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1: Inmate Central, It kind of depends.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 22:24:10 (73.229.163.4)
If you need a basic mower for a modest to small size lawn with grass that isn't crazy thick I think Ryobi from Home Depot offer great performance for the price. If you want much higher-end then EGO. I .......
2: Inmate Central, Same benefits with my Apple CarPlay setup. Very convenient - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 22:16:13 (73.229.163.4)
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3: Inmate Central, Very nice. But I was more into slot-cars ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 22:12:44 (73.229.163.4)
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4: Inmate Central, That sounds about right ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 22:10:36 (73.229.163.4)
Over my lifetime I've been in all four groups. I couldn't really afford a great car as a kid but I managed. The BMW's fit two groups at a time for me. I am now in the group that can afford more but t .......
5: Inmate Central, I used to like Maria Bartiromo (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 15:59:35 (73.229.163.4)
I used to like Maria Bartiromo for her financial reporting until she became a conspiracy fueled ultra right-wing political gonzo. This Italian-American babe was pretty hot a few years back! ::: TOPIC .......
6: Inmate Central, Afford bigger ones ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 13:35:44 (73.229.163.4)
"Toyota RAV-4 and the Honda CRV, two small SUVs beloved by people who cannot afford bigger ones". How about those who DO NOT WANT bigger ones? Wife loves her CR-V and I just traded my mid-size Honda .......
7: Inmate Central, MOON next! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 13:25:44 (73.229.163.4)
Lots of good mining to be done on the Moon! And nations have taken notice. .......
8: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Some people have all the luck ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 13:03:24 (73.229.163.4)
You may not have been around when Amarra was charging $1500, and that was back around 2009. They made the first well known 'audiophile' player and socked it to you on price until incrementally droppi .......
9: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The only big advantage I can see..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 12:27:13 (73.229.163.4)
The only big advantage of a passive preamp IMHO is extreme transparency but other aspects may suffer including frequency response (especially down low) and dynamics. Many passive systems suffer from l .......
10: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 Agree with everything you said...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 09:33:39 (73.229.163.4)
....especially your first sentence. It's much harder to achieve excellent results with a passive which requires some thought and critical system component matching. A good active preamp is less fussy .......
11: General Asylum, Same here - for now (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-22, 09:22:46 (73.229.163.4)
I say "for now" not because I'm dissatisfied but I enjoy trying out different gear. I'm presently very happy with my all solid-state and all digital system but I still have my Rogue Cronus Magnum tube .......
12: General Asylum, Caveman Playing a Vinyl Record (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-17, 16:07:50 (73.229.163.4)
I asked A.I. to generate an image of a "caveman picking his nose while playing a record with headphones on" On my second attempt I asked A.I. to generate an image of a "caveman wearing animal fur an .......
13: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Pretty sure (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-16, 19:41:16 (73.229.163.4)
256k AAC is what Apple was selling in their iTunes downloads for a number of years. It can sound very good - and proven to be better than comparable bit rate (256k) MP3. BUT.... it's not hi-res. :: .......
14: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I know. I'm just offering it up as bargain Class D amp (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-16, 05:53:49 (73.229.163.4)
Many Class D amps are excellent sounding and at these extremely low distortion levels across the board for most of them I don't think it's the lowest distortion ones that necessarily sound the best. T .......
15: Digital Drive, Good articles - thanks! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-15, 13:24:56 (73.229.163.4)
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16: General Asylum, 65 as of earlier this year (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-15, 13:11:21 (73.229.163.4)
A lot of people have been 'into music' since their childhood but seeking better sound and then being labeled an 'audiophile' often comes much later in life. And then some of us graduate from being bam .......
17: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The PS S300 probably sounds fine, BUT ... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-15, 07:29:14 (73.229.163.4)
"I believe there is a strong correlation between good measurements and what we hear ... and that it is a positive one." To a certain point, yes. I like ASR for pointing out blatant design flaws that .......
18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tesla Contagious? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-14, 05:57:43 (73.229.163.4)
Texas? I had no idea. .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: connecting too many dots? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-13, 11:27:33 (73.229.163.4)
Forgetting your turn signals... Long COVID ?? More Californian's move to your neighborhood ?? ;-) .......
20: Inmate Central, Pretty cool. Thanks for re-posting - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-13, 11:25:22 (73.229.163.4)
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21: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tesla Contagious? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-13, 11:23:25 (73.229.163.4)
And the fact that Schiit is moving to another location. Jsaon stated that they'd rather sell off the inventory than have to move it. It's probably a bargain at $999 but I haven't been in the market f .......
22: General Asylum, Google (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-13, 11:17:17 (73.229.163.4)
A Google search reveals that they are permanently closed. No rumors, forum searches, or phone calls necessary. Sad but true: Men at Work: They live on forever in my music server .......
23: General Asylum, Me too. Thanks Rod !! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 21:43:20 (73.229.163.4)
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24: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 14:29:23 (73.229.163.4)
Yeah, one more inverter failure and I will insist that the techs look for a possible root cause. 2 bad inverters in 2 years is already too much. I have no idea about the Prius C battery location. A f .......
25: Inmate Central, You must love Rachel Maddcow ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 14:17:53 (73.229.163.4)
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26: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thanks. Interesting about Parallels (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 14:13:56 (73.229.163.4)
No, Parallels and the other popular virtual environments will not allow you to run macOS on a PC. Apple's license doesn't allow it so there is no 'legit' supported way to do it. However, there are wo .......
27: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: A mechanical of fund memory ... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 14:07:13 (73.229.163.4)
I adapt pretty quickly to various keyboards so long as the keys have a decent amount of travel. That means most lightweight laptop keyboards are not ideal for me but I accept that trade-off with those .......
28: Computer Audio Asylum, Anti Virus / Malware Scanner on Mac ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 14:03:46 (73.229.163.4)
Anyone else encounter a virus or malware on their Mac in the past few years? I ran my Macs for 15 years w/o any anti-virus or malware scanners. Never encountered a problem but Macs are under attack mo .......
29: Digital Drive, RE: Ghost in the machine exorcised! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-12, 13:46:39 (73.229.163.4)
That's bizarre! It seems like your CDP is saying, "since I don't see a digital stream on my input I bet my owner wants to play a CD. I'll go ahead and open the drawer for him". As an aside, we have an .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 14:40:41 (73.229.163.4)
Good point about the optimizers. I -think- they are spec'd correctly. I don't have the info in front of me but I do recall looking them up a few years ago and they appeared to be a 'size up' for the .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 14:37:56 (73.229.163.4)
Yup, even the techies go through basic sales training. I've been there myself as I was a techie on a sales team. Never call out your own sales reps for lying in front of the customer! Beat them up on .......
32: Inmate Central, Looks like a budget filter for such a high-end camera! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 14:32:40 (73.229.163.4)
But it must work and it's not like something you'll be using again and again anytime soon ;-) P.S. I saw your other post with the link to the filter. Thanks! .......
33: Inmate Central, enough already FoxNews.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 14:27:51 (73.229.163.4)
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34: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I have a knack for spilling coffee on keyboards..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 13:27:48 (73.229.163.4)
I've been pretty lucky with not spilling stuff on my keyboards. When I had a work issued laptop I bought one of those transparent rubber keyboard covers that conform to the keys. It worked OK but lost .......
35: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Parallels with Win license question (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 13:19:29 (73.229.163.4)
None of the virtualization environments is a way to get Windows for "free". You still need a legit Windows license. Parallels Desktop (like VMware Fusion or VirtualBox) is the software that provides t .......
36: Computer Audio Asylum, Windows can run 'on top' of macOS (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 08:39:18 (73.229.163.4)
The old way - Intel CPU based Macs [discontinued] had a dual-boot option for running Windows natively on the 'bare metal' Mac hardware as Apple provided the necessary drivers. In other words, by press .......
37: Computer Audio Asylum, I have these two Logitech keyboard models (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 07:59:50 (73.229.163.4)
Both of these are excellent: --> Logitech MX MECHANICAL has larger full-travel keys with excellent feel for touch typing. It's my main daily keyboard. Has adjustable backlighting from none to bright. .......
38: Digital Drive, I have to ask.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-11, 07:38:03 (73.229.163.4)
What does reducing vibration in a DAC chassis have to do with solving the problem of shrillness on strings - IN YOUR HEADPHONES ?? "For vibration isolation, I used squash balls sitting inside cups wi .......
39: Digital Drive, That might have been me (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 16:19:21 (73.229.163.4)
I hear a slight difference between my Sonore microRendu vs my Raspberry Pi 4B both over USB to my DACs. They sound a little different but is one better than the other? In my system and IMHO - no. It' .......
40: Computer Audio Asylum, I can live w/o the Watch but..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 14:52:05 (73.229.163.4)
....not having the iPad as a remote would be a deal killer here. .......
41: Computer Audio Asylum, Some people have all the luck ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 14:49:51 (73.229.163.4)
And others struggle with computer based audio. I guess I've been lucky for the past couple decades. I've been running Mac Mini music servers for almost twenty years w/o issue... with HDMI + Monitor an .......
42: Digital Drive, How does a DAC create a 'resonance problem' ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 14:10:00 (73.229.163.4)
Why not try another outboard DAC ? Why not try not using an outboard DAC at all ? Why not try a different set of headphones ? Why not try not using headphones at all (using a pair of speakers inst .......
43: Computer Audio Asylum, I'm doing my Windows 10 update now (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 10:39:46 (73.229.163.4)
Waiting, waiting, waiting. Go make lunch and come back later. Running Windows on the Mac Mini in my office I use some Windows-only tools to program my Ham radios. And the Lascar EasyLog USB data logg .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 09:56:37 (73.229.163.4)
I asked the last solar tech who came out to the house if they've seen a large number of SolarEdge failures. He said no and was surprised when I told him this was our inverter number 3. 1) The origin .......
45: Inmate Central, Nice photos Stan! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-10, 09:45:46 (73.229.163.4)
Were the filters you used more dense than the typical N.D. filters? I think some of the newer Olympus cameras have built-in N.D. filtering but I'm guessing that they're simulated in software and maybe .......
46: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Apple is nice if you're all Apple.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-09, 18:58:04 (73.229.163.4)
"Apple just doesn't play nice with others which is a feature, not a bug." You're right that Apple plays nice with Apple [and not as nice with others]. I believe that's what some call differentiation .......
47: Inmate Central, RE: DOTD (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-09, 12:22:58 (73.229.163.4)
We had a pair of doves build their nest behind a motorized patio cover louver. I was up there everyday pulling their nesting material out but they didn't get the message. My next step was to place an .......
48: Inmate Central, I was D deficient a few years ago - pre COVID (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-09, 11:26:22 (73.229.163.4)
Blood work revealed that I was D deficient a few years ago.... working indoors, not getting out in the sun much. Doctor suggested I take D + Zinc [but not a huge overload of either]. I've been D suff .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-09, 11:08:46 (73.229.163.4)
On a fantastic day [bright sun / low outside temps] the panels will produce about 7.1 kW but more typically in the mid to high 6.x kW range on hot sunny days. The SolarEdge SE7600 handles 7600 Watts .......
50: Digital Drive, RE: set up LAN with no outside connectivity to control a Pi (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-09, 10:46:35 (73.229.163.4)
I'm not a networking guru but... You can direct-connect the Pi Ethernet to your NUC Ethernet with a CAT5 cable.... no hub. You will need to assign static IP addresses to each device unless you set one .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 18:46:33 (73.229.163.4)
Is yours an Enphase monitoring system? While I like SolarEdge monitoring if I had to do it over I might opt for Enphase or something else. We're on SolarEdge inverter #3 now. The main reason for cho .......
52: Inmate Central, Eclipsed Solar Electricity Production - charts (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 17:16:43 (73.229.163.4)
We experienced only a brief 65% of totality near Denver during the solar eclipse today. Here's what the solar output monitoring App on my phone captured during the day. The first chart shows a gradual .......
53: Computer Audio Asylum, Listen for crickets and other critters... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 10:43:54 (73.229.163.4)
We're not in the path of totality here but in 2017 while in Nebraska I remember the eerie feeling and sounds of crickets chirping in the midday darkness. Have fun out there! .......
54: Computer Audio Asylum, Nice office.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 09:18:55 (73.229.163.4)
I should put velcro on my wife and her iPad . She takes it with her everywhere. I use my iPad for some Apps and music control but I prefer being in front of a computer like the Mac Mini or a Mac lapto .......
55: Computer Audio Asylum, Congrats! I dumped Windoze around 2007 (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 08:51:39 (73.229.163.4)
Back around 2006 / 2007 our systems engineering manager mandated that all systems engineers in our group would be using new company issued Mac laptops. I resisted and told him I didn't want that toy. .......
56: Digital Drive, If you must decrapify or isolate I'd go with Intona (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-08, 07:46:37 (73.229.163.4)
iFi is a iffy brand IMHO. My first iFi wall wart power supply with "Fighter Jet Technology" (probably a Boeing jet) arrived with a small part rattling around inside. Rather than risking blowing it u .......
57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, A fair assessment Victor - thanks [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-07, 12:53:07 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, As a side note..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-07, 12:51:36 (73.229.163.4)
You can find excellent condition PS Audio S300 amps for under $1000. Unless you have demanding speakers or need a lot of power I think they're a bargain on the used market. .......
59: Inmate Central, It's a Tesla problem - not an EV problem (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-07, 06:49:10 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
60: Inmate Central, RE: Warm your house up before the shut off. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-07, 06:05:15 (73.229.163.4)
Very good point about heating up the house before power goes out. Our central heating / air is natural gas but that doesn't help during a power outage as the blower motor requires a fair amount of ele .......
61: Inmate Central, The concern isn't for damaged power lines.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-07, 05:57:30 (73.229.163.4)
The concern is for fires sparked by LIVE power lines coming down. Fixing a damaged power line is minor compared to a thousand homes going up in flames. The point of preemptively de-energizing power li .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: Electric company might cut us off (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-06, 12:18:24 (73.229.163.4)
This proactive de-energizing the power lines is new to me. I can see why they are being extra cautious after being sued for starting the biggest wildfire in Colorado back in 2021. The interesting fac .......
