1: General Asylum, Same here (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-13, 10:59:07 (107.116.180.44)
SSA and a monthly 3% draw from IRA matches my previous earnings. .......

2: Inmate Central, Simple (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-13, 07:35:14 (172.3.174.242)
He doesn't require entry via the cargo entrance like his predecessor. He also signs bills with his hand, too! .......

3: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yes. 2.5G on a couple smaller models (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-13, 03:58:38 (172.3.174.242)
I will continue to use SSDs in my modest 1.4'TB environment with their faster access time. And have no intention spending $500+ each for such. If those are truly "mandatory", I'll remain happy with my .......

4: Computer Audio Asylum, Cool beans! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 19:34:03 (73.184.9.148)
There was a newer version of mine that had the same network interface. This new one is worth considering for sure. And it appears to support M.2 SSDs as main storage, too. Thanks! .......

5: Computer Audio Asylum, Right (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 16:18:20 (172.3.174.242)
By "smaller", I wasn't referring to the 15 drive models . Perhaps I should ask the question differently. What is the smallest model that supports > 1 gigabit? Currently have a mirrored 718+ using a pa .......

6: General Asylum, That's it! :) -nr (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 14:10:47 (172.3.174.242)
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7: General Asylum, Merely (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 12:48:00 (172.3.174.242)
a unit of measure from a recent post. Actually could be a pair of U-945s, REF6se and a pair of Norse God amps. I remain happy with my '01 MB-450s. My latest toys are of a different nature: Q Honey Bad .......

8: Computer Audio Asylum, Question (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 10:17:46 (172.3.174.242)
Do any of the smaller Synology models have > 1 gigabit capability? .......

9: General Asylum, Anything by (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 09:59:34 (172.3.174.242)
Lawrence Welk. He and his sisters were really old school. :) .......

10: General Asylum, Yep (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 09:57:12 (172.3.174.242)
This year, our portfolio has gone up enough to buy multiple VTL amps. :) .......

11: Inmate Central, Just offset (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 07:57:20 (107.116.180.44)
by using lots of the worst solution. :) .......

12: Inmate Central, Phew! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 05:09:41 (73.184.9.148)
Missed that list. Have a longstanding one, however, on C&D's Top 10 list. :) .......

13: Inmate Central, While every other country (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 04:32:22 (73.184.9.148)
is retiring coal plants, they're building new ones with considerable output. .......

14: Speaker Asylum, What happened to (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-12, 04:26:17 (73.184.9.148)
Your decades old desire for ATC? .......

15: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Unspoken reality is (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-11, 14:26:13 (107.116.180.44)
below 90 is most likely supplemented by some sort of sub and not just lost. Quads are single transformer designs. I use a pair of powered subs in the HT with the 1+1s. My Sound Lab stats, however, can .......

16: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just the compelling reason (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-10, 04:41:31 (129.222.252.30)
why folks take that approach with small electrostats. .......

17: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Wrong criteria (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-09, 20:46:35 (129.222.252.30)
So, is it really true that a properly built & designed amplifier actually benefits from "being relieved of low frequencies"? It is the speaker that benefits. Stats have only so much excursion avai .......

18: Inmate Central, For over fifty years at that! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-09, 04:52:24 (129.222.252.30)
Clueless just have to be themselves. :) .......

19: Inmate Central, Mine have a scrape or two -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-09, 04:49:19 (129.222.252.30)
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20: Inmate Central, The Voice of the People -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 09:31:31 (129.222.87.169)
.......

21: Inmate Central, Keep reading (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 08:40:00 (129.222.87.169)
The community overwhelmingly didn't want them. "They" must be the villains. .......

22: Inmate Central, Looks sweet (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 08:12:08 (129.222.87.169)
After getting black wheels on my Honda Passport, I'm really liking that finish. .......

23: Inmate Central, RE: Same here (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 06:36:04 (129.222.87.169)
Always gotta imagine some villain. ;) .......

24: Inmate Central, Now that's hilarious (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 04:55:27 (129.222.87.169)
how you connect the dots between a bloated healthcare plan, weather and terrorists abroad. Congratulations! .......

25: Inmate Central, Not moi! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 04:51:35 (129.222.87.169)
Since it made conventional healthcare too expensive for my former employer which was a small company, we were forced to switch to a high deductible HSA plan. That thing where employees have skin in th .......

26: Inmate Central, Same here (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-08, 04:44:10 (129.222.87.169)
Must be T's fault! .......

27: Inmate Central, Bills go through lots of changes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-06, 18:20:30 (129.222.84.11)
between House, Senate and final versions. Steve O presented the final results here . Any reduction in double taxation for SSA is welcome. :) .......

28: Inmate Central, Just (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 18:57:55 (107.142.146.197)
playing Captain Obvious for the moment. .......

29: Inmate Central, I wasn't the only one (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 12:53:07 (107.142.146.197)
to recognize such crap. Then and now. Thanks about the pics. :) .......

30: Inmate Central, Don't forget (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 12:03:14 (107.142.146.197)
Anything else can be done more efficiently when minimizing waste and costs are important . Private industry doesn't throw phenomenal amounts of money down the drain on useless *causes* that fortunat .......

31: Inmate Central, Fortunately (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 11:55:21 (107.142.146.197)
Mortgage interest rate was 8%. We haven't seen anything even close until Bidenflation. And inflation is cumulative - all the damage from those years will continue to haunt us. .......

32: Inmate Central, RE: We're all watching fireworks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 09:51:30 (107.142.146.197)
Modern cameras embed pics with metadata containing lots of information. There are online "EXIF" viewers that reveal such information. Here's some data concerning the first: Don't tell me you did wit .......

33: Inmate Central, Click bait for money -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 08:52:30 (107.142.146.197)
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34: Inmate Central, We're all watching fireworks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 06:09:20 (107.142.146.197)
and celebrating our country! .......

35: Inmate Central, In my post at that (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-05, 06:00:22 (107.142.146.197)
Just click the names! .......

36: Computer Audio Asylum, I guess I'm just cheap :) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 19:46:12 (107.142.146.197)
Amortized over several years vs outright paying hundreds for newer units ends up being a wash in our case leasing would have cost me double since I use them longer. .......

37: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hmmm (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 16:18:46 (107.142.146.197)
Given the current Kara F is $800, does that fit your budget for temporary? The Fosi looks decent and allows for op amp replacement for a fourth of that. .......

38: Inmate Central, RE: Note (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 16:09:08 (107.142.146.197)
I'll bet it's pretty "chilly" at the site. ;) That's about as good as it gets for terrestrial. JWST lives at L2. .......

39: Inmate Central, RE: Look at the graphs again (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 16:03:12 (107.142.146.197)
I did, again. No text, just a chart. Calibrated with figures that support my observations. If you want to see the data simply Google the source name: MTS dataset. Click this for the text version. .......

40: Inmate Central, No "opinion" involved (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 13:32:51 (107.142.146.197)
Are you aware I provided embedded links? Click the blue text! .......

41: Digital Drive, Lateral move (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 13:31:25 (107.142.146.197)
Computer based audio is more convenient but I'd wait. .......

42: Inmate Central, Nope -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 13:26:36 (107.142.146.197)
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43: Inmate Central, Here are their names, respectively (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 13:26:01 (107.142.146.197)
Rachel Levine and Sam Britton . .......

44: Inmate Central, Actually (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 12:42:05 (107.142.146.197)
those are two guys. ;) .......

45: Inmate Central, Obviously (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 12:41:26 (107.142.146.197)
we don't agree on the notion of merit vs arbitrary selection. .......

46: Inmate Central, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 11:56:07 (107.142.146.197)
thought you might recognize the former Assistant Secretary for Health and Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy. .......

47: Inmate Central, You've got a good point (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 11:47:09 (107.142.146.197)
Revlon must be happy! .......

48: Inmate Central, Just don't need to waste (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 11:17:22 (107.142.146.197)
enormous sums of money on such and punish merit. Folks are free to believe whatever they please. :) .......

49: Inmate Central, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 11:04:49 (107.142.146.197)
including the latest empty buzzwords like "fascist" and complaints of "dismantling democracy" . Sadly, some believe such. Go figure. .......

50: Inmate Central, They're driven by (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 10:53:53 (107.142.146.197)
emotion not reality. Predictable. .......

51: Inmate Central, Look at the graphs again (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 10:52:45 (107.142.146.197)
Obama's deficit was far higher than T's except for the Covid year. T got passed a horrible number both times but alas the market today has responded nicely. Hope your retirement account is taking adva .......

52: Computer Audio Asylum, Just same result (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 10:12:53 (107.142.146.197)
for having overlapping coverage. One fails. Almost everything functioning fine. Those units were purchased in 2018. I plan to go mesh next time around. AT&T offers extenders for the Fiber ONT that a .......

53: Inmate Central, Spoken like someone clueless to the data ;) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:58:18 (107.142.146.197)
"The top 1 percent's income share rose from 22.2 percent in 2020 to 26.3 percent in 2021 and its share of federal income taxes paid rose from 42.3 percent to 45.8 percent. " .......

54: Inmate Central, Covid was pricey (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:54:40 (107.142.146.197)
Note the sharp increase for 2020 vs 2017-2019. 2021's figure was understandable but not those that followed. :) .......

55: Inmate Central, Thanks for the details (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:49:58 (107.142.146.197)
as to how much the added benefit will be. Double that for couples. :) .......

56: Inmate Central, Fifth time's the charm for this post! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:18:11 (107.142.146.197)
Now that the BBB has passed, there will be lots more whining here for sure. ;) .......

57: Inmate Central, He doesn't verify (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:12:43 (107.142.146.197)
anything he posts. .......

58: Computer Audio Asylum, Split hairs noted -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:06:39 (107.142.146.197)
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59: Inmate Central, Can't even spell the word ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 09:04:59 (107.142.146.197)
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60: Inmate Central, With your changed criteria (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 08:56:08 (107.142.146.197)
the answer is 60% who pay Federal income tax . .......

61: Inmate Central, Note (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 08:49:44 (107.142.146.197)
this is the three year anniversary of the James Webb Observatory. What an amazing telescope! Seeing gravitational lensing for the first time is incredible! .......

62: Inmate Central, Try going (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 08:32:19 (107.142.146.197)
to the grocery, Wal-Mart or buy gas without paying taxes. You must steal. .......

63: Inmate Central, Yep (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 08:20:05 (107.142.146.197)
Cycle 25 peaks this month. .......

64: Inmate Central, Everyone obviously -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 08:19:04 (107.142.146.197)
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65: Inmate Central, Nice having (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-04, 06:37:11 (107.142.146.197)
someone with a sucessful financial payment background in charge as opposed to career politicians like O'Malley. :) .......

66: Inmate Central, Just received this from the SSA... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 20:34:32 (107.142.146.197)
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67: Computer Audio Asylum, The Beauty of Redundancy (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 19:57:28 (107.142.146.197)
One of my three identical Linksys access points failed today. Which takes out all video duty around the house which is wifey's thing, security and some other IOT stuff. That's a problem! It was the of .......

68: Inmate Central, Records are broken every day! :) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 15:52:30 (107.142.146.197)
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69: Inmate Central, I'm sure glad (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 15:03:39 (107.142.146.197)
I didn't have to rebook Fourth of July air travel due to a colleague's unscheduled soliloquy. :) .......

70: Inmate Central, Reading exactly where? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 14:56:29 (107.142.146.197)
In the mid-south, I last paid $2.53 for reg and $3.09 for 93 premium at Wal-mart. During a trip to IL, however, premium increased to $3.99. Gotta pay for overspending in their fiscal shortfall someho .......

71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, A tale of $250 integrated amps spanning fifty years (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 14:15:55 (107.142.146.197)
My first high fidelity amplifier following a "brown goods" Electrophonic T-600 based system was a 50 watt/channel AR AU Integrated purchased in 1972 when I was 15. It was designed to drive the AR-3a a .......

