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1: Inmate Central, RE: So are you gonna get married in a fever? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-12, 07:06:27 (74.37.69.243)
Hmm. Some time ago, I felt that Tinear was putting words in my mouth in a response to something I had posted; something for which I have little tolerance, so I requested that he not respond in the fut .......
2: Inmate Central, Congratulations! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-12, 04:01:50 (74.37.69.243)
Things tend to happen somewhat more quickly later in life - you don't know how much time you have left, so why waste it? You both deserve some happiness. .......
3: General Asylum, RE: Agreed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-10, 05:04:24 (74.37.69.243)
I think Wish You Were Here holds the #1 spot for me, although Meddle would be close. DSOTM is always enjoyable, though. .......
4: General Asylum, Must have been made in Mexico. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-07, 12:08:33 (74.37.69.243)
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5: Cable Asylum, RE: IC advice (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-06, 18:20:48 (74.37.69.243)
FWIW, I can't tell you how many times that I've blamed the wrong component when trying to track down what I perceived as a less-than-desirable characteristic in my setup. I'd give it more time, but it .......
6: Cable Asylum, Let me look around. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-06, 18:10:23 (74.37.69.243)
I had a couple of 8' lengths of that stuff. It looked like an air line. If I can find it, you can have it for postage, but there's no guarantee I still have it. I'll take a look around within the next .......
7: Inmate Central, If you're going to go that far back... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-06, 10:48:33 (74.37.69.243)
...it seems that this lady deserves a mention. If there was a teenage boy that didn't dream of Jeannie I'd be surprised. .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: Personally... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-04, 17:38:00 (74.37.69.243)
...my preference was for Kona and Kauai. Maui was nice too, but you can keep Honolulu. .......
9: SET Asylum, RE: My Next Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-03, 04:44:50 (74.37.69.243)
FWIW, 95-99% of my listening is through the Directstream, which is controlled via a phone app or remote. My preamp is as basic as it gets - just a volume control and an input selector - but I almost n .......
10: Inmate Central, *Like* (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-01, 06:59:30 (74.37.69.243)
I've always been amused at the stories of the guys that built boats or even airplanes in their basement or garage, then found out they couldn't get them out without major alteration of the building. .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: Ever check out Van Dam Boats (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-02-01, 06:52:49 (74.37.69.243)
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12: General Asylum, RE: I know pigs fly. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-31, 10:23:55 (74.37.69.243)
Reminds me of the Pink Floyd Animals concert at Milwaukee County Stadium many years ago. That got a little "exciting" (you can spell that as a riot) when the police started arresting people in the sta .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: MG (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-29, 09:08:39 (74.37.69.243)
My wife used to have an MGB. She would agree. Never had an issue with the S2K, but I'm kind of a stickler on proper maintenance for my vehicles, even though I have no interest in spinning wrenches any .......
14: General Asylum, RE: There is nothing wrong with Vinyl. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-28, 16:16:06 (74.37.69.243)
I loved the two RT909 machines that I owned and the sound of open reel at 7-1/2 IPS. The ease of putting together a playlist via a control app, in comparison to the time it would take to put together .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: What Cloche do you suggest and do you have a sourdough yeast to suggest ? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-25, 15:04:49 (74.37.69.243)
The sourdough starter recipe I began with is linked below at King Arthur flour company. I made my starter about nine years ago and have used it since. I feel it improves with age and other factors, so .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: Another tip for french bread. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-25, 13:07:10 (74.37.69.243)
Having tried all of those, I can tell you with absolute certainty that if you're going to bake a lot of bread, nothing else works as well as baking it in a cloche, other than a steam injected oven at .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: Bread baking can be tricky. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-25, 12:03:35 (74.37.69.243)
I quit using any kind of commercial yeast years ago, and have been going sourdough only ever since. The bread tastes far better to my palate, but it's also a lot more work. A 12-hour retarded rise in .......
18: Inmate Central, RE: Woo-Hoo--a point on the board!... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-22, 07:44:53 (74.37.69.243)
When I got up yesterday morning, I looked at the thermometer and it was reading -30* F. Thankfully, there was no wind, but even so, I'm getting a WTF look from the dog when I take her out. We kind of .......
19: General Asylum, RE: Ostentatious consumption (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-21, 06:46:16 (74.37.69.243)
Probably the best definition of wealth I ever heard was the ostentatious waste of money. .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: Did the dog survive?... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-20, 08:37:00 (74.37.69.243)
The dog (a lab retriever) was fine. He started barking and running towards the geese as soon as his owner let him out, and the flock launched well before he got there. I'm well aware of the ill-temper .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: Geese honking all night. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-19, 08:12:04 (74.37.69.243)
Years ago, I had a house in a rural area where my back yard abutted a 1/4 section of farmland growing corn. One fall morning after harvest, I looked out there to see literally thousand of black necks .......
22: Inmate Central, RE: What a great story! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-18, 13:04:21 (74.37.69.243)
And yes, I think you've pretty much nailed it. .......
23: Inmate Central, That..... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-17, 17:30:08 (74.37.69.243)
...is some well-deserved rye. And music. Goodonya. .......
24: Inmate Central, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-16, 17:34:57 (74.37.69.243)
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25: Inmate Central, Looks like a good recipe. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-16, 14:25:24 (74.37.69.243)
I think I'll try it, but replace the ground cumin with cumin seed and toast it in a dry skillet before grinding. I think I'll replace most of that cayenne pepper with some chipotle and ancho too. Mayb .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Are those things still in use? -t (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-15, 16:55:56 (74.37.69.243)
I had a friend that worked for the railroad, and showed a couple of them to me. He claimed that they'd tried hitting them with a hammer, but supposedly nothing but the weight of a locomotive would app .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: LMAO... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-09, 16:11:08 (74.37.69.243)
Well, that was rather like sandblasting a saltine. .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Rent can be more expensive than a mortgage... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-09, 11:59:23 (74.37.69.243)
When I worked in wind energy, I spent a lot of time in an area of North Dakota where there may be only two houses per square mile, if that. A couple of guys thought that would be a great place to set .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: First mouse of winter... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-09, 04:36:07 (74.37.69.243)
We live in a small log home in far northern Wisconsin, and it wasn't an occasional mouse up here - they'll take the place over if they can, and the aftermath of one of their parties isn't something yo .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: Supposedly, Chicago is going to get hammered. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2022-01-02, 06:34:55 (74.37.69.243)
-2 this morning in the Northwoods. .......
31: General Asylum, RE: Love Dimeola (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-31, 15:24:38 (74.37.69.243)
Al DiMeola and Paco De Lucia together on Mediterranean Sundance (Elegant Gypsy LP) has always been special for me. Unfortunately, we'll never hear that duo live again. Rest in peace, Paco. ::: TOPIC:: .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: We live in the sticks. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-31, 06:23:23 (74.37.69.243)
"I think the main concern with rural living is health care, which everyone would like to avoid." I can personally attest to this one. The so-called "health care" in the far north woods is abysmal. The .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: I thrive on positive recognition (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 18:18:29 (74.37.69.243)
"the old body isn't as eager to contort without complaint ." Don't I know it.... .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: That would probably be cheaper than ownership. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 15:11:59 (74.37.69.243)
Although the life of a rental car is not an easy one. Even up here in Erehwon, WI, there are a lot of days where no vehicles leave the garage. It has as much chance of being implemented in this countr .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: I'm sure you're right. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 14:51:30 (74.37.69.243)
$22K to repair it, or blow it up and get your moment of fame. Decisions, decisions. Before I bought my S2000, I had been perusing ads and ran across what appeared to be a very attractive deal on a 12 .......
36: Inmate Central, I think he was pissed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 13:54:18 (74.37.69.243)
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37: Inmate Central, RE: In 1982. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 05:49:35 (74.37.69.243)
Had it been light, you'd have seen the industrial graveyard that used to be the Gary, IN steel works, but in the early part of the Skyway you'd also have seen enormous derricks, towers, and other huge .......
38: Inmate Central, RE: Very nice indeed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 04:59:39 (74.37.69.243)
You threw me with rocket. I had to look it up- we call that arugula here. I have at least 4, and probably 5 months to wait before I'll have any fresh herbs outside my door. Enjoy! .......
39: Inmate Central, Very nice indeed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-30, 03:44:06 (74.37.69.243)
Fresh, homegrown herbs are one of my favorite pleasures of summer. I see basil, obviously, and rosemary, parsley, either flat-leaf parsley or cilantro, and maybe some oregano. I'm jealous...it's 7 deg .......
40: Inmate Central, RE: US Steel still has one facility in the Monongahela Valley. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-29, 14:18:37 (74.37.69.243)
Ever drive the Indiana Tollway to the Chicago Skyway? It's like a cemetery of rust. .......
41: Inmate Central, RE: Filed a FedEx claim today - How long does it take ? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-29, 13:40:03 (74.37.69.243)
Oh, they'll pay it if they can't locate the package. They'll just try to find it first. Losing parcels makes them look bad. .......
42: Inmate Central, RE: Filed a FedEx claim today - How long does it take ? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-29, 10:36:11 (74.37.69.243)
I've filed two claims with FedEx, but both were for stereo equipment that been damaged in transit, and packed by a FedEx store. IIRC, both took three weeks to a month to resolve. In your case you cann .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Life changes (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-28, 19:14:14 (74.37.69.243)
You voice an awareness that's been slowly growing in me, such being that my days of moving 100 lb amps and subwoofers is growing shorter. Yet your knowledge seems valued by this community. Sharing the .......
44: General Asylum, RE: Thank you. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-28, 14:49:48 (74.37.69.243)
Spoken like a true curmudgeon, but then I also qualify. I don't know which is worse - the shit-flinging monkeys or the egos on parade. .......
45: Inmate Central, RE: A bottle of my favorite bourbon ... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-28, 06:20:55 (74.37.69.243)
Basil Hayden is excellent. There's a little more rye in the mash bill than is typical, which I find appealing. Angel's Envy is also good, although it's gotten fairly pricey. .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-24, 07:39:56 (74.37.69.243)
That condom in his wallet isn't necessarily old. .......
47: Inmate Central, RE: A rare audio posting... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-16, 18:11:57 (74.37.69.243)
While your choice of sound isn't quite what I'd be shooting for, I've no doubt whatsoever that it sounds fabulous within the parameters you've set for it. I'd like to hear it sometime to know for sure .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: Only in America ..... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-13, 03:40:28 (74.37.69.227)
Years ago, in a little town by the name of Viroqua in western Wisconsin, a guy had a 640 lb concrete statue of an elk in his yard. One fall, during the rut, a 7-point buck apparently saw it as a rival .......
49: General Asylum, RE: Wow! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-11, 09:39:03 (74.37.69.227)
Geoff, that's really pretty funny. You couldn't possibly be more wrong, as evidenced by the post linked below. A post, I might add, that was a response to your nemesis here, and one you yourself respo .......
50: General Asylum, RE: Hardly. The two motivations are not incompatible. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-11, 07:22:40 (74.37.69.227)
I've no doubt that the people who buy these products want to believe that they're getting the very best available at any price, and they're not necessarily lacking in knowledge, but that would also be .......
51: General Asylum, RE: You're looking at it from the wrong perspective. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-11, 04:55:39 (74.37.69.227)
A friend of mine who has extensive experience with non-profits interacting with wealthy donors explained it to me this way: they want things of this nature BECAUSE they are expensive. The actual perfo .......
52: General Asylum, RE: It would be nice to know what his rig is comprised of. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-10, 05:05:55 (74.37.69.227)
I've heard live performances in the past before I moved permanently to what had previously been my summer home, but the pandemic aside, there's nothing worthwhile within 100 miles or more. Where I use .......
53: General Asylum, RE: It would be nice to know what his rig is comprised of. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-09, 13:13:28 (74.37.69.227)
I think what you're describing is valuing the equipment itself, as opposed to the illusion the equipment can collectively provide. How convincing that illusion can become has only recently become appa .......
54: General Asylum, RE: It would be nice to know what his rig is comprised of. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-09, 04:09:38 (74.37.69.227)
I suppose he figures that anyone watching his video has watched the previous editions so they already know, but without knowing that, it's pretty tough to do anything but disparage the price tag. ::: .......
55: Inmate Central, RE: I've often wondered why they don't do more of this. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-09, 03:53:32 (74.37.69.227)
Having worked in the wind power industry, I became acutely aware that there are a lot of sites that would be excellent for wind power generation, but are too far from load centers to make the construc .......
56: General Asylum, RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-08, 08:22:24 (74.37.69.227)
"Whatever it is it has to be quantified and researched at some point or it's just conjecture." While I don't disagree with you, I think it important to note that such research isn't likely to take pla .......
57: General Asylum, RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-08, 08:00:52 (74.37.69.227)
My own experience seems to support your theory. Over the last two years I've gradually migrated largely to cables with active shielding, and the cumulative effect is very noticeable. I wouldn't choose .......
58: Digital Drive, RE: Do you use it just as a DAC... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-07, 07:00:09 (74.37.69.227)
I use the bridge nearly exclusively. My only other digital source is a CD transport, and I can't remember the last time I played a CD. When I first got the DJR, I tried using a wifi extender since the .......
59: Digital Drive, RE: More on my new Direct Stream Jr. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-06, 18:10:09 (74.37.69.227)
Congratulations! I've had a Directstream Jr. in my rig for about a year, and am generally very pleased with it. It definitely sounds better as a source into my tube preamp than serving as the preamp i .......
60: General Asylum, RE: I probably would have liked that job. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-05, 05:02:55 (74.37.69.227)
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61: General Asylum, RE: "Rattling Boxes of Parts" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-05, 05:00:09 (74.37.69.227)
Years ago, I worked as a field tech for an office equipment company, and raided the boneyard for various parts - springs, c-clip retainers, screws & washers, etc. - for a stash in my tool case. It pai .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: Scams on hotels (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-05, 04:52:21 (74.37.69.227)
Sorry to hear about his anorexia. It's a rough time to be a college student, I suspect. FWIW, I've had good luck with Hotwire. The reservations are nonrefundable and you don't know the actual hotel un .......
