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1: Inmate Central, RE: George Carlin most certainly was a prophet.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-09-04, 19:53:33 (99.185.54.154)
He did an incredible job on "Rape Can Be Funny" but you can't get it anymore. .......
2: General Asylum, RE: No more Craigslist 'Compare with your Component' Demos for me ........ (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-09-02, 11:54:29 (99.185.54.154)
If the guy shows up with a scope and a HP339a you know you got one. Run. .......
3: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Linear power supply better than SMPS? Maybe not (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-29, 18:23:21 (99.185.54.154)
I am partial to linear power. Part of the reason is the SMPS is too regulated. .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, Forget Everything They Told You About Setting Up A Turntable (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-27, 14:45:13 (99.185.54.154)
Mount the cart to track the inner bands. Compromise for the other grooves a little bit, not much. Those end tracks need the tracking the most. Put it to one gram. Play a record. The key to this is w .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: nice to see people posting, I stopped drinking alcohol (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-25, 11:19:38 (99.185.54.154)
Good to see you back. I won't presume to tell you what to do but you might try a different hobby than drinking. You stopped, not quit, right ? You an have whateer you want whenever you want, the idea .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: And the insanity continues... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-21, 12:01:35 (99.185.54.154)
I would. I am not an anti-vaxxer, I do not preach against it I say I refuse it for me, and I am not telling anyone what to do. My immune system, it works well without all that. I almost never get inec .......
7: Inmate Central, Poland - Pissed Off (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-20, 13:19:19 (99.185.54.154)
The Nord Stream pipeline is again under construction. Once finished it gives a good piece of the energy market to Russia. Poland was going to have a piece of it but not now. Now they will no longer bu .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: Damn foreign workers! But what're we gonna do without 'em? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-20, 12:50:40 (99.185.54.154)
Have you seem some of those jobs ? Like picking watermelons. So they go out there and get 50 cents each, two can be done at the same time. They have to negotiate the mud and whatever else and it is 10 .......
9: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: dedicated lines, Hum and re-aquiantinces (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-18, 11:22:31 (99.185.54.154)
Can you take a picture of the oanel/sub panel ? .......
10: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: dedicated lines, Hum and re-aquiantinces (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-17, 10:59:27 (99.185.54.154)
Are you running Romex or conduit ? (metal only, plastic doesn't count) For a true purist maybe it has to be conduit for its shielding. .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: Swiss suicides? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-11, 13:25:32 (99.185.54.154)
I do not agree that the suicide rate reflects drug abuse. Now the ammo, I would look at civilian ammo sales over some years. Of course you know ammo and even gun sales increase around election time. .......
12: General Asylum, RE: Stick a fork in yourself, you're old. Remember when rock was dismissed--- (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-11, 12:41:20 (99.185.54.154)
I am now in the generation that bitches about the new music. "Them kids are listening to pure junk". The fork doesn't really hurt much. .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: When your son learns to drive on a stick and (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-05, 09:43:03 (99.185.54.154)
Our family leaned to drive on manual transmissions. Automatics came later. Now, how any clutches did the kid burn ? Be honest here. I bought one small pickup like that. The guy had let the kid have .......
14: General Asylum, RE: The turning point for clarity and extended range was around 1956 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-08-02, 08:46:15 (99.185.54.154)
As an oldie aficionado I have many 50 year old tracks and have been impressed by the quality. Thinking bck then they had big tape machines, Dolby A, and whatever. When they coud gert ahod of only the .......
15: General Asylum, RE: If Anyone Cares I Am Retiring (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-23, 08:24:26 (99.185.54.154)
Thanks for all the well wishes. I might actually do something, dunno what but... I am not unhappy though close to death. I have lived a unique life. I have had an interesting one. Not bad despite may .......
16: General Asylum, If Anyone Cares I Am Retiring (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-22, 09:50:53 (99.185.54.154)
I am fraught with poor health, it is affecting my ability to function. I am really weak, have a hard time walking. My eyesight is going to hell. Next month falls on my 61st Bday, that will be the day .......
17: Vintage Asylum, RE: Company logo in bottom right corner (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-18, 11:55:33 (99.185.54.154)
For what it's worth, here is a zoomed in picture. Looking at it to me it looks like it has already been artificially sharpened, edge enhanced and/or whatever, therefore anything I would do to it wo .......
18: Inmate Central, RE: Just askin' (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-01, 12:28:39 (99.185.54.154)
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Heller confirmed this. It does not say militia, it d .......
19: Speaker Asylum, RE: I did.... Those would be too big.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-01, 11:17:31 (99.185.54.154)
They are history. I traded them off for a Carver receiver 2000. .......
20: General Asylum, RE: .This can go on for years - with interest accumulating... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-07-01, 11:11:03 (99.185.54.154)
Is that the US ? Usually we do not charge sales tax on used items. The reason you do on a car is because you are buying a new Certificate Of Title, the car is irrelevant almost. They are desperate fo .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: Ugh... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-29, 14:13:48 (99.185.54.154)
Building my XP box this week, so yes I will be ready. .......
22: General Asylum, RE: Why today's pop music is so boring (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-23, 13:06:57 (99.185.54.154)
Do you really want to know ? It is the buddies you pay for this shit. It is not the artists, they are in their basement, or working at something they hate. Why ? Because innovators are no longer welc .......
23: Inmate Central, RE: UFO swarm around ships for around 2 hour with confirmed radar (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-21, 13:00:11 (99.185.54.154)
So you are a UFO groupie ?? HAHahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Does it hurt when the probe you ? Do they feed you ? What ? Why are they really here, for our vitamin D ? Kidding aside now, the only poss .......
24: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Update (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-18, 12:08:30 (99.185.54.154)
"The 120hz buzz/hum is only when I turn on the pre." Did you know it was 120 before and not 60 ? That changes everything. .......
25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Dreaded Ground Loop question (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-15, 14:26:16 (99.185.54.154)
I looked at this thread and I see that most are looking at this from the wrong end. first of all, for base electricity as many should know - two conductors are required to cause current to flow. (exc .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone successfully dowsed? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-14, 07:43:34 (99.185.54.154)
You should be able to call the city, when I had sewer problems I did and they sent me a diagram to the whole schmaltz all the way to the street. Also we got a number here - 811 I think, which is call .......
27: Speaker Asylum, RE: I did.... Those would be too big.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-13, 09:18:09 (99.185.54.154)
I found out both tweeters are blown. They get blown off. .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Article on the potential of a major weakening of the dollar (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-09, 11:02:54 (99.185.54.154)
When you borrow that much money the currency is bound to devalue. When Moody's gets around to it they are going to degrade our credit, which is significant. It is only that important because of the sh .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: Association of Vitamin D Levels, Race/Ethnicity, and Covid Test Results (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-08, 09:23:17 (99.185.54.154)
Not wwnggaging this one, knoww why ? The word covid. I am sick and tired of hearing about it, it has less than a 1% kill rate so I couldn't are less. I have tried. Whatis net ? "Left upper molar cavi .......
30: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Update? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-05, 11:14:50 (99.185.54.154)
Not rocket science, it needs filters. .......
31: Vintage Asylum, RE: Year small signal transistors became high quality (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-02, 16:12:05 (99.185.54.154)
I would put it at about 1975. The real thing is that they learned to use them with the varying parameters. To this day if a transistor says 100 gain I treat it like it could be a bit less, or alot mo .......
32: Speaker Asylum, RE: Would a passive x-over in a loudspeaker also create phase shifts same as an equalizer? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-02, 15:50:21 (99.185.54.154)
Anything that has reactance, capacitive or inductive introduces phase shift. This can be dealt with, not quite 'easily'. In a speaker level position it is pretty much impossible, unless Dahlquist took .......
33: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: how to separate output transistors from heat sink? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-06-02, 15:17:15 (99.185.54.154)
"I've seen suggestions for removing applied decorations on cars using heat and dental floss, of all things. Seems that it might be good for non-destructive sawing action." Actually cold also works, de .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: San Jose mass-shooter update--and this is a good one... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-29, 08:37:28 (99.185.54.154)
You want less mass shootings stop pumping the kids full of psychotropic drugs. .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: No, it does NOT modify your RNA. Stop spreading dangerous misinformation. nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-22, 13:04:48 (99.185.54.154)
It teaches RNA to make a new protein block, how is that not modification ? My RNA doesn't need lessons. .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: Vaccination Requirements--where do you stand?... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-22, 08:50:44 (99.185.54.154)
Nothing they say can make me pollute my superior immune system with their garbage. When I was born (1960) they didn't have gallons of vaccines. Then being poor there was no money for doctors usually. .......
37: Inmate Central, RE: Vaccination Requirements--where do you stand?... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-22, 08:32:41 (99.185.54.154)
"Students have had to be vaccinated for a variety of diseases for many decades. Why is this any different?" Because it is not a vaccine, it modifies your RNA. .......
38: Vintage Asylum, RE: Reduce Vintage Aux Input Sensitivity (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-22, 08:27:31 (99.185.54.154)
Solder much ? Take a M-F RCA cable set cut it and put a pot in there. Or there are those F-F little things if they are easier to find. Done it couple of times, mainly for record levels when the deck .......
39: Speaker Asylum, RE: yep, the "Smaller Advent" are what I have (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-22, 08:17:11 (99.185.54.154)
Got the wrong foams. GRRRRR. .......
40: Inmate Central, RE: DOTD on the moon (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-21, 08:06:31 (99.185.54.154)
Is that one of those chow dogs. Man some of them bite just to say hello. Maybe that is why someone exiled him to the moon. Also nobody has found Alice Cramden so I assume Ralph (Jackie Gleason) never .......
41: Inmate Central, RE: Highly cited COVID doctor comes to stunning conclusion: Gov't 'scrubbing unprecedented numbers' of injection-related (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-21, 08:01:46 (99.185.54.154)
Since they told medical workers to lie on death certificates how far do you trust them ? And that is not bullshit, I have the original document from the CDC. Then I hear that 40% of the worker in the .......
42: Vintage Asylum, RE: Any value added.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-18, 17:04:24 (99.185.54.154)
Absolutely not ! They are better than any wire you can come up with. Well maybe solid copper but that is not an issue. One of the things about those rods is that they are practically a straight line .......
43: Vintage Asylum, RE: Vintage gear usable Power Output (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-18, 16:58:43 (99.185.54.154)
So you "heard" it. And to measure the power ? If you are going to mess with this stuff maybe you should look in to a cheap used analog scope. A 20MHz is cheap these days. Just put into eBay oscillosc .......
44: Speaker Asylum, Advents Finally (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-18, 16:37:36 (99.185.54.154)
Got my Advents and the foams are on the way. I'll keep you posted. .......
45: Vintage Asylum, RE: Vintage gear usable Power Output (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-18, 10:28:44 (99.185.54.154)
"My 40 watt Onkyo TX-2500 starts to clip around 25 watts output and the 50 watt Pioneer SX-1000TW at about 35 watts" How did you determine that ? Scope ? .......
46: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Magnavox tube amp hookup (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-17, 19:10:50 (99.185.54.154)
After looking it over I have some doubt that Magnavox built this. Their chassis and transformers, but I think someone thought they had a better idea. Did this ever work to your knowledge ? Anyway, t .......
47: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: how to separate output transistors from heat sink? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-17, 18:30:27 (99.185.54.154)
The desoldering and resoldering might go well, and not even need any solder, just use the old. Regardless, you can't just fire that up with the transistors hanging there anyway, that is asking for tro .......
48: Vintage Asylum, RE: 87 db is Low Sensitivity (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-17, 09:48:54 (99.185.54.154)
"Listening at 95db for more than a few minutes at a time will cause permanent hearing damage." That is only true for some people. Some ears are tougher than others. Just like one person gets kicked ac .......
49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: how to separate output transistors from heat sink? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-17, 09:29:36 (99.185.54.154)
Odds are they're good. Just unsolder them. If they are stuck good you have very good thermal conductivity, let it stand. .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: The flag-waving, constantly intoning "America is great!" brand of patriotism: I don't get it. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-13, 15:47:00 (99.185.54.154)
It is called exceptionalism. While true it gets boring. Man on he moon, a satellite that actually left the solar system, color TV, electronic computers. We may have had to run around like the Mossad o .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: I feel sorry for Russians (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-09, 13:41:59 (99.185.54.154)
They don't want to be "woke". They have their own way. There are other countries who do not want to be woke either. Know how I see woke ? "You called her a him". "He has a beard" "There you go again .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: Why do some people so desperately wish to believe in extraterrestrials? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-09, 10:00:22 (99.185.54.154)
I think it is because their lives are so boring. I don't believe this bending of time or any of that with near C or greater than C travel. I believe if you go that fast you just go that fast. They sa .......
53: General Asylum, RE: Shipping heavy audio equipment (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-08, 08:52:44 (99.185.54.154)
I have been quite successful with carpet padding. That foam shit. I also make wood protectors. .......
54: General Asylum, RE: 8 track, baby... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-08, 08:47:31 (99.185.54.154)
"Explain how you can go from a wider tape (8 track) to a narrower tape (cassette) and get better sound." Heads. Tape formulation. Now remember though that the eight track is ½" tape divided by eight. .......
55: Inmate Central, RE: Bone-headed Idea (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-07, 11:08:46 (99.185.54.154)
"Should be no limit - everyone should be able to open carry hand grenades and Bazookas and surface to air missiles - you should be able to drive tanks and own your own nuclear arsenal" Go ahead and ge .......
56: Inmate Central, RE: Bone-headed Idea (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-06, 09:36:58 (99.185.54.154)
It'll be fine. I they step out of line the other Texans will shoot them. There are other states, they call it "constitutional carry". These are usually not high crime areas... If the crazy has a gun t .......
57: General Asylum, RE: Reporting is a double-edged sword... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-05-02, 12:39:38 (99.185.54.154)
That may or may not hold up. There is already a dispute, used by some in tax court about what is and what is not income. That is based on the Constitution and the IRS cannot override it. It doesn't m .......
58: Inmate Central, RE: Now it is apparent who is control (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-28, 14:02:29 (99.185.54.154)
"All this time, I thought it was the ayatollas" HAHA, that's what they WANT you to think. (LOL) Iatolla is not government, it is religion. In some ways it is like royalty in Britain. Some people will .......
59: General Asylum, RE: Marantz 2245 Repair (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-26, 18:09:01 (99.185.54.154)
Don't listen to them. Is it 120 or 60Hz ? (like on a piano, compare it to having a phono plug half off, that is 60, any higher will be 120) Does the volume control affect it ? Does the bass control .......
60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: some issues you may encounter; I used to repair these things (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-25, 11:20:03 (99.185.54.154)
It does not replace, it augments. It is effectively added to the capacitance it already has. You remove nothing. .......
61: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: No offense meant but, in this case, WGAS (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-24, 20:04:02 (99.185.54.154)
"SS screws are generally not very strong," That seems to come into play when the diameter is smaller for some reason. "so the zinc steel screws you compared them to might be a much better screw despi .......
62: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: some issues you may encounter; I used to repair these things (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-24, 19:38:37 (99.185.54.154)
If you are replacing the output caps to the speakers, they are 1,000uF. If you like tight bass change them to 2,200uf. Don't go higher unless you are going to up the main, twice the old value is prett .......