72: Inmate Central, I just love (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 14:14:19 (107.142.146.197)
the baseless and idiotic whining that goes on these days. Too f...ing funny! DEI has nothing to do with real safety standards. If anything, it lowers them by putting incompetent people in important ro .......

73: Inmate Central, Your experience differs from mine (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 13:42:25 (107.142.146.197)
The only dick I see is mine. .......

74: Inmate Central, Many circus acts (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 13:35:55 (107.142.146.197)
from the last few years are now history. .......

75: Inmate Central, Such ignorance (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 13:24:15 (107.142.146.197)
kinda makes sense for those who defund the police. .......

76: Inmate Central, They'll have to begin wearing their big pants now -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 13:22:33 (107.142.146.197)
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77: Inmate Central, DEI is dead (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 13:21:13 (107.142.146.197)
get over it. .......

78: Inmate Central, And... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 11:38:04 (107.142.146.197)
Like Rue Paul's drag race meets forged in fire. associated with large Lego building projects. "It weeeell kill!" :) .......

79: Inmate Central, Indeed (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 11:35:37 (107.142.146.197)
logic fails the sports world. .......

80: Music Lane, Also themes to 60s TV series (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 11:30:49 (107.142.146.197)
like Mannix and Mission Impossible. Have a two record set of his collection. .......

81: Inmate Central, No problemo! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 08:29:02 (107.142.146.197)
Dress as they please. :) .......

82: Inmate Central, RE: Dude looks like a lady? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 08:21:19 (107.142.146.197)
and how are they different from me? They are women. Competing in women's sports. Got it? Is the concept of the different physical capabilities difficult to understand? .......

83: Inmate Central, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 07:41:15 (107.142.146.197)
you cannot seem to distinguish male from female. Useful skill! ;) .......

84: Inmate Central, Yeah (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 06:48:53 (107.142.146.197)
screw the integrity of (truly) female sports. Who cares anyway, right? .......

85: Inmate Central, Simple concepts (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-03, 06:47:42 (107.142.146.197)
elude some for unknown reasons. .......

86: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I refer to all things SS (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-02, 07:32:36 (107.142.146.197)
including line level DACs, preamps and my TI based Fosi Integrated. It's more than output devices involved. Some SS components lack power switches as they are designed to be run 24/7. The first one I .......

87: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Different experience with SS (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-02, 05:41:41 (107.142.146.197)
mine still requires warm up for optimum performance. Some left powered up 24/7. .......

88: Amp/Preamp Asylum, My pre is a hybrid (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-02, 05:39:46 (107.142.146.197)
While the 6H30s don't require lots of time, the JFETs do. .......

89: Digital Drive, RE: Yes, same here (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-02, 05:38:17 (107.142.146.197)
I broke each one down to their individual tracks along with metadata tags. You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! While several rips are from Madonna 12" 45 RPM singles, I just have sides for th .......

90: General Asylum, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 17:41:28 (107.142.146.197)
missed the intended humor. :) IMO you can never know how discerning any reviewer is... unless you happen to know them! I befriended two TAS reviewers as a teen and understood their perspective quite .......

91: Digital Drive, My experience (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 16:25:18 (107.142.146.197)
As an aside, when I was digitizing vinyl (at 24/96 PCM), I would listen to a track and monitor the VU readings in software. I would deliberately increase the level so some peaks would slightly clip i .......

92: General Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 15:11:43 (107.142.146.197)
like GI-Joe? Follow the diacritical marks. Comprende? ...perhaps, he sees his USP as more modest gear for the widest appeal. Good reviewers stay within their comfort zone. .......

93: Inmate Central, No confusion at all (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 11:04:39 (107.142.146.197)
Surely by now you understand that it is never a question of specific actions taken - rather by who is taking them. And all you get in response is emptiness. ;) Hypocrisy reigns! .......

94: Inmate Central, Thanks for the laughs! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 08:40:40 (107.142.146.197)
Good thing I finished my coffee or else it would have been sprayed all across my keyboard and screen. :) .......

95: Inmate Central, I confess (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 08:39:51 (107.142.146.197)
it must truly be difficult living a perpetual lie. Never knowing when the falsehoods would be called. Grateful I don't know anyone in that situation. :) .......

96: Inmate Central, Law enforcement, yes! :) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 07:50:49 (107.142.146.197)
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97: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Qs for tube amp owners (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-07-01, 07:04:22 (107.142.146.197)
1. Play music 2. After about two hours when bias fully settles 3. Same .......

98: General Asylum, RE: My enemy's enemy is my friend (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 19:21:43 (107.142.146.197)
A while back, in a podcast with Peter Comeau he said he'd listened to 500 amplifies in the last few years and they all sounded different That's what articulate folks observe. So, you might agree .......

99: Inmate Central, Brilliant! ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 17:48:49 (107.142.146.197)
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100: General Asylum, Obviously tongue in cheek response (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 17:47:21 (107.142.146.197)
Sorry yours is not my experience either. .......

101: Inmate Central, Absolutely bizarre (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 17:45:19 (107.142.146.197)
you're comparing enforcing criminal activity to regular and cyclic termination of former employment perks. It sure gets whackier by the day. :) .......

102: Inmate Central, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 15:28:43 (107.142.146.197)
don't want put the life of Federal employees at risk! .......

103: General Asylum, Love it! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 15:25:52 (107.142.146.197)
In Darko's latest video , he admits amplifiers all sound different and you get what you pay for! .......

104: Inmate Central, That's our first and only Porsche (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 14:50:47 (107.142.146.197)
Prior to that we had a 6 speed '04 TL A-Spec along with a Ridgeline. New garage lighting looks cool with it. :) .......

105: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like fun ! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 14:00:23 (107.142.146.197)
It was! One of the lady instructors loves her M2. Says it has a really pretty rear end. I must agree with its diffusor and 265/35-19 tires. :) Her '13 Boxster is the Mahogany one seen in pics 2 (just .......

106: Inmate Central, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 08:53:11 (107.142.146.197)
Not the Lummeister. But, such exists . ;) .......

107: Inmate Central, After the neighbor's pine tree (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 06:54:47 (107.142.146.197)
crushed our ST1300, I decided not to replace it. At 68, I'm getting a bit more careful! Wifey is only 57. :) .......

108: Inmate Central, RE: "Can be" an expensive hobby??? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-30, 06:52:46 (107.142.146.197)
Boy the tires on the Streamliner sure are skinny! Jag C cars used 185/80-16s. By contrast, her Box uses 235/45s front and 265/45s rear on 18" rims. It can corner a full lateral G and its mid-engine de .......

109: Inmate Central, Just like audiophiles... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 17:10:19 (107.142.146.197)
there is a devoted hard core community of those who like to drive fast - on tracks. Can be an expensive hobby. ;) I've been a car guy ever since I could hold a flashlight or deliver screwdrivers to ol .......

110: Inmate Central, It's ALL on (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 13:33:20 (107.142.146.197)
Hamas with their tunnels under hospitals, schools, etc. .......

111: Inmate Central, Track time! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 13:32:02 (107.142.146.197)
Our local PCA group along with the Porsche dealer here and in St. Louis hosted a WOW (Women on Wheels) event at a race track for high performance driving education. Concept started five years ago with .......

112: Inmate Central, You left out... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 11:42:04 (107.142.146.197)
/smokers. .......

113: Digital Drive, Likely (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 09:50:39 (107.142.146.197)
more a function of the modest device being used. .......

114: Inmate Central, Don't call me Shirley! ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-29, 09:44:43 (107.142.146.197)
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115: Inmate Central, I've been happy with Canaries -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-28, 16:28:58 (107.142.146.197)
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116: Inmate Central, Not a problem for me (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-28, 16:27:35 (107.142.146.197)
since my seats are not regularly adjusted by hundreds of different folks. The throttle is not controlled by my hands nor have I *ever* experienced an aerodynamic stall in a car. Have done that delib .......

117: Inmate Central, Maintenance or simple training issue (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-28, 14:56:17 (107.142.146.197)
Craft was 11 years old and had 8000 takeoffs/landings. .......

118: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Irony indeed! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-26, 14:03:13 (107.142.146.197)
I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about the "made up quote" since such doesn't exist. Too funny. .......

119: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Or (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-26, 05:20:07 (107.142.146.197)
I'm tellin' ya what, there's more to 'em than just a pretty case. just a datasheet. .......

120: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, That's what I'd really like to do! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 19:21:23 (107.142.146.197)
Look at all the curves of exactly what and where ? WTF does that mean? It's a no brainer as to what's cheap. .......

121: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, So... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 18:31:02 (107.142.146.197)
back to the question advanced a couple of posts ago. Quelle surprise! Kindly reference your notion of "curves". WTF is that? .......

122: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Recurring challenge with you (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 17:56:09 (107.142.146.197)
I posted a curve of a simulation of the most demanding of POWER amplifiers. Repeat request: kindly reference that. Not sure what you're talking about. The likes of which were presented as an OPINIO .......

123: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Recurring challenge with you (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 17:35:17 (107.142.146.197)
I ask a simple question and your response consists only of posturing. Let's try again. To what "curves" do you refer? .......

124: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Perhaps that was your intent, but (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 16:54:51 (107.142.146.197)
your reply was clearly (misdirected) to av, not the OP. .......

125: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, You really (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 16:48:32 (107.142.146.197)
don't have to be so abrasive. Curves? .......

126: General Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 16:43:49 (107.142.146.197)
unless you can combine it with an air and vapor barrier for the rest of the exterior envelope. Which means pretty much an entire gut and renovation. So, you've already taken that step or are stuck w .......

127: General Asylum, Then... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 13:47:51 (107.142.146.197)
you might consider windows. :) We replaced most of ours in two phases over the past year. Quieter inside and definitely helping in today's 95-degree-feels-like-108 day with greater efficiency. ::: TOP .......

128: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, You might (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 12:41:33 (107.142.146.197)
ask Ralph why he uses such with his horns. I'm sure he doesn't find the topic IRRELEVANT. .......

129: Inmate Central, Yeah (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 11:41:15 (107.142.146.197)
just not into the terrorist thing you seem to be. .......

130: Inmate Central, LOL! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 10:57:03 (107.142.146.197)
Just minor point. Designed by a guy named Venn not the Diesel flavor. :) .......

131: Inmate Central, That's what law enforcement does (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-25, 06:23:19 (107.142.146.197)
enforce laws. .......

132: Vinyl Asylum, His was mostly DIY while... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-24, 18:26:48 (107.142.146.197)
Harry was mainstream in his evaluations. That incredible product continues to be available today. .......

133: Vinyl Asylum, That's the approach Clearaudio takes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-24, 16:39:48 (107.142.146.197)
with the Statement's platters. The upper one rotates magnetically from the lower driven one . Along with employing 700 lbs of mass and it easily gimbals like a ceiling fan. A reviewer friend had one. .......

134: General Asylum, The only online references (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-24, 15:31:42 (107.142.146.197)
are your questions here, elsewhere and two auctions. Doesn't bode well for that product. .......

135: Inmate Central, Except for (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-24, 13:24:00 (107.142.146.197)
Surely, every clear-thinking American agrees. those who suffer from severe TDS. ;) .......

136: Speaker Asylum, It is a shame (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 16:55:16 (107.142.146.197)
that exposure to that level of gear has always been challenging. I confess being spoiled having befriended two TAS guys first as a teen and enjoyed all manner of stuff they reviewed. Which has profo .......

137: Inmate Central, RE: We're beginning to get a few (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 16:42:21 (107.142.146.197)
What's really cool in the Mid South is when the dragonflies arrive. You see them in the hundreds as they flock to the sunshine. Never annoying even if you walk among them and some seem to come up and .......

138: Vintage Asylum, What's an example (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 13:24:18 (107.142.146.197)
of a modern "sparkly sounding" amp? .......

139: Inmate Central, We're beginning to get a few (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 12:10:53 (107.142.146.197)
I've enjoyed watching them since childhood. Your display is fabulous! .......

140: Speaker Asylum, You might provide budget (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 12:02:32 (107.142.146.197)
One suggestion was nearly $3k! .......

