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1: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yes, I am (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-24, 12:48:11 (99.243.240.84)
And I'm enjoying it. It's the best of both worlds for me: virtually all of the detail and transparency of an excellent s/s amp together with just a touch of tube smoothness and warmth. .......
2: Inmate Central, Haha!! Caught you in a logical fallacy (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-24, 04:41:30 (99.243.240.84)
Ad hominem attack is not an argument. .......
3: Inmate Central, Not necessarily (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-24, 04:38:26 (99.243.240.84)
F150 buyers would eventually look to buy something else ... say Tesla. Swapping ICE for EV in an overly large & heavy vehicle that is unnecessary for most buyers is not that helpful. .......
4: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Why? I'm tempted to say "imagination" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-24, 04:31:57 (99.243.240.84)
Sorry, but there comes a time when one must fall back on the old "Prove it" maxim. Conduct double-blind ABX testing and get back to me. .......
5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, All preferences are valid when it comes to hi-fi (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-24, 04:27:20 (99.243.240.84)
I'm not more -- perhaps less -- guilty of promoting my preferences than you are yours. .......
6: General Asylum, I take it's NOT you selling these Soundlabs? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-23, 07:35:32 (99.243.240.84)
See this suspended ad at Canuck Audio Mart, see link. Same seller had them on Audiogon a few years ago. .......
7: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Only your rather biased & inaccurate opinion, 'Stat (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-23, 04:22:51 (99.243.240.84)
But we've been thru all that. .......
8: Amp/Preamp Asylum, My experience has been the opposite (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-23, 04:21:41 (99.243.240.84)
I don't listen to a lot of opera but do listen to other vocal and choral works. I'm very fond of Back cantatas for instance. Given good recordings, voice are accurate and crystal-clear. .......
9: General Asylum, Funny you should mention Sonic Frontiers (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-23, 04:18:42 (99.243.240.84)
Throught a friend I got a great deal on Dynaco kits around 1971. I could have gone PAT 3 and Stereo 70 but instead went PAT 4 and Stereo 80. I didn't get on the tube bandwagon as it was picking up mom .......
10: Inmate Central, Reduce national fossil fuel consumption? Ban pickups (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-22, 11:16:08 (172.83.47.88)
Seriously, they should be banned except for bona fide business or daily work application. Pickups are all over the place in my middle-class urban location. They seem never to have a spot of mud or dus .......
11: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'm known for suggesting ultra-low distortion amps (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-22, 11:02:58 (172.83.47.88)
Yes, I mean ultra-low based on measurements. In fact the majority of this stuff is class D. The truth that some still refuse to admit is that certain types of distortion, in moderation, produce the pl .......
12: Amp/Preamp Asylum, What I'm saying there are 'bargain' power amps nowadays ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-22, 04:16:37 (99.243.240.84)
... that can do the job better than megabuck offerings. Why pay more? .......
13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Passives work well sometimes, others not so much (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-22, 04:04:56 (172.83.47.88)
I had a couple of power amps that sounded relatively dull and lacking somewhat in dynamics driven by -- or rather through -- a passive preamp. More recently my Schiit Freya+ in Passive mode extremely .......
14: General Asylum, My first components were Dynaco solid-state (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-22, 03:49:11 (99.243.240.84)
That was circa 1971, long ago so I'm not sure why chose PAT 5 and Stereo 80 versus PAT 3 and Stereo 70 which were still an option. But supposing I'd chosen the latter I suspect I would have stuck with .......
15: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ... Or why not a pair of Apollon NC1200 SLM's? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-21, 09:14:26 (99.243.240.84)
... 400 watts into 8 ohms, 700 into 4 ohms. Oh right: likely just not expensive enough. .......
16: Inmate Central, I remember the '70s well ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-19, 04:30:57 (99.243.240.84)
No, nothing much like that. I grew modest sideburns though. .......
17: Inmate Central, Bottom line is NATO has never threatened USSR/Russia ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-19, 04:25:36 (99.243.240.84)
... With invasion or preemptive use of force. BTW, Russian didn't exactly come rushing to Serbia's defense. .......
18: Inmate Central, Can a nuclear-armed nation act with impunity? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-19, 04:23:13 (99.243.240.84)
Besides Putin's revanchist goals, that is the other huge question. Right now it looks like threatening nukes lets a nation get away with invasion and murder. .......
19: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Irrelevant in case or lower than -130 dB (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-19, 04:14:40 (99.243.240.84)
Or even a bit higher. There IS NO higher order distortion. IMO, The secret to euphonic sonics is less an absence of higher order HD and more the presence of 2nd/3rd order. .......
20: General Asylum, CBC FM used to play exclusively Classical year ago (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-19, 04:05:28 (99.243.240.84)
(Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) That started to change 35 years ago. Increasingly popular music was introduced to the programming but there is still about 6 hours of week-day Classical eclectic programm .......
21: Amp/Preamp Asylum, what I take from Geddes/Cheevers ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-18, 13:28:39 (99.243.240.84)
... Is that higher order distortion is nasty and the higher the order the nastier it is -- so far I have no argument. As for "adjusting" distortion using their mathematical mumbo-jumbo, I'm much more .......
22: Inmate Central, I knew you'd mention Serbia ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-18, 13:18:30 (99.243.240.84)
... But Serbia is a far cry from the Soviet Union Russia. .......
23: Inmate Central, As its states, the chart reflects US funding thru 2022 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-18, 04:15:04 (99.243.240.84)
The chart is stating the situation from 1948 to 2022: it isn't lying or deceiving about those facts. Very recently Mike Johnson has proposed giving Israel another $26 billion to "defend" itself agains .......
24: Inmate Central, Apologies, I can't "actually" read your mind (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-18, 04:05:07 (99.243.240.84)
What I can do is put your statements into an historical and geo-political context. One can do the same with Putin's own statements and actions. With those combined perspectives, one can make reasonabl .......
25: Inmate Central, Ukraine is fighting a war against common adversary (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 13:35:19 (99.243.240.84)
That adversary has vastly more resource that Hamas and Iran too, and that adversary is intent on reconstituting the Soviet empire. By contrast Hamas, (granted, a nasty bunch of people), merely would l .......
26: Inmate Central, I'm not so ignorant as some ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 13:30:16 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
27: Inmate Central, Oh the frustration (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 05:45:08 (99.243.240.84)
... With US hypocrisy re. Israel. Biden and his lackeys furiously wag their fingers at Netanyahu's Israel for its action in Gaza yet American aid & weapons flow unabated. The state of Israel wouldn't .......
28: Inmate Central, I'm 79 and I can tell you where I stand (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 04:20:06 (99.243.240.84)
... And it's not because I get my news from social media. Thanks for that 'Spectator' link. Younger people including, I dare say, many younger Jews, are better able to put the Israel / Palestine situa .......
29: Inmate Central, "FSD": any Tesla owners here actually using that? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 04:01:14 (99.243.240.84)
Well I guess there are people who do. I'd like a Tesla but there's not way I'd consider self-driving personally. .......
30: General Asylum, Very sad ... a huge contributor to the hifi hobby (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-17, 03:54:36 (99.243.240.84)
Passings are sad at any age. As for age, I'm 79 now and 95 seems pretty unlikely for me. .......
31: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Granted, it is (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 10:44:52 (99.243.240.84)
But any of us are permitted to review all his graphs and charts and come to our own conclusions. .......
32: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I did sway op amps in my VTV (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 10:42:52 (99.243.240.84)
The only one that sounded "bad" to me was the Hypex buffer, (don't recall which op amp it uses). All the other op amps I tried in the VTV buffer were extremely similar and none changed the character o .......
33: Amp/Preamp Asylum, This's a slander (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 04:38:23 (99.243.240.84)
If you chooses to look only at the SINAD that's your problem. Amir and other contributors take many other measurement .......
34: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Agreed: one-number SINAD/THD isn't very helpful (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 04:35:26 (99.243.240.84)
Other measurements are more helpful. I look a the spectrum of harmonic distort together with noise and the multi-tone distortion results. .......
35: Amp/Preamp Asylum, BTW, I'm not knocking the S300 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 04:32:04 (99.243.240.84)
As noted, I discovered that measurements are indicative of the sort of sound I'm looking for: detail, "transparency" i.e. imaging & instrument separation, deep & articulate bass. The S300 is a relativ .......
36: General Asylum, Classical & '60s Folk got me into music listening (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-16, 04:25:42 (99.243.240.84)
'Till my last year of college I really did pay much attention to music. I think it was a friend who got me listening to Baez, Dylan, Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and the like. Classical music began .......
37: Inmate Central, Those are among the most amazing aspects of US individual taxation (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-15, 09:16:07 (99.243.240.84)
That is, to outsiders; they don't exist in Canada for example. No doubt they benefit the wealthy unconscionably. .......
38: Inmate Central, Just way of Chris' calling Ukraine leadership neo-Nazi (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-15, 04:00:58 (99.243.240.84)
And that, obviously, is a big part of Putin's slander that his invasion is to liberate Ukraine from those neo-Nazis. Perversely Chris refuse to see the obvious that the invasion is part of Putin's bro .......
39: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I don't really understand why you're taking offense (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-14, 12:50:52 (99.243.240.84)
My subjective opinion is that objective measurements are helpful. Of course you don't have to agree. .......
40: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Indeed: I use MY ears in MY system (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-14, 09:27:43 (99.243.240.84)
And stand by my assertion that there is a correlation between rigorous measurement and MY subjective results. .......
41: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The PS S300 probably sounds fine, BUT ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-14, 04:43:58 (99.243.240.84)
But objectively compared to the Hypex Nilai it measures just "alright". Amir deigns to 'Recommend' it but clearly the Nilai mops the floor with it in terms of measurable performance. = ASR review of P .......
42: Computer Audio Asylum, A mechanical of fund memory ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-12, 14:00:43 (99.243.240.84)
It was long, long ago but spirit of "the good old days" -- being perhaps more imagination than accurate recollection -- I recall the IBM 3270 terminal, like the picture, having the best keyboard feel .......
43: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks. Interesting about Parallels (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-12, 13:50:34 (99.243.240.84)
I tried VMware quite a few years ago on my Windows machine of the time. I don't recall for sure what other OS I ran, maybe a Linux version or another instance of Windows. Silly question maybe, but cou .......
44: Computer Audio Asylum, Wow, quite a choice in Logitech keyboards these days (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-11, 04:56:13 (99.243.240.84)
... Mac or Windows. I'm now sitting in front of my principal computer, (Win 11), using a Microsoft ergonomic that's 15+ years old and still functioning 100%. It needs PS/2 to USB convert which is no b .......
45: Computer Audio Asylum, It's interesting that MacOS will run Windows emulators (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-11, 04:44:43 (99.243.240.84)
Certainly helpful if you have a few Window programs to run. But does seem to add a layer of complexity as evidenced by the need to update Window inside the emulator -- is it the case that you must hav .......
46: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Why don't you send me $50k to prove your point? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-11, 04:28:42 (99.243.240.84)
I promise to spend it on a DAC. After 50+ years of involvement with hifi I have come to the conclusion that many audiophiles are willing to spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of $$$ to fine-tune .......
47: Inmate Central, Where do you suppose !?! ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-10, 04:35:20 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
48: Inmate Central, Great pics (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-10, 04:30:56 (99.243.240.84)
I should have given more consideration to picture taking during our short trip to take in totality. Is there a special filter one needs to use? BTW for the uninitiated, there is a huge difference betw .......
49: Computer Audio Asylum, When does paying more stop paying off? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-10, 04:25:54 (99.243.240.84)
I'm in the whiney have-not category but the higher cost and "locked-in" character of the Apple universe has kept me away. .......
50: Inmate Central, Elected officials who become agents of foreign governments ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-09, 05:12:51 (99.243.240.84)
... Are impeachable which is what the Ukrainian parliament did in case of Yanukovych. .......
51: Inmate Central, Subsidized the maker or the consumer? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-09, 05:09:48 (99.243.240.84)
The NA governments' strategy has been towards consumer subsidy, but it's varied. The Ontario government had cancelled consumer subsidies back in 2019, (as recall). But tehe Federal and Ontario provinc .......
52: Inmate Central, Sounds about right (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-09, 05:01:21 (99.243.240.84)
I might never buy a EV due to high cost and other factors such as we drive limited mileage. Also, a very good chance that the my next car will be my last due to my age, (not the car's longevity). As f .......
53: Inmate Central, We got 2 minutes of totality where we visited (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-09, 04:50:53 (99.243.240.84)
We drove about an hour SE to Port Burwell ON, to view the eclipse. As the eclipse approached totality the temperature dropped noticeably, (we didn't try to measure it but subjectively it was quite obv .......
54: Inmate Central, So wearisome (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-08, 04:51:14 (99.243.240.84)
Viktor Yanukovych as apparently democratically elected President in 2010. Subsequently ... this from Wikipedia ... " ... In November 2013, Yanukovych made a sudden decision, amidst economic pressure f .......
55: Inmate Central, Overthrew Uke elected gov't to expand NATO ... uh, no (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 13:10:56 (99.243.240.84)
Bullshit. Just the long-standing "Russia threatened, provoked" rubbish. Ukrainian independence and autonomy is a matter to be decided by Ukrainians, not Russia not matter how "threatened" it pretends .......
56: Inmate Central, Real competition: bring on the Chinese makers (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 09:35:06 (99.243.240.84)
But how likely is that? Trump may well impose a 25% tariff -- is Trump on the makers side or the consumers side? Your call. .......
57: Inmate Central, Negative EV myths are eroding but the high cost remains (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 08:05:30 (99.243.240.84)
It is certainly what keep me from buying an EV today, maybe also when I'll next need a new car in 2-3 years. At my age payback on an EV in 7-8 years isn't a sure thing. .......
58: Inmate Central, Ditto that accesment ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 04:20:04 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
59: Computer Audio Asylum, Since you ask, I'm using the vendor-supplied 12VDC PS (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 04:16:40 (99.243.240.84)
No doubt it is SMPS but again, I nevertheless seem to be getting superb results. I try Fidelizer a few years ago but didn't notice any difference to the sound. .......
