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1: Outside Asylum, Re: War is Hell (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2007-02-15, 23:49:23 (24.23.196.93)
Did you happen to run into Bloodhound while you were wandering around I-RAK? -Joe. .......
2: Outside Asylum, Re: Last I Heard Their Oil Fields Are In Full Production. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-08-07, 23:33:16 (24.5.174.49)
You should try watching something other than Fox Fantasy News Channel. Still, I'm sure the Chinese and Russians will thank us for fixing the infrastructure while their tankers are filling up. -Joe. :: .......
3: Outside Asylum, Re: Hard to believe that Iraqis are really that stupid. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-08-07, 00:12:53 (24.5.174.49)
Well, DUH... they are Shi'ites, after all, the same lot that put Khomeni back in charge in Iran and support Hezbollah. Isn't it grand that so many US troops gave their lives so they could shout Death .......
4: Critic's Corner, Re: (R) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-05-11, 19:31:06 (24.5.174.49)
Careful. don't piss Doorack off, he knows where you live. -Joe. .......
5: Outside Asylum, For a Lawyer... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-02-16, 21:58:49 (24.5.174.49)
.. you sure do count badly. I hope you do a better job when it comes to adding up your fees. -Joe. .......
6: Outside Asylum, You never know, Veektor, (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-02-15, 23:18:09 (24.5.174.49)
if you keep kissing Dr. Evil's butt so heartily, you might one day get an invite to his Secret Underground Lair... ...just don't take the bait if he asks you to stoke the fire, that's all. -Joe. ::: T .......
7: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney better have VERY good reason for not speaking (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2006-02-15, 00:27:09 (24.5.174.49)
>> I am willing to give him benefit of the doubt I'm sure the Vice President will be able to sleep better at night knowing that. -Joe. .......
8: Critic's Corner, Does your... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-12-23, 00:44:01 (24.5.174.49)
tin-foil hat scrape the ceiling when you're dancing around to those 78s? -Joe. .......
9: Propeller Head Plaza, Re: Who else is 'jj', anyhoo? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-11-13, 00:31:26 (67.161.69.83)
Er, JJ, Rod set up the account Silver Eared John for you to sock-puppet with, or are you getting so senile that you forgot? -Joe. .......
10: General Asylum, Re: BelCanto (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-10-10, 01:45:19 (67.161.69.83)
They offered to fix it, what more do you want? Do you seriously expect any manufactorer to send you parts to self-install? Would you ask your Doctor for a Scalpel and Sutures if you needed an operatio .......
11: General Asylum, Re: Yes Joe... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-09-28, 01:34:35 (67.161.69.83)
>>Well, have you heard one? Never said I did. >>Do you own one? Nope, it would clash with my decor. But, what has this got to do with your failure to send a DNA analysis and GPS co-ordinates to Crump .......
12: General Asylum, Re: Yes Joe... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-09-27, 15:11:16 (67.161.69.83)
Quite friankly, Jonathan, I find it hard to beleive that anyone would sell or pass-on a Blowtorch without first providing Crump with the Serial Number, a photograph of the unit, a notorised thumb-prin .......
13: General Asylum, Re: Try the truth next time as other than Japanese (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-09-25, 20:02:14 (67.161.69.83)
>> I know Quint extremely well and he is not one to lie. I couldn't help noticing that Quint's system consists entirely of lines stocked by your store. Is he a customer of yours? -Joe. .......
14: Propeller Head Plaza, Re: The joke is (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-04-06, 00:14:02 (67.188.145.188)
>.It would be really, REALLY nice to find out Allan had made this WHOLE test up just to snare you into further "explanations"! The explanation is really quite simple: I think we're just seeing the Mor .......
15: Propeller Head Plaza, Re: Data Base (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-04-05, 00:16:53 (67.188.145.188)
>>As I've said previously, the Nb is an enhancement to the Q-dot concept, a "tweak" if you will, Geoff, prior to Allan's Electron Microscope analysis over at AAx, you had no idea the dots contained th .......
16: Critic's Corner, Here's a tissue: now wipe it off (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-25, 23:28:29 (67.188.145.188)
non texto .......
17: General Asylum, Re: OK, then... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-13, 01:19:02 (67.188.145.188)
and this is what passes for an argument in your mind? -Joe. .......
18: General Asylum, Re: chip update from 6moons (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-13, 00:52:30 (67.188.145.188)
>>Without wishing to unnecessarily contribute to the - er, *lively* debate on this subject, these writers will not publish anything, I admire their (and your) bravery. -Joe. .......
19: General Asylum, Re: Dual 1246 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-06, 09:46:14 (67.188.145.188)
A Thorens TD 160, or AR , if in good condition, will get you much better sound, but are going to cost you a fair bit more than a used 1246. -Joe. .......
20: General Asylum, Re: Dual 1246 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-05, 17:41:17 (67.188.145.188)
>>What is your answer? As to where I would put a Dual 1246: I guess under the bed to gather dust and cobwebs. Perhaps you can explain, as you carefully avoided answering my question, just what rates a .......
21: General Asylum, Re: Dual 1246 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2005-03-02, 23:47:23 (67.188.145.188)
>>0-10...in its day, solid 7.5 Compared to what? A Garrard SP25? .......
22: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Totally uncalled for. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-11-22, 23:47:05 (24.4.92.69)
>>I was going to send my 777ES to them Now, which 777 was this, Bill? Was it: a) the one you sold to placate your S.O. and never heard broken in ? b) the one you only had for 18 Days, but was fully br .......
23: General Asylum, Re: Updating the look.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-07-17, 00:21:29 (24.7.44.3)
>>Not 600X800 friendly. Isn't it about time you got a better screen for your Super-computer, Bill? History Lesson - 1999: MS ships their first beta version of IE supporting CSS (on the Mac, no less).. .......
24: Outside Asylum, Re: The Fat Lady's Approaching The Stage... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-05-01, 00:34:38 (67.174.192.183)
>>It looks like the negative press, rabid Bush haters, half truths and hushed good news are taking their toll. Last I heard, none of these folks were firing missiles and bullets at our troops. -Joe. : .......
25: General Asylum, Re: Jon, my apologies if I am misunderstanding you... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-04-29, 23:38:00 (67.174.192.183)
>>Are you actually rpl? Are you sockpuppeting? Are you on crack, or has rampant paranoia set-in already? -Joe. .......
26: Whiner's Woad, Re: You know what's funny - and maybe this is the point of the intended humor! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-04-10, 13:14:48 (67.174.192.183)
>>This post is likely one of a handful of sub-threads ever moved, it could even be the first. I'm (not) surprised you would make such a statement. A couple of minutes searching came up with this post .......
27: Vinyl Asylum, Re: My overindulgence in vinyl collecting must slow down: (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-04-04, 10:25:44 (67.174.192.183)
>>I have collected about 7,000 LPs in the past 10 months. I have 14 boxes (125 LP per box) of classical sorted by label in one closet. I have 8 boxes of Rock in another. With 12 MORE boxes of classica .......
28: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: i dont think ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-03-04, 23:02:13 (205.184.146.23)
Hi TBone, can you send me an AA E-mail? -Joe. .......