141: Computer Audio Asylum, I just find (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 07:15:49 (107.142.146.197)
these unnecessary comments childish: "That's where the gee whiz techie stuff comes into play and it's FREE so why not use it?... Gee whiz it's all FREE under DSM7 OS and only requires a cheap USB cab .......

142: Speaker Asylum, Driver blending (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 06:46:15 (107.142.146.197)
Klipsch horn designs tend to require lots of distance for that occur. .......

143: Computer Audio Asylum, Simple (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 05:36:59 (107.142.146.197)
Your posts reflect your opinions while my posts reflect mine. Why is it so important that I agree with you in everything? Twice in six years I've gotten out of my chair, walked five feet and held down .......

144: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You still don't get it (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-23, 05:27:31 (107.142.146.197)
Had *you* actually quoted what I posted, *you* likely wouldn't have gone so far off into the weeds with bizarre comments. Challenge averted with clarity. Your "tube amps can be high performance" comme .......

145: General Asylum, I seemed to discover (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 13:44:45 (107.142.146.197)
too many "egoboners" as Darko has defined. :) .......

146: Computer Audio Asylum, I think my previous APC unit (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 10:32:56 (107.142.146.197)
was similarly sized and I found a replacement. Worth looking. .......

147: Computer Audio Asylum, Currently (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 10:30:30 (107.142.146.197)
That's where the gee whiz techie stuff comes into play and it's FREE so why not use it? there are plenty of required cables and power supplies back there. Reminds me of the software demo crime calle .......

148: Inmate Central, Just reminders (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 10:19:00 (107.142.146.197)
that the current whining by Boynee, AOC, et. al. demonstrates historical ignorance. There is a difference but only by who ordered it not similar actions taken by predecessors. edit: I trust you under .......

149: Inmate Central, Short memories (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 09:36:14 (107.142.146.197)
Remember 2011 and 1998 ? .......

150: Speaker Asylum, Solution (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-22, 09:16:37 (107.142.146.197)
Travel! Find dealers where your interests are located and enjoy a long weekend. That's the way I first heard the KEF Blade and Sound Lab M945. .......

151: Computer Audio Asylum, Good deal! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-21, 15:35:01 (107.142.146.197)
As they get older it becomes harder to find replacement drives that are on the compatibility list for that model. None of the drives I've used since 2019 are on the compatibility list. Two flavors .......

152: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The point that continues to elude you posts later... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-21, 13:58:34 (107.142.146.197)
I think quoting people back to them looks a bit argumentative. With posts like yours containing multiple points (some imaginary at that!), I use it solely for clarity. Like we were talking face to f .......

153: Computer Audio Asylum, Answer (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-21, 13:39:05 (107.142.146.197)
Does your 10 min to Safe Mode setting work without a USB connection to the UPS? No! Note the unhappy message in the screen cap. Such requires a USB cable umbilical to the UPS for the required conver .......

154: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-21, 12:59:34 (107.142.146.197)
I'm not sure I would trust a rubber ear syringe on molten solder. My jobs tend to be small component replacements where there simply isn't that much solder. I do, however, clip the end a bit to inc .......

155: Computer Audio Asylum, Close (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-21, 12:17:35 (107.142.146.197)
Does Synology NAS have the capability to do a smart shutdown after a programmed amount of time? It can enter "safe mode" to prevent data loss. Since my UPS can keep a 718+ up for over an hour, I d .......

156: General Asylum, Different environments (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-20, 13:28:45 (107.142.146.197)
As nice and tidy as E-Stat's garage is, I don't understand the need for a pair of stereo speakers unless he somehow faces them and sits in the sweet spot while working on his vehicles ;-) And most o .......

157: Computer Audio Asylum, Nice work! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-20, 08:19:14 (107.142.146.197)
Wish a I still had my solder-vac solder sucking tool. What I've found works fine is an ear syringe bulb available from drug stores. .......

158: General Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-19, 17:50:12 (107.142.146.197)
I've thoroughly enjoyed being able to press the flesh with exotics since I was a kid. Youngest of four car guys and Dad who absolutely loved seeing an actual DB-5. And Mercedes 600 Pullman circa '66. .......

159: Inmate Central, You're welcome! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-19, 12:09:12 (107.142.146.197)
There are many others but didn't want to go overboard. The dining afterwards in Old Montreal was excellent. It was a short walk to find all manner of good restaurants. Charlotte (on left) did a gre .......

160: General Asylum, You've done quite well! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 16:14:37 (107.142.146.197)
As you know R2R's were big thing in 1984 My purchase was a decade earlier and after selling it, I experimented with a number of arms including SME3009 (where I made a DIY damping trough later found .......

161: General Asylum, RE: Socks on your 2+2 (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 15:25:40 (107.142.146.197)
Was it a pain to remove the socks? You've got to remove *lots* of staples at top and bottom. Replacing the burlap-like original cloth with sheer spandex, however, is worth the effort. Improves soni .......

162: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The point that continues to elude you posts later... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 14:15:47 (107.142.146.197)
The comparison came to mind as there is no market pressure to reduce prices in the high end. is that cost containment is not the primary goal of high performance oriented companies. That's for cheap .......

163: Inmate Central, Filled S2000 today at Walmart (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 13:46:44 (107.142.146.197)
$3.059 for 93 premium. .......

164: General Asylum, Coupla' old systems (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 13:31:05 (107.142.146.197)
Just moved into first house in '85 as a bachelor before I got window coverings up. Tapestry to right was hung on wall for damping. Inside cabinet below turntable is SP-6C. Still use VPI HW-16 and susp .......

165: General Asylum, What? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 13:20:26 (107.142.146.197)
Only two RtRs? ;) Revox B77 and Technics something or other? Bought a Sony TC-850 when I was 17. Way cool looking running at 15 ips with the big ass 10.5" reels and backlit solenoid controls like a .......

166: Inmate Central, We did! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-18, 06:51:23 (107.142.146.197)
Walked a couple of miles across both the village and Centre-Ville. We walked through the Uniprix as wifey is a pharmacist and was curious. Noted some differences in OTC medicines and bought a couple. .......

167: Computer Audio Asylum, Hopefully (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 16:10:06 (107.142.146.197)
you think more highly of your beloved wife! :) .......

168: General Asylum, Is that your garage (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 14:08:43 (12.75.8.60)
or basement? .......

169: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 13:35:47 (99.196.129.110)
The difference being that Morgans are not really about high performance like the companies to which I referred. More about the nostalgia of pre WWII tech. Different strokes! .......

170: Inmate Central, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 12:10:42 (166.194.154.1)
Enjoying movie "First Man" about Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong in particular. I was 12 when I watched rhe launch from within the Cape. A memory I will never forget! .......

171: Computer Audio Asylum, At least they're in your back yard (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 09:45:44 (65.199.232.106)
should the challenge be greater. :) .......

172: Inmate Central, The obvious difference being (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 09:06:47 (65.207.165.42)
this time Iran doesn't actually have them like was clearly demonstrated with Saddam. In that case, the fool didn't document disposal and faced the consequences. .......

173: Inmate Central, Dunno, but (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 09:02:27 (65.199.232.106)
we're pretty spoiled here. This past week I was in Canada where it's about $5 per gallon! .......

174: Inmate Central, Follow up (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 09:00:26 (65.199.232.106)
That is very near where we ate each evening after leaving the track and I looked at the menu. Unfortunately, it didn't have much in the way of vegetarian to please my wife. Otherwise, the menu looked .......

175: Inmate Central, Yep! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 08:58:01 (65.207.165.42)
Saw lots of them but that is one of many "mots" I understand. :) I was able to use some of my broken French during the trip. Yesterday, we got out and went north to Mont Treblant since it's only nine .......

176: Inmate Central, Global Entry is a beautiful thing for international travel (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 08:09:40 (65.207.165.42)
Returning this morning from Montreal was frictionless. Also a bit different when coming from Canada as US maintains Customs presence there and gets the job done before you leave. Arrival is like any .......

177: General Asylum, My habits don't seem to fit your guidelines (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 07:42:56 (65.207.165.42)
While not interrupted nor serious, I begin my day in the office listening to the local classical station while checking email, reading the news and updating Quicken. That usually goes for an hour or t .......

178: Inmate Central, What I find bizarre is (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-17, 03:56:19 (166.205.190.60)
how all those "peaceful" protesters think that looting nearby businesses is somehow justified. They're just hoodlums! .......

179: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just...- (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 14:01:32 (198.175.23.228)
"As a result, these early class-D amplifiers were impractical and unsuccessful. " Science projects. .......

180: Inmate Central, Lst's just continue to shield all illegal aliens ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 13:58:22 (198.175.23.228)
.......

181: Inmate Central, I'm only repeating (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 11:53:24 (107.127.0.42)
what Kamala said as in "overwhelmingly". Indeed, she remains clueless just cackling away! .......

182: General Asylum, Ever been to a car show? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 10:06:35 (166.198.198.140)
No driving at all! :) .......

183: Inmate Central, "Peaceful" as in (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 08:36:14 (166.205.190.69)
burning only a couple of cars and attacking only one police station? ;) .......

184: General Asylum, And as another inmate observed (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 08:12:12 (166.205.190.69)
the opportunity to speak with the manufacturers. .......

185: General Asylum, Does anyone actually expect (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 06:05:16 (198.175.23.228)
to seriously audition at audio shows? .......

186: General Asylum, Lucky lad that I am (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 04:53:23 (198.175.23.228)
I just play another of the three systems in use. :) .......

187: Inmate Central, You mean all those (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 04:26:00 (198.175.23.228)
previously deported and convicted of crimes who returned? Too f...-ing funny! But then we all know the whining will continue without one side getting anything done. .......

188: Inmate Central, History revisionists -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-16, 04:23:03 (198.175.23.228)
.......

189: Inmate Central, Too funny! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 18:19:28 (198.175.23.228)
Who gives a crap about enforcing laws anyway, right? .......

190: Inmate Central, Just not at all (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 18:15:08 (198.175.23.228)
what I would want at home. .......

191: Inmate Central, Montreal Dimanche (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 18:13:03 (198.175.23.228)
Travel time to track was about the same but we left earlier today. Once at Metro station on the island, we were diverted quite a ways further than the last two days to accommodate the larger crowds. .......

192: Inmate Central, And exciting to be there (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 17:25:34 (198.175.23.228)
merely seven rows up from the track smelling the ethanoll and hearing the high RPM concert. .......

193: Inmate Central, +2 -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 17:23:53 (198.175.23.228)
.......

194: General Asylum, Same here (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 17:21:19 (198.175.23.228)
for listening to main system upstairs with new windows. Out in garage, however, different story. Lots of neighborhood lawn action. .......

195: Inmate Central, Audio quality @ Montreal (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 09:47:06 (166.198.198.122)
The active monitors in front of have some nice qualities: neutral tonal response that reminds me of the Gale 401s from the 70s and consistent directivity by frequency (where many pro horn speakers f .......

196: Inmate Central, Funny (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-15, 03:31:35 (198.175.23.228)
that's how I find Hamilton. :) .......

197: Inmate Central, Montreal deuxieme jour (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 19:17:39 (198.175.23.228)
Must quicker launch since we had already scoped out the location of Metro station, parking and had our tickets. Nice thing about getting on at one end of the Orange line is you have complete choice o .......

198: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The first one worth a darn (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 18:53:02 (198.175.23.228)
was the Infinity SWAMP from the 70s. Looked gorgeous but wasn't particularly exciting. I heard the one JWC had for review back in the day. .......

199: General Asylum, And then Max had to crash the party (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 18:48:29 (198.175.23.228)
and win Suzuka and Imola. Oh well. .......

200: General Asylum, Right now...- (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 16:51:53 (107.127.0.46)
my purpose in life is to enjoy retirement after working for fifty years. Enjoying dinner in Montreal after taking in the qualification rounds for tomorrow's F1 race. :) .......