60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sell your $50k DAC and get a $1k one (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-07, 03:59:54 (99.243.240.84)
There are $1000 SOTA DACs out there. Try one, you might be surprised. (You don't even have to tell us about it if that's too embarrassing.) .......
61: Inmate Central, Current US support for Israel is laughably hypocritical ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-06, 11:59:47 (99.243.240.84)
... Actually, not only its recent support. .......
62: Inmate Central, People believe what they WANT to believe, question is ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-06, 11:57:23 (99.243.240.84)
Why do you want to believe that Soviet Russian bull crap? .......
63: Inmate Central, About 24 miles to nearest totality location (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-06, 11:52:15 (99.243.240.84)
We intend to drive; we'll leave early to deal with road traffic and local parking. .......
64: Computer Audio Asylum, I just couldn't give up my Foobar2000 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-06, 04:29:20 (99.243.240.84)
I tried RPi and got it running with PcP. Many thanks for a lot of help from Cut-Throat. However I decide to go back to Foobar2000 under Windows. Difficulties with Windows running music players are pro .......
65: Inmate Central, Amazon refunded the cost of the original, non-approved glasses (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-05, 07:47:06 (99.243.240.84)
This they did voluntarily and I'm not asked to send the originals back -- although the refund came after I ordered approved replacements. .......
66: Inmate Central, Caution: Amazon pulls 'eclipse glass' not AAS approved (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-05, 04:27:11 (99.243.240.84)
I got an email for Amazon.ca today cautioning to buy only eclipse glass that are approved by the American Astronomical Society (AAS): see link below. These AAS glasses must meet the ISO 12312-2 standa .......
67: Inmate Central, When science 'might' not have all the answers (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-03, 05:51:26 (99.243.240.84)
Too many (otherwise) reliable witness have attested to significant symptoms for the problem to be dismissed on account of no brain damage based on CAT scans, MRIs, etc. . Maybe the symptoms are psycho .......
68: Inmate Central, I figured that the Easter Bunny was fake by age 7 ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-02, 08:30:28 (99.243.240.84)
... That Santa Claus was fake by age 8 ... That God was " dubious " by age 9. I became a skeptic at any early age. .......
69: Speaker Asylum, Planars tend to case a bigger sound stage (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-02, 04:30:39 (99.243.240.84)
Was true of my Magneplanars vs. my current speakers. I don't miss the Maggies, though. .......
70: Amp/Preamp Asylum, VTV Amplifier in Ohio also sells Hypex Nilai kits (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-02, 04:28:26 (99.243.240.84)
See link ... .......
71: General Asylum, KEF models have good reviews, including 'objective' reviews (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-04-02, 04:18:53 (99.243.240.84)
Where I not satisfied with my current speakers, I'd give the KEF R3 a hard look. See the ASR review of the R3's at the link. KEF's coaxial tweeter + mid-bass is an effective and successful design. :: .......
72: Speaker Asylum, Erin does give better listening impressions than Amir (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-31, 11:38:51 (99.243.240.84)
Although Amir usually does brief impressions for speakers. Erin does suggest toeing the Blade 2's out 10-20 degr. to widen soundstage. Or maybe he didn't listen to the right music ... or maybe you did .......
73: Speaker Asylum, See Erin's Blade 2 review (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-31, 10:00:34 (99.243.240.84)
I'm not sure he agrees with you impression: see link .......
74: Inmate Central, Pandering to Country music fans (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-31, 09:42:51 (99.243.240.84)
Does she have a Christmas album? .......
75: General Asylum, Serious agree with Rod M: speakers first (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-29, 13:41:11 (99.243.240.84)
Have a look a this "Speaker Preference Ratings & Graphs" ... see link below. These "preferences" are based on frequency response and other criteria. There are highly rate speaker in most price ranges. .......
76: Inmate Central, I have a few pounds of flab I could minimize ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-29, 13:12:18 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
77: Inmate Central, Cryptocurrency is a confidence racket altogether (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-29, 13:10:49 (99.243.240.84)
Cryptocurrency was and is a scam. It isn't a really currency or money substitute in any way. More fool people who gamble on it. Its value is entirely speculation with absolutely nothing behind it, (un .......
78: Inmate Central, What it's come to is I don't believe a single word ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-26, 04:09:40 (99.243.240.84)
... from official Russia sources. .......
79: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've always been grateful for, and often guided by Abe's observations (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-26, 04:05:10 (99.243.240.84)
He has listened to and personally owned more equipment than I could ever imagine hearing. I discovered maybe 12-15 years ago that "neutral" -- and, indeed, well-measuring -- equipment was more likely .......
80: General Asylum, Not an issue for me; I haven't bought an LP in 30 years (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-26, 03:59:25 (99.243.240.84)
I pulled my TT out of my system about 15 years ago. Early CDPs and DACs weren't as good as they are today or even a decade ago; today they are as close to perfect as not to matter . .......
81: Inmate Central, Yeah, no doubt ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-24, 04:07:37 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
82: Inmate Central, Well could be, but I was talking about the myth (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-24, 04:06:00 (99.243.240.84)
I wouldn't want to whitewash Christians though nominally I still am one. .......
83: Inmate Central, Happy Birthday. My 67th was so long ago I can hardly remeber (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-23, 04:17:55 (99.243.240.84)
I haven't jogged since my 40's due to arterial occlusion, but I still exercise 6 days a week. .......
84: Inmate Central, Geez, isn't she skinny enough? Now chemo (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-23, 04:13:14 (99.243.240.84)
Best wishes to her and her family for her speedy recovery. .......
85: Inmate Central, Heard 120 dead early this AM (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-23, 04:10:07 (99.243.240.84)
Possibly ISIS terrorists. Putin will do everything possible to implicate Ukraine; apparently he said terrorist were flee in the direction of the country .......
86: Inmate Central, Why, as were we told, did Nero burn Rome? ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-23, 04:06:41 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
87: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It's odd that there should be two versions in this day & age (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-22, 09:32:21 (99.243.240.84)
I don't see a good reason why 8 vs. 4 ohm versions should be necessary in case of good design. But then looking descriptions on the Akitika site, I didn't see any comment the precludes the 8 ohm versi .......
88: Computer Audio Asylum, I'm already very old !! ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 12:08:29 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
89: Inmate Central, It was rather a long time ago (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:38:42 (99.243.240.84)
22 years to be exact; I just don't remember. Wouldn't have been all that special though. .......
90: Inmate Central, Indeed. Not all Palestinians support Hamas (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:36:51 (99.243.240.84)
Netanyahu worked for years to foster Hamas as foil to Fatah; he was just a bit too successful. .......
91: Inmate Central, I suppose the includes flight Germanwings Flight 9525 for AirBus (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:32:51 (99.243.240.84)
Tragic event to say the least, but not really Air Bus' fault. .......
92: Computer Audio Asylum, Tracking autorenewals is scary for me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:28:56 (99.243.240.84)
I have several but I consider them "essential". I tend to avoid all sorts of auto payments even of utilities but a few are un avoidable .......
93: Computer Audio Asylum, Gotta say that that sounds like fun (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:25:21 (99.243.240.84)
Personally I would be looking for new Classical almost exclusively. .......
94: Computer Audio Asylum, Greater selection is a valid point, true (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-21, 04:23:03 (99.243.240.84)
Greater selection is benefit no doubt. E-Stat mentions scouring new releases which sounds like a good idea. I probably have the equivalent of 6000-7000 CDs so I have a fairly extensive. I listen mostl .......
95: Computer Audio Asylum, ASR is obviously off-topic in this tread (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-20, 04:43:33 (99.243.240.84)
Why raise the issue? Ask E-Stat. My speculation is that he wants to discredit anything I say on any topic. .......
96: Computer Audio Asylum, One one or two things do you like best about Tidal? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-20, 04:39:13 (99.243.240.84)
... Or similar streaming service that you couldn't get otherwise? .......
97: General Asylum, Sounds good ... but sometime we're hypocritical ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-20, 04:33:51 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
98: Inmate Central, Shooting at an indoor range without proper ear protection (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-19, 04:45:40 (99.243.240.84)
That was about 60 years ago when I didn't know any better and nobody advised me adequately. It's a mistake nobody should make today. .......
99: Computer Audio Asylum, E-Stat, restrain yourself ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-19, 04:42:15 (99.243.240.84)
... From irrelevant remarks and ad hominem insults. .......
100: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Define "better" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-19, 04:38:10 (99.243.240.84)
For me better is a more detailedd, transparent, dynamic, with deeper, more articulate bass. That would be something like a Benchmark or Purifi-based amp; instances of the latter are available for How .......
101: General Asylum, "Upgrade" to all-in-on would be cumbersome for me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-19, 04:32:30 (99.243.240.84)
I've be using separates since 1972. First, it would be quite search to fine the right fully integrated that would have near-SOTA for all performance aspects. Second, going to all-in-one might equal th .......
102: Computer Audio Asylum, I resist subscriptions in general (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-18, 04:36:26 (99.243.240.84)
Maybe I'm losing out except for the cost savings but I'm not experimenting to find out. A year or two ago I gave Tidal's free trial a shot but found it poor for Classical music, especially its 'Search .......
103: Computer Audio Asylum, Contemporary DACs deal with jitter very well (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-18, 04:30:39 (99.243.240.84)
For one thing, reviews such as ASR's, measure DACs' output jitter. Otherwise well-measuring DACs generally have no audible jitter. .......
104: General Asylum, For me digital improvement leveled off 8-10 years ago (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-18, 04:24:03 (99.243.240.84)
That was my experience, first with Schiit DACs, then with Topping. I swapped DACs but improvements I thought I heard were extremely slight if not entirely imaginary. Further, I see no reason to spend .......
105: Inmate Central, My lawn has gone to heck since the city banned herbicides (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-17, 05:02:20 (99.243.240.84)
I'll be mowing soon but not just yet. However I ought to get out a clear leaves and debris from our so-called winter. .......
106: Computer Audio Asylum, Without explanation it seems bit implausible ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-17, 04:56:48 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
107: Computer Audio Asylum, Q: if an OS sends a bit-perfect stream to a DAC, how does it matter? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-16, 05:02:57 (99.243.240.84)
I don't see the problem assuming there are no technical glitches such as excessive jitter or dropouts which are, maybe, more hardware than software Also, I suppose if you use music player software tha .......
108: General Asylum, I prefer post office ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-14, 04:41:48 (99.243.240.84)
... In my case delivery is by Canada Post. CP has also has not delivered when somebody is home, nor do they attempt a follow-up deliver. However I can get the package at my post office which is not to .......
109: Inmate Central, Jazz, please expound of gold vs. bitcoin as investments ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-13, 04:59:23 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
110: Inmate Central, So it's up to the voter to reject the grifter and seditionist (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-09, 04:32:08 (99.243.240.84)
Personally I consider the House process proved Trump was an insurrectionist; the Senate acquittal was a whitewash -- but that's just me of course. .......
111: Inmate Central, The government is a better source than most (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-09, 04:26:58 (99.243.240.84)
That's generally true in democracies with the occasional exception. Mighty glad I don't live in Russia, China, or the like. Meanwhile misinformation abounds, especially for conspiracy theorists, et al .......
112: Inmate Central, Our eyes can deceive us -- as do our ears ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-09, 04:23:26 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
113: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Agree with the strategy of using the preamp for warmth, color (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-09, 04:18:51 (99.243.240.84)
It's what I do, and I keep up- and downstream totally neutral with ultra-low distortion components. .......
114: General Asylum, The Hifi heyday was the 1970s and early '80s (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-09, 04:11:11 (99.243.240.84)
Hifi shops were on every-other corner. What spelled the end of that era was the advent of the video recorder, (Beta, VHS). Before and since high(er)-end hifi equipment has been niche. I don't know wha .......
115: Inmate Central, Dandelions ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-05, 04:35:24 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
116: Inmate Central, I flew on one of those once (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-05, 04:34:12 (99.243.240.84)
I was a long time ago. .......
117: Digital Drive, Say what !?! You haven't actually heard the D90SE?? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-04, 04:51:38 (99.243.240.84)
Gimme a break. .......
118: Digital Drive, So what "magic" accounts for the phenomenon? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-04, 04:49:31 (99.243.240.84)
Since the Topping D90SE has SOTA specs in terms of low distortion but has a "totally flat" soundstage, what is different about the more dimensional DAC? A plausible conclusion is that it has something .......
119: Speaker Asylum, Correct ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-02, 05:07:08 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
120: General Asylum, Amen !! ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-02, 05:02:48 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
121: Inmate Central, Exactly ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-01, 04:04:43 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
122: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yep, Purifi beat my Pass Labs (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-01, 03:56:49 (99.243.240.84)
In most respects any way: more detailed, transparency, crisper & deeper bass, treble was at least as clean. Pass was a tad warmer, though. .......
123: General Asylum, Simple as that ... except some audiophiles don't really want accuracy (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-01, 03:51:19 (99.243.240.84)
Hence we have a lot of tube equipment fans. It's fine if someone wants a little warmth or color: that's personal choice. However they shouldn't try to convince others that the sound is truer to "live" .......
124: General Asylum, It's happened to me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-03-01, 03:43:56 (99.243.240.84)
I paid a stiff price for a life-time camera warranty once many years ago at major camera shop. A couple of years later the camera shop went belly-up; warranty obligations were discharged as part of th .......
125: Inmate Central, Right on about Ferguson (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-29, 10:37:22 (99.243.240.84)
Seem also to be a very superficial with respect to historical analysis. .......
126: Inmate Central, Like I'd effing believe anything from a Russian source (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-29, 04:08:33 (99.243.240.84)
I hold Putin responsible for Navalny's death regardless of whether the proximate cause was natural. Who can say that Navalny's poisoning 3 years ago wasn't the ultimate cause? ... And don't tell me th .......