63: Inmate Central, 2017: Been there done that - And got some Golf in...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-06, 12:00:07 (73.229.163.4)
Awarii Dunes golf course in Nebraska (just South of Kearney) held a special Eclipse + golf event back in 2017 allowing RV's and tents on their property near the clubhouse. The package included a morni .......
64: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Modern Class D is pretty amazing and..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-06, 11:24:45 (73.229.163.4)
...and you don't have to buy Class D amps from luxury megabuck brands. 99.9% of them all use the same off-the-shelf modules. They're super efficient, drawing very little average power, while producin .......
65: Amp/Preamp Asylum, But what do you play on it ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-06, 11:20:43 (73.229.163.4)
Do you play same ole songs over and over again on Reel-to-Reel tape? It's one thing to have the best format on the planet but if there's hardly any music to play on it...... .......
66: Inmate Central, Electric company might cut us off (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-06, 10:09:02 (73.229.163.4)
Extreme high winds are expected over the weekend, high enough that our electric company will be proactively de-energizing some power lines in the Denver area. "A downed Xcel Energy power line was par .......
67: Inmate Central, They had a similar hiccup in 2017 (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 22:24:28 (73.229.163.4)
It happened in 2017 as well. Unscrupulous sellers making false claims about the safety of their glasses forcing Amazon to make good by pulling them and refunding buyers. .......
68: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: RPi as single computer solution (library and playback) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 22:18:50 (73.229.163.4)
Cut-Throat can help you setup PcP which should do most of what you want. .......
69: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: working... sort of (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 22:17:33 (73.229.163.4)
Looks like progress if it's consistent. .......
70: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: update... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 17:53:52 (73.229.163.4)
I don't know JRiver or Zen Stream but the link below describes setting up JRiver for DNLA. You may have already gone through it. .......
71: Computer Audio Asylum, What Cut-Throat said.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 14:27:42 (73.229.163.4)
The Raspberry Pi 4 and various software for it have been around long enough that it's very reliable with the best chance of success - especially for someone new to the Pi / Linux environment. Some sof .......
72: Computer Audio Asylum, Yes, the network combined with RPI3 WiFi (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 14:19:09 (73.229.163.4)
WiFi dongles and access points reduce speed but that point is moot as music streaming requires very little bandwidth (speed). He was obviously on the wrong SSID - another issue with troubleshooting ' .......
73: Inmate Central, Oil change every 6 months here.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 14:12:26 (73.229.163.4)
Since I don't put that many miles on the car it makes more sense to have the oil changed every 6 months vs basing it on mileage. .......
74: Inmate Central, Yup. Don't tell the markets - and don't time the markets (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 14:03:51 (73.229.163.4)
What recession? Many folks bailed out on recession fears. Trying to time the markets is rarely a good strategy. S&P 500 DJIA .......
75: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: My dongle (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-05, 13:48:49 (73.229.163.4)
It's pretty well known that WiFi on the RPI3 wasn't very good. Sure it works but if your RPI3 is in a location with marginal WiFi signal an outboard USB-WiFi dongle/antenna will often help. I had to .......
76: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yes, I agree ................ (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-04, 15:56:40 (73.229.163.4)
This whole discussion reminds me of why I run hardwired Ethernet. 99.9% of the time it either works or it doesn't. There's rarely any of this in-between guessing as to what the WiFi problem might be. .......
77: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Just to nitpick a little.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-04, 13:48:18 (73.229.163.4)
Yes, my RPi 3 was well over 30 feet from the Wifi router but the point of my post was the comparison with another Wifi device - the iPhone X. Both were in the same garage location but the iPhone X wa .......
78: Computer Audio Asylum, Just to nitpick a little.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-04, 12:56:21 (73.229.163.4)
...but mainly to add another data point. "If your Rpie is having trouble, so are other devices in your house." Not to nitpick too much but just to add another data point to your comment.... I did a RP .......
79: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: How about DLNA? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-04, 12:32:34 (73.229.163.4)
Sure. Many audio software products support UPnP/DNLA to do exactly what you described. This capability is not unique to JRiver. I don't use UPnP/DNLA protocol but I can easily navigate and control my .......
80: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Raspberry Pi as music streamer (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-04, 10:05:38 (73.229.163.4)
"Regarding using a Raspberry Pi, this would mean connecting its USB port to my USB DAC, correct? " Yes. Would you not do the same thing in connecting your Windows PC to a DAC? BTW most modern DACs co .......
81: Computer Audio Asylum, Are you talking about Process Lasso ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-03, 07:05:59 (73.229.163.4)
Managing Windows processes and bloat seems to be an old approach to computer based audio. I believe Process Lasso has been around for over 10 years as I've seen some forum comments about it dating bac .......
82: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Class D has come a long way. Congrats! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-01, 14:44:35 (73.229.163.4)
Deer Creek Audio is somewhere SW of Denver not too far from me but I don't think they have an actual storefront. I didn't know they sold Class D amp kits. I bought my calibrated Mic from them a couple .......
83: Inmate Central, Saw the 60-Minutes segment on TV. Reeks of US Govt denial - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-01, 11:51:04 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
84: Inmate Central, Buy the LP with missing songs now...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-04-01, 11:47:28 (73.229.163.4)
They might re-release the LP later with the missing songs added. That could make the original LP a collector worthy item. .......
85: General Asylum, Twice baked potato or soggy pizza ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-31, 10:46:56 (73.229.163.4)
It's a risky proposition with used CD players. You have the mechanicals and the LASER pickup to be concerned with. Unless you know the owner and the player's history, I'd probably go for a "lesser" b .......
86: Inmate Central, Oh hail no !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-31, 10:38:18 (73.229.163.4)
Our big hailstorm last year cracked a few cement tiles on our roof and dimpled my truck to the point that my insurance called it a total loss. But the hail didn't phase my LG solar panels.... knock o .......
87: Digital Drive, That's a very broad generalization. Define cheap.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-30, 08:02:03 (73.229.163.4)
Are you talking cheap or seriously cheap? ;-) I consider my seriously cheap DACs to all be about sub $500. My cheap DACs are sub $2000. It's all relative but by audiophile standards I think sub $2000 .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: Very true.... pandemic and supply chain. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-29, 09:23:10 (73.229.163.4)
Independent here too but I will not vote for a totally self centered and morally corrupt criminal. Not much choice but I'll vote for the least harmful as I did in 2016 and 2020. .......
89: Inmate Central, It even looks painful. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-28, 11:22:28 (73.229.163.4)
Hoping for a speedy recovery and excellent final result. .......
90: Inmate Central, First date... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-28, 11:18:48 (73.229.163.4)
Guys with expensive cars should pickup their first date in a worn pickup truck, older sedan or similar, just to see where the girl's head is at. ;-) .......
91: Inmate Central, In betweener like Subaru Outback or Toyota Venza ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-28, 11:13:47 (73.229.163.4)
Kia might call it a hatchback as it may indeed have a "hatch - back" but it sure looks like a station wagon to me. A hatchback is more like the VW Golf / GTi. Stretch it out and you have a station .......
92: Inmate Central, Many already pay more than minimum wage, dont' they ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-27, 22:59:34 (73.229.163.4)
In less costly Colorado, just down the street from me McDonald's is paying $18/hr according to their hiring sign outside and other fast food chains are paying about the same including In-N-Out Burger .......
93: Inmate Central, Very true.... pandemic and supply chain. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-27, 22:57:14 (73.229.163.4)
It makes me laugh when people blame the current administration for inflation. Inflation is a global phenomena caused by the pandemic and supply chain. In fact, we're doing better than some other indu .......
94: General Asylum, Broader audience here (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-27, 10:19:03 (73.229.163.4)
...would be my guess. .......
95: Inmate Central, At least they didn't shrink the bananas! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-26, 12:11:01 (73.229.163.4)
I saw that bit in the news about Trader Joe's. Also Chick-fil-A will drop its 'no antibiotics' pledge. I cried when they shrank the size of my Tillamook ice cream a few years ago. .......
96: Computer Audio Asylum, Easily $350 - $400/mo for Internet, TV, Music, Cell, Software (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-26, 12:04:37 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
97: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Having owned the Pass Aleph 3 and 30..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-25, 21:20:35 (73.229.163.4)
#1) The last thing you want is an under powered amp if your speakers benefit from more power. #2) Class A operation doesn't guarantee the best sound especially if the Class A amp is under powered in c .......
98: Inmate Central, Aren't Lincolns and Cadillacs for old people ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-25, 13:13:40 (73.229.163.4)
Aren't Lincolns and Cadillacs for old people? I'm old but that brand stigma alone is enough to keep me from buying. .......
99: Inmate Central, Inconclusive chart (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-25, 09:06:40 (73.229.163.4)
The chart is misleading as it shows only a cherry picked slice of time that lacks resolution. I can find charts that show gold over stocks and others showing stocks over gold for inflation protection. .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: so... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-24, 19:17:01 (73.229.163.4)
NIST in Boulder, Colorado, developed and maintains their cesium fountain atomic clock which is a primary frequency standard. 1/frequency = time 1/time = frequency .......
101: Inmate Central, Very cool. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-24, 04:54:10 (73.229.163.4)
DX-peditions and various contests don't require much 'conversation'. They are mostly information exchanges like callsign, location, signal strength report.... then move on to make more contacts. Dig .......
102: Inmate Central, That looks like fun! I would of course add.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:25:49 (73.229.163.4)
....maritime mobile Ham Radio on the boat. But that's just me. .......
103: Inmate Central, Nice detail work. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:22:26 (73.229.163.4)
Not sure I have the steady hands for models and flies. .......
104: Inmate Central, Reels, Porsches, Minis, and Watches. Your'e living the dream! Very nice. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:20:15 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Your other hobbies? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:18:27 (73.229.163.4)
Nice! My H.S. buddy drove his parent's El Camino. That was a stylin vehicle back in the 1970's and loads of fun to fishtail. And then we grew up ;-) .......
106: Inmate Central, RE: My late brother (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:16:31 (73.229.163.4)
Not sure what happened but the photos you posted disappeared. No monster tall towers for me in our HOA neighborhood so I'm focusing my efforts on portable operation. I would love to have the space fo .......
107: Inmate Central, Nice! Can you cook him up for dinner ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-23, 08:14:26 (73.229.163.4)
or does he not taste very good? .......
108: General Asylum, Don't neglect cable management (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-22, 22:21:54 (73.229.163.4)
.......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Very nice (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 19:56:01 (73.229.163.4)
Sam I have HOA issues too so I'm exploring portable operation for the first time. I haven't truly been 'on the air' in many years although I did have a sloping long wire antenna at our previous home .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: Very nice (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 19:53:18 (73.229.163.4)
So you're telling me I don't need the long antenna? I can make it shorter? ;-) I'm thinking of making a pole mounted dipole with the pole supported by a mount on the trailer hitch behind the car. It .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Your other hobbies? I'm working on mine... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 17:11:57 (73.229.163.4)
Very impressive that, and the other one too. I initially thought they were postcards. .......
112: General Asylum, Your other hobbies? I'm working on mine... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 12:23:17 (73.229.163.4)
I'm ramping up my other hobby. I plan to operate the Ham Radio stationary portable from inside my car, a picnic bench or similar at various locations. The setup is way too heavy to pack and hike-in bu .......
113: Inmate Central, Your other hobbies? I'm working on mine... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 12:23:17 (73.229.163.4)
I'm ramping up my other hobby. I plan to operate the Ham Radio stationary portable from inside my car, a picnic bench or similar at various locations. The setup is way too heavy to pack and hike-in bu .......
114: General Asylum, It's about personal preference and YES..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 08:02:03 (73.229.163.4)
...there is no denying the truth that separates are much more flexible in terms of updgrades and experimentation. Period. But if one prefers an all-in-one solution in a box that's a personal choice. .......
115: General Asylum, "without fretting about if the sound...." (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-21, 07:59:49 (73.229.163.4)
"....the integrated solution allows for maximum enjoyment of music without fretting about if the sound could be further improved by changing out component (x) or cable (y)" You're right. There is no .......
116: Computer Audio Asylum, Got rid of my personal AMEX years ago. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-20, 15:38:53 (73.229.163.4)
I had a company provided Corporate AMEX when I was working but had my own years prior. I didn't see the value of paying their annual fee so I dropped it. My main Chase Amazon VISA card accumulates ve .......
117: Computer Audio Asylum, Amir has a useful purpose for me... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 21:45:18 (73.229.163.4)
True, Amir doesn't listen to music BUT his published specs will often reveal blatant design flaws and outright scams. I've seen some under the hood photos on his site. A couple showed horrifyingly poo .......
118: Computer Audio Asylum, Managing subscriptions CAN BE a pain.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 21:34:34 (73.229.163.4)
I have a number subscription services if you count Netflix, AppleTV, Amazon Prime TV, Qobuz music streaming, online newspaper, maybe 5 or 6 print magazines (some include online access as well), and so .......
119: Computer Audio Asylum, Probably not the biggest difference...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 21:13:07 (73.229.163.4)
....as my 2019 Passport will be 5 years old this August with less than 20K miles on it. I don't drive it all that much. I was simply pointing out the obvious solution to your USB thumb drive and MP3 m .......
120: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I enjoy (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 15:44:47 (73.229.163.4)
"....random play to explore old friends. Better for what? Touting it's *modern*? Who cares?" If it's not obvious to you you missed the whole point. "What's more valuable to me is being able to use .......
121: Computer Audio Asylum, Not so bizarre for USB stick playback..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 11:10:01 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't used USB thumb drives for music playback in our cars for nearly two decades. USB stick music playback in cars has been around for a very long time and many haven't been updated to support mo .......