63: Cable Asylum, RE: Cardas banana to spade adapters (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-05, 04:21:58 (74.37.69.227)
You are correct, sir. I did get them removed, and yes, it made a positive difference. More of a difference than I would have expected, actually. Ever clean your windows on a bright, sunny day, then st .......
64: General Asylum, RE: You may well be right. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-04, 13:47:37 (74.37.69.227)
I had some new built-in bookshelves damaged by the feet of an Okki Nokki record cleaning machine, but that was a lacquer finish, I believe. I don't know about floor finishes, but you may well be right .......
65: General Asylum, RE: As have I. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-04, 13:42:38 (74.37.69.227)
I had envisioned it for a TT isolation system, though. .......
66: General Asylum, RE: FWIW, I use those very ones. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-12-04, 04:36:11 (74.37.69.227)
My rig is in a cabin loft constructed of 2" T&G fir over 8" square beams on 36" centers, so it was necessary to decouple my subs from the floor to avoid resonance. I used the blocks shown, but cut the .......
67: Cable Asylum, Cardas banana to spade adapters (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-30, 15:25:15 (74.37.69.227)
When I bought my SR Tesla Precision Reference speaker cables they were equipped with banana plugs, which my amp will not accept, so I bought some Cardas banana to spade adapters and have been using th .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, yes... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-28, 07:38:46 (74.37.69.227)
I had some clients in western PA, and they regarded the first day of deer season as a holiday. .......
69: Inmate Central, RE: They're not very shy. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-28, 07:36:06 (74.37.69.227)
They're always hanging around here as well. Our dumpster is out back behind the woodshed (I have it chained to the shed to keep the bears out). One day I take the trash out, and there's a big doe abou .......
70: General Asylum, RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-28, 07:04:39 (74.37.69.227)
I remember four setups from HiFi 99 in Chicago, all for different reasons. It was the first time I ever heard MBL speakers, so that stands out in my memory. I thought them excellent, although far beyo .......
71: Digital Drive, RE: Such has been my experience as well. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-25, 05:43:08 (74.37.69.227)
Every time I've been told about a "trove" of vinyl records it's turned out to be anything but. Either the condition has been unplayable or the content is primarily Christmas music or women with big ha .......
72: General Asylum, RE: Lots of sour grapes there (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-24, 04:48:43 (74.37.69.227)
Reminds me of George Carlin: "Have you ever noticed that when you're drivin', anyone goin' slower than you is an idiot? And anyone goin' faster than you is a maniac?" I probably have the same investme .......
73: General Asylum, RE: Exactly. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-24, 04:15:38 (74.37.69.227)
Abe, I admit that I personally find playing vinyl to be a little bit of a PITA. My digital sounds great, and the convenience of streaming from the internet or my NAS drive, plus being able to control .......
74: General Asylum, RE: HELP! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-23, 12:04:54 (74.37.68.70)
You may have better response in the Digital Drive forum. There are some knowledgeable people there. Having said that, one thing to keep in mind regarding ANY streamer is how you will control it. I hav .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: Find a different doctor. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-21, 16:37:22 (74.37.68.70)
I've been looking for an independent physician, but there ain't much to be had in the wilds of northern Wisconsin. .......
76: Inmate Central, RE: If you're not on camera and social media it's FREE..... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-21, 16:29:20 (74.37.68.70)
Years ago, when Myspace was still a thing, a kid posted pics of his cannabis garden on Myspace, then wondered why the cops showed up at his door. Go figure. .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: Last major dental work, dentist prescribed ibuprofen. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-21, 15:14:55 (74.37.68.70)
I have a chronic lumbar spine issue with two impinged nerves. Most of the time it's just an annoyance, but there are times it's excruciating. My old doctor understood this, and would give me a small s .......
78: Inmate Central, RE: Not where I live. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-21, 09:04:34 (74.37.68.70)
Up here, all that's available is big so-called "health care". They don't prescribe opioid painkillers or any controlled substances, period. They couldn't care less how much pain you're in. They make a .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: Nice piece. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-21, 03:58:36 (74.37.68.70)
It's hard to believe there are no takers. Hand cut dovetails like that are kind of a badge of a skilled cabinet maker, and all it needs is refinishing. .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: No, he could have been charged appropriately, that is all (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-19, 15:46:05 (74.37.68.70)
The same strategy was used in Ohio when a cop, after a high speed chase, jumped on the hood of the suspects' car and emptied his service pistol through the windshield. He was acquitted because there w .......
81: General Asylum, RE: Be careful. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-18, 05:16:27 (74.37.68.70)
I just shipped an item to Canada, and a week after shipping I received the item back on my doorstep. It had been rejected by US Customs due to "Inadequate description", so of course I was out the $82 .......
82: General Asylum, RE: I've asked this before (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-18, 04:37:35 (74.37.68.70)
If you're right, then I would not expect to hear a difference if you're already running a competent power cord. I run mostly Synergistic Research stuff and their fuses seem to get a lot of attention, .......
83: General Asylum, RE: Gen. Custer (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-13, 18:59:20 (74.37.68.70)
Any poet worthy of the name simply rearranges the sentence so the word that is difficult to rhyme doesn't fall at the end of the sentence. .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: Keep in mind... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-13, 08:39:20 (74.37.68.70)
That quote is from Lewis' book, "It Can't Happen Here", circa 1935. Fascism wasn't a game of semantics then. It was a grim reality that our parents and/or grandparents had to confront. But further do .......
85: Inmate Central, RE: Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-13, 08:32:57 (74.37.68.70)
All that looking at the world through an ideology does is blind you to half of what's going on around you. .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Wasn't it Sinclair Lewis who said... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-13, 04:56:16 (74.37.68.70)
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." .......
87: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Great. Any cleaning of used LPs is a major step in improved sound and (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-10, 17:22:31 (74.37.68.70)
Can't say as I blame you. Such would not be my choice if I had more available space. .......
88: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Great. Any cleaning of used LPs is a major step in improved sound and (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-10, 15:49:44 (74.37.68.70)
Actually, I once had a Nitty Gritty, which I sold like a complete dumb@ss when I bought a package deal that included a new motorized record cleaner. I should have kept it until I had the chance to che .......
89: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Todd A. Is asking if he should get an ultrasonic machine or a Record Doctor. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-10, 07:56:28 (74.37.68.70)
Thanks for the photo. It looks like an effective and efficient setup, but one I definitely don't have the available space for, so I ordered the Vinyl Bug as suggested by the 13thDuke. Will report back .......
90: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-10, 07:53:15 (74.37.68.70)
It looks interesting. The reviews are good, and the price low enough where it doesn't represent a big risk, so I ordered one. Will report back... .......
91: Vinyl Asylum, RE: You could call Audi Advisor and ask if they made changes to the (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-09, 12:17:03 (74.37.68.70)
If I still had my old copier service vac that KAB would be an option. Unfortunately, we don't have a typical vacuum, just a Dyson is plenty for this little log home - no carpet. You do raise some vali .......
92: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What's the alternative? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-09, 10:20:41 (74.37.68.70)
As I said, I prefer a manual machine, and the only other one I know of is the Nitty Gritty, which was over $800 at last check. The more reasonable model in plain black no longer appears to be availabl .......
93: Vinyl Asylum, RE: How do you like that thing? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-09, 04:48:54 (74.37.68.70)
Unfortunately, in my case it's pretty much an either/or situation. I live in a pretty small log home with my system up in the loft firing out over the railing into the great room. It's already pretty .......
94: Vinyl Asylum, RE: How do you like that thing? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-07, 15:37:20 (74.37.68.70)
I had been considering a Record Doctor VI, but I'm wondering if the ultrasonic might be a better option. .......
95: General Asylum, RE: A worthy philosophy... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-05, 11:51:28 (74.37.68.70)
What you're talking about is fundamental communication theory. The most basic models stipulate that communication requires a willing receiver, something that has been notably absent in most of this th .......
96: General Asylum, RE: A worthy philosophy... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-05, 04:03:02 (74.37.68.70)
...and one that some others would do well to emulate.. .......
97: General Asylum, RE: Amazing thread. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-04, 14:55:00 (74.37.68.70)
You're a more patient man than I, Todd. Especially in this thread. It was an effective troll, to be sure. I think this might be a record. I've read a lot of your posts, and I find that you're always t .......
98: General Asylum, RE: Amazing thread. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-04, 05:19:45 (74.37.68.70)
You pseudo-scientific types crack me up. Any legitimate scientist worth his bunsen burner would cringe at the self-infatuated arrogance inherent in your position, but if you want to spend the money to .......
99: Inmate Central, Sad but true. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-11-01, 06:45:05 (74.37.68.70)
The problem is not the "fuckwits" in office that refuse to address the need because it would be political suicide.The problem is the fuckwits that keep voting the fuckwits into office because they're .......
100: Digital Drive, RE: With pleasure ...- (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-29, 15:51:40 (74.37.68.70)
So you actually owned both? I'd be very interested to hear how you characterize their differences, although I would run the bridge, i.e. I wouldn't have a separate streamer. I had thought that I was d .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: Car repair Pricing (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-29, 05:43:53 (74.37.68.70)
I worked in the scrap industry for a while, and it really isn't all that hard to put an end to that problem. Scrap buyers such as metal recycling yards are already required to get proof of identificat .......
102: Inmate Central, RE: As bad as some dealer practices are... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-29, 05:23:35 (74.37.68.70)
...the one that really fries my hide is the practice of adding 3-4% to the service invoice for "shop supplies" regardless of what if anything was actually used in the process of working on the vehicle .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: I was wondering... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-28, 14:46:20 (74.37.68.70)
...how long it would take for someone to come up with that. How'd you like to be the guy on the ski jump who was forever after known as " The agony of defeat"? .......
104: Digital Drive, RE: For me (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-28, 09:27:35 (74.37.68.70)
"And the ability to instantly access any content anywhere without having to waste considerable time shuffling shiny disks to and fro is significant" I agree completely. That ease of use cannot be over .......
105: Digital Drive, RE: With pleasure ...- (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-28, 09:15:02 (74.37.68.70)
I'm curious as to why you would even run a streamer at all with the DAC you own. Why not just install a bridge in the Directstream and call it a day? I have the Directstream Jr and am pretty well cont .......
106: Digital Drive, RE: This is my experience as well. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-28, 08:38:08 (74.37.68.70)
I suspect the streamer as well, since I also find that the sound quality playing from my NAS drive via the bridge in the Directstream Jr is preferable to that from the Cambridge CXC transport. The dif .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: Amazing. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-26, 10:00:50 (74.37.68.70)
And added to the list if I ever make it to Italy. .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: Spoken like a true misanthrope... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-25, 16:31:49 (74.37.68.70)
...and I agree completely. Probably not good digs for a sleepwalker, though.. .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Skellig Michael, off the coast of Ireland. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-24, 17:09:30 (74.37.68.70)
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110: Inmate Central, Seeing the photos of Scotand made me think of this... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-24, 16:51:17 (74.37.68.70)
So far, I have seen this only from a distance. I wish to be there, and feel the energy of the place. .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Photo's of Scotland (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-24, 04:24:55 (74.37.68.70)
I spent four months in Northumberland with numerous trips to Scotland, and loved it. The Scots are great people and the country beautiful. .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-23, 16:04:01 (74.37.68.70)
I was being facetious, Dave. I thought that obvious. .......
113: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-23, 15:01:34 (74.37.68.70)
"one being that you can't see out of them" Details, details... .......
114: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks, folks. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-23, 14:54:20 (74.37.68.70)
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115: Vinyl Asylum, RE: hearing is illusionary (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 17:39:28 (74.37.68.70)
BC, I haven't read enough of your posts to know if this one is typical or not. I do know that, of what I have read, I usually find what you post to be pretty articulate and generally well-reasoned.But .......
116: Vinyl Asylum, Wet record cleaning brush (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 15:38:40 (74.37.68.70)
Can anyone recommend a good wet record cleaning brush? I'm decidedly unimpressed with the one that came with my Okki Nokki record cleaning machine. .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: That prairie land ain't whole or pristine no mo'. Check out the map. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 13:55:48 (74.37.68.70)
They won't need to be convinced, eventually. Center pivot irrigation has already caused the level of the Ogalalla Aquifer to drop 150' in places, and that is fossil water with little or no recharge. W .......
118: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Nope. Sorry. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 12:02:04 (74.37.68.70)
Totally new to me. .......
119: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sadly Lake Shore Drive is now called Dusable Lake Shore Drive (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 11:42:40 (74.37.68.70)
Got me. I don't think that I have ever heard it, or even heard of it. .......
120: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sadly Lake Shore Drive is now called Dusable Lake Shore Drive (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 10:43:08 (74.37.68.70)
"Stone Angel" is also my favorite, although "Uppers and Downers" is fun. .......
121: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The album cover... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 10:41:04 (74.37.68.70)
...would seem to support your assessment. .......
122: Vinyl Asylum, RE: *I like it, but... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-22, 08:35:22 (74.37.68.70)
I enjoy it, although it was my bride's request. I find that it serves me to include her interests in what goes on the TT. When I showed her the ad for the new phono stage I was considering, her respon .......
123: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yep. Shifted gears now to Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta, Haines, & Jeremiah. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 18:36:15 (74.37.68.70)
You and me both. I left that area almost 20 years ago and never looked back. .......
124: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yep. Shifted gears now to Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta, Haines, & Jeremiah. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 15:52:03 (74.37.68.70)
Hey, if you're not from the Chicago area they may not be on your radar. But who are the cowsills?😉 .......