127: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I compared Sparkos to Burson in my amp ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-29, 03:55:51 (99.243.240.84)
... And preferred the Sparkos. Mind you, it was only the Sparkos SS3602 compared to the Burson V6 Vivid; other Burson versions might sound different. .......
128: General Asylum, Well at least my package arrived next day (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-29, 03:51:55 (99.243.240.84)
The delivery guy insisted he wasn't the same one as the day before. I'm thinking of getting a recording video doorbell -- not that that would help if there's no way to actually contact FedEx. ::: TOPI .......
129: General Asylum, That's upsetting (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-29, 03:49:20 (99.243.240.84)
I here that FedEX is a crappy employer; (UPS much better). I believe when too much pressure is put on employees to meet schedules and quotes, they take short cuts that work against customers. ::: TOPI .......
130: Inmate Central, Putin has already lost a great deal (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 06:46:53 (99.243.240.84)
He hoped to occupy all of Ukraine in a few weeks and install a puppet government in Kyiv. He hoped to weaken NATO but two more nations have joined. He hoped to drive a wedge amongst EU nations, especi .......
131: Inmate Central, Huge naivety makes White Rural folk vulnerable to the likes of D.J. Trump (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 06:42:49 (99.243.240.84)
Of course not only rural folk and not only Donald Trump. .......
132: General Asylum, I found that is impossible to contact FedEx in an effective way (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 04:10:35 (99.243.240.84)
Neither 'Live Chat' nor a phone call could help; both were computer AI only, no chance to explain anything in detail or to a human being. .......
133: General Asylum, I much prefer the post office (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 04:07:33 (99.243.240.84)
Though I mention sometime they apparently no attempt to deliver, but I'm fine with pick-up. As mentioned in another post, FedEx said my parcel was ineligible for pick-up on account of as shipper stipu .......
134: General Asylum, Called but there was not chance of speaking to a human being (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 04:05:02 (99.243.240.84)
All I learned at any point was that I had 3 chance for deliver, and the next would be tomorrow, (didn't matter what my personal schedule might be). .......
135: General Asylum, I call but all I got was very unhelpful computer "assistant" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-28, 04:02:31 (99.243.240.84)
Only one thing I found out which was my parcel was ineligible for pick-up due to the shipper's stipulation. "Live chat" was even more useless; it, (not they), told me to call -- see above. ::: TOPIC:: .......
136: General Asylum, Ever happen to you? FedEx says 'Nobody Home' but you were? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-27, 11:07:59 (99.243.240.84)
I'm really P.O'd. Both my wife & I are home and expecting the signature-req'd package ... there's a car in the drive way and the inside door is open ... BUT the FedEx driver leaves a 'Nobody Home' sta .......
137: Inmate Central, Yep ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 12:21:59 (99.243.240.84)
In my case it was very painful at a few points once inside ... going around bends or something, don't know. But worse was the air trapped my intestines by the process which took hours to pass. Really .......
138: Inmate Central, Sure: my '17 Corolla was called in for 3 recall items ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 12:17:52 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
139: Inmate Central, I once had a colonoscopy without anesthetic ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 08:46:58 (99.243.240.84)
I don't recommend it. Also, I once had a esophagogastroduodenoscopy, (top-end down), without anesthetic: I don't recommend that either. .......
140: Digital Drive, Congradulations, E-Stat, you have the last word ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 08:45:21 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
141: Digital Drive, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 08:43:43 (99.243.240.84)
It is possible to produce, (at reasonable cost), a component with essentially zero distortion, impedance, tolerance, etc. Why we suspect that it would filter out "soundstage" information at the same t .......
142: Digital Drive, You'rd confused as to which sort of "soundstage" is being discussed here (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 08:38:17 (99.243.240.84)
We're not talking about the soundstage of a stereo system comprised of recording, listening room, speaker placement, and all the reproduction change components. We're talking about the supposed sounds .......
143: Digital Drive, An 'artifact' in case of single-component soundstage (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 04:36:38 (99.243.240.84)
That is, not the soundstage dependent of room setup and speaker positioning, but that varies with as single component, which is the sort morricab is talking about. " Soundstage depth is an artifact cr .......
144: Digital Drive, Thanks for that, which I have seen before. Also ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-26, 04:24:12 (99.243.240.84)
Bruno Putzeys' article, The F-word , see link below. I can't penetrate all the technical info, but I've read it and understood what I've could. Practically speaking I didn't need much more convincing .......
145: Inmate Central, Even been under total anesthesia? Your experience? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-25, 04:51:05 (99.243.240.84)
I was out of it completely for a solid 5 hours during major surgery. There was no awareness of anything 'till I began to emerge; there was no experience of passage of time. Last thing I remember was t .......
146: Inmate Central, That's debatable (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-25, 04:40:09 (99.243.240.84)
Technically, as I understand, only Christianity and Islam believe in an afterlife for the unique individual. Judaism doesn't seem to have firm position; some Jews believe in it, others don't. Hinduism .......
147: Digital Drive, How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-24, 10:19:33 (99.243.240.84)
If they sound better in any way it's because of some measurable quality: what is that? (Because it's not magic.) BTW, I'm no longer buying that negative feedback is a big bugaboo that must be avoidabl .......
148: Digital Drive, What is "magic"? It's a phenomenon which is beyond explanation (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-24, 10:10:19 (99.243.240.84)
I'm not buying that soundstage is beyond explanation. If a group of people agree, based on subjective impressions, that a given component has a shallow soundstage should we search for some objective w .......
149: Inmate Central, Entropy ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-24, 05:33:46 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
150: Inmate Central, Incidentally, the moon and the stars and the sun won't last forever ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-24, 05:32:51 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
151: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sparkos was my choice after trying 1/2 dozen others (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-24, 05:26:58 (99.243.240.84)
That is, Sparkos SS3602's in the VTV i/o buffer in my VTA Purifi Stereo amp. Others compared included the touted OPA1602 and Burson V6 Vivid. Previousl I had tried the Hypex buffer which sound terribl .......
152: Inmate Central, Valid skepticism IS discernment (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-23, 13:13:27 (99.243.240.84)
Beliefs must always be challenged but solid facts must not be dismissed. Skepticism involves a lot of "balance of probability". .......
153: Inmate Central, No; how would afterlife improve human survival as a species? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-23, 13:02:56 (99.243.240.84)
If you argue that the prospect of heaven vs. hell is an incentive to good behavior you would need to prove it's working better than it appears to be. .......
154: Digital Drive, My Apt Holman preamp of years ago had an interesting circuit (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-23, 12:56:24 (99.243.240.84)
By twisting the dial you could either combine Left and Right to reduce channel separation, (which they suggested for headphone listening); OR it could suppress "center", i.e. L+R combined signal to em .......
155: Digital Drive, Yes, the whole point of stereo (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 10:06:03 (99.243.240.84)
Stereo is the reason for 2 channel. I got better soundstage by moving my speaker a bit further apart, closer to a 60 degree angle with respect to my listening position; (I was earlier constrained to n .......
156: Digital Drive, OK, but how do we know the D90se is "brighter" than it should be? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 09:56:52 (99.243.240.84)
... Other than subjective reviews whose authors' comparisons are to other, less measurably accurate DACs? I think I agree that "exposing" higher order may make some components sound "cold". But suppos .......
157: Digital Drive, SO ... HOW do we measure soundstage??? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 05:41:07 (99.243.240.84)
(... because there is no magic ) Morricab says soundstage is a "psychoacoustic" phenomenon, (I agree) ... but seems to imply that it is ultimately unmeasurable, (I disagree). Note: a few days ago I im .......
158: Digital Drive, I'm saying the 'sometimes' a perceived phenomenon is an *artifact* (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 05:17:13 (99.243.240.84)
What we are hearing isn't our imagination but is caused by ultimately measurable quality of the component to which we attribute the effect. .......
159: Digital Drive, Depends of the DAC (??) (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 05:11:37 (99.243.240.84)
So I'd suggest, (humbly), that tube DACs as a broad class are going are going to sound different for s/s DAC, (assuming both are "well-designed"). That's a generalization of course, but we do know "in .......
160: Digital Drive, It *IS* psychoacoustic and is real (IMO) (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 04:34:31 (99.243.240.84)
I however I believe "psychoacoustic" phenomenon are not magic. It is an area for further research to want contributes to soundstage find measurements that are relevant which is what I originally said .......
161: Digital Drive, Yhoo, E-Stat: no strawmen, please (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 04:27:54 (99.243.240.84)
I never did say the better, more insightful, more pertinent measurements can't be found. In in my "soundstage" post, I said, " If we wanted to explore the factors generating more or less soundstage de .......
162: Digital Drive, Like I said, research into what affect soundstage perception would be useful (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-22, 04:23:22 (99.243.240.84)
In my response to morricab, above, I said ... "If we wanted to explore the factors generating more or less soundstage depth, the proper approach, (IMO), would to correlate more or less apparent depth .......
163: Inmate Central, Don't confuse skepticism with cynicism ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-21, 04:18:25 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
164: Digital Drive, Like I said, I can't question personal preference ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-21, 04:17:16 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
165: Digital Drive, Soundstage is one of the most subjective of attributes (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-21, 04:15:16 (99.243.240.84)
There is certainly no objective measure for it. If we wanted to explore the factors generating more or less soundstage depth, the proper approach, (IMO), would to correlate more or less apparent depth .......
166: Inmate Central, ... But not TOO close to the shore ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-20, 13:20:03 (99.243.240.84)
NT .......
167: Inmate Central, I was a skeptic from about age 9 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-20, 05:04:37 (99.243.240.84)
Skepticism doesn't conferred complete immunity to propaganda but it helps a lot. .......
168: Inmate Central, ... When people believe & talk about stupid things ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-20, 05:02:29 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
169: Digital Drive, Almost completely disagree though I can't question personal preference (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-20, 04:57:35 (99.243.240.84)
First re. Amir, what I mean was, "Amir would hear what the recording sounds like without reproduction chain component modification"; (minor typo). I certainly agree that recordings are highly variable .......
170: Digital Drive, There are different ways to manipulate the sound (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-17, 04:20:41 (99.243.240.84)
... If that's what you want to do. Personally I'd rather heard the inherent sound of the recording without modification -- this is what ultra-low distortion reproduction does for your. .......
171: Digital Drive, As Story implied ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-17, 04:17:40 (99.243.240.84)
Amir would heard what the recording sounds like without reproduction chain component modification. Yes or No: do you think component should change the inherent qualities of the recording? .......
172: Digital Drive, Exactly ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-17, 04:12:27 (99.243.240.84)
With these ultra-low distortion components if your recording is garbage, you're going to hear it that way. .......
173: Digital Drive, There is NO MAGIC here (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-16, 05:02:26 (99.243.240.84)
Read objective reviews and select from among the top performers -- stop fretting and ignore R2R vs. D/S. Also stop worrying about the DAC vs. analog sections; it's the end result that matters. Audio S .......
174: Inmate Central, Good point, though ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-15, 12:46:34 (99.243.240.84)
It's hard to make a direct comparison between producing H2 by electrolysis using green energy, and extracting and refining oil for gasoline. I tend to see grid -> electrolysis -> hydrogen FC -> batter .......
175: Inmate Central, $0.99/mo? Luck you (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-15, 12:37:53 (99.243.240.84)
I'm paying C$6.20/mo. to feed my HP OfficeJet Pro. .......
176: Inmate Central, The BIG LIE (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-15, 12:33:19 (99.243.240.84)
Can you think of a 'big lie' currently in circulation? .......
177: Inmate Central, Conservative politicians hoped to use Hitler & NAZIS to protect their interests (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-15, 12:28:23 (99.243.240.84)
The NAZIS were the largest single party in the Reichstag though a long way from a majority. Von Papen et al. hoped to co-opt the NAZIS to fend of the Social Democrats -- you could say that worked. But .......
178: Inmate Central, What arguments for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-15, 05:54:03 (99.243.240.84)
As I understand, the fuel cell is used to generate electrical current. Usually the current charges a battery which then supplies an electric motor that drives the vehicle. What advantages are there v .......
179: Inmate Central, I'M dumbfounded as to why ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-14, 03:58:04 (99.243.240.84)
... many Americans seems to support a particular likely candidate for POTUS in 2024. .......
180: Speaker Asylum, Nice, but for near-field I go a different route (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-13, 11:21:19 (99.243.240.84)
Yes, I'm mainly in it for sound quality but with practical and budget constrains. Starting from scratch I'd go with this system: Mini PC or modest laptop as streamer using Foobar2000 as my music playe .......
181: Digital Drive, I've updated my plans ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-11, 04:16:17 (99.243.240.84)
See my link below. I'm trading compactness for better sound and active noise cancellation. Carry-on capacity is always an issue but I think those 1MORE SonoFlows are manageable. This year we're contem .......
182: Inmate Central, Horrible but kinda amazing just the same (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-10, 05:45:04 (99.243.240.84)
The Icon is 250,000 gross tonnes. Compare that with the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, largest in the world, at a mere 100,000 tonnes, fully loaded. Thing about these giga-ships is there is a lot to .......
183: Digital Drive, Hopefully I've got it all covered for our next flight (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-10, 05:31:27 (99.243.240.84)
... Except for being bulky, anyway. I got these 1MORE SonoFlow when it useful, pretty comfortable, and relatively low-cost. I'll bring along my wired earbuds as backup. .......
184: Inmate Central, The deflection lives on (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-07, 04:26:15 (99.243.240.84)
All criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. Some of us are no longer deflected. .......
185: Inmate Central, The myth lives on ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-07, 04:24:02 (99.243.240.84)
Israelis = Pure GOOD; Arabs = Pure BAD. .......
186: Digital Drive, Very interesting, thanks (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-07, 04:18:14 (99.243.240.84)
The freebee headphones on Air Canada which I've flown recently are truly awful; I definitely bring along a ear buds or maybe on-ear 'phones for listening to music or speech podcasts. ... Or I will lik .......