63: Inmate Central, RE: What about the other 75% (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-24, 16:09:01 (99.185.54.154)
"But what about the Mom running late to get Johnny to hockey practice, the lawyer rushing to his next appointment, the audiophile tuning his radio or Mom scolding the kids. Why the heck do they get a .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: Drunk driving statistics (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-24, 15:32:00 (99.185.54.154)
There is so much to this. First of all, what they call a direct result is if the guy was at fault. So many people don't know how to drive in the first place some of that needs to be shaved for accurac .......
65: Inmate Central, RE: Engine Math...a little (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 15:43:03 (99.185.54.154)
"Chevy did a LOT of mix nd match with I don't offhand know how many bore sizes and available cranks." Chevy did a few things we liked. First of all hiring Duntoff, the cam genius. And all Chevy tranni .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Engine Math...a little (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 15:25:00 (99.185.54.154)
"The 307 had a smaller bore than the 305 or 350. Unsure why Chevy offered both, perhaps trying for more torque (longer stroke...)" The 307 was an Olds engine. .......
67: Inmate Central, RE: Smart I say (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 15:22:31 (99.185.54.154)
"The 400 had thin walls, liners IIRC" Nope, no liners. that was the problem, when they blew they blew. That 400 small block by Chevy was a mess. Colloquially called the 402, they did move, but well... .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Engine Math...a little (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 15:08:09 (99.185.54.154)
"the rule maintains.....For any given level of development, MORE cylinders should produce more power. Greater surface area of pistons for any fixed displacement is why" Only to a point. A circle twice .......
69: Inmate Central, RE: Engine Math...a little (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 14:45:42 (99.185.54.154)
"Turbo Hydramatic 3 speed auto. A heavier duty unit was the Turbo 400, usually only in big block cars IIRC" I think you mean the Hydramatic. They were a heavy ass bitch. When they got to the THM400 th .......
70: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, but let's not forget the many millions that died under slavery, too... And (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 14:22:43 (99.185.54.154)
"If we didn't have the Jews, we'd have had to invent them" That was not Hitler. But in all your point is valid, do not blindly follow anyone. ANYONE. .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, but let's not forget the many millions that died under slavery, too... And (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 14:18:17 (99.185.54.154)
"It's everyone else that needs to get a grip and start blaming followers and obeyers and stop following and obeying." Have a look at the frigged up educational system in this country. they are asking .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, but let's not forget the many millions that died under slavery, too... And (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-21, 13:48:16 (99.185.54.154)
"I can't find evidence that Mao personally killed anyone. Can you? Certainly not millions of people." He probably didn't, he had people to take care of that. Same with Hitler and Stalin. Charles Mans .......
73: Inmate Central, RE: Engine Math...a little (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-20, 06:42:40 (99.185.54.154)
There is much to that which is beyond me, however... "The IC Engine in newer cars has reached a very high degree of development. Lots of things being done today are a direct result of racing developme .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: It's true...masks don't work! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-20, 05:50:57 (99.185.54.154)
If masks work, why the distancing ? If masks and distancing work then why the shutdowns ? If all this works why are we rushing into a vaccine that is not really a vaccine nor is it completely tested. .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: I Do Not Work Today (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-20, 05:34:06 (99.185.54.154)
I did not expect so much response. "Wasn't that when Timmy Mcveigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City? " Yup, he thought the agents who handled those two massacres were there at the time. .......
76: Inmate Central, I Do Not Work Today (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-19, 13:33:33 (99.185.54.154)
This day, April 19 is the annivesary of two acts by the federal government that cannot be excused. It was the end of Waco, remember that ? Have no doubt the government was right ? Well then how come .......
77: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Who would've thought stainless steel costs 1/4 the price of zinc steel screws? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-19, 13:09:08 (99.185.54.154)
Zinc is cheap, but is not easy to machine. Casts pretty nice and I recommend not putting threads into it, but of course I think some auto makers do it anyway. If you ever want to see expensive screws .......
78: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Preamp Remote Question (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-16, 11:51:47 (99.185.54.154)
Remotes, the biggest bitch in audio. (except Justin Berber) First of all an older unit the newer universals might not hit. In fact probably won't hit. And B&K, US made ? Fat chance. I can fix remote .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: Why is Broadway Joe Namath shilling for Medicare Helpline? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-15, 11:47:28 (99.185.54.154)
He is too old to sell pantyhose. Remember that ? I wouldn't call that company if they were the last one on earth. First of all, who is paying their six figure ad budget ? Lessee, Liberty Mutual, the .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: Allo there my friend,do you like souvalaki. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-15, 11:18:06 (99.185.54.154)
I looked it up and it seems to be shishkabob. What's not to like ? It says they eat it right off the skewer, but many people don't do that with shishkabob so whaddya expect ? Maybe it is time to get .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Kappa Opiate Receptor Agonist - good article (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-14, 14:12:26 (99.185.54.154)
Wait a minute, correct me if I am wrong but since when are opiates a psychedelic ? They were a pain killer, though at a certain dose they do get you high. If the high is like when I smoked opium when .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: All day refrigerator repair... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-14, 13:47:26 (99.185.54.154)
Friend of mine bought a new Maytag a long time ago. This "sealed system guaranteed for practically ever" got a drainage problem. Fridge part no cool, ports all clogged up. Guy comes and it is not cov .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: Chili size (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-13, 14:36:34 (99.185.54.154)
The heartburn, just take a tablespoon of cider vinegar. Like when I heard it, you'll think I am crazy but I tried it and it worked better than anything. Never had chili on a burger, but have on a dog .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: Who Has Experience With Whole Foods For Ribs? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 12:14:32 (99.185.54.154)
"Haven't been happy with the quality of local grocery chain or Walmart, whether Baby Back or St. Louis. Other choices here are Whole Foods and a boutique butcher shop that's stupid expensive and doesn .......
85: Inmate Central, RE: You do realize... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 11:50:46 (99.185.54.154)
We already got the regular noodles. I do intend to make them very al dente. Thing is there is alot of sauce in there and if the noodles are well done they will exude more moisture into it where it is .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Is this one good enough for you kyle? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 11:45:55 (99.185.54.154)
"Forbes is saying that Chili" For one someone can't spell Chile. "is mentioned as having the highest number of UFOs sitings. They are all over the world." I wonder if they are seeing satellites. Lots .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Is this one good enough for you kyle? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 11:30:22 (99.185.54.154)
The detail in that is terrible. It is however enough to know it does not look like the one I saw. I don't see how they can say pyramid shaped from that. The one I saw I was at 41.4048° N, 81.7229° W .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: The scams are getting more sophisticated every day (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 11:08:22 (99.185.54.154)
"Yup. Idiots and assholes meet at the intersection of Stupidity and Evil every day" Really ? When did they change it from WALK and DON'T WALK ? .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: The scams are getting more sophisticated every day (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-11, 11:06:21 (99.185.54.154)
For one, H&R really screwed up, the olman redid his friend's taxes and got him ten grand back, over three years there was even interest added. And bear i mind, you have to put in all the information .......
90: Inmate Central, RE: Why is ISP download speed so much faster than upload speed? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-10, 15:28:50 (99.185.54.154)
Since you didn't mention what type of service you got I assume it is DSL. The fact is DSL is actually ASDL, and the first letter, "A" stands for asymmetrical. It is inherent in that system. ::: TOPIC .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: Have I told you how much I hate Windoze (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-10, 12:57:23 (99.185.54.154)
The updates are the main problem. .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: Perhaps I should clarify... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-10, 10:00:30 (99.185.54.154)
To be a cookout must it be made on a grill ? I have had bitching problems in the kitchen, latest one over lasagna. Mine makes a little more mess than most. Since it is getting nice out, I just bought .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: What This World Needs (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-10, 09:48:37 (99.185.54.154)
Nothing personal 51, you bought this response for being last on the list. Anyway, there is Linux. Thing is it is like learning MAC. But less money but less support. Friend of mine emails, a Win 10 u .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: I dread every Microsoft update (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-09, 14:30:19 (99.185.54.154)
Join the club, .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: Have I told you how much I hate Windoze (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-09, 14:29:01 (99.185.54.154)
10 13% of the market. XP 11% of the market. People luv it so much eh ? }:-)> .......
96: Inmate Central, RE: Who Cooks ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-09, 05:30:44 (99.185.54.154)
So I see the attendees. Goood. ----- "Marinated skirt steak" Isn't that a bit hard to cook ? Is that something that benefit from a reverse sear ? If that's the shit, we want to know how to cook it. -- .......
97: Inmate Central, Who Cooks ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-08, 20:58:09 (99.185.54.154)
Cookout time is pretty much here. (and I am fucking sick of issues) Now this year I got two grills so I can load one light and the other heavy and not have to do the cold side/hot side thing. In the .......
98: Inmate Central, RE: How did Native Americans of yesteryears.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-08, 20:26:27 (99.185.54.154)
The only time a bear will fuck with you at an encampment is when it is extremely hungry. If you are really living out there, you hunt, and when you do, logically on the bigger stuff you cut them open .......
99: General Asylum, RE: Dogs or pets and music (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-08, 19:48:46 (99.185.54.154)
Guy I knew had a dog who sung along with Pink Floyd - Dogs. Very mart dog, could count up to like eight, knew all the parts of his body and his right from his left. Almost could speak, just not quite .......
100: General Asylum, RE: 220 TO 110 TRANSFORMER FOR OLDER PREAMP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-08, 19:25:15 (99.185.54.154)
"AND HOW DO I TURN OFF ALL-CAPS ON MY COMPUTER?" I pull the damn button off my keyboards. There is nothing more annoying than typing a whole bunch of shit and then having to go redo it, and that is th .......
101: General Asylum, RE: 220 TO 110 TRANSFORMER FOR OLDER PREAMP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-06, 20:13:40 (99.185.54.154)
I was going to say "Only on a series two" but I looked up and saw it IS a series two. LOL Yeah, I think in that old Phase Linear stuff you want series two. .......
102: General Asylum, RE: 220 TO 110 TRANSFORMER FOR OLDER PREAMP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-06, 20:07:08 (99.185.54.154)
"Or, you could hire an electrician to run a 220/240 line to that part of the house. If you have the electrical panel in a basement with open ceiling joists, running a 12/3 wire would be a better solut .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: Mandatory wage of 3.5x minimum wage? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-03, 18:26:55 (99.185.54.154)
Like I said, want phone numbers ? Maybe it is not that way where you are. And really it doesn't matter if it is in the contract, These highly skilled workers have clout. The union can just say it and .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: Yo brother jurbie (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-02, 16:36:56 (99.185.54.154)
Heard it from people IN the trade unions. Want phone numbers ? .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Ironically (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-01, 19:29:38 (99.185.54.154)
"it is not imported to the US. " Enough money can take care of that. If you can afford the turntable for that car you can afford to make it legal enough to drive. Oh, the car turntable, ever see how .......
106: Inmate Central, RE: 32 Million US workers make under $15, so I read. Now I read ... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-01, 19:24:25 (99.185.54.154)
Making one response to everyone here. Tweak; "39 million workers By that measure, the typical (median) American worker earned about $20.20 an hour in 2019. The 39 million workers earning less than $1 .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, those guys at Parts Express are a hoot! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-04-01, 18:56:05 (99.185.54.154)
I wonder how it would affect the acoustics if you used it as a roof adhesive. Anyone out there who really doesn't need a third fifty grand turntable want to try it ? .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: What does any of that (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 21:32:09 (99.185.54.154)
You all got a really distorted picture of this whole thing. And I don't care. .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Since you apparently have a problem with increasing salaries of relatively unskilled workers...... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 21:29:38 (99.185.54.154)
"but is ok with the outlandish, off the wall, waaaay beyond exorbitant amount of money executives get paid." Yeah people complain about that. A job that cost them a bundle to get and they are responsi .......
110: Vintage Asylum, RE: Schematic site recommendations (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 21:08:29 (99.185.54.154)
"Sorry, but if you're not sufficiently familiar with SS amps to know this, a schematic probably won't help. " True, but with a DVM he can see if the amp is fried, then he knows to leave the relay circ .......
111: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Low level hum from preamp? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 20:45:10 (99.185.54.154)
With 120Hz the way it is you most likely need some caps in the power supply. If that proves, I would also check some of the ones in the signal path, they are the same age. I will not say to change the .......
112: General Asylum, RE: Reputable repair person? Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Steubenville? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 20:37:22 (99.185.54.154)
I can probably do it here in Cleveland, but don't let me encourage you. The last unit I did from Pittsburgh was $300 round trip shipping and they broke it. Then I met the guy at the state border when .......
113: General Asylum, RE: get ready for tens of thousands of new remaster releases (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 20:32:15 (99.185.54.154)
I got the original ZZ Top - LaGrange without the echo on the opening drums. It is better. I got the old and new versions of Kenny Rogers - The Gambler and the original is better, it sounds more real. .......
114: Vintage Asylum, Well (Pioneer) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 01:04:56 (99.185.54.154)
One of my clients (a dealer of sorts as well) emails me with an ad for a Pioneer SX-850 for $400 plus $101 shipping. Now you may remember that I have one but it is a real rag. Been in a fire and floo .......
115: Inmate Central, Alright (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-29, 00:20:14 (99.185.54.154)
I am fucking sick of the borderline politics, the cat pictures, he WAF tests that would impel ME to throw you out, all of it. And speaker wires are solved, use Romex. Solid copper not stranded. So wh .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 23:52:17 (99.185.54.154)
"And what about Biden "for sure" never having a job? Might you be wrong about that too?" Going with wiki "Beginning in 1953, the family lived in an apartment in Claymont, Delaware, before moving to a .......
117: Vintage Asylum, RE: Schematic site recommendations (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 23:35:35 (99.185.54.154)
The manual is available for Hifiengine; https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/sae/two-a7.shtml You do have to register but they never bother you. That relay is controlled by an IC, TA7317. I only .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 19:32:56 (99.185.54.154)
I was wrong about Biden kicked out of the commune, it was Bernie Sanders. They tried to schmooze it over saying he was just visiting but if that were true why throw him out ? On the topic though, to .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: My neighbor just traded in... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 11:15:42 (99.185.54.154)
"a 2007 Buick LaCrosse" Tell him to have the front end checked, not the steering but the mounts. Cars of that make and vintage had a problem with the engine falling out. I had it happen on two, friend .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: Breakfast of champions (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 10:38:14 (99.185.54.154)
But does it beat brekfuss ? Some leftover meat in the fridge, beef I like but ham, pork maybe even chicken would work. Cut it up, let it sit. Fry up some bacon, three or four slices will do - NEVER .......
121: General Asylum, RE: My, oh my - look what Santa brung ! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-28, 09:55:07 (99.185.54.154)
"basstrap. And that room really needs one" Shouldn't since he has it centered on a corner but not speakers in the corner. .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: Besides... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-26, 21:03:52 (99.185.54.154)
"If it comes to a court case it would go down like this: " Well actually you go through the phonebook and call a bunch of lawyers, NOT the ones with the full page ads, the small ads. Get to talk to th .......
123: Inmate Central, RE: Besides... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-26, 20:30:45 (99.185.54.154)
You remember when Ford was selling Yugos ? Well when employees bought them on the A plan they were insured for more than they cost. So he happened by the Ford plant and whatever bar they went to aroun .......