201: General Asylum, Yup (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 15:36:10 (166.205.190.124)
And comes with a speedloader. Both cylinders and BBs are in magazine. All furniture functions like mil-spec AR. Cousin has a suppressed Q Sugar Weasel which is pretty sweet. I ended up getting a FFA s .......

202: General Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 14:53:46 (107.127.0.105)
I won't tell you! ;) .......

203: General Asylum, Squirrel Assault Weapon (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-14, 13:09:28 (107.127.0.131)
Selective fire Crosman BB gun using twin CO2 . :) .......

204: General Asylum, Funny you should use those terms (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 18:58:26 (198.175.23.228)
Next door neighbor completely remodeled his house and added a huge Garage Mahal that has fifty can lights in the ceiling. I kidded him about needing that much light for his operating theater! ::: TOPI .......

205: General Asylum, For years (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 18:51:44 (198.175.23.228)
I used a Sony boombox but found some used New Advents twenty five years ago and never turned back. They weren't expensive and are currently driven by an inexpensive Fosi integrated using a Raspberry .......

206: Inmate Central, Montreal le premier jour (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 18:40:44 (198.175.23.228)
Starting with last night, our flight was delayed from ATL due to storms. Arrived YUL at 1:15 am but got through customs quite quickly having used the ArriveCAN app to make our declarations in advance. .......

207: Inmate Central, RE: I'm too old... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 14:26:48 (166.205.190.55)
Yeah, the Heineken gardens were cranked to the max with bass heavy dance mixes. They like lots of punch! .......

208: Inmate Central, RE: What's your prediction? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 14:18:08 (107.127.0.40)
We're Max fans and he started off great today. We're seated in pit lane with great view! .......

209: General Asylum, Actually (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 06:00:10 (198.175.23.228)
I'm usually able to coast in from off the street so not so much. The gutteral burble when Wifey backs in the Box, however, is sweet music to these ears. :) .......

210: Amp/Preamp Asylum, True (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 05:42:10 (198.175.23.228)
quality musical instruments don't lend themselves to mass production in China. .......

211: Inmate Central, Thanks for the tip! -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-13, 05:38:36 (166.198.198.91)
.......

212: General Asylum, RE: Hookup of Lafayette 4 Channel Adapter QD-4 (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 16:14:23 (65.199.232.106)
From this ad with a view inside it appears to be speaker level as well. RCA plugs were often used with "brown goods" electronics. .......

213: General Asylum, It seems (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 15:20:32 (65.207.165.42)
that some very wealthy audiophiles seek that approach. I commented on that kind of glass and concrete environment in an old post. I'm sure we'll have another great time there. Might even have a bit o .......

214: Inmate Central, RE: Bummer no rain predicted... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 15:13:56 (65.199.221.122)
Maybe as viewer but the rain last summer at Silverstone caused a muddy mess for parking! .......

215: Inmate Central, Perhaps another example (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 15:11:10 (65.199.221.122)
of subtle differences in the use of the language here vs in CN. The term "par value" isn't something I hear much. I know about Par 5 holes on the golf course but wasn't immediately getting your meani .......

216: Inmate Central, Toronto is another pretty city (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 15:05:56 (65.207.165.42)
Wifey and I spent a few days there when she got some sort of educator award. Our hotel was right on Toronto Bay and we watched lots of folks take the ferry to Centre Island. We decided to go as well .......

217: General Asylum, RE: LOL! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 14:52:04 (65.207.165.42)
I did the whole clean, etch, etc. process but that didn't seem to work. The painters first sanded off the old coating as well as roughing up the base for better adhesion. Which left dust everywhere a .......

218: General Asylum, RE: No car has seen the inside of our garage in )15 year (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 14:41:15 (65.199.221.122)
...-and a massive amount of hoarded junk my wife refuses to get rid of. That's how my wife's parents garage looks. They are in the process of moving and we along with other family members have been .......

219: Inmate Central, RE: A little closer of late. (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 10:57:13 (107.115.239.33)
Took me a moment to digest your post but it makes sense to accommodate business! .......

220: General Asylum, It gets worse ;) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 05:45:33 (107.142.146.197)
I still can't understand the peculiarly American practice of installing hi-fi in a garage! you can find me there with a tall glass of tea filled with ice! Better (though still surely a nonsense) m .......

221: Inmate Central, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-12, 05:00:52 (107.142.146.197)
We'll look into heading to the Laurentians! .......

222: General Asylum, What old Boomer (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 14:47:23 (107.142.146.197)
can't remember growing up with the Beach Boys? I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume .......

223: General Asylum, LOL! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 14:39:51 (107.142.146.197)
Just tidying up a bit from the version you see in my gallery and below. Originally, I did one of those "garage floor kits" but wasn't entirely successful with the hot tire thing as you can see. :) I t .......

224: Inmate Central, Did that on business (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 14:27:43 (107.142.146.197)
back in '98 or so. I was implementing the software for a large US company that had a branch in Oakville. We drove from Buffalo. Had to modify their invoice to break down GST and PST from the total col .......

225: General Asylum, Thx! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 14:17:10 (107.142.146.197)
The mess is hidden in the closets and upstairs. ;) .......

226: Inmate Central, Ping Feanor (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 13:21:05 (107.142.146.197)
Hey Bill, we're headed to Montreal tomorrow for the F1 race and have a rental so one day would like to get out of the city to explore the countryside. This is our third trip and we've already seen lo .......

227: Inmate Central, We're ready for our trip to Montreal (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 12:42:48 (107.142.146.197)
Looking forward to attending the F1 again at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. We had a great time several years ago and enjoy spending time in this pretty city. At least in the summer. :) Should we be indig .......

228: Speaker Asylum, And yet (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 12:17:39 (107.142.146.197)
you *still* haven't commented on seating size which prompted my wanting you to clarify your "compromise". .......

229: General Asylum, Enjoying new garage space (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 08:23:07 (107.142.146.197)
I recently got that environment completely repainted along with epoxy coating on the floor. During the five day curing period, I tried some fast claps to recall the high amount of slap echo found in t .......

230: Critic's Corner, Some of them (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 08:05:29 (107.142.146.197)
like the Sogon (great name for your wallet's contents) are laced with lots of silver litz wiring in the crossovers. All put in a little box. .......

231: Speaker Asylum, RE: Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 06:17:45 (107.142.146.197)
Ideal soundstage for an orchestra? That really wasn't the question. Your previous determination of "compromise" was based upon seating capacity and wondered what you find to be optimum in that regar .......

232: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-11, 05:42:41 (107.142.146.197)
but I just don't imagine much effort is expended during high end audio R&D efforts to reduce manufacturing costs. If that were the goal, they would convert to using wave soldered machines using reel .......

233: Speaker Asylum, RE: Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 16:07:44 (107.142.146.197)
A hall designed to give 1752 or 2522 attendees a reasonably enjoyable experience is a compromise. A compromise to exactly what? Many of the world's great symphony halls fall into that range. What i .......

234: General Asylum, I just love the term (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 15:04:53 (107.142.146.197)
"egoboner". Goes with #6. ;) .......

235: General Asylum, Thanks for the comments (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 11:06:14 (107.142.146.197)
continues to echo my belief that audio shows are for the most part like car shows - lots to see but little to really experience. .......

236: Amp/Preamp Asylum, When was the last time (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 09:30:36 (107.142.146.197)
you priced a new automobile? I can't replace any one of mine today for even close to what I paid for them. Since labor is a significant cost factor with a lot of gear, have you priced new homes? ::: .......

237: Inmate Central, Hamas controls their destiny (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 09:07:38 (107.142.146.197)
not anyone else. As such, chances are grim since they have zero concern. .......

238: General Asylum, I really enjoyed Darko's latest article (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 06:56:09 (107.142.146.197)
about "wishful thinking" . :) .......

239: Inmate Central, Exactly! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-10, 05:21:45 (107.142.146.197)
Note than zero, none, nada, zilch of the adjoining Arab countries want any part of creating similar terrorist Ant Farms on their land by taking in the Palestinians. Problem is gradually solving itsel .......

240: Inmate Central, And Hamas just sits back (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 19:09:24 (107.142.146.197)
and laughs at the carnage they've caused. .......

241: Inmate Central, RE: Priceless... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 15:50:55 (107.142.146.197)
Since the doom goblin stopped getting attention, she needed a new way to waste time. ;) .......

242: Inmate Central, RE: Hang on a minute! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 13:22:46 (107.142.146.197)
Rita nails it as usual. :) .......

243: Inmate Central, When all else fails... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 13:20:20 (107.142.146.197)
go with the Ad Hominem fallacy when you don't like what you see. I've never had the desire to visit that part of LA either. ;) .......

244: Inmate Central, RE: Priceless... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 13:14:38 (107.142.146.197)
Greta and others aboard the Selfie Yacht were given sandwiches following their exit from restricted space and forced to watch a video of the violence and killing from October 7! The show is over. ::: .......

245: Digital Drive, Once again... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 09:29:29 (107.142.146.197)
observing reality as found by many inmates like Cut-Throat . If one media/music server filled everyone's needs, there wouldn't be so many of them around! :) .......

246: Digital Drive, Observing factual timeline of events (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 09:03:06 (107.142.146.197)
It's true Roon offers lots of *innovative* features unimportant to many. :) .......

247: Digital Drive, ??? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 08:20:06 (107.142.146.197)
Many Roon innovations are being worked on for LMS and Audirvana. LMS supported a wide range of online internet integrations before Roon's 2015 launch . The Tidal plugin was developed by Logitech ab .......

248: Digital Drive, Been enjoying Qobuz plugin since 2019 :) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-09, 06:54:57 (107.142.146.197)
.......

249: Digital Drive, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-08, 18:11:58 (107.142.146.197)
I prefer the flexibility of the Roon user interface and Roon's ability to play my own local music files in addition to streaming Qobuz. Just like LMS. :) .......

250: Speaker Asylum, RE: Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-08, 17:35:34 (107.142.146.197)
Maybe a room designed to hold 1,000 people isn't the best room to record an orchestra! Not sure as to what space you refer. The Atlanta Symphony Hall seats 1762. By comparison, the CSO seats 2522. N .......

251: Inmate Central, That and (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-08, 06:41:09 (107.142.146.197)
the firemen behind putting out the car fire. .......

252: Inmate Central, You're right (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 17:44:32 (107.142.146.197)
but it will be difficult to lose an old friend this way. Every part of her is broken. .......

253: Inmate Central, Heard a load Whomp! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 12:22:43 (107.142.146.197)
and felt movement from outside the office bay windows. Wasn't expecting that. .......

254: Inmate Central, You bet! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 11:53:44 (107.142.146.197)
Trunk on that sucker was pretty big. Wife is out of town and it was raining cats and dogs at the time. I was in office to the right of the magnolia catching up on Quicken when I heard the fall. WTF!!! .......

255: Inmate Central, It's not always easy (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 10:52:09 (107.142.146.197)
to see the bright side of things, but we got off comparatively easy given the circumstances. .......

256: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like I just lost the bike :( (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 10:51:12 (107.142.146.197)
The "sport tourer" is a smaller, faster and lighter bike than a Wing suitable for wifey and me to travel. Wouldn't mind a new one, but they're $25k. And it's really too long to maneuver sideways in th .......

257: Inmate Central, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 10:31:16 (107.142.146.197)
Yeah given the choice, I would much rather have the S2000! The bike got really clobbered. One fitting from the GPS mount was ejected about thirty feet away! Ironically, a garage door opener and GPS l .......

258: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like I just lost the bike :( (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 08:57:13 (107.142.146.197)
My neighbor is a good friend and has already contacted a tree guy we've both used and his contractor for the roof repair. Asked about motorcycle make and model for insurance purposes. There was once .......

259: Inmate Central, RE: about $1200 for me... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 08:50:04 (107.142.146.197)
Too early for me to know. Can't begin to replace it for book value. Not really interested in sinking lots of $$ in new bike. Maybe someone upstairs is telling me that at age 68, it's time to let go?? .......

260: Inmate Central, Holy crap! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 08:02:31 (107.142.146.197)
Mine runs $540/yr. .......