187: Digital Drive, Humm ... Air Canada freebee headphones ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-06, 10:38:02 (99.243.240.84)
.. are absolute crap. I don't mind hauling along a pair of my own earbuds which are at least a bit better. .......
188: Inmate Central, If the IDF had balls it would do less bombardment ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-06, 04:13:55 (99.243.240.84)
... And more more boots on the ground. But then I suspect destroying as much Gaza infrastructure and dwellings was a major, convert objective. .......
189: Digital Drive, I'll be packing both Bluetooth and wired headphones on the plane (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-06, 04:09:29 (99.243.240.84)
I'll try the Bluetooth first hope they work; if not, I'll use the DAC/amp I mention in the OP. Thanks for the suggestion for that dongle. It would certainly be a compact, low cost solution though mayb .......
190: Digital Drive, I once did that and the thing survived (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-06, 03:59:39 (99.243.240.84)
I kept it for a couple of days packed in raw rice. .......
191: Digital Drive, Yep, in fact I have an older smartphone that has headphone jack & SD (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-05, 08:05:54 (99.243.240.84)
I was just now considering taking it on our next trip, (a cruise of Norwegian fjords) as music & podcast player. I really only got a new 'phone because it's significantly smaller and easier to carry a .......
192: Digital Drive, Thanks!! ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-05, 08:01:31 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
193: Digital Drive, Most new smartphones don't have headphone jacks (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-05, 07:11:19 (99.243.240.84)
I would like to use my wired headphones but that's not directly possible in the absence of the standard 3.5mm jack as is the case with my Google Pixel 7a. Question: what's you knowledge and/or experi .......
194: Digital Drive, Not that well ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-05, 05:07:46 (99.243.240.84)
...Except maybe relative to other R2R DACs. Note the forest of higher-order harmonics in the 1kHz spectrum Amir presents. These distortions are very low level, but they are almost completely absent in .......
195: Inmate Central, I built many Tamiya kits, mostly when I was in my 30s (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-02, 07:47:02 (99.243.240.84)
I built mostly tanks and ships. I still have a couple surviving to this day: 1/35 scale battleships, Japanese Yamato, and British George V, which I finished less than a decade ago. (Tamiya's photo)... .......
196: Inmate Central, It would be nice ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-02, 04:23:34 (99.243.240.84)
.. If Israel pursued a fair & just two-state solution -- something it has never done and a thing it has never offered to Palestinians. The current, unspoken but apparent Israeli policy is "wouldn't it .......
197: Inmate Central, I think you're babbling ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-02, 03:52:49 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
198: Inmate Central, To be sure, Britain had a significant role (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 12:29:59 (99.243.240.84)
Consequent to the Balfour Declaration, Britain admitted many Zionist to Palestine during its mandate in the '20s and '30s up until 1939. Then they realized, OPPS!! that, contrary to the intend of the .......
199: Inmate Central, Correct, Hadiths were written by followers (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 12:15:43 (99.243.240.84)
No, I haven't read the Hadiths, or at least not very many. There are thousands of alleged sayings and judicial judgements as recorded by many followers. Many are dubious; many seem to pertain to the s .......
200: Inmate Central, Come to that, Hamas didn't want all-out war ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 12:09:14 (99.243.240.84)
But it got it. Israel's overreaction is now threatening to spread war throughout the ME ... I'm saying, 'overreaction bad'. .......
201: Inmate Central, I could make a few suggestions about what you should do ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 08:02:26 (99.243.240.84)
... But I'll forebear. .......
202: Inmate Central, The USA had a big influence on what gave rise to Iranian intentions (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 08:01:13 (99.243.240.84)
I don't believe that Iran either wants a major war involving itself, nor intents to proactively use nukes even when it has got them. Countries such as North Korea and potentially Iran want nukes to (i .......
203: Inmate Central, We have pudding heads, but we don't have the same influence of world affaires (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 07:53:32 (99.243.240.84)
Americans who criticize foreigners for comments re. US policies should realize that American IS great it terms of its impact on the rest of the world -- people have the right to comment and Americans .......
204: Inmate Central, Let's hope for no war with Iran (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 04:08:36 (99.243.240.84)
Iran is a larger, better armed, and more fanatic than Iraq or even Afghanistan were. Open war with it would be a catastrophe. The USA should accept that Iran is a ongoing regional irritant and react w .......
205: Inmate Central, Fact? Or just politics? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-02-01, 04:02:58 (99.243.240.84)
The USA's support for Israel is deeply hypocritical given its policy is two-state whereas the Israeli government is one-state with Palestinians dead, gone, or slaves. The USA is complicit in whatever .......
206: Inmate Central, Think of the subprime mortgage CDO bubble (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-31, 07:38:49 (99.243.240.84)
... Not to let authoritarian governments off the hook. .......
207: Inmate Central, Nice old Kenwood amp, though ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-31, 07:24:17 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
208: Inmate Central, For sure this would be better solution (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-30, 08:11:11 (99.243.240.84)
.......
209: Inmate Central, Remove one ot the TWO buckets under the right speaker ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-30, 04:01:54 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
210: General Asylum, Maybe ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-30, 03:59:17 (99.243.240.84)
We all should understand the the DAC chip per se isn't only thing -- or even the most important thing -- contributing to sound quality. (i) The interface to the digital source an be important to reduc .......
211: Inmate Central, For $2,000,000 I'd want nuclear power (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-26, 13:55:48 (172.98.80.125)
Properly designed, nuclear powered subs can travel fast submerged than on the surface. .......
212: Inmate Central, 'Madame Guillotine' was pretty quick (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-26, 13:50:43 (172.98.80.125)
Though there is some dissention. When my dog was euphonized with cancer he pass away peacefully and evidently with no pain. Too bad proper chemicals can't be made available. For that matter, I'm told .......
213: Inmate Central, Every provider is wanting a subscription these day (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-26, 06:11:20 (172.98.80.125)
I guess it's a way to ensure a relatively steady & reliable revenue stream. Personally I hate subscriptions and try to avoid them but it can be hard to do. E.g. I have a subscription of HP printer car .......
214: Inmate Central, Not good enough ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-26, 06:05:36 (172.98.80.125)
nt .......
215: Inmate Central, Cardinal rule: always inspect the gun yourself ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-26, 06:03:42 (172.98.80.125)
... Don't rely on others. If that is the film industry norm then it needs to change. .......
216: Inmate Central, So which of those was in Baldwin's gun? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-25, 06:18:39 (99.243.240.84)
None from that picture were of the type for his gun. 'Exotic' blanks exists: how likely were they to be used on that occasion. BTW, Wikipedia reveals, "A 7.62x38R (7.62 Nagant) cartridge, shown next t .......
217: Inmate Central, BTW folks, typical blank cartridges look like this ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-25, 04:34:31 (99.243.240.84)
... Note that the headstamp says 'BLANK' that even if you only looked at the end of the revolver cylinder without extracting the cartridge, one could see it was a blank. Granted, 'exotic' looking bl .......
218: Inmate Central, Fuzzy pic, eh? Typical blank handgun cartridges look like this ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-25, 04:27:10 (99.243.240.84)
... Note that the headstamp says 'BLANK' .......
219: Inmate Central, New analysis of the gun suggest it wasn't the problem (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-25, 04:15:40 (99.243.240.84)
The analysis suggest that the gun being "broken" was due FBI testing procedures. Be that as it may, it doesn't explain why Baldwin was pointing the gun towards people when he clocked the hammer or wha .......
220: Computer Audio Asylum, BTW, this MeLE is up a running well (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-25, 04:00:54 (99.243.240.84)
Seems to me like the ideal dedicated music player for Foobar2000 stalwarts. Screenshots will follow. .......
221: Inmate Central, They don't look the same but ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-24, 13:24:25 (99.243.240.84)
Maybe the difference isn't obvious if rounds are in the cylinder of a revolver. Cartridge headstamps ought to be different from live in which case opening the cylinder could reveal the difference. ::: .......
222: Inmate Central, Agree as far as involuntary manslaughter (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-24, 13:18:53 (99.243.240.84)
People believe what they want to believe, in Baldwin's case that he didn't pull the trigger. But he did; the gun was not damaged or malfunctioning and will not fire unless the trigger is pulled. The a .......
223: General Asylum, Yes, probably the best reason ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-24, 04:27:30 (172.83.47.130)
nt .......
224: Inmate Central, Outta my reach (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-23, 03:35:13 (172.98.92.15)
I intend to maintain my two vehicles, (both ICE), indefinitely 'till they either disintegrate or rust out. When that ultimately happens I'll go for a used vehicle, probably an EV. .......
225: Computer Audio Asylum, I'll look into Beefweb Remote Control (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-23, 03:31:44 (172.98.92.15)
If it works it would be something that I'd use only occasionally. Mainly I would continue to use the PC monitor because of the larger screen area, and that's on account of how I listen. I listen to Cl .......
226: Inmate Central, Ha, good one ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-21, 08:00:01 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
227: Inmate Central, Guess I can't get everything right !! ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-20, 12:34:53 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
228: Inmate Central, Much nicer, granted ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-20, 04:09:13 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
229: General Asylum, I haven't attended a show in ~50 years (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-20, 04:03:32 (99.243.240.84)
I have relied on published materials for my hifi hobby insight. For one thing, you can't tell much about how a component you heard at the show will sound like in your own listening room. For another t .......
230: Inmate Central, Because Canada has no influence on Israel (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-19, 10:47:36 (99.243.240.84)
Well duh!! , eh? Whereas the USA does but chooses not to use it. For what little it's worth, PM Trudeau said very recently the he agrees that a fair & just two-state solution is the only one that will .......
231: Inmate Central, United States, the self-appointed 'indispensable nation', whose hypocrisy is on full display around the world" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-19, 04:43:58 (99.243.240.84)
Basically and obviously true. US policy is a two-state solution; yet the nation continues to supply the usual funding, weapons, and diplomatic cover for Netanyahu's quasi-fascist government that is ex .......
232: Inmate Central, Certainly an improvement over the Chevy verison (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-19, 04:35:37 (99.243.240.84)
.......
233: Computer Audio Asylum, I might give Tiny10 a shot (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-18, 04:03:04 (99.243.240.84)
If nothing else, Windows without the bloatware would better. .......
234: Inmate Central, Some people love to hate EVs (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-17, 10:00:17 (99.243.240.84)
Sure, there are extraordinary circumstance where an EVs aren't the best choice. But for daily driving, assuming home charging, they seem ideal to me. But some folks seem to turn over every rock & leaf .......
235: Inmate Central, Think you ICE is going to start when it's really cold? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-17, 03:57:38 (99.243.240.84)
At colder than about -30C (-22F) maybe not. If you're parked outside you'd better use a block heater. In Montreal years ago at my Mazda RX-2 rotary was frozen up for several days under -30C (-22F); st .......
236: Inmate Central, Contrarian that I am, I like Tesla styling a lot (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-17, 03:49:07 (99.243.240.84)
I like the "blandness", that is, in contrast to overdone fussy detail; Acura and Lexus come to mind. .......
237: Inmate Central, Really nice !!! ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-17, 03:44:08 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
238: Computer Audio Asylum, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-17, 03:41:55 (99.243.240.84)
I have a very good DAC (USB), a Topping D90. I've tried Fidelizer years ago and found it didn't make any difference. .......
239: Inmate Central, Some of us know that's true (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-16, 04:29:43 (99.243.240.84)
Cut off funding, weapons, and diplomatic support to the Israel of Netanyahu and the war would end rather abruptly and we could have fair & just two-state solution in a year. Ain't going to happen thou .......
240: Inmate Central, Another vote for Moldova (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-16, 04:24:16 (99.243.240.84)
Russian imperialists were really pissed when the Baltic nations went independent: they could be next after that. Also, we shouldn't forget the "stans" in central Asia. Putin might be able to co-opt th .......
241: General Asylum, I never could afford those megabuck components (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-16, 04:16:21 (99.243.240.84)
Always having to deal with limited funds I learned early to look for value , I'll be 79 in March, retired at 65, and it's true more than ever. Fortunately today value is easier to find, especially in .......
242: Computer Audio Asylum, Looks intriguing: nice concept for dedicated music device (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-16, 03:53:10 (99.243.240.84)
I have "spare" computer that I could use so I might get around to it. .......
243: Computer Audio Asylum, Linux is a hard sell for me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-15, 13:31:52 (99.243.240.84)
I have tried it half a dozen time over the years and, (up 'till now), found it more trouble than it was worth ... maybe if there were a Foobar version for Linux but I don't think there is. ::: TOPIC:: .......
244: Computer Audio Asylum, Gizmo only mentions JRiver (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-15, 12:44:39 (99.243.240.84)
But I'll investigate further. .......
245: Inmate Central, The USA nominally favors a 2-state solution -- it's totally hypocritical (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-15, 08:36:00 (99.243.240.84)
As long as Israel continues to get unconditional US funding, weapons, and diplomatic cover it will do what it likes and thumb its nose at everyone else including the USA. If the USA truly wants a two- .......
246: Computer Audio Asylum, If I used JRiver ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-15, 08:17:59 (99.243.240.84)
... I would check it out. But note I'm not really wanting to stream content to be played on my 'phone. I'm really just interested in controlling my main system from the 'phone. .......
247: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks for that !! (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-15, 08:12:01 (99.243.240.84)
Looks like my MeLE Quieter3Q will be more that satisfactory my applications. A remarkably small, compact device; presently it's up and running though not fully setup. .......
248: Inmate Central, Thank goodness for the UNWRA; too little is better than nothing (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-14, 11:57:13 (99.243.240.84)
" Palestinian powerlessness is a manufactured reality for the purpose of continuing the political, cultural, and on occasion literal, war on Israel. Hamas may make a big fuss about their martyrs, but .......
249: Computer Audio Asylum, Your thoughts on a Window mini-PC as a streamer/server?? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-14, 08:29:23 (99.243.240.84)
Anyone use a mini-PC running Windows to access music files and run a music player? Or does anyone who has used or considered one any thoughts regarding this option? I've been using a mini-PC to run Fo .......