124: Vintage Asylum, RE: Scott 299c (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-26, 13:41:40 (99.185.54.154)
I looked it up and the only print I can get is the base 299, I could only get the owner's for the C version. If it is the same as the C you CAN adjust the bias. The control is probably not made easil .......
125: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Soundcraftsman (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-26, 12:31:53 (99.185.54.154)
Maybe a bit beneath you but I want to use it. It is a PE2217, which has a nice graphic EQ on it, I mean this EQ sounds GOOD. I put two power transformers in it, the first replacement I guess couldn't .......
126: Inmate Central, RE: What killed the sports car era? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-21, 10:33:40 (99.185.54.154)
Well pollution testing is one. Like in Califuckingfornia even a modification that makes it burn cleaner is not legal until their eggheads say so. Car computers. There is a special computer you can ge .......
127: General Asylum, RE: Seeking suggestions on 100 Hz 10+ dB attenuation (long) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-21, 09:29:44 (99.185.54.154)
Can you separate the low amp and the high section ? If so it is a simple matter of a low pass filter. For -6dB just an R/C followed by another R/C with values like five times the first one. If you c .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: Grocery shopping: it's a minefield! Coffee used to (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-20, 10:32:35 (99.185.54.154)
Well fuel is going up. That means everything is going up because everything you buy comes off a truck, even your truck. Even the gas for your truck. Seriously, fuel costs are causing fuel costs to ris .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: Wrong again jurbie (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-20, 09:55:53 (99.185.54.154)
"Another thing for sure is he has never had a job." Wrong again jurb..." Now you are arguing against wiki. Got evidence ? Go edit it. .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: How about let's do away with money altogether ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-19, 01:49:44 (99.185.54.154)
I have to capitulate a point. To everyone, not just your arrogant tweaky ass. I have caught myself doing this before and, well I think again. There are plenty of statements I make that should be pre .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: How about let's do away with money altogether ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-18, 23:10:25 (99.185.54.154)
Maybe I mistyped that, it was a commune. A kibbutz is a state sponsored commune by jews. Pretty much their word for commune. I can't find it now but I read it somewhere. On thing is for sure, he jus .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: Nutrition (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-18, 13:07:23 (99.185.54.154)
So you are not going to listen to anything. OK. I will not bother you again. Enjoy aging. Listen up though, when I first herd that I had no idea who or what this guy was. And this not an MD shit I d .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: Recommendation for vitamin D intake was miscalculated, is far too low (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-18, 12:58:20 (99.185.54.154)
So much for responding to you civilly. .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: Nope, agent involvement is nil on P & I bills on late/no payments an or audit findings (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-18, 12:56:14 (99.185.54.154)
"tax due is entered into the system & voila, a bill, with P & I, is generated. If that bill isn't paid, a demand letter will be sent." Yes. Don't pay it at all. Just respond by mail that you don't owe .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: How about let's do away with money altogether ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-18, 12:51:31 (99.185.54.154)
"Make banks and bankers obsolete. They are the real troublemakers." You aren't the first with that idea. However before advocating that understand how banking got so intertwined with society. First of .......
136: Inmate Central, Nutrition (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 12:38:29 (99.185.54.154)
This is not the basis of what I say, but it was an impetus for me to research the subject. the guy is both an MD and a vet and animal husbandry professional. He was also nominated for a Nobel prize fo .......
137: General Asylum, RE: Sounds That Can kill (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 11:15:13 (99.185.54.154)
There is more. The brown note is a frequency, shot through a tube. It is a low frequency that resonates with the lower digestive tract. They shoot it at you and it makes you feel like you have to tak .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Recommendation for vitamin D intake was miscalculated, is far too low (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 10:37:49 (99.185.54.154)
I really should not engage you because you are, well you. But in this case I tend to agree. Now the problem is getting it. For example my Ma has a skin condition with which she can't be out in the su .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: What you don't know about the tax system is a lot (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 10:28:24 (99.185.54.154)
"ignore their P & I bill & get bk to us on how it all plays out" It doesn't work that way. Either the agent at an audit does it after talking with their supervisor or a judge does it. Never ignore an .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 09:28:54 (99.185.54.154)
"Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof shall..." You just don't get it do you ? That law does not say ME. Andy income .......
141: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 09:19:38 (99.185.54.154)
"This is not to mention all the people who have gone to prison for tax evasion, many who are or were quite wealthy enough to hire excellent lawyers. " Lawyers can't do it. .......
142: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-17, 09:16:19 (99.185.54.154)
"from the IRS" You just ended it right there. It does not apply to me. .......
143: Inmate Central, Notification (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 13:40:27 (99.185.54.154)
I am going to refrain from any more discussion of if taxes are mandatory or not or how to prove things and get out of their grip. It is too complicated a process, there are documents that need to be w .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: Nope, totally wrong^ (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 13:12:20 (99.185.54.154)
"I don't know about you but I find this knucklehead sovereign citizen BS" I didn't say a word about that. If you read that I suggest you review. The sovereign shit is real, but a long time ago everyo .......
145: Inmate Central, RE: Let me add that penalty abatement is possible, in some circumstances (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 13:06:58 (99.185.54.154)
"As for the IRS not having the statutory authority to levy & collect penalties & interest, might I suggest you get advice from a tax professional instead of Youtube "experts"? " Is that what you think .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 13:01:27 (99.185.54.154)
"technically it's illegal to not file and avoid paying them " Their regulations say I think if you made more than a certain amount. If you work for wages you probably signed a W-4, that makes you sub .......
147: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 12:50:01 (99.185.54.154)
""There is no law that says you have to pay income taxes." As usual jurbie you are full of shit. " Prove it. You cannot. It has all been through in the courts. I shouldn't even be responding to your .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: You better talk to either an accountant or a lawyer before you try and (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-16, 12:29:00 (99.185.54.154)
"stiff the IRS on interest or penalties. All info I have says it's perfectly legal" Don't get me wrong. You don't just not send it to them, talk to them during the "interview" and tell them they are n .......
149: General Asylum, RE: Sounds That Can kill (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-15, 14:02:54 (99.185.54.154)
Ever hear of the "Brown note" ? .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: I was commenting on U.S. policy a week ago... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-15, 12:12:15 (99.185.54.154)
"It seems that the consensus here is that the Biden administration would be committing "political suicide" if it helps any other country before the last Americans are vaccinated" They can't commit pol .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-15, 12:09:47 (99.185.54.154)
When you ARE a taxpayer tough you can refuse to pay interest and penalties. What little authority they have, which was created when you signed that W-4 is to collect taxes. Not penalties or interest. .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: Let's fully fund the IRS. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-15, 11:58:58 (99.185.54.154)
There is no law that says you have to pay income taxes. Two friends of mine took on the IRS and got declared non-taxpayers, I saw the papers the IRS sent them after their rigamaroll. The classificati .......
153: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are there established metrics for speaker specifications ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-15, 11:51:06 (99.185.54.154)
"Frequency response (+/- 3dB): 39 Hz - 28 kHz Low frequency point (-6 dB): - 6 dB 32 Hz" I can tell right away it is a ported system. In 7Hz it drops from -3dB to -6dB which is a dead giveaway. Speak .......
154: Inmate Central, RE: Also from today's Morning Brew (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-10, 19:38:30 (99.185.54.154)
Friend of mine told me his Win 10 had an upgrade ad it removed Firefox, which he used ad replaced it with edge. In the process it lost many many bookmarks, they didn't even have the common fucking dec .......
155: General Asylum, RE: If you had ever seen "proper" NTSC (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-10, 19:06:57 (99.185.54.154)
I remember a TV I liked. An Advent with the silver screen and the mirror sticking out front. Mine was actually in good alignment which was rare for those, nobody knew much about projection TVs back th .......
156: General Asylum, RE: Why don't we adore vintage, analog televisions? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-06, 07:52:23 (99.185.54.154)
"Unlike digital audio, digital television *is* a tangible improvement" Not on antenna, it is aggravating. Anything happens to the signal it pixelates, freezes and some the sound goes ratatatatat. ::: .......
157: General Asylum, RE: All good reasons. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-06, 07:49:45 (99.185.54.154)
"They are bigger diagonally, yet less deep (by a mile)." But you get less pixels. The most pixels is on a perfect square, 3:4 aspect ratio a little less, 16:9 aspect even less, and 25:9 even less than .......
158: General Asylum, RE: Why don't we adore vintage, analog televisions? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-05, 12:21:49 (99.185.54.154)
There are a few models I like but try finding one. Certain years RCA, Zenith, and of course Sony. I got an old Sony portable broken now that has the best color on it I have ever seen on the TV. I l .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: I think awards shows are stupid too but this stands out (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 20:36:01 (99.185.54.154)
"No need to limit themselves to 'only' 3 gender" Don't they have like 13 in California ? So then they can have what, 78 ? .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: Guns kill. No guns, no dead folks. nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 20:32:38 (99.185.54.154)
I disagree with that. There are plenty of ways to kill. Anyway, I have heard of a gun store being hit with an armed robbery. They are not armed. Remember the shooting at the military base years ago ? .......
161: Inmate Central, RE: Looks great! I watch her for, if nothing else, the soothing sound of her voice. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 19:31:53 (99.185.54.154)
"One can find killer po boys just about anywhere in So. La." I make something like a po boy but I doubt it should be called "po". This because I used filet mignon and make something similar to a phill .......
162: Vintage Asylum, AR (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 19:24:30 (99.185.54.154)
They are still in business ? I just saw an AR bluetooth speaker on Craigslist. Is it still the same company ? .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: Where is...... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 09:25:14 (99.185.54.154)
He comes and goes, I have no idea why. .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: Quick lasagna (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-03, 01:03:51 (99.185.54.154)
Doesn't the cheese kinda put the kabash on that ? .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: That looks like a tasty and creative concoction. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 23:09:52 (99.185.54.154)
Seems similar to lasagna. .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: Living rooms/great rooms facing the street. Who (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 12:31:33 (99.185.54.154)
Most of the time a livingroom goes up front. It is right by the front porch and neighbors used to walk and talk to neighbors. That is when people did that. So if you are up front on the porch and ask .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: China Denies Hacking India Pharmaceuticals (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 11:27:59 (99.185.54.154)
You have no idea how much intellectual property china has stolen from us. Trump put a stop to it but I think the scarecrow is going to undo that. Read "Confessions Of An Economic Hitman" which is by .......
168: Speaker Asylum, RE: Replacing a midrange driver - different impedance (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 10:53:28 (99.185.54.154)
In a word - no. You can get the impedance to match the crossover but at that impedance they will never have the output of the old ones. They do not pull as much current and hint - magnetic field is c .......
169: Speaker Asylum, Allison (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 10:35:56 (99.185.54.154)
I looked him up out of curiosity. If nobody remembers he had some kinda radical ideas on speakers. He was into it seem trying to eliminate room acoustics from the sound, as such of course I believe al .......
170: Inmate Central, RE: Who Cooks ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-02, 09:44:29 (99.185.54.154)
Cool that some do cook. Doesn't seem that many though. I definitely agree that Women have a tendency to overcook things. You should see my steaks. The good ones I want cold inside but burnt on the ou .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: "No sir, no vaccine for me, sir!" Shocking to find out that in OUR (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-01, 19:22:53 (99.185.54.154)
Well a third of them are on some sort of psychotropic drugs and they are over one suicide per day last I heard. .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: My wife left me to fend for myself.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-01, 10:33:25 (99.185.54.154)
That'll work but I would omit the brown sugar. So you cooked. You you turned that knob on just right. LOL The only problem I think with slow cookers is you can't make gravy in them. You have to pour .......
173: Inmate Central, RE: Done tracking down ink. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-03-01, 10:14:04 (99.185.54.154)
"once these ink cartridges are done" I am fairly happy with my HP color LASER printer. However IIRC I bought it in about 2009 and it was a closeout then. Has network but not wireless. I would not buy .......
174: Inmate Central, Who Cooks ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-27, 19:31:33 (99.185.54.154)
This came up now and then when bullethead was around but no more. But I wonder who else likes to cook. (or try to lol) Anyone ? What do you make. What is it when you tell your olady to sit down and pi .......
175: Inmate Central, RE: You want to live to 100 - drink Dr. Pepper (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-27, 19:01:57 (99.185.54.154)
"Doctors told her she would die from that - but the doctors all died." HA, listen to a thing called Dead Doctors Don't Lie by Joel Wallach. .......
176: General Asylum, RE: Old cocaine addicts can smell in 3 channel stereo... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-27, 18:58:13 (99.185.54.154)
Men wear a PAIR of pants but Women wear A bra. We are not symmetrical inside though. .......
177: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Phase Inversion with Gain Stages? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-27, 17:32:34 (99.185.54.154)
The way I teach it is that the emitter, source or cathode is the common of the device. It is how you put it in the circuit. Now taking an N-channel, NPN or a tube, when the input goes positive at the .......
178: General Asylum, RE: Prescription soundstage analysis? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-27, 09:16:54 (99.185.54.154)
For one you do not want one specific piece for this, you need a bunch of them. I can artificially create a soundstage with a monophonic source. About speaker placement, the much ignored idea of using .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: Lots of discussion, nationally, about minimum wage. Okay, opponents argue, (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-26, 02:48:25 (99.185.54.154)
A few years ago minimum wage was not an issue. Wages were going up with the booing job market. That made people make more than the minimum wage so it was moot. Now minimum wage is all the sudden an i .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: The Renal Specialist that I will see next month... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-23, 11:59:21 (99.185.54.154)
For general consumption; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/ "This week a meta-analysis of seven studies involving a total of 6,250 subjects in the American Jou .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: The Renal Specialist that I will see next month... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-23, 11:39:20 (99.185.54.154)
Last time I proved something to you they pulled the whole fucking thread because you are a shitty debater. I had valid links to support every fucking thing I said but because you turned it into the fu .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: The Renal Specialist that I will see next month... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-22, 16:21:17 (99.185.54.154)
From the database: "Calcium is removed from the tightly bound part of the bone to maintain blood levels only when dietary intake is inadequate and the more mobile stores are exhausted" And the body ha .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: Let's hope that no one here EVER has to experience..... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-21, 09:54:00 (99.185.54.154)
Usually those stones are mostly calcium. They come out of solution and into the bloodstream when the companion minerals are deficient. In other words they are your bones rotting. I'd have to look at .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: Who Do You Trust? AP? FOX? Rossiya Segodnya? Al-Jazeera? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-20, 12:17:07 (99.185.54.154)
I trust none in the US. When I hear something I check it out right on a normal internet search to get an aggregate of what they all say, and that includes RT which is more accurate than anything we ha .......
185: Vintage Asylum, RE: Strange to come to this forum and ask that. Over many years, I (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-20, 11:48:24 (99.185.54.154)
"I think too much is made of amplification, digital source. Speakers, to me, are the most critical component." Agreed, you can build a good enough amp with six transistors. Speakers now, well in abou .......
186: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Have you had the Marantz Re-Capped ? .................. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-19, 08:33:55 (99.185.54.154)
"I would recommend that you have all of the Electrolytic Capacitors replaced in your Receiver..... You are dealing with electronics that are over 50 years old." Fine, AFTER finding the problem. Recapp .......