261: Critic's Corner, A product always (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 07:58:32 (107.142.146.197)
in search of a raison d'etre . Who needs 17 bit lossy today? .......

262: Inmate Central, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 07:52:17 (107.142.146.197)
I'm sure you'll enjoy it. .......

263: Inmate Central, Looks like I just lost the bike :( (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 07:50:43 (107.142.146.197)
$hit happens. Heavy rain and some changes to neighbor's yard caused their huge pine tree to fall across our yard. Barely missed house but landed on ST1300. Some roof damage to garage. Could have been .......

264: Inmate Central, Why not sell (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 06:15:04 (107.142.146.197)
the excess fourteen thousand buildings ? .......

265: Inmate Central, Don't bother (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 06:12:28 (107.142.146.197)
attempting reason. .......

266: Inmate Central, We already train allies (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 06:10:56 (107.142.146.197)
on the use of F35s at two AFBs. Our "valued allies" are now stepping up to the plate for funding their defense. .......

267: Computer Audio Asylum, ??? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-07, 05:59:31 (107.142.146.197)
why did you doubt it? Exactly to what does *it* refer? My initial response was to ditto Rod's comments. .......

268: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Odd limitation (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-06, 15:35:35 (107.142.146.197)
However, surely we should be given the choice between retaining full range to our speakers Agree entirely! Even the modest Emotiva MC1 processor in the HT allows for the mains to be run full range i .......

269: Speaker Asylum, Actually (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 18:18:39 (107.142.146.197)
There is no correct/incorrect answer here - this is audiophile mythology. in some cases there is. I had the good fortune of being invited to play a role in the second Telarc digital recording held .......

270: Speaker Asylum, Fine (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 17:57:28 (107.142.146.197)
Yours is more simple, with well thought out components. That is your assessment (I certainly haven't heard such) with whatever accolades you wish to add, but not mine! I was under no illusion that y .......

271: Speaker Asylum, More empty BS! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 17:22:44 (107.142.146.197)
You seem to be more about bragging about your rig Do quote the text as the basis for that comment. Such doesn't exist, but your response will be interesting. :) Why are you always whining? ::: TOPIC .......

272: Speaker Asylum, Such childish and empty postering (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 17:18:21 (107.142.146.197)
Yours likely outdoes it, as you took the time to make it do that. Why do you choose to make $hit up (like my *My buddy* Abe does ) rather than asking questions? How could any intelligent soul make s .......

273: Speaker Asylum, Smart people (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 16:37:56 (107.142.146.197)
ask questions to understand what lies outside their experience. No danger of that in your posts. Others make shallow, sophomoric and baseless claims. It's really ok to say you don't give a crap about .......

274: Speaker Asylum, But... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 16:06:43 (107.142.146.197)
they make fabulous gin. :) .......

275: Inmate Central, Amen! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 13:58:08 (107.142.146.197)
I'm not sure that I'm done with "fun cars" just yet. We have an SUV for when there's more than two of us, we travel (where luggage space is a consideration) or are going places you don't take sport .......

276: Computer Audio Asylum, Perhaps you didn't read (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 09:59:10 (107.142.146.197)
this post where remotely accessing music is not his use case. It is for remotely managing the NAS for unspecified reasons. Apple's iCloud service allows for the other two types of data you mention w .......

277: Inmate Central, That's what happens (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-05, 09:47:19 (107.142.146.197)
with those who suffer from dementia. Maybe even talked about Corn Pop. .......

278: Inmate Central, Lots of unhappy (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-04, 17:40:27 (107.142.146.197)
Bears and Blackjacks! .......

279: Inmate Central, Do you work for (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-04, 17:33:57 (107.142.146.197)
Nat Geo in your spare time? ;) .......

280: Cable Asylum, I just love it when (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-04, 07:06:39 (107.142.146.197)
folks compare one mediocre cable to another and arrive at the conclusion they're all the same! You will never find someone comparing zip cord to something like Odin on a super system as the result is .......

281: Speaker Asylum, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-03, 07:58:51 (107.115.239.132)
your life is so crappy. .......

282: Amp/Preamp Asylum, R & D for a gasoline automobile? -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-03, 07:23:29 (107.115.239.132)
.......

283: Speaker Asylum, I've also had the joy of hearing (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-03, 05:01:33 (107.142.146.197)
Name dropping piano players, Danny Wright, George Winston. And then there were many bands over the years. Never any complaints of sizzling ears. George Winston and Liz Story playing at the Woodruff .......

284: Speaker Asylum, Enjoy the show instead (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-02, 17:33:51 (45.16.222.87)
Of the music quality. I rather enjoy hearing my wife and friends play solo piano and guitar. Don't need no stink in' pa speakers and dreadful amps to enjoy the instruments at all. ;) .......

285: Inmate Central, Same with me! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-02, 17:09:18 (107.142.146.197)
our '21 Passport actually has a volume knob for the audio system! Seat heating and cooling is via separate switches on lower dash. .......

286: Speaker Asylum, You're really missing the point (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-02, 16:54:00 (107.142.146.197)
...as all recordings have amplification involved in the process. Any other pearls of *obvious* wisdom you have to offer? The goal is to minimize the amount of artificiality found in recordings whic .......

287: Inmate Central, Thought you were talking about my garage! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-02, 16:32:26 (107.142.146.197)
Getting painted with new fixtures so that system will be out of commission for a short while. Isn't it amazing that our post office system and that of other nations continue to subsidize shipping fro .......

288: Inmate Central, During one of her business trips (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-02, 14:33:35 (107.142.146.197)
we chose a Mazda rental just for grins. Drove nicely but they take the same poor UI approach. Would not buy one for that reason. .......

289: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Converse ?? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-06-01, 08:25:30 (107.142.146.197)
ST-150 amp built in 1998 looks nothing like ST-150 amp built in 2025. Do they sound similar? Has the engineering advanced? Who knows? Similar sounding for sure but newer versions are more refined. .......

290: Speaker Asylum, Seems more like (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-31, 14:30:33 (107.142.146.197)
demo cowboy technique. I greatly prefer linear bass response with a touch of lift at the bottom. .......

291: Inmate Central, Different cadence (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 17:57:12 (107.142.146.197)
I bought my first full range stats in '77. Vestigal arm on Ariston RD-11s with Sonus Blue or Grace F9. Jensen's Stereo Shop (Van Alstine) modified FET-5 using 10M Audio Technica cables to Acoustats. : .......

292: Inmate Central, Already got the 50th (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 17:47:31 (107.142.146.197)
familiar with Hawaii? .......

293: Inmate Central, Right, sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 17:45:40 (107.142.146.197)
I enjoyed one of those in a recent Portland trip. I really liked the hybrid approach. Just a bit small for our needs. It's the Civics and Accords that use Honda's turbo 4. New Passport is definitely .......

294: Inmate Central, I'm a Honda guy (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 15:40:31 (107.142.146.197)
Have enjoyed a bunch of them across the decades, both two and four wheeled. While the high volume US spec CR-V also has a 2L turbo, I'm glad my '21 Passport still uses a venerable 3.5L J35Y6 six cyli .......

295: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 600Wpc DIY Class D power amp; "ArmaDillo". (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 14:27:21 (107.142.146.197)
Very goodly 218 joule linear power supply per channel. Much like mine. :) .......

296: Inmate Central, Clever (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 12:51:31 (107.142.146.197)
Always good to be someone's newest customer! What I miss is visiting my TAS mentors, hearing their systems and latest stuff for review. I got really spoiled ever since meeting Dr. Cooledge at an audi .......

297: Inmate Central, Sportier version of Tiguan -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 09:47:57 (107.142.146.197)
.......

298: Speaker Asylum, Obvious *padding* go on (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 09:45:59 (107.142.146.197)
Actual figure is 10% for non-steel/aluminum and automobiles. .......

299: Inmate Central, Which completely ignores reality (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-30, 05:25:33 (107.142.146.197)
the problem is spending. .......

300: Inmate Central, Where I shop (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 15:10:31 (107.142.146.197)
sky video camera domes are deemed sufficient. Less intrusive and yet convincing for legal purposes should they be needed. I watched an On Patrol Live episode where a Walmart called the police and con .......

301: Computer Audio Asylum, Largely agreeing (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 13:00:08 (107.142.146.197)
that using a home network isn't optimal for the reasons you mentioned. The rest is merely preference. :) .......

302: Digital Drive, +1 -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 10:32:40 (107.142.146.197)
.......

303: Amp/Preamp Asylum, But that's not what you posted (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 08:12:09 (107.142.146.197)
Let's revisit: I'd say top 20%-5% Why that range? Increased taxes are the solution to every problem, right? .......

304: Inmate Central, You didn't answer the question (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 05:33:38 (107.142.146.197)
Why the 5-20% group? There has to be a crossover point along the spectrum where tax paid mirrors adjusted income. .......

305: General Asylum, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-29, 05:25:12 (107.142.146.197)
Seating for three - two person love seat and chair. Once had massive couch but that is long gone. :) Good luck with the new furniture. I'd like to see the results. .......

306: General Asylum, They really do work (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 17:53:16 (107.142.146.197)
The DIY tube traps are almost twenty years old. There are four smaller ones located in room rear. The improved bass linearity was both audible and measureable. Big dipoles benefit from diffusion. Fak .......

307: Computer Audio Asylum, Which is why (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 17:02:46 (107.142.146.197)
I don't use the network for backup purposes. Drives attached via USB is definitely faster. Nightly USB backup turns my two drive mirror into a slightly-less-than-real-time three drive array. And perio .......

308: Digital Drive, For me (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 16:33:44 (107.142.146.197)
that pretty much describes most sound reinforced venues. Hard and edgy sound that grates on ones hearing even if not played at ear bleeding levels. Even comparatively tame musical events at the large .......

309: General Asylum, I think "sideboards" or "buffet" in the UK -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 14:13:58 (107.142.146.197)
.......

310: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Honestly (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 14:11:22 (107.142.146.197)
just not interested in using real time signal processing of any sort with main system. Don't need a crossover. Don't need room EQ because the treatments, speaker placement and dimensions offer wonderf .......

311: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've heard the previous Siegfrieds (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 11:31:48 (107.142.146.197)
at length years ago driving Scaena 1.4s. Awesome realism. It was hearing a pair of earlier Wotans that led me to getting the MB-450s. Would be interesting to hear the successors driving the stats with .......

312: Computer Audio Asylum, There's simply no substitute (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 09:42:26 (107.142.146.197)
for local (and cheap) storage at times. :) .......

313: Computer Audio Asylum, Sorry about the grief but at least there was a happy ending :) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 09:41:15 (107.142.146.197)
I think one key element is periodically refreshing backup drives as long term disuse can take a toll on reliability. I use a 2010 Dell Win7 box as one backup which is used periodically for a couple of .......

314: Computer Audio Asylum, Agree (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 09:33:42 (107.142.146.197)
that's where the use of managed storage provided by a good NAS comes into play. Copies of large amounts of data to drives attached via USB3 are facilitated by having lots of amount of memory onboard t .......

315: Inmate Central, Tell us the (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 08:41:17 (107.142.146.197)
On the face of it, I'd say top 20%-5% should be paying more. rationale for your arbitrary determination. This should be quite funny! to fund tax cuts for Rich and, in particular, the corporations. .......

316: Inmate Central, Sure (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-28, 08:36:40 (107.142.146.197)
Share of *adjusted* gross income. Just not adjusted tax paid as you averred. The Top 1% pay 38.8% of all federal tax revenue! Why can't we return to that? Unfortunately, not enough folks understa .......

317: Inmate Central, Recurring theme (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 19:43:22 (107.142.146.197)
meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest. .......

318: Inmate Central, Separate issue (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 14:27:28 (107.142.146.197)
but most certainly important. It's about spending, not *fair* taxation. At the outset, let's begin by accepting factual reality supported by data instead of class warfare conjecture. .......