125: Vinyl Asylum, Yep. Shifted gears now to Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta, Haines, & Jeremiah. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 15:28:02 (74.37.68.70)
Having a mighty good time this afternoon. .......
126: Vinyl Asylum, *Spinning* Jean-Pierre Rampal & Claude Bolling "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 15:01:21 (74.37.68.70)
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127: Vinyl Asylum, *Spinning* Jethro Tull - "War Child" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 14:25:08 (74.37.68.70)
Very nice with the new phono stage and cables. Very nice indeed. Remarkably quiet. .......
128: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Icon Audio PS1 MKII (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-21, 08:10:21 (74.37.68.70)
Thanks for the response. A friend who is far more knowledgeable about tubes than myself said much the same thing, so I'll probably skip the NOS tubes route. .......
129: Vinyl Asylum, Icon Audio PS1 MKII (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-20, 15:14:51 (74.37.68.70)
I recently picked up an Icon Audio PS1 MKII with which I am well pleased, at least so far. But I have questions. Its tube configuration is three ECC83/12AX7 tubes, plus what I understand is a couple o .......
130: Digital Drive, RE: Joe answered your question far better than I could have. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-19, 05:20:31 (74.37.68.70)
I had no idea there were so many versions of the firmware. But yes, as long as you have the files on a USB flash drive, updating to the desired version is a simple process. .......
131: Digital Drive, Speaking of PS Audio, kudos on that Sunlight OS update (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-17, 04:40:55 (74.37.68.70)
I just updated my Directstream Jr. to Sunlight, and was pleasantly surprised at the improvement in sound quality. It was very good before, but Sunlight seems to impart more of an analog quality to the .......
132: Digital Drive, RE: It would seem they realize (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-17, 04:26:44 (74.37.68.70)
I like having the physical media for backup, but yes...that's my modus operandi as well. I can't remember the last time I actually played a CD. It's a slow process ripping the entire collection to the .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: Except for the fact that... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-11, 18:29:16 (74.37.67.133)
...Garrison Keilor isn't around to narrate it anymore. I'll never forget hearing about the Hennepin County Poultry Growers Assn. for the first time. I was new to Minnesota, but even then it was a "Wai .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: Snakey dog walk (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-11, 07:53:49 (74.37.67.133)
Some years ago, I came upon a small massasauga rattler sunning itself on a stone stairway in a Wisconsin state park along the St. Croix. There were kids running around everywhere, and I remember hopin .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: These days... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-08, 11:35:41 (74.37.67.133)
...I'd say that's a virtue. Congress is quite deserving of contempt. .......
136: Inmate Central, RE: I'm no billionaire... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-03, 18:19:31 (74.36.156.96)
...but my nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile away through dense woods, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Then again, most people wouldn't choose to live here in the winter. You may as well be in Canada. .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: There were people in my bargaining unit that hated the union. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-01, 15:31:18 (74.36.156.96)
That's the way it's supposed to be. Unfortunately, once apathy sets in and the graft gets deeply rooted, it's very hard to eradicate. "Mutual respect"...what a concept. It didn't exist where I worked. .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: There were people in my bargaining unit that hated the union. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-10-01, 14:34:56 (74.36.156.96)
I spent 15 years in the UAW, and it was my experience that, in my local anyway, what the union mostly did was protect people who didn't want to actually work for a living. One union committeeman got c .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: And nobody's mentioned Lutefisk (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-30, 19:19:44 (74.36.156.96)
When my wife and I were in Sweden, we asked if they still ate lutefisk. The response was classic: "No, we have refrigerators now." .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: An old supervisor said of scrapple... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-30, 12:03:06 (74.36.156.96)
...that it was the only food he knew of where you could eat and floss your teeth at the same time. No thanks. .......
141: Inmate Central, RE: You seem.....so ......so serious. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-29, 16:24:47 (74.36.156.96)
Good post. Nicely considered and composed. Well done. .......
142: General Asylum, RE: I don't know. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-23, 15:18:49 (74.37.64.71)
Exactly what is a "ho-daddy power cord"? .......
143: Inmate Central, RE: "Mortal sin had to be... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-20, 09:24:24 (74.37.64.71)
"...a grievous offense, efficient reflection, and full consent of the will. You had to wanna. In fact, wanna was a sin all by itself! Thou shalt not wanna." George Carlin, "Class Clown" .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-17, 15:51:56 (74.37.64.71)
I was on Maui a couple of years ago. No shortage of good subject material there. .......
145: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Thank you... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-17, 12:52:03 (74.37.64.71)
That Extron calculator is especially useful. If I keep continuous output at 80 dB and allowing for 15 dB peaks, I require only 4.9 watts, but it goes to 14.9 at 85 dB with 15 dB of headroom. I'm sure .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: "So simple a cave man can do it." (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-14, 07:08:56 (74.36.144.89)
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147: Inmate Central, RE: An example... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-14, 06:57:46 (74.36.144.89)
...of a Harry Homeowner plumbing job performed by someone that should never be allowed to have tools in their hands. The soap dispenser is mounted where the faucet should be so the faucet can't reach .......
148: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-12, 08:22:23 (74.36.157.72)
Your Klipsch setup sounds like an acoustic environment similar to my own. As I said in a reply to morricab below, my rig is loading into an awful lot of airspace. To make matters worse, I suspect that .......
149: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-10, 05:28:22 (74.36.157.72)
I'm sure of it. The building in which I have my setup is a little unusual. The system is at the back of the loft, where the side walls are only about 21" before the 10/12 roof pitch starts. The loft d .......
150: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-10, 05:02:39 (74.36.157.72)
That's a very kind offer. Thank you. Actually, I may take you up on it. I live a little under five hours from the Twin Cities, but I typically go back there a couple of times each year because we used .......
151: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-10, 04:56:48 (74.36.157.72)
I think you're both right. I'm probably right at the edge, but I do like to "wick it up" on occasion. It's those times when I think I come up a little short on power, .......
152: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-10, 04:54:00 (74.36.157.72)
Duly noted. I do think 12 wpch is a little light. Thanks for the suggestion. .......
153: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-10, 04:51:47 (74.36.157.72)
That's very helpful, thank you. I've come to think that there's more at work here than just the distance from the speakers to my listening position, but at least it gives me someplace to start. ::: TO .......
154: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Efficiency question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-09, 12:07:05 (74.36.157.72)
My speakers are horns, and are 96 dB efficient per the manufacturer. As I understand it, that spec is for one watt at one meter's distance, but at what signal frequency I have no idea. My current amp .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: Here's a link to the actual Lloyd's auction site. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-08, 06:14:58 (74.36.157.72)
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156: Inmate Central, RE: The 'Vette has ALWAYS gotten "special treatment"... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-04, 16:29:45 (74.36.157.72)
I was just over at the Ford dealership yesterday getting a routine oil change and tire rotation on my 2019 F-150. While my truck was being serviced, I wandered around the lot looking at what was avail .......
157: General Asylum, RE: No more Craigslist 'Compare with your Component' Demos for me ........ (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-03, 18:46:22 (74.36.157.72)
An audition is a reasonable expectation on a face-to-face CL deal. A comparison audition is not, imo. The latter requires that you uproot your own system in order to put his piece into your setup. The .......
158: General Asylum, RE: It's getting borderlne. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-09-03, 14:55:41 (74.36.157.72)
My current amp weighs about 100 lbs, and as I approach the age of 70, I suppose that means my days of being able to lift that beast are numbered. .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: Not much. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-27, 11:53:15 (74.36.157.72)
One of the best definitions of stupidity I ever heard was "ignorance by choice". Another inmate once posted something to the effect that demanding rights without acknowledging responsibilities isn't f .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: remember don't offend the doctors (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-25, 11:49:50 (74.36.157.72)
My doctor retired a couple of years ago because his clinic got bought up by a big "health care" conglomerate, and he didn't like working for them for those very reasons. When I tried to find a new one .......
161: Inmate Central, RE: Nice effort! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-24, 17:59:39 (74.36.157.72)
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162: General Asylum, RE: No, I think they're neon. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-22, 16:13:16 (74.36.157.72)
At least, they appear to be. .......
163: General Asylum, RE: That strikes me as a little odd for some reason... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-22, 15:18:36 (74.36.157.72)
... probably because I have a set of the LX-5s serving duty out on my screen porch, and it's a little embarrassing when I contemplate how much money I have in the upstairs system, because I have ab .......
164: Inmate Central, The Donut Express. I like it. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-20, 16:33:59 (74.36.157.72)
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165: General Asylum, RE: Sounds like my modus operandi. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-19, 13:15:44 (74.36.157.72)
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166: Inmate Central, RE: MASKS! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-19, 09:59:17 (74.36.157.72)
Quite obviously absurd, although not as absurd as turning a public health issue into a political one. One is laughable, the other reprehensible. .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: Some things clearly haven't changed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-18, 15:14:25 (74.36.157.72)
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168: Inmate Central, RE: The price differential is staggering... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-18, 13:23:35 (74.36.157.72)
Years ago when the Corvette ZR-1 came out, I saw one in the showroom of a dealership in a little town in Illinois. The window sticker bore this line item: "Dealer markup -$60,000 As I understood it at .......
169: General Asylum, RE: Audiophile outlet (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-18, 12:38:21 (74.36.157.72)
I recently installed two dedicated 20-amp circuits for my system, and used the Maestro outlets from cruzeFIRST. I would classify the effect as similar to an amp upgrade in my system, although the outl .......
170: Inmate Central, RE: Seems so. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-18, 08:52:54 (74.36.157.72)
The concept of civic responsibility seems to have gone out of vogue. .......
171: General Asylum, RE: *Like* (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-14, 05:00:55 (74.36.157.72)
Will, I wouldn't give up just yet. If you're building your own tube amps, there's little question that you'll be a valuable contributor here. I opened an email to you and I now see that your email has .......
172: General Asylum, RE: First hi-end component audio experience? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-13, 06:04:44 (74.36.157.72)
Dahlquist DQ-10s driven by an Ampzilla power amp, Luxman TT with a Grace tonearm and cartridge. I don't remember the preamp. Fulton speaker cables that looked like gold jumper cables. Mind blown. ::: .......
173: Inmate Central, RE: Old-school car features most drivers wouldn't recognize now (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-13, 05:56:43 (74.36.157.72)
I remember all too well those floor mounted dimmer switches. If not maintained properly, they'd get rusty and lock up so you had to stomp on them. Then again, cars of that era had a tendency to rust i .......
174: General Asylum, *Like* (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-13, 05:04:59 (74.36.157.72)
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175: General Asylum, RE: missed emails (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-13, 04:59:49 (74.36.157.72)
You need to log into the Asylum, then click on "profile" at the upper right corner of the page. Click on "manage/change account information". The top line then should be your email address as you ente .......
176: General Asylum, RE: missed emails (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-12, 12:31:09 (74.36.157.72)
When I clicked on your moniker to bring up an email to you, your email address showed as follows: autosprcialty@cableone.net If your actual email is as your moniker, I think you have your answer. ::: .......
177: Inmate Central, RE: "People prefer to despise than discuss." (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-11, 18:36:11 (74.36.157.72)
Lyrics from James McMurtry: "I hadn't intended to bend the rules, But whiskey don't make liars. It just makes fools, So I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said. Too long in the wasteland, to .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: "People prefer to despise than discuss." (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-11, 17:54:12 (74.36.157.72)
Truer words never spoken. .......
179: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Nostalgia is not a friend of better Audio performance, yet it persists. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-06, 07:13:00 (74.36.157.72)
"Good sound is good sound, not matter how you do it!!" Thank you. Good sound is a little like ice cream. It comes in a lot of different flavors, and once you get past a certain point, it's all good. W .......
180: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Be careful with bridging (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-04, 07:09:33 (74.36.157.72)
IIRC, bridging a stereo amp also doubles its distortion. If the speakers have separate terminals for low & high range, I always felt that I got better results from a passively biamped setup, using one .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: OK--it looks like I'll live... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-03, 05:54:37 (74.36.157.72)
I read a few days ago that Israel is offering a third jab to citizens 60 or over that have been fully vaccinated for at least 5 months. I'm waiting to see if it becomes available here. .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: Polyurethane over Watco (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-02, 14:36:41 (74.36.157.72)
I can't tell you how many wood receiver or integrated amp cases I've made look 100% better by just giving them a good wet sanding with Watco and 400 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper, followed by a thorough r .......
183: Cable Asylum, RE: Sad news indeed... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-08-01, 04:35:02 (74.36.157.72)
I never had a lot of personal interaction with him, but I read many of his posts and learned a lot from them. He obviously had a vast wealth of knowledge which he shared quite freely, and I never saw .......
184: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Saw them in support of their Grand Illusion release...great show! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-30, 09:10:55 (74.36.157.72)
I need to pull that LP and put it on today. I haven't listened to any Styx in ages. .......
185: General Asylum, RE: An interesting perspective on the whole conundrum. Link. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-30, 09:06:13 (74.36.157.72)
While there's certainly some truth to Mr. Schneider's perspective regarding the placebo effect of price (as exemplified by that supposedly high-end CD player that was found to be a fancy case around a .......
186: Inmate Central, RE: Hilarious. nt (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-26, 16:39:07 (50.50.10.40)
"this is a fine example of Evolution In Action." Only if he didn't reproduce. .......
187: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Node 2 and 2i have SPDIF RCA (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-20, 11:38:08 (74.37.68.94)
That actually explains a lot. I was never able to live with the sound of the NM-24, and was puzzled by your recommendation, frankly. But if you were using a reclocker, that unit may have sounded entir .......
188: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE Congratulations! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-19, 16:47:54 (74.37.68.94)
I think you'll find that tubes and horns get along very well indeed. Enjoy! .......
