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1: General Asylum, Pop quiz (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-10, 07:50:38 (172.58.242.20)
That must be one helluva long antenna in the Acoustic Revive RR 777 since the wavelength of the 7.83 Hz electromagnetic wave is about 25,000 miles. And how can the 7.83 Hz EM wave even fit in the roo .......
2: Tweakers' Asylum, On my iPad. 7.83 Hz. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-10, 07:23:52 (172.58.242.20)
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3: General Asylum, RE: Binaural beats - Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-10, 04:19:06 (172.58.242.20)
I already had two count 'em! Schumann devices of the electromagnetic variety in the room, but the acoustic version from YouTube was much more impactful in terms of air, 3 D image, bass performance and .......
4: Inmate Central, You're completely wrong! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 14:08:20 (172.58.242.20)
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5: General Asylum, RE: Binaural beats - Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 14:05:19 (172.58.242.20)
Yeah, but with the binaural beats Schumann frequency the sound on headphones or speakers is much more natural, 3 Dimensional and dynamic. Alpha and Theta can't do that! Who can explain it, who can tel .......
6: General Asylum, RE: Binaural beats - Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 09:05:50 (172.58.242.20)
You're the second person to fall into my trap. Binaural beats produces a difference frequency when two higher frequencies are generated. In this case the difference frequency is 7.83Hz. Obviously it h .......
7: General Asylum, Ban this person pronto! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 07:57:08 (172.58.242.20)
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8: General Asylum, Binaural beats - Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 05:14:11 (172.58.242.20)
YouTube has quite a few binaural beats including but not limited to Alpha, Theta, Schumann, Solfeggio frequencies. Using binaural beat even extremely low frequencies are generated acoustically into th .......
9: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Binaural beats Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 03:37:42 (172.58.242.20)
The binaural beats produces the difference between two higher frequencies. Guess what that difference is and win a kewpie doll. You can feel the iPad vibrate at the difference frequency. I knew someon .......
10: General Asylum, Have we forgotten anything? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-09, 03:25:11 (172.58.242.20)
Oh yeah, the internal capacitors and wiring, fuses, and the speaker cables if they were new, too. Hey, that rhymes! If you added anything new since you bought the speakers, guess what, you'll have to .......
11: Propeller Head Plaza, One more thing...- (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-08, 05:56:57 (172.58.242.20)
When placing bubble level on top of the CD sitting on the tray make sure the weight of the bubble level doesn't force the disc over to one side a little bit. Maybe measure the level of the tray only. .......
12: Tweakers' Asylum, Binaural beats Schumann frequency (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-07, 10:44:32 (172.58.242.20)
Having good results playing YouTube Schumann frequency 7.83 Hz on my iPad whilst listening to headphones. Whoa! Hey! I'm almost afraid to do a careful test this sounds so good. I hope it's not all in .......
13: Propeller Head Plaza, You are confused. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-07, 03:18:42 (172.58.242.20)
Balance and level are two different things. .......
14: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: how to ensure the disc is absolutely level during play (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-07, 03:16:31 (172.58.242.20)
Since the top of the player/transport is not uniformly level and the tray may not be level with the top of the chassis, you must find a reliable way to ensure the disc is level during play. One way is .......
15: General Asylum, I just sent my 2005 paper to the Nobelists yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-07, 03:06:15 (172.58.242.20)
The Definitive Explanation of How the Intelligent Chip Works. Was that wrong of me? .......
16: Tweakers' Asylum, Yes, I use an SPL meter to map out the room. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-05, 10:07:58 (172.58.242.20)
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17: General Asylum, RE: Nobel prize in physics 2023 - study of the electron (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-05, 04:55:31 (172.58.242.20)
Or make money on TVs? Nobel Prize in Chemistry was for study of Quantum dots in TVs. Lol .......
18: General Asylum, OMG They're still debating cables?! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-05, 04:51:02 (172.58.242.20)
What's it been, 45 years? Lol .......
19: General Asylum, Quantum dots wins big! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-04, 06:51:38 (172.58.242.20)
Work on quantum dots gets Nobel prize in chemistry 2023. The Intelligent Chip was back in 2005. The Year of the Chip. Lol .......
20: General Asylum, Nobel prize in physics 2023 - study of the electron (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-03, 14:36:41 (172.58.242.20)
It doesn't sound like much of a breakthrough, maybe next time around they'll study free electrons, help out in the study of wire directionality. .......
21: Inmate Central, That would explain why his brains were splattered all over the rear deck. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-10-02, 13:58:07 (172.58.242.20)
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22: General Asylum, Aren't audio reviewers third party testers? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-28, 10:05:54 (172.58.242.20)
Aren't you being a wee bit overly skeptical? .......
23: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: One wonders if the sound have more air if the panels were removed. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-28, 09:51:26 (172.58.242.20)
Geez, not another measurements freak. Spare me. .......
24: Inmate Central, Sweet fancy Moses! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-28, 07:31:35 (172.58.242.20)
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25: Inmate Central, The seat has to be set up in the horizontal and angle also. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-28, 03:55:49 (172.58.242.20)
Mechanical advantage is highest when everything is set up properly. .......
26: General Asylum, Good is the enemy of the best. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 13:46:39 (172.58.242.20)
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27: General Asylum, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 08:57:26 (172.58.242.20)
You apparently haven't priced the higher end record cleaners nor compared them with the wood glue method. .......
28: Tweakers' Asylum, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 05:38:11 (172.58.242.20)
Thick is good. Less easy to bend from rotating bending forces. .......
29: Tweakers' Asylum, One wonders if the sound have more air if the panels were removed. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 04:14:19 (172.58.242.20)
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30: Tweakers' Asylum, You're right (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 03:15:45 (172.58.242.20)
I'm prejudiced against anyone who uses The Carpenters or Beatles as reference. .......
31: Tweakers' Asylum, The only thing to fear is fear itself. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-27, 03:01:44 (172.58.242.20)
Experimentation is the key. I did not create reality. "An ordinary man has no means of deliverance." "People would be better off if they believed in too much rather than too little." .......
32: General Asylum, Geez, how much coulda gallon be? Faint heart ne'er won fair maiden. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-26, 10:26:01 (172.58.242.20)
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33: Inmate Central, COVID data trackinG CDC (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-26, 03:48:03 (172.58.242.20)
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34: General Asylum, Guess what we're going to be doing with wood glue today. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-25, 03:27:51 (172.58.243.162)
How to clean records with wood glue .......
35: Isolation Ward, Addendum: Black and Red (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-25, 03:22:11 (172.58.243.162)
The CD outer edge should never be painted with a black pen as that hurts the sound.Yes, I know what you're thinking, "but I thought black absorbs all colors." You're also thinking, "Isn't that why the .......
36: Tweakers' Asylum, Hollow fiber wool or silk might be good alternatives. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-25, 02:35:44 (172.58.243.162)
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37: General Asylum, No, I said your mommy must have been sniffing glue when she conceived you. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-24, 08:28:39 (172.58.243.162)
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38: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Plants are not good for the sound. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-24, 07:54:13 (172.58.243.162)
But the back yard is a different story, there plants, trees can be placed in the ground, their "natural place," whereas an "unnatural place" for real plants is in the living room. Humans are sensitive .......
39: General Asylum, I'm high on the wood glue method but never tried it. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-24, 07:46:49 (172.58.243.162)
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40: Digital Drive, What's the question? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-24, 03:52:20 (172.58.243.162)
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41: Tweakers' Asylum, The Carpenters and the Beatles? Yup, that's Japan. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-23, 12:27:17 (172.58.243.162)
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42: Inmate Central, Operation Crab Trap (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-23, 10:22:06 (172.58.243.162)
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43: Tweakers' Asylum, Plants are not good for the sound. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-23, 04:28:01 (172.58.243.162)
Betcha didn't see that coming. .......
44: Inmate Central, Attack-ems (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-22, 10:18:27 (172.58.243.162)
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45: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Bass traps don't always work in the corners. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-22, 07:54:36 (172.58.243.162)
The way I always did it was use a SPL meter and a test tone of say 100 Hz to 315 Hz for and map out the room for standing waves, echo, first and second reflections, etc. that way you know where to pla .......
46: Isolation Ward, RE: No man is an Island, the huge flood in Libya (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-22, 03:44:34 (172.58.243.162)
You can't stop what's coming. - No Country for Old Men .......
47: Digital Drive, More like medium well done. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-21, 04:15:36 (172.58.242.138)
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48: Tweakers' Asylum, Bass traps don't always work in the corners. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 12:45:16 (172.58.242.138)
It all depends where the standing wave sets up. It might be a couple feet away from the corner. .......
49: Digital Drive, You obviously flunked spelling. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 12:27:25 (172.58.242.138)
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50: Digital Drive, Gesundteit!! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 12:23:17 (172.58.242.138)
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51: Isolation Ward, The influence of books on your HiFi system. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 08:41:31 (172.58.242.138)
How to improve your system 20% without touching anything in your audio system, room, or cabling. Take all books, magazines, telephone books, etc. and freeze them in the home freezer for 48 hours. Then .......
52: Digital Drive, You've never been out of Sheboygan, have you Zippy? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 07:39:46 (172.58.242.138)
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53: Inmate Central, I can never tell when you're joking. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 07:20:13 (172.58.242.138)
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54: Inmate Central, More people should think like that. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 07:18:26 (172.58.242.138)
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55: Digital Drive, You swallowed the CD hype hook line and sinker - a strutting chicken, not too swift. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 05:49:02 (172.58.242.138)
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56: General Asylum, Don't believe Teddy. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 05:40:09 (172.58.242.138)
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57: General Asylum, That's great. More interesting debate. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 01:30:14 (172.58.242.138)
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58: Inmate Central, It's no Hot Tub Time Machine. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 01:27:45 (172.58.242.138)
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59: Inmate Central, More akin to the novel The Idiot. Idiot is used ironically. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 01:19:22 (172.58.242.138)
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60: Digital Drive, Shock and awe! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-20, 01:00:29 (172.58.242.138)
Tape is a natural medium. It breathes. .......
61: Inmate Central, A couple of jaded hipsters out on the prowl. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 09:10:39 (172.58.242.138)
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62: Inmate Central, If everything you do is wrong the opposite must be right. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 04:27:12 (172.58.242.138)
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63: Inmate Central, Did they have mud flaps? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 04:25:17 (172.58.242.138)
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64: Digital Drive, Promote this man! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 03:14:37 (172.58.242.138)
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65: Digital Drive, I think of you more as a bad speller. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 03:11:56 (172.58.242.138)
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66: Digital Drive, Pseudo skepticism and fear go hand in hand. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-19, 03:06:33 (172.58.242.138)
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67: Digital Drive, I'm giving serious consideration to elevating you to Associate Shill. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 13:13:14 (172.58.242.138)
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68: Digital Drive, Word for the day: Pathological Skepticism (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 11:17:43 (172.58.242.138)
It seems to be contagious. .......