29: Whiner's Woad, Re: hey Joe ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-14, 09:27:44 (205.184.149.149)
Bone, there really is nothing new about Victor making stuff up and then refusing to either back it up or retract it when it is shown to be untrue. -Joe. .......
30: Whiner's Woad, Re: If it isn't little Joey (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-12, 22:38:30 (204.30.201.86)
Mike, I really can't say I'm surpised that you seem to be terminally clueless about the extent to which posting a fag-flame places you squarely and firmly amongst the lamest of the lame. I can only wo .......
31: Whiner's Woad, Give a little man a badge and a uniform... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-12, 00:20:44 (205.186.177.202)
Clean up your room! -Joe. .......
32: Whiner's Woad, Re: Be careful Yechy...... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-12, 00:14:25 (205.186.177.202)
>>that Joe XVXX is sweet on guys who talk tough to him. Are you still smarting from out last encounter, snookums :-). -Joe. .......
33: Whiner's Woad, Re: All is not lost for you (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-12, 00:12:08 (205.186.177.202)
>>From time to time they send an emissary here to conduct a recruitment drive... ??????? Who and what are you referring to here, Veektor? When has anyone frm AAx ever tried to"recruit" anyone on AA? P .......
34: Whiner's Woad, Re: The cowardly fuckwads backed down.I am unbanned. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2004-02-10, 22:55:00 (204.33.189.79)
>>I was home for lunch and tried to post at AudioAnus.It said I was banned.I shit Given your complete inability to keep your story straight from one post to the next and the rather inconvenient fact t .......
35: Outside Asylum, Re: Little news there... just another cesspool (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-25, 00:39:59 (204.30.201.50)
You should stick to Fox, the BBC is too honest for you to be able to understand. After all, you grew up with fantasy news (Pravda) it's not surprising you are not mentally mature enough to deal with t .......
36: General Asylum, Re: Thanks, but (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-21, 23:44:26 (204.33.210.195)
>>You will read a lot less from me. Is that a promise :-) -Joe. .......
37: General Asylum, Re: In other words....... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-21, 23:39:07 (204.33.210.195)
>>And just who would hire you? Actually, Marty's a darn fine lawyer and he's at the top of my witness pool. -Joe. .......
38: Pro Audio Asylum, Re: home audio demagnetizing disc for p/a (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-16, 23:49:37 (204.30.201.116)
>> Certainly, putting white noise into a system will stablize some capacitive properties in wire and components. There is absolutely no evidence of this from Electronic or Physics research that I'm aw .......
39: General Asylum, Re: No answer, and I'm not surprised (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-13, 23:30:01 (204.33.210.167)
>>Original mixing, I was there. 80's dude. How silly of me, and I thought the original post ( here ) was referring to the 1999 re-issue. It's now blindingly obvious that what you meant by: >> I did so .......
40: General Asylum, No answer, and I'm not surprised (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-12, 20:21:12 (204.33.189.36)
Here's a nice article with Bob Ludwig's own description of what went into the 1999 HDCD remastering of Roxy Music's Avalon, that Bill claims to have been involved in: Interview with Bob Ludwig Amazin .......
41: General Asylum, Re: Look here for one, their are 2 thu 70 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-12, 00:30:56 (204.33.188.198)
Er, Bill, anyone can get credits posted on All music guide ( see here ). Let's see something that is a little more authoriutative like your Union card number (you do have one, don't you?). BTW, you on .......
42: Outside Asylum, Re: Amazingly... I have see those fakes to go for crazy prices on ebay (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-08, 16:18:17 (204.33.131.8)
>>They are incredibly well made, BTW - you really have to know your stuff to spot them, they ain't the NYC street copies. Vic, I'm no watch expert, but the pictures on that web-site were quite obvious .......
43: Outside Asylum, Re: Help with CDrom burning (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-11-01, 00:49:43 (205.184.149.193)
>>I found this and I like it alot. >> >>www.burn4free.com >> >>Nero is good at www.nero.com but they upgrade way too often and drop >>your original serial number , requiring a rebuy, whic also sucks. .......
44: Outside Asylum, Re: How much is it a month? It must be a LOT nt. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-10-28, 22:53:23 (204.33.189.16)
>>Above posts give the unit cost now...the price table for actual useage depends on usage. Bill, this is an out and out lie. If you order a T4, the phone company has to physically run lines from the e .......
45: Outside Asylum, Re: Menalto Avenue (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-15, 23:30:42 (205.184.146.56)
>>Menlo Park. La Hacienda, ask them what they think. I couldn't help noticing how well your little cartoon went down with the one or two folks of Hispanic background who did reply. Somehow, I don't th .......
46: Outside Asylum, Re: Articulate (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-14, 23:33:51 (204.33.130.48)
>> Said photo was a joke. If you can't figure the difference between a joke and hate speech you are in sad shape. Check your history, that's how Hitler started: printing and distributing cartoon chara .......
47: Outside Asylum, Forgotten already? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-13, 23:09:18 (205.186.177.188)
>>Point out exactly what racist comment I made. Point out exactly what bigoted comment I made. I'm referring to the post that you and I both know got deleted, weasel. It seems to me you're just a puss .......
48: Outside Asylum, I'm disappointed (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-12, 20:48:43 (204.30.201.204)
I was expecting a "Joo York" drivers licence with a bad characature of an old Jewish guy, or maybe a Niggafornia driver's licence with a badly done characture of a Rap singer. What's up? Why stop at .......
49: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Krell SACD Standard: Further listening Impressions (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-12, 00:34:46 (204.30.201.79)
>>Contrary to myths about Krells sounding the best "out of the box" the SACD Standard sounded offensively bland when it was 1st plugged in. After 3 days, I must say I am impressed. And you're a Review .......
50: General Asylum, Re: Compared to the other things that will be going on in the world over the next few months, this RIAA thing just doesn (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-10, 22:55:12 (205.184.146.154)
>>The down loaders are criminals. Actually they're not. Read the law. It's only illegal to exchange unauthorised copies of musical works for something of value. If they were criminals, how come the RI .......
51: General Asylum, Only an idiot would sign and return these forms (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-09-10, 22:49:12 (205.184.146.154)
Don't be a klutz, talk to a lawyer b4 signing anything, or do you really think the RIAA can protect you from being sued? -Joe. .......
52: Vinyl Asylum, Grow a brain (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-31, 23:53:14 (204.33.131.102)
nt .......
53: Outside Asylum, For R B (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-26, 20:54:50 (204.33.210.157)
The thread got shuffled off into never-never land, so I'm posting my response here. >>Can you enlighten me on the stones I have thrown from afar, & when I have hidden behind Bwuce's skirt? In the ligh .......
54: Outside Asylum, You really need to take your sunglasses off... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-26, 20:23:05 (204.33.210.157)
...when using your computer. then you might notice that AAx clocks around 400 posts a week. You wouldn't simply be fibbing just to create negative spiin, now would you? If so, I hear there's a certain .......
55: Outside Asylum, Re: "I will not let this forum turn to shit" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-26, 00:22:24 (204.30.201.197)
>>I would love to get stuck into some of em. If this place gets cleaned up too much I will have to go & talk to the audio terrorists at the bleeding annex. We'd be delighted to have you Rob. I'm sure .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I agree. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-23, 01:24:36 (205.186.177.227)
>>For the back rows; There are LP's that are worth spending more than $2 for. They aren't found in flea markets, nor thrift stores. Ah, a voice in the Wilderness :-) Yes indeed, one can in fact find n .......