122: General Asylum, For performance TODAY maybe. For FUTURE flexibility no. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-19, 08:30:26 (73.229.163.4)
This debate over separates vs integrated solutions has been around for decades. It's not a recent phenomena. Only the number of integrated functions have increased over the years. Turntable + Phono o .......
123: Inmate Central, Shocking! What happened? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 20:03:59 (73.229.163.4)
For a moment there I thought you abandoned the kitty and became a dog person. False alarm. .......
124: Inmate Central, Nice photo! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 20:01:41 (73.229.163.4)
The silver Porsche with silver clouds above makes for a nice shot! .......
125: Computer Audio Asylum, Good point !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 19:49:20 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
126: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: HQ Player with Chord DAC Questions. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 19:43:47 (73.229.163.4)
Nah. I've played with various upsampling to DSD as well as buying commercially produced DSD files. I am more than satisfied with quality PCM but I'm not a golden ear audiophile. That's not to say som .......
127: Computer Audio Asylum, And at the other extreme... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 17:00:27 (73.229.163.4)
...are audiophiles who believe everything matters when that clearly isn't the case either. .......
128: Computer Audio Asylum, Cancelled my Tidal today..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 16:56:02 (73.229.163.4)
Canceled my Tidal subscription Disconnected my Tidal account from Roon but I'm keeping Qobuz active I used to backup to Dropbox but its just as easy to backup to a local SSD and NAS ::: TOPIC:: .......
129: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: HQ Player with Chord DAC Questions. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-17, 16:33:54 (73.229.163.4)
I played with HQPlayer for a while and it will indeed bring your processor to a crawl DEPENDING on what you're doing. Some of the settings were doable with no issues but with more demanding on-the-fly .......
130: Inmate Central, But I don't get it (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-16, 21:21:35 (73.229.163.4)
I get it ;-) .......
131: General Asylum, RE: FYI (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-16, 20:46:17 (73.229.163.4)
Select the first photo then click on Preview Message (instead of Post Message). Select the second photo then click on Preview Message. Repeat until all of your photos are there and then finally click .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: Sorta' ... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 21:27:14 (73.229.163.4)
Local news reported that operators blew it up because there was a problem soon after launch. Your account is probably more accurate. .......
133: General Asylum, And you haven't shied away from digital !! Congrats. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 21:19:28 (73.229.163.4)
It's pretty amazing that you continue to move forward in this hobby rather than clinging too tightly to the past. I just hope I'm as curious and adventurous in the years to come. .......
134: Inmate Central, What a great idea ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 17:15:16 (73.229.163.4)
Never seen that before. For children only? I'll have to try it sometime. .......
135: Inmate Central, Yup! Unmistakably the one - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 15:39:33 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
136: Inmate Central, Operators deliberately blew it up shortly after launch - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 14:15:18 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: Enjoying watching the Starship launch (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 14:13:36 (73.229.163.4)
Several huge Blue Origin buildings on Kennedy Space Center property in FL along with launches. We visited Kennedy Space Center last year. A few Blue Origin buildings around here too shared with Lockhe .......
138: Inmate Central, Nice! Is that Pajamas at Work day ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 14:06:29 (73.229.163.4)
It's a stay at home day for most folks around here. One of the snow blowers broke but that didn't stop our snow removal crew! He fixed it plus there are a few more running around the neighborhood. .......
139: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: If you are hearing huge differences in the OS (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 12:58:08 (73.229.163.4)
Normally Apple is a walled garden of hardware and software but if you want to open it up to Windows OS you easily can. Intel based Macs will run Windows natively as Apple provides the necessary driver .......
140: General Asylum, You're also in a venue that you cannot recreate at home.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 08:04:31 (73.229.163.4)
I pity the audiophile who tries to recreate the live experience at home. That might almost work for one live venue but all of them ? Good luck with that ! .......
141: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Different streams for different uses... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 07:00:57 (73.229.163.4)
At my place, when the main listening setup is a'rockin, my wife slams the door shut! .......
142: Inmate Central, Why the US Government stopped buying Lenovo (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 06:51:10 (73.229.163.4)
About 20 years ago Lenovo was an IBM company but IBM wisely got out of the Intel PC/Server business - It's a low margin unprofitable race to the bottom of the barrel kind of business. IBM sold their L .......
143: Inmate Central, Happy Happy Pi !! BTW, ask Alexa (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 06:37:01 (73.229.163.4)
Ask Alexa: "Alexa what is Pi to 100 digits"? She will tell you all 100 digits. "Alexa what is Pi to 500 digits"? She won't go as far as 100 but comments about it. .......
144: Digital Drive, RE: There is no Infamous ESS/SABRE Glare.... just bad DACs (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-14, 06:34:04 (73.229.163.4)
It's interesting that RME used AKM DAC chips until the fire at the AKM factory which forced them to switch to ESS/Sabre. The chips differ in some of their capabilities but RME wrote an article to exp .......
145: General Asylum, Weird but true ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 08:30:50 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
146: Digital Drive, RE: Gerry , Gerry, Gerry.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 07:36:09 (73.229.163.4)
"these poor sounding digital products" That's a pretty broad brush. Certainly there are cheap and poor sounding digital products but I've heard some in the several thousand dollar range too from so- .......
147: General Asylum, Thanks. Will hunker down and enjoy it - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 06:41:13 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
148: General Asylum, RE: I agree and.. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 06:34:59 (73.229.163.4)
"That's fine. Preferences are inarguable. But objective accuracy is not subjective. " Agree again. I am not pursuing overall accuracy. Strictly speaking it is unattainable in a complete music reprod .......
149: General Asylum, Yay!! I win!! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 06:12:59 (73.229.163.4)
No one's bitching. Another example of your comprehension issue. .......
150: General Asylum, Didn't use it? No. You simply didn't comprehend. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-13, 06:10:07 (73.229.163.4)
I used the RCM. Got tired of wasting my time cleaning vinyl as I have better things to do so I play CDs or stream. Is that a contradiction? .......
151: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: If you are hearing huge differences in the OS (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 22:10:01 (73.229.163.4)
"I'm not sure of any other x86-64 Intel OS that has USB Audio support." I'm not sure what you mean by "Intel OS". In addition to my Apple Silicon M1 based Mac Mini I have an Intel Core i7 based Mac .......
152: Computer Audio Asylum, Never tried it (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 22:02:38 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't tried playing music to multiple protocols at the same time with Roon. I'll have to give it a try as we have a couple devices upstairs that are AirPlay and Chromecast while the main system i .......
153: General Asylum, I agree and.. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 21:38:06 (73.229.163.4)
...obsessive audiophiles love to take things down rabbit holes that don't matter in the enjoyment of music. My system is not "accurate" and I am perfectly fine with that because I like the way it soun .......
154: General Asylum, I opined the contrary ? Where ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 21:35:32 (73.229.163.4)
Vinyl DOES snap, crackle, pop and hiss unless they are cleaned. CD's do not. I don't want to waste my time cleaning vinyl. Where's the contradiction? .......
155: General Asylum, It worked perfectly fine.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 13:20:07 (73.229.163.4)
I just don't want to waste my time on the ancient cleaning ritual as it isn't worth my time. Got it? .......
156: Inmate Central, Yeah - blame the rats, chief (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 13:17:31 (73.229.163.4)
probably staff pilfering the pot and expecting a newer more secure building. A win win for the P.D. ;-) .......
157: General Asylum, Huh? What didn't succeed ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 13:12:02 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
158: Inmate Central, 17 inches of snow on the way here! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 11:41:35 (73.229.163.4)
Nice historic house. The D.C. area has so much to explore. We spent a full week there several years ago and barely touched the surface. Glad you had a good ride and took advantage of the warm weather .......
159: Computer Audio Asylum, If you are hearing huge differences in the OS (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 11:27:40 (73.229.163.4)
IMHO if you are hearing big differences in the OS something is not quite right and you probably have too many variables in play on each platform. For one thing you shouldn't be doing any sample rate c .......
160: Computer Audio Asylum, Good point if you plan to sync multiple Zones but.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 11:08:51 (73.229.163.4)
...doesn't Roon allow for adjusting delays between Zones if needed? I haven't actually played with this feature as I have only sync'd 2 Zones and in the same location - my main listening room. I do t .......
161: General Asylum, RE: Watched the JJ Video..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 10:36:19 (73.229.163.4)
Of course I'm familiar with RCM's. I too own the VPI HW-16. Mine is in MINT condition and up for sale to anyone who wants it. I no longer participate in the ancient and laborious ritual of cleaning d .......
162: Digital Drive, RE: But is it a DAC? A Duck? Or a Dutch ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 09:32:05 (73.229.163.4)
I've never used the closed captioning language translation in YouTube before so I didn't know what to expect. There were some other mistakes but calling a DAC a Duck had me laughing. I enjoy gear that .......
163: Digital Drive, RE: Gerry , Gerry, Gerry.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-12, 09:12:12 (73.229.163.4)
"Maybe you are easily satisfied?" More easily satisfied than some golden ears whose sole pursuit in this hobby is to dissect the music at every sitting rather than simply enjoying it. I've owned eno .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: Nissan's 3-cylinder turbo is 1.5 liters and makes 201 HP. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 17:48:13 (73.229.163.4)
Ah, that Nissan variable compression magic. I remember reading about that a while ago. .......
165: General Asylum, RE: Watched the JJ Video..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 17:43:21 (73.229.163.4)
CD's don't snap, crackle, pop, and hiss. Maybe that in and of itself is enough to make the claim that CD's are more accurate. And technically they offer more dynamic range than vinyl. I fell asleep a .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: We had a late'70's Fairmont with a three cylinder (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 16:38:30 (73.229.163.4)
True. It's a Toyota but are today's Toyota's as reliable as we've grown to expect based on history? I don't know. As ghost pointed out a while back every manufacture seems to be suffering especially .......
167: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Try both.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 16:33:12 (73.229.163.4)
Yup, if you're connected "Roon Ready" that means you're running Roon's proprietary RAAT protocol for highest resolution in your main system. As you know you can Enable or Disable the Chromecast and A .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: We had a late'70's Fairmont with a three cylinder (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 16:17:42 (73.229.163.4)
Yeah, that's a lot of HP and turbo stress on a tiny 1.6 liter. Probably not a long term keeper car. .......
169: Inmate Central, How about a 300-HP turbo 3-Cylinder Hot Hatch ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 14:22:42 (73.229.163.4)
3-cylinder 1.6 liter hot hatch. 0-60MPH in under 5 seconds. "Only" ~$40K USD. .......
170: Inmate Central, Reminds me of old StorageTek tape libraries (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 13:43:37 (73.229.163.4)
StorageTek was acquired by Sun Microsystems. Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle. Old Tape Library Robotic mechanism loads tape cartridges into tape drives. View YouTube Video .......
171: Inmate Central, Off topic: Honda Active Engine Mounts (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 13:13:18 (73.229.163.4)
Honda adds complexity to counter the complexity of cylinder deactivation in their V6 engines. The solenoid based active engine mounts reduce oscillation and vibration to the chassis and into the cabi .......
172: Digital Drive, Gerry , Gerry, Gerry.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 12:48:18 (73.229.163.4)
Just to add another data point or more.... I have owned a handful of ESS/Sabre based DACs and a few AKM. There are good and bad sounding DACs regardless of which chip the designer chooses to use. I'm .......
173: Digital Drive, RE: Conclusion (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 12:44:26 (73.229.163.4)
I'm not familiar with the DACs you auditioned but you made some interesting observations that I'll comment on. FWIW..... 1. You need to use USB because optical (on these relatively inexpensive) DACs .......
174: Computer Audio Asylum, Try both.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 12:33:12 (73.229.163.4)
"My current Roon links are to KEF LS60 via Ethernet in the living room and to Sony HT A9 via HDMI in the media room. To be consistent should I enable Chromecast or Airplay?" First, I'd leave your mai .......
175: Digital Drive, But is it a DAC? A Duck? Or a Dutch ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 11:39:47 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks! I could pick out a few Japanese words but not enough to understand so the YouTube real-time closed captioning translation helped a lot. As for listening via YouTube I couldn't hear a huge dif .......
176: Inmate Central, Excellent HP 12CX and HP 11C emulators on my iPhone (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 08:19:01 (73.229.163.4)
I still have my physical HP 11C calculator on my desk and use it now and then. I bought it in the 1980's but don't carry it around with me. For everyday carry [EDC].... I have the HP 11C and HP 12C Ap .......
177: Digital Drive, RE: $1000 Dac Shootout: Topping / Denafrips / SMSL (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 07:49:41 (73.229.163.4)
I've had $5000 dollar DACs all the way down to about $200 dollars. IMHO the sweet spot used to be about $2000 or so with audiophile brands. In recent years I'm finding that about $1000 will get you a .......
178: Digital Drive, There is no Infamous ESS/SABRE Glare.... just bad DACs (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-11, 07:37:37 (73.229.163.4)
I've owned several ESS DACs and a few AKM based DACs. I've had excellent and not so great sound with both. With modern DAC chips it's more about the analog stage IMHO. In the hands of a good designer .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: Business class. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-10, 04:28:20 (73.229.163.4)
No argument here. She's highly successful. I'm not a Swifty but not a hater either. .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: Love that he has control of the remote. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-10, 04:23:19 (73.229.163.4)
Gunner had enough of 2nd Chance Pets on TV so Dog Tails was probably next. .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: Just saw a News Story where 'Graphic Calculators' are being stolen en mass ............. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-09, 15:21:43 (73.229.163.4)
I have a yellow aluminum Pickett slide rule somewhere but by the time I was off to college I had the HP 11C RPN calculator. They weren't as pricey as the very early HP calcs. I never learned how to u .......
182: Inmate Central, We've had beer brewing and weed growing college classes.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-09, 15:12:41 (73.229.163.4)
...here in Colorado so I am not surprised. But there's a purpose to these classes. But Taylor Swift? What's the life application for that class ? .......