319: General Asylum, I enjoy their flexibility (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 14:05:02 (107.142.146.197)
Have one set for audio upstairs and another for HT in family room. Should have gotten same finish since I later used part of the latter for upstairs. :) .......

320: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That wasn't the question, but... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 13:29:40 (107.142.146.197)
apparently the answer is "none". The measure of giving is not by how much. Sorry to hear that. .......

321: Inmate Central, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 13:16:31 (107.142.146.197)
The top one percent pays 33 percent of *what is determined to be taxable*... that assertion is not supported by fact. The figure is actually greater and represents 38.8% of TOTAL INCOME TAXES PAID . .......

322: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I prefer (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 12:21:01 (107.142.146.197)
this listened approach . Scroll down alphabetically. .......

323: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Surprised (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-27, 12:18:00 (107.142.146.197)
you missed this "Holy Trinity" $3M system at Munich. ;) .......

324: General Asylum, Good jokes work (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 16:51:22 (107.142.146.197)
the first dozen times or so. Literally hundreds of times later, they are no longer funny. Like good comedians, you need new content! .......

325: General Asylum, Just stuck in time (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 15:58:01 (107.142.146.197)
being the high school class clown regarding *everything* audiophile related. .......

326: Inmate Central, RE: I certainly hope there are enough of those slowly changing fields... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 15:47:27 (107.142.146.197)
Ask her to download her SSA statement for an estimate of that figure and do the 4% rule for her 401k. Math works. .......

327: General Asylum, Why always so bitter? -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 15:46:01 (107.142.146.197)
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328: Inmate Central, Nokia made great phones (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:26:34 (107.142.146.197)
but have fallen far behind the other two. I think we checked with my wife's iPhone and it was not there. But available for ten bucks at the app store. :) .......

329: Inmate Central, True but (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:22:49 (107.142.146.197)
some needs, however, will remain. Ironically, we have a shortage in many trades that will not be replaced by robots in the near future. .......

330: Inmate Central, Glass screens (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:20:03 (107.142.146.197)
will never replicate tactile feel but still provide same answer. :) It appears that even the scientific mode only supports a single memory but does provide standard m+, m-, mr and mc functions. ::: TO .......

331: Inmate Central, Or more specifically (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:14:44 (107.142.146.197)
for Android vs iOS. Nokia is hardly in the race any more. .......

332: Inmate Central, That's a whole lot better than most! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:13:32 (107.142.146.197)
Almost half allowable maximum. I was able to max out my simple IRA and HSA for many years and wifey still maxes out her 403b including catch up. .......

333: Inmate Central, Even at that (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 14:11:20 (107.142.146.197)
5000 lbs for a "compact" anything seems ludicrous. :) .......

334: Inmate Central, Now there are free apps (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 12:26:19 (107.142.146.197)
to mimic classic HP financial and scientific calculators. :) .......

335: Inmate Central, Advice? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 12:19:07 (107.142.146.197)
Plan a career around jobs in demand today and in the future. Getting a Masters in Italian Renaissance Literature won't cut it. For folks whose skill set can only muster a job at McDonald's, it will a .......

336: Inmate Central, Not even close to (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 12:12:43 (107.142.146.197)
the Cadillac Escalade IQ "Sport" weighing in at 9100 lbs. That's half a ton more than our Passport, Boxster and ST1300 combined! .......

337: Inmate Central, My reality was different than yours (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 12:03:53 (107.142.146.197)
No gas for commute, less car maintenance, no wardrobe expense, no cafeteria lunches, etc. I had been working from a home office since the late 90s when our staff exceeded available office space. Sin .......

338: Speaker Asylum, Just be open (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 11:38:16 (107.142.146.197)
to other sub positions than directly below or near mains. I did that at first in original room but later I found that placing them behind me worked just as well. I'm convinced that distributed covera .......

339: Speaker Asylum, RE: Technical Questions re: Grounding and Connection (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 11:28:17 (107.142.146.197)
for stereo subs I assume I would need 2 transmitters and receivers correct? In my case, no. The HT processor has a single LFE output so I use one transmitter and two receivers. Which brings to mind .......

340: Inmate Central, Sure (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 11:12:41 (107.142.146.197)
To many "retirement" means retirement benefits, or pension. Notice, they are linked in the OP. Neither the Danish nor British pensions mentioned were intended to fully replace working income. Just l .......

341: General Asylum, RE: To show or not to show... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 10:54:46 (107.142.146.197)
Beautiful work. Do you keep the canvas door open/closed and do you miss gazing upon the toys? Thank you! Shut unless we need to access something. The toys were meant to be hidden just like the cabli .......

342: Inmate Central, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 10:24:34 (107.142.146.197)
you have your own definition apart from the dictionary version that explains my retirement. :) .......

343: Planar Speaker Asylum, Could have been worse I guess :) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 09:37:04 (107.142.146.197)
Time for liberal use of concrete sealer. .......

344: General Asylum, The significance (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 09:24:41 (107.142.146.197)
of the passage of time! .......

345: General Asylum, Nor is it a problem (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 09:20:49 (107.142.146.197)
going through canvas. Oppo remote works fine! Hiding cables was a designed into family room remodeling project. Power and signal to speakers located on floor. Cables from TV and processor on floatin .......

346: Amp/Preamp Asylum, So many (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 09:08:52 (107.142.146.197)
whiners around here who forget why this website exists - to share the joy of listening to music. .......

347: Vinyl Asylum, Given that (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 08:26:43 (107.142.146.197)
only 333 copies will be made of the limited edition as they are ordered , that makes sense given the production expenses. .......

348: Amp/Preamp Asylum, What *social benefit* (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 07:45:35 (107.142.146.197)
do you provide to the many less fortunate to you? .......

349: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Perhaps you're right! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 07:34:51 (107.142.146.197)
What is too bad is our domestic taxation authorities aren't able relieve those wealthy suckers... Indeed, those "wealthy suckers" in Canada contribute only 14.7% of federal revenue. Here in the st .......

350: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just yesterday (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 07:12:55 (107.142.146.197)
I enjoyed some of my 45 RPM vinyl following your recent reminder. This is a tasty and dynamic version on RR of Berlioz Marche au Supplice that an audio dealer first introduced to me as a teen via tri .......

351: Inmate Central, Sure there is! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 06:25:50 (107.142.146.197)
but as the rule it's been replaced by saving system. Replaced? First of all, let's review reality. This from the SSA: "Social Security was never meant to be the only source of income for people wh .......

352: Speaker Asylum, That's exactly (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-26, 06:11:25 (107.142.146.197)
unless I go wireless (not sure I want to do that). what I do for the best measured results. :) Emotiva "virtual copper" boxes eliminates lengthy cable runs and allows you to place them optimally. Su .......

353: General Asylum, Hmmm. (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-25, 06:17:29 (107.142.146.197)
Also read they don't sell black suits because... One of my BB suits is black. I guess they eventually got over that. .......

354: Inmate Central, Must have gone wild ordering from Amazon! ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-24, 13:20:52 (107.142.146.197)
.......

355: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Number (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-24, 05:56:02 (107.142.146.197)
fifty-five in the continuing series. :) .......

356: Computer Audio Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-24, 05:11:15 (107.142.146.197)
Yes but Dlna is ALWAYS buggy...LMS or I guess now lyric is buggy too but is a free option Always worked fine for me. But DLNA is only when you are on the same network which just covers the house. .......

357: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yabba Dabba Do! -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 18:27:51 (107.142.146.197)
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358: Computer Audio Asylum, I see one familiar face (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 18:24:29 (107.142.146.197)
Roku players around the house use UPnP/DLNA to access movies and music from LMS running on the NAS. Not pretty with much metadata but it works. Does your PC support that protocol? .......

359: General Asylum, Interesting bit of history (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 14:50:06 (107.142.146.197)
Thanks for the historical perspective. Have a couple of their suits, sport coats and dress shirts. I tend to favor brands with a long heritage. The lineage of a couple of my watches traces back to 18 .......

360: Amp/Preamp Asylum, There you go! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 14:08:07 (107.142.146.197)
Moving 75 lb amps and 270 lb speakers about when necessary is *plenty* for this short 144 lb guy. And mine live upstairs. Unfortunately, it seems there is some reality to the overweight couch potato .......

361: Computer Audio Asylum, Surprised (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 13:14:49 (107.142.146.197)
that Abe hasn't responded to your question since remote access seems important to him. I believe the protocols you mentioned are for file transfer only and not for real time streaming. I suspect that .......

362: Inmate Central, LOL! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 13:06:05 (107.142.146.197)
Well put. :) .......

363: Inmate Central, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 12:01:20 (107.142.146.197)
So that's what those are called! .......

364: Amp/Preamp Asylum, As for me (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 09:56:10 (107.142.146.197)
I'd rather not have to move around a pair of 563 lb (each) 1.5kW class A amps. ;) .......

365: General Asylum, Another from era (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 08:44:12 (107.142.146.197)
I always wear my Brooks Bros suit when listening. ;) .......

366: Inmate Central, I also use the capitalize segment strategy -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 08:34:37 (107.142.146.197)
.......

367: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 08:20:15 (107.142.146.197)
I originally thought that responding to our leader's comments was ok! Apparently, no one else here cares. .......

368: Inmate Central, +1 -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 08:15:58 (107.142.146.197)
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369: Inmate Central, RE: Was really weird (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 08:14:43 (107.142.146.197)
Mid south not far from tornado alley. We have warning sirens that are tested every Wednesday at noon. There's one at the top of the street near the golf country club. .......

370: Inmate Central, We were thank you! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 07:55:54 (107.142.146.197)
The storm just left a short period of rain on campus. One of the bikers said his wife reported hail not terribly further north of our location. There's a local legend that the faith based university c .......

371: Inmate Central, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 07:12:24 (107.142.146.197)
Path length remains solution, right? .......

372: Inmate Central, Was really weird (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 06:25:47 (107.142.146.197)
Lots of lightning, too. Got some rain once we arrived but were able to park under a section near the football stadium. Mostly moved northeast of us. No display required. :) .......

373: Inmate Central, Funky clouds yesterday (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 06:04:10 (107.142.146.197)
Wifey and I participate at an annual Special Olympics event held at her university. One of the sponsors is the motorcycle dealer where I purchased my Honda and the local police provide a motorcade for .......

374: Inmate Central, RE: IT and Microsoft gurus (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-23, 05:32:42 (107.142.146.197)
Linux likewise has a 256 character limit. Solution is to edit the group policy for "enable long paths" with regedit to allow such. Not for the faint of heart. Reminds me of a story an associate with .......

375: Inmate Central, Actually (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 18:53:04 (107.142.146.197)
the cost to make a one dollar bill is the same as a penny. Coins last longer than paper but high value ones not popular here as elsewhere. Canadians have one and two dollar coins called "loonies" and .......

376: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Remote access to NAS ? What is your method ? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 18:36:22 (107.142.146.197)
I have a buddy that does have an oven on the internet. Ours can be controlled by phone. Useful on rare occasions. Abe, got another snarky comment about my conversation with Rod? ;) .......

377: Inmate Central, RE: Hmmm (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 18:29:22 (107.142.146.197)
As long as we count by ones, we need pennies. As Grant indicated, pennies are still used for all electronic transactions in Canada and presumably we'll copy their method. Only cash from your pocket .......

378: Inmate Central, Your opinion poll (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 18:26:57 (107.142.146.197)
doesn't agree with the data. .......

379: Speaker Asylum, Do the new turbofans (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 15:32:01 (107.142.146.197)
incorporate modern chevrons to minimize noise? .......

380: Inmate Central, You can't eat (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 15:28:11 (107.142.146.197)
an engorged Elephant all at once. It takes some time. Four months has yielded $170B or about $1055/taxpayer thus far. Not a bad start. There are over 14,000 excess buildings owned by the gubment. Why .......

381: Inmate Central, Is that what (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 15:08:37 (107.142.146.197)
Canada, Australia and New Zealand did following retirement of their pennies? Sorry if you liked carrying them around. :) .......

