL DAC after Christmas, would complete my Hifi setup.

I do, although the gameplay in the screenshots below is not my own, the tag team Supers at the grand finale of Sonic Adventure 2 was sweet. Shadow learning to put aside his ego for the sake of honoring Maria's wish after being motivated to do so by Amy was cute. He risked it all, knowing if he stayed in his Super form for too long it could kill him, and was mentioned to him by Sonic. Despite its flaws, that game made it clear that overuse of the chaos emeralds had its downsides. In fact overuse of chaos emerald energy is what killed Emerl in Sonic Battle, this was back when the chaos emeralds were not too OP.

I agree, I would've liked to see a special mention of characters like DJ-Pon3, Zecora, Derpy Hooves and Maud Pie. This would motivate many other people like us to purchase the entire lot from the Bishoujo series. Perhaps if the economy picks up we would see greater sales potential for MLP merchandise. But as of now, it's probably not a good time for them to try it, with the dolls being as expensive as they are, it is difficult for them to sell this stuff to the general population I'd imagine. But I can confirm they're worth every penny, because of the attention to detail that has been put into making these, I love these.

I also recommend getting merchandise from the Bishoujo line from Kotobukiya, right now they're doing preorders of Queen Chrysalis statues, which comes with both a human and Changeling form of her. The problem with this lineup is they discontinue too quickly, they sell this series of merchant for a little while then quietly close production of them. They're made from high quality PVC so assuming you manage to get say a used Fluttershy statue in good condition from Ebay, it should last a while. I managed to put in my preorder for the Queen Chrysalis statue, I currently own a Princess Luna and Princess Celestia statue, I intend to pick up a Princess Cadance statue some time in the near future after Christmas. The Regal Four, as I like to call them.

And then Shadow has to deal with a magical monster, Biolizard. You know if a Sonic the Hedgehog and My Little Pony crossover were to ever become official, Luna and Shadow would probably be great friends.

Okay, this is the part you're looking for? Sonic Adventure 2 Music: Cooperation (Cannon's Core Ver.2)

Oh yeah, that, the dreaded air necklace at Aquatic Mine I forgot to pick up one time, leading to some frustrating moments at Cannon's Core level in this game. I will do a replay on Nintendo Wii of this some time. Thanks for sharing this though @ZiggWheelsManning it's a good song. Sonic Adventure 2 Music: Deeper (Death Chamber)

Thank you, also remember this one from Sonic Heroes? Mystic Mansion?

I'm waiting for my preorder of Queen Chrysalis bishoujo statue to arrive, which is next year. After my collection is complete, I will shelve it all then take a photo to show all of you my MLP collection.

Blackmill - Fortune Soul (Full Version)

No Squidward?

Halloween is my favourite time of the year, which is why I am familiar with the whole Nightmare Night thing in My Little Pony. But I like Christmas too. Seriously bestie, if you lived in my neighborhood I'd buy you something special, like a plush, I have an idea about the things you like from the stuff you tell us publicly about what you bring home from work. I'm going to be sat at home on Christmas day with family, while dinner is getting done, and everyone prepares to open their presents, I'd be sat binge watching Christmas movies and TV specials. I want to donate Redwings Horse Sanctuary charity as well. I guess I'd be drinking cider, but not too much of it though, I don't want a headache the next morning.

Waiting for the remainder of the items for my brothers Christmas gifts to arrive.

Yes Mojo Jojo?

Same, I am listening to Infected Mushroom. and been scrolling the forums, looking for interesting topics to reply to.

A Christmas Carol 1984