183: Inmate Central, Mulder is looking mighty chipper ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-09, 15:10:06 (73.229.163.4)
Was he named after Fox Mulder from the old X-Files TV series? This is more Gunner's speed from a couple days ago. A little TV then a nap on the sofa. .......
184: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hmm. Don't we all have a crack between our cushions ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 13:03:48 (73.229.163.4)
The listening sweet spot in my room is centered over the crack between the cushions. Put your crack on the crack if you want to be centered.... but it's comfortable. Ottoman optional. I like it for m .......
185: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: tube preamp + Fosi is the way (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 12:56:17 (73.229.163.4)
I once owned the ballsy BAT VK-200 amp which as I recall was very deep, rich, and robust sounding. That era of BAT gear were known to be on the 'dark' sounding side. I would have to agree. ::: TOPIC .......
186: Computer Audio Asylum, I don't remember MOG ................... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 12:06:48 (73.229.163.4)
...but I had Pandora and Spotify going for a while along with early Amazon music. The neat thing about Amazon - and I don't know if they still do this - is, if you bought a CD from them that CD would .......
187: General Asylum, RE: But Abe...-. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 12:01:32 (73.229.163.4)
Of course! And WOW! $300 each? It magically empties your wallet ;-) .......
188: General Asylum, RE: The test I'd really like to see for any of those boutique fuses... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 07:44:21 (73.229.163.4)
I agree. Some of the 'technically worse' products / components are built by audiophile companies. For example, there are fat and pretty audiophile USB cables that cost a bundle and perform WORSE than .......
189: Inmate Central, Russell Wilson was bad, bad, bad.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 06:35:06 (73.229.163.4)
Maybe Russell wasn't THAT bad but it just wasn't working out. Waiting for yet ANOTHER Denver QB. I've lost count as we get a new QB every year -- for the past 8 or 9 years now ?? .......
190: Computer Audio Asylum, Tidal was the only game in town before Qobuz (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 06:29:56 (73.229.163.4)
I was an early adopter of Tidal. Qobuz came later. I created a bunch of playlists from Tidal early on which are also integrated into my Roon library. But many Tidal tracks are also in Qobuz. If I ab .......
191: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Tidal will include hi-res in the basic price starting in April (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 06:20:18 (73.229.163.4)
Makes sense that Tidal is simplifying their offerings but they also dropped the Veteran's discount on their basic CD-quality service. I was paying a little over $6/mo. Since my Tidal subscription wil .......
192: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The consensus is clear (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 06:15:53 (73.229.163.4)
"Everyone uses the same kind of descriptives. No one is using "bloom," "tube like" or "warm" or "rich [about Class D] etc." Not thin, sterile, clinical, or veiled either. One can always add a bit of .......
193: General Asylum, Is it consistantly repeatable ? Change the fuse direction back to original... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 06:05:09 (73.229.163.4)
If you change the fuse direction back to original does the tone immediately reappear? Reverse it again. Does the tone immediately stop? There is no good reason for a preamp to oscillate and produce a .......
194: General Asylum, RE: Strange Fuse Direction Side Effect.......... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-07, 05:57:56 (73.229.163.4)
"High-end audio is more of a black art than I could have ever imagined." I wouldn't call it a black art. There appears to be a problem with your preamp possibly with a marginal component or design c .......
195: Computer Audio Asylum, Got that notice in my email. Tidal might be going away here ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-06, 15:04:09 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
196: Digital Drive, RE: $1000 Dac Shootout: Topping / Denafrips / SMSL (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-06, 15:02:16 (73.229.163.4)
Interesting. I'll take a look later tonight or tomorrow. Thanks. I am presently running the SMSL D400EX. .......
197: General Asylum, Not according to many audiophool reviews... ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-06, 15:00:27 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
198: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Placette Audio still operating? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-05, 11:42:24 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't had my Placette in a very long time. If your current remote works at all you can use it to program a 'learning remote'.... or borrow a working one if someone will be kind enough to loan it t .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: Cook Russ. Let's. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-04, 20:39:32 (73.229.163.4)
Russell Wilson's style of play didn't jive with Sean Payton. Too many Payton play calls getting thrown out the window by Wilson's backyard style of play. His deep ball accuracy helped though. Also, t .......
200: Digital Drive, RE: $1000 Dac Shootout: Topping / Denafrips / SMSL (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-04, 20:20:56 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks for the info on the SMSL VMV D2R. That's one I'd love to try someday. .......
201: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Audirvana vs. Roon (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-04, 10:15:01 (73.229.163.4)
Just for another set of data points....... While Roon uses their own Roon Advanced Audio Transport (RAAT) protocol Roon also supports, Apple AirPlay, Chromecast, Devialet AIR protocol, Sonos, LMS (Squ .......
202: General Asylum, Nice Trick! Here's my "normal" DreamSky (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-04, 09:48:21 (73.229.163.4)
My "regular" blue DreamSky clock by my office Mac Mini .......
203: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder what we will eat instead (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-03, 06:41:50 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
204: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-03, 06:33:15 (73.229.163.4)
I'm at that stage where I'm still on the fence and just need to pull the trigger on a trainer. Getting any amount of riding in the winter even if down in the basement on a trainer has to beneficial vs .......
205: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-03, 06:29:57 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks for the info. I'm not sure what our CableTV resolution is but when I'm watching regular network TV (ABC, NBC, CBS, etc.) and switch to the antenna and over-the-air HDTV it looks sharper than Ca .......
206: Inmate Central, What a cutie! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 11:57:35 (73.229.163.4)
Similar here in the Denver metro area. Lots of pit bulls available. Other breeds and smaller dogs go fast but it also depends on where you get them from. There's been several owner surrenders in past .......
207: Digital Drive, RE: How about this...? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 11:36:33 (73.229.163.4)
I'm sure it will work but as someone else pointed out you have more 'stuff' in the audio chain which could degrade the sound slightly. How much? Who knows, and you might not even notice it. ::: TOPI .......
208: General Asylum, RE: Doesn't mean nothing... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 11:26:10 (73.229.163.4)
I don't remember Chris's last name but I know he worked for Silicon Graphics way back in the 1990s as I did up to maybe 2000. I recall that he either quit his job at Silicon Graphics or was laid off a .......
209: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 08:34:46 (73.229.163.4)
Nice setup! I wouldn't mind getting a smart trainer but I might want one that is friction or roller drive. I'm not sure if they're any good. The direct drive units from Zwift and Wahoo seem like the b .......
210: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 08:23:07 (73.229.163.4)
I can understand the Ads in YT but does YTTV also have Ads? I would imagine that it does just like regular CableTV? Yeah, I was pricing out various TV streaming services like YTTV, Fubo, Sling, hulu, .......
211: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Placette Audio still operating? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 08:07:23 (73.229.163.4)
If you do a Google search on "Placette" it will not only bring up several links but a Google Maps "street view" where you can wander around his street and see his home based business. Hope he's OK. I .......
212: Computer Audio Asylum, Excellent - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-02, 07:26:01 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
213: Inmate Central, Now that you mention it I miss him.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 21:31:10 (73.229.163.4)
Hoping he's OK and will return to the Asylum soon. .......
214: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Relativity (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 21:27:21 (73.229.163.4)
I still amazes me that audiophiles will easily drop thousands of dollars on hardware without flinching but PAYING for good software? No way! Free and open source or cheap little apps is the only way t .......
215: General Asylum, It's a cool clock for small money - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 21:22:05 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
216: General Asylum, RE: 60mph+ winds next couple of nights (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 17:13:19 (73.229.163.4)
Wow! I didn't know anyone was still that much into tuners. If you have a decent FM station or two why not? Enjoy. .......
217: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I know we're getting way OT here but... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 15:12:14 (73.229.163.4)
Xfinity / Comcast hi-def is pretty good. Over the air hi-def of the same broadcast is better but only slightly. 4K HDR from AppleTV+ is superb. Similar for Netflix. .......
218: Digital Drive, $1000 Dac Shootout: Topping / Denafrips / SMSL (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-03-01, 12:08:54 (73.229.163.4)
"Better with every incarnation" - 11m54s into the video I started the video around 11:54 but you can start at the beginning by clicking the link below. There appears to be a "new incarna .......
219: Inmate Central, But do you dare ride it.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 22:12:31 (73.229.163.4)
...into Sturgis along with all those hog knuckle draggers ? Nice bike! But I know nothing about bikes. A neighbor rides a huge red Honda Gold Wing. .......
220: Inmate Central, Agree about.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 22:00:11 (73.229.163.4)
"That's the one nanny I keep active because it actually could be useful in critical situations." .......
221: Computer Audio Asylum, What inmate tlea said.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 21:56:48 (73.229.163.4)
I ran Pure Music for quite a while in iTunes compatibility mode (or whatever they called it). They also had a feature called direct mode(?) or something like that which supposedly bypassed core audio .......
222: General Asylum, RE: Life-Time Warranties (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 21:47:48 (73.229.163.4)
That's a very good question but my guess would be that the product buyer is S.O.L. But I'm not a consumer law attorney so what do I know. .......
223: General Asylum, RE: 60mph+ winds next couple of nights (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 21:40:46 (73.229.163.4)
What is that antenna used for? I set up an outdoor UHF antenna back when over-the-air HDTV was just starting to launch. I also had an outboard HDTV tuner as TV sets didn't have them built-in at that .......
224: Inmate Central, My Honda has 'false braking' alerts but (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 17:58:57 (73.229.163.4)
My Honda Passport will sometimes flash B R A K E in the instrument cluster when there's no good reason to brake. At least it hasn't applied the brakes. The false alerts sometimes happen if I'm drivin .......
225: Hi-Rez Highway, Zwift and a smart trainer ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 08:56:16 (73.229.163.4)
Ha! I think your daughter got the better end of that deal but what are Dads for? After retiring I had to return the company issued laptop so I bought a 13" MBA M2 about a year ago. It's my go to port .......
226: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 08:14:11 (73.229.163.4)
No YouTube subscription here. I just deal with the Ads. Also, I believe there are two YouTube offerings. Regular YouTube as we know it and YouTube TV. YouTube TV is a streaming service that gets you .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: But, but... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-29, 08:07:26 (73.229.163.4)
Yup. Someone needs to give each of them a Walkman and headphones! .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: Another Toyota recall... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 16:20:06 (73.229.163.4)
I think Toyota shifted recent Tacoma truck assembly to Mexico. Tundra might still be made in TX ?? .......
229: Digital Drive, RE: DAC w/remote volume control installed between... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 14:15:53 (73.229.163.4)
The challenge I faced when running a DAC with Volume control into my integrated amp with Volume control was dynamic range. The DAC sounded its best when it was run 'wide open' with the Volume control .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: Another Toyota recall... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 12:58:08 (73.229.163.4)
Many cars have a loose nut behind the steering wheel ;-) Are those built in Mexico ? .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: Longer than that for me. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 12:50:29 (73.229.163.4)
I wonder what you call the opposite of 'surge pricing' ? Nobody wants it at this hour pricing so it's dirt cheap ? .......
232: Inmate Central, Thanks, I feel so much better now... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 12:28:04 (73.229.163.4)
Haven't been to a Wendy's in probably a decade! .......
233: Inmate Central, Those Dang Car Wash Monkeys again...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 12:10:16 (73.229.163.4)
I think it was Steve-O who posted his artistic and colorful car wash soap photo a few days ago. From my car wash earlier today: The monkeys enjoy hanging out swinging in the air blower wind .......
234: Digital Drive, RE: DAC w/remote volume control installed between... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 09:16:52 (73.229.163.4)
What brand and model DAC are you talking about ? The output impedance of most modern DACs is constant regardless of Volume control position so that is not the issue.... Unless it's some funky DAC th .......
235: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Outstanding Class D that didn't exist even a short few years ago (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 09:02:00 (73.229.163.4)
I'll put my budget Class D NAD amp up against a Pass Labs I once owned. It's right up there with my 70-Lb Manley monoblocks I once had as well. Class D is no longer just about weight and cost savings .......
236: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I had a huge 36-inch Sony XBR Trinitron TV (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 08:56:51 (73.229.163.4)
I was fortunate enough to sell my big CRT TV before they were completely out of style. The Sony XBR Trinitron was still viable when I sold it except for its bulk and weight. The guy who bought it brou .......
237: General Asylum, What's the context? Accuracy of 'head tracking' ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-28, 08:43:03 (73.229.163.4)
I watched from the point you started the YouTube and the context wasn't clear. Maybe it's just me but didn't seem that applicable to most of us here, unless you're into VR 'head tracking' accuracy, .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: Hate when that happens (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-27, 13:22:31 (73.229.163.4)
A good H.S. buddy of mine had his fun Mustang for only a couple months before he wrapped it around a telephone pole. Me? I had to borrow Dad's '69 Torino Squire station wagon. Nothing fun about that .......
239: Inmate Central, Oh yeah, I remember the online trainings..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-27, 13:18:24 (73.229.163.4)
Lots of online ethics trainings dealing with customers, expenses, gifts, etc. AND the mandatory HR workplace relationship trainings with hypothetical scenarios. I'm retired. Don't miss that crap a bi .......
240: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez "Flagship" Digital Music Player/Streamer/Preamp and Headphone Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-27, 08:33:35 (73.229.163.4)
"For that money though you can buy a MacBook Air with an M2" . TRUE! Or..... Or an entry model Mac Mini with M2 chip for only $499 (typical BestBuy, BH Photo, or Micro Center discounted price). Of c .......
241: General Asylum, That's why I chase the dog out...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-27, 08:23:08 (73.229.163.4)
...when I'm listening to music ;-) Not really. Hope you get your acoustics back the way you want. .......
242: Digital Drive, Nice that he's still around ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-27, 07:58:58 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
243: Inmate Central, Farrah Fawcett poster ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 13:36:43 (73.229.163.4)
It was required of every teenage boy to have one! .......