187: Vintage Asylum, RE: The Market (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-18, 10:13:56 (99.185.54.154)
"But when you apply an inflation calculator to the original cost they have just stayed the same" I don't see that in the new stuff. "I used to own a Pioneer receiver 2nd to top of the line and it suc .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: Was Manson... innocent? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-17, 21:15:03 (99.185.54.154)
From what I read a while back, (you know how the history changes to suit) that he committed ONE murder. Many people do not get a million years fro that. I knew someone who did 11 years, but then someo .......
189: Vintage Asylum, The Market (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-17, 20:44:42 (99.185.54.154)
I'm seeing more of those old receivers, you may call mid fi but they beat the off the rack shit of today by a mile, but are they really that good ? But the prices. Pioneer SX-980 for around a grand, .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: We got the $1200 with you-know-who's name on it.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-15, 06:01:51 (99.185.54.154)
Trump is the one who signed for both of the checks we already got. Know what else ? Those Obamaphones are really Bushphones because Bush got them paid for. Obama just signed the last part to get the .......
191: General Asylum, RE: SVS SB-4000 subs (*ping - Abe Collins*) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-15, 05:46:35 (99.185.54.154)
Abe, when looking at TVs, look for the deepest blue. We got one that has a really nice deep blue, and Insignia. That blue though it is the higher frequency which you would think means easier to reprod .......
192: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Safe to turn on after 18 months? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-14, 12:45:28 (99.185.54.154)
No, don't use that. Triac operated, it is not suitable for audio equipment. Now if you want to get nuts, look up "scariac" on youtube. For tubes you need noting but your senses. Plug it in, it shoul .......
193: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sad. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-12, 00:51:18 (99.185.54.154)
I wonder what the WAF is on this, does it go into the negative numbers ? (or is it all negative numbers ?) .......
194: Vintage Asylum, RE: understanding the DIN tape input on a quad 34, original version (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-08, 17:35:59 (99.185.54.154)
Note that the signal levels are usually different on DIN compared to line. .......
195: General Asylum, RE: What's given you the most musical pleasure: live or recorded? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-04, 11:48:39 (99.185.54.154)
Live but high. Black And Blue Sunday at the Colosseum, Ritchfield, Ohio. We had all kinds of pot, I figured out a way to get booze inside and our little crowd was all high on T. (PCP) For one I knew .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: The Proud Boys are now a terrorist group in Canada... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-03, 17:58:24 (99.185.54.154)
What have they DONE ? .......
197: General Asylum, RE: Basement Finishing Progress #2 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-02, 21:23:13 (99.185.54.154)
A month ? Seems like this could be done in a week at this point. Or are you counting the time to set up the audio ? .......
198: General Asylum, RE: Very nice, two-stage furnace? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-02, 21:18:16 (99.185.54.154)
"I'm not sure what two-stage means but it is supposedly a "high efficiency" furnace. I'm not sure if that is dual exhaust. They both lead directly out the side of the house and I -think- one is intake .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: Our health network, samey-same. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-02-01, 07:50:21 (99.185.54.154)
"Did you see the story about the anti-vaxxers temporarily shutting down a vaccination facility in California? Idiots. " I did. And they are not idiots, they are criminals. I am not taking the vaccine .......
200: Tape Trail, Anyone Work On A Nak C3A ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-31, 08:36:24 (99.185.54.154)
Did the capstan belt, it didn't need any other rubber, has torque no problem. Now it stops after maybe a minute of play. There is no tspe spill and the counter appears to keep working. I figure it is .......
201: Tape Trail, RE: Has this Nakamichi had the Belt and idlers replaced yet? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-31, 08:29:36 (99.185.54.154)
Mainly the capstan belt. .......
202: Tape Trail, RE: Tell me all about it... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-31, 08:27:36 (99.185.54.154)
"I try to do as little as reasonable, I am against the wholesale recapping. People have created tons of issues by doing it. Especially when they do it in one shot. One lifted pad, one broken trace and .......
203: Inmate Central, Political Correctness (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-25, 23:05:45 (99.185.54.154)
No more celebrating Beethoven, because he was White ! Well, https://www.unz.com/article/triggered-by-beethoven-the-cultural-politics-of-racial-resentment/ "2020 was meant to be a year of celebration .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: anyone know what the shape of a utility blade is properly called? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-24, 14:37:33 (99.185.54.154)
Trapezoid. .......
205: General Asylum, RE: Do you listen to random tracks or full albums? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-24, 08:30:45 (99.185.54.154)
Random tracks usually. There are only a few albums I like to listen to all the way, Golden Earring - Moontan, Foreigner - Double Vision and a few others. Some almost go all the way with a track or two .......
206: Vintage Asylum, RE: SAMS Photofact- Lots of them (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-18, 19:39:19 (99.185.54.154)
Do you have the TV, the Hifi or auto Radio ones ? None of them are really worth that much but if one is buying vintage stuff it does have some details in the Hifi one. .......
207: General Asylum, RE: CD door keeps opening & opening (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-18, 19:31:52 (99.185.54.154)
Ever fix that ? .......
208: General Asylum, RE: +1 on the dedicated account. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-18, 19:26:34 (99.185.54.154)
Decades ago they were pushing Paypal like with an earthmover I stated the application but then it got to be too much. It was a minor transaction. After my experience with that I payed by Billpoint I t .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Microwave Popcorn (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-17, 11:26:48 (99.185.54.154)
I have had a hell of a time looking for popcorn salt (very fine) that does NOT have the butter favor in it. Fucking people who sell food, too stupid to know that you can put it in but not take it out .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Now I know I don't want it in my body (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-17, 11:23:02 (99.185.54.154)
Nothing is safe ? Ho boy... Buddy of mine sold me a waterbed. Helped bring it over and set it up. Said I would never have it warm tonight but I had two hot water heaters and did. After that it was ti .......
211: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Tweeter Impedence (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-15, 01:19:39 (99.185.54.154)
Thread back from the dead... "It would help to have some computer-aided test gear to measure impedance vs frequency" I can do it manually. Got this dandy old Wavetek generator. That, an amp, a resisto .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: That is hilarious! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-14, 16:59:50 (99.185.54.154)
"Poland has been censured by the EU repeatedly because they tried to institute and have instituted censorship." Nope, it is their refusal to take tons of refugees. I got a friend there and two from t .......
213: Inmate Central, RE: Good deal! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-13, 16:55:32 (99.185.54.154)
One dimension times 1.618 for the other dimension. The ceiling should be some factor of 1.618 or 0.618. Since that is predetermined work from there. .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: I recommend Georgia peaches. nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-13, 16:50:05 (99.185.54.154)
Whaddya got for pears ? .......
215: Inmate Central, RE: Parler Data Scrape (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-13, 00:27:12 (99.185.54.154)
Don't support them if you want someone to decide what you can read. .......
216: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Techs. Opinions on interchange parts (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-13, 00:05:07 (99.185.54.154)
None of them are a problem except one with an unusually high Vce rating. .......
217: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Techs. Opinions on interchange parts (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-12, 00:37:36 (99.185.54.154)
This is easy. i probably got perfect ones in stock. Lt e look them all up to be sure but this is really not a problem. .......
218: General Asylum, RE: Oh my God, I bought a graphic equalizer! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-12, 00:34:36 (99.185.54.154)
Many hearing aids have EQs in them. They re adjusted for you if you got them from a good dealer. Ma has hers modified about once a year. But just an EQ into speakers ? YUP ! And there is no problem u .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks to everybody below. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-10, 11:19:30 (99.185.54.154)
I think you got the wrong switches and are confusing the ground with a pole or the throw terminal. There should be three screws on the body of the switch, having nothing to do with the ground which i .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: For Doctor Who fans or those who may wonder (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-08, 08:32:08 (99.185.54.154)
The best were the ones with Tom Baker. .......
221: General Asylum, RE: CD door keeps opening & opening (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-08, 08:22:18 (99.185.54.154)
When it opens and closes right away, or vice versa that means it is not all the way open or closed or that he mech is not reporting that it is to the uProcessor. There is usually one little belt in t .......
222: Tape Trail, RE: TEAC X10R Strange Reel Drag Issue (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-07, 17:22:39 (99.185.54.154)
I almost got into the other thread but got distracted. I have my talents on R2R but I am not the best. But I can give you some general information. The first thing is to find the source of the drag. .......
223: General Asylum, RE: Think you're bothering your neighbors now? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 23:56:53 (99.185.54.154)
They can do what they want but I think our concern is more propagating sound through air. And I actually had the cops come from a different city to complain about the loud stereo. The denser the mat .......
224: General Asylum, RE: Audiophiles and the Metric System (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 23:51:13 (99.185.54.154)
I did some contracting in the past and used the US system. I am used to it. Almost everything is harder except for dividing by 3. Converting fractions and all that, and then you have to decimalise it .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: I do to, but somebody needs to handle him better in public. nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 16:10:53 (99.185.54.154)
"You should be very proud, Donnie. Your hillbilly mob is still trying to do your bidding. Too bad you can't attract intelligent followers." Cuold you stop polluting this forum wit fucking politics ? : .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: One night... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 16:00:18 (99.185.54.154)
"A gust of wind hit the left rear side of the car and pushed it on to the shoulder." Now there's something you don't see every day. I used to wish I had a movie camera or camcorder, but running one w .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: An important trick to know (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 15:56:20 (99.185.54.154)
"Slip the vehicle into neutral before applying the brakes" We used to do that on RWD cars. It helped. I think though with an automatic on a FWD car the engine torque may keep the front wheels turning .......
228: General Asylum, RE: Audiophiles and the Metric System (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 15:46:46 (99.185.54.154)
"why is a day split into 24 units and why are these split into 60 smaller and then into 60 even smaller seconds? " That corresponds to the lines of longitude of the earth. As for the seven days on a .......
229: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Techs. Opinions on interchange parts (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-06, 07:13:49 (99.185.54.154)
What parts ? How about a list. .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: I'd like to believe... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-02, 08:01:34 (99.185.54.154)
My non-professional opinion is not good here. I men it may be a good opinion but it is not...you know, positive in nature. The pieces of your kneecap are so far apart they are never coming together w .......
231: Vintage Asylum, RE: Tell me about my new (to me) Pioneer SX-5570 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-02, 07:41:34 (99.185.54.154)
No pictures necessary, it is a 950. I looked it up and noticed it has three sets of speaker outs the 850 only has two. Tell you this much, even pictures of the inside would not be conclusive because .......
232: Inmate Central, RE: telemarketing calls surge recently (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 18:28:25 (99.185.54.154)
Tom Mabe showed some expertise in that, possibly a few pointers ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nPv2tsrgI .......
233: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: So, my regular pre-amp is sick... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 18:08:30 (99.185.54.154)
Many will pass the signal to the tape out with no power, but not the headphones. However if you are running a headphone amp off the tape out then it is understandable. .......
234: General Asylum, RE: Am I an audiophile (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 18:03:21 (99.185.54.154)
Do you like sound, good sound ? If so you are in our trap ! SUBMIT ! .......
235: General Asylum, RE: Pop quiz: how small can something be and still affect the sound? Nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 17:57:29 (99.185.54.154)
A small speaker that has very boomy bass can color the sound considerably. In my room, well livingroom, I did not allow other speakers in there because I could hear the difference. The sound excites t .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: Yes but only ~ $5... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 06:29:57 (99.185.54.154)
I would never let anyone bill my account(s) directly. someone in your house could order a bunch of shit and THEN you have to fight for the money back, which you wont get if they provided the service. .......
237: Vintage Asylum, RE: Tell me about my new (to me) Pioneer SX-5570 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2021-01-01, 06:17:14 (99.185.54.154)
Pop the lid off and take some pictures. I will take pictures of my 850 and we an compare. I bet we find they are the same. One thing though, the 850 is so overbuilt that with a bigger power transform .......
238: General Asylum, RE: The highest fidelity - Sound... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-30, 00:55:57 (99.185.54.154)
The best source is always being there. No matter what you do, the sound just emanates, not through a tiny hole on the universe called a speaker. the music is coming from the world. However some place .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: Sometimes Announcers Ruin the Game (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-28, 07:23:13 (99.185.54.154)
When I watched football I always had the radio sound. Another cool thing was on ABC games the crowd noise was by itself in the rear channels of a quad or regular surround system. The language was fit .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: I asked about that elsewhere. Was told that there is no recourse. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-25, 00:45:31 (99.185.54.154)
I almost thought you were joking at first, maybe partly because of some of the responses. But it seems you are serious so I will treat it as such. I used to have killer connections, not so much today .......
241: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "Switch the tubes channel to channel" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-24, 23:41:50 (99.185.54.154)
"He says he already tried that, including trying a new set of tubes." Oops, missed that. I am getting old. I think I am soon to really retire. I am technically semi-retired now, but It is close to tim .......
242: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tube Preamp Got a Hissy Channel (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-24, 17:14:11 (99.185.54.154)
Switch the tubes channel to channel. One pair at a time, when you get to the faulty one the noise will switch to the other channel - if it is a tube which is likely. .......
243: Inmate Central, RE: Captions? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-22, 20:57:17 (99.185.54.154)
Guy goes to a doctor with terrible headaches. Doc checks him out and comes back, says "You have a rare condition, your testicles are pressing on your spine, the only cure is to remove them". After th .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: made too much pasta for 1 man tonight (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-15, 21:21:38 (99.185.54.154)
It freeze fine. To reheat forget the pan, just put hot water in the bag it is in and it will warm up without cooking any further. I do it all the time. .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: Perhaps one shot will do... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-15, 21:18:48 (99.185.54.154)
The first Woman in the UK who got the Pfizer shot is now in the hospital with complications. .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: the tin foil hat conspiracy (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-15, 03:26:45 (99.185.54.154)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/647305891/real-tin-foil-metal-99995-pure?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-art_and_collectibles-collectibles-other&utm_custom1=_k_C .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: the tin foil hat conspiracy (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-15, 03:24:46 (99.185.54.154)
You are better off building a Faraday cage in a hat. Copper. .......
248: Speaker Asylum, RE: Shouldn't 50 watts be enough for any speaker? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-13, 15:56:58 (99.185.54.154)
"Wow, 50 watts of SET?" It doubles as a garage heater. .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: Hot water heaters: gigantic rip offs. It makes (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-10, 08:28:56 (99.185.54.154)
I'm told that tankless have been sold for decades in Europe and a few other places, but lobbyists put the kabash to it in the US. Installing one can be a challenge. You need separate air inlets and o .......
250: Inmate Central, Tax Time Is coming ! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-07, 07:56:18 (99.185.54.154)
This one is a true story. I used to have it in a newspaper clipping but that got lost in a move. The saga of Michael Rodent. Before the computer got really interlinked a guy figured out a scam on the .......
251: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Would a Japanese amplifier (100v) operated without any voltage-related issues in the US? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-04, 20:56:33 (99.185.54.154)
Thee is a US and a 240 volt version. Neither has any provision for changing the voltage so I have to assume the Japanese one also lacks it. As such, at 60 WPC that is 120. Take about five times that .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: Bath soap substitute (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-02, 22:51:36 (99.185.54.154)
One word - Ivory. It is soap. I don't use all the other bullshit anyway. Dimethy25 hydroxene, Oxocelase15, red FDIC #25. All that shit Want some good advice ? I heard this years ago: If you won't ea .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: Your grandparents were brothers, are you family or distant cousins? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-02, 22:36:07 (99.185.54.154)
It could be worse; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw As far as I know it is not illegal to marry a cousin. It is said and I assume observed in some cases that it may increase the likelihood .......