189: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Which Bluesound device do you own? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-19, 12:00:44 (74.37.68.94)
While the use of a standard RCA interconnect will provide a signal, I have to agree with Mr. Cawson (a rare occurrence, actually), in that a SPDIF cable is specifically designed to carry a signal of f .......
190: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Node 2 and 2i have SPDIF RCA (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-19, 10:20:50 (74.37.68.94)
FWIW, I've noticed that the Toslink connections on the Bluesound Node 2i aren't quite up to some others. I use a Silflex cable with optical quartz glass fiber, and in direct comparison between the Nod .......
191: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Attaboy, Dave! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-15, 13:01:46 (74.37.68.94)
May you be listening to them with good hearing for a good many years to come. .......
192: Cable Asylum, RE: Small IEC extension? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-14, 12:35:31 (74.36.144.75)
Thanks. I had been trying to avoid an item that used a section of cable like that, but being a Shunyata product it may be okay. Much appreciated! .......
193: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Short answer. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-13, 16:29:01 (74.36.144.75)
Sorry. By ICs I mean interconnects. PCs are power cords. It's easy to forget that a newcomer isn't up to speed on the jargon. Mea Culpa. And you're right - the efficacy of various cabling can be a hot .......
194: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Short answer. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-13, 04:48:04 (74.36.144.75)
Yes, you can use a tube preamp. If it were me, I'd give Schiit a call and get their thoughts on the matter. That Freya tube preamp looks interesting and there's a 15-day trial. It looks to me like yo .......
195: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Years ago (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-13, 04:11:06 (74.36.144.75)
I was in agreement with you up until the last sentence. I love the way my preamp sounds, but it is basic to the Nth degree, i.e. nothing more than a 50-lb volume control and input selector - no RC. Th .......
196: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Short answer. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-12, 13:26:38 (74.36.144.75)
It depends. Do you need a preamp? No, but you may prefer the way your system sounds with a good preamp. It would be helpful to know what speakers and amp you are using. Are you streaming Tidal or Qobu .......
197: Inmate Central, RE: I've often wondered.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-12, 05:02:30 (74.36.144.75)
...why wind installations aren't built in areas with little or no transmission facilities to population centers for hydrogen production, or in this case for desalination. Or solar as you've pointed ou .......
198: General Asylum, RE: Thank you for the clarification. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-11, 16:05:38 (74.36.144.75)
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199: General Asylum, My experience has been different. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-11, 15:01:01 (74.36.144.75)
I have a PS Audio Directstream Jr. that I'm exceedingly happy with. The Monarchy NM-24 that it replaced? Not so much. I sold the NM-24 for half of what I paid for it two years later and considered mys .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: Too much work. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-10, 09:54:47 (74.36.144.75)
By the time I was 18 I'd been "slinging hash" at two truck stops, and I have no interest in working that hard anymore. Maybe if you're just kind of a not-so-silent partner, and your input (both cash a .......
201: Cable Asylum, RE: Anyone use shielded power cables? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-09, 05:14:02 (74.37.64.141)
I have three power cords that, in my estimation, made noticeable improvements to the sound of my rig. The first was a Sablon Robusto that went on my KR Audio Antares. The Robusto seemed to bring every .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: I like mine with no tarpon... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-07, 16:12:59 (74.37.64.141)
My wife had a very similar car, and she says that she always kept a set of tools in the "boot". I showed her this photo and I think her heart skipped a beat, but we now have a 2005 S2000, and she says .......
203: Inmate Central, RE: This is your brain on drugs. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-05, 15:09:57 (50.50.10.73)
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204: Inmate Central, RE: Got a battery-powered drill... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-07-04, 11:46:50 (50.50.10.73)
FWIW, I have a Makita 18 v cordless drill that my wife gave me for Christmas a few years back that is without question the best tool I have ever owned. It wasn't cheap...around $200 I think, but it's .......
205: General Asylum, RE: Boys will be boys. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-23, 06:16:46 (50.50.10.73)
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206: Inmate Central, RE: Sounds like the beginning... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-19, 17:05:15 (50.50.10.73)
...of a Guy Noir episode on Prairie Home Companion, so you know that isn't going to turn out well. .......
207: General Asylum, RE: A great source. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-18, 04:14:04 (50.50.10.73)
I have my SB-4000 subs on four 2" pads each of that type. My rig is in a loft comprised of 1-1/2" tongue & groove Douglas Fir plank over 8" x 8" beams on 36" centers. The last thing I want to do is co .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: Around here you expect that. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-17, 15:19:41 (50.50.10.73)
A friend of mine mentioned that a black bear had wandered into the middle of St. Louis. They're casual visitors around here all the time. .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: And justifiably so. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-17, 03:26:28 (50.50.10.73)
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210: Inmate Central, RE: You have my sympathy. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-09, 08:02:00 (74.37.64.18)
Been there. Is it possible that the decline in your son's grades coincided with the decline in your relationship with your spouse? Kids are sensitive to those things to a far greater extent than we re .......
211: Cable Asylum, RE: Thanks, everyone... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-06, 03:34:12 (65.37.117.22)
There have been some pretty creative suggestions here. I'll pull the BC-2 out of the system today so I can check out the lay of the land, and get back to you with what I finally decide to implement. : .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: Ravens also have a larger bill... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-04, 12:43:55 (65.37.117.22)
...with kind of a beard underneath it. Their call is deeper and more mellifluous than a crow's. Both are highly intelligent as birds go. .......
213: Cable Asylum, RE: Actually, that might work. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-04, 12:20:45 (65.37.117.22)
I'll have to check the orientation of the iec on the phono preamp. Hopefully, it's available somewhere besides Denmark. Thanks! .......
214: Cable Asylum, RE: Thanks, Duster. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-04, 07:35:26 (65.37.117.22)
At first glance, I thought that was exactly what I had been looking for, but upon looking closer I see that it's actually a replacement end for the power cord. The BC isn't worth much anyway - when I .......
215: Cable Asylum, RE: Thanks anyway. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-04, 03:25:27 (65.37.117.22)
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216: Cable Asylum, RE: Not really. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-03, 18:55:25 (65.37.117.22)
What I would really like would simply be a female IEC molded into a male iec. But that may not exist. Including the cord as shown would largely negate the reason for using a better power cord in the f .......
217: Cable Asylum, Small IEC extension? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-03, 14:36:11 (65.37.117.22)
I have a Blue Circle BC-2 phono preamp that I would like to try an aftermarket power cord on. Unfortunately, Blue Circle saw fit to mount the fuse holder directly about the IEC socket, and there is in .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: It's Awful Here Too (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-03, 14:22:59 (65.37.117.22)
I saw that exact situation years ago where some guy just blazed through a nonfunctional traffic light. Unfortunately for him, a cop coming off the cross street had stopped as required, and very nearly .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Today's Darwin Award In Aviation... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-03, 14:13:20 (65.37.117.22)
IIRC, both the retractable landing gear and variable pitch prop are covered by the complex aircraft certification, but that plane is also a high performance aircraft, which I believe to be another cer .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: Today's Darwin Award In Aviation... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-06-03, 13:14:21 (65.37.117.22)
Unless I have completely forgotten my ground school training, there are at least two additional certifications over and above a private pilot's license required to fly that aircraft as pilot-in-comman .......
221: SET Asylum, RE: Decware SE84UFO25 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-31, 06:23:05 (74.37.68.39)
It's possible, but I kind of doubt it since I installed the crossovers myself. IIRC, I quickly tired of the sound of the Choruses and thought that a crossover upgrade might fix the problem. I've had a .......
222: SET Asylum, RE: Decware SE84UFO25 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-30, 18:09:36 (74.37.68.39)
FWIW, I have never heard the Decware Torii, but it was on my short list for consideration when I had decided to go the SET route. My experience with Klipsch was not good, however. I had a pair of Chor .......
223: SET Asylum, RE: Decware SE84UFO25 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-30, 15:02:43 (74.37.68.39)
FWIW, I made that same transition from stats on a high-powered amp to a 12 wpch SET driving horns. In my case it was a good move, but it took quite a while to really get it right. When you say Klipsch .......
224: Inmate Central, RE: When I was working in wind energy... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-28, 17:35:28 (74.37.68.39)
...I visited a man who had the entire back wall of a 3-car garage covered with gun safes, plus they wrapped both outer walls to a point about halfway. I would guess that there were a minimum of 16 thr .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: Hey doc. What have you got for a swollen benign prostate? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-26, 18:16:03 (74.37.68.39)
FWIW, I can attest that 500 mg of pygeum twice daily, augmented by 320 mg of saw palmetto extract (also twice daily - extract oil, not ground powder) has kept me in pretty good shape, with no apprecia .......
226: Inmate Central, Pretty infantile. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-25, 18:52:14 (74.37.68.39)
But you knew that. .......
227: Inmate Central, Here's one for Tweaker. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-25, 15:56:21 (74.37.68.39)
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228: Inmate Central, RE: I have one you can have for free. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-25, 14:45:01 (74.37.68.39)
I have a D-Link wifi extender that I no longer have any use for. It's pretty new and seen very little use. I had been using it as a bridge to provide a signal to my Directstream Jr, which does not hav .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: My favorite college professor told us often (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-22, 11:14:23 (74.37.68.39)
Information literacy is clearly in short supply these days. .......
230: SET Asylum, RE: John Repaired These Problems! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-18, 19:27:54 (74.37.64.121)
I could never have afforded these had I not run into a once in a lifetime fire sale price on these.speakers. In other news, you had told me that the Odeons would make every change apparent. Over time, .......
231: SET Asylum, RE: Very nice indeed... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-15, 09:27:55 (74.37.65.29)
Of course, having 115 dB efficient speakers definitely opens some doors for low power amplifiers. .......
232: SET Asylum, RE: John Repaired These Problems! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-15, 09:03:04 (74.37.65.29)
I still have the La Bohemes and KR Audio Antares that morricab kindly steered me to, but pretty much everything else is different. There are too many changes to list them all here, but I guess the hig .......
233: SET Asylum, RE: John Repaired These Problems! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-14, 15:51:18 (74.37.65.29)
Hey, Tom! How're you doing? Glad to hear you're back in business! I made a fair number of system changes here, and boy am I loving these Odeons! .......
234: SET Asylum, RE: Decware SE84UFO25 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-14, 13:37:36 (74.37.65.29)
I tried the low-power approach with a pair of 2A3 monos on my Odeons, which are 96-98 dB efficient, depending on who you talk to. It sounded good, as far as it went, but I eventually tired of the lack .......
235: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I have that LP. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-11, 18:20:36 (74.37.65.29)
I picked up a copy of Eve a while back. I remember being devastated when I found out that Claire Torry wasn't a large black woman on DSOTM. My world was shattered...I'll have to give Eve a spin. I di .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: Powers That Be, or so I suspect. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-11, 15:05:46 (74.37.65.29)
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237: General Asylum, RE: Just out of curiosity.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-10, 08:27:07 (74.37.65.29)
It's hard to argue with your basic reasoning, but why two DACs? I almost went that route, but in my case I found the low frequency authority in my system to be noticeably better with an active preamp. .......
238: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Future of this Hobby (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-05-10, 08:15:24 (74.37.65.29)
"The hostess asks if my listening position/chair is like the old Memorex Poster of the guy in the chair, blown away by his large speakers." If we're talking about the commercial where the butler put i .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: Ditto. I was bored with work. Retirement is like a shiny city on a hill. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-30, 19:09:47 (74.36.156.130)
I'm unemployable at this point. Having been fully retired for five years at this point, I'd tell any potential boss to get f*cked at an instant's provocation. .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: Our condolences, Chris. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-28, 04:33:17 (66.188.177.37)
I'm truly sorry. We had to have our pug put down earlier this year, and it was truly heart -wrenching. The vet makes it as easy as is possible, but you're still having to say goodbye. To make matters .......
241: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Equipment - An Update (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-25, 16:15:56 (74.36.156.130)
I had Walsh drivers in a set of Ohm Walsh 4s and enjoyed them very much, before moving on to the electrostatics that I had been craving. They very definitely appreciate good, clean power without restr .......
242: Inmate Central, RE: Not if... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-24, 09:12:19 (74.36.156.130)
...you didn't call it a stimulus payment, but rather a vaccination incentive payment instead. .......
243: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning...Jethro Tull---Crest of a Knave (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-24, 07:40:45 (74.36.156.130)
Budapest has to be one of the best pieces they ever did, and I'm a big Tull fan (saw them live in '71) so there's a lot of good stuff to choose from. .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-23, 14:43:59 (74.36.156.130)
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245: Inmate Central, RE: I got rather a chuckle out of this one. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-21, 13:32:49 (74.36.156.183)
"Up here in the north woods" Whereabouts? I'm in northern WI, and I had just about concluded that there wasn't any interest in anything other than fishing, hunting, and drinking within 200 miles of he .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: I was waiting for that one. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-21, 11:11:20 (74.36.156.183)
Actually, it took longer than I expected. .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: I got rather a chuckle out of this one. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-20, 07:15:06 (74.36.156.183)
When I was in Scotland, I saw this on draught and thought it rather amusing. .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: The Vaults of Erowid (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-13, 09:02:58 (74.36.156.183)
I would not make that claim, although by my last visit I had taken to doing meditation exercises during the week, then doing them in the tank on the weekend.. On my last visit, I went very deep. When .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: The Vaults of Erowid (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-12, 14:36:41 (74.36.156.183)
I was a regular at Chicago Tank Works for a while, as well as some place in Evanston with homemade tanks where the door would crash if you weren't careful getting out. The Book of Floating by Michael .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: Actually, he's right. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-11, 17:24:19 (74.36.156.183)
The J. Lohr 7 Oaks cabernet sauvignon generally sells for a little more than twelve bucks...probably $13.50 at best around here unless you buy 6. I often see it at over $16.00. It's a very decent cab .......