244: Inmate Central, Ah yes, can't forget the posters and other goodies ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 12:13:25 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
245: Inmate Central, Top Gun Maverick (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 11:42:33 (73.229.163.4)
Cool !! There were a few F-14's in Top Gun Maverick. .......
246: Digital Drive, No skin in the game here. I don't own a CDP.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 11:07:16 (73.229.163.4)
...but thanks. .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: Yesterday morning gave us our coldest start to the year so far! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 07:55:23 (73.229.163.4)
Looks like a nice ride! 57F with 87% humidity can feel a bit cool. I think the humidity makes it feel cooler. Today we are headed for 61F (16C), 10% humidity, high winds, and fire weather warnings. .......
248: Inmate Central, My color organs of the Seventies. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-26, 07:48:43 (73.229.163.4)
My seventies colors came from a DIY pair of color organs I built in H.S. electronics shop class. Mine looked like large bookshelf speakers not quite as large as the JBL L100's. Instead of speaker gril .......
249: Inmate Central, "Lets keep religion out of any comments". OK but.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-24, 10:49:59 (73.229.163.4)
...in most religions there is an afterlife including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhishm. .......
250: General Asylum, RE: Car Audio Question (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-24, 07:21:43 (73.229.163.4)
If anything the iPhone should sound the best it possibly can directly plugged in vs Bluetooth or wireless CarPlay. I would try to compare a good FM station playing music vs the iPhone plugged directly .......
251: General Asylum, RE: Car Audio Question (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-23, 20:50:32 (73.229.163.4)
Based on what you said below I don't think it's Apple CarPlay. I use Apple CarPlay in my 2019 Honda Passport (with upgraded factory stereo) and it sounds very good with plenty of low-end. "I have rea .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: Looks yummy. What's inside ? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-23, 13:34:41 (73.229.163.4)
Almost like a meat lovers pizza but folded over. Nice ;-) .......
253: General Asylum, So true...... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-23, 09:11:57 (73.229.163.4)
Having to wait and wait and wait for union electricians to plug in what is essentially an extension cord so I could get started setting up was a royal pain. Once we got started I didn't mind trade sh .......
254: General Asylum, Don't get out much do you ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-23, 08:53:54 (73.229.163.4)
See the link below. Our marketing team was responsible for organizing and setting up our booth and decor at trade shows. As a Systems Engineer my main contribution was setting up the computing equipme .......
255: Inmate Central, Looks yummy. What's inside ? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 21:08:53 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
256: Inmate Central, RE: I sure did! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 15:09:57 (73.229.163.4)
The Acadia is a good looking vehicle but I also like the looks of the Ford Explorer - but not Ford's reliability record of late. .......
257: Amp/Preamp Asylum, About Heat and Watts (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 14:35:53 (73.229.163.4)
You cannot measure or touch a component like a transistor, chip, a tube or multiple tubes and determine how much heat the entire amp is producing. A tube amp might seem really hot but could actually b .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: CrossClimate 2 and snow this year. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 13:39:16 (73.229.163.4)
Just curious to know if you liked your '19 Acadia OK ? I'm assuming yes since you bought another. .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: I just got a Set of those for my Genesis .............. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 12:29:57 (73.229.163.4)
A lot of it is marketing but others have high ratings on the CrossClimate 2 including Consumer Reports. .......
260: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: With individual bias pots (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 12:24:30 (73.229.163.4)
In my opinion matched tubes are not so important with individual bias pots..... but matched sets are usually cheap to free so I always buy them matched. .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: I just got a Set of those for my Genesis .............. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 12:18:10 (73.229.163.4)
Hardly any snow in Minneapolis? I always picture MN as being snowed over and freezing cold during the entire winter months. But you wouldn't know at the moment ;-) I've done fine with the typical all- .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: What a difference new tires make!..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 10:41:16 (73.229.163.4)
IMHO almost any NEW set of tires will feel better / quieter - at least for a while. That being said, the Michelin CrossClimate2 are the best all-season / all-weather tire I've had on our SUV's. Grips .......
263: General Asylum, +1 Can't agree more [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-22, 10:28:59 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
264: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Douk Douk Goose Little Bear (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-21, 18:56:39 (73.229.163.4)
Yes it's pretty amazing what's available these days if you're willing to explore and forego 'well reviewed' golden ear brands. I have an excellent Gold Point switch box but my Douk Little Bear is also .......
265: Inmate Central, Glad you had a nice ride! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-21, 17:52:54 (73.229.163.4)
My excuse? I had several errands today that kept me busy. .......
266: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help - I broke my AC inlet tabs on my B&K (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-20, 10:08:28 (73.229.163.4)
I found this on Amazon for $7.49 next day delivery to my place. Of course YMMV on delivery time frame to your place. See the link below. They appear to be like yours but not certain on precise fit. Fo .......
267: Digital Drive, RE: That is... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-19, 21:05:29 (73.229.163.4)
I have no personal experience to go on but from I've seen posted here and on the internet it appears that LASER output degrades over time. Some symptoms might include TOC ERRORS, occasional skipping .......
268: General Asylum, RE: I used to dig... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-19, 12:52:16 (73.229.163.4)
Unfortunately, El Chapultapec closed just a few years ago. I've never been to The Cruise Room. I think that place is in a hotel near Union Station. .......
269: General Asylum, RE: Music bars in the US (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-19, 07:59:34 (73.229.163.4)
We have a couple popular ones in Denver Vinyl https://esphifi.co/gallery/ Live Jazz https://nocturnejazz.com/gallery .......
270: General Asylum, +1: I like it [nt] (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-18, 21:07:41 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
271: Inmate Central, RE: Every car I ever owned was slow. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-18, 21:03:55 (73.229.163.4)
"BTW, the Impreza and Crosstrek are no longer available with manual transmissions. CVT only." Yeah, that's a shame. The WRX can still be had with a 6-speed manual but that's Subaru's boy-racer sedan .......
272: Digital Drive, RE: transport (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-18, 20:45:19 (73.229.163.4)
If it ain't broke yet don't broke it ! The transport could turn out to be temperamental and you might regret messing with it. Just my 1 1/2 cents worth ;-) .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: I did some research into Skyactiv... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-18, 18:17:28 (73.229.163.4)
Unfortunately there's no perfect vehicle but I'm thinking Mazda is pretty good. I was looking specifically at their CX-50 2.5L Turbo if I were getting one for myself. I do wish the infotainment syste .......
274: Inmate Central, Neighbor has a symptom (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-18, 18:10:42 (73.229.163.4)
One of our neighbors caught COVID-19 early on before we knew much about it. She hasn't been able to taste food very well since. It's been nearly three years now. Never caught it. Don't want it. Stil .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:48:05 (73.229.163.4)
I researched the Outback Touring XT with the 2.4L turbo. Nice vehicle but not sure about the 'station wagon' setup. I'll have to ask my wife. Thanks for the info on the spare tire kit for Honda CR-V .......
276: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:39:55 (73.229.163.4)
I think my wife's 2013 Honda CR-V had but one recall. I've had 3 recalls on my 2019 Passport. They were minor except for the latest one that requires a new fuel pump. They're a little annoying and in .......
277: Inmate Central, RE: You using winter tires? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:35:42 (73.229.163.4)
You're OK with the boxer engines and CVT in Subaru? From what I've read they've been improved in recent years but still require a specialist mechanic who knows the boxer. I like the Crosstrek. I like .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: So does my wife's Hyundai Accent. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:29:52 (73.229.163.4)
I believe Toyota still makes port + direct injection engines that address the carbon build up issue. I know that my wife's 2013 Honda does not suffer from oil dilution but I think it's the 2L they use .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: You've got time (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:20:42 (73.229.163.4)
I've been researching a few of those you mentioned including: - Honda CR-V Hybrid - Mazda CX-5 - Mazda CX-50 From all the reviews and YouTubes I've seen it appears that the Honda rides best and like .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: Came close to pulling the trigger on a CX5 (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:08:19 (73.229.163.4)
The new CR-V Hybrids use a different ICE engine w/o the oil dilution issue. Unfortunately the Hybrids give up the space tire for the hybrid. They give you a nice little flat repair kit instead ;-) I .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: I did some research into Skyactiv... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 12:04:22 (73.229.163.4)
What potential issues do recent Sky Active engines have? .......
282: Inmate Central, I bought my bicycle online. Minor assembly required (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 11:42:37 (73.229.163.4)
I bought my Canyon Roadlite 7 online from Canyon at the tail end of the pandemic. Mine is similar to the one that inmate ghost has. My Roadlite 7 is not quite like the ones they have left-over in the .......
283: Inmate Central, They look good together! - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-17, 10:50:42 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
284: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 19:02:32 (73.229.163.4)
Interesting that you cross shopped and were able to drive the new CR-V and the CX-50. I was seriously researching both... including several YouTube videos. My wife would be perfectly happy with a new .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 18:56:23 (73.229.163.4)
My wife's sister in FL has a Forester that's only a year or so old. We were passengers in it for a week as they drove us around to see the sites. It's a very nice riding SUV but my only hesitation wi .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: I am ... not crazy about my 2019 Crosstrek, FWIW (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 18:51:57 (73.229.163.4)
My next door neighbor has a Crosstrek that is a few years old but I'm not sure what model year. I've been it and it seemed very nice. Of course I haven't driven and lived with one. My most recent tir .......
287: Inmate Central, So did BMW..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 18:47:03 (73.229.163.4)
....until they came to their senses and gave the customer what they wanted. .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 18:05:50 (73.229.163.4)
I was seriously researching Subaru. I like the Crosstrek Wilderness. That one is a little higher off the ground with more capable off-road tires, transmission cooler, higher towing capacity, and a low .......
289: Inmate Central, Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 16:37:56 (73.229.163.4)
As ghost commented a while ago Honda are not immune to recalls and they've had more than usual relative to years past. At least they're not bursting into flames for no good reason like some other bran .......
290: General Asylum, RE: SPAM(,SPAM,SPAM (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 16:15:20 (73.229.163.4)
Unless it's a legit company that you trust never ever 'unsubscribe'. .......
291: Inmate Central, I had to share it with a friend. Thanks! - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 14:59:45 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
292: Inmate Central, Truth. Thanks for posting - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 14:12:38 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
293: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Quicksilver V4 tube replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 13:59:45 (73.229.163.4)
I came to a similar conclusion while tube rolling my decade old Rogue Cronus Magnum integrated amp. I had the popular **Tung Sol KT-120 tubes in the amp for quite a while as they were the go-to tube t .......
294: Digital Drive, RE: Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 13:37:58 (73.229.163.4)
" I was simply pointing out that what a lot of people think R2R means is discrete resistors....." I was pointing out that I am not one of them and understand the differences. "It's funny that you say .......
295: Digital Drive, Bags of 807's by the pound everywhere.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 12:14:25 (73.229.163.4)
As a kid I would frequent a local electronics surplus store where they had several huge hot-tub sized wooden crates full of vacuum tubes. One crate was filled with 807 and some other large octal types .......
296: Inmate Central, See the link here (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 10:15:20 (73.229.163.4)
I didn't know him or interact with him. Apparently he was a well highly respected tech in the audio industry. Read about him at the link below. .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: I had a very collectable slot car (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-16, 10:03:54 (73.229.163.4)
The only Hot Wheel I kind of miss is the all chrome Boss 302 Mustang. I don't think they are especially rare but it was the one in my collection that I liked the most. .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: Sure have. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 20:36:11 (73.229.163.4)
I'm not a mechanic but the videos opened my eyes to design differences and weak points in some of those engines. But you're right, many of the catastrophic failures appear to be oil and owner neglect .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: a very above average slot car track, with a price to match (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 20:32:04 (73.229.163.4)
I vaguely remember having a couple slot cars and those handheld spring loaded plunger style controllers. My neighbor kids were really into it so I ended up going to the track with them. I was probably .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: ghost have you seen this YouTube mechanic ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 20:17:22 (73.229.163.4)
I think of them as edu-tainment. .......
301: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks! Long but I'll continue after dinner ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 17:04:47 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
302: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Power cord: "one mattered sonically while the other didn't" (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 16:49:29 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks for the detailed response. .......
303: Inmate Central, ghost have you seen this YouTube mechanic ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 15:06:43 (73.229.163.4)
I stumbled upon this guy tearing down a Mazda 2.5L SkyActive engine to determine how it failed. He seems to like Mazda's engine design. He's torn down several engines including the BMW N55 inline six, .......
304: Inmate Central, Wow, not your average slot car track ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 14:52:20 (73.229.163.4)
I didn't think slot cars were still around. Last time I played with them was in the mid-1960's. Dad was stationed at Pearl Harbor and the Navy base had a large metal Quonset hut building with a few sl .......
305: Computer Audio Asylum, Faster rebuild is but one of many benefits of newer DSM - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 14:35:16 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
306: Computer Audio Asylum, The dominos are falling all around you..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 14:29:36 (73.229.163.4)
Old LMS on old End-of-Life DSM. When will the last domino fall? When will you run out of band-aids? You have streaming music services but did you know there are services like Netflix, AppleTV+, and ot .......
307: Inmate Central, VIDEO - The fundamental problem with ink tank vs cartridges... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 13:44:14 (73.229.163.4)
My 10 year old ink cartridge based Canon MG 6300 series printer / scanner was very reliable but my company let me expense the cartridges so I didn't care about cost. I pay my own way now that I'm reti .......
308: Inmate Central, Ha! I forgot all about that video. Thanks! - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 12:49:06 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
309: Digital Drive, Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-15, 12:42:38 (73.229.163.4)
Denafrips and some other DAC brands do in fact use individual 'discrete' resistors which are in fact 'unprecisely matched' alluding to the fact that better matching can be achieved on a single substra .......
310: Digital Drive, RE: Feedback conundrum (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 22:25:53 (73.229.163.4)
Clinging to old audiophile myths from decades past is not uncommon in these parts. Part of the blame go to some manufacturers who perpetuate these myths to promote their stale designs. .......