250: Inmate Central, Jag XKE was great, I like the looks of the XK150 better (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-13, 12:43:35 (99.243.240.84)
For me the XK150 Coupe is just about the best looking car ever. It was a pretty decent performer in its day too. * 3,442 CC DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine * Triple SU Carburetors * 250 BHP at 5,500 R .......
251: Inmate Central, But it only seats two, right ?!? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-13, 04:41:41 (99.243.240.84)
Nice car ... beyond my wildest. Enjoy. .......
252: Inmate Central, EV haters eagerly cherry-pick to justify their hatred (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-12, 04:45:07 (99.243.240.84)
I'd guess that rental companies and customers alike tend to what is familiar. Accordingly I'd guess that a huge majority rental customers will go ICE simply because that is the overwhelming vehicle ty .......
253: Inmate Central, As for beautiful, yes, in the Art Deco manner if that appeals ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-12, 03:47:39 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
254: Inmate Central, ... But don't hold your breath ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-11, 04:24:37 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
255: Inmate Central, That graph is for all fossil fuels, not just coal (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-10, 16:30:33 (99.243.240.84)
Not to let China off the hook, but much of the increase is on account of very large increases in total energy usage per person , not all from coal. In fact the portion of Chinese energy from coal has .......
256: Inmate Central, Balderdash ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-10, 16:13:51 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
257: Inmate Central, Assholishness is intractable (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-10, 04:36:09 (99.243.240.84)
Education and reason might help but most a-holes aren't receptive. In my observation people will believe what they want to believe and will go to great lengths to defend their biases. (Likely you ag .......
258: Digital Drive, Yep, my thoughts often wander and sometimes ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-10, 04:24:30 (99.243.240.84)
... I doze off. However I still see that as different from reading or web browsing which are intentional distractions. .......
259: Inmate Central, It is a great memory with sad undertones (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 13:16:56 (99.243.240.84)
Both of those buddies of mine that I alluded to, (see above and below), passed away a good many years ago. .......
260: Inmate Central, Happy thought: you could consider a Kindig CF1 roadster (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 08:57:52 (99.243.240.84)
Dave Kindig extended the cabin size of the original 1953 Corvette in case of his custom, carbon-fiber bodied CF1 Roaster. One sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction for a mere $572,000. .......
261: Inmate Central, It was a nice car to travel in (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 08:44:05 (99.243.240.84)
It was the first car I experience with effective flow-through ventilation. It was also pretty fast and powerful ... My buddy's comment was that it could pass anything but a gas station. (That's him in .......
262: Inmate Central, Go ahead: choose NOT to believe ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 05:41:29 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
263: Inmate Central, That s/b "Primary" problems, of course ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 05:40:15 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
264: Inmate Central, The trip was great (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 04:53:35 (99.243.240.84)
Uneventful except for a flat tire near Edmonton. Instead of driving thru Canada over Lake Superior, we drove via Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota and then back into Manitoba. From Edmo .......
265: Inmate Central, Memory Car OTD (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 04:15:06 (99.243.240.84)
Occasionally the 1965 Thunderbird my college buddy & I drove from Montreal to Edmonton via Calgary and the Canadian Rockies comes to mind. We were fresh out of college and felt like a road trip. My bu .......
266: Inmate Central, Nice restomod: yep, love the single headlights (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-09, 03:48:26 (99.243.240.84)
I wonder if there are prefab custom fenders available, (not that I have any practical interest). .......
267: Inmate Central, Fortunately we don't have 'preliminary' problems in Canada (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-08, 04:46:59 (99.243.240.84)
Thank goodness we have a parliamentary system; all sorts of craziness emerge for your presidential system. Un fortunately we nonetheless have asshole populists running for parliament -- and bigger as .......
268: Inmate Central, Granted: impeachment processes are all political (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-08, 04:42:13 (99.243.240.84)
The way I look at it is that the evidence that emerged for the House's process it what actually matters. .......
269: Inmate Central, Magnificent ... Packard's glory days lasted 'till maybe 1956 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-08, 04:38:30 (99.243.240.84)
After that they adapted Studebaker chassis as I recall; not the same and stop on the way to demise. 1956 Packard Caribbean ... .......
270: Digital Drive, Reading + listening is a slightly different experience (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-08, 04:24:27 (99.243.240.84)
... But a no less valid. I've enjoyed it too but it but reading does dilute the intensity of the listening aspect per se . .......
271: Digital Drive, Roon Core sounds interesting ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-07, 12:24:38 (99.243.240.84)
... But I'm not sure I'm ready to take the plunge. .......
272: Inmate Central, I think "balance of probabilities" is good enough ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-07, 08:26:27 (99.243.240.84)
... When it comes to keeping Trump off ballots. The Senate's failure to convict was, of course, purely political, not based on the extensive evidence provided in the House's impeachment inquiry. It wa .......
273: Digital Drive, I used to browse while listening myself (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-07, 04:25:08 (99.243.240.84)
And I agree that the it can be seriously distract from the music. The mini-PC I'm using today has would have the same temptation in that regard as a laptop but, for whatever reason, I haven't browsed .......
274: Digital Drive, Agree that a mini PC with screen & keyboard is more locked down (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-07, 04:20:20 (99.243.240.84)
In my case with not so great eyes I am able to attach a larger monitor to mini than a small laptop would provide. On the other hand a 10-15" laptop would be more compact. .......
275: Digital Drive, Laptops adequate to run music players are really cheap these days (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-06, 11:35:37 (99.243.240.84)
A laptop sufficient for running a player such as Foobar2000 can be had these days for about $200. .......
276: Inmate Central, Trump a threat to the "secret Washington system" ? Not so much ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-06, 11:29:16 (99.243.240.84)
There is nothing much that Trump will do the Washington system other than substitute a few of the the present players with his own lackeys and sycophants. What makes Trump a demon is his willingness t .......
277: Inmate Central, "... innocent until proven guilty in a court of law" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-06, 11:20:44 (99.243.240.84)
A court of law? No, but Trump was impeached by the HofR (link): that ought to be good enough for the purpose at hand. .......
278: Digital Drive, Looks like a decent choice ... if you need a transport (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-06, 03:58:21 (99.243.240.84)
In my case I haven't "played" a CD in years though I still buy CDs. All discs are ripped to FLAC files and those are all I listen to. .......
279: Digital Drive, I've been using a mini PC with Foobar2000 for years (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-06, 03:53:57 (99.243.240.84)
I've felt not need or impulse to change that arrangement. I tried a RP4, (which I got working with some help from Cut-Throat), but I missed the Foobar2000 interface and features. In more detail, my mu .......
280: Inmate Central, I like it better than most of that ilk. Bring back the DeSoto marque ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-05, 06:30:14 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
281: Inmate Central, Nope; my favoring the death penalty is humanitarian (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-05, 06:28:41 (99.243.240.84)
I.e. I'm saying that death is preferrable to many years in (an American) prison. ... Obviously I discounting any question of an afterlife which I don't believe it. .......
282: Inmate Central, Is it painful or is it not? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-05, 05:07:52 (99.243.240.84)
It's argued that it's not painful because it doesn't produce a feeling of suffocation. OTOH most people not wanting to die are going to experience distress at its imminent event. Ultimately: is 30+ ye .......
283: Inmate Central, Germany thought it needed Hitler in '33 (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-05, 04:59:08 (99.243.240.84)
Was Hitler worse? Probably, but I see it as more a matter of degree than of kind. .......
284: Inmate Central, Fire bombing is a crime; advocating for a free Palestine is not (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-04, 13:46:08 (99.243.240.84)
The many decades old deflection: "Criticizing Israel is ipso facto anti-Semitism" ... NO, it isn't. Nor is criticizing Zionism. Zionism is a 19th century ideology which involves colonization of Pales .......
285: Inmate Central, Ah! That's how Republicans keep getting away with it (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-03, 13:59:40 (99.243.240.84)
Regmac: " Perhaps you're familiar with the old adage, variously attributed to Sun Tzu or Napoleon, "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the midst of making a mistake." If Democrats When Repu .......
286: Inmate Central, I suspect Israel's ultimate strategy is to "encourage" emigration (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-02, 12:04:00 (99.243.240.84)
The wholesale destruction of Gazan infrastructure and dwellings suggests that a principal goal is to make life in Gaza utterly miserable for a long time. I think they realize that completely destroyin .......
287: Inmate Central, That's nice but there's more where he came from (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-02, 11:50:28 (99.243.240.84)
As Jim Pearce points out Israeli actions are generation more terrorist than it kills. .......
288: General Asylum, Maybe a miniDSP SHD Studio (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2024-01-02, 05:12:06 (99.243.240.84)
That would be for the Dirac Live room correction system. The SHD Studio would live upstream of my Topping D90 DAC, and downstream of my Windows 11 computer source. .......
289: Inmate Central, Climate change denialism is less popular these days (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-31, 04:04:40 (99.243.240.84)
The fact that the worse harm resulting from warming hasn't hit yet doesn't mean there isn't a crisis right now. Plenty of pain already of course. I hope you're no so naive as to see no connection betw .......
290: Inmate Central, Interesting points (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-31, 03:55:57 (99.243.240.84)
The great existential threat, (IMO and that of many others), is global warming. EV technology, ultimately powered by renewable energy, is only one contributor to addressing the problem to be sure. Ira .......
291: Inmate Central, The old deflection: criticizing Israel means you hate Jews (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 11:25:08 (99.243.240.84)
So you can't criticize Israel without being a bigot ... NO, you can. Get past it, guys. .......
292: Inmate Central, OK, you hatred of Palestinians is part of your wider hatred of Muslims (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 08:15:49 (99.243.240.84)
But we know that already. .......
293: Inmate Central, Fossil NG & propane don't do much for the global warming crisis (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 07:52:07 (99.243.240.84)
"Green" hydrogen from renewable source electricity is the only really acceptable option for fuel cell. There is research going on into artificial liquid fuels from atmospheric CO2 and renewable source .......
294: Inmate Central, Oh please ... who's the dupe? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 07:42:34 (99.243.240.84)
The ratio of civilian deaths to Hamas deaths is at least 3:i if you credit the IDF claims of 7000 Hamas killed -- higher if the Hamas number is invalid or includes captured. Can't fool me; Hamas tunne .......
295: Inmate Central, But if it's an ICE you'll only go slower and burn more gas (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 05:44:02 (99.243.240.84)
Your fav seems to be fuel cell. Fuel cell is a straight up alternative to batteries, (since both provide electricity to drive electric motors). Presumably FC would make for a lighter car, though I hav .......
296: Inmate Central, All that despite pathetic Hamas capabilities (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-30, 04:48:00 (99.243.240.84)
.......
297: Inmate Central, EVs at least have a low center of gravity (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-29, 10:01:43 (99.243.240.84)
That is, on account of the usual placement of the battery. So despite the weight, EVs have good cornering ability. .......
298: Inmate Central, Seems EVs might potentially end the 'three-box design" epoch (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-29, 04:39:26 (99.243.240.84)
The "three-box design" has been prevalent for over a century. In particular we seen only rare exceptions to the forward engine compartment that accommodates ICE, cooling, and transmission or transaxle .......
299: Inmate Central, I'd love to see the Ukes take out the Kerch Strait Bridge (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-26, 05:52:08 (99.243.240.84)
The would be some demo for the Repuke holdouts in Congress. .......
300: General Asylum, I've got Rutter choir conducting (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-24, 13:52:44 (99.243.240.84)
That's 'The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album' that seasonally enjoyable. Also a couple of other albums of his compositions. I do occasionally enjoy Rutter's 'Requiem' on Reference Recordings; the mus .......
301: Inmate Central, What 'some' of us fail to understand is ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-24, 10:03:25 (99.243.240.84)
That Good isn't the exclusive purview of the Zionists and Bad that of Arabs. .......
302: Inmate Central, Irritation is in the mind of the reader ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-24, 09:58:39 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
303: Inmate Central, Perhaps you're a little dense (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-24, 04:18:48 (99.243.240.84)
I'm saying the Zionist claims to the region based on supposed original habitation are a lot of crap; same for claims based on supposed promises of God. .......
304: Inmate Central, Palestinians has never been offer a 2-state solution that wasn't preferential to Israel (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 13:25:10 (99.243.240.84)
That includes the 1947 UN proposal. .......
305: Inmate Central, Abraham migrated from Ur of the Chaldees (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 13:22:17 (99.243.240.84)
Were there no inhabitants in the "Promised Land" before he got there? .......
306: Inmate Central, Is there a covert Israeli agenda? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 13:19:33 (99.243.240.84)
Plausibly there is one to do make life in Gaza and West Bank so miserable (or deadly) for Palestinians that they will emigrate. Makes me think of ethnic cleansing in slow-motion. What an irony that wo .......
307: Inmate Central, E-Stat recently mentioned "hate" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 13:10:28 (99.243.240.84)
There's nothing he hates more than being contradicted or not having the last word. .......
308: Inmate Central, Rapprochement with Iran would curb Saudi hubris (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 13:04:36 (99.243.240.84)
Iran, of course, is a significant oil producer whose industry is hobbled by sanctions. Meanwhile sanctions aren't turning Iran into a nice guy; maybe a different approach is in order. US rapprochement .......
309: General Asylum, Am I the Grinch?! Typical sloppy Rutter sentimentality ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 06:14:06 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
310: General Asylum, Which "original benefits"? There were poor AAA's too (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-22, 05:05:13 (99.243.240.84)
I haven't listened to an vinyl for 3-4 years -- and that was one LP to demonstrate vinyl to a person who'd never heard it. Last before that maybe 12-15 years ago. But I do remember commenting back whe .......
311: Inmate Central, Hate monger is depressingly normal (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-21, 04:24:14 (99.243.240.84)
And obviously not exclusive to Palestinians. .......