57: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Art Dudley's pissin' me off. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-22, 00:03:58 (205.186.177.99)
>>Who, exactly, is going to spend fifty bucks on a reissue of a Procol Harum LP? Somebody with a Job, who doesn't get their records from the local Thrift store, or neighborhood dumpsters. These people .......
58: Outside Asylum, Re: Where's the Iraqi Oil?? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-08-09, 17:27:51 (205.184.149.116)
"Thing's aren't quite going to plan in Iraq. Before and immediately after the US-led war, grand plans for management and reform of the Iraqi oil sector were hatched in Washington and elsewhere. Imple .......
59: Outside Asylum, Re: He-he... back to your normal silly self! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-22, 22:46:49 (204.30.200.95)
You do surprise me, Victor: dancing round the content of my message and responding with an irrelevant inanity. Things don't change much do they? -Joe. .......
60: Outside Asylum, Re: Babe in the woods (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-21, 22:54:05 (205.184.158.118)
>>You are obviously new to the subject of anti-Semitism, have no clue what it means, yet try to make statements displying yourself as a fool. Coming from a Cossack, that's pretty ironic, if not a litt .......
61: Outside Asylum, Lazy Hatchet Job (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-20, 22:47:41 (204.33.132.234)
Anyone at all familiar with Chomsky knows he is not anti-semitic, the charge is just plain silly. As an example of the balderdash in the above post: One of the most common charges is that the differen .......
62: Outside Asylum, Re: Not really... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-14, 22:50:23 (204.33.207.219)
>>I just don't feel like wasting my time with someone like you. It's not worth the effort. Goodnight. Sean I dunno, Sean, it's hard to feel satisfied, that was almost too easy. -Joe. .......
63: Outside Asylum, Re: VERY different (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 21:42:47 (204.33.210.49)
>>Guess again "dominatrix". I may be dumb, but i'm not stupid. I've got news for you, bucky-boy. -Joe. .......
64: Outside Asylum, Thcore! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 21:22:53 (204.33.210.49)
nt .......
65: Outside Asylum, Re: It's obvious that you and i have VERY different points of view.. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 18:56:26 (204.33.189.51)
>>as i don't see anything in that thread that shows me as getting my ass kicked. Sean, a good few years after WW II ended, there could still be found isolated pockets of Japanese soldiers who refused .......
66: Outside Asylum, Let's see (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 18:35:41 (204.33.189.51)
4 posts on a thread concerning a subject that you profess not to care about. Clearly, this is a meaning of "Not Care" that applies to somewhere other than Planet Earth. >>It is YOU who feels so left o .......
67: Outside Asylum, Re: Isn't that answer obvious ? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 12:27:39 (204.33.130.73)
>>I was "at war" with Felix and John E You know why I find that hard to believe, Sean? Becuase everybody here (and I mean Everybody, including genii like Vacuous) is able to kick your butt with stunni .......
68: Outside Asylum, Re: Like we really care? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 12:16:22 (204.33.130.73)
If you don't care, Victor, why are you even responding? Is this the same "don't care" that led you to behave like a crazed madman and initiate an e-mail campaign against Felix after he called you Gay .......
69: Outside Asylum, Re: Why don't you simply crawl back... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-13, 12:10:05 (204.33.130.73)
Victor, can you explain why your continuing to respond to my posts on this thread after posting this reply doesn't paint you as being somewhat (cough) disingenious? TIA, -Joe. .......
70: Outside Asylum, Re: Thanks for bringing that up... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-12, 23:04:41 (204.33.210.251)
>>Some may recall that Felix had recently had leg surgery just previous to the "blood-letting" that i'm referring to. Felix had made some type of comment pertaining to someone "not having a leg to sta .......
71: Outside Asylum, Re: Thanks for bringing that up... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-12, 23:03:12 (204.33.210.251)
>>Some may recall that Felix had recently had leg surgery just previous to the "blood-letting" that i'm referring to. Felix had made some type of comment pertaining to someone "not having a leg to sta .......
72: Outside Asylum, Re: Ha ha ha.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-12, 21:06:34 (205.186.177.165)
>>There were bloody carcasses all over. What exactly were you smoking at the time? Sean tries to rewrite history -Joe. .......
73: Outside Asylum, and they're all... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-12, 20:57:23 (205.186.177.165)
10 x more useful and/or interesting that any of the knee-jerk tripe that issues forth from your keyboard. Idiots need not apply -Joe. .......
74: Vinyl Asylum, Words of wisdom (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-09, 00:23:06 (204.30.200.72)
I'm sure the folks here have much to learn from your extensive experience of collecting and playing viyl. -Joe. .......
75: Vinyl Asylum, Re: No too Chicken to experiment! I follow the 24 hour rule as it doesn't hurt anything even if it i (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-08, 22:41:23 (204.33.130.180)
>>Why risk my records? Do you take every Urban Legend at face value? -Joe. .......
76: Vinyl Asylum, You would (nt)a few hours to let the Vinyl cool down (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-07, 22:24:10 (204.33.132.201)
>>If you replay it while still warm you can deform the grooves. and you've managed to do this? -Joe. .......
77: Propeller Head Plaza, Re: For the same reason... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-07-05, 09:46:01 (204.33.131.224)
>>You won't ever really allow negative experiences because your advertisers would eventually get upset. Nail, hit on head. -JOe. .......
78: Inmate Central, Re: Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, boppa ooh (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-06-25, 22:01:16 (204.31.163.76)
Mike, just passing through and noticed the R in your moniker. Are you still reviewing gear, then? If so, where mmight one read said reviews? Cheers, -Joe. .......
79: General Asylum, Re: Whiner's Woad? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-06-21, 14:32:04 (65.146.35.161)
>>except when the company does not have a physical presence in the UK Pining for the Old Country, eh? :-) -Joe. .......
80: General Asylum, Perhaps ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-06-20, 23:23:29 (205.184.158.50)
I should think about enforcing my copyright on that thing? -Joe. .......
81: Outside Asylum, Not Anti-American, just Anti-Bush (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-12, 18:27:32 (205.184.146.163)
The feeling in the UK is the same: lots of support for America in general and Americans, but most people I know personally do not like or trust Bush and did not want and do not support this war. Bush .......
82: Outside Asylum, Re: Them's good questions ... (long reply) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-10, 19:13:50 (205.186.177.98)
>>As I stated to Van, "Yes I think AudioAnnex carried out organized troll-raids on AudioAsylum forums." That's my opinion, and I make no pretense of offering it as established fact. Well you are entit .......
83: Outside Asylum, Re: Them's good questions ... (long reply) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-09, 21:28:39 (204.33.208.132)
>>Things changed when an organized gang of net-thugs, possibly from AudioAnnex, began to systematically trash not only the Outside, but also other AA forums. You show a real flair for groundless smea .......
84: Outside Asylum, Thanks, JJ you saved me some typing (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-09, 20:54:10 (204.33.208.132)
nt .......
85: Outside Asylum, Good Rear-entry? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-09, 20:40:43 (204.33.208.132)
>>Screw 'em. They're fair game as long as they're up and running in my book. Chris, are you still smarting over the Annex becuase it was brough to light there that you paid for your seat on the Bored .......