311: Digital Drive, "They were very expensive to buy..." (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 22:22:08 (73.229.163.4)
Were D/S chips even available back then? Or maybe they were just hitting the market and still unfamiliar to high-end manufacturers? .......
312: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Here's what I get trying to get back in after the app disappears... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 22:19:20 (73.229.163.4)
I dunno. You could try reinstalling the OS. There should be an option in Recovery to reinstall w/o deleting or overwriting your user software and files. If that doesn't work you could try a Google se .......
313: Inmate Central, RE: Inkjets suck! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 22:14:45 (73.229.163.4)
I had an old [heavy!] HP that was excellent. I'm skeptical of newer HP. I've had excellent results with recent Brother printers too, both Laser and InkJet. As a side note I have found that good color .......
314: Inmate Central, RE: Trashed my Epson EcoTank printer today.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 16:41:00 (73.229.163.4)
Yup. Epson brand ink. Not real frequent use maybe up to a week in between print jobs. The colors start to 'skip' then go almost blank. I go through the whole Epson cleaning procedures from the LCD p .......
315: Computer Audio Asylum, No issues with mine. Works great as it did before (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 16:09:32 (73.229.163.4)
I'm running : .......
316: Inmate Central, Trashed my Epson EcoTank printer today.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 15:56:47 (73.229.163.4)
Another piece of crap Epson. I literally tossed it out today. I've never had great luck with Epson printers but my Canons and Brothers are/were all excellent. I thought the "EcoTank" was going to sav .......
317: Inmate Central, I use Wagner (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 15:42:00 (73.229.163.4)
A tax specialist. Cost last year was $350. Money well spent IMO. .......
318: Inmate Central, I cheated. I let A.I. weigh in on the topic (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 06:51:38 (73.229.163.4)
Off topic but what I find fascinating are the early denial and slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic by U.S. leaders. History shows the same politically motivated errors during the Spanish flu [whic .......
319: Inmate Central, Disinformation media and their celebrities is one way - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 06:26:06 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
320: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yep! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 06:19:51 (73.229.163.4)
I believe Synology moved on to newer Perl with some modern security fixes. Unfortunately it is not compatible with what LMS is built on so Synology users are forced to stay on DSM 6.x which lacks man .......
321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That's pretty cool. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 06:07:49 (73.229.163.4)
Do you use point-to-point wiring or is there a PCB kit around? What bipolar transistors are used? Nice! .......
322: General Asylum, RE: Norton. Been there. Too intrusive for me (NT) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-14, 05:51:52 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
323: Inmate Central, If you crack open a Chord DAC (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-13, 18:46:47 (73.229.163.4)
...you can retrieve the gumballs and there might even be a bigger prize inside. My Chord Qutest before I sold it Never understood them w/o keeping the gumball decoder cheat sheet handy Chord M-Scaler .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: VSOTD (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-13, 12:08:54 (73.229.163.4)
One of my favorite bands too. I haven't listened to them in a while. It's unfortunate that many of their recordings are not very good. .......
325: Inmate Central, Critics hate good movies too and.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-13, 12:08:07 (73.229.163.4)
...will often praise movies only critics or industry insiders like. In other words they often like movies with no entertainment value for the movie goer. .......
326: Computer Audio Asylum, But on old Synology DSM right ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-13, 12:03:46 (73.229.163.4)
Did they ever update LMS to run on the current Synology DiskSystem Manager DSM 7.2 operating system? I know that your NAS will support it as we both have the same Synology models and I'm running DSM 7 .......
327: General Asylum, RE: SPAM(,SPAM,SPAM (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-13, 11:43:46 (73.229.163.4)
What spam filter are you using? I'm getting hit hard too. .......
328: Digital Drive, RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 20:12:37 (73.229.163.4)
Well, I think we can both agree that all manufacturers embellish their marketing slicks (some disguised as technical white papers) in order to differentiate themselves. I'm not saying all R2R DACs ar .......
329: Inmate Central, Exactly. Blunder after blunder = 8 years of pain - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 14:36:07 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
330: Digital Drive, Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 12:10:08 (73.229.163.4)
On flip side ;) In what I think is marketing genius, R2R DAC makers persuade their customers that dozens of discrete inprecisely matched resistors with limited bit-depth in R2R DAC designs is most imp .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: I didn't hear that word (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 10:10:30 (73.229.163.4)
Malarkey and Witch-hunt They're making a comeback ;-) .......
332: Digital Drive, RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 10:01:28 (73.229.163.4)
"So, after this long write-up is D/S inferior to R2R?" No. You cannot come to that conclusion because R2R, ESS chip, AKM chip, BB chip, Analog Devices, Cirrus Logic, etc., are only one piece of the f .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: Only if your team is doing the blowing out. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 09:22:48 (73.229.163.4)
OR, those games with several spectacular humanly impossible plays. I consider those games to be 'exciting' regardless of who wins. The low scoring close games are 'good games' but they're not necessa .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: WOTD (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 09:17:07 (73.229.163.4)
A couple more WOTDs: magalard polysemous .......
335: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Great! thanks so much! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 09:05:03 (73.229.163.4)
A powered USB Hub will likely do the job too but the Hub needs to be externally powered with its own power supply. Of course none of this matters if: - The USB port on the streamer supplies sufficient .......
336: Digital Drive, Can't remember the last time I enjoyed noise (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 08:59:55 (73.229.163.4)
but like Mike K I only notice it if the music is bad. If it's good my brain does a good job of filtering it out. Persistent and nasty tape hiss is another matter. I don't miss that crap at all. ::: .......
337: Inmate Central, Beautiful ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-12, 08:54:10 (73.229.163.4)
It's been a good 20 years since we visited. .......
338: Inmate Central, But the blow outs are more fun, no? ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-11, 21:02:36 (73.229.163.4)
I say this one was suspenseful. .......
339: Inmate Central, Let the conspiracy theories flourish !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-11, 21:00:57 (73.229.163.4)
As certain media push it hard. .......
340: Inmate Central, The Denver connection (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-11, 20:52:06 (73.229.163.4)
I wanted SF to win. Lots of Denver related folks on the SF team including Christian McCaffrey (Ed McCaffrey's son) and Kyle Shanahan (Mike Shanahan's son) and others. It wasn't the most exciting game .......
341: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Power cord: "one mattered sonically while the other didn't" (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-11, 05:01:32 (73.229.163.4)
How does that work ? .......
342: Inmate Central, Nice! I thought you were posting a spoof Photoshop until I looked - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-10, 13:19:57 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
343: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Great! thanks so much! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-10, 12:51:11 (73.229.163.4)
The larger 3.5" HDD's typically come with an external power brick or 'wall wart'. The smaller 2.5" HDD's usually do not. There are a couple situations where the USB port itself will not power the exte .......
344: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Great! thanks so much! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-10, 07:16:50 (73.229.163.4)
BTW..... Page 17 in the Pioneer owner's manual makes no mention of what disk drive filesystem format is supported. I suspect MS-DOS FAT as the most likely but they don't say. Additionally it hints th .......
345: Computer Audio Asylum, A 12 year old computer in a nice chassis.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-10, 07:06:22 (73.229.163.4)
Based on a quick internet search the Pioneer appears to be a reasonably priced Swiss Army knife network streamer costing much less than most hoity-toity audiophile approved brands of the day. Released .......
346: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Who YOU prefer is who wins - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-10, 06:45:11 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
347: Video Asylum, RE: Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 16:14:59 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks Rod. The way Comcast works is we have one main larger CableTV box with HDD inside for DVR. The other Cable boxes are tiny and 'dumb'. We can record from those 'dump' boxes in the other rooms bu .......
348: Digital Drive, Mostly for talk-radio here and.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 14:15:36 (73.229.163.4)
...the convenience of pushing a pre-set memory button on the dedicated Remote w/o launching an App. Maybe the occasional FM radio stream from my old stomping grounds in SoCal [KROQ, KLOS, KFI, etc.] : .......
349: Inmate Central, Some options for FREE AppleTV+ (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 11:59:40 (73.229.163.4)
I had AppleTV+ FREE for 6-months when I signed up with my cellphone service. That expired but I might just subscribe at $9.99/mo. There are ways to get AppleTV+ FREE for 3-months with the purchase of .......
350: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Dumping the useless dealers.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 11:06:05 (73.229.163.4)
I agree. PS Audio took more of a cold turkey approach to eliminating their dealers. I too wonder how that has affected their business for better or worse. It appears that Parasound is taking a hybrid .......
351: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Dumping the useless dealers.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 10:29:40 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks for the article link. I read it along with the other Parasound related articles at the end of the page. I find it interesting how Parasound is revamping it's dealer network. I worked in a 'cha .......
352: Hi-Rez Highway, UPDATE: Qobuz App is working as of Friday morning Feb 9th (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-09, 07:17:29 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
353: Inmate Central, Interesting. Thanks.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 20:36:53 (73.229.163.4)
I read most of the article. Looks like the documentary was on Netflix but it also appears to be available on PBS FRONTLINE - which is ALSO available on YouTube. View YouTube Video ::: T .......
354: Hi-Rez Highway, Confirmed. Give it a day or so.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 20:09:55 (73.229.163.4)
UPDATE: Qobuz App is working as of Friday morning Feb 9, 2024 ------ Since I had the old Qobuz App on my iPhone I decided to give it a try just moments ago. It worked fine. I updated to the latest ver .......
355: Computer Audio Asylum, Update...... See the link (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 19:34:27 (73.229.163.4)
Another inmate is having a Qobuz App problem. I was able to replicate the problem. See the link below. .......
356: Inmate Central, Always a favorite here too - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 18:56:22 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
357: Digital Drive, Perfect. Thanks - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 18:54:44 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
358: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks for the link but maybe someone can summarize and..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:51:43 (73.229.163.4)
I'll be busy Saturday afternoon so I'm hoping someone will summarize the meeting and report back ;-) .......
359: Digital Drive, RE: I'll be packing both Bluetooth and wired headphones on the plane (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:40:43 (73.229.163.4)
In flight sound quality vs a minimalist setup is a personal matter. My domestic flights are rarely ever over 3 or 4 hours so a set of cable free over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones is what I go with. Th .......
360: Digital Drive, I'm not into Internet Radio yet... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:32:48 (73.229.163.4)
...but maybe I should be. The WiiM Pro Plus with remote might be worth a try. A new and potentially useful toy for my audio rack w/o breaking the bank could be fun. Can you elaborate on the Remote Co .......
361: Inmate Central, These commerical real estate properties are doing great..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:16:27 (73.229.163.4)
...and will continue to do so until we come up with a cure for dying ;-) Hospitals, senior living centers, skilled nursing facilities, medical offices, outpatient facilities, life science innovation a .......
362: Inmate Central, That's pretty impressive !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:03:23 (73.229.163.4)
I admire your perseverance. Great work! .......
363: Computer Audio Asylum, Qobuz is working fine here..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 16:00:08 (73.229.163.4)
I'm logged in to Qobuz and Tidal as Roon services and both are accessible. Just for grins I logged into the Qobuz App directly (sans-Roon) and my playlists are there and playable. Could it have been a .......
364: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Fill us in on the outcome (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 13:22:08 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks for the link to your comparison. I had not read it before. It also makes sense that the Mini Maggies would be better suited for near field listening. .......
365: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: It will be interesting to see if Tidal access gets fixed..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 04:08:55 (73.229.163.4)
I'm finding most of what I need on Qobuz but since someone told me how get Tidal on the cheap I think I'm keeping it ;-) .......
366: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Over at the slimdevices.com forum.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 04:05:33 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks. I find it interesting how those companies handle their customers. I have Qobuz and Tidal. At one time Tidal was the only game in town for CD Quality streaming. I listen mostly to Qobuz now bu .......
367: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Fill us in on the outcome (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-08, 03:56:04 (73.229.163.4)
John do you still have your Thiel CS3.7 speakers since getting the Mini Maggies? How do the Mini Maggies compare? .......
368: Computer Audio Asylum, It will be interesting to see if Tidal access gets fixed..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-07, 15:01:37 (73.229.163.4)
...and how soon. It will be interesting to see if the Tidal SDK will have the tools necessary for LMS/pCP developers to un-break the LMS/pCP/Tidal connection. I found this at https://developer.tidal.c .......
369: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Fill us in on the outcome (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-07, 13:44:33 (73.229.163.4)
I always considered Parasound to be an excellent high-value brand. It had to be 25 years ago when I auditioned a McIntosh tube amp at ListenUp in Boulder, CO. It was OK but I had the sales guy swap it .......
370: Inmate Central, Chad was a Florida thing. To be expected from FL - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-07, 13:39:28 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
371: Inmate Central, Did he incite a riot ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-07, 10:07:09 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
372: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Transferring playlists was easy (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-07, 09:58:38 (73.229.163.4)
Interesting. Many companies have historically open-sourced their code when they start running into difficulty. I wonder if Tidal's business is beginning to struggle. .......
373: Digital Drive, RE: I once did that and the thing survived (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-06, 06:06:59 (73.229.163.4)
You lucked out. You can swim with more recent phones that lack the jack, jack ;-) Not that I would chance it. .......
374: Digital Drive, No mention of it in their specs..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 20:53:39 (73.229.163.4)
...but it can stream services indirectly via Roon. In other words, it will be recognized as a Roon device and since Roon integrates with Qobuz and Tidal it will stream those services via Roon. Of cour .......
375: Digital Drive, Deleting features AND improving water resistance AND shrinking size.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 20:44:47 (73.229.163.4)
...who REALLY needs a space consuming and water leaking headphone jack in this day and age of slim water submersible smartphones? Don't drop your headphone jack equipped smartphone in the toilet! It .......
376: General Asylum, No (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 20:41:29 (73.229.163.4)
the capacitance value and voltage rating are probably on the other side of the cylinder out of view. All we know is that the cap is rated to function at a high temperature of 105C [many are lower mor .......