251: Inmate Central, Yabbut, yabbut... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-09, 18:47:22 (74.36.159.1)
...you live in the SW USA. Where I did live in MN and where I do live now in NE WI, they confiscate anything spicy at the border. They think it's contraband. .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: Some things to add to your arsenal... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-09, 18:23:55 (74.36.159.1)
I use two smoker boxes on my Weber gas grill - one of stainless steel and one of cast iron. It greatly extends the smoking window with little additional effort. As to chili powder, I don't even use it .......
253: General Asylum, RE: Pugs are great dogs. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-09, 05:50:15 (74.36.159.1)
We had a. 21-pound male named Morris. He wasn't fat, either. He looked like a Warner Bros cartoon bulldog with a wide chest and a very rolling gait when he trotted along. The thing that made him go nu .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: S2K owners.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-07, 15:06:37 (74.36.159.1)
It's obviously not a practical car for a daily driver...much better suited to being a garage queen. I've seen that video before. Quite a pilot. .......
255: Inmate Central, RE: S2K owners.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-07, 05:30:01 (74.36.159.1)
Thanks, pictureguy. Mine is a 2005, so it's after the '04 engineering changes. I wanted the stroked engine, and 8K RPM is adequate for a redline, I'd say. FWIW, I drive the car in a spirited fashion ( .......
256: Inmate Central, S2K owners.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-06, 07:32:55 (74.36.159.1)
I'll need to put tires on the S2K this spring. Only the rear tires are really worn, but I think the fronts are nearing ten years old anyway. The car never sees snow of course, and rarely sees wet pave .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: As was I. Wife was fine. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-05, 19:09:55 (74.36.159.1)
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258: Inmate Central, RE: I get part 2 tomorrow. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-02, 12:39:19 (74.36.159.1)
My wife and I had our second Pfizer jab on Wednesday morning. On Thursday she was fine, but I spent the day wrapped up in a blanket in the lazyboy. It ain't fair, I tell you... .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: Fun to look at... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-04-01, 05:03:35 (74.36.159.1)
....but be glad that nest isn't right outside your door so you don't hear those eaglets bellyaching to be fed at 4:30 AM. It really gets to be fun around early July when the fledglings are as big a .......
260: General Asylum, RE: they frequently choose packages for testing where (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-30, 06:50:00 (74.36.159.1)
It finally left Chicago just before midnight, and was on the FedEx truck for delivery just after 7:00 AM. That's about a 350 mile drive, so even in a car you're talking 6 to 6-1/2 hours to drive it. V .......
261: General Asylum, I think it's caught in a time warp. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-29, 18:43:52 (74.36.159.1)
I had sent my preamp back to the factory for some modifications. It took ten days to get to California from northern Wisconsin. This is its shipping history on its return. I think it's stuck in a t .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Tough to catch them in snap traps, also. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-26, 16:17:10 (74.36.159.1)
I've had good success... .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: Well I was still kicking it at 50. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-21, 18:36:43 (74.36.159.1)
Reminds me of a t-shirt I saw a guy wearing at a Mexican restaurant: "Tequila may not be the answer to life's problems, but it's worth a shot!" .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: OK, not Finland, but close... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-20, 15:39:43 (74.36.159.1)
It appears that knife design from that part of the world hasn't changed a great deal. The knife pictured was made further south in Norway, and was brought over by my grandfather in the very early 1 .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: 5 cents use to get one a candy bar (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-19, 14:38:19 (74.36.159.1)
Probably fried in lard or beef tallow. Anything that good has to be bad for you... .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: Might have been the high-slope peaberry Kona Reserve. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-19, 14:27:07 (74.36.159.1)
When I tasted a cup at Kona Joe's in Hawaii, the guy behind me and I both remarked that was what coffee was supposed to taste like. Trellis grown, starting at $55/lb and going up from there. Wonderful .......
267: Vinyl Asylum, RE: He's right. Vinyl is a PITA. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-14, 19:13:47 (74.36.159.1)
I've put a lot of effort into my digital playback, but even after that effort I find that, to my ears anyway, vinyl sounds more "real". And I haven't put nearly the effort (and the $$$) into vinyl pla .......
268: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Keep us posted. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-14, 14:38:00 (74.36.159.1)
There are times I'd prefer to be wrong. In my system, the Event did the most damage when on the Monarchy DAC - I couldn't get it out of there fast enough. On the CJ preamp it was fairly neutral, but .......
269: Inmate Central, RE: Ever try a flotation tank, ala Altered States? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-12, 15:00:10 (74.36.159.1)
I used to float once a week, and miss it greatly. No light or sound, no sense of warmth or cold...even gravity is negated by the 1,000 pounds of epsom salts dissolved in the water in the tank. ::: TO .......
270: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Keep us posted. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-12, 14:07:28 (74.36.159.1)
I'd be curious to hear if your experience mirrors my own. .......
271: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I will order the Clarity Cap upgrade. Thanks for all your tips I am chompin' at the bit! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-12, 08:57:31 (74.36.159.1)
The only caveat I have about Zu is their power cords. I picked up an Event I think it was, but I didn't keep it long. After trying it in several different places in my system, I felt that it gutted th .......
272: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I will order the Clarity Cap upgrade. Thanks for all your tips I am chompin' at the bit! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-12, 06:35:12 (74.36.159.1)
FWIW, I ran two pairs of the Mission MKI in a biwire configuration to my Odeons. They weren't sold until I upgraded to Synergistic Research, and that improvement was less significant that I had expect .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: You were blessed... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-05, 15:06:19 (50.50.137.211)
...to have such a dad. My condolences on your loss. .......
274: Inmate Central, RE: All the good suspension bits will fit, too. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-03, 05:41:32 (50.105.194.205)
Come to think of it, he did some suspension work on it as well. Anti-sway bars and such. He was more than a little bit obsessive about that car. .......
275: Inmate Central, Moose and bison are nothing to trifle with. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-03, 05:38:57 (50.105.194.205)
An adult moose represents about 1,000 lbs of belligerent stupidity, and as for bison, I think every year I end up reading about some idiot that got gored while trying to take the perfect selfie. While .......
276: Inmate Central, RE: Nothing against your Mustang... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-03-03, 05:15:24 (50.105.194.205)
A neighbor used to have a silver/grey '85 LX 302 stick. It was a bit of a sleeper and looked bone stock under the hood, but he'd done some significant valve & intake work. He already had the battery i .......
277: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Started ripping LPs to hard drive around 2005. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-28, 15:24:00 (50.105.194.205)
Pretty much the same here, although I haven't put anywhere near the effort into it, at least as of yet. I picked up a Parasound Z-phono to use as an ADC, and bought a copy of vinyl studio, but haven't .......
278: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did an experiment once (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-28, 07:48:18 (50.105.194.205)
I had two of those RT-909 decks. Sexy as hell, and actually a pretty good sounding deck, but it wasn't worth a damn for editing. You couldn't go directly from pause/play to pause/record without droppi .......
279: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did an experiment once (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-28, 07:27:36 (50.105.194.205)
Interesting experiment. The outcome doesn't surprise me. Was your cartridge a MC or a MM type? I'm pretty clear that my feedback issues are caused by the high level of amplification required by the MC .......
280: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wow! Surprising statement. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-27, 09:19:41 (50.105.194.205)
It IS airborne vibration. If you take a look at the system photo I posted, you'll see a black platform under the TT...two, really. The bottom one uses racquetballs as a means of vibration control, and .......
281: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Relearning what I already knew. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-27, 08:44:28 (50.105.194.205)
I had considered that. I actually picked up a Parasound Z-Phono sometime back for that purpose. Used it once and there it sits. I should revisit the idea, but in any case, I can listen to vinyl again .......
282: Vinyl Asylum, RE: here's a link (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-25, 18:29:28 (50.105.194.205)
Yeah, as I said it went with the Heybrook TT. As far as I know, that cartridge is long out of production. If I still had it, I might look into retipping. .......
283: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Relearning what I already knew. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-25, 15:15:02 (50.105.194.205)
Hi, John. As I said in a post above, it will be a while before I address that cartridge change, but when it happens I will definitely look into this. I live in the middle of nowhere - there isn't an a .......
284: Vinyl Asylum, RE: it's always those little details (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-25, 14:45:59 (50.105.194.205)
Actually, I used to have one of those on my previous TT, but it went with the TT. I liked it. It was a good cartridge. I won't be doing anything on the cartridge soon. I just dropped $3K on those subs .......
285: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I suspect the symptom was treated but the problem not cured (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-25, 14:40:04 (50.105.194.205)
I have to assume that your post was in response to my original post, since it makes no sense in response to Story's. You're probably right in that I could do more in the way of room treatments. The .......
286: Vinyl Asylum, Relearning what I already knew. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-24, 18:32:08 (50.105.194.205)
Some may remember a post that I placed recently regarding a horrible feedback problem. I had thought that I had the issue resolved, but it turned out not to be so. I replaced the phono cables with ful .......
287: Inmate Central, RE: Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-21, 09:52:39 (50.105.194.205)
The verticals will be about 3" square at the bottom, and the shelves all the same size. The posts after tapering will be about 2-1/4" at the top. I haven't decided yet exactly how much taper I will us .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: Nah. I'm not that much of a masochist. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-21, 07:17:01 (50.105.194.205)
It really wouldn't be that difficult. I'd just notch the shelves and mortise the verticals while the verticals were still square so that the angle of taper had no impact on the joinery. All I'd really .......
289: Inmate Central, RE: "as Forstner bits are to speedbores."? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-20, 13:41:21 (50.105.194.205)
Anyone who hands a Forstner bit to a plumber or electrician deserves to get slapped upside the head. Anyone with a functioning brain knows that those are intended for woodworking applications where a .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: Brad points are to standard drill bits... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-19, 18:20:42 (50.105.194.205)
...as Forstner bits are to speedbores. Also for woodworking only, once you've used them speedbores will never cut it again (pun intended). .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: I'd say he had a rather rude awakening. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-19, 16:59:03 (50.105.194.205)
Either way... .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: Hard to justify investing in de-icing that you'd use maybe once a decade (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-17, 12:02:54 (50.105.194.205)
It isn't the cold that's the problem. IIRC, there was a lot of freezing rain involved with this storm. Just as when you drive your car through an ice storm, the amount of accumulated ice on turbine bl .......
293: General Asylum, RE: And today it would probably cost you $150+to get rid of. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-15, 18:34:40 (50.105.194.205)
I used to work as a buyer for an e-scrap recycling firm. There's a lot of lead in those old CRTs, and you can't just dump them anymore. Not legally, anyway. .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: Around here... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-15, 18:22:51 (50.105.194.205)
...we just refer to that as "stupid cold", as in you're an idiot if you go out in it unnecessarily. If you have to, obvious precautions are indicated. .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: This morning's temperature... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-15, 05:15:16 (50.105.194.205)
A bit chilly out there. .......
296: General Asylum, RE: SVS SB-4000 subs (*ping - Abe Collins*) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-15, 05:12:16 (50.105.194.205)
Not a big TV watcher here...I think the last time the set was turned on was for the NFC championship game in January. Sometimes it's off for months at a time. It seems to come down to two questions: H .......
297: General Asylum, SVS SB-4000 subs (*ping - Abe Collins*) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-14, 10:46:56 (50.105.194.205)
The SB-4000s arrived yesterday afternoon (a FedEx Saturday delivery...who'da thunk it?). These things are almost 118 lbs each as shipped. Fifteen lbs of that weight is packing materials, so getting th .......
298: Tubes Asylum, RE: The 300b setting will tell you if the tube is bad (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-13, 05:11:03 (50.105.194.205)
After I posted this, that occurred to me. Oddly, I can't find a listing for the 300B either, although there is an adapter for the four-pin base. Is there another designation that tube is known by? ::: .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: Ironically enough.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-11, 11:01:04 (50.105.194.205)
Oddly, it makes perfect sense to me that pilots would want to watch shows of that type. Increasing their own awareness of the conditions and failures that caused these crashes can only be a good thing .......
300: Tubes Asylum, B&K Precision tester settings for KR842VHD tubes? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-10, 06:20:40 (50.105.194.205)
One of the KR 842VHD tubes went south in my power amp, so I installed a fresh set and the channel that was out came back to life so all is well. I'd like to test them to find out which one is bad, how .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: As usual, you really have no idea what you're talking about. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-07, 10:54:11 (50.105.194.205)
A classic straw man argumentative fallacy - I mentioned Vegas only because Dave did, and because it illustrates well the kind of glitz that I find tiring. Tokyo I did not mention at all. I would very .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: They do like their glitz and glitter... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-07, 06:07:36 (50.105.194.205)
Not my cup of tea, but then I agree with Dave about Las Vegas. .......
303: General Asylum, RE: Oh, I'll get them. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-06, 18:11:33 (50.105.194.205)
It's only a question of when. Sure, I'll post my perception of them. .......
304: General Asylum, RE: I have a feeling... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-06, 15:27:12 (50.105.194.205)
...that there is a stereo pair of SB4000s in my future. My very near future, in fact. .......
305: Inmate Central, RE: Excellent. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-05, 17:10:31 (50.105.194.205)
.......
306: Inmate Central, RE: It ain't just cars. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-05, 08:34:35 (50.105.194.205)
I used to be in charge of tech support for a large office equipment dealer, and we were constantly having to deal with machines that were released by the manufacturer before the bugs were worked out. .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: S[cp]am Filter(s) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-05, 08:32:03 (50.105.194.205)
I think the funniest one I ever heard of was the guy who posted that he got a call from his own phone number. You can't make this stuff up... .......
308: General Asylum, RE: With one caveat... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-02, 18:00:21 (50.105.194.205)
I live in a place where DSL is the best I'm ever likely to see. Having decently fast internet service can make all the difference. .......