254: Vintage Asylum, RE: pioneer sx-626 issue (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-12-01, 12:37:45 (99.185.54.154)
"#1 thought ... ignore Jurb, your amp doesn't use those transistors" Really ? I thought they were in almost everything. I guess i stand corrected. That's what I get for ass-uming, from now on I am lo .......
255: Vintage Asylum, RE: pioneer sx-626 issue (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-30, 20:04:01 (99.185.54.154)
Well SOP for something like that is to get the print and look for all 2SA726 transistors and replace them all. They are a known source of problems and act up pretty much as you described. Normally I .......
256: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: luxman R404 vs sansui 771 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-29, 11:39:46 (99.185.54.154)
"I had a few of the mid 80's Sansui receivers and they were quite underwhelming as compared to their past products" Not the 771. Nice healthy amp and I mean into 2.3 ohms. The tuner seemed sensitive b .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: And here in Pennsylvania (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-24, 06:58:26 (99.185.54.154)
The curfew is for businesses. They can't tell me who or how many I can have at the house. The only exception is fire code but there is no stated occupancy limit and it is simply not a place where they .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: SciFi favorites (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-23, 22:33:57 (99.185.54.154)
Don't forget TV shows here. Some were very good. For one, I am a bit of a Trekkie, I don't have the secret decoder ring or anything but I watched them. I do want to get a Batliffe, just because they .......
259: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: SETs (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-23, 21:44:24 (99.185.54.154)
"Just to add one more thing, SETs especially (but tubes in general) seem to be able to generate far higher dynamic power without audibly distorting" It was tubes in general that impelled me to design .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: After leaving the U.K. 30 years ago I finally brought a English toaster (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-21, 07:10:44 (99.185.54.154)
No transformer to up the voltage ? Or is it one that can be switched or rewired for 120 ? .......
261: Inmate Central, Ohio's Turn (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-21, 07:05:01 (99.185.54.154)
From 10PM to 5AM shut down. I am not going to threaten like what's his name. I will threat this - they are going to piss off 80 million people and it won't be pretty. But that is not coming from me p .......
262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The reason? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-20, 08:00:51 (99.185.54.154)
1. If it feeds a solid state amp it will draw peak currents form the +_ and - rails more differentially rather than in unison. This may get you a better punch. Some power amps do it for that reason, C .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: A balance must be struck to rein in the evil that exists in all of us. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-18, 23:02:22 (99.185.54.154)
No safety concerns ? HAHAHAHAHAHA You can have clearer skin with _ Common side effects include liver and kidney damage, diarrhea, lowered ability to fight infections and heart failure And shit like th .......
264: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: You obviously haven't heard me sing! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-18, 15:43:34 (99.185.54.154)
"You obviously haven't heard me sing!" I have a disk of me doing Karaoke. Want to compare ? .......
265: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: one thing (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-18, 15:41:04 (99.185.54.154)
"or correction. human voices don't have 'distortion'" I mis"spoke". In retrospect I think the proper word would be "content". .......
266: Amp/Preamp Asylum, SETs (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-18, 07:22:53 (99.185.54.154)
There was a thread that went to hell on this, thank you for doing that and you now who you are. I'll return the favor as soon as I gather up enough battery acid. And actually it seems at least one off .......
267: General Asylum, RE: Scam attempt on Craigslist (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-18, 07:02:30 (99.185.54.154)
"The check wasn't going to clear for 4 days." That is another thing. Even a cashiers check from a bank, whatever can be a scam. It takes much longer than four days to clear. Almost anyone can forge s .......
268: Inmate Central, RE: "if you're Catholic--Purgatory?" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-17, 07:55:00 (99.185.54.154)
"I ain't catholic for sure (no offense meant) but it's more like the Inferno" There was a paperback adaptation of that. In it, at one level of hell they had two politicians. Each time either opened th .......
269: Vintage Asylum, RE: That's good advice... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-16, 10:48:36 (99.185.54.154)
"Chances of it being a fire hazard are minimal to zilch." True, but the idea is to prevent component damage. .......
270: Vintage Asylum, RE: Garage sale findfind (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-15, 22:43:38 (99.185.54.154)
Oooo. that reminds m friend of mine has a pair just like it and now he is going to sell some shit to either buy a good car or fix his Porsche. Yes, the Porsche is in the shop, but his shop. I can't de .......
271: Vintage Asylum, RE: Is an unused Yamaha CR 820 a fire hazard? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-15, 22:34:50 (99.185.54.154)
You need a dim bulb tester. I you are not familiar what what that is get back and I can tell you how to build one from parts from a DIY or "electicians" store. It is better than waiting for the fuse .......
272: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Adcom GFP-545 II cabinet screws (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-15, 22:02:37 (99.185.54.154)
If you drive go round and find a small hardware store. They are the places where you can find something. At some they find it for you. We got one called Andy's Hardware here. I go there and well, I a .......
273: Inmate Central, The economy (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-12, 22:23:29 (99.185.54.154)
This will require some self control. We all know this economy is going to change. Just accept reality. I don't even want a hint about who anyone voted for, this is simply about the economy. If I catch .......
274: Inmate Central, RE: My sister and BIL have tested positive for the "creeping crud" (Covid)... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-12, 09:31:43 (99.185.54.154)
A doc and a nurse ? they are likely to be in good health so they are not likely to die. They could recover in a week or two, depends. This should teach us, the masks don't work or we would not need d .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: What is it about we humans that conspiracy theories are so wide-spread? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-11, 15:53:42 (99.185.54.154)
Maybe it is because there are so many conspiracies. }:-)> We have a 'cooperation" between big business, government and media. The sole purpose of this is to enrich and gain power at the expense of ot .......
276: General Asylum, RE: Sitting on the figurative dock of the bay, waiting for the surgeons scalpel, one thinks of many things, (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-11, 15:23:30 (99.185.54.154)
My advice is to take a little painkillers as possible. I am not talking about getting addicted, it is a much older thing much forgotten. Pain is the body's way of telling the brain and thus the hormo .......
277: Vintage Asylum, RE: too serious (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-11, 13:04:34 (99.185.54.154)
I'll decide what is excessive. I spent a good part of my life sending those who only call themselves techs to jobs flipping burgers. The proof is in the results. .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: Do you have a car? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 13:11:46 (99.185.54.154)
In some areas it costs more to park the car than the car. --- A guy brings a Maserati to the bank and wants to use it as collateral for a $25,000 loan. The car is worth over ten times that so he goes .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: I don't understand why people use those delivery services. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 13:03:50 (99.185.54.154)
"I started drinking at 5am. Not a good idea. " I think it's a great idea. But put the menu down and step away from the phone. I should give you another recipe. Maybe I will later but soon I have to w .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: No worry - we're not on the outs! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 12:56:01 (99.185.54.154)
Want a laugh ? BK says they deserve a Michelin Star for their Angus burger. I believe they go in the kitchen and inspect, but I think are also interested in seeing how the food is prepared. "Take al .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: My oldest daughter worked there during high school (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 12:44:35 (99.185.54.154)
"I'd prefer if my daughters work for Aldi." I'd prefer my daughter to be a prostitute. McD's and places like it are killing us. Well not me. .......
282: Inmate Central, RE: 10 - 12 months (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 05:34:20 (99.185.54.154)
"It's been well over 10-12 years since I've been inside a McDs and then it was merely to use their toilet. " Sounds about like me but some months ago I got a taste for a Big Mac. Just a whim really ad .......
283: Inmate Central, RE: The big question for me is. . . (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 05:11:37 (99.185.54.154)
" . . is the McPlant made from soy-protein or pea-protein? - 'cause I don't want to be one of them soy-boy beta males! " Well that has not happened to me but my moobs are big enough thank you. Are so .......
284: Vintage Asylum, RE: Are you serious (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-10, 05:06:48 (99.185.54.154)
"you know he's a tech?" Very highly paid and respected. Want references ? I got them. Want to see my condensed resume' ? It's only five pages now after I trimmed it down. "his 'advice' isn't grounded .......
285: Vintage Asylum, RE: I'd prefer too much information to not enough (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-09, 07:38:56 (99.185.54.154)
The sour issue would have been the first thing I checked here. But on line via correspondence sometimes you don't think of everything. Tuners vary in their topology, one may turn off the stereo light .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: How about a chewable zinc container filled with Vitamin D? nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-08, 14:24:30 (99.185.54.154)
I am thinking ammo. .......
287: Vintage Asylum, RE: Are you serious (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-08, 14:06:59 (99.185.54.154)
"I know you're a tech, but holy cow! How could you even say that? You mean you have NEVER had a pot or a switch crap out on one side." I said the exact opposite, how the hell did you get that ? I hav .......
288: General Asylum, RE: I lucked out (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-08, 07:08:27 (99.185.54.154)
"The ratio of which happens to be close to the Golden ratio of 1.62" I believe that is actually 1.618 and a bunch after it, so 1.62 is close enough. I have given it some thought, even talked to a mat .......
289: Whiner's Woad, RE: lately someone has been in bad moods (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-08, 06:56:52 (99.185.54.154)
Well one variety has it. I am not going through the formulae or MSDS on all of them to find it, but I wouldn't pay that kind of money for what you just described. Too bad I can't get hold of my ex-bos .......
290: Vintage Asylum, RE: "The tuner dial shows that it's pulling in stations" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-08, 06:46:18 (99.185.54.154)
"In addition to what's already been suggested, has he tried another source besides the internal tuner? " Wow. you may be on to something here. I thought anyone and everyone knew to try a different sou .......
291: General Asylum, Technical Advice (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-07, 17:21:00 (99.185.54.154)
I am getting sick of this dumb shit. Totally incompetent advice. It is either change all the caps or Deoxit. Any problem, almost no matter what. When you got bad sound look to the caps. I actually had .......
292: Whiner's Woad, Technical Advice (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-07, 17:21:00 (99.185.54.154)
I am getting sick of this dumb shit. Totally incompetent advice. It is either change all the caps or Deoxit. Any problem, almost no matter what. When you got bad sound look to the caps. I actually had .......
293: Vintage Asylum, RE: Start with the basics (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-07, 16:59:46 (99.185.54.154)
"If it's working then fades out start with the basics. Clean EVERY control surface with some DeOxit." Why ? This is a STEREO, that means two channels. Each pot and switch in it has a duplicate in the .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the US election (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-05, 11:41:37 (99.185.54.154)
We lost, we couldn't beat the cheat. Now all you in here who do something or run businesses doing something useful can kiss your money goodbye. In two years I get my retirement and am leaving. I wou .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: umm, I don't disagree but... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-04, 13:29:33 (99.185.54.154)
"Mind you, I am - to put it mildly - not an Apple fan -- but... Office 2008?! " I got 97. It works just fine. If I buy a classic car it will work just fine. If I buy a vintage amp it will work just f .......
296: Inmate Central, Ho Hum, Just another Day On The Job (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-03, 07:36:08 (99.185.54.154)
For the HVAC techs. Friend's furnace quit the other day, I loaned him an electric heater. Took a quick look and all it did was hum. I told him, don't put your nuts in the induction fan ! ::: TOPIC: .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: Whiner... N/T (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-11-03, 00:34:55 (99.185.54.154)
Sooo, if you are selling 400 watt class A tube amp monoblocks you would target your ads in areas with lower electric rates. Of course in the winter they will save on heating bills. .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: Hasn't it been "decriminalized" pretty-much everywhere already?... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-30, 06:02:05 (99.185.54.154)
"Why pay taxes?" To pay the pensions of all the retired cops. Talk of defunding them ? Those who can retire are, those close are sitting on their hands and those too young are looking for other jobs. .......
299: Vintage Asylum, RE: hot-rod console (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-30, 05:57:14 (99.185.54.154)
Many such units need modification to the amp etc. The engineers card not for sound quality, they made it sound how they like it. If you can get the print I can tell you the best way to modify it, and .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: They're boarding up store fronts here (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-29, 22:16:39 (99.185.54.154)
I have been hearing that many places are out of stock on many items. I wouldn't buy a firearm from Walmart anyway .......
301: General Asylum, RE: Can they read music ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-29, 22:07:39 (99.185.54.154)
How about Green Eyed Lady ? I heard it covered at work in the showroom. I was seriously impressed with the drummer because he knew how to play soft so it wouldn't take 6,000 watts to keep up with him .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: What kind of storm surge ? ................ (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-29, 08:29:08 (99.185.54.154)
Yeah Trump is at it again. Well that'll teach you to fuck with people who an will hurricanes and heart attacks. Really though I will be interested in how this is handled. .......
303: Inmate Central, RE: Good for you... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-29, 08:26:45 (99.185.54.154)
Here in Ohio we have the governor's mandate. You don't need it to convince me, just put the sign up. Out of respect I will wear a mask. But not outside. When you breathe outside it goes away practica .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: Auto VS Pedestrian... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-28, 22:03:29 (99.185.54.154)
This thread reminds me of an episode of that stupid ass show The Munsters. Someone hit Herman and thought they screwed him all up. They kept coming back with higher offers to settle and the Munsters .......
305: Vintage Asylum, RE: you pontificate too much (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-28, 07:19:22 (99.185.54.154)
"in the specific case of the less bulky EC's, they would not be laying on the floor" That was an exaggeration. I do that from time to time. "the shippers have become even more brutal in handling of .......
306: Inmate Central, RE: October in New Mexico (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-27, 21:55:12 (99.185.54.154)
What you need here is a caption that says "I SURVIVED THE BLIZZARD OF 2020". A Tshirt would also be cool. .......
307: Vintage Asylum, RE: you pontificate too much (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-27, 02:57:18 (99.185.54.154)
You have not refuted anything. And I am not refuting what you said, of course when companies go into mass production they want that data. Still, without that goop, which is what it is in the beginni .......
308: Vintage Asylum, RE: disagree (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-26, 14:03:43 (99.185.54.154)
It is manufactured that way because the board goes down the line at component insertion stage it it stops and goes. They want the component with more mass to stay put. This is mass production not som .......
309: Vintage Asylum, RE: Sansui AU-517 caps (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-26, 07:37:50 (99.185.54.154)
Actually for manufacturing. .......
310: General Asylum, RE: Can they read music ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-26, 07:35:05 (99.185.54.154)
"According to Paul McCartney, none of Beatles could read or write music." How could they work that when they had orchestral backup ? .......
311: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Salami Circuit (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-25, 09:58:33 (99.185.54.154)
Really, 0.001% ? I got one of the est distortion analysers on the planet (HP 339a) and its measurement floor is 0.0016%. Ad that is identical on two of them because a friend of mine has the same model .......
312: General Asylum, RE: Can they read music ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-25, 04:18:56 (99.185.54.154)
I don't but I know some basics, like EGBDF and FACE when it is a G clef. I can tune thins, knowing the notes and all but that is not the same. So no, even tough I have played, at times well, can't re .......