69: Digital Drive, RE: "Indeed the bits are the bits and have the robustness inherent to digital." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 10:33:00 (172.58.242.138)
The most common expression among audiophiles: "My system sounds fabulous!" "Good is the enemy of the great." - audiophile axiom .......
70: Digital Drive, I want to believe you. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 10:30:14 (172.58.242.138)
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71: Digital Drive, Peanut gallery doesn't miss a trick. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 10:28:30 (172.58.242.138)
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72: Digital Drive, Most people have transports, they're not as clever as you. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 10:26:40 (172.58.242.138)
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73: General Asylum, You see everything. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 10:21:46 (172.58.242.138)
I knew somebody would bite. .......
74: Inmate Central, I get all my CA info from SNL The Californians. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 05:20:53 (172.58.242.138)
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75: Digital Drive, "Indeed the bits are the bits and have the robustness inherent to digital." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-18, 02:50:28 (172.58.242.138)
Obviously, you can't change the physical data on the CD. However, the physical data can and is misinterpreted by the transport during the laser reading stage. All or almost all transports are prone to .......
76: Digital Drive, Eggs akley! You see everything. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 10:50:15 (172.58.242.138)
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77: Inmate Central, The Catholic Church is in the news again (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 10:37:58 (172.58.242.138)
Surprise, surprise Great robes and miters, guys .......
78: Digital Drive, Kind of early for you to wear boots, isn't it? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 09:37:10 (172.58.242.138)
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79: Digital Drive, Huh?! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 08:44:58 (172.58.242.138)
You didn't read my post correctly, I never said anything is wrong with CDs, I said the transport is the problem. CDs are fine. .......
80: Inmate Central, It's like having a girlfriend who constantly sleeps around on you. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 07:54:45 (172.58.242.138)
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81: Digital Drive, The sky is blue, Zippy. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-17, 06:52:13 (172.58.242.138)
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82: Digital Drive, Transports are generally POS (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-16, 23:48:47 (172.58.242.138)
It's because transports are plagued with problems, always have been. That's why CDs sound rolled off, bass shy, congealed, bloated, thin, two dimensional, dry, metallic, flat, boomy, generic, poorly r .......
83: Digital Drive, RE: Transport question . . . (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-16, 13:48:57 (172.58.242.138)
Big things have small beginnings. People would generally be better off if they believed in too much rather than too little. .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: which Alfa's did you own? /nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-16, 13:22:01 (172.58.242.138)
Special Ed. Black Veloce, Red Veloce, Silver Veloce, Silver GTV 6, Red 164 S .......
85: Inmate Central, Youth in Asia. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-16, 09:33:24 (172.58.242.138)
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86: General Asylum, Burning Man amp? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-16, 04:08:26 (172.58.242.138)
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87: General Asylum, Ah, you mean like RFI? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 21:11:06 (172.58.242.138)
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88: Inmate Central, All of my Alfas were like ingrown toe nails. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 20:59:49 (172.58.242.138)
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89: Inmate Central, They're generally good with children but sometimes rip their face off. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 13:39:23 (172.58.242.138)
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90: Digital Drive, RE: Transport question . . . (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 08:14:03 (172.58.242.138)
But every time you unplug and replug digital cables and interconnects in order to test transports or DACs that changes the sound, too. What's a fella to do? .......
91: Digital Drive, "Theoretically all transports should sound the same." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 05:44:36 (172.58.242.138)
What theory did you have in mind? The bits is bits theory? .......
92: General Asylum, RE: Beatles' White Album CD ain't got no bass (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-15, 04:47:54 (172.58.242.138)
Your Mother Should Know .......
93: Inmate Central, The number of cases is relatively low now, so yes significant. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 12:43:31 (172.58.242.138)
That's the whole point of my OP. .......
94: General Asylum, 50 ft3 subwoofer vs Ear Buds (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 09:47:53 (172.58.242.138)
A large system with 50 ft3 Subwoofer vs my Sony Sports Walkman cassette player. Doesn't seen fair, right? Lol .......
95: Inmate Central, First hand evidence. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 07:14:23 (172.58.242.138)
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96: Inmate Central, Let's start a mission right now! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 05:44:07 (172.58.242.138)
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97: Propeller Head Plaza, Geez, you're doing it again (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 03:15:24 (172.58.242.138)
Again, you're making it way too complicated. Look, all you have to do is make sure the disc is absolutely level while spinning. It's actually the same idea as putting lead weights around the rim of a .......
98: General Asylum, RE: which one? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-14, 02:40:04 (172.58.242.138)
My friend doesn't like the 50th anniversary White Album very much at all, I think the one hecplayer was the Parlophone version. I would like to hear the Mobile Fidelity White Album for comparison to c .......
99: General Asylum, Gee, no kidding? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 10:33:14 (172.58.242.138)
I heard all the CD version, the one I heard on the big system was either Parlophone or Japanese. Whatever his best sounding version was. Ever watch The Prestige? Trust me, the cassette is way better. .......
100: Isolation Ward, No man is an Island, the huge flood in Libya (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 07:23:54 (172.58.242.138)
Strange, there seems to be an abnormally high number of catastrophic weather related events of late. .......
101: General Asylum, Beatles' White Album CD ain't got no bass (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 05:24:45 (172.58.242.138)
Comparing the Beatles CD on Apple with Apple 2 cassette version the bass is missing action on the CD. The cassette is also much more dynamic than the CD ever thought of being. I listened to the CD on .......
102: Inmate Central, Russia accuses Ukraine of missile attack (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 05:14:44 (172.58.242.138)
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103: Inmate Central, "Limited value" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 04:02:48 (172.58.242.138)
Police discuss woman killed during "high speed" police chase, .......
104: Propeller Head Plaza, Vertical CD player (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-13, 03:11:24 (172.58.242.138)
Whether the disc is spinning horizontally or vertically, the dynamic stability of the disc should be obtained and verified. There can sometimes be mechanisms in a CD player for maintaining dynamic sta .......
105: Inmate Central, Oswald said he didn't do it...-. right on camera. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 13:55:56 (172.58.242.138)
And that Jack Ruby, always trying to ingratiate himself to the Texas mob. .......
106: Inmate Central, It's a moot point anyway. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 10:27:34 (172.58.242.138)
Once you accept to the headshot was most likely fired from the front of the car somewhere you can forget about all the other arguments. No more mystery. .......
107: Inmate Central, Hit a moving target 3 times in rapid succession @ 100 yds under pressure? Reasonable doubt. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 10:24:56 (172.58.242.138)
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108: Inmate Central, Marksman is not Sharpshooter (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 05:35:14 (172.58.242.138)
At a distance of almost a football field away. Give me a break. .......
109: Inmate Central, Watch the numbers (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 04:53:49 (172.58.242.138)
"Big things have small beginnings." - Prometheus. In the beginning of Covid no one couid have imagined a few cases of Covid would turn into more than a million deaths in the US and the social and econ .......
110: Inmate Central, This just in!! Acoustic analysis refuted (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 04:43:38 (172.58.190.144)
Excerpt from article regarding acoustic analysis of audio tape that was the hallmark of the House Committee on Assassinations conclusion that more than one shooter was involved. "The FBI's Technical S .......
111: Inmate Central, Covid and the numbers game (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-12, 00:19:34 (172.56.33.180)
The percentage increase looks bad but that's because the numbers were very low to begin with. .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: It does make a difference... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 23:05:31 (172.56.33.180)
Roger Stone's (yes, that Roger Stone) book, The Man Who Killed Kennedy, pointed the finger at none other than Lyndon Johnson, then Vice President. He had the motive, the means and the opportunity. Jus .......
113: Inmate Central, RE: But he wasn't Oswald. Capich? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 20:55:56 (172.56.33.180)
You're probably right. Why would I accept some hare-brained explanation? That's the Warren Report: all explanations must support the lone gunman theory. .......
114: Critic's Corner, The only thing to fear is fear itself. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 20:05:10 (172.56.33.180)
What naysayers fear most is appearing to be gullible in front of all the other naysayers. .......
115: Tweakers' Asylum, A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 19:57:32 (172.56.33.180)
Nt .......
116: Propeller Head Plaza, It's not that complicated (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 19:46:38 (172.56.33.180)
You're making it unnecessarily complicated. My proposition is very simple - all things being equal the absolute level of the CD affects the sound. Obviously many other things affect the sound too. Hol .......
117: Propeller Head Plaza, I see said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 19:37:31 (172.56.33.180)
Nt .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: Logical fallacy alert! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 14:18:23 (172.56.33.180)
But with JFK's head being slammed violently backward and his brains splattered all over the rear deck of the car it stands to reason that particular shot was from the front, not from Oswald up and to .......
119: Tweakers' Asylum, Here's a little experiment for you to try (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 14:10:35 (172.56.33.180)
Write the words Hitler and Hate on a piece of white paper using any red pen and place it on top of a speaker or component. Notice how the sound quality goes all to hell. Then remove the piece of paper .......
120: Propeller Head Plaza, Buffers (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 11:27:52 (172.56.33.180)
Buffers would not solve the problem of data corruption since the data corruption occurs while the laser is reading the pits and lands on the CD. The buffers would therefore contain the corrupted data. .......
121: Inmate Central, Logical fallacy alert! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 10:49:30 (172.56.33.180)
I never said Oswald wasn't involved. Stop putting words in my mouth. I said there was a conspiracy based on the evidence. Oswald was set up to take the fall and he was killed by Ruby, a known Mafia as .......
122: Inmate Central, Wrong again, dude (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 07:39:08 (172.56.33.180)
What I presented is real evidence, with photos and the House Committee on Assassinations analysis and report, JFK's head slammed backwards, his brains splattered all over the rear deck of his car, the .......
123: Inmate Central, But he wasn't Oswald. Capich? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 05:25:19 (172.56.33.180)
I suppose some people would be convinced. The same ones who bought into the Warren Commission report, indubitably. Did the History channel explain how JFK's brains got splattered all over the rear dec .......
124: Inmate Central, Eggs akley! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 05:19:25 (172.56.33.180)
Also, why would Oswald stop long enough to shoot Tippet 4 or 5 times or whatever? Doesn't make sense. If it doesn't make sense it's not true. - Judge Judy. If Oswald was smart enough to carry out the .......
