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In Reply to: PS -- I didn't get to see a Saturn V take off, but I did get awfully close to a rocket posted by Charles Hansen on October 24, 2008 at 22:05:50:
What sets the upper limit on compressions? Liquefaction of N2?
Just curious...
Rick
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Guess its at least partially due to setting up S'phile issues a month or two in advance, but.... - Rick W 08:56:57 10/22/08 (149)
- lord please make it stop... - rdf 17:58:46 10/24/08 (3)
- I googled the CPI calculator and my AR XB I paid $99.96 in 1973 (=) $492.56 in todays dollar, - Teresa 17:01:14 10/25/08 (0)
- Peachy, more of the same willful misinterpretation. - Rick W 06:12:45 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: Peachy, more of the same willful misinterpretation. - rdf 09:56:24 10/25/08 (0)
- You gotta' wonder how many ... - reelsmith. 16:31:19 10/24/08 (34)
- And how many more he would sale if he priced it at a realistic price such as $799.99? - Teresa 17:04:18 10/25/08 (33)
- RE: And how many more he would sale if he priced it at a realistic price such as $799.99? - john curl 17:21:14 10/25/08 (32)
- "The price point is set significantly by the amount of money and effort put in to a design" .... - reelsmith. 11:08:32 10/26/08 (5)
- RE: "The price point is set significantly by the amount of money and effort put in to a design" .... - regmac 13:32:33 10/26/08 (4)
- a bit OT- scotch prices... - tunenut 17:07:42 10/27/08 (3)
- RE: a bit OT- scotch prices... - regmac 10:51:41 10/28/08 (2)
- RE: a bit OT- scotch prices... - tunenut 11:04:45 11/14/08 (1)
- RE: a bit OT- scotch prices... - regmac 15:37:43 11/14/08 (0)
- But the important question is - lancelot 08:38:18 10/26/08 (0)
- I do not believe a phono pre-amp any phone pre-amp could have more than $300 in parts cost! - Teresa 17:41:39 10/25/08 (24)
- Unbelievable - Mike Currie 05:42:50 10/27/08 (15)
- Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - Teresa 14:46:10 10/27/08 (14)
- RE: Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - comanche 20:43:33 01/4/09 (1)
- RE: And while Porsche is a status symbol - navman 13:50:57 01/8/09 (0)
- More Blather - Mike Currie 17:29:36 10/27/08 (6)
- Did you miss the words "I do not believe", "likely"? They are all my opinions and I DO NOT BELIEVE! - Teresa 23:53:32 10/27/08 (5)
- RE: Did you miss the words "I do not believe", "likely"? They are all my opinions and I DO NOT BELIEVE! - Tony Lauck 14:49:41 11/11/08 (1)
- thanks Tony, "electronic designer handbags" pretty much sums it up for me. I love it! - Teresa 18:08:33 11/12/08 (0)
- RE: Did you miss the words "I do not believe".... - Jcard 15:41:06 11/10/08 (0)
- Do you argue with dentists about the cost of silver in a filling? - tunenut 12:58:22 10/28/08 (0)
- RE: Did you miss the words "I do not believe", "likely"? They are all my opinions and I DO NOT BELIEVE! - rick_m 09:29:00 10/28/08 (0)
- RE: Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - Bruce from DC 14:53:52 10/27/08 (4)
- RE: Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - regmac 07:28:32 10/28/08 (3)
- RE: Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - Bruce from DC 08:34:53 10/28/08 (2)
- RBCD has sonic limitations, but DSD has legal pitfalls - Tony Lauck 07:34:45 10/29/08 (0)
- RE: Unbelievable YES! That is what I said I DO NOT BELIEVE, and I don't! Show me the parts list. - hikejohn 11:34:09 10/28/08 (0)
- Teresa, stop embarrassing yourself... - mkuller 20:57:52 10/26/08 (4)
- While I disagree with Teresa on a whole bunch of things, - Dave Pogue 04:58:39 10/29/08 (2)
- They make much of it on Cayenne's, IIRC, and it's not close to 80%...(nt) - mkuller 21:14:24 10/29/08 (1)
- Of course it's not. - Dave Pogue 04:36:38 10/30/08 (0)
- RE: Teresa, stop embarrassing yourself... - john curl 18:25:08 10/28/08 (0)
- RE: I do not believe a phono pre-amp any phone pre-amp could have more than $300 in parts cost! - Brian Cheney 19:55:43 10/25/08 (2)
- A question that's not being addressed: - regmac 07:00:08 10/27/08 (1)
- RE: A question that's not being addressed: - Brian Cheney 10:26:58 10/27/08 (0)
- Surely you know the answers to your speculations - Sordidman 12:35:26 10/23/08 (0)