312: Digital Drive, Thanks, Abe. My new Android has a v/r app (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-21, 04:17:51 (99.243.240.84)
My recent Google Pixel 7a has Voice Recorder 3 (65.1) which is free with ads. I haven't really tried it out but I will. .......
313: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Best SS amp for $200 ... humm, good ones exist (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-21, 04:08:06 (99.243.240.84)
At least if you go by measurements. (Apology to measurement deniers.) The reservation is where such an amp is appropriate with those Acoustat Spectra 11's with only 83 dB sensitivity. Below is an ASR .......
314: Inmate Central, I don't buy that for a moment (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-21, 03:49:12 (99.243.240.84)
A two-state solution is still the official position of the USA and approve alternative of most of the world community. The fact is that the peace & security of Israel in the long terms depends reachin .......
315: Inmate Central, Correct ... although ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 09:16:54 (99.243.240.84)
Something unfortunate in the current situation re. Israeli actions in Gaza is that support for Hamas in the West Bank, (at least), has risen. Hamas is to blame for every single civilian death in Gaza .......
316: Inmate Central, I'll reiterate that I'd been glad to see the end of Hamas (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 09:10:19 (99.243.240.84)
First because they employ execrable terrorist tactics. Secondly because they oppose a two-state solution. What is troubling is the Israeli tactics in Gaza seem to be increasing Hamas support in the We .......
317: Inmate Central, E-Stat doesn't understand jocular hyperbole (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 04:32:59 (99.243.240.84)
There's "hate" and then there's actual hate. .......
318: Inmate Central, US military aid to Israel should be diverted to rebuilding Gaza infrastructure (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 04:28:49 (99.243.240.84)
Israel might prefer that to paying for it itself. (Anyone heard of the Marshall Plan?) If Israel wants peace it should offer a fair & just two-state solution to Palestinians. There are reasonable peop .......
319: Inmate Central, Three million bucks!?! Golly (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 04:19:29 (99.243.240.84)
Never a production car though. .......
320: Digital Drive, What about smartphone voice recorders? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 04:16:02 (99.243.240.84)
I don't feel the need to do much recording, but I wonder if 'phones are more convenient and more likely to be with you when you need it. In any case I like an opinion or two as to which is the best An .......
321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'm gonna say Pre-Amp (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-20, 04:10:00 (99.243.240.84)
What tubes do is add some pleasant distortion, (2nd/3rd order harmonics). It's a myth that tubes lower distortion -- they don't. How much added distortion do you need and where should you add it? Is t .......
322: Inmate Central, Seems like my worst 'hates' are black cars and wasp stings (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-19, 09:58:38 (99.243.240.84)
... Which seems pretty innocuous. Much of the time I'm complaining about other people's hates. As AbeCollins points out, you have your share of 'hates' too. Above all you hate to be challenged on any .......
323: Inmate Central, I'd take an EV from Santa (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-18, 07:58:20 (99.243.240.84)
I don't understand the hate for EVs. Personally, as a practical matter I don't expect to be getting one for several years but if Santa wants to give me one, I'll take it. .......
324: Inmate Central, Straw man ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 13:44:02 (99.243.240.84)
... Though it's horse manure I smell. .......
325: Inmate Central, The idea of some that Trump is anti-Semitic is laughable (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 13:29:39 (99.243.240.84)
He's one of the most eager sell-outs to the pro-Zionist lobby. Bibi has the right idea. .......
326: Inmate Central, And the IDF is their instrument ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 04:26:40 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
327: Inmate Central, I'll try to think of something in case of Israel (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 04:25:00 (99.243.240.84)
In case of individual Jews I know many whom I deeply respected and of whom I was very fond. .......
328: Inmate Central, I think using the A bomb was the right thing to do ... as it turns out (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 04:21:27 (99.243.240.84)
That because it ended the Pacific war and probably save a hundred thousand Allied lives and millions of Japanese lives. But note: it was only justified because the Japanese response was surrender -- .......
329: Inmate Central, Evil doesn't not justify evil ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-17, 04:15:52 (99.243.240.84)
... Or as my mother used to say, "Two wrongs don't make a right". I'm sorry if pointing out such things is irksome but repetition leads to insight -- at least for some. .......
330: Inmate Central, Incidentally WWII "area bombing" was certainly a war crime (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-16, 04:12:34 (99.243.240.84)
When the Brits couldn't hit any strategic targets they switched to "easier" targets, German residential areas, and night-time only runs. The Americans eventually also attacked those "easier" target. S .......
331: Inmate Central, Does, say, 9,000 sound OK then? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-16, 04:00:16 (99.243.240.84)
Life is so more pleasant when you just don't believe what you'd rather not believe. .......
332: Computer Audio Asylum, I've had charging cables that won't deliver data (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-16, 03:55:39 (99.243.240.84)
Drives connect with those (apparently) charging-only cables aren't recognized by my computer whereas they are when connected with cables specified for data transfer. Check out Amazon for example: ther .......
333: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good memory; big garage (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-16, 03:46:32 (99.243.240.84)
You could easily sell at lot of the stuff to appreciative buyers if you could be bothered. .......
334: Inmate Central, What the heck ... where's YOUR heart? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-15, 13:30:27 (99.243.240.84)
19,000 Gazans killed including 6000+ children ... no compassion, only revenge? .......
335: Inmate Central, IDF says it doesn't target civilians -- I believe it ... sort of (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-15, 04:07:27 (99.243.240.84)
OTOH, IDF says there are Hamas fighters depots under every school, hospital, and mosque, and many other public and private structure. And they say all must be destroyed. How are you going to do that w .......
336: Inmate Central, Not even that; the USA need only suspend support for Israel (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-14, 05:28:35 (99.243.240.84)
Stop military funding and diplomatic support at the UN until a FAIR two-state solution is negotiated. Note I said "fair" 2-state negotiation: in the past offerings have always been favorable to Israel .......
337: Inmate Central, I don't think Palestinians have ever been offered a FAIR two-state deal (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-14, 05:22:24 (99.243.240.84)
Israel, (with American support), has always entered negotiations with the upper hand which it has exerted without exception so offerings imposed restricts on a Palestinian state in multiple ways -- se .......
338: Inmate Central, Pro-Israel lobbies have sustained American support for decades. (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-14, 05:09:19 (99.243.240.84)
See link below. Same is pretty much true in Canada. It has been successful with the US government which continues its military support and -- apart from the occasional finger-wagging -- diplomatic sup .......
339: Inmate Central, There's an notable fact (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 12:58:01 (99.243.240.84)
In Canada Muslims already greatly outnumber Canadian Jews. This was certainly not the case when I was a young kid. I think it will trend the same way in the USA. .......
340: Inmate Central, A few days ago after a tire puncture (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 12:54:28 (99.243.240.84)
Good chance the pressure in the emergency spare hadn't be tested in the six years since the car was new. As it turns out the pressure wasn't too bad. The punctured tire was actually winter tire given .......
341: Inmate Central, Eschew racist crap, Vic ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 05:05:06 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
342: Inmate Central, Better late than never (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 04:15:32 (99.243.240.84)
Dutiful to the US example, Canada opposed full ceasefire for a while but it seems conscience fully caught up will the realitie of the situation. One of those realities is that the nature of Israeli ac .......
343: Inmate Central, My next car will be EV, but ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 04:06:23 (99.243.240.84)
... That's assuming our two current ICE last for the several more years I'm hope they will. I don't understand the hate that some have on for EVs. In practice EVs are lower maintenance and, with home .......
344: Inmate Central, Great to here about falling 2nd-hand prices (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 03:58:52 (99.243.240.84)
I don't see myself buying an new car ever again -- too expensive for an old driver who does low mileage. That's whether the car in EV or ICE. For that matter, my two modest ICE vehicles have several m .......
345: Computer Audio Asylum, The whole question of cables is fraught (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-13, 03:50:17 (99.243.240.84)
I agree that cheap cables might not do the job; also many cables sold are intended only for recharging devices, not for carrying data and certainly not a highest speeds. On the other hand exotic & exp .......
346: Inmate Central, '57 Lincoln Continental Mark II was one of the most elegant cars ever (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-12, 04:25:31 (99.243.240.84)
This restomod does indeed preserve that elegance. Continental designs de volved rapidly after '57. .......
347: Inmate Central, Congrats; 13 years for me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-12, 04:21:11 (99.243.240.84)
I've been retired 13 years and am nowhere close to getting everything done around the place. .......
348: Inmate Central, NATO would need to step up, however ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-12, 04:18:02 (99.243.240.84)
... Russia won't be attacking any Baltic republic while Ukraine continues determined resistance. The Ukraine is probably the key to the peace & security of the whole eastern Europe. Russia (Putin) is .......
349: Inmate Central, I don't recall anyone putting a specific $$$ figure on victory (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-12, 04:12:09 (99.243.240.84)
Putin's Russia is under a lot of strain on account of the war but can hang on indefinitely. Putin is counting on change of US administration that will be favorable to Russia or at least indifferent to .......
350: Inmate Central, Very cool: what's up with the car nowadays? ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-11, 07:53:19 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
351: Computer Audio Asylum, Very interesting, so ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-11, 07:51:15 (99.243.240.84)
... If I'm understanding correctly, the constraint isn't likely to be the cables or connector but rather the connected device. .......
352: Inmate Central, Mostly because Ukraine wasn't part of NATO (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-11, 07:47:45 (99.243.240.84)
The USA et al. feared general war with Russia and, without the obligation of Ukraine NATO membership, did not feel they should risk sending in troops or aircraft. Further, in the event of war with Rus .......
353: Inmate Central, Canadian gun laws as conceived (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-10, 12:15:55 (99.243.240.84)
I'm convinced that tougher Canadian guns laws were conceived beginning in the mid-1990s as a cheap vote getter among urban voters. Then and since Liberal Party governments have been good at "virtue si .......
354: Inmate Central, The imponderable pondered (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-10, 12:09:26 (99.243.240.84)
I meant to say, "As I understand there has been some reduction in suicides bun , although this may largely result from continuing urbanization give n fewer city dwellers own guns." Does that help? ... .......
355: Inmate Central, What a load of crap (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-10, 12:03:31 (99.243.240.84)
The crime would be Donald Trump indicating no support for Ukraine or NATO. Enemies of freedom & democracy rejoice and apparently the includes some Americans. .......
356: Inmate Central, Ha, nice one ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-10, 04:48:18 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
357: Inmate Central, Yet Another Vintage CotD (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-09, 11:10:47 (99.243.240.84)
(Non-Phittberg) Back in '55 when I was a young kid and quite a while thereafter I considered the Kaiser Manhattan sedan the handsomest car on the road. .......
358: Inmate Central, That's a handsome car; the OP's not so much ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-09, 10:54:47 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
359: Inmate Central, Tougher & tougher guns laws in Canada have done little (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-09, 04:58:34 (99.243.240.84)
Actually they've nothing at all to stifle the criminal misuse of guns up here. In fact Canadian criminals overwhelmingly obtain their guns illegally and mostly get smuggled guns from the USA. As I und .......
360: Computer Audio Asylum, Yes, there is now a USB 4 protocol standard (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-09, 04:50:18 (99.243.240.84)
See the description below; it apparently presumes a Type C connector. As I understand, Type C is a connector standard not a protocol. In the EU, as I understand, is required on all new devices regardl .......
361: General Asylum, Hearing the "details" is part of enjoying the music for me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-09, 04:20:22 (99.243.240.84)
Perhaps the type of music has something to do with. So, e.g. , large scale choral and orchestral works gain a lot from having maximum transparency and 'air'. Not so true for solo vocals or acoustic gu .......
362: Inmate Central, No fully formed, practical ideas ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-08, 10:32:37 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
363: Inmate Central, An impressive rifle and cartridge (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-07, 04:39:55 (99.243.240.84)
That's a huge case compared even to the .50 BMG cartridge. I wonder what the recoil is like with that rifle + cartridge combo? No much fun without some mitigation device. I'm impressed the sniper are, .......
364: General Asylum, To me it means accurate repro'd of the music *as recorded* (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-06, 04:44:07 (99.243.240.84)
Fidelity to "live music" is far too elusive a goal. .......
365: Inmate Central, Who in their right mind would by *any* Stellantis vehicle? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-05, 12:58:27 (99.243.240.84)
Worst reliability record in the auto industry. .......
366: Inmate Central, Maybe *more* funding would work?? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-05, 12:56:15 (99.243.240.84)
Some folks wonder why underfunded government agencies don't work very well; why IS that? .......
367: Inmate Central, Don't change the subject !! (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-05, 04:06:03 (99.243.240.84)
The problem of grid capacity, like most EV myths, is "over exaggerated". The problems, such as they will be, will be largely at the very local level, rather than nationwide. That's not so say the fore .......
368: Inmate Central, Meanwhile in our yard we see a heck of a lot more squirrels ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 04:24:10 (99.243.240.84)
... than racoons though we do see a few of those. Either way, we do like to see the wild animals and birds. .......
369: Inmate Central, Three minutes you say? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 04:20:35 (99.243.240.84)
Ask my wife about gas fill-ups at Costco: we're not talking three minutes. Meanwhile if one charges one's battery EV at home, the "fill up" time in personal terms is likely to be even less that three .......
370: Inmate Central, Coincidence (?) ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 04:14:36 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
371: Inmate Central, Or maybe it's sentient but not an organism ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 04:12:48 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
372: Inmate Central, I hate all subscription fees and refuse most, e.g. Roon (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 04:11:24 (99.243.240.84)
And also music streaming services in general and many other sorts services. I notice many providers of previously free stuff are now wanting subscriptions: pisses me off. Yes, subscriptions are design .......
373: General Asylum, Buying American: low on my criteria list (unfortunately) (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-04, 03:56:36 (99.243.240.84)
Most American made gear is too expensive for my limited budget, Schiit being the only exception that comes to mind. In any case I'm Canadian. Seems to me that many American makers have gone sharply up .......