125: Inmate Central, Tippet (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-11, 03:41:22 (172.56.33.180)
It was not ever proved Oswald killed Tippet. Evidence was very sketchy. Read up on it. Why would Oswald stick around after killing the President? He wouldn't. Unless he had a death wish. The Warren Co .......
126: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Absolute level of CD during play (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 22:25:25 (172.56.33.180)
Oh, dear, my disparaging remarks regarding CD transports have fallen on deaf ears. CDs themselves are fine. .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: That "C" grade was good enough. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 18:30:44 (172.56.33.180)
You ignore all evidence that refutes your theory. Just like the Warren Commission did. I give you a C. .......
128: Isolation Ward, RE: Will those edge treatments work .... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 18:26:17 (172.56.33.180)
"Of course, that is correct. The green markers couldn't possibly have an effect. Not if you believe that it works on principles stated by the manufacturer; or other skeptics. When it comes to avant ga .......
129: Inmate Central, He was just OK (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 17:20:16 (172.56.33.180)
"Like all Marines, Oswald was trained and tested in shooting. In December 1956, he scored 212, which was slightly above the requirements for the designation of sharpshooter. In May 1959 he scored 191, .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: After 60 years... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 16:21:21 (172.56.33.180)
No worries, it's already been demonstrated sufficiently well Oswald couldn't have fired both shots. Are you conveniently ignoring the contradictory evidence I just presented? You know, like the huge p .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: After 60 years... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 14:34:48 (172.56.33.180)
But he would have had to fire both bullets in rapid succession, which he woukd not have been able to do. Also, the fact that JFK's brains were blown all over the rear deck of the car in which he was r .......
132: Tweakers' Asylum, Positive Feedback reviews the Red X Pen (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 14:13:36 (172.56.33.180)
Carol Clark, before the audio rags tightened up security on outrageous tweaks We're going back, back to the future. "Get out and take that f Red Pen with you!" - dissatisfied customer .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: So much for the 'magic bullet' theory? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 12:36:31 (172.58.243.50)
You might recall the second JFK assassination commission found that there probably was more than one shooter. One bit of evidence was the acoustic analysis of the "open mic" recording of one of the po .......
134: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Absolute level of CD during play (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 11:16:37 (172.58.243.50)
Ah, I see now. You're a "perfect sound forever" kind of guy. I realized something was very wrong with CD technology a long long time ago. You can't fool Mother Nature. Good is the enemy of great. - Au .......
135: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Enid Lumley's cable tunnels (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 09:19:27 (172.58.243.50)
Suspending from ceiling with fishing line and eye hooks is more effective. That's not too much trouble, is it? Extra credit: Why is it more effective? .......
136: Inmate Central, Let's all pray it misses Texas. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 08:45:34 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
137: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Absolute level of CD during play (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 07:55:41 (172.58.243.50)
If it really was true that the data is perfect then how come all these tweaks like level CD playing work? Scattered laser light, stabilizing the disc, isolating the CD player, the Green Pen, CD fluids .......
138: General Asylum, Kill two birds with one stone: isolate the sub! Hel-loo! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 06:38:32 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
139: Digital Drive, Replace it with a good portable cassette player. You'll be much happier. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 06:23:37 (172.58.243.50)
And you can spend money you save on cassettes. "If a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his as so much." - audiophile axiom .......
140: Propeller Head Plaza, Absolute level of CD during play (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 05:49:36 (172.58.243.50)
Proposition: If the CD isn't absolutely level while playing AND because the CD is usually out of round physically, the CD will tend to wobble or flutter, which overloads the laser servo feedback syste .......
141: General Asylum, What every audiophile needs, a vibration generator! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 05:35:51 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
142: Inmate Central, SCOTUS (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 05:27:10 (172.58.243.50)
I think I might know how they will rule. Lol .......
143: Inmate Central, It's actually a direct quote, silly goose. Leave it or live with it. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 05:25:12 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
144: Inmate Central, Upshot of Friday's decision (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 04:47:50 (172.58.243.50)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Friday ruled that the Biden White House, top government health officials and the FBI likely violated the First Amendment by improperly influencing tech .......
145: Films/DVD Asylum, Dial M for Murder (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 04:44:15 (172.58.243.50)
After all these years I finally watched the first half hour of the famous movie and was shocked by the intricate and diabolical set up for the story. .......
146: Critic's Corner, Pathological skepticism (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 04:33:43 (172.58.243.50)
Pathological scepticism Pathological skepticism refers to excessive skepticism to the point of "pathology." It is not a recognized disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders .......
147: Inmate Central, Panel of judges rules CDC guilty of coercion re Covid (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-10, 04:24:49 (172.58.243.50)
... .......
148: Digital Drive, I'm the exception. Did I forget to mention that?. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-09, 11:31:25 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
149: Digital Drive, Step off. My Sony Sport Walkman outperforms Minidisc. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-09, 03:16:49 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
150: Inmate Central, Yond Carlos has a lean and hungry look. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-08, 14:55:31 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
151: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: "You don't think they learned anything new?" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-08, 07:54:30 (172.58.243.50)
My favs, in no particular order are Intelligent Chip, crystals on top of CD palyer, vibration isolation, stabilizing disc with black 3M electrical tape, determine absolute level of disc while sling, a .......
152: General Asylum, Current (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-07, 21:23:57 (172.58.243.50)
Current is a *calculated* quantity based on the total number of moving charges (free electrons) per unit time. Current is a *scalar quantity* and as such has no direction. So, it doesn't travel from s .......
153: Digital Drive, Any time the CD transport can be eliminated from the signal path is time for celebration. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-07, 16:44:01 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
154: General Asylum, RE: Did the Asylums go through a Time Warp? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-07, 07:00:35 (172.58.243.50)
See if moving to Classic view fixes the problem. Toggle for view type at upper left header of main page. .......
155: Inmate Central, Mars needs more car tires! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-06, 13:09:41 (172.58.243.50)
... .......
156: Inmate Central, So in other words the same drones they've been using against tanks for 2 years. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-05, 14:26:23 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
157: Inmate Central, OMG! No undies?! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-05, 10:39:57 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
158: Inmate Central, RE: My average age is 40. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-05, 05:28:17 (172.58.243.50)
Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't. .......
159: Inmate Central, One Dulcolax over the line. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-05, 04:24:03 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
160: Inmate Central, That stinks! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-05, 04:09:04 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
161: Inmate Central, My average age is 40. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 14:13:49 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
162: Inmate Central, RE: I watched some on 'regular' TV (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 13:35:32 (172.58.243.50)
Wilson Pro Staff rules. I have a bunch, Hyper Carbon Pro Staff, Federer Sig Pro Staff 6.1, early Classic Pro Staff 6.1 made in U.S.A., K Factor Six One. .......
163: Inmate Central, US Open tennis on YouTube anyone? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 11:08:21 (172.58.243.50)
Highlights and extended highlights are available very soon after most matches, especially the big ones like the one I'm watching now, Zverev vs Dimitrov. Can't beat with stick, for the man on the go. .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: Sodom and Gomorrah?! Wow, you go way back! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 11:00:52 (172.58.243.50)
Missouri. That figures. .......
165: Tweakers' Asylum, Another series of logical fallacies by a leading pseudo skeptic. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 09:58:05 (172.58.243.50)
If a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his ass so much. .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: Sodom and Gomorrah?! Wow, you go way back! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 09:54:18 (172.58.243.50)
Nope, not me. .......
167: Tweakers' Asylum, You're an idiot savant. Without the savant. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 08:24:47 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
168: Inmate Central, Sodom and Gomorrah?! Wow, you go way back! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 06:56:50 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
169: Tweakers' Asylum, I'm not avoiding anything. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 06:50:32 (172.58.243.50)
It's not up to manufacturers to have to prove anything. They don't even have to provide evidence. If anyone want to try to establish the truth of any claims you must hire an independent third party t .......
170: Tweakers' Asylum, Oh, geez (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 05:40:31 (172.58.243.50)
I told you how to make them. You prove there ISN't a big difference. Maybe your mommy can help you. "An ordinary man has no MEANS of deliverance." .......
171: Inmate Central, Cooling rains and mud slides. Just what the doctor ordered! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 04:51:37 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
172: Inmate Central, UFO sightings have always been public. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 03:33:18 (172.58.243.50)
Who cares what the government or military says or doesn't say. As far back as the 80s there have been web sites dedicated to UFO sightings around the world, with videos, testimonies and full descripti .......
173: Tweakers' Asylum, There's a big difference (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-04, 03:18:55 (172.58.243.50)
There's a big difference between a real skeptic like me and you, who is more along the lines of a pathological skeptic. I get to the bottom of things whereas you have a knee jerk reaction. A real skep .......
174: Inmate Central, "From now on it's a free concert." Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-03, 13:17:49 (172.58.243.50)
The ghost of Woodstock. .......
175: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Enid Lumley's cable tunnels (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-02, 15:51:44 (172.58.243.50)
All the attacks by pseudo skeptics finally got to her. She died in rehab ten years ago. I suspect here articles are still archived. .......
176: Tweakers' Asylum, Enid Lumley's cable tunnels (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-02, 05:38:40 (172.58.243.50)
Use pine 2x4s cut to appropriate sizes for room. Rub all surfaces of 2x4s with (anti static) vegetable oil and tunnels using two 2x4s for sides and one 2x4 for the top. Suspend speaker cables inside t .......
177: Films/DVD Asylum, Were the explosions you felt in the movie or in the theater? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-09-01, 07:15:39 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
178: Inmate Central, POTD - Boy & Dog (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-31, 11:25:19 (172.58.243.50)
... .......
179: General Asylum, Yikes! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-31, 09:42:23 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
180: General Asylum, But cassettes are unprocessed. Nice try. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-31, 05:50:34 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
181: Inmate Central, Bedbug-nado! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-31, 05:48:11 (172.58.243.50)
Nt .......
182: Inmate Central, See, this is where a US first strike would come as a complete surprise. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-30, 11:45:42 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
183: Inmate Central, Hey, anybody seen Bambi? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-30, 07:11:29 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
184: General Asylum, Flick this switch and your precious CDs will sound just like the original master tape. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-30, 05:21:08 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
185: Inmate Central, Don't tease the bear. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-30, 04:45:44 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
186: Inmate Central, Feet routinely wash up on shore (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-29, 09:05:24 (172.58.242.86)
... .......