- At the end of the day, it is all fantasy - E-Stat 07:57:57 10/23/08 (19)
- NASA, computers, moon huh? - rick_m 09:09:00 10/23/08 (18)
- Easy - E-Stat 09:41:01 10/23/08 (17)
- Is it just me... - Charles Hansen 01:47:05 10/24/08 (13)
- No that is all original, and what you think is 8mm is actually TV cameras of that era - Edp 16:35:10 10/30/08 (0)
- Frost? - E-Stat 07:46:40 10/24/08 (11)
- RE: Frost? - Charles Hansen 10:58:59 10/24/08 (10)
- RE: Frost? - John Atkinson 08:45:32 10/26/08 (3)
- What a scary reminder... - rick_m 09:34:16 10/26/08 (2)
- RE: What a scary reminder... - John Atkinson 13:55:59 10/26/08 (1)
- RE: What a scary reminder... - Mike Currie 05:49:31 10/27/08 (0)
- Only launch in question? - E-Stat 11:23:30 10/24/08 (5)
- I was just wondering if the YouTube video included "fake" footage. - Charles Hansen 21:33:21 10/24/08 (4)
- PS -- I didn't get to see a Saturn V take off, but I did get awfully close to a rocket - Charles Hansen 22:05:50 10/24/08 (3)
- RE: Sound limit. - rick_m 10/25/0814:04:55 10/25/08 (2)
- RE: Sound limit. - Charles Hansen 17:59:30 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: Sound limit. - rick_m 23:16:24 10/25/08 (0)
- RE: Easy - rick_m 13:19:29 10/23/08 (2)
- A bunch of technologies - E-Stat 14:34:01 10/23/08 (1)
- RE: A bunch of technologies - hikejohn 18:21:21 10/24/08 (0)
- Worshiping excess and - lancelot 20:43:08 10/22/08 (3)
- RE: Worshiping excess and - JNS 07:49:35 10/23/08 (2)
- RE: Worshiping excess and - DustyC 09:07:35 10/23/08 (0)
- Good points NT - lancelot 08:49:29 10/23/08 (0)
- So irritating! - JNS 17:04:10 10/22/08 (31)
- RE: So irritating! - Teresa 02:55:29 10/26/08 (0)
- RE: So irritating! - Ozzy 02:04:04 10/23/08 (9)
- I didn't know - Sordidman 12:41:02 10/23/08 (8)
- RE: I didn't know - JNS 07:28:34 10/24/08 (4)
- RE: I didn't know - Rbernst929@aol.com 08:03:49 10/24/08 (3)
- RE: I didn't know - JNS 08:34:27 10/24/08 (2)
- RE: I didn't know - ghamltn 21:42:34 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: I didn't know - sentinel90125 15:28:11 10/27/08 (0)
- RE: I didn't know - Ozzy 02:18:33 10/24/08 (2)
- RE: I didn't know - Rbernst929@aol.com 07:25:16 10/24/08 (1)
- Here's a quote from someone who said it better than I can...... - Ozzy 08:41:23 10/24/08 (0)
- Well he's responsible for some very fine samples of why we are in this hobby. - bjh 19:14:36 10/22/08 (15)
- This is a stunning CD - Dave Pogue 04:43:15 10/23/08 (1)
- RE: This is a stunning CD - kerr 08:11:11 10/23/08 (0)
- That is awesome! - Charles Hansen 21:02:04 10/22/08 (12)
- Thanks, Charles. We may occasionally disagree, but its great to have..... - Rick W 12:23:16 10/23/08 (0)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 09:20:42 10/23/08 (10)
- RE: That is awesome! - Charles Hansen 01:38:21 10/24/08 (9)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 16:21:14 10/24/08 (8)
- RE: That is awesome! - Charles Hansen 21:36:58 10/24/08 (7)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 09:06:26 10/25/08 (6)
- RE: That is awesome! - Charles Hansen 12:04:12 10/25/08 (5)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 14:04:59 10/25/08 (4)
- RE: That is awesome! - Charles Hansen 20:48:09 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 12:04:18 10/26/08 (0)
- RE: That is awesome! - john curl 16:59:39 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: That is awesome! - Brian Cheney 19:28:22 10/25/08 (0)
- GMAFB. Twit would be a complimentary description of you. - Rick W 17:41:20 10/22/08 (3)
- RE: GMAFB. Twit would be a complimentary description of you. - JNS 15:24:51 10/23/08 (2)
- RE: GMAFB. Twit would be a complimentary description of you. - rbolaw 09:11:45 10/24/08 (1)
- RE: GMAFB. Twit would be a complimentary description of you. - JNS 16:50:37 10/24/08 (0)
- Out of curiousity, would you be willing to post a component price list that keeps each item under 'excessive?' - Enophile 14:58:19 10/22/08 (26)
- My definitions of Affordable, Realistic, Expensive and Excessive for single components. - Teresa 17:34:33 10/25/08 (0)
- I posted my own view, period. I didn't present it as..... - Rick W 16:19:46 10/22/08 (24)
- Re: $18,000 preamps? magazine cover... - cdb 19:05:18 10/23/08 (8)