377: Inmate Central, Buffalo Springfield (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 13:57:10 (73.229.163.4)
For What it's Worth - I like it View YouTube Video .......
378: Digital Drive, RE: Denafrips Ares 12th-1 DAC..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 13:33:57 (73.229.163.4)
I had a Gustard R26 on loan here for a brief while and to my ears it was much better than the Denafrips Ares II. Both are R2R DACs but the Gustard was better - still not quite to my taste but much be .......
379: Digital Drive, I'm sure they sound excellent. It's just the form factor that.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 13:30:34 (73.229.163.4)
...does not meet my needs. .......
380: Digital Drive, RE: Most new smartphones don't have headphone jacks (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 13:22:40 (73.229.163.4)
It's a matter of personal preference and for air travel I try to avoid the potential for cable tangle and additional tiny devices hanging off my iPhone. K.I.S.S. I would never use Bluetooth at home f .......
381: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: On the fly upsampling can be a huge CPU hog (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 12:27:11 (73.229.163.4)
I played with HQPlayer for a couple months and it was fun trying various sigma-delta modulation and on the fly upsampling. Part of the fun was seeing how to best peg the CPU cores and how to nearly c .......
382: Digital Drive, I don't want a hot running $1800 "portable player"..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 07:47:03 (73.229.163.4)
...that requires handheld operation with cables hanging off of it or propping up on a special fan cooling stand in my rack. There are several 'traditional' form factor DACs that are much better suited .......
383: Digital Drive, +1 "put out a "New Revolutionary DAC" every month ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 07:38:59 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
384: Computer Audio Asylum, On the fly upsampling can be a huge CPU hog (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-05, 07:37:13 (73.229.163.4)
...which you didn't mention in your original post. You said you were "playing" DSD512, not "upsampling" PCM to DSD. If you are 'on the fly' upsampling PCM to DSD512, that can require a huge amount of .......
385: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Eventual amp / preamp replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 22:01:08 (73.229.163.4)
You can often find used AHB2 amps up on Audiogon or US Audio Mart. Their new prices went up in the mid to latter part of 2023. I prefer my NAD C298 but again it comes down to personal preference. Bot .......
386: Inmate Central, That sums it up nicely ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 21:31:53 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks. .......
387: Digital Drive, RE: Denafrips Ares 12th-1 DAC..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 21:27:08 (73.229.163.4)
I think it's a "Flavor of the Month" thing. I had the mega hyped Denafrips Ares II R2R DAC and thought it was kind of dull. By that I mean it was a little light on dynamics. It was very smooth but at .......
388: Inmate Central, RE: Christian McCaffrey's Mom: Taylor Swift Is 'Dead To Us' Ahead Of Super Bowl.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 21:11:27 (73.229.163.4)
I want to see it play out just like the right wing conspiracy theorists are prophesying. Should be a fun time watching the nutjobs get themselves twisted in knots ;-) BTW, Christian McCaffrey (Ed McC .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: Candle light dinner... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 20:46:48 (73.229.163.4)
Hang in there. Hope your power is ON again before too long. Sisters in SoCal Huntington Beach / Fountain Valley report heavy rain too but their lights are still ON. Apparently a section PCH from Warn .......
390: Inmate Central, The ones in the middle. The others are in their own fantasy land - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 20:34:50 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
391: Computer Audio Asylum, Very little processing power - describe your 'stream' (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 11:27:58 (73.229.163.4)
Even a lowly 2 generation old sub- $50 Raspberry Pi 3 will easily stream DSD512. My 6 year old Synology NAS with 1.5 GHz Celeron processor streams DSD512 w/o a hiccup. What is the rest of your setup? .......
392: Inmate Central, We had 7-inches of wet heavy snow overnight but..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-04, 09:49:59 (73.229.163.4)
....in usual fashion here in Colorado the bright sun is out again with a warmup so the snow will soon melt away...... ....Except up in the mountains / resorts where the snow belongs and sticks around .......
393: Inmate Central, Great shot! Where is that ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-03, 16:14:53 (73.229.163.4)
Looking good! .......
394: Video Asylum, RE: Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-02, 21:13:14 (73.229.163.4)
Only one of our four TV's are 'smart' so loading Apps are not an option. I'm struggling with weighing our options for streaming services (with outboard boxes) or keeping what we have with CableTV - wh .......
395: Digital Drive, RE: Great Value DACs (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-02, 21:03:48 (73.229.163.4)
The selection of reasonably priced and excellent sounding DACs and portable players have exploded in the past decade..... if you're willing to forego many of the audiophile brands with toe tapping au .......
396: Inmate Central, X-Files reruns here almost nightly.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-02, 12:11:46 (73.229.163.4)
My parents watched Perry Mason so we did too as kids but I don't remember much about the show. I preferred Mannix (Mike Conners). X-Files was one of my favorite shows back in the 1990's. ::: TOPIC .......
397: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Fluorinert and Mineral Oil (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-01, 10:11:32 (73.229.163.4)
Fluorinert and Mineral Oil are non-conductive. Cray used Fluorinert liquid cooling in some of their supercomputers. Ham Radio operators have used Mineral Oil in high power RF dummy loads for decades w .......
398: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Very pleased with my NAD C298 Class D Purifi Eigentakt amp.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-02-01, 09:03:05 (73.229.163.4)
The basic looking NAD C298 lacks audiophile cred and a fancy chassis but it surprised me with sonic performance right up there or beyond some 'higher-end' amps I've had over the years including a few .......
399: General Asylum, RE: Slightly off-point suggestion (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-31, 10:21:46 (73.229.163.4)
I'm not a fan of Bluetooth if sound quality is a concern but you make a good point. Since many modern DACs support bluetooth it's worth a try for convenience. If it doesn't sound great he can still g .......
400: Inmate Central, That's actually a smart idea. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-31, 07:13:20 (73.229.163.4)
As an automaker, extending the warranty seems to be a great idea vs a mass recall with dealer visits. With the warranty extension there's no unnecessary burden on the dealers until an actual failure .......
401: Inmate Central, Please ask them HOW they determine if your engine is affected. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 22:06:32 (73.229.163.4)
According to Honda only about 1% of the 250,000 recalled are affected. I'd love to know HOW the dealer determines if your engine is one of the 1%. Is there test instruments involved? Oil analysis? Ho .......
402: Inmate Central, I figured you meant hood ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 22:02:25 (73.229.163.4)
nt. .......
403: Inmate Central, How about oil analysis for metal particles ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 22:01:00 (73.229.163.4)
If supposedly only 1% of the 250,000 are estimated to be affected per Honda are they going to tear down 250,000 engines to determine the bad 1%? There has to be a better way vs an engine tear down. M .......
404: General Asylum, Possibly but it depends.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 17:27:28 (73.229.163.4)
First, 256 kbps AAC can sound pretty decent but it really depends on the quality of the recording. My early iPhones (and iPods) had 256 kbps AAC albums on them (purchased from the iTunes store) ALONG .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: Got Mine Last Week (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 07:46:36 (73.229.163.4)
This would be my concern..... Can they REALLY tell if your engine is affected w/o dismantling it? Will there be an obvious sound they check for? Bottom line: I wonder how they determine if YOUR part .......
406: Video Asylum, RE: Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-30, 07:42:38 (73.229.163.4)
Hmm, I'll have to try ours out. Haven't had the time yet. If it takes time to acquire the signal and is fiddly I don't think my wife will put up with it. We need something that "just works" w/o much .......
407: Inmate Central, And... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-29, 19:49:19 (73.229.163.4)
..remove the handles and paint them to match the speakers. .......
408: Inmate Central, Sounds like a bank !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-29, 12:04:53 (73.229.163.4)
A bank Vice President no doubt made the decision to send a paper thank you letter to those who signed up for paperless communication. Too funny. As an aside, banks seem to have more Vice Presidents t .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: But they could. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-29, 10:19:21 (73.229.163.4)
I'd rather experience any of those scenarios you present over having my garage and house burn down or being crispy crittered inside a Hyundai / Kia car fire. Yeah, Honda screws up too. They all do but .......
410: Inmate Central, But they haven't - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-29, 09:10:57 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
411: Inmate Central, My Passport not in the list and... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-29, 08:53:05 (73.229.163.4)
...unlike some other popular brands Honda's aren't randomly bursting into flames in droves for no particular reason. I guess that's a benefit ;-) Consumer Alert: Kia and Hyundai Issue Recalls for 3.3M .......
412: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: some options for me - input welcome (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 21:58:02 (73.229.163.4)
"Move to a Roon based system" " Pro - Seems like streaming to RPi with PcP and Wimm devices is easy through Roon Bridge" If you move to Roon there will be no need for PcP. DietPi OS with Roon Brid .......
413: General Asylum, Of course. But they ALL require DECODING - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 13:13:17 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
414: General Asylum, RE: Sounds hokey to me (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 11:48:10 (73.229.163.4)
"True MC is a different thing and doesn't require "decoding"." Really? What about all of the AV Receivers that decode various multi-channel formats over a different number of channels? What about all .......
415: General Asylum, RE: regarding )2 channel reproduction (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 11:43:28 (73.229.163.4)
Apple AirPods Max : There are others. I have no idea how they perform. .......
416: Video Asylum, Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 11:32:20 (73.229.163.4)
I purchased a wireless HDMI Transmitter (TX) and matching Receiver (RX) pair from Amazon but I won't have time to play with the setup until later next week. I intend to initially eliminate the CableTV .......
417: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Eventual amp / preamp replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-28, 11:31:09 (73.229.163.4)
As you know I had the AHB2 + the LA4 preamp. The combo was excellent. Very neutral to my ears. Many reviewers like that combo too as their reference. On the other hand, if want more warmth and a slig .......
418: Inmate Central, The Cars that Built the World - History Channel streaming (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-27, 17:35:38 (73.229.163.4)
I stumbled upon a few episodes of "The Cars That Built the World" on The History Channel earlier today on CableTV. These are not new episodes but my first time. It was fascinating. Episodes included P .......
419: Inmate Central, I like his fashionable eyewear... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-27, 17:14:55 (73.229.163.4)
No, not Mikes. Tanks! .......
420: Inmate Central, Yes - the Opal GT. Thanks -nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-26, 15:41:49 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
421: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Is there another way to stream Tidal through RPi? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-26, 15:02:21 (73.229.163.4)
"...after carefully evaluating the changing music services landscape and ever-evolving security requirements , we have to recognize that, going forward, we will not be able to maintain our services t .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Opel Kadett sport coupe (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-26, 08:11:49 (73.229.163.4)
When I was a pre-teen my older cousin had an Opel that looked a little like a mini Corvette. I don't remember what those are called. .......
423: Inmate Central, Ouch! 95F to 104F plus humidity (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-26, 08:09:00 (73.229.163.4)
Good thing you got your ride in early. We have the opposite issue here with fresh snow on the ground. .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: I think he's guilty of manslaughter but he'll weasel out of it (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-24, 09:35:17 (73.229.163.4)
"...a wealthy, entitled professional liar with a high powered, high quality legal team." Professional liar as in actor? He's very good. Very very good. .......
425: Digital Drive, RE: another reason to store while driving... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-24, 09:30:48 (73.229.163.4)
"Is there any way to download to a flash drive so as not to occupy the phone while its doing GPS." Not that I know of with music that is downloaded to the phone from a streaming service for 'offline .......
426: Inmate Central, Wow. That makes no sense. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 19:54:02 (73.229.163.4)
I read the article. Citizens and businesses pay taxes for police and other services. The business gets broken into and Oakland hands the owner an invoice for police service that came an hour after the .......
427: Computer Audio Asylum, I hadn't thought about that possiblity. It doesn't affect SQ - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 16:26:06 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
428: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Get your ears checked dude ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 15:56:41 (73.229.163.4)
Nice suggestion. Just say'n, but that could be the issue ;-) .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: New cars and the average consumer... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 10:35:38 (73.229.163.4)
"....but I have no idea how "kids" these days afford the vehicles they drive" Depends. Some are in way over their heads and others in high demand tech jobs are pulling down 6 figures easily. ::: TO .......
430: Inmate Central, In-N-Out has never closed a location, until now - Bummer (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 10:30:30 (73.229.163.4)
We have 9 locations in Colorado with more coming. (CNN) "In-N-Out is permanently closing one of its restaurants for the first time ever, announcing that its Oakland location will soon shutter because .......
431: Digital Drive, "If we play 16 bit program material on a 24 bit DAC" (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-23, 08:02:56 (73.229.163.4)
"If we play 16 bit program material on a 24 bit DAC and lower with 8 bits (48 dB) we still have all 16 bits in the register of the DAC." So you are basically fine in that you still maintain 16 bit re .......
432: Computer Audio Asylum, Good catch. Ranks Perl even further down the ancient category..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-22, 21:45:28 (73.229.163.4)
I must have accidentally had the chart scrolled up a bit before taking the screen shot. .......
433: Digital Drive, RE: another reason to store while driving... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-22, 12:22:04 (73.229.163.4)
I understand your scenario 100% and I do the same thing in Roon (with Qobuz & Tidal) even though I don't always have to. My music will be on the iPhone in "offline mode" instead of streaming real-time .......
434: Digital Drive, RE: The right playback software handles it.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-22, 09:29:28 (73.229.163.4)
"IMHO every playback software having volume control can handle this. The only thing you have to do is lower the digital volume with 4 dB." I'll have to experiment with that. Roon (as with most play .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: My wife's old PC was configured for gaming... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-22, 08:38:32 (73.229.163.4)
Depends. You say it doesn't boot but is it just the disk drive or possibly the power supply? If it's -just- the disk drive you could buy another then install Windows from the CD that came with the PC .......