187: General Asylum, Under the Skin (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-28, 15:42:16 (172.58.242.86)
Scarlet Johansson played the alien on the prowl in Scottish highlands for beefy hitch-hikers to lure into her van, the passenger seat of which was fitted with a driver activated spring-loaded syringe. .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: Yellow Submarine (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-28, 13:39:01 (172.58.242.86)
Yellow jackets were featured in a Burt Reynolds flic, the bad guys subdued Reynolds with Nembutal, he had a scene where he repeated saying "Yel-lows" after one of the bad guys tells grim thry drugged .......
189: Inmate Central, Yellow Submarine (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-28, 10:43:58 (172.58.242.86)
I read recently the Beatles' Yellow Submarine was based on "Yellow Jackets" - the nickname for Nembutal. .......
190: General Asylum, Hidden variables (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-28, 05:47:26 (172.58.242.86)
No need to fret, just track solar flares and don't demo your system during peak activity. Other variables, some of which are controllable, 1. Weather/season/temperature 2. Time of day 3. Day of Week 4 .......
191: General Asylum, I pick up hitch-hikers, process em here and ship em back to my planet. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-27, 11:38:46 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
192: Inmate Central, I detect a lot of sexual tension there. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-27, 09:51:14 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
193: Inmate Central, They should never have gotten rid of the guillotine. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-27, 08:00:09 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
194: Inmate Central, Good news, bad news (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 13:20:06 (172.58.242.86)
The good news is you go out with a smile on your face. .......
195: Inmate Central, He is known to use a lot of body doubles while traveling. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 11:32:07 (172.58.242.86)
Obviously there must be a lot of fat bald guys who answer to the name, Mr. Potato Head. .......
196: Inmate Central, Can we assume laughing gas is off the table? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 07:12:11 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
197: Inmate Central, Why do QBs always have such cool names? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 07:09:34 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
198: General Asylum, RE: Transcoloration. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 05:25:13 (172.58.242.86)
Tar Baby routine alert. .......
199: General Asylum, They were the enemy (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-26, 05:23:26 (172.58.242.86)
Decca oft used the same engineers as RCA, I think mostly in Europe, the primary competitor of Mercury at the time. .......
200: General Asylum, Heck, the room produces 5 times more distortion than speakers. Nt. . (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-25, 16:04:44 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
201: Inmate Central, Bavaria Masochist Works (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-25, 06:54:41 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: Prigozhin's Honor (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-25, 03:57:21 (172.58.242.86)
Would it have been prudent to wait for DNA results? .......
203: Inmate Central, Dude needs a steady cam. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-25, 03:54:09 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
204: General Asylum, Something's missing, alright. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-25, 03:44:05 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
205: Inmate Central, One disadvantage would be having to use kiddie latrine. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-24, 11:25:41 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
206: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: TG Audio speaker cables and directionality (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-24, 05:49:37 (172.58.242.86)
You didn't get the memo? That's a shame. .......
207: Inmate Central, RE: Prigozhin's Honor (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 15:23:11 (172.58.242.86)
Never go against the family. .......
208: Inmate Central, "Always support your boss." - Jack Schiller (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 13:34:13 (172.58.242.86)
Jack Schiller, head of Shuttle propulsion system, who lived above me and would coming roaring down when my system was on "too loud." .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Prigozhin's Honor (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 13:30:52 (172.58.242.86)
He was on it. .......
210: Inmate Central, God really doesn't like SoCal. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 12:39:17 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
211: Inmate Central, Prigozhin's Honor (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 11:53:29 (172.58.242.86)
... .......
212: General Asylum, Ban this person. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 08:51:59 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
213: General Asylum, It's getting a little cold in here. Brrrrr! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 08:22:55 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
214: General Asylum, You're close. Very close! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-23, 04:59:34 (172.58.242.86)
FFFR was London Records buzz word. Full Frequency Range Recording. .......
215: Inmate Central, First comes spring and summer (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 16:56:04 (172.58.242.86)
14. "It is possible for one side of the garden to be flooded, and the other side to be dry."— Chauncey Gardiner 15. "It is the responsibility of the gardener to adjust to the bad seasons as well as en .......
216: Propeller Head Plaza, Jacket vs dielectric (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 09:41:41 (172.58.242.86)
You might have misunderstood. What I'm saying is if you take any non-white cables and wrap them with white vinyl electrical tape the sound quality you hear will be better. Same for interconnects, digi .......
217: General Asylum, Valid question (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 09:29:34 (172.58.242.86)
A current of 1 ampere means that 1 Coulomb of electrons - that's 6.24 billion billion electrons is moving past a single point in a circuit in 1 second. Thus thicker (wider cross section) conductors ca .......
218: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: TG Audio speaker cables and directionality (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 07:59:14 (172.58.242.86)
Interesting. What differences did you see with the network analyzer? .......
219: General Asylum, RE: I thought current doesn't flow? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 07:56:04 (172.58.242.86)
That's just between you and me. It upsets them to hear current doesn't flow. .......
220: General Asylum, "Current travels in loops" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-22, 04:45:05 (172.58.242.86)
This might be a philosophical point but current does travel at all. Yes I realize they call it alternating current, but current is a *calculated* number, based on the number of free electrons moving i .......
221: Inmate Central, There is also the expression, that ship has sailed. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 16:37:01 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
222: General Asylum, Yikes! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 15:48:17 (172.58.242.86)
The universe is very far from immeasurable. We can see out to almost the Big Bang, 14 billion light years or whatever. That's the opposite of what you stated. We can see the universe in many different .......
223: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 15:36:38 (172.58.242.86)
You say yes, I say no. Check it out, look for yourself. This particular thread can serve no purpose any more. I know a tar baby routine when I see one. .......
224: Inmate Central, She needs a makeover ASAP. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 15:28:37 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
225: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 14:59:46 (172.58.242.86)
Audiophiles eliminate/float the ground wire sometimes, but not all ground wires, keep one ground.. that will tend to eliminate system ground inequalities. There is no neutral wire in audio. There is s .......
226: Propeller Head Plaza, Gotcha beat (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 12:34:49 (172.58.242.86)
I got rid of my power cords several years ago and never looked back. If thy eye offend thee pluck it out. - audiophile axiom .......
227: Inmate Central, Too little, too late? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 12:03:47 (172.58.242.86)
We already had a Hundred Years War a long time ago. .......
228: General Asylum, But that's not how it works for audio. This is an audio thread. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 11:56:40 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
229: General Asylum, Promote this man! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 10:28:32 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
230: Inmate Central, Looking on the bright side at least they hit the target that time. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 08:18:19 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
231: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: How far do electrons travel in a power cord? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 08:07:13 (172.58.242.86)
I'm pretty sure I just said that. Thanks anyway. And of course I'm not considering DC here. .......
232: General Asylum, The Hierarchy of Sound explained (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 08:02:57 (172.58.242.86)
Start with an inexpensive amp and tweak it to get better sound. Take a more expensive amp and tweak it for better sound. Now, will those tweaked amps have better sound than an expensive untweaked amp? .......
233: General Asylum, Is missing information a form of distortion? If so, add that to the list. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 07:50:38 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
234: General Asylum, The ones your mother gave me. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 07:47:57 (172.58.242.86)
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235: General Asylum, RE: Ah, no wonder I can't understand Dylan. His words don't mean anything. (nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 07:44:42 (172.58.242.86)
Good catch. .......
236: General Asylum, A challenge (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 07:43:36 (172.58.242.86)
Prove me wrong. I challenge you. .......
237: General Asylum, If only you could hear what I hear with my ears. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 05:53:35 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
238: Inmate Central, It appears to be faulty wiring. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 05:51:37 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
239: General Asylum, Even the most high end system has some distortion. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 05:45:00 (172.58.242.86)
You might not be able to hear it, but it's there. If you can't hear it it may simply be because you're used to it, who knows? Anyone notice how bad the distortion gets once you turn the volume up past .......
240: Tweakers' Asylum, The above post is intended for House 13. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 05:12:58 (172.58.242.86)
Nt .......
241: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 05:01:13 (172.58.242.86)
Forget about the ground/neutral wire for a moment. That leaves only the two wires connected to the power cord plug. You can run your appliances or HiFi system without a ground/neutral wire, in fact ma .......
242: General Asylum, RE: Dylan said words are just words, they mean different things to different people. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-21, 04:47:37 (172.58.242.86)
I'd tend to disagree on the grounds that the assessment of "transparent" or colored (and many other audiophile adjectives) is a subjective one and is determined by listening to the sound in the room. .......
243: General Asylum, RE: Parasound Amps (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-20, 06:18:33 (172.56.2.174)
Please give my regards to John. .......
244: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-20, 05:33:04 (172.56.2.174)
There you go! Two wires. It takes two wires to form an AC circuit. Your experience may be related to mis-wiring, who knows? I'm not an expert on house wiring but I am pretty sure my logic is good. ::: .......
245: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 17:27:33 (172.56.2.174)
To repeat, two wires are needed for alternating current. If there was only one wire there's no way to alternate current. Ditto all the audio cabling and fuse. The fuse in audio circuits in placed on o .......
246: Inmate Central, Notice to Airmen: No drinking within 25 feet of aircraft. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 16:13:48 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
247: General Asylum, RE: Dylan said words are just words, they mean different things to different people. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 15:09:00 (172.56.2.174)
OK, I'll bite. How would you measure color and transparency? .......
248: General Asylum, Turn on, tune in, drop dead, pinhead. Hey that rhymes! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 13:11:56 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
249: General Asylum, RE: Dylan said words are just words, they mean different things to different people. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 12:54:36 (172.56.2.174)
But "colored" and "transparent" ARE words that have different meanings to different people. .......
250: General Asylum, Perhaps, perhaps not (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 12:52:36 (172.56.2.174)
Probably he wasn't aware of distortion caused by the following, 1. Clocks and watches 2. Cellphones 3. Bar codes 4. CDs and LPs in the room 5. Musical instruments in the room 6. Spare speakers in the .......
251: General Asylum, Dylan said words are just words, they mean different things to different people. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 09:57:41 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
252: General Asylum, How much does the room add to distortion? Gotta be at least 50%. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 09:45:17 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
253: General Asylum, Eggs ackley! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 09:26:50 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
254: General Asylum, RE: Distortion distorts, noise is noisy. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 08:16:43 (172.56.2.174)
How about if the amp with 0.001% is a solid state and the one with 0.05% is a tube amp? Do you think you could hear that? Do you think you could hear an amp that has 1.0% THD? .......