- "The 8th Wonder of the World" You're right, that is over the top, when I first saw the cover ... - bjh 09:57:46 10/25/08 (1)
- 8th Wonder Mk-I ? - audioheaven 09:10:32 11/15/08 (0)
- Ah, heck. - Charles Hansen 11:05:49 10/24/08 (4)
- I read the review but not the Measurement section, did ... - bjh 09:14:46 10/25/08 (3)
- RE: I read the review but not the Measurement section, did ... - Charles Hansen 12:06:34 10/25/08 (2)
- I have a subscription and I see your wonder did manage to get through the measurements without breaking. - bjh 14:05:50 10/25/08 (1)
- The drama, the drama - Charles Hansen 20:55:37 10/25/08 (0)
- RE: Re: $18,000 preamps? magazine cover... - JNS 08:37:43 10/24/08 (0)
- So, you won't tell? - Enophile 16:29:36 10/22/08 (14)
- Thanks I love it and I was looking for a name as some of this stuff is way beyond excessive, delusional it is! - Teresa 18:01:39 10/25/08 (0)
- So you'd you think it's reasonable... - mkuller 17:53:55 10/22/08 (1)
- That's fine. The fun is in comparing, not kvetching and running! - Enophile 18:43:39 10/22/08 (0)
- RE: So, you won't tell? - JNS 17:08:02 10/22/08 (0)
- Excessive - Grover 16:45:58 10/22/08 (3)
- Before I read a review, I look for the box with the price, if it's over $1,000 I will not read the review. - Teresa 18:13:47 10/25/08 (0)
- Hi, Grover! - Enophile 17:27:35 10/22/08 (1)
- Re: January - Grover 22:07:06 10/22/08 (0)
- RE: So, you won't tell? - john curl 16:45:31 10/22/08 (5)
- I understand that, John. - Rick W 17:55:16 10/22/08 (4)
- RE: I understand that, John. - hikejohn 18:37:00 10/24/08 (1)
- Dammit!. - Charles Hansen 21:38:50 10/24/08 (0)
- Come on... - mkuller 18:32:25 10/23/08 (0)
- RE: I understand that, John. - john curl 22:46:08 10/22/08 (0)
- I thought it was one of Stereophile's better efforts - proth@allenmatkins.com 14:05:08 10/22/08 (5)
- LOL. 40,000 albums seems pretty excessive to me:-) - Rick W 16:09:15 10/22/08 (4)
- I am purging down from 800 recordings to about 300, which I feel is the near perfect level. - Teresa 18:24:05 10/25/08 (0)
- 40,000 albums - proth@allenmatkins.com 14:28:43 10/23/08 (0)
- Sometimes, there is comfort in knowing you can reach for the LP, even if you don't. - Enophile 16:31:42 10/22/08 (1)
- Dammit! Where did I leave my harem? I know it's around here somewhere. [nt] - Charles Hansen 20:56:23 10/22/08 (0)
- Well reading about that $18,500 preamp does inform that - bjh 13:19:06 10/22/08 (0)
- But what about the OCTOBER issue? - John Marks 11:30:11 10/22/08 (2)
- I loved Sam Tellig back when he was know as the "Audio cheapskate" - Teresa 18:29:27 10/25/08 (0)
- John, see my reply to Grover below. nt - Rick W 11:42:22 10/22/08 (0)
- So given the economic downturn, would you suggest... - mkuller 10:58:10 10/22/08 (4)
- I always wondered why anyone (male or female) would subscribe to Car and Driver or Road and Track - Teresa 18:34:08 10/25/08 (0)
- No problem. We differ. Enjoy reading about the $43,500 phono stage. nt - Rick W 11:08:54 10/22/08 (2)
- RE: No problem. We differ. Enjoy reading about the $43,500 phono stage. nt - bjh 15:24:36 10/22/08 (0)
- Actually, that's probably one I'll skip, too...(nt) - mkuller 11:10:21 10/22/08 (0)
- Do the prices affect how we use reviews - Frihed89 10:24:59 10/22/08 (0)
- RE: Guess its at least partially due to setting up S'phile issues a month or two in advance, but.... - Rbernst929@aol.com 09:34:05 10/22/08 (0)
- My opinion - Grover 09:28:37 10/22/08 (8)
- Pretty soon, that Circuit City Roundup magazine will be.... - mkuller 11:02:04 10/22/08 (0)
- Hmm, there are quite a few hifi products.... - Rick W 11:01:48 10/22/08 (2)
- I also have a price point where my eyes get glossy - Grover 14:33:56 10/22/08 (0)
- RE: Hmm, there are quite a few hifi products.... - Rbernst929@aol.com 11:11:11 10/22/08 (0)
- Man, you haven't been in a Circuit City lately, have you? - Bruce Kendall 10:45:44 10/22/08 (3)
- Actually, I have - Grover 11:14:03 10/22/08 (2)
- I don't know..... - Bruce Kendall 12:20:20 10/22/08 (1)
- Dang it all - Grover 13:16:29 10/22/08 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: Sound limit. - rick_m 10/25/0814:04:55 10/25/08 (2)
- RE: Sound limit. - Charles Hansen 17:59:30 10/25/08 (1)
- RE: Sound limit. - rick_m 23:16:24 10/25/08 (0)