436: Inmate Central, RE: Any Flight Sim fans here? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-21, 15:46:33 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't played a graphics intensive game / sim in a very long time. You'll want to focus on a good dedicated graphics card vs CPU power. I've seen many "gaming PC's" advertised with modest Intel i5 .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: National Western Stock Show & Rodeo - Yee Ha !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-21, 15:40:22 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks Stan Camera was the iPhone 14 with many of the shots zoomed-in from the stands. Yup, I'm full of bull if I were to say that's me in the pic ;-) .......
438: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I migrated from piCoreplayer/LMS to WIIM (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-19, 10:58:02 (73.229.163.4)
You make some valid points and you're right about nothing lasting forever. Not even commercial software. However, there are challenges associated with maintaining legacy systems, such as the time-cons .......
439: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I migrated from piCoreplayer/LMS to WIIM (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-19, 08:21:36 (73.229.163.4)
Modern commercially built and supported product vs on life support ancient open source? PcP/LMS built on PERL taught in the 1980's ;-) .......
440: Inmate Central, Still "unsafe at any speed" ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-19, 08:09:33 (73.229.163.4)
;-) .......
441: General Asylum, RE: From what I just gathered (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-19, 07:58:23 (73.229.163.4)
I retired a couple years ago. I'll be turning 65 in a week. I'm not planning to attend any shows but I might on a whim. I got bored with shows several years ago for various reasons. I see them as more .......
442: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Eventual amp / preamp replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 17:56:54 (73.229.163.4)
The newer Bryston amps are less harsh to my ears than their earlier models. Way back in the 1990's I auditioned comparably priced Bryston to Classe amps and went with Classe. The Brystons were ear ble .......
443: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Eventual amp / preamp replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 17:51:56 (73.229.163.4)
The resistor switching clickety-clack Volume control in the Kara doesn't bother me. Other preamps do it too including the Benchmark LA4/HPA4 and the Placette Passive. I'm OK with it. Others might obj .......
444: Digital Drive, The right playback software handles it.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 17:09:47 (73.229.163.4)
Roon has automatic headroom management and volume leveling options that can be enabled. There are manual adjustments that can be made in the software too. I would imagine that some other quality soft .......
445: Inmate Central, That just sounds odd ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 16:52:58 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
446: Inmate Central, I have some Dickies socks. Very well made - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 16:36:21 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
447: Inmate Central, That's what I saw too - "Dickless Arena." (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 15:04:49 (73.229.163.4)
nt .......
448: Inmate Central, National Western Stock Show & Rodeo - Yee Ha !! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-18, 13:17:55 (73.229.163.4)
We went with a couple friends yesterday. Had a blast! All photos taken with iPhone 14 .......
449: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Eventual amp / preamp replacement (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-16, 16:16:10 (73.229.163.4)
I still have the original Vidar [not the Vidar 2 that adds a power button up front]. It's not bad but not a giant killer IMHO. Mine also produces a slight bit of HUM in the speaker, not a mechanical h .......
450: Inmate Central, Isn't that basically what I said ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-16, 16:06:11 (73.229.163.4)
We would insist on having at least one non-EV vehicle in the family if we had an EV. Yes, wife has her own vehicle. .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: Don't know about you, but... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-16, 09:26:13 (73.229.163.4)
EV's can be fun until they're not ;-) I had a ride in a friend's Tesla model 3 (AWD). That thing is lightning quick as it abruptly slams you back into your seat w/o any engine noise or tire chirp. Ho .......
452: General Asylum, That's a handsome Honda you have there ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-16, 09:01:38 (73.229.163.4)
As you know, my Honda Passport is silver. I am still very impressed with Honda's "Intelligent Variable Torque Management" ( i-VTM4 ) All-Wheel-Drive system. It helps a lot in the snow as well as corne .......
453: General Asylum, RE: Pricey audiophile gear is not a priority for me (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-16, 08:45:05 (73.229.163.4)
Unless my wife grows taller the shorter Tannoys will remain in place. The Thiels block her view of the tv screen from her favorite chair. Oh well.... happy wife or bigger speakers ?? .......
454: Inmate Central, Wow. Never got out of single digits here and (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 20:11:06 (73.229.163.4)
and it snowed about 1.5 inches onto the lawn, driveway, and sidewalks. It was a light fluffy dusting but bitter cold today! The TV news reported that it's warmer up in the mountains this week... which .......
455: Inmate Central, I recognize that radio (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 20:05:33 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't seen you in a while FRG7SWL but I recognize that SW radio model. I still have my FRG-100 but it's in storage: The old Yaesu FRG-7 SW Radio .......
456: Inmate Central, Starting you say ?? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 19:52:16 (73.229.163.4)
It's presently -8F where I'm at w/o the wind chill . .......
457: Inmate Central, "it'll likely be very expensive" (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 19:45:02 (73.229.163.4)
No worries. The top 1% will pay to live longer. The rest of us are sol. .......
458: Computer Audio Asylum, I no longer need one with Roon but..... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 19:32:38 (73.229.163.4)
I've had pretty good results with Fing network scanner on my iPhone but there are many others to choose from. The problem here is that we have SO SO many network devices that I have to scroll slowly a .......
459: General Asylum, Awesomeness ! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 19:08:35 (73.229.163.4)
"Rpi with Roon is awesome" RE : Rpi. Some manufacturers think it's awesome too including Bryston and Boulder. They both use the cheap DIY Rpi hobby computer board as the basis for streaming capabili .......
460: General Asylum, Pricey audiophile gear is not a priority for me (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 19:04:16 (73.229.163.4)
I can afford much more than my current budget setup (by audiophile standards) but why would I go down that rabbit hole when I've already been there and back? I've had my share of somewhat expensive ge .......
461: Inmate Central, Very interesting procedure (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 16:51:26 (73.229.163.4)
I wonder how long it will take before the procedure becomes more mainstream. My mother passed away with Alzheimer's nearly 10 years ago in 2014. .......
462: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Simplify - Divide - Conquer. And what Rod M said.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-15, 13:56:48 (73.229.163.4)
What Rod M said and some additional thoughts. #1> Since your channel imbalance is the same with the Parasound A21+ and your old BHK amps I would rule out either amp. For now forget about the Left / R .......
463: Inmate Central, For a moment there.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 16:18:12 (73.229.163.4)
...I thought you might need a bigger garage! .......
464: Computer Audio Asylum, +2 Good point - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 16:14:03 (73.229.163.4)
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465: Inmate Central, RE: 2010 ... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 13:15:16 (73.229.163.4)
Sweet ride! Does that mean the Mini Cooper is gone? I liked that one too! .......
466: Inmate Central, Our wind died down. It was rough a couple days ago - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 11:57:17 (73.229.163.4)
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467: Inmate Central, RE: 28F and cloudy... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 11:56:41 (73.229.163.4)
Looks like you get hit harder tomorrow into Tuesday. .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: Its bitter cold (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 11:55:21 (73.229.163.4)
Hmm, I wasn't even thinking about our trees. Hope they survive. .......
469: Inmate Central, RE: Side View Sunday ... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 11:53:11 (73.229.163.4)
Nice! Is that your new ride? What year? .......
470: Inmate Central, Another really cold one near Denver -6F (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-14, 04:41:55 (73.229.163.4)
From my Davis Instruments Vantage Vue to my Email Readings are w/o windchill as there is no wind at the moment Davis Instruments console screen The sensors are outside on a pole We had a light d .......
471: Inmate Central, Doc told me so (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-13, 17:19:07 (73.229.163.4)
I was vitamin D deficient several years ago according to my Doc. Started taking daily supplements and have been up to 'normal' for quite a while now. Any proof it helps fight covid-19? I dunno but it .......
472: Inmate Central, RE: Wait! Are you sure that bottom one... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-13, 17:00:52 (73.229.163.4)
Love Dr. John and Professor Longhair too! .......
473: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: In journalism this is called "burying the lead" (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-13, 16:55:39 (73.229.163.4)
Did engineering missteps with their Katana DAC put them out of business? It had TONS of problems and was pulled from their product line. Just speculation on my part but the financial impact had to be .......
474: Computer Audio Asylum, I forgot.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-13, 16:47:04 (73.229.163.4)
I completely forgot about the Allo Boss DAC and that you were using the even older RPi3. Since it works perfectly fine, why not? I still have my RPi3 with Allo DigiOne SPDIF board somewhere. ::: TOPI .......
475: Digital Drive, Yes, No, and Sort of. What is your intention and use case ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-13, 15:51:52 (73.229.163.4)
Pretty much all streaming services will allow you to download albums / tracks to your smartphone for "offline listening" via their streaming App. Why would you do this? You might be traveling somewhe .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: My niece traded her POS Jeep in on a Civic Si today. (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-12, 15:58:14 (73.229.163.4)
If I got a Civic I'd probably go for the peppier Si too. The Civic Type R is bit over the top 'boy racer' for me. .......
477: Inmate Central, Decided to trade mine in (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-12, 14:51:26 (73.229.163.4)
Traded it for a Honda and kept the change to buy a Starbucks coffee. .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: New Bike! (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-12, 14:42:29 (73.229.163.4)
Nice! What would be its typical range? Top speed? .......
479: Computer Audio Asylum, True (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-12, 09:27:18 (73.229.163.4)
I know that Cut-Throat uses his RPi4 as a LMS sever/player when he travels on vacation and it's plenty sufficient. I'm using my RPi4 as a headless dedicated Roon Bridge [network end-point streamer] U .......
480: Computer Audio Asylum, Maybe not (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-12, 09:12:54 (73.229.163.4)
I haven't played with any of this but here's a forum link that discusses the RPi5 Power Button And a link to official documentation below. I also read that some power supplies that are intended to ch .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: my last ambulance ride... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 18:06:52 (73.229.163.4)
That's horrible! Hope you recover fully. .......
482: Inmate Central, Very cold. 13F and dropping (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 16:50:33 (73.229.163.4)
Presently 13F dropping to 7F overnight. Minus a few degrees later in the week and that doesn't include windchill factor. Gotta run. Pop-up alert says dinner is ready! .......
483: Inmate Central, Here's the Denver 7 News Video on EV fires (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 16:38:50 (73.229.163.4)
They also mentioned that EV's are LESS likely to catch fire but when they do..... !! .......
484: General Asylum, RE: Same here (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 12:31:47 (73.229.163.4)
Ah yes. That "ka-chunk" sound. I wonder if it was even noticeable in a loud jet. I actually had an 8-Track player in my bedroom as a kid. It was wired to 12V and a couple speakers. I ran that for a s .......
485: Inmate Central, Blame Tesla: Hertz selling EV fleet to buy ICE (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 10:47:00 (73.229.163.4)
I was monitoring the Tesla website over the past months and noticed BIG price-drops. Not good for used Tesla resale value.... or EV's in general. I was also receiving emails from Hertz to try out thei .......
486: Computer Audio Asylum, Great! Glad it worked for you - nt (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 10:38:02 (73.229.163.4)
. .......
487: General Asylum, Or even 8-Track tapes for a similar dose of nostalgia (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 10:34:31 (73.229.163.4)
Cassettes and 8-tracks were short lived for me. I didn't collect many commercially recorded albums but made a few 'mix tapes' along the way. CD's really took over my collection. .......
488: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Old school LOUDNESS button contour ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 07:41:45 (73.229.163.4)
Thanks! That B&W Yamaha LOUDNESS contour chart is similar to the ones I've seen in various manufacturer's literature. I also found this on the ASR page you provided showing bass and treble boost. ::: .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: I'm concerned with everyday things (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 07:19:08 (73.229.163.4)
Wow, a vivid story that you lived through to tell. Similar Emergency Room experience here when my wife's cousin visited us from out of state. She fainted in our home and wasn't quick to come to. A ca .......
490: Inmate Central, Kinda looks like a Cucaracha ;-) (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 07:10:10 (73.229.163.4)
View YouTube Video .......
491: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yes. Very much what I was looking for.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-11, 07:02:24 (73.229.163.4)
Yes! That's more along the lines of what I was looking for. Not just the Fletcher-Munson curves but the curves with compensation overlayed. The post by solderdude toward the bottom of the ASR page was .......
492: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Nope. And why always confrontational ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:39:07 (73.229.163.4)
Why does every conversation with you evolve into a confrontational hot mess? It's not just me. I see it in so many of your Asylum interactions. I know what Paul said and I understand it. And we've all .......
493: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Now that's COLD (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:31:23 (73.229.163.4)
Just looking at your pics makes me shiver! .......
494: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That's not a LOUDNESS contour chart for.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:27:51 (73.229.163.4)
...a LOUDNESS button. Manufacturers would sometimes publish the chart in their brochures / owners manuals. Never mind. .......
495: Amp/Preamp Asylum, No I didn't say that (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:21:06 (73.229.163.4)
I fully understand what Paul is saying and I read it before you posted the link to it. We all have Google so no big revelation. But that doesn't answer my original question. There must be a starting p .......
496: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yes. I understand but.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:07:16 (73.229.163.4)
...you don't seem to understand the question. If you did you'd provide an actual answer. Yes, I know it varies with Volume level. Thanks anyway. .......
497: General Asylum, Are you telling me.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 16:04:12 (73.229.163.4)
...I should have kept my cassette briefcases? I don't miss it .......
498: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Doesn't show typical LOUDNESS BUTTON contour (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 15:46:40 (73.229.163.4)
I know about the Fletcher-Munson curves. That's a given but not what I'm looking for. Thanks. .......
499: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Certainly you can but.... (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 14:33:37 (73.229.163.4)
I just want to know how much Bass boost and Treble boost in dB is TYPICAL in a vintage LOUDNESS button. "You might want to measure your system response to get a baseline." Nah. I can HEAR the differ .......
500: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Old school LOUDNESS button contour ? (0.00)
Posted by AbeCollins on 2024-01-10, 12:49:19 (73.229.163.4)
Remember the LOUDNESS button on many vintage receivers and integrated amps? What was the typical amount of Bass and Treble boost with the LOUDNESS button engaged? Bass and Treble starting frequencies, .......
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