255: Inmate Central, Better get Maaco. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 08:13:18 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
256: General Asylum, RE: Distortion distorts, noise is noisy. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 08:09:12 (172.56.2.174)
Can you hear the difference between amps if one has THD of 0.001% and the other 0.05%? .......
257: General Asylum, RE: House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 08:06:26 (172.56.2.174)
Two wires are needed for AC power, not counting the neutral wire. The "signal" alternates direction at the rate of 60 cycles per second on both wires. .......
258: General Asylum, RE: Is it fair to point out electrons don't travel for miles? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 08:03:36 (172.56.2.174)
We've established that. But how far do they go? It's not rocket science. .......
259: Tweakers' Asylum, A more high end approach (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 05:03:25 (172.56.2.174)
...- .......
260: General Asylum, What's the difference whether you hear distortion or noise? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-19, 03:43:20 (172.56.2.174)
Signal to Noise + Distortion Ratio = S/(N + D) .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: Drop out, not drop dead - at least that's the way I remember it [nt] (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-18, 16:00:29 (172.56.2.174)
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262: Inmate Central, It's a matter of taste. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-18, 07:34:14 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
263: Inmate Central, Spam, the best audio footer of all the food groups, not to soft, not too hard. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-18, 05:42:24 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
264: General Asylum, House wiring (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-18, 04:40:35 (172.56.2.174)
Is house wiring directional? Anyone care to take a stab? A prize to the winner. .......
265: Inmate Central, How about Turn on, Tune in, Drop dead? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-18, 04:10:36 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
266: Inmate Central, D.C.'s novel approach to out-of-control shootings - create a committee to study it. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-17, 12:50:45 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
267: General Asylum, RE: AC receptacle outlets (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-17, 07:34:18 (172.56.2.174)
Abe might not be the right choice. Lol .......
268: General Asylum, A millionth of an inch is not really moving. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-17, 04:14:02 (172.56.2.174)
You are just like the electrons, you wiggle, wiggle wiggle but you don't go anywhere. .......
269: General Asylum, Whoa! Huh? What? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 14:59:51 (172.56.2.174)
The very first thing any real audiophile would do is open that sucker up and tweak the hell out of it. Warranty, shmaranty. An ordinary man has no means of deliverance. .......
270: General Asylum, RE: Integrity of the electrical contacts (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 14:48:50 (172.56.2.174)
Ignorance of the law in no excuse. You need to head to the library pronto and catch up on micro-arcing, contact issues for dissimilar metals, conductivity of metals, things of that nature. ::: TOPIC:: .......
271: General Asylum, Moving is relative (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 14:40:32 (172.56.2.174)
If the electrons only move a millionth of an inch at one time I personally wouldn't call that moving. Besides the back and forth motion cancels out, at the end of the day the net distance is zero. Fol .......
272: General Asylum, Integrity of the electrical contacts (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 07:46:20 (172.56.2.174)
Actually, now that you mention it, the integrity of *any* receptacle's physical/ electrical contacts is an open question, since the metals involved, their purity, microscopic smoothness of the contact .......
273: Inmate Central, Antidisestablishmentarianism. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 05:45:00 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
274: Propeller Head Plaza, Signal to Noise Ratio (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 05:03:58 (172.56.2.174)
Signal to noise ratio, while important for sound quality, is not the do-all end-all measurement for audiophiles. There are many independent variables used to characterize sound quality - e.g., dynamic .......
275: General Asylum, Current direction (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-16, 04:46:56 (172.56.2.174)
Since current is alternating doesn't it stand to reason that current not only flows toward the speakers on each + and - wire but also away from the speakers? .......
276: General Asylum, Pop quiz (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-15, 12:03:34 (172.56.2.174)
Is the current negative when the electrons move in the opposite direction, away from the speakers? .......
277: Inmate Central, Dealing high end audio equipment is probably not the right answer. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-15, 09:55:37 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
278: General Asylum, Is it fair to point out electrons don't travel for miles? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-15, 09:49:26 (172.56.2.174)
In fact they don't travel at all. Does that surprise you? .......
279: General Asylum, Hot button topic alert! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-15, 08:17:51 (172.56.2.174)
MD wall outlet covers can be used on unused outlets. You don't see that too much. .......
280: General Asylum, Kimber (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-15, 07:58:05 (172.56.2.174)
Kimber high end? Lol Bad example. I know Kimber had a really expensive cable, however, was it 20 Grand?.That was the cable The Amazing Randi wanted to have a million dollar Challenge with Monster Cabl .......
281: Tweakers' Asylum, Science to the rescue (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-14, 04:35:53 (172.56.2.174)
Problem solved! .......
282: Inmate Central, You haven't lived unless you've operated a circular slide rule. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-11, 11:03:12 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
283: General Asylum, That's gotta be the biggest scam of all time. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-11, 07:38:58 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
284: General Asylum, "We don't use tweaks, we prefer the pure natural sound of the components and cables." Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-11, 07:30:48 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
285: General Asylum, "This amp was designed to sound identical to a tube amp." Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-11, 07:27:54 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
286: General Asylum, Pop quiz no. 2 (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-09, 15:02:48 (172.56.2.174)
Do you think everyone is narrow-minded like you? .......
287: General Asylum, Are they directional? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-09, 09:10:55 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
288: Inmate Central, Moscow wiring code issue? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-09, 07:45:01 (172.56.2.174)
... .......
289: Inmate Central, Snakes on a Plane (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-09, 07:39:19 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
290: General Asylum, Double blind test is easy to detect for speakers (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-09, 07:37:38 (172.56.2.174)
"Double blind it is easy to detect when speakers are changed, but almost impossible when the change is only a dac, amp, or preamp. Again, given reasonably competent engineering and specs." Oh, really? .......
291: General Asylum, I'm right in the sweet spot! All together my system cost ten bucks. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-08, 11:24:16 (172.56.2.174)
Vintage SONY Sport Walkman cassette player, lightweight SONY Walkman headphones. Not counting tweaks. .......
292: Inmate Central, They've come a long way since the Charter Arms Bulldog 44. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-08, 05:18:31 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
293: Inmate Central, Yikes! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 12:54:11 (172.56.2.174)
People would generally much better off if they believed in too much rather than too little. PT Barnum Facts are the enemy of the truth. - Don Quixote .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: Proxima Centauri (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 12:28:53 (172.56.2.174)
There's no drag in space so all you need to do is get up to speed. Which law of motion? Pop quiz. In space no one can eat ice cream. .......
295: Inmate Central, I don't think they go blisteringly fast. Got any videos? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 09:52:57 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
296: Inmate Central, That's weird, nobody mentioned the tit for tat we have with aliens. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 08:08:05 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
297: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: The energy of the signal lies outside the conductor. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 05:33:54 (172.56.2.174)
Repeat - the "audio signal" doesn't travel in the conductor. Of course, this whole skin effect argument depends on how one defines "audio signal." So, what is the audio signal? .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: Action at a distance (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-07, 05:28:13 (172.56.2.174)
Einstein didn't believe in "spooky action at a distance." That was the whole point of the famous EPR Paper from 1935. It's a long story, better read the Scientific American article I linked to yesterd .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: Please notify the mods, deep six this clown. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 13:57:11 (172.56.2.174)
What a dork. .......
300: Inmate Central, Action at a distance (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 13:32:07 (172.56.2.174)
You wrote, "All on the rules for the normal dimension hinge on the speed of light, C is in many equations and yet in the quantum domain C is not always a limit, even Albert Einstein concluded there wo .......
301: Inmate Central, The World's Sexiest Man isn't Kim Jong Un? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 13:21:56 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
302: Inmate Central, Some motherships a mile across have been observed. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 13:17:56 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
303: Inmate Central, "Now that COVID is mostly over...-" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 12:57:37 (172.56.2.174)
Uh, they stopped publishing Covid data months ago. Hel-loo? Smoke and extreme heat is the new Covid. .......
304: Inmate Central, Please notify the mods, deep six this clown. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 12:52:49 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
305: Inmate Central, I don't discuss my products here but am pleased of course when others do. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 11:34:25 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
306: Inmate Central, Proxima Centauri (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 08:53:46 (172.56.2.174)
Proxima Centauri 4.25 LY from our sun has two confirmed planets: Proxima b, an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone discovered in 2016, and Proxima d, a candidate sub-Earth which orbits very close .......
307: Inmate Central, Where do they come from? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 08:04:25 (172.56.2.174)
It's a logical fallacy to say they have to come from thousands of light years away. That's because they could easily come from star systems in our galaxy. Thus, it's not that much of stretch to imagin .......
308: Propeller Head Plaza, The energy of the signal lies outside the conductor. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 07:33:41 (172.56.2.174)
Inside the conductor electrons wiggle back and forth at high rate of alternation. The Poynting vector travels back and forth in the dielectric material, also at high rate of alternation. The e and b f .......
309: Films/DVD Asylum, Oppenheimer fashion style modeled after Bowie's Thin White Duke persona. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 06:00:49 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
310: Inmate Central, RE: "A monumental UFO scandal is looming" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 05:47:16 (172.56.2.174)
You wrote, "It is extremely unlikely that such a high-profile lawyer and former top federal official would represent anyone making the kinds of extraordinary claims that Grusch is without robust evide .......
311: Tweakers' Asylum, 3M RFI tape for microchips (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-06, 05:17:35 (172.56.2.174)
The 3M tape can be cut into small squares or rectangles and applied to the top surface of any and all microchips in the electronics, you can make a tent from the 3M stuff for the fuse. Care should be .......
312: General Asylum, Can you put a TT on Minus K without disengaging lateral isolation? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-05, 17:16:41 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
313: Inmate Central, He packed it all in and enrolled in electronics school. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-05, 14:12:24 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
314: Inmate Central, If it's any consolation a classmate made it 45 min in a 400 F heat chamber at W-P AFB. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-05, 12:09:13 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
315: General Asylum, They must make a really big Minus K. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 12:41:54 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: You've explained in this place why wire is directional in AC circuits???? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 12:40:12 (172.56.2.174)
I've only been discussing directionality for two straight years on AA. This looks like a simple case of snooze, you lose. .......
317: Inmate Central, See? I said he wasn't the only one. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 08:32:36 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
318: Inmate Central, When you don't have a counter-argument attack the grammar. Lol (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 07:55:23 (172.56.2.174)
Feynman was referring to people like you, I thought I'd help you out. .......
319: Inmate Central, Very interesting. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 07:46:49 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
320: Films/DVD Asylum, Under the Skin (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:36:35 (172.56.2.174)
Scarlett Johansson as a seductive alien cruising highways in Scotland looking for fresh meat hitch hikers. .......