309: General Asylum, RE: New bedroom system components arrived yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-02, 15:02:14 (50.105.194.205)
I just sold my Kenwood KT-8300 for the same reason. I liked that tuner - a lot - but it's an FM wasteland where I live, and the Directstream Jr offers perfectly acceptable background music, which is a .......
310: Tubes Asylum, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-02-02, 02:33:18 (50.105.194.205)
I never had anything but the best of experiences dealing with Jim. He's a real asset to this community and I share your good wishes for him. .......
311: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mystery solved. Thanks to all for their suggestions! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 14:18:48 (50.105.194.205)
That's what I have been told by PAR below, but I confess that it's difficult for me to classify what I was hearing as "hum". It was a very low frequency pulsing sound - kind of a WUH WUH WUH WUH sound .......
312: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mystery solved. Thanks to all for their suggestions! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 13:52:03 (50.105.194.205)
It was! In my case, it was an easy thing to test, because I was able to just replace the phono cable with a set of ICs. It wouldn't be so easy if your TT has a DIN plug. .......
313: Vinyl Asylum, And kudos to Steven Huang at Audio Sensibility... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 11:24:17 (50.105.194.205)
A phone call to Steven resulted in his immediate agreement to replace my cable with one somewhat more effectively shielded. Kudos and my thanks to Steven for some great customer service. .......
314: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mystery solved. Thanks to all for their suggestions! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 09:23:13 (50.105.194.205)
Acting on a hunch, I disconnected the Audio Sensibility phono cable that I picked up a little less than 3 months ago, and replaced it with an ordinary pair of Clear Day ICs, leaving the ground wire of .......
315: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Horrible feedback problem (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 09:02:28 (50.105.194.205)
Hi, John. As I responded to PAR, this TT came with the Quintet Blue preinstalled, so I would hope that the TT mfr knew what they were doing as far as matching the cart to the tonearm. The TT is .......
316: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Horrible feedback problem (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-30, 08:48:29 (50.105.194.205)
Sorry for not being up to speed on the nomenclature. I generally consider a hum to be a continuous sound, which this is not by any means. It's a pulse of very low frequency. In any case. it only occur .......
317: Vinyl Asylum, Horrible feedback problem (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-29, 14:38:43 (50.105.194.205)
I have a low-frequency feedback problem with my EAT C-Major TT (Ortofon Quintet Blue cart) that renders it absolutely unusable. It's a very low-frequency flutter that gets so bad at increased volume t .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: What part of... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-29, 10:02:09 (50.105.194.205)
..."other than religion and politics" is it that you do not comprehend? Or do you simply not care, as appears to be the case? .......
319: Inmate Central, RE: Ask the man who owned one... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-28, 15:20:58 (50.105.194.205)
"there's no such thing as "dangerously underpowered". I agreed with you up until here. I rented a late 90s-early 2000s Chevrolet Cavalier in the early 2000s that was downright dangerous it was so slug .......
320: General Asylum, RE: FWIW... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-27, 14:42:57 (50.105.194.205)
I doubt that low brow hayseeds listen to classical music. If they did, they wouldn't be low brow hayseeds, would they? .......
321: Digital Drive, RE: Grandchild (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-25, 18:00:13 (50.105.194.205)
I remember washing an LP like a dish to get the Noxema cream off of it... .......
322: Inmate Central, RE: If you look at death rates per 100,000 people.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-25, 15:00:30 (50.105.194.205)
Being married to a college prof has taught me to be very wary of statistics. Unless the availability of medical care, age distribution, and racial demographics are identical across the board, those fi .......
323: General Asylum, RE: Both, but it changes continuously. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-25, 14:49:14 (50.105.194.205)
When all I had to listen to was LPs and CDs, it was enough of a hassle to change tracks that I would nearly always listen to an entire LP, but may use the CD player remote to skip a few tracks. The ad .......
324: General Asylum, RE: Wav/Mp3 to use in older stereo? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-25, 13:23:44 (50.105.194.205)
All you need is a cable of the type shown. Plug the mini-jack into the headphone jack of the iPod, and the RCA connectors into an open set of inputs on the receiver, such as AUX or a tapein, and yo .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: They keep coming (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-24, 06:59:11 (50.105.194.205)
.......
326: Inmate Central, RE: Even more far out, man... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-23, 16:51:58 (50.105.194.205)
I think this is my favorite. .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: Reverse sear... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-23, 11:29:04 (50.105.194.205)
...is definitely the way to go, although it is a little tricky to get a very thick steak perfectly done. I made a1-1/2" thick NY strip that way the other night and got it right. Was never much of a fa .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Sanders ... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-22, 17:39:50 (50.105.194.205)
The Bernie memes are taking over the internet! .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: Prices skyrocketing? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-21, 07:35:36 (50.105.194.205)
Part of the problem is likely the cost of building materials. I paid over $14 this last fall for a single 10' 2X4 of treated lumber to put across the front of one of my wood sheds so I could hang a ta .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-18, 19:10:15 (50.105.194.205)
"But I go on this great republican principle, that the people will have virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom. Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched s .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: They have a right to protest... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-18, 16:40:35 (50.105.194.205)
...but not as an armed mob. As far as I can tell, they then become a private army, and there are laws against that in all 50 states, but there seems to be little will to enforce those laws because tha .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: Never mind. I found it. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-18, 11:54:17 (50.105.194.205)
.......
333: Inmate Central, RE: Got a link? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-18, 11:16:10 (50.105.194.205)
I would love to forward that little tidbit on to a couple of people. .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: College is just a place where people go in order to make more money. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-17, 08:45:22 (50.105.194.205)
"College is just a place where people go in order to make more money." "Critical thinking is non-essential." Ghost, most of the time I agree with your perspective, and I particularly appreciate the hi .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: What gets my dander up... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-15, 07:44:28 (50.105.194.205)
...is that 3%-5% surcharge for "shop supplies" on every repair invoice, regardless of whether or not anything has actually been used. Got a tire rotation? What are they charging for, the air in the li .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: Don't have a Benz. Would never buy one. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-15, 05:51:21 (50.105.194.205)
Before I picked up my S2000, I ran across a nice Benz with the V-12 motor at a very attractive price. During the subsequent research to see if it was something I really should consider, I ran across a .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: I am jealous. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-13, 12:23:16 (50.105.194.205)
FWIW, that was baked in a cloche, i.e. an earthenware vessel specifically for baking bread. It retains the humidity that the bread gives off while baking, so it simulates the steam injected ovens used .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: This shit's for the birds... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-13, 02:04:48 (50.105.194.205)
The feeder is suspended from a cable stretched between two trees, with a bell-shaped baffle above it. There's a thin branch they can travel down that will bend and deposit them on top of the baffle, b .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: You were lucky. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-12, 19:01:54 (50.105.194.205)
I ignored the warning signs because I didn't know what they meant, so they became a heart attack. The widow maker. I was very lucky to say the least, and so were you. Glad you're okay. .......
340: Inmate Central, And this... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-12, 18:58:11 (50.105.194.205)
...is what real sourdough bread should look like. Flour, water, salt and starter. That's it. .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: This shit's for the birds... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-12, 16:17:55 (50.105.194.205)
We've had many pileateds on the suet feeder. Those things are as big as a crow. I had one on the power pole out back and it sounded like a bloody jackhammer. Flickers are kind of rare; downies, hairie .......
342: Inmate Central, RE: Exactly. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-11, 17:50:50 (50.105.194.205)
Thank you. .......
343: Tubes Asylum, RE: Thank you. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-11, 15:56:58 (50.105.194.205)
This is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. Thank you! .......
344: Inmate Central, RE: I'm still steamed about the "filet mignon fried rice"... An unforgivable crime against beef. nt (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-10, 18:41:13 (50.105.194.205)
Agreed. When you buy whole tenderloins as I do, you get a roast, perhaps four filets and a tournedos. The tournedos can be used for anything - fajitas, beef & broccoli, stroganoff...it's great in any .......
345: Inmate Central, RE: I live in the middle of nowhere... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-10, 04:48:28 (50.105.194.205)
...and I still get 11 channels in HD with my digital antenna. Two things are worth noting - it came with a signal amplifier, which is an absolute must. Unplug it and the picture goes kerflooey. Also, .......
346: Tubes Asylum, RE: well... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-09, 14:37:54 (50.105.194.205)
There was a period of time after I removed the CJ from my system that I just ran the output from the Directstream Jr straight into the Antares. Yes, it sounded good, but installing the VG lent substan .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: I rather like... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-06, 15:23:54 (50.105.194.205)
...Maggot McConnell. .......
348: Tubes Asylum, Change from single 6922 to twin 6SN7 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-05, 14:09:41 (45.53.22.1)
I recently made a preamp change from a CJ that used a single 6922 to a Von Gaylord that uses stereo 6SN7 tubes, and in general, I'm very happy with the change. The VG is significantly more dynamic wit .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: You would think by now... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-04, 08:25:06 (45.53.22.1)
My spouse is a professor emerita of information media, a large component of which is information literacy. It's no wonder that universities are being decried as "hotbeds of liberal indoctrination" in .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: Where does anybody from the Seattle school district say that "2+2=4 is racist?" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-04, 04:50:17 (45.53.22.1)
"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." The Boxer , by Paul Simon Seems to be a mantra of our times. .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: Like JDK said-Amazing... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-03, 08:47:02 (45.53.22.1)
Might not be a bad neighbor, as long as you don't have small pets or raise chickens. It would definitely keep the rabbits and squirrels under control. Hell, I wish that I could get one to set up shop .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: The hottest mustard I ever encountered... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-02, 07:36:14 (45.53.22.1)
...was in a Chinese restaurant. The fumes from that stuff got up into my sinuses and I damn near sent that egg roll into orbit. Now that was some good stuff, but approach with caution. .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-02, 07:30:21 (45.53.22.1)
I spent a fair amount of time in Scotland. The first time I was there, I tried to carry on a conversation with a local guy in a pub. I think I understood about every third word. After a couple of mont .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: Queens Neighborhood Terrorized By Hyperaggressive Squirrels (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-02, 07:24:42 (45.53.22.1)
A pellet rifle would probably get you in trouble. A tennis racquet might serve,though. Or maybe a squirrel launcher. .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: "So I'm crazy! What, what, what, can I do?" (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-01, 16:43:53 (45.53.22.1)
I have to admit that I choked when I read this. Goodonya... .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: telemarketing calls surge recently (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-01, 06:56:41 (45.53.22.1)
"So what I do now is answer the call, and if it's a telemarketer I say "oh Hi! Yes, I'm VERY interested-can you hold on while I turn my TV down? They'll say sure! And I simply lay the phone down or pl .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: While it's not impossible they're prohibited locally... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2021-01-01, 06:36:24 (45.53.22.1)
...they're allowed in the national building code. But they have very specific requirements. The cover has to be of metal like the one shown, and it has to seal against spill, pet urine, etc. You see t .......
358: Inmate Central, RE: You just described... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-31, 19:59:52 (45.53.22.1)
...our Christmas dinner perfectly, except instead of a rack of lamb it was a boneless leg of lamb. Seven pounds frozen, which was far too much for just the two of us so I cut it in half...with a sawza .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-31, 08:22:13 (45.53.22.1)
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360: Inmate Central, RE: always test links before posting (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-31, 08:16:42 (45.53.22.1)
Odd. It worked for me. It should be fixed now. .......
361: Inmate Central, Scottish drone show.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-31, 05:05:30 (45.53.22.1)
I thought this might represent a welcome change from the usual gloom and doom. Definitely watch the video. .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: 1947... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-30, 19:25:11 (45.53.22.1)
The fatality rate for smallpox was around 30%, as opposed to less than 1.5% for CV. People didn't have to be convinced of the danger, largely because you didn't have various interests minimizing that .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: Do you own the property? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-30, 07:22:04 (45.53.22.1)
It's not an uncommon practice, to achieve a level of separation between work and home life when working from home. I've known of people who would put on a suit and tie to step out the back door and wa .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: Do you own the property? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-30, 07:06:52 (45.53.22.1)
If you do and have a large tree, a treehouse might be just the ticket. .......
365: Inmate Central, RE: Bingo. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-29, 14:15:27 (45.53.22.1)
A burgeoning population like that in an arid area of limited water supply seems a bad idea. It wouldn't take a drought of very long duration to create a crisis situation. Back when I was in college st .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: "Hold my beer." (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-28, 15:42:31 (45.53.22.1)
"Hey, y'all! Watch this!" .......
367: Digital Drive, RE: I actually need a new CD player (RIP old cdp) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-27, 06:13:27 (45.53.22.1)
I have no experience with the Cambridge CXC CD player - only with the transport - but looking them up online, the CXC transport and the CXC CD player are priced the same, so it appears unlikely that t .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: NWS was forecasting a warmer than normal winter here. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-26, 15:13:13 (45.53.22.1)
FWIW, I live in Wisconsin about 15 miles south of the upper Michigan state line, and I have yet to have the road plowed. That should tell you something. I've never seen this before. .......
369: Digital Drive, RE: I actually need a new CD player (RIP old cdp) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-26, 13:45:07 (45.53.22.1)
If you're going to use an external DAC, you might consider a Cambridge CXC transport. I have one that I've been quite happy with - nice build quality, it does everything it should and nothing it shoul .......
370: Inmate Central, RE: Cointreau makes the best margarita.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-26, 09:12:00 (45.53.22.1)
Use triple sec and the drink will disown you. .......
371: Inmate Central, RE: Seems criminal to cut it. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-26, 02:49:53 (45.53.22.1)
But more criminal not to. .......