313: General Asylum, RE: Strange car transaction (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-25, 03:30:03 (99.185.54.154)
"He went back to his car and returned with the remaining money. I was left wondering if that was an "honest" mistake of if he was trying to slicker me?" What do you think if he had the cash in the car .......
314: General Asylum, RE: Scam attempt on Craigslist (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-22, 18:25:21 (99.185.54.154)
Live and learn. This is a typical scam. When you list something just put "Cash and carry". It is no longer needed here in Cleveland because there have been so many of them. The best have tried to sc .......
315: Speaker Asylum, To Subject In OP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-21, 07:46:43 (99.185.54.154)
I think there are a bunch of old speakers that are simply not for sale and won't be until the owner dies. .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: "WHO study says remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-20, 06:12:57 (99.185.54.154)
The WHO is a schill for the Chinese. The head of it owea China both his balls and firstborn son. .......
317: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Aquired taste.. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-20, 04:25:22 (99.185.54.154)
"But fact remains that No One liked the linn sound." We know you like to criticise but that doesn't mean it is a bad thing. Like, someone has to do it. Anything on WHAT they didn't like about the sou .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: Was fun for a while... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-18, 05:42:43 (99.185.54.154)
I have the actual CDC directive telling people to lie on death certificate. That is 200,000 did not die from this and some estimates are below 10,000. So if you get infected maybe nothing happens. May .......
319: Inmate Central, RE: what would you do? old parents (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-18, 05:36:36 (99.185.54.154)
There is an old saying goes; "Be nice to you kids, they will choose your nursing home". Think of someone who was abused and neglected as a kids, and think about these homes that abuse and neglect old .......
320: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-18, 05:06:50 (99.185.54.154)
So what happened with this thing ? And BTW that is actually a pretty good filter. Of course nothing beats a pilot canceller. There are engineering difficulties implementing them There hs to be a fil .......
321: Inmate Central, RE: Phil Collins wants to end ex wife's 'armed occupation' of his mansion.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-17, 04:53:30 (99.185.54.154)
Marrying him I see like Donald trump. I like alot about what he does, the person eh. But look at his olady. Damn. She s probably the best looking first Lady ever in this country. I don't like to accus .......
322: Vintage Asylum, RE: Link. Nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-17, 04:07:46 (99.185.54.154)
That link is no good, here's a good one; https://www.flareaudio.com/blogs/press/new-product-launch-calmer-a-small-in-ear-device-that-increases-sound-quality-and-reduces-stress .......
323: General Asylum, RE: Comment on double wall, double sheetrock (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-17, 04:03:37 (99.185.54.154)
"The engineer I contacted recommended using 5/8 rock, green glue, and 1/2 rock on the double wall as better damping than two layers of the same thickness of rock. " Yup. If the wall doesn't move it do .......
324: General Asylum, RE: John - great work and info - Curious - What is the room's purpose? nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-17, 03:57:11 (99.185.54.154)
"John - great work and info - Curious - What is the room's purpose?" Well smoking alligators of course. Remember, if you don't have a good time in life you won't have a good time in life. ::: TOPIC:: .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: You truly don't understand... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 15:01:22 (99.185.54.154)
They have found scads of ballots in the trunks of people's cars, back in the corner of an office, all kinds of places. They should consider shit like that treason and prosecute it as such, including .......
326: Inmate Central, RE: Far worse than the liquor stores... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 14:58:08 (99.185.54.154)
"The official motto of Pennsylvania should be "Road Work Ahead." " Hey ! We (Ohio) already got that. The state flag is "ROAD WORK AHEAD". The state tree is the orange barrels. The state flower is the .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: What always surprised me... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 14:51:40 (99.185.54.154)
They charge so much for alcoholic beverages in PA it may not have made much difference. And there are worse states, there are a few even two or three states away where it would be cost effective to dr .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: Their record of emissions is horrible (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 14:45:39 (99.185.54.154)
"Moving towards Edison's use of DC" Now but not then. With today's technology switched mode power convertors are a dime a dozen, transformers are boat anchors. Except for your big amps etc. almost eve .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: Tried Harry's ... cool marketing/packaging, mediocre product . nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 14:06:43 (99.185.54.154)
Just get the old style straight razor, a strop and the powder to mix the shaving cream. It don't get no closer than that and you might gain a new appreciation for life. :-) .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: PayPal, warning over new fee charge. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-15, 14:03:36 (99.185.54.154)
Fuck Paypal. Antone who gives an entity like that so much access to their bank account needs a brain installed. Then eBay merged with them so guess what - I don't use eBay anymore except in the rare .......
331: General Asylum, RE: New Superconductor.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-14, 14:00:41 (99.185.54.154)
They did it years ago. How much does it cost ? .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: Electric Cars (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-14, 06:28:18 (99.185.54.154)
I just thought of something - charge at work. Many commercial places already have really beefy electric service, and that plus the fact they get a pace to park would be one hell of a perk. Shit, in N .......
333: Inmate Central, Electric Cars (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-14, 06:22:44 (99.185.54.154)
I is inevitable. First of all oil is getting a bit harder to find. Hell they are pumping poisons into the ground to get it to come up now. but we need it so we don't have to go to war again to get it. .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: Wednesday Ride (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-14, 05:51:55 (99.185.54.154)
You got some nice land down there. Maybe we'll take it. .......
335: General Asylum, RE: Help, Please, with Acoustical Isolation (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-14, 05:47:29 (99.185.54.154)
Build a free standing wall the size of the wall. Just a few 2X4a and drywall. No need to even mud it. Then glue closed cell foam rubber to it. Then reorient the listening space. Actually you don't wa .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: living a life of absurd luxury and wretched debauchery for $7 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-13, 18:42:13 (99.185.54.154)
Why do you pay so much for a piece of bread ? I can show you how to make a REAL pizza. Want ? Or are you lazy ? .......
337: Vintage Asylum, RE: Plastic = Caig F5 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-13, 07:10:28 (99.185.54.154)
"the pot contacts have probably lost their tension to the carbon track, in which case a disassembly to the pot is necessary to re-tension. " Now how the hell could that only affect certain sources if .......
338: General Asylum, RE: My A-Z: Chet Aktins to Joe Satriani to Frank Zappa - nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-13, 07:07:00 (99.185.54.154)
"Joe Satriani" I completely forgot about him. .......
339: General Asylum, RE: Greatest guitar players!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-12, 11:23:42 (99.185.54.154)
Malmsteen. Jeff Beck sounded good but he had backup backstage that made it sound like he had twice as many fingers. Malmsteen did a rock version of Barber Of Seville and I had the album. Had, just l .......
340: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-09, 21:00:44 (99.185.54.154)
I did but it was from my employer. It was a Sony TR-V6. It sounded good but I got a more powerful receiver shortly thereafter. It was a JVC JRS-600, one of the more powerful receivers I have seen. Bu .......
341: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-07, 11:45:05 (99.185.54.154)
I was thinking after seeing the picture. Then I consulted the impedance nomograph and those are indeed milliHenries, not microHenries. Still Mouser has them, not to bad price for the small ones. The .......
342: Vintage Asylum, RE: yeah, that'd be my guess as well (vide infra) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-07, 11:33:12 (99.185.54.154)
"recommend CAIG DeOxit D5... although, in full disclosure, it can be hazardous to some potentiometers (typically, as I understand it, the plastic film types). " When you clean a pot you are not cleani .......
343: Inmate Central, RE: Check out Lenovo (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-07, 05:09:08 (99.185.54.154)
"Lenovo is a great computer. They are affordable and work well, last many years. " I heard they got adware built right onto the motherboard. .......
344: Vintage Asylum, RE: Sansui 331 issues. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-07, 04:57:07 (99.185.54.154)
With the information given I think it will be found to be a fault on the PC board or in the wiring, or possibly one side of a connector corroded. All of these inputs including the ones that work go t .......
345: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: B & K ST-140 Filter Caps (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-07, 04:41:07 (99.185.54.154)
Larger value main filters give you more extended dynamic clipping headroom. If the power supply can keep up it means more thud. If it can't then it may mean only one more thud. It's rating into four .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: view from the wok (episodes 0 and 1) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-06, 08:47:48 (99.185.54.154)
Know what gets me ? The TV cook cooks and then tastes ad tells us how good it is. At least Ramsay puts it out there and other taster it. There is this Lydia, she actually seems to have a physiological .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: view from the wok (episodes 0 and 1) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-06, 08:34:05 (99.185.54.154)
"I like Master Chef Junior." You mean with Gordon Ramsay ? Yeah, you get to see him be polite. Actually with adults I don't care, in fact I want to see it without the cuss words bleeped out. Look at .......
348: Inmate Central, RE: The Best Homemade Filet-O-Fish SAM THE COOKING GUY (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-06, 08:26:01 (99.185.54.154)
Not sitting through that whole thing, but wagyu beef Big Mac ? Is this guy nuts ? (well of course, that is one of the major ways to get on youtube) Does anyone know what wagyu beef costs ? You can g .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: Does your mail-in ballot have to be witnessed? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-06, 08:10:58 (99.185.54.154)
Nice to know that someone else knows about Seymour Hersh. He is one of the foremost political analysts in the world and some heads of state actually fear him. Mention his name to most people and you .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: "So if this post stands how come mine was removed ?" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 16:26:32 (99.185.54.154)
"Wah, wah, wah. If you choose to play here, you play by their rules. If you don't like those rules, the solution is simple. " I simply asked a question. .......
351: Vintage Asylum, RE: Marantz repair question / HELP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 16:23:24 (99.185.54.154)
"The 'pre-out' signal is routed to a normally-closed contact on the 'main-in' jack" I know someone who had that exact problem on a 2325. If you can't clean it and get it to work you can use a short p .......
352: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: +1 as JURB recommends... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 11:53:41 (99.185.54.154)
It is available at Hifiengine. .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: Bizarre (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 03:06:29 (99.185.54.154)
"Boys, let's not get into a pizza-ing contest. :-) " Why not ? I am miffed that it is so hard to get a decent pizza here - in Cleveland that used to have more pizza places than NYC. It was so good, no .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: Me too (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 02:59:02 (99.185.54.154)
So if this post stands how come mine was removed ? I said they should handle the debates like a court case. The candidates decide the questions and examine and cross examine. The moderator is like a .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: so you are a waiter eh? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 02:50:32 (99.185.54.154)
Have you heard about printing pizza ? Can you imagine the results ? Eat a cardboard box. .......
356: Vintage Asylum, RE: Marantz repair question / HELP (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 02:45:09 (99.185.54.154)
One good reason to keep the original box and packing. Even then shipping will be a fortune. If you want to ship it to me a bit more of a fortune. (Ohio) This is a problem. The best I can say it to pi .......
357: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 02:36:18 (99.185.54.154)
https://www.google.com/search?q=element+14+compaies&rlz=1C1AOHY_enUS781US781&oq=element+14+compaies&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.8490j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 They say element 14 so they are affiliated som .......
358: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: vintage NAD service (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-04, 02:29:21 (99.185.54.154)
That unit has a single protection for both channels. That means you do not have a shorted output. It has a pre out an main in. Take the pre out to another amp and see if both channels are there, if s .......
359: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-03, 01:30:34 (99.185.54.154)
HA, Mouser can't seem to find it but Google found it, AT MOUSER ! LOL https://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Inductors-Chokes-Coils/_/N-5gb4?P=1z0wpjl .......
360: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-03, 01:16:14 (99.185.54.154)
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bourns/5730-RC?qs=vBs3sXYVMrCNkvRob8YzvQ%3D%3D They got a cheaper one with axial leads but assuing it is on a circuit board this is better. They don't seem to hav .......
361: Vintage Asylum, RE: I've got a Heathkit AR-29 and need some parts for MPX board (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-03, 01:06:45 (99.185.54.154)
You are right about Mouser, quality stuff and not too bad on prices. Realize that they, Digikey and Newark are now part of Element 14. They do have different stuff still. Still, you are never going t .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: California Kitchen Sicilian Recipe Frozen Pizza from Wal Mart (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-02, 13:08:30 (99.185.54.154)
"Maybe I'll get the Mother-In-Law busy on GROWING TOMATOES so I can learn to make a fresh and Custom sauce?" Been there done that. It is great but out of the whole garden once cooked down you are luck .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: Take Heart, Burger King, Michelin will consider your plea for a Star. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-02, 10:57:49 (99.185.54.154)
You are trying to make me say it huh ? The old (i quotes so I am not saying it) "Now I've seen everything. I don't say it anymore beaus every time I did the world outdid itself. The one food place, I .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: California Kitchen Sicilian Recipe Frozen Pizza from Wal Mart (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-10-02, 10:36:33 (99.185.54.154)
I used to make a pizza from scratch almost every Saturday. I made a big one, a sheet. Once my friends found out there was never any left over. After while I started using dough out of the breadmaker. .......
365: Vintage Asylum, RE: On or off? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-29, 13:13:10 (99.185.54.154)
"I am not sure how to figure the operation out from the schematic. " You would need the training manual for that. Many Pioneer players had what's called a "something detector" that detected a disk ne .......
366: Speaker Asylum, RE: THANK YOU !! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-29, 13:00:59 (99.185.54.154)
Is there a way to call in a donation ? I do not put my numbers on the internet. This due to the fact that I got an older PC and do not want a newer one. Or I could spend two bucks and send a postal m .......
367: Inmate Central, RE: I am NOT amused!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-28, 09:40:17 (99.185.54.154)
Eye for an eye. So 15 of them on 4 is 3.75:1. Well then 15 of them need 56 to make it the same odds. Go to a local high school and find 56 White kids and tell them you will be having a party. Anyone .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: Love nature? Bugs, butterflies, birds? Then why don't you consider (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-28, 06:17:10 (99.185.54.154)
Woman up the street has no lawn, instead it is a decorative garden. At my old house the next door neighbor did that and it was the only time I ever saw a hummingbird in real life. I thought it was a .......
369: Inmate Central, RE: Love nature? Bugs, butterflies, birds? Then why don't you consider (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-28, 06:14:57 (99.185.54.154)
Reminds me of a joke; GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started e .......
370: General Asylum, RE: Your First Concert - that you paid for. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-28, 06:02:34 (99.185.54.154)
Black and blue Sunday. I was so high I knew all the words. .......
371: Vintage Asylum, RE: On or off? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-27, 16:06:28 (99.185.54.154)
The LASER does not turn on until a disk is inserted, or on some units when the slide closes. .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: all talk, no rake nt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-26, 01:32:19 (99.185.54.154)
First of all, I believe it is 2035, not 2025. Now California has a different kind of demographics economically. they have a wider rage from poor to rich than anyone else for the general population. .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: Something for the Twilight Zone fans (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-26, 01:19:52 (99.185.54.154)
Another Loch Ness monster. Probably exists but is an overgrown one of species we have not yet encountered. Well maybe they encountered it. They are saying it has human like intelligence, just which h .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: I keep trying to tell you, Abe. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-25, 10:40:53 (99.185.54.154)
"There's no reason for braking by wire" I like the old way - WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING. .......
375: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Interesting link from OP.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-25, 09:05:17 (99.185.54.154)
"I'm afraid I'm just not technical enough in electronics repair to do the work. " My Uncle used to say "When it doubt, punt". If you really don't feel confident well that is that. It is true that tub .......