374: Inmate Central, You and Jazz are neck-deep in horse manure (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-03, 09:31:16 (99.243.240.84)
In particular advocating for EVs has nothing to do with marching for Hamas. .......
375: Inmate Central, For me cars are more about getting from A to B (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-03, 09:27:56 (99.243.240.84)
"Freedom" is an abstract idea that involves more than getting from A to B. .......
376: Inmate Central, Fuel cells generate electricity to drive electric motors (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-03, 09:25:07 (99.243.240.84)
So fuel cell vehicles are EVs. So fuel cells versus batteries comes down to which produces electricity more efficiently and in the more carbon-neutral manner. Batteries are terrible in terms of ener .......
377: Inmate Central, So when will ICE become totally reliable & friendly? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-03, 04:51:55 (99.243.240.84)
Perfection is elusive. .......
378: Computer Audio Asylum, What measures are we missing? How would AI help? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-03, 04:47:29 (99.243.240.84)
AI must start objective measurements and then -- presumably -- extrapolate from them. How would that work? It seems to me that subjective preferences is the compounding factor, (perhaps there are othe .......
379: Inmate Central, Repeated Israeli infrastructure destruction & border controls don't help ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 11:15:29 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
380: Inmate Central, Your denialism is becoming tedious (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 11:11:44 (99.243.240.84)
Facts and reason don't support your argument. But of course we know by now that you consider the EPA and all government agencies to be Commie conspiracies of the Deep State. Also see ... Euronews .......
381: Inmate Central, False dilemma (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 10:58:13 (99.243.240.84)
Who says investing in machines (AI) is investing against people? .......
382: Inmate Central, Consumer irrationality has something to do with it (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 05:35:02 (99.243.240.84)
EV myths are major stumbling block and EV haters are great at cherry-picks factoids that disparage EVs. Yet I'm still not sure why so much hate? One for the most puzzling and irrational criticisms is .......
383: Inmate Central, A lot of it has to do with preventing local pollution if big cities (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 05:02:21 (99.243.240.84)
Granted that's limited on account of more smog drifting in from power stations many miles way. But what's the math? Are coal-sourced BEVs producing less GHG overall than ICE vehicle? It's possible; pe .......
384: Inmate Central, I've got two Toyotas and I'm sticking with them (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 04:50:42 (99.243.240.84)
They're 6 and 13 years old and have a lot way to go as yet. .......
385: Inmate Central, If the ICE charger almost never runs, why not go full BEV? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-02, 04:48:42 (99.243.240.84)
The notion of "insurance" against not finding charging locations is more paranoia than reality for many drivers. The inherent flaw in PHEVs is that they have TWO technologies on board. That suggests .......
386: Inmate Central, Ease up on the self-righteous hypocrisy ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-01, 08:39:46 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
387: Inmate Central, Speaking of color choice, why *white* every where? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-01, 04:42:43 (99.243.240.84)
That is, except the 2nd kitchen. Why a 2nd kitchen? Too far to walk to the first kitchen from some parts of the house? Perhaps for servants quarters. Maybe the place as painted to be put on sale. Some .......
388: Inmate Central, Sure, "thermal" means burning fossil fuel in the China case (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-01, 04:33:05 (99.243.240.84)
No dispute. .......
389: Inmate Central, I persist because of the attempted defamation of any critic of Israel (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-12-01, 04:29:24 (99.243.240.84)
I want peace too. I believe that peace and security for Israel will only come when there is a just, fair, and agreeable resolution with Palestinians. However such a solution as been resisted for decad .......
390: Inmate Central, One question: do you thing Israeli actions will ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 18:09:31 (99.243.240.84)
... destroy more terrorists that it creates? Great if it actually gets rid of Hamas. I disagree with Hamas on account of its terrorist tactics and just as much be it opposes the two-state solution. Al .......
391: Inmate Central, Glad to hear you're listening to Greenpeace these days (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 18:03:39 (99.243.240.84)
China's energy still mostly comes from 'thermal' sources and is likely to for quite awhile, unfortunately, although it's declined in recent years. Their solar, wind, and nuclear have all ramped up. .......
392: Inmate Central, Maybe those dealers should ship some inventory to China (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 13:42:54 (99.243.240.84)
Those damned Commies!! -- setting the world a bad example. BEVs and PHEVS and selling like hotcakes in China. cleantechnic.com: "Share-wise, with July showing another great performance, plugin vehicl .......
393: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I usually ran my Freya + in Passive mode (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 13:06:30 (99.243.240.84)
Worked well but possibly just because had a balanced Topping DAC upstream and a Purifi amp downstream. I occasionally used Tube mode to play Jazz but for Classical it gave up too much resolution and " .......
394: Inmate Central, I never much like "dog dish" hub caps, although ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 13:01:07 (99.243.240.84)
... For decades they've helped me identify unmarked police car. .......
395: Inmate Central, Victor, we know what you think by now (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 09:45:01 (99.243.240.84)
Temper your outrage. .......
396: Inmate Central, Déjà vu: the disproportionate Israeli response. (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 09:44:03 (99.243.240.84)
Maybe won't destroy Hamas but certainly will generate more terrorists than it kills. Same things is unfolding in West Bank. .......
397: Inmate Central, Having TWO technologies aboard is a bad idea in the longer term (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 09:39:46 (99.243.240.84)
The dis advantages of both are beginning outweigh the advantages. EVs have the advantage of inherent simplicity versus ICE vehicles; low cost to build apart from batteries at present, much lower maint .......
398: Inmate Central, Tragically criticism of Israeli policy is too often conflated with anti-Semitism (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 09:21:26 (99.243.240.84)
The two ought to be separate: the former legitimate, the latter illegitimate. The same applies to the conflation of pro-Palestinian sentiment with anti-Semitism. Both "sides" are guilty of the same in .......
399: Inmate Central, Mister 'real politik' if ever there was (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 05:08:00 (99.243.240.84)
Sometime cynicism is for the better. .......
400: Inmate Central, Good tip about too early spaying/neutering ~n (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 05:05:16 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
401: Inmate Central, A self-doubt assertion to people who don't care ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 05:01:30 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
402: Inmate Central, Yeah, but that's what a Camaro ought to do (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 04:58:53 (99.243.240.84)
It was never much of an actual sports car. .......
403: Inmate Central, Why not? ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-30, 04:32:03 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
404: Inmate Central, I hate black for car color (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-29, 12:08:10 (99.243.240.84)
That choice is incomprehensible to me. .......
405: Inmate Central, Yike!! Really cheap compared to around here (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-29, 07:06:42 (99.243.240.84)
Much less closer to Toronto. As for the lot, looks OK to me. I might plant a few more trees but I'm definitely not interested in farming. .......
406: Inmate Central, Similar ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-29, 04:50:12 (99.243.240.84)
... In our former Toronto Leaside neighborhood. We bought a tiny 900 sq ft bungalow there in 1979 for CAD 84k -- seem like a lot at the time. Picture is a very similar house for sale today: CAD 1.85M. .......
407: Inmate Central, Wearisome BS ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-29, 04:32:24 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
408: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've attended live performances but, alas have never played any instrument (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-29, 04:19:43 (99.243.240.84)
Too lad now. Nevertheless I think I have reasonably good ear when it comes to sound subtilties. .......
409: Inmate Central, Land? It's possible near our city (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-28, 10:13:32 (99.243.240.84)
Here is a decent semi-rural property, 9.5 acres, for only CAD 1.5M, and only about 20km from downtown ... .......
410: Inmate Central, "$ 1 M home" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-28, 04:42:32 (99.243.240.84)
Well back then that house was a small fraction of $1M. That was in Regina SK. Here in London ON today, that "very successful doctor" would likely be living in a house worth $1++ M. The average house p .......
411: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Some truth to that (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-28, 04:28:52 (99.243.240.84)
In my case it's 50 years in the audiophile hobby. .......
412: Inmate Central, Dunno: possibly a few of the 10,000 Palestinians detained by Israell (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-27, 05:13:32 (99.243.240.84)
Note: I'm not saying they ought to. Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks A word on Israeli treatment of minor-age prisoners ... .......
413: Inmate Central, The fundamental argument, you vs. me ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-27, 04:59:51 (99.243.240.84)
... Is whether criticism of Israeli policy is necessarily anti-Semitic. I say the criticism isn't fundamentally or necessarily anti-Semitic. Have you a counter argument? Your argument is that those .......
414: Inmate Central, True; here's a story (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-27, 04:45:30 (99.243.240.84)
Almost three decades ago we bought a house from very successful doctor, (his own clinic, etc.). We were able to see his electricity bills back several year. Our electric bill were almost exactly 1/2 o .......
415: Inmate Central, 7 Covid shots for my wife and me (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-27, 04:35:44 (99.243.240.84)
Never any significant problems. In about half the cases I had no symptoms at all. A month so earlier we had the senior-version flu shot, (extra strength); my arm was slightly stiff & sore for about 18 .......
416: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Pride of ownership & prestige and in some instances ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-27, 04:26:56 (99.243.240.84)
... esthetics and slick ergonomics. Sound quality isn't the issue in this day & age when virtually distortion-free performance is available several preamps for under $1000. .......
417: Inmate Central, Jazz is 'way out front ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-26, 14:06:39 (99.243.240.84)
... as an irrational hater paranoid but Victor is catching up. .......
418: Inmate Central, Give it a rest, Vic (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-26, 14:04:12 (99.243.240.84)
On this point at least, you're is the same irrational paranoid league as Jazz Inmate. .......
419: Inmate Central, Something I like about EVs is they're quite (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-26, 14:01:27 (99.243.240.84)
That that sort of artificial noise maker. .......
420: Inmate Central, Jazz, bro, you've called me Anti-Semitic enough times ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-26, 04:31:35 (99.243.240.84)
... for criticizing Israeli policy. You're just a very minor example of those trying to enforce "this rule". .......
421: Computer Audio Asylum, Do we need AI? Contrarian thoughts. (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-26, 04:22:53 (99.243.240.84)
Floyd Toole and others have established criteria for speaker performance based on listen preferences. On the other side of the coin, objective measurements can confirm whether room setups conform to t .......
422: Inmate Central, A fair two-state solution would have come about long ago (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 13:58:24 (99.243.240.84)
That is, were Right-wing Israelis not confident that US military support and diplomatic cover would be forthcoming no matter what they did. .......
423: Inmate Central, It's a shame that some can't distinguish Israeli policy from Jews in general (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 13:54:37 (99.243.240.84)
A shame, but I wonder why it happens? .......
424: Inmate Central, A "woody" sedan? How much sense did that make? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 13:49:21 (99.243.240.84)
"Woodies" were originally sedans convert to stations wagons. 1937 Ford Deluxe ... Later, fake woodies became a fashion thing that persisted into the '90s and beyond. 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate ... .......
425: Inmate Central, Don't like it? Remember the 1st Amendment (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 06:12:16 (99.243.240.84)
Is all criticism of Israel anti-Semitic and, according, hate-speech that ought to be banned? .......
426: Inmate Central, More pictures ... one isn't enough to prove your point (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 03:36:14 (99.243.240.84)
!!! .......
427: Digital Drive, Just like expensive gear actually does sound better to wealthy ears ~nt ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-25, 03:33:57 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
428: Inmate Central, An end to Hamas would be great, BUT ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-24, 05:02:00 (99.243.240.84)
Not at the expense of killing thousands of non-combatants, including children, to get at them. International law says that everything must be done to not harm civilians, PERIOD. Nothing about not harm .......
429: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The human ear can hear subtler differences than some give it credit for (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-24, 04:44:31 (99.243.240.84)
I have to allow the very well measuring components can sound subtly different. But units that measure well and similarly will tend to sound pretty similar to the point of insignificance. A couple of y .......
430: Inmate Central, Yep: a vehicle malfunction maybe? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 07:37:32 (99.243.240.84)
Remind me to buy Rolls Royce rather than Bentley. .......
431: Inmate Central, The long-standing narrative ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 04:28:09 (99.243.240.84)
... All criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic and must be deplored. .......
432: Inmate Central, She is a proponent of the notion that ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 04:26:24 (99.243.240.84)
... Criticism of Israel is Anti-Semitism -- which it isn't, at least not necessarily. One may construe that she is part of the narrative that aims to deflect criticism of Israel policy and anything th .......
433: Inmate Central, Me too. The whole conspiracy thing was worked around ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 04:16:48 (99.243.240.84)
.. Disbelieve that a little nobody with a cheap rifle good do in the high & mighty POTUS. .......
434: Inmate Central, 3rd grade: bahah!! It was calculus class, 1st year of college (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 04:06:07 (99.243.240.84)
People were talking excitedly as we emerged from that class. That was in Montreal where I lived all my life 'till then. No details were forthcoming. I don't know which individual initiated the talk. I .......
435: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Personally I've found a high correlation between ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-23, 03:58:36 (99.243.240.84)
... What I like in sound quality, ( i.e. transparency, detail, quick dynamics, articulate bass, lack of "grit") and components that measure well objectively. In that regard the NAD and both KEF speake .......
436: Inmate Central, The .44 Magnum is impractical and foolish for law enforcement (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-21, 13:46:33 (99.243.240.84)
The prevalent current choice, the Glock .40 S&W is far more practical and likely to be effective -- especially when the typical police person's tactic is "spray & pray". .......
437: Inmate Central, Netanyahu was bullied into it by all those whining hostage families (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-21, 13:43:10 (99.243.240.84)
When's the guy going to grow a spine. .......
438: Inmate Central, ... To the 14,000 slaughtered (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-20, 14:56:57 (99.243.240.84)
Somebody asked me if I'd think that Hamas was guilty for all that. I reply that, YES indeed, Hamas is certainly guilt for every single Palestinian death ... but 100% so. The percentage of Hamas guilt .......
439: Inmate Central, Like WHAT? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-20, 04:14:25 (99.243.240.84)
You are equating colonialism with fascism. That's not entirely correct. Internally for its citizens Israel is democratic, not fascist -- as you and others are so persistently pointed out. Granted the .......