86: Outside Asylum, Good Rear-entry? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-08, 21:56:47 (205.184.146.193)
so the rumours are true then? -Joe. .......
87: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-08, 21:55:09 (205.184.146.193)
>>How insensitive was the bi-polar reference? Presumably you would take offence to a lot of tranny amps and a few speakers, then? -Joe. .......
88: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-08, 21:51:21 (205.184.146.193)
>>I say the more the merrier! More like you? -Joe. .......
89: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-08, 21:50:21 (205.184.146.193)
Actually, Chris, I came here to slap you around a little seeing as you are shying away from the Annex these days (whatever happened to your promise to keep on coming back?). Amazingly enough, I found .......
90: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-08, 21:46:56 (205.184.146.193)
>>No known simians make a practice of inhabiting cesspools. The phrase was "intellectual cesspool". Are you sure you're a Lawyer? -Joe. .......
91: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:41:53 (205.184.158.103)
Just to prevent the possibility of any further confusion (although no doubt there will be). Duuuuh, he said whaaaaat? -Joe. .......
92: Outside Asylum, Bi-polar disorder (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:36:41 (205.184.158.103)
It amazes me how the unthinking simians who inhabit this intellectually deprived cesspool have to equate being against this war with being in favor of Saddam. How does this mindset evolve? Oh, that's .......
93: Outside Asylum, Re: We assume you walk, ride a bicycle, utilize public transport. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:31:05 (205.184.158.103)
>>I have no doubts prostitutes like yourself will be with us forever. It is our job to expose them for what they are. Instead of hiding behind meaningless rhetoric, perhaps you would care to explain h .......
94: Outside Asylum, Re: You are forgetting... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:24:16 (205.184.158.103)
>>..if the US was supporting Saddam today, Joe would be up in arms demanding the change of regime through whatever means possible. And if you laid off th\ze Vodka you might be able to string acoherent .......
95: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:16:20 (204.30.200.234)
Most Iraqis want Saddam gone, So do I. He is a piece of shit, long may he suffer in hell. BUT the Iraqis don't want the US to do it either. They don't want the US there. Period. For ANY length of time .......
96: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:03:10 (204.30.200.234)
>>So you would rather the whole population suffer? and what are they doing right now, having a lovely picnic? -Joe. .......
97: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 22:00:00 (204.30.200.234)
Shane, you might want to check the news: this story has been retracted: the British troops are no longer claiming that this is the site of a mass murder. Of course, that doesn't mean there aren't any, .......
98: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 21:57:42 (204.30.200.234)
And of course, you have matched the pictures to the Bones? Do try to engage your brain before making a complete fool of yourself. It would take phorensic scientist a couple of weeks of intensive work .......
99: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 21:55:50 (204.30.200.234)
Iranians sent women and children as young as 12 to the front linse to engage in "human wave" attacks that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. Do try to read some history: assuming you CAN read .......
100: Outside Asylum, Re: The truth Joe? Jeez.... Joe, the first two MASS murders of Iraqi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-07, 21:52:57 (204.30.200.234)
>>civilians, in downtown Baghdad, were committed by Iraqi aerial weapons. Truth. LOL Which is why fragments of the casing had US serial numbers on, I suppose? >>So you can go and visit/experience some .......
101: Outside Asylum, Re: "Care to explain just what you mean?" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:24:31 (204.33.189.244)
>>retty obvious......"free sex" leads to abortions In that case, I suggest you just keep paying for it. -Joe. .......
102: Outside Asylum, Re: Unfriendly Fire: Kids mutilated by US Ordinance (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:22:30 (204.33.189.244)
>>How 'bout a shot of the bodies found in Basra that appear to have been executed long ago? The Iranians are claiming them as their own troops killed in combat during the Iran-Iraq war. The remains we .......
103: Outside Asylum, Re: We assume you walk, ride a bicycle, utilize public transport. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:16:18 (204.33.189.244)
>>He will not. People like him will keep prostituting human sufferings for their agenda. And my agenda is, Prof. Khomenko? >>Disgusting. The picture IS disgusting, It was carried by the premier News S .......
104: Outside Asylum, Re: Thanks you Chris . . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:10:11 (204.33.189.244)
>>MORONS like Joe will never understand nor admit that Sadaam may actually be worse for the Iraqis than the coalition forces. Care to enlighten us with an example of where I made such a claim, or are .......
105: Outside Asylum, Re: We assume you walk, ride a bicycle, utilize public transport. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:07:06 (204.33.189.244)
>>So.... the point of your post is? War is ugly. Shock and Awe, maybe? >.Was he hit with shrapnel from a silkworm, or other. Were you there? Of course, when you drop massive amounts Of Ordnance on a C .......
106: Outside Asylum, Re: "A few more kids get killed and maimed and we can have cheaper Gas." (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 11:00:27 (204.33.189.244)
>>.Well, hey, lots of kids get killed and maimed, so we can have "free sex". Sorry Clerkie, you have lost me there. Care to explain just what you mean? -Joe. .......
107: Outside Asylum, Unfriendly Fire: Kids mutilated by US Ordinance (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 09:22:49 (204.33.189.244)
"Can you help me get my arms back?" A few more kids get killed and maimed and we can have cheaper Gas. Woo Hoo! -Joe. .......
108: Outside Asylum, The Cure... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 09:12:55 (204.33.189.244)
...keep the trigger happy Yanks the fuck-away from our troops. The British Marines are buying large Union Jacks to spread on their APCs and on the ground so that over-tired and speed-crazed (on US gov .......
109: Outside Asylum, Re: I just saw the most incredible report of this whole war (so far)!!! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-06, 09:07:06 (204.33.189.244)
>>It looks that they have at least two ways of sendind the one is having blurred images the others ( satellite ? ) not. >> And you are in Iraq wathcing TV? No? Well how do you know? -Joe. .......
110: Outside Asylum, Re: I just saw the most incredible report of this whole war (so far)!!! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-05, 17:54:36 (204.33.131.199)
What you saw was highly edited. The earlier report did show the troops knealing but the crowd was on its feet and very hostile. In the end the CO told the soldiers to "just turn around and go" while t .......
111: Outside Asylum, err.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-04-05, 17:44:33 (204.33.131.199)
Vic, you are of course ignoring the fact that those signals are being picked up by regular TV sets in Iraq. Methinks you are somewhat in denial here. Just how hard is it to blow up a TV tower with a s .......
112: Outside Asylum, Another Al-Jazeera Video Nasty (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-27, 19:12:22 (204.33.132.149)
What happened in Basra - graphic and disturbing I await the predictable "they did it" posts. Of course only a few here realise that we are utlimately responsible, whoever did it. Enjoy your war, you .......
113: Outside Asylum, Re: Your critique would tend to make an objective person (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-27, 19:00:39 (204.33.210.233)
I don't know where the info comes from on that site, some of it seems quite innacurate whilst some of what has been published there has been confirmed by the Pentagon around 1-2 days later. For instan .......
114: Outside Asylum, Re: Refugees coming back to fight?? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 23:19:20 (204.33.202.182)
It's true. Who knows about the numbers, but some interviewed said they were going back to join the Fedayeen. One thing we forget about Arabs is they have a strong sense of manhood and pride and are no .......