372: Digital Drive, RE: Excellent! Thank you so much! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-25, 10:20:37 (45.53.22.1)
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373: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not aware of one. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-24, 18:28:34 (45.53.22.1)
I told my spouse months ago that once he lost this election, the damage he would do in spite was incalculable. I don't think we've seen the worst of it yet. .......
374: General Asylum, RE: If he's using garage band... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-24, 18:15:06 (45.53.22.1)
...sound quality, while it maybe of importance to him, is not his paramount consideration. .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: One of these, eh? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-24, 16:08:39 (45.53.22.1)
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376: Digital Drive, Question for Mac users... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-24, 14:44:20 (45.53.22.1)
I've been using dBpoweramp to rip CDs to my music server and really like the program, but there is a problem that has nothing to do with dBpoweramp. It has to do with iTunes. Every time I load a CD in .......
377: Digital Drive, RE: FLAC it is. Thanks, folks! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 19:28:43 (45.53.22.1)
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378: General Asylum, RE: I hate to be a pissmire, but the apostrophe makes it possessive. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 18:21:26 (45.53.22.1)
Um, me too. But it's pismire, i.e. "piss ant". .......
379: General Asylum, RE: I'm never sure what to think when a persons says, "My system is very advanced" -nt (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 15:44:16 (45.53.22.1)
Just looking at them I've no doubt that they effectively break up reflected sound waves. But it seems to me that a manufacturer has a responsibility to package their products in such a fashion as to g .......
380: General Asylum, RE: Pissed (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 15:02:40 (45.53.22.1)
I have a five year old MacBook Air, and it also has no line inputs. I've used a Parasound Z-Phono into it, and I'd guess that would work for the OP, since he could then use a USB for input. Sadly, the .......
381: General Asylum, RE: I'm never sure what to think when a persons says, "My system is very advanced" -nt (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 14:56:46 (45.53.22.1)
Nice rig. I have no doubt that those panels made a significant improvement. It looks to me like you could use more of them. So what are they made of that they are fragile? And just how expensive are t .......
382: General Asylum, RE: Ugh. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 13:45:28 (45.53.22.1)
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383: Digital Drive, New dB Poweramp user question (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 10:05:10 (45.53.22.1)
I've just begun to experiment with dB Poweramp, and so far I like it. Not having to search out cover art alone makes it worth the price of admission in my mind, but I do have a question. There are 13 .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: Bottled beer enlightenment (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-23, 04:44:41 (45.53.22.1)
One of the best things about northern England and Scotland was the cask-conditioned ales. They even have an organization to advocate for it. .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: I never knew what Guinness was supposed to taste like... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-22, 18:52:10 (45.53.22.1)
...until I had a draught pint at Oil Can Harry's in Dublin. .......
386: Inmate Central, RE: Wimp. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-22, 14:27:48 (45.53.22.1)
I love a good hot lamb vindaloo, but then I've been working on burning out that last taste bud for a lot of years. .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: +2 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-22, 14:11:25 (45.53.22.1)
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388: General Asylum, RE: The Green Door used to be better (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-22, 13:44:29 (45.53.22.1)
Sounds a lot like politics in the US these days, and further down that road I dare not go.... .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: I like it, (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-21, 15:14:07 (45.53.22.1)
Dark humor, but I like it. .......
390: General Asylum, RE: I won't say you're wrong. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-21, 14:57:28 (45.53.22.1)
I do find it interesting that our perspectives are so different. I left the Asylum for several years when my first marriage headed south. When Outside and the WC got cut and their denizens invaded Cen .......
391: Inmate Central, RE: Only birds around here that'll get that close are the black-capped chickadees. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-21, 14:30:52 (45.53.22.1)
I got buzzed by a hummingbird this year. I was standing on my porch, and it flew up from the flower box on the porch railing, around the back of my head, and so close that I could feel the wind from i .......
392: Inmate Central, I rather liked... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-21, 14:10:03 (45.53.22.1)
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393: General Asylum, RE: The problem... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-21, 10:04:04 (45.53.22.1)
...in my view was the shutdown of first Outside, then the Water Cooler. People who wanted to discuss controversial (and sometimes emotional topics) then had nowhere to go other than Central, which had .......
394: General Asylum, RE: I suspect... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-19, 04:06:19 (45.53.22.1)
...that this reply was intended for the original poster. I think that I went to that website once. As I recall, they freely admitted that they didn't listen to the equipment. I regard that as pretty f .......
395: General Asylum, RE: Have you even *asked* to be banned from a forum? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-18, 16:12:56 (45.53.22.1)
There seems to be little purpose in that. Just don't come here/go there if that's the way you feel. But if anyone tells me that the differences in my system are "all in my head", I'll just respond tha .......
396: General Asylum, RE: It would be very nice... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-18, 10:38:19 (45.53.22.1)
...if I could figure out how to access these kinds of streaming sources on my PS Audio Directstream Jr. I do not have a computer connected to my system, since the Directstream Jr connects directly to .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 18:20:46 (45.53.22.1)
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398: Inmate Central, RE: Sorry. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 16:32:51 (45.53.22.1)
When the WH directly opposes the scientific expertise of the CDC (i.e. the wearing of masks) for its own political purposes, that's really what I was referring to, and it is reprehensible to the Nth d .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: Which is exactly what the post I was responding to was doing ............. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 16:23:16 (45.53.22.1)
Yup. No argument. .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: My observation is just that... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 16:19:00 (45.53.22.1)
...it's pretty reprehensible to politicize a public health issue, regardless of who's doing it. Just sayin'. .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: For what it's worth... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 14:36:24 (45.53.22.1)
I lived in the St. Cloud area for 17 years prior to moving to what had previously been my summer home in far northern Wisconsin. Effectively the same latitude, but winters here are worse. More snow (u .......
402: General Asylum, RE: Thank you, but I am not righteously indignant--at least not at Bob Dylan (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 11:44:36 (45.53.22.1)
Understood, and I stand corrected. "Buyer beware. This is a classic pump-and-dump" It's nice to know that I correctly gleaned the intent of the original post, at least. .......
403: Inmate Central, RE: That would be a normal snowfall here. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 07:25:52 (45.53.22.1)
But this year is anything but normal. We'll probably get hammered in February, I'm guessing. .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: You appear to be getting ours. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-17, 07:14:48 (45.53.22.1)
It's past Mid-December here in far northern Wisconsin and I have yet to have my road plowed out. There have been some dustings but nothing over 3" or so, and mostly far less than that. I can't say tha .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: I walked into a homeless shelter today... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-16, 17:14:50 (45.53.22.1)
...to hand them a check. I was properly masked, but there were six people in a small room not one of whom was wearing a mask. Talk about a Covid coven... .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: It just illustrates... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-16, 00:08:27 (45.53.22.1)
...the lengths guys will go to in order to get laid. .......
407: General Asylum, RE: Agreed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-15, 10:17:35 (45.53.22.1)
It seems to me that the focus on math accuracy is just the equivalent of ambush listening that deflects attention from what I believe was the OP's real issue - that being that someone, somewhere is go .......
408: General Asylum, RE: Worth it indeed. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-15, 07:20:14 (45.53.22.1)
Allison Krauss' voice has a kind of waifish quality that I find absolutely enchanting. Her singing accompanied by Yo Yo Ma on cello is like hot fudge on French vanilla ice cream. Thank you for posting .......
409: General Asylum, RE: Class A (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-13, 06:01:07 (45.53.22.1)
I had an Andromeda, and I can attest that it did indeed sound like crap. I couldn't wait to get rid of it. .......
410: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Are tone controls or no tone controls (treble/bass) predicated (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-12, 01:58:38 (45.53.22.1)
Many years ago, I had an A-960. It was a nice integrated, but pretty light on the bass response. How is that model? .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: +2 (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-11, 15:09:49 (45.53.22.1)
Couldn't agree more. .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: People jsut won't act right (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-11, 13:44:48 (45.53.22.1)
Personally, I will never understand the anti-maskers' position of claiming that a mask mandate violates their civil rights. I am free to drink alcohol, even get stinking drunk if I choose, and that is .......
413: General Asylum, RE: I AM GLAD YOU ASKED (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-11, 09:54:26 (45.53.22.1)
Wonderful stories, thank you. I confess that my own knowledge of classical music is limited, having been gleaned mostly from a 4-5 hour a day Classical MPR habit, and often my attention was less than .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: Past time. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-10, 18:59:07 (45.53.22.1)
But the people who would have to implement the changes are the same people who benefit from things being as they are. Think they'll be on board for that? Not likely. "And the beat goes on. And the bea .......
415: Inmate Central, RE: I'm still here. They won't let me out (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-09, 18:35:46 (45.53.22.1)
Reminds me of the time I was a copier tech and they sent me to service a machine in a psych ward. When I was finished with it, I radioed my dispatcher and told her that I didn't know what was going on .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: Hiya, Dave! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-08, 11:28:33 (45.53.22.1)
I'm surprised he could walk with stones like that... .......
417: Inmate Central, And who could blame him? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-08, 10:45:18 (45.53.22.1)
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418: Inmate Central, RE: Bingo! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-08, 09:50:19 (45.53.22.1)
I don't think you need wonder any longer. .......
419: General Asylum, RE: Seems fairly shrewd. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-07, 14:24:53 (45.53.22.1)
It looks like an estate planning move to me. Bob Dylan is 79 years old, and knows that he won't last all that much longer. Instead of his six kids' lawyers squabbling over all of his estate's assets ( .......
420: Inmate Central, RE: No argument. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-07, 02:01:21 (45.53.22.1)
Interesting stuff, and you're right - I had never heard of this. The article linked below is probably a better assessment of what they're about and their history, though. It seems pretty objective, un .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: No argument. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-06, 15:32:07 (45.53.22.1)
I guess that it's just a matter of following the money, although it still astonishes me that people would disregard the well-being of countless generations that may come after them for ANY amount of m .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: I suppose that depends... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-06, 13:41:00 (45.53.22.1)
Relax, man. You only stated that intelligence has no survival value. I was the one who posited that a high reproductive rate was probably of greater value for survival of a species. In any case, I wou .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: I suppose that depends... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-06, 04:22:48 (45.53.22.1)
...on how you define intelligence. Working against your own self-interest obviously holds no survival value, yet as a species humanity seems to do so remarkably consistently, simply by defining what c .......
424: Inmate Central, Good luck, Will. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-06, 03:25:04 (45.53.22.1)
Best of luck dealing with it. Hopefully, you'll just have to wait it out without incident. .......
425: Inmate Central, RE: My second loaf (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-03, 11:03:06 (45.53.22.1)
I wore out two bread machines just using them on a dough cycle, because it didn't take long for me to figure out that I wasn't satisfied with the crust if I let it bake in the bread machine. It seems .......
426: General Asylum, RE: Reminds me... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-02, 11:28:21 (45.53.22.1)
...of a story from Timothy Leary's autobiography, where a group of monks were either given psilocybin in a capsule or a placebo in a control group. As Leary described it, it soon became apparent who g .......
427: General Asylum, RE: Excellent. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-12-02, 11:11:36 (45.53.22.1)
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428: General Asylum, RE: Two decades gone by... and the eqpt is failing.. options? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-29, 11:48:42 (45.53.22.1)
If you decide that it's the ACI Force that needs repair, Mike Dzurko referred me to these guys if the plate amp should need repair: Triad Speakers, Inc. in Portland, OR. (www.TriadSpeakers.com) Should .......
429: General Asylum, RE: I remember their Optimus speaker line (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-25, 14:52:09 (45.53.22.1)
I have a pair of those little Optimus speakers with the Linaeum tweeters out in my screen porch along with an old JBL sub, and that setup sounds better than it has a right to. They're actually a very .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: +1. Excellent. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-25, 07:15:26 (45.53.22.1)
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431: Inmate Central, RE: In Wisconsin... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-22, 18:30:50 (45.53.22.1)
I had in fact been under that impression, and am quite glad to be corrected. As I said before, the same situation exists in Wisconsin but with the situation reversed. The stupidity I see here in the i .......
432: Inmate Central, In Wisconsin... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-22, 16:31:44 (45.53.22.1)
...it's the other way around. From my perspective, gerrymandering is wrong regardless of which side it benefits, as is vote suppression, and we saw a whole lot of attempts at that this last election. .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: The problem lies... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-22, 11:42:06 (45.53.22.1)
Actually, I agree with you. Put an end to gerrymandering and vote suppression. Require an equal ratio of polling places to the number of registered voters so nobody is waiting in line for an hour (or .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: The problem lies... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-22, 08:33:00 (45.53.22.1)
...in the fact that the people who would have to fix the problems to make the electoral system completely fair and representative of the population are the same people who have a personal interest in .......
435: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wasatch (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-20, 13:45:57 (45.53.22.1)
I ordered it.That $224 is Canadian, so it was $178 and change. Seems a worthwhile gamble. .......
436: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wasatch (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-20, 12:50:05 (45.53.22.1)
Yeah, I found that site as well. I sent them an email asking if they sold directly or through dealers, and never got a reply. Any other suggestions for a tonearm cable that won't break the bank? I've .......
437: General Asylum, RE: I really miss Paco de Lucia. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-19, 18:35:40 (50.105.199.165)
"Mediterranean Sundance" with he and Al still sets the standard in my mind. .......
438: Vinyl Asylum, Wasatch PD-402 phono cable (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-19, 10:06:02 (50.105.199.165)
I've seen a couple of people here use the Wasatch PD-402 phono cable which seems to be pretty well regarded at a reasonable price, but I've been unable to locate a dealer. Does anyone know where this .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: Convertibles are certainly fun... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-19, 05:26:24 (50.105.199.165)
My point was that the car is being portrayed as a sports car . As such, not being offered as a drop-top makes it a non-starter for me. I certainly don't deny the engineering challenges that you mentio .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: Nice, but... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-18, 19:36:53 (50.105.199.165)
...unless they offer it in a drop-top it's a non-starter, as far as I'm concerned. As always, YMMV. .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-14, 15:41:46 (50.105.199.165)
Ignorance by choice is probably the best definition of stupidity I ever heard. .......