440: Inmate Central, What I know from reading history ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-19, 12:26:32 (99.243.240.84)
... Is that the Palestinians have never been offered a two-state solution without a lot of stings attached. I know also the Zionism originated in the 19th inspired in part by the general Europe enthus .......
441: Inmate Central, So you're suggesting Israel will grant WB Palestinians full citizenship? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-19, 12:11:48 (99.243.240.84)
I think not. .......
442: Inmate Central, Swell car, but ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-19, 08:24:30 (99.243.240.84)
... In practical terms I's rathe have a Tesla Y ... .......
443: Inmate Central, And certainly neither did Israelis (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-18, 04:39:02 (99.243.240.84)
Right-wing Zionist factions always want all the the mythical empire of Solomon. Offers to Palestinian of a two-state solution always had restrictions that limited the sovereignty of Palestine, e.g. no .......
444: Inmate Central, I don't believe it's inevitable ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-18, 04:33:39 (99.243.240.84)
... That sovereign Palestine will attack Israel. I tend to regard that assertion as pure propaganda of the Israeli far-Right. In any case with continuing US support for Israel, Palestinian any attacks .......
445: Inmate Central, Who you gonna trust, eh? Now please give me a ratio (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-18, 04:05:53 (99.243.240.84)
I'll admit I get most of my news from TV, some from news websites. NA new sources have a significant biased towards Israel, (Canadian as well as American); coverage of the Palestinian POV is spotty an .......
446: Inmate Central, I've base my comments only on what you've said (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 06:42:00 (99.243.240.84)
No special surmise was necessary. Granted, clear still from Jazz Inmate. .......
447: Inmate Central, Yes ... has been the case for the last 75 years (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 06:40:51 (99.243.240.84)
If act Israel as we know depends on (a) the hard work and bravery of Zionists, and (b) continuous diplomatic and military support from the USA. Without the latter, the former would be to no avail. ::: .......
448: Inmate Central, Who said that? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 05:24:30 (99.243.240.84)
Not me. You & Jazz hold the hysterical opinion that Palestinians would immediately attack Israel and destroy it. Under the usual umbrella of US protection they would never succeed and would be very un .......
449: Inmate Central, It was clear from the start that Vic considered me Anti-Semitic (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 05:23:38 (99.243.240.84)
In his book all criticism of Israel in anti-Semitic dog-whistle. Jazz Inmate has likewise always held the opinion. I didn't expect neither to change his mind so I'm not disappointed. For these guys th .......
450: Inmate Central, Needs to be undertaken with some generosity on the part of Israelis (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 05:16:47 (99.243.240.84)
Israel in past two-state negotiations has had the upper hand and exercised it, placing various restriction on what would be a nominal, not fully sovereign, Palestine. With US support, Israel still has .......
451: Inmate Central, Question: How many civilians are you allow to kill to get one Hama? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-17, 05:09:26 (99.243.240.84)
I would like see Hamas effectively destroyed because (a) they are vicious terrorists, and (b) they oppose the two-state solution. Hamas in Gaza are dug in under civilian cover; rooting them out will i .......
452: Inmate Central, That's only because of people like you, Jazz (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 13:07:55 (99.243.240.84)
I'm sick of being called "anti-Semite" because I criticize Israeli policies ... in case anyone was wondering. .......
453: Inmate Central, Blah yada ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 13:03:41 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
454: Inmate Central, Sound logic if you want to maintain the WB as concentration camp for ever (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 07:09:04 (99.243.240.84)
As a bonus you'll get terrorism forever. .......
455: Inmate Central, I wonder why I though you were a Jew? ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 07:06:41 (99.243.240.84)
... If you're not apologize for my assumption. .......
456: Inmate Central, Sounds like it based on your expressed opinions ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 07:04:10 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
457: Inmate Central, Yes, relative to the population and the constituent population in each area (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 07:02:34 (99.243.240.84)
Quote from Wiki ... "... The Jewish State allocated to the Jews, who constituted a third of the population and owned about 7% of the land, was to receive 56% of Mandatory Palestine ..." .......
458: Inmate Central, Indeed, this is the unignorable complication (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 06:53:15 (99.243.240.84)
A good many people -- not all Jews -- believe that criticism of Israel or its government are either inherently anti-Semitic or necessarily revealing of covert anti-Semitism. If it isn't already clear, .......
459: Inmate Central, "Divide and exploit" (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 05:08:19 (99.243.240.84)
It's well acknowledged that Netanyahu tolerated and to an extent encourage Hamas divide Palestinian unity and retard any possible progress towards two-state options. .......
460: Inmate Central, Consider that bias is clouding your objectivity (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 04:52:37 (99.243.240.84)
I'm neither Jew nor Palestinian, (nor for that matter Arab or Muslim). I have good and broad understanding of history, religion, and politics -- not perfect in every detail of course -- but it gives m .......
461: Inmate Central, True that Palestinian leaders have make poor choices at critical points (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 04:37:34 (99.243.240.84)
Pragmatically speaking that began with 1947. However even then Palestinians were getting the short end of the stick, same for Oslo, Camp David, etc. Also pretty obviously the Palestinian recourse to t .......
462: Inmate Central, Like I said, extremists on both sides have opposed 2-state (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 04:30:08 (99.243.240.84)
That certainly includes Hamas on the Palestinian side who want to destroy Israel. But also on the Israeli side, and now Netanyahu and extreme-Zionist coalition members would prefer the outright annexa .......
463: Inmate Central, Restrictions of full sovereignty have been the problem (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-16, 04:24:46 (99.243.240.84)
E.g. with Oslo. I'm not saying that Palestinian leaders shouldn't have made some compromises but then Israel has always negotiated from a position of strength and fully exploited that fact. ::: TOPIC: .......
464: Inmate Central, Am I an Anti-Semite? I want to know (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-15, 12:57:28 (99.243.240.84)
Yes, No, or Maybe. You tell me. Just first read what I have to say. I believe in a robust Two-State solution with fully sovereign states of Israel and Palestine. I support this because it's the only j .......
465: General Asylum, Yeah, me too (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-15, 03:56:52 (99.243.240.84)
Pre-existing furniture choices can certainly cramp you style. /DIV .......
466: Inmate Central, Looks like you mind is closed on that point (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-14, 13:54:38 (99.243.240.84)
For the millionth time, one (i.e. a non-Jew), can be critical Israeli policies without being anti-Semitic. Why do you doubt it? I can only suggest the you have conflated your Jewish identity with the .......
467: Inmate Central, No, it doesn't make those Jews anti-Semites ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-14, 13:50:26 (99.243.240.84)
... But apparently it does any non-Jews who are critical of Israeli policies. .......
468: Inmate Central, Palestine was taken from the Palestinians (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-14, 13:47:52 (99.243.240.84)
I grant it's too late to give it back to them. I like to distinguish between criticism of Israeli policies and actions and Jews in general, however that's a problem for a lot of people -- both non-Jew .......
469: Inmate Central, Oh, BS (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 07:42:19 (99.243.240.84)
Palestinians have never had a fully sovereign state. Hundreds of thousand of Palestinian were effectively kicked out of Israel in '49 and West Bank and Gaza have been illegally occupied territories si .......
470: Inmate Central, The Jewish identity lacking the religious aspect is uncomfortably close to ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 07:35:48 (99.243.240.84)
... Racism. .......
471: Inmate Central, Why bring White supremacy into present context? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 07:28:35 (99.243.240.84)
It's not exactly news the White supremacists tend to be anti-Semitic. But most the the large scale, pro-Palestinian demonstrations are arranged by Arabs, Muslims, or far-Left organizations. I fear aga .......
472: Inmate Central, True, a bit of both.... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 07:22:40 (99.243.240.84)
But Israel actions vis-à-vis Palestinians has enflamed existing systemic anti-Semitism. Also, it has engendered new anti-Semitism where none of any significance existed before, especially among younge .......
473: Inmate Central, Get is straight, Victor, persecution of Jews doesn't justify oppression of Palestinians (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 07:17:34 (99.243.240.84)
"Two wrongs don't make right". Sorry about the Holocaust but Palestinians didn't participate. The persecution of Jews for centuries in no way justifies the injustices don't to Palestinians. ::: TOPIC: .......
474: Inmate Central, I've always tried to distinguish between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-13, 04:29:53 (99.243.240.84)
But sadly that's too hard for most people: Jews on the one side, many other people on the opposite. The current rise in anti-Semitism is not merely occasioned by the situation in Gaza -- it's largely .......
475: Digital Drive, "...be willing to pay less ;-) " (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-10, 05:16:04 (99.243.240.84)
Two things maybe ... First, distortion from both tube and S/S components that are designed to produced distortion pleasurable to old-school audiophile are likely responsible for the characteristics mo .......
476: Digital Drive, You're getting close to admitting that you prefer some distortion (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-09, 09:02:54 (99.243.240.84)
... verses essentially no distortion. But that's OK of course. .......
477: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Probably (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-09, 08:58:29 (99.243.240.84)
Inaudible SINAD probably requires -115 to -120 dB. You are an attentive listener you will likely hear a difference between one component with a similar general spec and other with the same general spe .......
478: Inmate Central, Agree that non-Israeli admin & peace-keeping is essential (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-09, 08:52:36 (99.243.240.84)
It must work quickly to render effective control of Gaza by a moderate Palestinian administration. Israel cannot do this with credibility or with prospect of a good result; it must be done by moderate .......
479: General Asylum, It isn't need at ASR ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-09, 04:06:20 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
480: General Asylum, "Countless examples", exactly ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-08, 13:36:59 (99.243.240.84)
Which you choose up to the individual. .......
481: General Asylum, There is no absolute *live* sound either (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-08, 10:50:55 (99.243.240.84)
Too much depends on the venue, you seat, the conductor, musicians, instruments, and, for that matter, the weather. Ultimately what what listeners hope for as "live sound" from a recording is subjectiv .......
482: Inmate Central, Condolences (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-08, 04:21:10 (99.243.240.84)
We grief for our dogs because they were family members. .......
483: Inmate Central, I hate the 2007 George Bush DST extensions (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-07, 04:33:16 (99.243.240.84)
I'd be fine without DST altogether but the Bush extensions made a doubtful situation much worse. I live farther north than most Americans but some will understand that in northern climes days are shor .......
484: Digital Drive, Qualities that depend on the recording (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-06, 04:52:02 (99.243.240.84)
I'm talking about the things you mentioned ... Said morricab, " There are objective things that can be compared, such as tone compared to real instruments tone, soundstage and imaging that has 3d and .......
485: Inmate Central, Pleez: lavish US military aid is on its way -nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-02, 08:28:17 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
486: Inmate Central, Déjà vu all over again, but will 14,000 be enough? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-02, 06:11:23 (99.243.240.84)
We're told that 1400 Israelis died in the Hamas terror attack. The typical ration has been 10:1 but if Hamas isn't eliminated with 14,000 Palestinian deaths will Israel keep going? They've kill 9000 a .......
487: Inmate Central, Will Israel arm Gazans to fight against Hamas? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-02, 06:01:56 (99.243.240.84)
Humm ... my guess is No. .......
488: Digital Drive, It's OK though 'cause I listen (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-02, 05:51:53 (99.243.240.84)
The best sounding components I've heard in recent years also measure well. .......
489: Digital Drive, A statemen like "more musical" isn't very specific -nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-01, 12:57:30 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
490: General Asylum, Both, but increasingly the latter (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-11-01, 04:10:34 (99.243.240.84)
The availability of cheap, very high performance equipment has made the former increasing unnecessary. .......
491: Inmate Central, I.E. in effect no criticism of Israel is possible (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-31, 11:33:08 (99.243.240.84)
The conflation of criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism is device to deflect legitimate criticism of Israel's policies and actions. Vic, I'm earnest when I've known hundreds of Canadian Jews. I under .......
492: Inmate Central, Hypocritical (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-31, 11:24:00 (99.243.240.84)
Gaza is a ghetto by virtue of Israeli control. If the Palestinian people were free to come and go and meaningful investment there were possible Gazans might have done without the token & begrudged pit .......
493: Inmate Central, Thanks; interesting commentary (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-31, 05:00:51 (99.243.240.84)
For a start, though, I think Sharp's assertion that Hamas has 40K men in military formations is absurdly high, at least if by "military formations" you mean usefully equip and battle ready. Where I ag .......
494: Digital Drive, LOL ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-31, 04:29:17 (99.243.240.84)
I'm sticking with my assertion that there's no real need to spend over US$1000 on a DAC -- but it depends on your preferences of course. morricab seldom explains except in the vaguest terms how his mo .......
495: Inmate Central, The thing about that is ... (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-30, 13:09:37 (99.243.240.84)
The Jewish identity is some combination of religion and ethnic identity. This gives a Jew the excellent of being being either or both of two types of extremist: religious and/or nationalist. So Bibi N .......
496: Inmate Central, Religious nut jobs are most of what's wrong with the world (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-30, 04:03:04 (99.243.240.84)
They cause or contribute to essentially all of our problems. .......
497: Inmate Central, Personal responsibility is always a great thing ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-29, 12:26:39 (99.243.240.84)
nt .......
498: Inmate Central, The US administration supports a two-state solution does it not? (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-29, 12:24:57 (99.243.240.84)
It's not going to happen, though, while the USA continues to provide unconditional diplomatic and military aid to ultra-nationalist Israeli governments like Netanyahu's. .......
499: Inmate Central, Maybe big part of that loss/EV was avoidable by Ford (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-29, 08:06:04 (99.243.240.84)
I don't know. In any case industrial change usually results in near-term losses: nothing new there. .......
500: Inmate Central, A little too much blaming the victim (0.00)
Posted by Feanor on 2023-10-29, 08:02:36 (99.243.240.84)
Relentless promotion of goods & service and peer pressure lead a lot of people astray. Giving into peer pressure is an unfortunate normal human trait. But the relentless "demand creation" is the delib .......
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