I absolutely love my Rio Karma. It's the best portable audio unit I've ever owned. Rio chose to make a pure audio (as opposed to a half-baked PDA or video player or personal storage or whatever…) player and to do it right. I have music pretty much everywhere I go, and the Karma's pretty much the perfect gadget for me.

About a year back, Rio announced that they were doing R&D on the Karma's successor, tenatively called the Chroma. Details were sketchy, but the few things that had been left out of the Karma, like Audible …

Just thought I'd post a couple of shots of my new Nill Grips. If you don't have any experience with their work, you're missing out. They make their grips from quality walnut, then finish them in an oil they call Rhomlas. Finish is gorgeous, and the checkering is aggressive but not grating. Here they are on my P7 and P225:

They're precision-fitted to the frame, and they match the dimensions of the factory grips almost exactly, except for the ones on the P7, which have just enough of a swell in …

New mix up at AOTM. Let me know if you're interested in a copy.
Swelter

Tim Hecker: Song of the Highwire Shrimper
Twerk: From Green to Brown
Aphex Twin: Jynweythek
Tortoise: Tjed (John McEntire Remix)
Mouse on Mars: Flim
Bola: Sirasancerre
Epoq: For the Ears of the Stars
Sybarite: Ashs
Alog: The Youth of Mysterious Conversations
Keith Whitman: Stereo Music for Disklavier, Electric Guitar and Computer
Thomas Fehlmann: Luftikuss
Lusine Icl: Drip
Yasume: Slowly, Clearly and Calmly
Shuttle358: Scrapbook

This is a partial list of my current collection. It doesn't cover what might be in closets, crates, old bookshelves or any other spots I cram this stuff when I run out of room. Think you're a geek? Nope! Fear no more. I've tried burning everything to a hard drive, but they just don't make 'em that big.

Anyhow, this is what I have at hand at the moment, so if you're interested in a trade, let me know.