115: Outside Asylum, Don't bother with Bablefish (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 23:04:25 (204.33.202.182)
nt .......
116: Outside Asylum, Re: Can you imagine...................... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 22:51:25 (204.33.202.182)
>>With the allies having complete control of the sky, the idea behind any such convoy is not clear. They're just trying to mess with your mind, Veektor. Either that, or they heard the Brits are badly .......
117: Outside Asylum, Re: Can you imagine...................... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 22:42:42 (204.33.202.182)
>>it amazes me how no real critical thinking happens anymore. Oh, Boy, are you ever in the wrong place. :-) -Joe. .......
118: Outside Asylum, Re: What's the matter Joe? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 16:02:41 (67.25.106.148)
>>Somebody threw a discussion over at the Annex and nobody came? Nah, I was missing your scintilalting conversaiton and erudite wit. >>Time will tell, otherwise Yes. I wish it was over yesterday. -Joe .......
119: Outside Asylum, but what twisted Ideology explains The Mart? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 15:58:48 (67.25.106.148)
no toca el Oil .......
120: Outside Asylum, plus one destroyed by Anti-Tank gun - see the end (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 15:55:27 (67.25.106.148)
Interesting... Bruce let this post stand while deleting most of Dave Carney's which were far more mild. I could make a fuss about double standards, but I'd prefer to think that Bruce let this remain a .......
121: Outside Asylum, plus one destroyed by Anti-Tank gun - see the end (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 15:50:01 (67.25.106.148)
nt .......
122: Outside Asylum, Re: can't you read? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 11:07:37 (204.33.132.241)
>>By eliminating the extremists while they're as isolated from civilians as possible, colateral damage is relatively low. Seriously, Mart, what War are you watching? >>Dalton argued that these people .......
123: Outside Asylum, Re: Yeah, we only ever kill the bad guys, don't we? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 10:58:29 (204.33.132.241)
>>The word ""SAY"" I don't believe a darn word from their mouths,THEY are LIERS of the first order. I'm going to check air-freight charges to send a bucket of Sand to the UK, so you can have somewhere .......
124: Outside Asylum, "Just Like Apocalypse Now" - 750 Iraqis killed, 3 M1s lost, possible heavy US Casualties (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 10:47:59 (204.33.132.241)
Following eye-witness reports from The right-leaning London Evening Standard (http://www.thisislondon.com). So, how come we are getting none of this in the US media? -Joe. Just like Apocalypse Now' By .......
125: Outside Asylum, Re: What makes you think (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 08:08:38 (204.33.130.183)
>>I saw them referred to in several places as paramilitary, not "conscripts," with the two terms meaning quite different things to me. These folks at the hospital were not described as the starving st .......
126: Outside Asylum, Yeah, iwe only ever kill the bad guys, don't we? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 07:53:44 (204.33.130.183)
He's dead, so he must have been a bad guy, right? -Joe. .......
127: Outside Asylum, Re: can't you read? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 07:46:04 (204.33.130.183)
>>He explicitly said avoid having it end prematurely to have less of those unfortunate victims. Perhaps you can explain how prologing the bombing will save more civilian lives? Even with your twisted .......
128: Outside Asylum, Yeah, make the war longer so we can have more like this (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 01:49:18 (205.186.177.228)
Nada Adman, 13, has an open gash on her right cranium with underlying fracture and a large, deep shrapnel gauged cut into her upper left thigh. Just like the movies, ain't it? -Joe. .......
129: Outside Asylum, Re: A funny thing happened on the way to Baghdad (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-26, 01:19:55 (205.186.177.228)
>>Winning over the vast majority of Iraqis is tantamount to success. This would be why Iraqi refugees are returning from Jordan to sign-up with the Fedayeen, then? >>I'm on record as predicting 13 day .......
130: Outside Asylum, Re: A funny thing happened on the way to Baghdad (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 23:56:49 (204.33.131.225)
>>And it's just as well, because it gives us a chance to pause, to >>rethink, regroup and change strategies. How about: "let's get the f@ck out, they don't want us here"? >>Just as well. We now realiz .......
131: Outside Asylum, What makes you think (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 23:25:07 (204.33.131.225)
Saddam would bother supplying Chem Suits and Atropine to a bunch of infantry conscripts and irregulars? How come no pictures of these were shown? let's see: "Chemical Factory" unused since 1998, Brits .......
132: Outside Asylum, Re: Anyone can post a link (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 12:29:05 (63.208.128.177)
>>Understanding what it means, and how - and if - it connects to the present is harder. The lessons are still valid, niet? -Joe. .......
133: Outside Asylum, How about the GRU? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 12:17:41 (63.208.128.177)
Be sure to acquire large pinch of salt first (I have no idea as to the accuracy of these reports, but they make fascinating reading: aeronautics.ru Reuters is good: Reuters News So is the BBC BBC War .......
134: Outside Asylum, Rumsfeld might end up carrying the can (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 01:20:26 (209.244.96.6)
Several comments on TV and elsewhere all pointing the finger at Rumsfeld for the lightweight strategy, plus newspaper reports of constant medling from him. I think Franks is just trying to make the be .......
135: Outside Asylum, History Lesson (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-25, 01:04:24 (209.244.96.6)
Stalingrad -Joe. .......
136: Outside Asylum, More like : "Shock and Aw... they didn't surrender, now what?" (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-24, 13:02:05 (209.247.247.133)
no time for peace .......
137: Outside Asylum, Re: "The Real Stakes Behind the War" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-19, 23:59:18 (166.90.36.28)
>>click on the link to read the rest of the article. No point. Whoever wrote that has no idea what's really going on. BTW, Iran is next, See if you can figure out how (which is easy) and, more importa .......
138: Outside Asylum, Re: SH is dead, time to liberate. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-03-19, 23:49:20 (166.90.36.28)
>>Go on with your anti war you yellow asshole. Er, Bill, don't you think it's just a little lacking in intestinal fortitude to go hiding behind a sockpuppet? BTW, what led to the deletion of your post .......
139: SET Asylum, Re: Bel Canto SET 40? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-02-28, 11:47:43 (63.208.131.219)
I've had my SETi 40 (it's an SET 40 with a remote-controlled passive preamp built-in) for nearly 5 years with no problems other than a little transformer hum with some NOS 5751s as drivers. It's curre .......
140: Inmate Central, Re: That excuse always impresses me.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-02-28, 11:26:27 (63.208.131.219)
>>What really amazes me is that these people who hold themselves up as such experts or gurus feel they are qualified to formulate opinions on the intelligence of others and make public pronouncements .......
141: Inmate Central, They probably realised... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-02-27, 17:31:00 (204.33.210.1)
...that there is little point in arguing with someone who is stupider than a Railway Sleeper. Cheers! -Joe. .......
142: Hi-Rez Highway, Hope it's better than the 962 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-01-23, 11:11:50 (209.247.244.21)
Had a 962 in my system for 10 days (wanted to try a progressive scan DVD player): it was, to be polite, a sonic turd with CDs and SACDees (yes I did break it in for about 100 hours and, no, it didn't .......
143: Outside Asylum, that's because he never evolved (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2003-01-21, 23:23:03 (209.247.55.89)
nt .......