382: Inmate Central, While not funny (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 14:09:30 (107.142.146.197)
it does call to mind the great Mark Twain: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated!" .......

383: Inmate Central, Finally... (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 13:57:51 (107.142.146.197)
we follow the wise move by Canada to phase out the penny ! Producing a coin that costs nearly four times its worth doesn't make sense. .......

384: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Ditto (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 12:30:57 (107.142.146.197)
Again, the question wasn't about your small universe and your car. In my comments to Rod, I followed his lead with other examples. Having a bad day? .......

385: Computer Audio Asylum, Ditto (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 09:54:49 (107.142.146.197)
I tried Synology's Quick Connect just for grins, but found no useful purpose and disabled it. Just one of many "so what?" features touted by techies providing no real value. While our Passport offers .......

386: General Asylum, Naturally (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 06:26:41 (107.142.146.197)
Quads are to be found! .......

387: Inmate Central, Had a great time there (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 06:24:01 (107.142.146.197)
one view reminds me of a peak I dubbed "Jabba the Hut". Lots of wonderful hikes and waterfalls there. :) .......

388: Inmate Central, Same story (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-22, 06:16:53 (107.142.146.197)
with Harry Pearson - no cats on main floor with primary systems but they liked sitting atop an amp in his bedroom. .......

389: Inmate Central, That's Boynee's observation, too! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 13:50:31 (107.142.146.197)
"I felt like..." .......

390: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 11:31:38 (107.142.146.197)
So, again, my post was about comparing a single tube and a single solid state transistor. Theoretical ruminations rather than addressing real world applications. Pontificate as you will. :) ::: TOP .......

391: Computer Audio Asylum, That's (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 08:17:41 (107.142.146.197)
The app can't play music from your local collection or internet radio. the deal breaker for me. I don't need a new way to lose functionality. The keep playing option across systems strikes me as a .......

392: Computer Audio Asylum, Aware of all of that -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 06:26:09 (107.142.146.197)
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393: General Asylum, I discovered some new music (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 06:24:59 (107.142.146.197)
yesterday while streaming. Heard on SiriusXM and located on Qobuz. For me, that's the best part of streaming - instant gratification! :) .......

394: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Facinating podcast by VAC guy Kevin Hayes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-21, 06:00:51 (107.142.146.197)
He notes the newer super sized KT variants exhibit more stray capacitance. VTL is another manufacturer that continues to use either the KT88 or 6550C. .......

395: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Sure he did (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 19:12:54 (107.142.146.197)
I think the point about adding more complexity is a red herring... Believe that as you will. Or just do the math with OPA1612 or LME49860 based line stages. Four to six duals for balanced output. Ca .......

396: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: You've always been able to stream Qobuz via LMS (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 18:04:01 (107.142.146.197)
but I hated the interface (didn't know about iPeng). I've been happy using iPeng for >10 years. Supported on watch/phone/pad and is definitely more flexible with better UI. Watch good mostly for na .......

397: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sure he did (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 16:34:49 (107.142.146.197)
Except he didn't actually give any faults for solid state devices... Listen again starting about 13:50 and continue to about 14:30 including his discussion of how the circuit complexity * required t .......

398: Computer Audio Asylum, You've always been able to stream Qobuz via LMS (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 16:23:00 (107.142.146.197)
in full 192/24 resolution using the plug in which optionally enables your favorites to appear as part of your library. Note the stylized "Q" at bottom right of several albums in New Music. I use iPeng .......

399: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Honest appraisal (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 12:28:28 (107.142.146.197)
of the the faults of both types of active devices resulting in his choice when the criteria is the most natural reproduction of music. Whether or not folks accept audible differences among all manner .......

400: Vinyl Asylum, Same ol' stuff (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 09:33:54 (107.142.146.197)
VPI/Dynavector mid output DV20X. Still have retipped 90's vintage Shinon Red in reserve. .......

401: Vinyl Asylum, Spotify (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 09:24:18 (107.142.146.197)
and the like (I enjoy SiriusXM) works fine for the car and mobile devices. Honda CarPlay in our Passport uses MP3 for USB based content. but there is a big improvement in aspects like depth and sepa .......

402: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good to know (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 08:11:14 (107.142.146.197)
Wild show with the Turbofan horns and the big Wilsons! .......

403: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 06:56:10 (107.142.146.197)
I found his comments and historical references insightful. .......

404: General Asylum, Designer Ulf Thaggen was a college badminton star -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-20, 05:19:38 (107.142.146.197)
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405: Digital Drive, Just remember why (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 17:18:48 (107.142.146.197)
ALL PROFESSIONALs today record at 24 bits for multiple good reasons. Setting appropriate level is a choice. Abe gave an example of a bad choice. I have a couple of needle drops made with Audacity at .......

406: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Which has become a non issue for the informed -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 15:54:23 (107.142.146.197)
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407: General Asylum, Rule by the people (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 14:53:03 (107.142.146.197)
most certainly includes enforcing existing laws. And shining a bright light on overt fraud with the use of taxpayer funds. .......

408: General Asylum, And lacks accurary (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 14:50:02 (107.142.146.197)
no *citizens* were deported. Only illegal aliens who have already committed at least one crime. .......

409: Inmate Central, A touch higher long term (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 13:41:21 (107.142.146.197)
taking out recent spending on home improvement projects, here's the trajectory. Actual earnings a pinch higher since 2023 because I haven't contributed (at max IRS level) to Simple IRA. .......

410: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not correct (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 13:29:42 (107.142.146.197)
He uses some in current X series amps to provide the "best sound". "With the X250 we applied GNFB and have used it in the X amplifiers since." .......

411: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Facinating podcast by VAC guy Kevin Hayes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 13:22:02 (107.142.146.197)
explains some of that difficult to measure world and many compromises found in both solid state and tube devices. .......

412: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Herbie's used on amps (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-19, 13:15:05 (107.142.146.197)
Factory dampers on ARC pre. .......

413: General Asylum, Gee (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-18, 17:21:56 (107.142.146.197)
that experience with a new unit like the OP? .......

414: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-18, 16:12:11 (107.142.146.197)
Also the Main Outs are nobbled to the XO frequency specified for the subs' XO. This CRAZY and totally unacceptable by anyone with full range Main speakers. That is certainly a reasonable (and hopef .......

415: Amp/Preamp Asylum, An effective solution (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-18, 16:00:28 (107.142.146.197)
for me has been damping rings on small signal tubes. Many preamps available since the late 80s sport such. I find they assist the VTL amps with the NOS Sylvania AT7 and RCA 6350 tubes on some content .......

416: General Asylum, Gotta hate that (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-17, 14:02:58 (107.142.146.197)
maybe some teleportation could help! ;) .......

417: General Asylum, More humor (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-17, 11:40:51 (107.142.146.197)
Once DOGE required receipts (or at least a picture), the mysterious expenses stopped occurring. For some reason, some gubment officials don't even begin to follow basic business reporting as required .......

418: Inmate Central, Looks like fun! -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-17, 11:37:28 (107.142.146.197)
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419: General Asylum, Go with that, Chris! ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-17, 11:35:58 (107.142.146.197)
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420: Computer Audio Asylum, Yes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-17, 06:19:09 (107.142.146.197)
I'm assuming that with UPS back-up one has time to shut down your units and save the network settings, music Library and playlist from being lost... What you want to prevent is being interrupted dur .......

421: General Asylum, What you and I know (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 17:43:41 (107.142.146.197)
that the clowns there didn't know is deleting files only renames the directory headers. The data sectors are unaffected. DOGE was able to restore the full content that was attempted to hide. Federal c .......

422: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 17:25:31 (107.142.146.197)
...because there's no analog input stage. My garage environment doesn't use analog inputs either. Only the music system does so with the VPI/Souther/Dyna table. LMS connects via S/PDIF and services .......

423: General Asylum, Lots of variables (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 17:15:59 (107.142.146.197)
that you began to explore. Low pass crossover frequency? Unit allows 40 hz but there's little content in that range. Mine set to ~50 hz and the subs speak only when such is found. .......

424: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What's new in vinyl? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 10:34:43 (107.142.146.197)
I started streaming with Spotify and was very surprised at the sound quality...But the gap from digital to vinyl has disappeared. Streaming is very impressive. Note that Spotify has the worst qualit .......

425: Computer Audio Asylum, What you really need is (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 09:47:11 (107.142.146.197)
I live in rural area with 2 - 3 power outages a year. Each outage require rebuilding my music library... a UPS battery backup to keep the NAS running long enough for a normal shutdown. That proacti .......

426: General Asylum, Too funny, Mark! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 07:07:23 (107.142.146.197)
Not even close to reality. Funniest overt fraud was the *armed* office at the Institute of Peace (!) which unsuccessfully tried to (illegally) destroy 2 TB of records! .......

427: General Asylum, Let's praise international terrorists! ;) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-16, 06:56:49 (107.142.146.197)
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428: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ironically (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 15:38:04 (107.142.146.197)
many folks still consider all Class D amps "digital" even though they are inherently analog albeit in a switch mode presentation. Ralph's new switcher also uses GaNFETs. Which, by the way allows him t .......

429: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Well, seems more common when (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 13:58:46 (107.142.146.197)
the amplifiers are not identical. The MC2300s are and run mono with the flick of a switch! Their power supplies are a bit weak in contemporary terms (125 joules - like a 100 watt/channel Threshold St .......

430: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not an *issue*, but (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 08:56:57 (107.142.146.197)
using your 2300s (or any other pair of identical amps) as a monoblock would provide superior performance. And obviate the need for otherwise superfluous gain controls needed only when matching dissim .......

431: Computer Audio Asylum, Wasn't sure if (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 07:50:31 (107.142.146.197)
Apple's implementation allowed for multiple sets. Good to know. Does new MacMini chassis support more than one SSD? Guess you could configure a mirrored pair of PCIe SSDs in an external chassis. ::: .......

432: Computer Audio Asylum, Interesting proof of concept (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 06:00:36 (107.142.146.197)
Not sure how I would ever use such. Could you configure as RAID 10 for some fault tolerance? My digital music library lives on a single 400 GB microSD card for playing through Oppo in HT. A 512 GB run .......

433: Inmate Central, Enjoy your trip! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-15, 05:50:51 (107.142.146.197)
I climbed Angel's Landing at Zion on my 65th birthday. Incredible view from top! .......

434: General Asylum, RE: The solution to inefficient processes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 17:10:44 (107.142.146.197)
The running of essential gubment functions shouldn't be treated as a massive inefficient welfare project. Let that occur where it doesn't hamper operations. .......

435: General Asylum, The solution to inefficient processes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 15:37:57 (107.142.146.197)
is to automate and eliminate waste. Some have rebelled as of late as to taking that kind of action. .......

436: Classical Court, Fixed! :) -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 12:35:49 (107.142.146.197)
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437: Classical Court, Not only that (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 12:16:27 (107.142.146.197)
Yes, CfL is going to hate this... It's not Atmos ! ;) .......

438: Speaker Asylum, Yep! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 11:22:52 (107.142.146.197)
Or with a huge man cave. :) .......

439: Speaker Asylum, How about having a turbofan in your living room? :) (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 09:33:18 (107.142.146.197)
Or at least it looks like one from a 737! While looking at what's coming up in Munich, I saw this: .......

440: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ping Peter (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 09:21:19 (107.142.146.197)
Time for next all-in-one replacement? .......

441: Inmate Central, Might check (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 09:01:15 (107.142.146.197)
neighbors around destination. I've had stuff delivered next door on a couple of occasions. Our mailboxes are located next to each other on the street so that sometimes confuses address - either in bo .......

442: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, +1 -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 08:52:34 (107.142.146.197)
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443: Inmate Central, BTW (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-14, 06:23:10 (107.142.146.197)
what I do with iPhone pics is "File-->Export" them to JPG for posting. Uncheck including metadata and resize to reasonable value. .......

444: General Asylum, As will (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:57:02 (107.142.146.197)
gay black women since you're getting childish. Passports (which do require positive identification) have been used since 1920. That was true in 1998 when we got ours as is the case today. I have to la .......