321: Inmate Central, Whatever became of quantum dot lights? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:33:18 (172.56.2.174)
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322: Inmate Central, Deep Kimchi (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:30:21 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
323: General Asylum, Speaking of Christmas lights whatever happened to quantum dot lights? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:27:59 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
324: Inmate Central, Pinheads shouldn't call names. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:24:16 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
325: Inmate Central, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 06:23:06 (172.56.2.174)
If you aren't familiar with Feynman is that somehow my fault? But you have totally missed the point. Even though I take great pains to explain why wire is directional in an AC circuit you don't get it .......
326: Inmate Central, Very nice 1950s wig. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 04:03:50 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
327: Inmate Central, Nothing is moving or flowing. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 03:51:13 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
328: General Asylum, Dim Bulb Tester - is that some kind of code for Double Blind Test? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-03, 03:45:50 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
329: Inmate Central, Reading comprehension failure (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-02, 13:31:43 (172.56.2.174)
It's an old Feynman quote, silly goose. Never smarten up a chump. You can't cheat an honest man. .......
330: Inmate Central, Nuclear power (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-02, 07:55:54 (172.56.2.174)
Why do you need any power? It's already at speed and there's no resistance. I'm reminded of one of the laws of motion. Pop quiz: how many light years has it traveled? .......
331: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: It's being shown in a small theater house here in Santa Fe (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 10:48:29 (172.56.2.174)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes is also a great way to get the whole story. It didn't get the Pulitzer Prize for nothing. .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: Thomas Midgley, Jr. (a scientist) (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 09:59:46 (172.56.2.174)
What did you invent? .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: No need for nobel prize winners... He gonna 'splain that stuff to us common folk... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 09:57:20 (172.56.2.174)
Vacuous is an excellent name. Kinda sums it up. .......
334: Inmate Central, Speaking of pathological. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 09:47:13 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: I doubt you could explain it (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 08:47:25 (172.56.2.174)
I can explain it very easily to anyone who isn't locked down in his own reality tunnel. Only someone lacking basic logic skills would not understand it right away. It's called pathological skepticism. .......
336: Inmate Central, If at first you don't succeed try the outfield. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 06:32:43 (172.56.2.174)
If I could explain it to the average audiophile they wouldn't have given me the Nobel prize. .......
337: General Asylum, So much for the theory of simplicity. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 04:38:46 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
338: Inmate Central, Looks like a job for Brilliant Pebbles. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 04:19:52 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: Moscow Today (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-08-01, 04:13:57 (172.56.2.174)
More bad wiring? .......
340: General Asylum, RE: They could start by outlawing aluminum voice coils. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-30, 08:43:20 (172.56.2.174)
In my world everything matters, you do the best with what's available. That means silver cryo'd cables if one is well heeled, or high purity copper cryo'd, speaker cables, interconnects, HDMI cables p .......
341: Tweakers' Asylum, Nice logical fallacy! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 10:28:18 (172.56.2.174)
By your logic everything he says is wrong. Or are the things you select wrong and everything else is right? .......
342: General Asylum, RE: They could start by outlawing aluminum voice coils. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 10:19:58 (172.56.2.174)
Three guesses. The first two don't count. .......
343: General Asylum, RE: Conductivity is overrated (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 10:17:19 (172.56.2.174)
The conductor of Mapleshade's Omega Mikro interconnects is 54 gauge, which defies the laws of conductivity. .......
344: Inmate Central, I assume you must mean his dog. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 10:00:15 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
345: General Asylum, Does it come with a cartridge? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 09:58:05 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
346: Films/DVD Asylum, Barbie beat Oppenheimer at box office by more than $250 million. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 07:20:47 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
347: General Asylum, They could start by outlawing aluminum voice coils. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-29, 04:42:01 (172.56.2.174)
Nt .......
348: Inmate Central, Military intelligence. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-28, 08:17:05 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
349: Inmate Central, What's the difference? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-28, 04:44:00 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
350: General Asylum, Conductivity is overrated (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-28, 03:14:09 (172.58.191.77)
Conductivity is not the only game in town. And there are ways to improve conductivity of cables with existing resources. For example, by employing higher gauge conductors, by employing purer metals, b .......
351: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Pop Quiz, bowls of ice water (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-27, 10:05:04 (172.58.191.77)
After the dogs drank most of the water did you drink the rest? .......
352: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: "Electrical issues affecting sound? Hogwash." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-27, 09:46:50 (172.58.191.77)
Did you mean Psycho Friends Network? .......
353: Inmate Central, Medal of Honor? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-27, 08:21:37 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
354: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: An update! ... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-27, 07:29:37 (172.58.191.77)
Isolation is the new dampening or mass loading. Didn't anyone get the memo? .......
355: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: CD buffers (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-27, 04:41:19 (172.58.191.77)
Reed Solomon doesn't correct all errors. If it did the CDs wouldn't sound so bad. The laser Servo Feedback system doesn't correct all errors either. The errors that occur during data reading are put i .......
356: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: You should post this over on Whiners Road asap! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-25, 11:54:53 (172.58.191.77)
Ukraine based company. Hel-loo! .......
357: Inmate Central, Neither. Wolf of Wall Street Margot. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-24, 15:34:30 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
358: Inmate Central, That's right, blame it on the dead guy. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-24, 04:13:35 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
359: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: The sky is blue. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-23, 04:28:11 (172.58.191.77)
Try to keep up with the conversation. .......
360: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: The sky is blue. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-23, 04:27:12 (172.58.191.77)
You mean like what comes out of your mouth? .......
361: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: I'll show you mine if you show me yours (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-23, 03:55:40 (172.58.191.77)
I'm way ahead of you. You have drawn the wrong conclusions. Better luck in the future. .......
362: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: The sky is blue. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-22, 13:44:18 (172.58.191.77)
Why do you say that? .......
363: Inmate Central, Harrumph, harrumph! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-22, 08:04:47 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
364: General Asylum, RE: Tannoy Westminster Royal always in fashion (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-22, 07:46:10 (172.58.191.77)
But like many other companies who decided to build factories outside their country, quality shouldn't be an issue. That's because the personnel who assemble the product can be trained as easily as any .......
365: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Ms CfL and I are planning on seeing it, but. . . (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-22, 07:39:40 (172.58.191.77)
That's weird, cause I get headaches from watching Christopher Nolan movies. .......
366: General Asylum, RE: No, but the prices haven't gone down (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-22, 05:30:45 (172.58.191.77)
It's a Tannoy facility. Why would the quality change? If it doesn't make sense it's not true. That's why prices haven't gone down. .......
367: General Asylum, RE: Tannoy Westminster Royal always in fashion (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-21, 07:34:14 (172.58.191.77)
I trust you're not suggesting quality has suffered by moving to Jina. .......
368: Tweakers' Asylum, You must have slept through the whole vibration isolation revolution. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-21, 04:48:54 (172.58.191.77)
Snooze, you lose. .......
369: Tweakers' Asylum, The sky is blue. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-20, 10:52:14 (172.58.191.77)
Nt .......
370: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: "Electrical issues affecting sound? Hogwash." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-20, 09:21:00 (172.58.191.77)
It you who must expand your scope. Why limit yourself to R, L and C? That's so 80s. .......
371: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: that bird flew over my head ..... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-20, 04:28:42 (172.58.191.77)
Circular Error Probabilities are measures of a weapon 's precision, especially. for nuclear weapons. .......
372: Tweakers' Asylum, "Electrical issues affecting sound? Hogwash." (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-20, 03:45:53 (172.58.191.77)
Why do you say that? Or is it just your gut feeling? .......
373: Inmate Central, Does buffarillos have derogatory connotations? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-19, 12:12:36 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
374: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I had something interesting happen to me directly about this subject .... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-18, 14:30:59 (98.169.213.125)
One of my first jobs out of school was calculating CEPs. I was in a pink building with no windows. Lol .......
375: Tweakers' Asylum, The following method beats all others (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-18, 12:43:15 (98.169.213.125)
Suspend all cables and power cords using string attached to eye hooks in ceiling with a short rubber band tied to the string or fishing line to the eye hook, this will provide addition isolation from .......
376: Films/DVD Asylum, Movie from book, Oppenheimer, American Prometheus (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-18, 05:18:11 (98.169.213.125)
I read it two years ago, so I'm out. I also read Making of the Atomic Bomb by Rhodes, and Making of Hydrogen Bomb, also Rhodes. .......
377: Inmate Central, Everything is broken (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-18, 05:13:05 (98.169.213.125)
Broken cutters, broken saws, Broken buckles, broken laws, Broken bodies, broken bones, Broken voices on broken phones Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin', Everything is broken Every time you .......
378: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Have you ever tried.... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-18, 04:20:45 (98.169.213.125)
It's pretty easy to isolate the pcb with pure natural cork. The kind they use in musical instruments.you definitely don't want the screws, remove them. Screws are the opposite of isolation. ::: TOPIC: .......
379: Tweakers' Asylum, Lawn jockeys or Statues of Liberty. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-17, 13:33:49 (174.216.178.98)
Nt .......
380: General Asylum, The trick is high power Class A tube amps (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-17, 05:01:02 (98.169.213.125)
Such as the BWS Consulting monsters, 600 lbs shipping weight, two monoblock amps and separate power supplies. Very high plate voltage, 845 output tubes. That's not a Class A tube amp, this is a Class .......
381: Tweakers' Asylum, You got that right! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-16, 08:17:35 (98.169.213.125)
Tweaks are guaranteed to bring the anti-tweaks, anti audiophiles and pseudo intellectuals out of the woodwork. They're like the early pioneers traveling West. Many got tired of riding in bumpy covered .......
382: Tweakers' Asylum, Nice but I got that beat (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-16, 08:10:07 (98.169.213.125)
I used real diamonds, 5 carats rough, as shims under printed circuit boards in lieu of screws. Much better energy transfer. .......
383: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: "Any yutz with ears can hear how bad the sound is in that video" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-16, 08:03:38 (98.169.213.125)
Apparently I was wrong, not every yutz can hear how bad the sound is in that video. .......
384: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How small can a tweak be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-16, 05:26:34 (98.169.213.125)
How about The Intelligent Chip, only a tiny metal dot sandwich containing several thousand artificial atoms. Or a Silver Rainbow Foil, 1/2" by 1/8" silver holographic foil? .......
385: Isolation Ward, Battery tweak (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-15, 12:03:31 (98.169.213.125)
Gather up all of your batteries in the house including unused batteries and batteries in remotes, wherever. Place them all in the freezer compartment and leave in there for 48 hours. Then remove from .......