376: General Asylum, RE: Help on a Marquee 9500LC Projector (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-24, 07:54:33 (99.185.54.154)
Right, I made a mistake. I don't see how they could watch with a 50Hz refresh/frame rate though. Did they have special long persistence phosphors ? I had a PC monitor that got into 50Hz refresh and I .......
377: Inmate Central, RE: I am NOT amused!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-24, 02:17:10 (99.185.54.154)
"Self Defense in situations like this is something to teach to the young ones." True, but 4 against 15 ? Each one has to fight at least three ? Actually tear gas would have taken care of it. Let the .......
378: Inmate Central, RE: Bullies, running in packs (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-24, 02:13:09 (99.185.54.154)
"Please don't, as another poster suggested, "get more guns". That can't be the answer." The young are stupid. Not because they are retarded or anytithng but because they have not had much time to lear .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: I am NOT amused!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-24, 02:03:23 (99.185.54.154)
"One has to wonder if such violence is inspired by the mostly unaccountable lawless violence in the streets that has been shown on TV news and social media in the past 4 months. " Plus if they go to s .......
380: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Interesting link from OP.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-24, 01:38:55 (99.185.54.154)
"i appreciate all you guys' help, but shaming me isn't really fair" I really hope you do not mean me, that was never my intent. I wanted you to know that you have a half decent chance at solving this .......
381: Inmate Central, RE: Beautiful. We rarely see ours in daylight (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 18:10:37 (99.185.54.154)
Owls keep the pigeons away. The pigeons shit on everything. One time right after a shower I go out and one shit on my head. Well I can take them out in flight with a BB gun so they best just stay awa .......
382: Vintage Asylum, RE: Thanks to all who replied! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 18:02:09 (99.185.54.154)
I had god luck with Adamsradio. They are not cheap but the stuff fit. I have seen turntables with both idler and belt Generally the idler starts it to take the load off the belt them it is belt drive .......
383: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tube sound/noise normal? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 15:23:07 (99.185.54.154)
"My Audiologist says my hearing is above average! " You lucky MFer, gimme your address so I can come shoot you ! (of course I am joking) I used to have really good hearing. I actually used it as a to .......
384: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Dynakit Stereo 70 Troubleshooting (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 14:51:58 (99.185.54.154)
Again with the god damn caps. If it has gone out completely the only way a cap can cause it is by shorting out. A DMM will tell you that in a second. It is more likely that a power supply dropping re .......
385: General Asylum, RE: Help on a Marquee 9500LC Projector (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 14:08:18 (99.185.54.154)
You might find someone with a strong nostalgic pull but other than that not many people will want it. You CAN actually move them without major realignment but you have to make the angle and distance .......
386: General Asylum, RE: brush for sink washing (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-23, 13:57:09 (99.185.54.154)
Another thing about cleaning records is one, the light scratches might not even be picked up. The contact area is like -\/-. The stylus does not read the top. It also does not read the bottom. But th .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: I am NOT amused!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-22, 17:40:29 (99.185.54.154)
Look for more of that. It is going to get worse after the election. I am not going into politics on this but get more guns before the election if you can. It is not just the little kids that are nuts .......
388: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I would go with black if it were I (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-22, 17:33:16 (99.185.54.154)
"I'm curious. My suspicion of class-A is that they only sound good if they have been warmed up for multiple hours" Well transistors' characteristics do change with temperature. Look at any detailed sp .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: I made spam fried rice with kimchi last month (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-22, 11:00:56 (99.185.54.154)
"I absolutely loved it ,my wife Could not even fathom it after the first taste and ended up having pbj sandwich for dinner ." I will not eat spam. There are whole lots of things I won't eat though. My .......
390: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-22, 10:51:33 (99.185.54.154)
Well just for one quick example fag used to mean a cigarette. It depends on how old you are in a way. .......
391: General Asylum, RE: Nope (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-22, 10:47:27 (99.185.54.154)
Me too, but... When polymers age they outgas. Then thy get brittle, I have seen plastic parts that simply disintegrated in my hands. One was the back cover to a TV set, I wonder what the UL would thin .......
392: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-21, 08:26:13 (99.185.54.154)
Seems now that the definitions of words change. Well I say if they can change them so can we. .......
393: General Asylum, RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-21, 08:22:14 (99.185.54.154)
Actually "LASER diode" is fine with me. But tht doesn't ean it is like something that can cut your car in half. Or blind police officers permanently. It would be nice to know what kind of LASER those .......
394: General Asylum, RE: Nope (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-21, 00:02:42 (99.185.54.154)
"Wow, a spontaneously self destructing CD is beyond bizarre" As usual I would like to know the physics behind that. The only thing that makes sense is that something boiled under the surface and the p .......
395: General Asylum, RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 15:30:48 (99.185.54.154)
"The CD laser is a quantum device (quantum well) so the light it outs out is parallel not conical" Sure, until it passes through the semi cylindrical lens. That is how it focuses. At the focus point t .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: What? WHAT??????? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 14:36:08 (99.185.54.154)
"Why is Faucci a POS? Because he told Americans the truth about COVID & made Lying Donnie look bad? " He did not tell the truth. You need some lessons in recent history. Fauci runs the CDC. The CDC t .......
397: General Asylum, RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 12:58:26 (99.185.54.154)
"Reflectivity is not (rpt not) a function of electrical resistance.reflectivity is a physical property of a metal surface, how much light is scattered, absorbed or reflected" Right but it is related. .......
398: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 02:13:55 (99.185.54.154)
"Well, Jurb, I hope I don't ruin Steve Earle for you, but he has claimed to be a borderline Marxist" Well if the lyrics to Copperhead Road are reflective of his mindset at least he is a rebel. Better .......
399: General Asylum, RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 02:09:38 (99.185.54.154)
"So are you saying that gold makes a better reflective surface? " Well, reflectivity is a unction of electrical resistance, more aptly put the absence of it. Gold is probably a better conductor than a .......
400: General Asylum, RE: what about... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-20, 02:02:22 (99.185.54.154)
I wash records kind like dishes. Dish soap and warm water and many paper towels. Always move the towel parallel to the grooves, like in a circle. The dish soap is squirted on and then it gets flooded .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: How to clean your butt (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-19, 08:39:10 (99.185.54.154)
Geezus Fucking Kryst. What is next, how to breathe ? .......
402: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-19, 07:58:15 (99.185.54.154)
"It's used on over 90 percent of popular music releases over the past decade......" I did not know that. You want the truth ? (for one why I so easily believe that) Politics. I am not getting partisa .......
403: Inmate Central, RE: What? WHAT??????? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-18, 06:28:18 (99.185.54.154)
Fauci is a piece of shit and Trump should have fired him by now. Hard to replace ? Sure. But we are better off with NOBODY. .......
404: General Asylum, RE: Finally, an Audio Karma thread not about Vintage Gear and I could enjoy (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-18, 06:24:22 (99.185.54.154)
I got wrongly banned from there. Fukum. Their loss. I was always helping people with their repairs. Want to know how I got banned ? Someone started a thread about Cuba and said they think with the em .......
405: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-18, 06:15:14 (99.185.54.154)
I am quite partial to "Copperhead Road". That's just the rebel blood in me. .......
406: General Asylum, RE: When "they" "remaster" a compact disc (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-17, 19:13:37 (99.185.54.154)
First of all they screwed up ZZ Top - Lagrange. the new version has an echo in the drums right in the beginning. I know, I have heard both versions. you can get the new one and I got the old one. not .......
407: General Asylum, RE: Getting all moist about vinyl? Not another cleaning regime! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-15, 19:00:47 (99.185.54.154)
"Simply, when the groove is wet, the stylus glides the dust away instead of riding over it like a bump" I read something quite contradictory. When the stylus goes through the groove in melts it just .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: Sourth Dakota? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-15, 06:45:31 (99.185.54.154)
HA, I was with a friend and we were going down a country road at night. A deer jumped out in front of us and he hit it, you saw a snapshot like of the deer's head. Buted his windshield and took the mi .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: Stay and take it... or move? And, where? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-15, 06:28:24 (99.185.54.154)
It is usually logical to head for the high ground. .......
410: Vintage Asylum, RE: Re-attaching Epicure M400's grilles (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-13, 15:11:53 (99.185.54.154)
Finishing nails. .......
411: Speaker Asylum, RE: Help. I need a discontinued B&W part. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-13, 15:08:30 (99.185.54.154)
Do you have a pair ? If the other side is good you can have it 3D printed. In fat I got a guy who can generate the file which will save you money. Well of course he has to get paid but the money is no .......
412: General Asylum, RE: "People stream for background music." .................... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-13, 15:02:22 (99.185.54.154)
Y'all, I still do not understand much about the allure of vinyl. The high end not being cut off as if with a knife might have something to do with it, but usually there are imperfections. I am not su .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: "What are you wearing, Jake from State Farm" ?? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-12, 12:53:31 (99.185.54.154)
Get insurance once and with software and my LASER printer I can make it look like you have it forever. And my "redocumentation" are good enough the government accepts it. .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: September 11, 2001 Never Forget!! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-12, 06:28:35 (99.185.54.154)
The feds did not identify themselves and in fact the Davidians called the sheriff thinking they were being attacked by some kooks. About never forgetting, I do not forget that is if you got like a Ce .......
415: General Asylum, RE: Just bought a mess of their post Let It Bleed Abbey Road 1/2 speed masters (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-11, 22:13:30 (99.185.54.154)
This is not surprising. You can download CD quality sound all day long. If you get it i FLAC there you have it, and I think there are even better formats now. (they say but let's see it) Evne a WAV f .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: I Didn't Hear That (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-11, 07:31:41 (99.185.54.154)
This whole debacle has hardly affected me. Most of my family are dead. I have thinned out my crowd of friends. I don't go to bars or restaurants, and didn't much anyway. .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: while your graphs show substantial improvement, they are barely exponential (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-11, 07:12:33 (99.185.54.154)
"Heck, we already saw that a decade ago with Solyndra vs Chinese imports." I remember that. a "feelgood" project let us holding the bad for a half billion. However we did get some of it back through l .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: In some respects the US does indeed resemble a "developing" nation... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-10, 12:39:34 (99.185.54.154)
""Clean coal" has been promoted over advanced and renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and nuclear. " That is because coal is viable on a large scale, the alternatives are not - yet. People c .......
419: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why don't we see "distortion" measurements for speakers? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-10, 12:05:35 (99.185.54.154)
The bottom line is that the numbers would embarrass them. they would never sell another low distortion amp. This did not start in the 1980s but it got worse. When they went to pink noise measuring of .......
420: General Asylum, RE: Power Conditioner Thoughts (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-10, 11:52:34 (99.185.54.154)
Well I think that a stereo component that needs a power conditioner is a shit design. If you are talking EMI from the power cords then the cables are a shit design. .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: Nah... much older than that... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-09, 20:20:09 (99.185.54.154)
If you want to sue th state it has to be his estate, the family has nothing to do with it unless he was under 18 and you sue his Parents. Anyway cheer up. Drunk drivers can be funny, though not in th .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Cobalt is the issue. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-09, 19:55:01 (99.185.54.154)
"There isn't enough land-based cobalt to meet projected demand. Much of it is mined by slave labor. *" Neodinium is another. However with the proper technology they could eliminate permanent magnets. .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: If you live in a metro area, you wouldn't think "valid." Much/most (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-09, 19:33:24 (99.185.54.154)
"And if not for this administration, we'd be further down the road to alternative fuels and better gas-mileage" What a fucking ignorant thing to say. It proves you do not know technology or alot of ot .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: the refrigerator business is a shady business (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-08, 20:53:22 (99.185.54.154)
Friend of mine bought a Maytag fridge in the early 1990s. Sealed system guaranteed until the end of the century they said. Well the thing started ot working right so they called the Maytag guy. The s .......
425: General Asylum, RE: Just for the record, it's only the duplication that gets me. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-08, 10:53:09 (99.185.54.154)
"Curse, you, Bell Labs. Mono was fine" Don't blame them. The Germans started it. First they had a "Meite Seite" system, forgive the spelling but it means "middle side". See how they are ? ::: TOPIC:: .......
426: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: So (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-06, 05:04:12 (99.185.54.154)
"I presume it is a power amplifier design because that's where I see that the gap in performance lies. " Yes, the main thing is the output stage. Between the topology and placement of some fairly spec .......
427: Amp/Preamp Asylum, An Amp Design (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-03, 22:14:37 (99.185.54.154)
Some here may have heard of my amp design. I found a way, which I won't reveal right now to make transistors REALLY sound like tubes. I have isolated some characteristics that are the only thing it co .......
428: General Asylum, RE: if bigfoot were a speaker.... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-09-02, 14:09:58 (99.185.54.154)
Well if they go loud enough I will take a couple of pairs for the garage. .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: Conspicuously absent... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 22:27:52 (99.185.54.154)
"Given that there are about 100,000,000 TAX RETURNS filed, 1.1$ Trillion is about 10,000 per return." There's one reason. I think Trump's idea is for much of the next stimulus to go for businesses to .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: Flat Tire Friday ... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 22:07:11 (99.185.54.154)
There's 50,000 miles left on that thing. Might ride a little funny but you'll get used to it. .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: OK...relatively smart. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 22:04:19 (99.185.54.154)
"He did not get a majority of the votes only about 42% " Your system allows for more than two parties so 44% could well be a majority. From what I hear you had to do a hell of alot of voting to get Br .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: Sockpuppets abound here @ IC... (NT) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 21:38:02 (99.185.54.154)
For anyone who thiks we should vote for that kiddie fidddling old geezer, AND I SAW HIM DO IT ON CAMERA and if that girl was ion my family I would have broken both his legs, look at soem real news. T .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: 4/5ths of the way through a refi (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 21:21:44 (99.185.54.154)
Interesting because prime is 3.25%. I figure the only way banks can really go sub prime is to loan out their own assets. But they could have other reasons. Like they really like your house. I rememb .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: Hey Bullethead (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-30, 13:08:49 (99.185.54.154)
"Another guy I knew well in his 90s died from it in a nursing home here. " In New York ? Your governor sent corona positive patients to old folks homes. Now 45% of all deaths were in old folks homes. .......
435: Vintage Asylum, RE: What I See (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-28, 01:37:36 (99.185.54.154)
Worked on a 19 not long ago. Damn ! .......
436: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Magnat MA1000 input fuse replacement (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-27, 01:59:27 (99.185.54.154)
No. It is when you put in a HIGHER rated fuse you can cause mayhem. .......
437: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Speaker wire question: is red to black on BOTH speakers (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-27, 01:57:40 (99.185.54.154)
Doesn't matter as long as you put them the same way on both sides. .......
438: Vintage Asylum, What I See (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-26, 16:48:16 (99.185.54.154)
I have been working on bunches of older receivers and amps. It is starting to impress me what they could do, and it sounds good. Little 25 WPC receivers with four gang tuning, which means a better FM .......