144: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Xindac tube SACD SC-2 player (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-12-16, 13:22:39 (63.208.134.121)
I'm surprised at the lack of interest in this unit. Could it be because it's Chinese or not from Sony? Anyway, thanks for an interesting review. Did you happen to try NOS tubes? I think you might be s .......
145: General Asylum, Re: Great Sound by Singer thread (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-12-05, 18:31:18 (166.90.37.155)
>> The sales staff needs to be able to distinguish between them and the folks who really have the desire -- and the means -- to buy. The term for the process is "qualifying the customer." Of course, i .......
146: Music Lane, Re: It's Music, Not Muzak (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-28, 06:20:07 (217.148.40.91)
Hi Neward, >>Actually, I know exactly what I'm talking about. And, I'm right, at least as far as my analysis of the harmonic techniques used by Shorter viv-a-vis Coltrane. My, it seems you've at last .......
147: Suzy's Sweet Spot, I have to admit (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-25, 02:56:53 (217.148.40.159)
that out of professional curiosity, I'd be very interested to read Rod's explanation as to how he knew it was you. -Joe. .......
148: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Re: PS (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-25, 02:34:15 (217.148.40.159)
Anyway, I fixed those and did find that with Explorer, multiple eats weren't working right. It'd only kill the first one. I just added a workaround to call 3 eat routines to kill the login cookie, tv .......
149: Hi-Rez Highway, Test2 - ignore (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-25, 02:05:59 (217.148.40.159)
test .......
150: Hi-Rez Highway, test - ignore (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-25, 02:02:17 (217.148.40.159)
test .......
151: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Re: Huh? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-24, 15:48:36 (217.148.40.158)
>>Nope, didn't have any say in those matters. But I could delete your post if I wanted :) Aw, Suze, you wouldn't get mean on Lil' Ol' Joepheus now, would you? Isn't it a bit of a step down, though, fr .......
152: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Strangeness (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-24, 15:37:42 (217.148.40.158)
Well, checking Remember my Moniker... doesn't seem to work and the Eat me link is broken, so I'm really not sure where we are with this now. I certainly did get a cookie after I logged in. -Joe. ::: T .......
153: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Tes t2 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-24, 15:34:41 (217.148.40.158)
test2 .......
154: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Test (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-24, 15:31:25 (217.148.40.158)
test .......
155: Suzy's Sweet Spot, Re: ATTENYION ALL USERS (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-24, 15:29:00 (217.148.40.158)
Now explain to me how you get a cookie without checking the 'Remember Me' box or having set that option in your profile. Without seeing the rest of the code, that's kind of hard to do. All I can sur .......
156: Whiner's Woad, BTW, that's me (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-03, 04:23:01 (217.148.40.113)
I am casting off the shackles of AA registration in order to don the simple robes of the unregarded and spat-upon: those who have the temerity to question the established order who are thereby shunned .......
157: Whiner's Woad, Re: So.........how does this get resolved? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 10:46:03 (217.148.40.157)
The situaiton would never have arisen if certain parties hadn't taken action that created a problem out of a non-problem. A few posts with links to another forum only became a problem for AA because s .......
158: Whiner's Woad, Re: Degrees of truth, Joe (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 10:25:34 (217.148.40.157)
There's nothing like being selective, is there? Out of the first 50 posts on General containing the word "annex" I found a mere 6 that have links to AAx. One of those was posted to test Rod's filter, .......
159: Whiner's Woad, Re: Ok, Mr. Fish.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 09:43:04 (217.148.41.142)
But let's say that you're right. We both know that there's plenty of evidence of Felix and John perpeptuating an ongoing campaign to disparage the Asylum along with plenty of personal attacks, back s .......
160: Whiner's Woad, Great advice, Rod (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 09:32:43 (217.148.41.142)
anything to oblige. -Joe. .......
161: Whiner's Woad, Re: I'm not new (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 05:49:23 (217.148.40.167)
I;mnot sure Why I;m spending time on this, but in case someone relaly believes this, let's break it down: 19 were made over a 3 day period in September during a furball with Romy. None show up between .......
162: Outside Asylum, Ooops (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 05:19:02 (217.148.40.167)
This is a danger when troops are starved of action. You'd think they'd be smart enough to work out the difference between someone firing a gun in the air and firing at them? -Joe. .......
163: Whiner's Woad, Re: Can you blame them? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 05:11:49 (217.148.40.167)
Then some axxx'rs - including yourself for some reason, you also can be quite on topic - come over and OBVIOUSLY spam for axxx I'm curious to know how someone answering a direct request for a URL co .......
164: Whiner's Woad, Re: Ok, Mr. Fish.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 04:39:35 (217.148.40.167)
First, there is a big difference between editing for content and applying a robot to the scripts. Sorry Rod, I fail to see how the means matter if the end-result is the same. Do you have any clue ab .......
165: Whiner's Woad, Re: I posted this in General..... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-02, 03:55:49 (217.148.40.221)
That's a bit old isn't it, Joe? Geez, he got caught. Well yes, but it doesn't alter the fact that Mike is attempting to lecture others on their behaviour when he himself has nothing to be proud abou .......
166: Whiner's Woad, Re: I posted this in General..... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-01, 16:33:49 (195.92.168.171)
My suggestion is to drop your promotion of the Annex and get back to audio. How about dropping the Big Bubba sockpuppet that you've used to harass those who don't like your products? -Joe. ::: TOPI .......
167: Whiner's Woad, Re: Can we say," A (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-01, 02:22:47 (217.148.40.33)
The world's greatest sporting event has just concluded with one of the most amazing and historic wins in world team sports history! Well it wasn't exactly a surprise that Brazil won. All the good te .......
168: Whiner's Woad, Re: Y'all need a slick filter. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-01, 01:54:45 (217.148.40.33)
JJ, I admire and respect you for the most part, but this is kind of silly, isn't it? -Joe. .......
169: Whiner's Woad, Re: What do you mean? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-07-01, 01:50:54 (217.148.40.33)
>>Where did I violate my pledge? Everything via the first pledge, I'd say (points 2,3,2 again, 3 again - say, do you only count up to 3?): "2.Stay positive and proactive. 3.Never post just to have a p .......
170: Whiner's Woad, Re: Don't know What you mean :-) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 16:08:14 (217.148.40.86)
Did I do wrong to give it's meaning?? Well you were respondig to JJ's super-secret sockpuppet (although secret no more). But maybe I was over-reacting after beiing subjected to Rod Stewart singing " .......
171: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Nah, Mac vs PC (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 14:42:14 (217.148.40.82)
Sorry, I thought you had a sense of humor. My bad, -Joe. .......
172: Hi-Rez Highway, Seeing as my favorite Hi-Rez format is Vinyl... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 14:01:34 (217.148.40.82)
...I have all the releases I could possibly want and then some. -Joe. .......
173: Whiner's Woad, Excuse me for butting in (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 13:51:35 (217.148.40.82)
but aren't you forgetting your pledge ? -Joe. .......
174: Whiner's Woad, Re: I'm staying out of all this . . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 13:35:14 (217.148.40.82)
or are correspondeces between Felix and himself Huh? -Joe. .......