386: Inmate Central, This war's gonna be over some time, it's not going to last forever. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-15, 11:51:31 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
387: Tweakers' Asylum, "So, what's the graphene for?" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-15, 11:42:30 (98.169.213.125)
Graphene is the new graphite. Graphene is a super material, it's a carbon based molecule that has a number of very useful properties for audio. Graphene has been used in Head tennis rackets (Djokovic) .......
388: General Asylum, When you go to hell you can still listen to tunes (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-15, 05:08:15 (98.169.213.125)
...- .......
389: General Asylum, RE: 300 hour break in? How did they figure that out? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-14, 05:34:49 (98.169.213.125)
That's correct. There are too many other things breaking in, as well as other things affecting the sound. Too many variables. Including hidden variables. New cables, new speaker locations, new speaker .......
390: Tweakers' Asylum, CD buffers (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-14, 04:02:25 (98.169.213.125)
If CD players actually have buffers, which they probably don't, the errors that occur during the laser reading process would be stored in the buffer, no? So what good would would the buffer be in solv .......
391: General Asylum, Don't worry about it. I'm rather fond of pseudo skeptic trolls. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-14, 03:31:39 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
392: General Asylum, It wasn't that difficult grooming you to be my willing stooge. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 15:40:09 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
393: General Asylum, RE: Deja Vu still at it AFAIK (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 14:05:02 (98.169.213.125)
Audio Associates was located at Springfield Mall. Paragon of Sound was perhaps the most high end place around where I bought my LS3/5as was located in Potomac at home of Don Robertson, retired NASA ac .......
394: General Asylum, I have not been reading your posts. Is that wrong of me? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 12:28:02 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
395: General Asylum, I bow to the master debater. Nt- (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 09:52:41 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
396: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: OMG (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 09:49:44 (98.169.213.125)
You probably need to expand your horizons ASAP. You're beginning to bland in with the peanut gallery. .......
397: General Asylum, RE: Deja Vu still at it AFAIK (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 09:45:20 (98.169.213.125)
I displayed my sub-Hertz iso platform at Vu's in Vienna circa 1997. I also met Vince Cannistraro there. .......
398: General Asylum, RE: Deja Vu still at it AFAIK (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 07:56:02 (98.169.213.125)
Audio Associates, Meyer Emco, Paragon of Sound, Excalibur in Alexandria all closed 30 years ago. It looks like The Gifted Listener in Centerville is still open. .......
399: General Asylum, SONEX and Ikea Poang chairs. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 04:31:34 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
400: Tweakers' Asylum, OMG (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 04:16:38 (98.169.213.125)
Any yutz with ears can hear how bad the sound is in that video - honky, airless, bass shy, dimensionless, overly compressed, metallic, generic, unmusical, and like papier-mâché. And no wonder! The roo .......
401: General Asylum, RE: Time To Reevaluate Earlier Era Digital Transfers? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 03:54:03 (98.169.213.125)
That one escaped the Loudness Wars. Nice and dynamic and natural sounding. .......
402: General Asylum, Pseudo skeptics always have a comeback. Rule no. 1. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-13, 03:49:59 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
403: Tweakers' Asylum, Boost your audiophile ego? You're kidding, right? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 17:15:48 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
404: General Asylum, Compelling reason? Huh? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 16:31:33 (98.169.213.125)
A compelling reason? It's pretty obvious you already made your mind up. That's a pseudo skeptic, not a real skeptic. .......
405: General Asylum, In DC Metro area almost all high end stores closed 30-35 years ago. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 13:10:42 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
406: General Asylum, Marks a Lot or Sharpie permanent ink, prefer 3M Super 88 (Super33 backup). Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 13:01:02 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
407: General Asylum, RE: OK, sorry, I'm contrarian ... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 12:15:44 (98.169.213.125)
That's an unusually good sounding one. I heard that recently on a big high power class A tube system with the Reed Solomon error correction codes disabled. If you couid hear what I heard with my ears. .......
408: General Asylum, If this is your act, pretending to be a pseudo skeptic, it's very convincing. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 12:00:11 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
409: Inmate Central, Air force heat chamber experiment (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 11:40:50 (98.169.213.125)
A friend of mine, an Air Force lieutenant at Wright Patterson AFB, volunteered to see how long he could sit in street clothes in a heat chamber at 450 degrees F. He was in the chamber 30 minutes. No p .......
410: General Asylum, RE: How to turn your cheap Buss fuse into an audiophile fuse. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 11:03:33 (98.169.213.125)
I'm way ahead of you, pal. About fifty years. .......
411: Inmate Central, Put enough pressure on Rooskies and they'll implode. Like they did before. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 10:33:07 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
412: Tweakers' Asylum, That stinks. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 10:27:25 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
413: General Asylum, RE: They made a very noticeable improvement in my system (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 07:51:12 (98.169.213.125)
You're so gullible. Most pseudo skeptics are. .......
414: General Asylum, RE: "Use purple permanent ink marker to paint the end caps purple" (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 06:41:19 (98.169.213.125)
Hey, it's only one molecule thick, cut me some slack. Does it have something to do with the photoelectric effect? I really don't know. Is it quantum mechanics? I don't know. .......
415: General Asylum, RE: They made a very noticeable improvement in my system (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 04:53:20 (98.169.213.125)
It's only difficult if you psych yourself out. People hear the effect of superior fuses all the time. That's why 150,000 audiophile fuses were sold in the last five years. Folks need to be more like T .......
416: General Asylum, How to turn your cheap Buss fuse into an audiophile fuse. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-12, 04:46:53 (98.169.213.125)
Place fuse(s) in home freezer for 48 hours. Then allow to warm up gradually by placing fuse(s) in the regular refrigerator section for 4 hours. Wrap a thin 1/4" to 1/2" strip of black 3M Super 88 elec .......
417: General Asylum, RE: 300 hour break in so really only a 18 day trial. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 17:06:28 (98.169.213.125)
Why assume anything? Most likely playing music 4-8 hours a day on average. Thus exceeding 30 days. How convenient! .......
418: General Asylum, RE: Many 1980s first-issue CDs of popular recordings sounded HORRID! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 14:14:21 (98.169.213.125)
Most likely explanation is the early CD player we're HORRID, not the CDs. Early CDs on much better player since then sound fine. Some of the nesting sounding CDs are early ones, priority to the loudne .......
419: General Asylum, A copper plug would be better than Reynolds Wrap for obvious reasons. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 12:03:59 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
420: General Asylum, Again with the Semantics! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 10:44:28 (98.169.213.125)
Again semantics. The fuse is spliced into the wire. The fuse is part of the signal path, the same signal path as the wire. I hate to judge too harshly but you can't see the forest for trees. ::: TOPIC .......
421: General Asylum, RE: Hold on, cowpoke (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 10:32:31 (98.169.213.125)
No sense of humor, Canadian, right? .......
422: General Asylum, RE: it's a good thing fuses aren't spherical, I suppose... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 10:30:39 (98.169.213.125)
You wrote, " As for the video....I immediately started laughing. That little fuse makes a lot of claims, all of which are laughable." >>>Of course the real scientific test is if you show the video to .......
423: Tweakers' Asylum, Whoa! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 10:21:15 (98.169.213.125)
The contact enhancers I'm referring to are Graphene, silver or silver gold. No alcohol. Besides alcohol evaporates almost instantly, it's a good general purpose cleaner, though. Alcohol's a good one t .......
424: General Asylum, RE: Semantics (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 08:41:00 (98.169.213.125)
Its neither in series or parallel. It's a splice in the wire, that's all. You can't see the forest for the trees, Mr. Google engineer. Besides current doesn't flow in wires. Haven't you been paying at .......
425: Inmate Central, My All City Macho Man has Chromoly double-butted frame. Light and responsive. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 04:15:08 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
426: Tweakers' Asylum, Direction of fuse in AC circuit (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 04:06:39 (98.169.213.125)
For the umpteenth time direction matters in an AC circuit because we only care about the signal when it's headed toward the speakers, downstream. When the signal goes away from the speakers (upstream) .......
427: General Asylum, Semantics (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 03:59:44 (98.169.213.125)
The point is that the fuse is placed on one wire of the 2-wire AC circuit. That way Uber skeptics can rant and rave that fuses can't be directional in an AC circuit. .......
428: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How small can a tweak be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-11, 01:33:45 (98.169.213.125)
Let's say for most people on most systems and agree not to include those with hearing difficulties and handicapped systems. .......
429: Tweakers' Asylum, How about the contact enhancer for the fuse end caps? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 19:20:44 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
430: General Asylum, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 14:40:22 (98.169.213.125)
They are neither in series or in parallel with the circuit. They are on one leg of the AC circuit. .......
431: General Asylum, Are you referring to the wire itself or the body? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 13:23:24 (98.169.213.125)
If the fuse wire is spherical it won't work as a fuse. If the fuse body is spherical, which doesn't make sense, you still have the same issue with the fuse wire, I.e., directionality. Better luck next .......
432: General Asylum, Actually, no (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 13:18:21 (98.169.213.125)
Hard shiny surfaces are in many cases good for the sound. It's a complex subject. What I'm referring to doesn't have anything to do with hard shiny surfaces. Of course, you can have whatever you want .......
433: General Asylum, Hold on, cowpoke (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 13:10:38 (98.169.213.125)
You missed this, the next paragraph, hot shot. It's actually what we call in the biz a CYA comment. "All Brilliant Pebbles products come in clear thin plastic ziplock bags that contain semiprecious a .......
434: Inmate Central, What could possibly go wrong? Hopefully it's just talk. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 11:25:42 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
435: General Asylum, Behind every cloud is a silver lining. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 11:14:52 (98.169.213.125)
You're obviously a good housekeeper. .......
436: General Asylum, I'm light years ahead of you. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 10:19:21 (98.169.213.125)
You need to break free from your reality tunnel. You actually believe a photo of your stern means something. .......
437: General Asylum, This must be an all thumbs on deck alert. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 09:22:01 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
438: General Asylum, I may be slow but I'm ahead of you. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 09:03:34 (98.169.213.125)
Better than yours for sure. You impress me as an all thumbs type. .......
439: General Asylum, Yes, without hearing them. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 09:01:31 (98.169.213.125)
Oh, I get. You probably think they sound fabulous. Without hearing them. .......
440: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I am going to see Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX dome ..... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 05:14:14 (98.169.213.125)
I am big Oppie fan but I suspect the director of Interstellar will manage to screw it up. .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: SciFi Propulsion (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 04:42:31 (98.169.213.125)
If the bar was big enough and there was enough Xenon, a very long time. The way to do it is a high power engine to get to high speed then low power engine to maintain speed, maybe unnecessary. How fas .......