445: General Asylum, Every country has visa requirements (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:42:42 (107.142.146.197)
Duh! Had to pay for the UK ETA for our visits. Don't attend wacko protests and use the sex found on my birth certificate. Every country taxes earnings. Naturally, you haven't made a single reference t .......

446: Inmate Central, Visited a cousin recently (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:32:16 (107.142.146.197)
who has three Aussie Shepherds. Here's Ruger's gaze: .......

447: Speaker Asylum, You've been talking (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:20:25 (107.142.146.197)
about ATC speakers for nearly twenty years. When are you going to pull the trigger and get some? ;) .......

448: Speaker Asylum, A better place for your question (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:17:54 (107.142.146.197)
Click here or click Planar Speaker Forum from where you posted. Welcome to the asylum. Lots of Maggie users here. .......

449: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sure it would (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 08:06:59 (107.142.146.197)
In my situation and with my speakers, that would not work. Set the switch in back of amps to mono and run one per channel. No need attenuate anything. Get all the power available and enjoy better s .......

450: General Asylum, Time for you (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 07:19:44 (107.142.146.197)
to read article again. The *hindrances* only apply to those who don't... .......

451: General Asylum, My answers (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 07:18:08 (107.142.146.197)
have nothing to do with nationality. Duh! .......

452: General Asylum, Yes (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 06:54:53 (107.142.146.197)
HT was off while I was out of town. Sounds better switched on! .......

453: General Asylum, Travel never an issue for me (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-13, 06:53:08 (107.142.146.197)
I plan ahead, don't attend wacko protests and my birth certificate spells out my sex. :) .......

454: Digital Drive, Lower jitter vs galvanic isolation (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-12, 16:14:47 (107.142.146.197)
Superiority depends upon which matches best with *your* environment. Give each a try to determine the winner. Haven't used Toslink in quite a while so cannot make any recommendations. .......

455: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Like Jonesy (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-12, 10:48:13 (107.142.146.197)
I would prefer a vertical arrangement to maximize power and separation as though they were mono amps. I see you've got an old school system. Perhaps your (unstated) Mac amps can be bridged. ::: TOPIC .......

456: General Asylum, RE: Agree (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-12, 05:46:46 (107.142.146.197)
Comparing the upscaled CD's to what is available on TIDAL... I haven't used them for over five years as they wasted time with MQA and it took them years to figure out it was a joke. I enjoy having a .......

457: Digital Drive, Don't have to use it -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-11, 04:38:49 (70.228.120.28)
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458: General Asylum, Agree (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 18:19:32 (70.228.120.28)
There are some outstanding recordings from the 50's and 60's that are high quality, certainly better than may made digitally during the loudness wars era. I have some outstanding 1950's Mercury Livi .......

459: General Asylum, Imagine a rifle (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 12:22:55 (70.228.120.28)
designed from the outset to be suppressed, uses a new cartridge called the 8.6 Blackout, weighs about five pounds, delivers 1 MOA accuracy to 300 yards subsonic and can take down virtually any African .......

460: General Asylum, Sure (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 10:48:37 (70.228.120.28)
there are "bore sights" which look like cartridges that project an LED beam through the barrel in lieu of punching paper. My cousin also has a "smart" red dot that can adjust itself once you provide .......

461: General Asylum, Get that but (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 09:51:42 (70.228.120.28)
such was not a part of OP. While it's nice to be able to afford most anything I want, I find myself not wanting to add short term "toys" as you mentioned. After a recent stay with a cousin'who I grew .......

462: Inmate Central, That was about the time (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 09:26:39 (70.228.120.28)
the program wrapped up and started the show. With 20k+ folks a hootin' and a hollerin', I could have easily missed it. :) He has a hospitality degree and already has an apprentice management job line .......

463: Inmate Central, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 08:55:49 (70.228.120.28)
We returned to GA this weekend where I grew up to attend a nephew's graduation at UGA in Athens. Didn't feel it there or in Grayson where we're staying. Was getting, however, peaks of 105 db at the .......

464: Computer Audio Asylum, One suggestion (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 08:48:09 (70.228.120.28)
while playing content stored locally on the pad is fine, I would recommend maintaining a master copy on a PC for ease of backups and transfers to other devices. I'm an Apple guy with a watch, phone, .......

465: General Asylum, RE: Not so much a collector of speakers as (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:45:54 (70.228.120.28)
I live in the mid south so we get a good six months or so of use each year. It's about time to open. Nothing better to cool off after a long run or mowing the 1.6 acre lot. :) .......

466: General Asylum, I can only imagine (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:43:56 (70.228.120.28)
how useful it would be at Danley Labs for prototyping. I had a customer who used one for small manufacturing runs of proprietary parts. Not so sure as to the cost effectiveness of spending that much .......

467: Speaker Asylum, Being attached (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:36:29 (70.228.120.28)
wouldn't the dust cap also radiate the signal being equally driven by the voice coil? .......

468: General Asylum, Not so much a collector of speakers as (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:24:20 (70.228.120.28)
one who enjoys multiple systems around the manse. Music system upstairs, HT in family room (where wifey spends lots of time) and system in garage. In ceiling speakers found in multiple rooms and out .......

469: General Asylum, RE: Just for grins (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:08:10 (70.228.120.28)
Tom has already indicated his is made in China. As for the other questions, ask Amazon or him! It would seem you spend a lot of money on little parts. :) .......

470: General Asylum, Just for grins (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 07:01:14 (70.228.120.28)
I looked up the price of the one Tom used. It's about $1300 at Amazon . .......

471: Vintage Asylum, Threshold likely fits the bill (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 06:52:14 (70.228.120.28)
had an '81 Stasis for thirty years with no failures. Had no trouble driving the reactive 4 ohm (and lower) load of Acoustats. Did, however, proactively replace the Mallory power supply caps at about .......

472: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are Tannoy Legacy Arden any good? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 06:15:20 (70.228.120.28)
While not exactly the same, Magnepan has been using a terminal for tweeter attenuation resistors for many years. Default is jumper. .......

473: Inmate Central, That was my take as well! -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 06:00:17 (70.228.120.28)
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474: Propeller Head Plaza, Did you actually (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 05:55:41 (70.228.120.28)
expect him to do so? I sure didn't! .......

475: General Asylum, Ok (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 05:52:53 (70.228.120.28)
do the calculation as suggested and determine the answer. :) .......

476: Speaker Asylum, I've used that before (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 05:51:40 (70.228.120.28)
for getting an idea of equivalent woofer size of multiple small woofers to a single larger one. I once had Polk LSi9s which use a pair of 5.25" woofers. Area roughly that of a 7.5" driver. ::: TOPIC: .......

477: General Asylum, Do the math! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 05:44:35 (70.228.120.28)
Gather the cost of parts you've purchased over the past three years or so and compare that to the cost of a printer capable of replicating them. Add some opportunity cost to the equation. Definitely .......

478: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan MC-1 (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-10, 05:20:04 (70.228.120.28)
But for dedicated two channel would they be to close to the walls? I had a funny exchange with another inmate on that topic. This from Magnepan: "The MC1 is designed to be placed next to a wall or .......

479: Speaker Asylum, Agree that area formula (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-09, 21:12:30 (70.228.120.28)
should be used on piston size, not basket since that doesn't move. .......

480: General Asylum, Similar start (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-09, 07:56:23 (70.228.120.28)
but with FM-5 and PAT-5. After the latter was sent to Frank Van Alstine (then of Jensen's Stereo Shop), I learned the value of lower noise 1% metal film Dale RND resistors, polystyrene signal path ca .......

481: General Asylum, ?? (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-09, 07:21:16 (70.228.120.28)
Nor I wondering what your response has to do with inflation. .......

482: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Seems to me (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-09, 04:56:56 (70.228.120.28)
you didn't mention what I consider an important consideration: your music preferences. Fortunately, you provide that in your profile. Like me, you favor acoustical music What I find important to conv .......

483: General Asylum, Malformed URL (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 14:14:30 (12.74.55.138)
"https://audiowise-canada.myshopify....supports-processing-on-azure-virtual-machines/" Won't fly without domain. Having an ellipsis is odd, too. .......

484: General Asylum, Not talking about (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 12:20:49 (70.228.120.28)
*classic rock* that was recorded long before digital. Virtually all content released in the past ten years or so is 24 bit at various sample rates. That is the original. Not the 30 ips tape in the .......

485: General Asylum, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 11:12:21 (70.228.120.28)
I want no part of using a general purpose Mac/Win box for music playback. I use tiny Linux based endpoints dedicated for music playback only. Don't want hundreds of useless processes and services goin .......

486: Computer Audio Asylum, You nailed it! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 11:06:26 (70.228.120.28)
Ruth's Chris isn't on the same list as McDonalds. ;) .......

487: Inmate Central, The Odd Couple discussing religion -nt (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 06:05:18 (70.228.120.28)
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488: General Asylum, There's no denying the benefit of active systems (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 06:00:45 (12.74.55.138)
but if you find some conventional speakers you like (perhaps used), I can recommend an inexpensive DAC/integrated with Bluetooth capability. Am quite pleased with a Fosi MC351 in the garage system. .......

489: General Asylum, I'm likewise skeptical (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 05:51:25 (70.228.120.28)
as to how you seemingly *recover* information that was never captured in the recording process. You can change or diddle with the signal and like it but that doesn't seem to fit the definition of fide .......

490: General Asylum, That's called (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 05:24:41 (70.228.120.28)
Especially now, when everything costs more... Inflation. Now on the mend. :) .......

491: Computer Audio Asylum, Their concept (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 04:36:48 (70.228.120.28)
of being able to instantly buy and download a favorite piece of music was brilliant. Why wait until you went to a store and bought the CD? Alas, they were too late to the game of providing lossless co .......

492: Speaker Asylum, Magnepan MC-1 (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-08, 04:21:25 (70.228.120.28)
I use a pair as surrounds in the HT. Pics available in my gallery. Dipole design with hinged bracket for flexible mounting. Needs sub below 80 hz. .......

493: General Asylum, Great minds think alike! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-07, 07:46:29 (107.142.146.197)
Similar to our HT system. Front left faces forward down room with back right facing sideways into room. Still have room modes in that space but tamed peak with processor's EQ if not the trough that re .......

494: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yep Mark! (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-07, 07:25:11 (107.142.146.197)
With a fresh listen it is more like a funky South American instrument , sticks across a ridged block, or my wife suggested one where you blow through it with a regular cymbal strike that should sound .......

495: General Asylum, Lots of overlap (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-07, 05:32:50 (107.142.146.197)
May be some future consolidation. .......

496: Computer Audio Asylum, Gotta figure out the villain (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-07, 05:30:16 (107.142.146.197)
by replacing each part of the audio chain. Continue to isolate "Music" as source of problem by playing through more systems. Like someone else's PC. Alternately, play a different music service throug .......

497: Planar Speaker Asylum, Interesting coincidence (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-07, 05:25:34 (107.142.146.197)
At age 17, my first major recalibration of how realistic an audio system could sound was via Tympani IIIs driven by ARC electronics (Crown DC-300a on woofers). I had a Cit 11 preamp at the time and de .......

498: Inmate Central, I've seen those (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-06, 08:44:48 (107.142.146.197)
some, however, are seemingly benign with stories how rich folks end up making some poor waitresses day by giving her a big tip. Or Keanu Reeves showing up some dude. All of them are empty with little .......

499: Propeller Head Plaza, As you might have assumed (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-06, 08:36:14 (107.142.146.197)
this is just another Geoffturbation. Empty. ;) Naturally, he continues to illustrate the point. Like Analog Scott, he spends triple the time posturing with empty sophomoric humor than discussing his o .......

500: Inmate Central, My neighbor's new garage mahal (0.00)
Posted by E-Stat on 2025-05-06, 07:20:45 (107.142.146.197)
has no fewer than fifty LED cans! Are you going to conduct surgery in there? :) .......

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