442: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Evidently you've never smoked a roach.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-13, 10:04:42 (50.105.199.165)
Try jewelers tweezers. I used to use them for installing corona wires. They also make them with serrated ends. .......
443: Amp/Preamp Asylum, !!!! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-11, 08:12:21 (65.37.70.29)
I still have one of those PSE Studio One preamps taking up space in my basement as a backup. It replaced an Apt Holman and was an excellent preamp as I recall, especially considering what I paid for i .......
444: General Asylum, RE: Reanodize Face Plate? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-02, 17:44:16 (65.37.70.29)
The font via CNC would be perfect. As to color, I can't say. .......
445: General Asylum, RE: Reanodize Face Plate? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-01, 14:18:08 (65.37.70.29)
Living in the Chicago area, you should have no problem finding vendors to get the job done. You might look into the custom car arena to find them - car guys use these kinds of services a lot. I find m .......
446: General Asylum, RE: One EQ to rule them all (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-11-01, 13:59:00 (65.37.70.29)
Nice system. Very nice indeed. .......
447: Cable Asylum, RE: Talk to me. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-31, 07:50:17 (65.37.70.29)
Egads...those Furutech rhodium outlets are nearly $300 each. Too rich for me, so I ended up getting a pair of cruzeFirst Maestros. That was bad enough, but they seem to be well regarded. In doing the .......
448: General Asylum, RE: Question....... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-31, 04:27:38 (65.37.70.29)
"I cannot count the recordings that I thought sounded really good on physical CD but never sounded quite right either streamed or played back as a music file." I only recently encountered this after i .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: Lost a Customer Yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-29, 04:16:52 (65.37.70.29)
I commend you for enforcing your policy. Most places around here have such a policy posted, but I never see it enforced. I don't know if people are aware that most of these masks are not worn to prote .......
450: Inmate Central, Wow... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-29, 04:10:26 (65.37.70.29)
I expect it will be a few days before you're really okay, but very grateful anyway, since that outcome could have been a whole lot worse. I'm glad for you! .......
451: Cable Asylum, RE: Talk to me. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-28, 04:39:16 (65.37.70.29)
FWIW, I live in a small log home with solid walls, so wiring changes are not blithely undertaken. My plan was to have the electrician run a 220V line up to the loft where the system is located, and kn .......
452: Cable Asylum, Talk to me. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-27, 05:34:23 (74.36.151.30)
I've having two dedicated circuits for the system put in in a couple of weeks. If I have to order special outlets, I need to get it done soon. .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: Cordless mower (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-26, 16:45:09 (74.36.151.30)
"I'm still waiting for enough snow to try my EGO snowblower." I can't imagine being able to use a cordless snowblower. This beast is no more than enough - a 30" SHO Ariens. .......
454: Inmate Central, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-26, 06:48:02 (74.36.151.30)
From Grumpy Old Men: "He's dead." "What? Who?" "Chuck! " "Chuck? How?" "Last night in his sleep." "His sleep." "Lucky bastard." .......
455: Cable Asylum, RE: Wire loom - all one manufacturer or mix & match? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-26, 06:17:04 (74.36.151.30)
That's what I was wondering. As I told Driver, the speaker cables had been in for 2-3 weeks before the.ICs went in, and the end result seemed greater than the sum of the parts. I had been using Teo GC .......
456: Cable Asylum, Good idea. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-25, 19:13:37 (74.36.151.30)
So I did it that way to begin with. The speaker cables went in a couple of weeks before the new ICs so I did have a chance to assess the impact of the SCs alone. It was significant, but nothing close .......
457: Cable Asylum, Incidentally, Mick... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-25, 14:30:37 (74.36.151.30)
I very much appreciated the tip on the Zu Mission speaker cables from their ebay store. At the price they sold for, they sounded better than they had a right to, and served me well up until this lates .......
458: Cable Asylum, RE: Wire loom - all one manufacturer or mix & match? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-25, 13:57:41 (74.36.151.30)
Actually, I think we're on the same page. Years ago, I provided technical support to a staff of 20 technicians at an office equipment company, and the two things that drove me nuts were troubleshootin .......
459: Cable Asylum, RE: Wire loom - all one manufacturer or mix & match? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-25, 09:30:44 (74.36.151.30)
I appreciate the detailed response, especially having had SR cabling in your history. I've taken a look at your profile, and our systems are very different in that mine is a horn-based system. In my o .......
460: Cable Asylum, Thanks, Duster. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-25, 09:18:06 (74.36.151.30)
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461: Cable Asylum, Wire loom - all one manufacturer or mix & match? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-24, 15:54:22 (74.36.151.30)
I recently replaced my speaker cables and primary ICs from preamp to power amp to good effect, so I find myself wondering if I'm looking at eventually changing out my entire wire loom. The new speaker .......
462: Cable Asylum, HiDiamond vs...Inakustik?? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-15, 17:55:50 (50.50.137.105)
I only recently heard about a company by the name of HiDiamond, and it seems that their power cords, the P3 and P4 (at 4X the price of the P3, or so I've heard) are pretty well regarded. Then today I .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: Just remember (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-12, 09:47:54 (50.105.194.139)
Those home tests are often wrong the first time you try them,so it's generally advisable to test at least twice, or even three times. Best to be sure, you know. .......
464: Cable Asylum, RE: Digital power cord (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-09, 09:46:08 (50.105.194.139)
A digital cable is only in use from the CD transport to the PS Audio Directstream Jr, right now a Siltech optical quartz glass Toslink or an older LAT coax, but the CD transport doesn't get used much. .......
465: Cable Asylum, Digital power cord (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-08, 09:59:53 (50.105.194.139)
I'm currently in the process of "tying up some loose ends" in my system, having recently replaced my old speaker cables and preamp to amp ICs with Synergistic Research Tesla Precision Reference from t .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: Ugh! Greeted today with blue screen of death (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-10-06, 15:18:07 (74.37.70.148)
My wife talked me into a Mac about 13 years ago. I hated it for the first month or so, but you couldn't give me a Windows machine now. Perceptions change. .......
467: Inmate Central, You said a mouthful. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-09-13, 16:16:56 (74.37.70.148)
I fear more for my grandchildren. .......
468: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I have a CJ ET3 SE preamp... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-08-30, 10:16:11 (45.53.21.220)
...and I find it to be very natural sounding paired with a KR Audio Antares VA300 SET amp into Odeon horns. It isn't "syrupy" at all in my estimation, providing reasonably good dynamics and very good .......
469: General Asylum, Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-07-22, 19:48:23 (50.50.137.101)
I beat ya by five seconds. ;-) .......
470: General Asylum, Read it backwards... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-07-22, 19:00:29 (50.50.137.101)
...but it's a bit of a double meaning, as it also refers to a fictional land in a satirical novel by Samuel Butler. The w and the h are transposed in his title, however. The northwoods of NE WI is kin .......
471: General Asylum, RE: Audiogon hassle and the Asylum Trader (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-07-21, 14:46:28 (50.50.137.101)
Agreed on US Audio Mart. I think I've done about 15 deals there over the last 10 years (I tend to keep equipment a long time unless it really doesn't work in my system). All were fairly hassle free. I .......
472: Inmate Central, RE: For sure--tourist destinations are taking a beating... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-22, 13:34:22 (74.37.64.181)
I live in the heart of Northwoods resort country, and judging by the traffic in town, it hasn't slowed down all that much. .......
473: Inmate Central, The f@rt heard 'round the world... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-16, 19:01:11 (74.37.64.181)
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474: Inmate Central, Thank you. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-15, 17:55:13 (74.37.64.181)
Apparently, it is not obvious to everyone, since some see the current situation as a desirable outcome, difficult though I find that to comprehend. But then, I've been accused of having a Cassandra co .......
475: General Asylum, One of the criteria... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-15, 15:28:15 (74.37.64.181)
...when I bought a two-seater sports car was that it had to offer adequate trunk space for two overnight bags for short weekend jaunts. You'd be surprised how many sports cars fail that test. ::: TOPI .......
476: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Success!! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-07, 15:02:17 (50.50.139.239)
It IS obvious to anyone with any degree of computer competence, which does not describe me, I fear. Computer audio is probably a sandbox I shouldn't even be playing in, but I've managed to fumble alon .......
477: Computer Audio Asylum, Success!! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-07, 13:32:49 (50.50.139.239)
Many thanks to Dawnrazor, PAR, Rod, Kal, and Roseval. You folks were correct about how to fix the issue. What I did not remember is that access to the WD dashboard (which provides the means to rebuild .......
478: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Do you rip directly to the NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-07, 10:50:07 (50.50.139.239)
Mine is much smaller - about the size of one of those old Reader's Digest condensed books, if anyone remembers those. It's perhaps 2-1/4" thick. In any case, these was little to configure as I recall. .......
479: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Do you rip directly to the NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-07, 05:03:11 (50.50.139.239)
The Time Machine folder was not empty, but had only a backup of my wife's laptop, which must have been manually placed there. I've set a path to the NAS when ripping something new to the drive, but w .......
480: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Music only. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-06, 16:46:51 (50.50.139.239)
That about says it all. Done. .......
481: Computer Audio Asylum, Music only. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-06, 12:26:44 (50.50.139.239)
What I will probably do if I replace the WD in the music system is to then dedicate it to general backup. With the arrival of the Directstream Jr, I may also stop ripping with iTunes, since the new ve .......
482: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Do you rip directly to the NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-06, 12:21:42 (50.50.139.239)
I did look for a backup file, and it is not automatically backing up. By the way - your screen shot couldn't help me, I'm afraid. The Mac is totally different, but in any case, the control apps are on .......
483: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Do you rip directly to the NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-05, 18:33:05 (50.50.139.239)
So I shut off the Mac that I had previously used for music storage, and the doubling problem remains, so it looks like the WD is the problem. I'll look into Synology. Thanks for the tip. .......
484: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Do you rip directly to the NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-05, 17:41:37 (50.50.139.239)
I do, but all of my computers are Macs, which does not offer a UPnP client. I have Twonky on the one machine I started out with, but haven't run it for years. Not since I picked up the WD in any case. .......
485: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-05, 17:39:33 (50.50.139.239)
If that's the case, replacement of the WD seems to be the only viable option. Any recommendations? .......
486: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-05, 09:51:15 (74.37.69.209)
As regards the control apps, they were different for each streamer, but all three streamer exhibited the same issue. I confess to being somewhat of a neophyte to computer audio. My expertise level is .......
487: Computer Audio Asylum, Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-04, 19:18:22 (74.37.69.209)
The tracks appear normally in all of the folders on the NAS drive. FWIW, the NAS is a WD Cloud Drive. Just to be sure that I could eliminate all potential causes, I even used the iPad to load to the q .......
488: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The NAS? (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-04, 15:38:21 (74.37.69.209)
The other two streamers were a Cambridge Stream Magic 6 and a Bluesound Node 2i. In all three cases, no computer is actually involved - only the streamer, the NAS, and the app on an iPhone or iPad ass .......
489: Computer Audio Asylum, Tracks doubling (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-06-04, 14:02:41 (74.37.69.209)
I've run into a problem with tracks being doubled in the queue when I load albums from my NAS drive into my streamer. The files are AIFF on the NAS, and the streamer is a PS Audio Directstream Jr cont .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: You lucky bastage! (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-05-25, 19:17:52 (74.37.69.209)
Not bad. It's pretty easy to self isolate when your nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile away. ;-) .......
491: Inmate Central, It was flying here as well. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-05-25, 15:35:02 (74.37.69.209)
Not that there was anyone around to see it. We're in the middle of 80 acres of forest. .......
492: General Asylum, RE: CD players are like inkjet printers. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-05-02, 09:11:19 (50.50.138.136)
My Denon used to quit reading CDs on a fairly regular basis, ie about every two years or so. Being a copier tech at the time, I was fairly comfortable opening things up just to take a look around, and .......
493: General Asylum, RE: CD players are like inkjet printers. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-05-02, 08:44:11 (50.50.138.136)
Actually, the Cambridge CXC transport can now be had for $450. I bought mine about 7-8 months ago, and it's a very decent transport for the money, IMO. I used to have a Denon DCD1560 that was built li .......
494: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Directstream Jr. control app. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-29, 18:28:07 (50.50.138.136)
Right now, I'm on a trial of Audirvana, and it seems good except for its lack of internet radio. I'll look into the Hysolid before making a final decision. Thanks for the input... .......
495: Inmate Central, A novel solution... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-29, 14:50:41 (50.50.138.136)
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496: Computer Audio Asylum, Directstream Jr. control app. (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-27, 15:10:22 (50.50.138.136)
I recently picked up a used PS Audio Directstream Jr that I like a lot, but I feel that the control app (Mconnect Mcontrol) is less than stellar. Are there any other options for controlling this piece .......
497: General Asylum, RE: That's like asking... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-27, 13:22:30 (74.36.152.48)
...which is better, horns or 'stats? There is no "better", only preference. Which is pretty much true of audio as well as music, because we all define the ideal differently. .......
498: Inmate Central, RE: It would be tough... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-13, 08:30:02 (74.36.152.48)
While I personally agree with you, I suspect that the people who buy those boats don't give a tinker's damn about fuel economy. I remember watching a program about diesel being the next level in drag .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: It would be tough... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-12, 13:50:41 (50.50.138.242)
I've been in a boat with a similar driveline once in my lifetime - dual Chevy 454 big blocks with dual surface drives in similar fashion to the setup on the Alpha Z. That boat accelerated like nothing .......
500: Inmate Central, It would be tough... (0.00)
Posted by Todd A. on 2020-04-12, 11:20:01 (50.50.138.242)
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