175: Whiner's Woad, Re: Only in America - old fruit (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 13:33:04 (217.148.40.82)
Fishy, I would accuse you of pedantry at this point, but I fear I would be doing an injustice to pedants the world over, -joe. .......
176: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: A good what, Rod? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 12:11:11 (217.148.41.107)
Ok, but I actually couldn't decide between two alternatives, a lay or one of Will's slappings. Neither, what I needed was a good think about what the hell I am doing and why, and what on earth was I .......
177: Music Lane, Neward, is that you in there? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 10:23:43 (217.148.41.7)
So nice to have you back if it really is you :-). -Joe. .......
178: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: A good what, Rod? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 06:18:10 (217.148.40.247)
Hi Chris, judging partly from Stephen's response below, I'm starting to think that maybe some people simply mis-read or misunderstood Charles' post. However, he wan't exactly given the benefit of the .......
179: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Sure, here's my Comment: (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 06:06:02 (217.148.40.247)
I'm not sure that a CD player manufacturer that competes with SACD products should be allowed to use such emotive terms as "inferior". In a similar context I would have used "effective" ... but this .......
180: Vinyl Asylum, Nah, Mac vs PC (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 02:16:24 (217.148.40.18)
If you think Unix-heads can be stubborn, you've never met a Mac-head. -Joe. .......
181: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Stokowski signature (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 02:14:15 (217.148.40.18)
Well, you have a not-very rare LP with the Great Leopold's signature on it. Something I'd personally be delighted to own, but I wouldn't plan on retiring on the proceeds. -Joe. .......
182: Hi-Rez Highway, A good what, Rod? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 01:52:01 (217.148.40.18)
Come on, I can take it, I'm a big boy :-) If you notice something that strikes you as playing favorites, let me know. Well, how about our friend Demerey of Sony being able to post pro-SACD responses .......
183: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: The Pioneer DV-AX10 Does, The DV-47A Does Not <nt> (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-30, 01:34:06 (217.148.40.18)
I should have known better than to trust anything I read on this forum at face-value: http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/20785.html Just more SACD disinformaiton, I guess. -Joe. ::: TOPI .......
184: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: well (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 15:29:16 (217.148.40.63)
I think only owners of both DVD-A and SACD, or neither, should be allowed to post here. No vested interests of any kind. Just can't trust anyone. However you may feel about it, the alleged rules of .......
185: General Asylum, There's nothing wrong with Circuit City (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 15:10:45 (217.148.40.63)
you just can't buy a Kreel there, but you can buy every front-end you have in your system, apart from Ah-Tjoeb, so all is not lost. -Joe. .......
186: Hi-Rez Highway, Chris (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 14:52:26 (217.148.40.63)
this is garbage. You are not fit to moderate this forum. My 8 year old nephew has a better handle on these issues than you would appear to. One has to wonder if this dictatorial claptrap would have be .......
187: Outside Asylum, Re: Bush is killing the dollar according to Soros. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 07:57:00 (217.148.40.250)
Soros is basically asking for an interest rate rise to protect the Dollar. He's right because the Bank of England has already said it will raise UK rates if the UK economy and housing market fails to .......
188: Outside Asylum, Re: here's some stufff I found (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 06:59:24 (217.148.41.171)
In 1954, the words ``under God'' were added, after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men's service organization Makes them sound so nice and innocent doesn't it? -Joe. .......
189: Hi-Rez Highway, GMAB! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 02:32:05 (217.148.40.74)
How exactly is Charles Hanson responsible for the manufacturing of either format???? we see that the standard "DSD" format of 1-bit 64 Fs is an inferior consumer format that is compromised to allow fo .......
190: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: The Pioneer DV-AX10 Does, The DV-47A Does Not <nt> (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 02:02:41 (217.148.40.74)
This is actually not true. A player can only carry the SACD logo if it uses a native-mode DSD D/A converter approved by Sony/Philips. I'm not sure how this rumour got started but it somehow refuses to .......
191: General Asylum, Re: Piazza is known to be an audiophile. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-29, 01:37:54 (217.148.40.74)
>>Krell certainly isn't mine No, they don't sell Krell at CC :). Piazza strikes me as maybe being a tube kind of guy. -Joe. .......
192: Outside Asylum, Re: Hey Joe... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-28, 12:48:20 (217.148.40.131)
FYI, you don't have to be a Christian to believe in God...matter of fact, there are millions of people with absolutely no religious affiliation who still believe in a Supreme Being Yes, but are they .......
193: Whiner's Woad, Re: THIS is an AA Bored member? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-28, 12:30:35 (217.148.40.131)
I don't know who you are, but I suggest this is neither helping Audio Annex or AA. For better or worse (mostly worse, I regret to note) Chris has posted at AAx under his own name and without any of th .......
194: Outside Asylum, 95 Million Americans do not believe in your God (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-28, 07:08:57 (217.148.40.80)
or, to put it another way, 33% of the population is non-Christian. Religious Identification in US -Joe. .......
195: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: reconverting SACD analog signal (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-28, 06:40:34 (217.148.40.80)
If you believe this is true, then many of the SACD discs out there won't have any of the "SACD benefits" either. This is because it impossible to do any sort of signal processing to a so-called "DSD" .......
196: Hi-Rez Highway, Just because you don't understand this stuff.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-28, 06:36:37 (217.148.40.80)
...doesn't mean that Werner is wrong. He quite simply can't be wrong, or as Scottie used to say: Ye cannae change the laws of physics -Joe. .......
197: Outside Asylum, Just change it to: "One Nation Under a Groove" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-27, 17:16:25 (217.148.40.98)
Gettin' down just for the funk of it Hell, make it the new National Anthem as well. -Joe. .......
198: Outside Asylum, Re: We are the experts Vic (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-27, 10:25:37 (217.148.40.89)
If Joe's mission here was a recruiting one, then I think he should report back "Failed!". I can't imagine why you'd beleive that. But then I can't imagine why you beleive a lot of things you appear t .......
199: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I too have an original Frampton!, and... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-27, 05:29:28 (217.148.40.127)
I have no shame: picked up a UK first pressing for £1 at the weekend, It is pretty nice, even though I'm somewhat indifferent about the musical content (but for £1, what the hell?). -Joe. .......
200: Vinyl Asylum, Nope (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-27, 05:26:04 (217.148.40.127)
It's the recent Columbia reissue. The SV Abraxas is pretty decent. Nearly all of the recent crop of Columbia reissues that I have bought have been sub-par. -Joe. .......
201: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: First post to the new cappucino\espresso board. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-27, 01:22:29 (217.148.40.205)
Other than a spotty 17 year old Kid at Best Buy and reading through the Crutchfield catalogue, what are your sources? The in-store promotions for SACD are funded by Sony et al. But only for a limited .......
202: Hi-Rez Highway, Pepsi (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 22:03:17 (217.148.40.81)
nt .......
203: Hi-Rez Highway, Naxos doesn't think so (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 21:52:46 (217.148.40.81)
nt .......
204: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Bwaaaack..Dee Vee Dee - Aye is dead. Dee Vee Dee-Aye is dead. Bwaaack... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 21:52:02 (217.148.40.81)
Yes, it's still too early to declare DVD-A dead. Who knows? Any day now throngs of movie-goers, having been exposed to DVD-A demos at their local multiplexes I can't help thinking that people go to .......