439: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What is the actual difference between the 4 ohm & 8 ohm taps out of an amp? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-17, 11:08:00 (99.185.54.154)
You said actual. Well actual is thus: 1.414 X voltage 0.707 X current But if you do not want maximum power but want the best sound use the lower tap. If you more want the power and the sound is good, .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: California first state to surpass 600,000 Covid-19 cases (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-14, 23:45:29 (99.185.54.154)
Well they got lot of people there and even more stupid people. What would you expect ? the government(s) are brain dead, they don't even know what a dollar is and everything is illegal except shitting .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: Electronic driver assistance? Bring it on! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-10, 10:48:08 (99.185.54.154)
I am not so sure about letting a computer land a jumbo jet. You land those things in a controlled stall, this basically means you crash the thing. If not they would need a ten mile runway to land. Yo .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: Over 1400 complaints about automatic braking systems on Nissans. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-10, 10:30:51 (99.185.54.154)
Can't you turn that shit off and just watch where you're going like we used to ? You know self driving cars can cause deaths, at least one did. Because the camera could not discern a white trailer on .......
443: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Sounds better when it rains! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-10, 04:52:27 (99.185.54.154)
All this talk of cleaner power, which is not true because many power lines arc in a heavy rain, or less EMI, are bullshit. If your equipment can't make clean DC out of it the engineer needs to go back .......
444: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Hmm..Joe Walsh uses WD-40 on guitar pots. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-10, 04:42:26 (99.185.54.154)
That's because he never heard of LPS-2. .......
445: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: AB vs D (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-07, 01:32:51 (99.185.54.154)
Class D cuts the music up. The main thing with that is the filters and I have not heard much good about any of that here. Most people who like bass are just using class D for bass. .......
446: Inmate Central, RE: I saw that this morning. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 20:18:22 (99.185.54.154)
"They wanted some scholarships for blacks" No. You earn scholarships like anyone else. These fucking people do not realize. What brought Black up was the strife they had to fight. Discriminated again .......
447: Inmate Central, RE: UFO (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 20:00:48 (99.185.54.154)
"Also, how large did it appear?" It is hard to say not knowing how far away it was. I was trying to get my math guru to figure it out, at least ballpark. He doesn't seem interested in doing it. I mig .......
448: Inmate Central, UFO (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 04:03:31 (99.185.54.154)
I may be crazy but I know what I saw. Mind you I am claiming any space aliens or any of the shit, I know they wouldn't come here. All they have to do is watch a few hours of our TV nd they would ru .......
449: Vintage Asylum, RE: Transistor to ground lights up Yamaha CR-1000 (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 02:51:46 (99.185.54.154)
The only 2SC1061 I saw in the power supply is the 50 volt regulator. Either you got 50 volts or you don't. If it read funny IN circuit that is not uncommon. It could be good. You should get the print .......
450: Speaker Asylum, RE: Outdoor Speaker for Projector (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 02:26:33 (99.185.54.154)
Put that thing in the driveway and sit in your car to watch, with a speaker hanging in the window. Like the 1960s. .......
451: Speaker Asylum, RE: 4 Ohm - 8 Ohm? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 02:21:45 (99.185.54.154)
If the speaker has more turns, not skinnier wire the efficiency is better. The reason for that is the magnetic field generated depends on ampere turns. It is directly related to guass. To get to the .......
452: General Asylum, RE: "Mono" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-08-03, 02:03:27 (99.185.54.154)
Stereo cartridges can play mono just fine. If the record is not in perfect condition there will be noise in the L-R. The mono switch shorts that out. If you want to nip it in the bud, you wire the ca .......
453: General Asylum, RE: maybe this explains why the passive attenuator with buffer sounds so good? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-29, 23:45:36 (99.185.54.154)
To make it low distortion with no feedback is a job for Tektronix engineers. Audio engineers using feedback are not up to it. Actually in a Tek scope there is some feed back but it is stage by stage, .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: Nissan has a really "high-tech" engine developed... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-28, 03:22:53 (99.185.54.154)
"That VC-T variable compression looks like a nice, relatively simple engineering solution needing only one actuator to vary compression," Years ago when I had some ambition I would have loved to imple .......
455: General Asylum, RE: REMINDER: (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-28, 02:37:16 (99.185.54.154)
I guess I see alot more "fair use" out there than most. One site, not available to the public which makes a difference, people are quoting whole articles but mainly only when it is paywalled. Still, b .......
456: General Asylum, RE: The "Mono" Test............. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-28, 02:17:37 (99.185.54.154)
I like alot of rock and roll oldies and some of them are mono. Others are mixed really weird like with the vocals on pone side, things like that. The mono stuff does not sound bad to me. In fact I pr .......
457: Speaker Asylum, RE: A couple of observations on that Audax tweeter (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-27, 05:07:41 (99.185.54.154)
You probably don't need the resistor. Speaker manufacturers don't worry much about that. An impedance higher than the DCR is expected in a tweeter if it has a coil. Simple law of physics. Actual impe .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: New pandemic menus... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-26, 18:16:54 (99.185.54.154)
I read that 60% of restaurants are not going to reopen, but we don't know about the next stimulus. Supposedly it will be for businesses and it could bring some back.i In Ohio bars were already hurtin .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: "I drive a 3 cylinder hybrid" (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-26, 18:04:40 (99.185.54.154)
I am glad I don't work on cars anymore. What the guy didn't mention is what controls the valves without any camshaft, the computer ? I guess it must. Interesting, glad to know how stupid I am. ::: T .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: My favorite tv show (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-26, 17:37:24 (99.185.54.154)
Well with big boobs she could probably gt a guy to marry her ad support her. .......
461: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: no (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-25, 19:49:33 (99.185.54.154)
I have a power supply that goes to about +/-60 volts at around 5 amps. I can get more if needed. I can get up to like +/- 170 volts at 10 amps if I do a little work. Problem with that level is I am no .......
462: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: no (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-25, 10:39:54 (99.185.54.154)
There is a topology where the bias can be controlled, in a way. In it, the "ON" pulses are very short. This makes them even a hair more efficient and reduces EMI. It is not much used, never was. This .......
463: General Asylum, RE: Audio Advisor questionable practice (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-25, 10:21:19 (99.185.54.154)
Questionable yes, but see what happens before getting nasty. Remember JIT ? That is Just In Time delivery. Well they might be having these things made. Any business worth a shit should not want to di .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: Heavens! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-24, 22:42:05 (99.185.54.154)
" I like potato salad as a side with BBQ" I wouldn't buy it though. I make my own, period. Grandma's my ass, Grandma did not have high fructose corn syrup, which has no business in there. Also if you .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: Future Questions? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-24, 22:26:51 (99.185.54.154)
It is $3 trillion with another trillion going soon. But that money went to us, not for a pipeline war or any of that bullshit. It is restoring jobs and got over 50 million people working again. becau .......
466: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: run away bias problem (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-24, 21:50:03 (99.185.54.154)
I need the print to go much farther. Does this still happen in triode mode ? But what is triode mode in that ? Just connect the screens to the plates ? I think I would check the pot or the range resi .......
467: General Asylum, RE: REMINDER: (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-24, 18:34:53 (99.185.54.154)
I understand you want to prevent trouble for the site. However if I read it right you can quote the whole thing is credit is given. Some sites will allow it, but the one I have in mind you cannot rea .......
468: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: run away bias problem (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-23, 04:08:27 (99.185.54.154)
Don't sweat it. But it does NOT follow the tubes. Interesting. That probably means a leaky cap. If you don't have a print reverse engineer it, I have done it hundreds of times. You don't need the wh .......
469: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: run away bias problem (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-22, 20:45:46 (99.185.54.154)
If the bias voltage is keeping up it is leaky tubes. Switch channels and see what happens, does the problem follow the tubes ? .......
470: Inmate Central, RE: Then he seriously needs his teeth cleaned. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-22, 15:22:00 (99.185.54.154)
"We have an older dog that perennially had bad breath" You are not feeding him/her right. .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: Have to say it looks great, but the big question is... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-21, 02:22:31 (99.185.54.154)
"was it worth all that effort?*" I think good cooking it worth it. I cook things that literally take five hours. If you don't like that, well you can just go get a Big Mac. (believe it or not after de .......
472: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Can pentode mode be in class A? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-21, 02:03:18 (99.185.54.154)
Anything can be class A. You know, you can have very damn feature in hearing aids but for the final amp to the transducers in your ear they are mostly class A single ended and the bias goes up as you .......
473: Inmate Central, RE: According to the gov't, 145F is the safe temp for fresh pork, same as for beef (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-19, 22:59:34 (99.185.54.154)
Actually you can eat beef raw, I just had steak tar tare last week. But not with pork. Most meat in the US is lacking in taste because it is malnourished. They give livestock a comprehensive mineral .......
474: Vintage Asylum, RE: Marantz Integrated volume pot wiring? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-19, 22:36:09 (99.185.54.154)
No. It goes through the main tone and whatever, and the balance is likely hooked to the input, which are the taps on the clockwise side. The middle taps will go mainly to the loudness button. The bott .......
475: Vintage Asylum, RE: Thanks all (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-19, 22:27:11 (99.185.54.154)
Bad caps do not trip breakers or blow fuses except in the rare cases when they are shorted. That junk you see on the board is not cap crap, it is glue used during manufacturing. Sometimes when it turn .......
476: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: best place for transistor equivalents? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-18, 00:43:23 (99.185.54.154)
What is the problem here ? Digikey has them for 46 cents. You want to pay NTE five bucks each ? (and some people bitch about tariffs) But what you need is in the USA, NO TARIFFS, in stock and ready t .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: Hoarder. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-16, 23:39:54 (99.185.54.154)
"Looks like we have thunderstorms rolling in anyway. Won't be grillin' like a villain tonigh." Thanks for reminding me prick. No, I don't mean that but this is Ohio and it is hard to predict. So I got .......
478: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good Repair People (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-14, 17:02:39 (99.185.54.154)
I think we need a thread, or possibly even a group for that. I am seeing people asking. Shipping is a bitch, believe me. How about a compendium of recommendations from people who have had good experi .......
479: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 150 VDC (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-14, 16:32:31 (99.185.54.154)
"I cannot imagine any preamp using a single dual triode for two channel line output duty" You could take the output off the cathodes but then you get no voltage gain. You know I don't see the reason .......
480: General Asylum, What Is It With Youtube Now ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-14, 16:20:49 (99.185.54.154)
Because I do not currently have my own hosting, I use youtube in forums for songs with a political message. I have noticed lately better sound quality. I used to say "I got a better copy if you want i .......
481: General Asylum, RE: desk chair (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-13, 16:00:23 (99.185.54.154)
"thank you all for the suggestions, they have been a good help" Here's another one - lose some weight, 285 is too much unless you are about seven foot tall. My best recommendation for that is don't e .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: It depends so much on where you are (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 23:21:29 (99.185.54.154)
Yes, no matter what people are going to get careless. Happens all the time. Look how many people text while driving. Talking on the phone is one thing, but they have to look at it instead of the road .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: GM Holden gem (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 22:57:06 (99.185.54.154)
Muncies are for either racing or cars with no torque curve. You want a real manual tranny get a Borg made for a heavy duty pickup truck. Look at the gear ratios, in first gear they are like second ge .......
484: Inmate Central, RE: George Carlin was correct, just an early adopter. nt. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 22:33:55 (99.185.54.154)
I see two major problems here. One is that manufacturers figure people will buy whatever they got. Tesla in the beginning, user configurable LCD dashboard. How about just the gauges ? even car stereo .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: Abe: here's that lens we need (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 21:58:38 (99.185.54.154)
People used to have four or five lenses for a reason. .......
486: Inmate Central, RE: BTW, Rod, I appreciate your pruning the base political responses from my innocent post! [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 21:55:14 (99.185.54.154)
I don't know if it from my browser history or what but after I got Tucker Carlson and the Fox news letting liberals talk. That history, the history THEY have, not in your history in your PC, When I h .......
487: Inmate Central, RE: Since he hasn't bred (single, no children I believe) his gene line was stopped in time so (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 21:24:21 (99.185.54.154)
There was a site for Darwin awards, I liked it but it doesn't seem to be around anymore. This guy I am not so sure. If he was in good health and 30, his chances of dying from it would be less than a .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: This should piss you off (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 13:13:47 (99.185.54.154)
Know anything about business ? They got a whole bunch of private businesses to make masks, gowns whatever. So now, they are supposed to work for free but, BUT the needed materials have not arrived. L .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: It wasn't just the school meals programs... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 12:57:58 (99.185.54.154)
"Not only would they be denied access to meals, but also, safe shelter for the day, and access to hygiene facilities." That is not their job. It is at least five or six hours so they have lunch. In so .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: 30-year-old man dies after attending 'COVID party'... (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 12:27:44 (99.185.54.154)
And realize that 7% is of that 1%. So he is 30. Well, what about his health ? Diabetic, 400 pounds with COPD and TB ? Possibly undiagnosed lung cancer ? Now a question. You go into a hospital with c .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: This may give you pause if you think schools should reopen. (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-12, 11:14:41 (99.185.54.154)
They should probably just keep them closed. Most don't teach much these days, they are more like indoctrination centers and someties a shooting range. This one kid, Lutsenheiser I think, was asked af .......
492: Inmate Central, Jokes (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-09, 23:31:18 (99.185.54.154)
The reader's Digest used to say "Laughter is the best medicine". Well I do not know if that is proven but... Let's have a joke threads. We already got stereos, some may want to sell or buy or cap or w .......
493: Inmate Central, RE: In the early 60's Chrysler probably had THE engine options (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-09, 23:15:05 (99.185.54.154)
May be so but when the real engines came out they were done. Talk 454 455, 460, 383 Magnum. You know those little engines did move, but you put four bog boys in it totaling around a thousand pounds t .......
494: General Asylum, RE: Happy Birthday Ringo! (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-09, 22:36:55 (99.185.54.154)
An octogenarian. You know it don't come easy. This is not bad, they have been dropping like flies for the last buncha years. I wonder if he still plays. Eventually they will all be dead, leaving who .......
495: Inmate Central, What Kind Of Car Is This ? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-08, 22:38:29 (99.185.54.154)
What kind of car is this ? .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: Beretta 950 BS .25 auto (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-08, 06:54:02 (99.185.54.154)
Friend of mine got a .380 Ruger. the thing is cute as hell, very small, I mean I could keep it in my sock all day. At first I thought "How can this be a .380 ?". But looking down the bore told. Anywa .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: Modern Physics (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-07, 11:30:44 (99.185.54.154)
Actually I saw a UFO about a week ago. I am not thinking space aliens I am thinking NASA. It was about 3:30 AM, I am at 41.4048° N, 81.7229° W and have not figured out how high it must have been, I .......
498: General Asylum, RE: Equipment Valuation (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-07, 10:56:23 (99.185.54.154)
One way is eBay. Once you get the item typed in, there is a check box on the left that say "Sold Items". That is the truth. Since eBay charges almost 20% there is no lying. You see what people actuall .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: Are we in a "free fall" with the Coronavirus? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-05, 01:40:18 (99.185.54.154)
It is not all that it is spreading more. It is that testing will reveal many asymptomatic people who have it. As that proceeds it will be found that this is not all that dangerous, influenza kills mor .......
500: General Asylum, RE: Which would you do? (0.00)
Posted by JURB on 2020-07-05, 01:19:48 (99.185.54.154)
If money is an issue buy NOTHING. If you run out of money and can't make your house payment all that stuff is going out on the tree lawn. Just how unhappy are you ? All those years everything sounded .......
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