442: General Asylum, RE: it's a good thing fuses aren't spherical, I suppose... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 04:31:17 (98.169.213.125)
Even Buss fuses are directional. The guys over at Buss most likely never heard of directionality. .......
443: General Asylum, RE: Here's what else he said.... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-10, 04:00:34 (98.169.213.125)
"Clearly he IS saying that SETs ARE euphonic coloration generators when it comes to the perception that they are more dynamic. He is literally saying "dynamics" and "distortion" are interchangeable wh .......
444: General Asylum, RE: Synergistic Research Master Fuse (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 14:53:04 (98.169.213.125)
From Synergistic Research web page for Master Fuse, "Note: If you are switching from an Orange or Purple fuse to a Master fuse, start by inserting the Master fuse in the same direction as the Master f .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: SciFi Propulsion (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 14:41:35 (98.169.213.125)
I presented my undergrad thesis at the national AIAA conference in Charlottesville, Va '68. Preliminary design of low-thrust sputtering engine for space travel. High speed Xenon ions bombard highly ma .......
446: General Asylum, What do you think of the Yankees' chances? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 14:28:20 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
447: General Asylum, RE: OT - Anyone here use those QB Scans behind him on the wall?...- (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 08:31:08 (98.169.213.125)
I used to have a Skyline diffuser on the back wall that worked very well and worked even better when the resonance of the foam material is dampened. I also used to a ton of Golden Sound Super Cones NA .......
448: General Asylum, What does a reviewer's system sounds like? Pure crap for all we know. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 04:23:39 (98.169.213.125)
You'd think a review would have an amazing system, right? But mostly likely it's crap. If you read reviews on Amazon of classical music like Wagner, every single CD or Box set contains at least one re .......
449: Tweakers' Asylum, You're in way over your head here. Even your comebacks stink. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-09, 04:09:30 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
450: Inmate Central, RE: Send probes, like the alien civilizations do. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 17:21:22 (98.169.213.125)
Oops, 15,000 km/sec. I was very close! .......
451: Inmate Central, They would just be gathering dust otherwise. Hel-loo! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 09:39:50 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
452: Inmate Central, If china won't address and change their huge pollution problem can we bomb them? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 04:36:43 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
453: Tweakers' Asylum, You can't seem to escape the noise floor. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 04:04:46 (98.169.213.125)
Try to free yourself from your own self imposed reality tunnel. .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: Several companies worked on them, but... (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 03:37:41 (98.169.213.125)
Yeah, I recall Fuel Cell was one I forget the other.PLUG ? Great stocks, if you bought six or seven years ago. One was 15 cents at one point. .......
455: Inmate Central, RE: Send probes, like the alien civilizations do. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 03:24:36 (98.169.213.125)
If the probes come from the closest star system 4.37 light years distant and travel at 1/4 lightspeed they could reach Earth in about 17 1/2 years. Not too shabby! Our "probe" Voyager 1 is now about 1 .......
456: General Asylum, RE: Inventions that ruined audio (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-08, 02:50:44 (98.169.213.125)
The playback system and the room, vibration, RFI, and other factors often contribute to make excellent recordings sound horrible. How do you fix that? No one ever said MFSL doesn't sometimes make medi .......
457: Inmate Central, The one whose face looks like an old catcher's mitt? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 16:13:16 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: You mean the fuel cells (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 16:10:15 (98.169.213.125)
Pretty sure Toyota was or is developing fuel cells for autos. But maybe they stopped. .......
459: Tweakers' Asylum, What's outside Pleasantville? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 15:54:36 (98.169.213.125)
What's outside Pleasantville? (Trying to stay calm and keep from revealing he was from the future) I'm from a town where the roads don't end at the edge of town. It's not like Pleasantville. There are .......
460: Tweakers' Asylum, That's not really a tweak. AES is two paradigm shifts behind the power curve. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 15:07:19 (98.169.213.125)
They live in a self-perpetuating reality tunnel. Plus the guy's voice is insufferably whiny. .......
461: Inmate Central, Send probes, like the alien civilizations do. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 15:02:06 (98.169.213.125)
That way you don't have to worry about FTL travel. 50% of lightspeed or whatever will suffice. Time is not an issue that way. The aliens figured this out a long time ago. .......
462: Tweakers' Asylum, Rules of science? Equations? I'm not getting a good feeling...- Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 14:19:30 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
463: Propeller Head Plaza, You should post this over on Whiners Road asap! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 14:15:50 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
464: Inmate Central, Hey, whatever happened to hydrogen batteries? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 14:12:58 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
465: Inmate Central, Way too creepy, distasteful and disrespectful. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 14:11:25 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
466: Inmate Central, Man who killed 23 in El Paso Walmart gets 90 consecutive life sentences. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 14:09:43 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
467: Propeller Head Plaza, Huh?! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 13:51:24 (98.169.213.125)
You apparently haven't been following the conversation on wire directionality. Wire is measurably physically and electrically asymmetrical. It's also audibly asymmetrical. That's why we use the term d .......
468: Inmate Central, They said July 4th was the hottest day for World in 125,000 years. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 13:07:01 (98.169.213.125)
Something is happening but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones? .......
469: General Asylum, Oh, geez (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 13:02:35 (98.169.213.125)
I do not market my products here. Besides, magic pebbles don't address RFI, Mr. Smarty Pants. .......
470: General Asylum, Uh, (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 12:57:57 (98.169.213.125)
Well, it comes right through the windows. What have you done about that? And it's generated by all the microchips in modern electronics, too. What have you done about that? Have you tried building a F .......
471: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 12:40:43 (98.169.213.125)
I hate to judge before all the facts are in, but it appears you are the victim of the Dunning-Kruger effect when it comes to audio. I don't think I've seen anyone use the appeal to authority quite so .......
472: Tweakers' Asylum, Why spin your wheels on something you have no control over? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 12:11:27 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
473: Inmate Central, Obviously the SS kept some for their personal stash. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 10:21:50 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
474: Tweakers' Asylum, I guess it wasn't shielded well enough. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 10:01:59 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
475: General Asylum, It's not a level playing field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 08:26:17 (98.169.213.125)
There's a lot more RFI today, both external and internal. .......
476: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How small can a tweak be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 07:40:50 (98.169.213.125)
Irrelevant to the discussion. In other words, a logical fallacy. .......
477: Tweakers' Asylum, Huh?! (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 07:29:00 (98.169.213.125)
They aren't my products, Zippy. Begone, troll! .......
478: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 07:14:14 (98.169.213.125)
I realize it might not make sense. So what? In this hobby a lot of things don't make sense. You say it's impossible. I say it's possible. You haven't done the experiment so I win. Try to be like the l .......
479: Inmate Central, Cluster ___ (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 05:26:04 (98.169.213.125)
... .......
480: Isolation Ward, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 04:01:23 (98.169.213.125)
I see, you're making a joke. .......
481: General Asylum, RE: The more extraneous stuff you remove from the room the lower the distortion at higher volumes. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 03:34:20 (98.169.213.125)
In order to get good dynamic range you need to turn the volume up, plus some speakers need juice to get cooking. I am not a big fan of wimpy sound. It's all about dynamics. My point is that people oft .......
482: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 03:22:50 (98.169.213.125)
If it was expectation bias, wouldn't the expectation to be the "damned thing" wouldn't work? Beside I suspect you would be the first to say controlled blind tests are designed to eliminate or minimize .......
483: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 03:15:00 (98.169.213.125)
Never heard of what? .......
484: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How small can a tweak be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-07, 03:12:45 (98.169.213.125)
An example of what I'm talking about is a tiny bowl acoustic resonator which can have a diameter of about 3/4" or less, yet one or two of these tiny bowls can have a fairly large impact on the sound. .......
485: Inmate Central, Well, at least we know one person who's not involved. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 14:52:23 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
486: Inmate Central, What do you yell when a man falls overboard? (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 14:50:19 (98.169.213.125)
"Man overboard!" What do you yell when a woman falls overboard? "Full speed ahead!" .......
487: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 14:30:01 (98.169.213.125)
That's weird, because I have very good results with both demagnetizer and anti static electric charge device on CDs. I also have good results with the Green Pen around the outer CD edge. I am also the .......
488: Tweakers' Asylum, e is usually for electric field, b is for magnetic field. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 12:42:30 (98.169.213.125)
A moving e field produces a b field. Does the device have moving parts? If one isn't careful he might stumble down the rabbit hole of how can a CD have a magnetic field in the first place. A static el .......
489: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: tweak must be smaller than lambda/nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 10:35:40 (98.169.213.125)
Lambda/nt? Isn't that infinity? .......
490: Inmate Central, Take lots of books. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 10:33:16 (98.169.213.125)
NASA had high hopes of putting a colony at the zero gravity point between Earth and the Sun. That was back in the 70s. I was the Day Analyst for the ISEE-3 satellite thst was stationed at the zero gra .......
491: General Asylum, The more extraneous stuff you remove from the room the lower the distortion at higher volumes. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 08:05:45 (98.169.213.125)
Especially unused electronics, unused cables, CDs and LPs, musical instruments, books. .......
492: Tweakers' Asylum, How small can a tweak be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 04:07:37 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
493: General Asylum, Maybe it's the British spelling. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 04:03:45 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
494: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: I'm not referring to shielded cables or power cords. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-06, 03:53:43 (98.169.213.125)
They're all in AC circuits - speaker cables, interconnects, power cord, fuses, HDMI cables. They're all directional. DC is obviously directional. We only care about the electrons that are traveling to .......
495: Films/DVD Asylum, One day we all need to stop and think, what kind of world are we leaving to Keith Richards? Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-05, 15:11:22 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: Black holes formed much later than the big bang. So did galaxies. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-05, 15:07:24 (98.169.213.125)
Argumentative. .......
497: Inmate Central, Black holes formed much later than the big bang. So did galaxies. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-05, 12:18:45 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
498: Inmate Central, Obviously planted. Hel-loo! Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-05, 05:22:24 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
499: Propeller Head Plaza, I'm not referring to shielded cables or power cords. (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-04, 06:39:35 (98.169.213.125)
I said the conductor is directional. The shield, if there is one, is a separate issue. .......
500: Tweakers' Asylum, Audio QAnon contingent here can be quite vocal. Every audio forum has its core QAnon. Nt (0.00)
Posted by geoffkait on 2023-07-04, 05:09:51 (98.169.213.125)
Nt .......
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