205: Outside Asylum, Goodnight, F#ckwit (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 14:17:30 (217.148.41.105)
Ah, yes, I understand now. How could anyone take offence? -Joe. .......
206: Outside Asylum, Re: This reminds me of that blonde joke (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 13:23:49 (217.148.41.105)
What a brilliant deduction on your part to point out for everyone that I was being thread is "somewhat ironic". "I was being thread"? Is that some Zen thing, like: "Don't just partake of the thread, .......
207: Hi-Rez Highway, Without wishing to parrot Rich, (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 11:48:31 (217.148.41.105)
I think that just about does it for DVD-A. -Joe. .......
208: Outside Asylum, Re: Honey, I got a big one!!! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 11:09:58 (195.92.168.165)
Umm, they keys to the kingdom are in the word "might." I thought it warranted a little attention; tomorrow, no doubt, I would feel differently (Do you feel the same every day?) Perhaps I should have .......
209: Outside Asylum, Re: Careful, Bruce... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 09:49:22 (217.148.40.152)
I even let that "butt-kissy" thing stand, although I shouldn't. It's just that I'm conflicted out; I get a kick out of having both Joe and you around; but I'm tired of being the cop today. Hiya Bruc .......
210: Outside Asylum, Re: "Mr. Butt-Kissky"? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 08:23:51 (217.148.40.78)
>>Sorry to have offended you with my post. No offence taken whatsoever. Joe. .......
211: General Asylum, Hey Don (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 06:06:04 (217.148.40.145)
I hear there's a new mag coming out that could be just your style: it's called "PRAT-O-phile", look for it on quality newstands near you. -Joe. .......
212: Outside Asylum, Re: Jeez, Joe, when did you take up Dr. Felix' post dissection method? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 05:43:06 (217.148.40.145)
Well, Mr Butt-Kissky, Does everybody at Audio Annex have to take classes on how to do this before registration? :) Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the above statement does indicate your relat .......
213: Outside Asylum, Re: I like it, I like it! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 01:53:38 (195.92.168.168)
***Why get so insulting? You mean you don't know? Come now, Viktor you really wouldn't fall for spin like that from anybody else, would you? It's not for me to speak for the but folks over there, bu .......
214: Outside Asylum, Re: I like it, I like it! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-25, 01:49:00 (195.92.168.168)
Sure I go there. I lurk. I find the constant fixation of that place on this one is very entertaining. Then what is your point? I think that it is worth a whole site of it's own to study. Presumably, .......
215: Outside Asylum, Re: Uh...how about my original question guys? (and sorry about the smell) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 17:43:11 (217.148.40.151)
Is there one of those Internet For Dummies books that would help? Probably not for you. Sorry - I really meant for this to be humorous and in the good ol' Outside tradition I find an ability to be .......
216: Outside Asylum, Is it getting under your skin? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 17:39:15 (217.148.40.151)
If you don't like it, don't go there. -Joe. .......
217: General Asylum, Re: Thanks Will.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 02:09:56 (217.148.40.40)
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" - Aliester Crowley. -Joe. .......
218: General Asylum, No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 02:06:34 (217.148.40.40)
Think of medival times, with crowds of druids waiting to stone the next heratic - Druids??? I think not: they were pieceful pagan priests who didn't go about stoning people, to the best of my knowle .......
219: General Asylum, Re: I'll tell you why S'Phile takes heat John, because you are vulnerable, you listen, and post her (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 01:58:23 (217.148.40.40)
god but now he can't even hear the difference between a $1K Phillips sacd player and an Accuphase sacd player @ $20 something K Can you? -Joe, .......
220: General Asylum, Re: Why not? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-24, 01:52:52 (217.148.40.40)
But I am still puzzled why it is Stereophile that comes in for so much heat on the Asylum. Actually The Sensible Sound was the subject of similar juvenile bleating a few days ago here. But your poin .......
221: General Asylum, Re: Thanks Will.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-23, 16:53:22 (217.148.40.222)
Geez, Joe, you always ask the tough questions. I aim to please. :) On second thought, we'll need to form a committee and then poll some focus groups. I'll get back to you. Wouldn't blame you if you .......
222: General Asylum, Re: re: (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-23, 16:46:50 (217.148.40.222)
If you think it's preferential treatment to leave that kind of post up as part of the history of Sam's (latest) departure from the Asylum, you are free to hold that belief. From my perspective, such .......
223: Speaker Asylum, Re: Maggies 1.6 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-23, 08:09:11 (217.148.40.63)
I used about 20 strands of Cat 5 networking cable twisted together. It cleans up the treble nicely, well worth doing, IMNSHO. -Joe. .......
224: General Asylum, Re: Thanks Will.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-23, 02:38:52 (217.148.40.37)
But people with a history do get preferential treatment, sorry folks, it’s life, you get preferential treatment from the day you’re born, life ain’t fair, get over it. Depends how you define "prefer .......
225: General Asylum, Re: I WILL GIVE THIS THE SAME BANNER AS MY OTHER POSTS (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-23, 02:27:31 (217.148.40.37)
I wish Mr. Garrett would be big enough to do the same regarding his accusing me of sockpuppetry. Don't hold your breath. -Joe. .......
226: Hi-Rez Highway, Well done old chap (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-22, 14:22:23 (217.148.40.22)
Gave me a good chortle. I wonder if Nigel still thinks Americans can't write? -Joe. .......
227: General Asylum, Re: Help the hopelessly ignorant (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-22, 14:10:10 (217.148.40.22)
Bill, the evidence is there for anyone who can be bothered to use AA's search engine: multiple posts under different names from the same IP over a fairly long period of time. You know the truth, but i .......
228: General Asylum, Re: OH MY GOD ! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-22, 01:07:53 (217.148.40.78)
Don't worry too much, Sam has left and returned several times. While I enjoy Sam's writings in Stereophile, his conduct on AA has been at times less than entertaining. It's not like ST has been shy ab .......
229: Outside Asylum, Re: Cracks me up ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-21, 10:48:10 (217.148.40.156)
I wonder how large the impact crateer would be. For that one, it would be similar to the Tunguska event: no fun at all if it hit your city, but not Earth-shattering. -Joe. .......
230: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Saxophone Colossus (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-20, 04:15:25 (217.148.40.95)
original UK Jazz pressings can rival or even better the quality of their US counterparts, it all depends on a lot of different factors. They are not as collectable as the US presssings, but enjoy it a .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, Re: your best source for vinyl in London or nearby? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-20, 04:00:39 (217.148.40.95)
if you're looking for classic Deccas, EMIs and Columbias at good prices, you can more or less forget about trying to find them in London, I'm afraid. If you're not just after the highly-collectable st .......
232: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Taking the pulse of DVD-A (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-20, 03:36:43 (217.148.40.95)
I don't know, but i think it may have finally dawned on the DVD consortium that a new music format that required a TV to use it, is unlikely to find its way into the automobiles and napsacks of the na .......
233: General Asylum, Yes, but with a slightly different set of prizes (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-19, 14:25:41 (217.148.40.198)
Best whine about an audio magazine. Best DAC of the Month Best post extolling the virtues of Plinius products Best SACD vs DVD-A flamefest Best post about Motherboards with tubes Troll of the month aw .......
234: General Asylum, Ala-Kazam! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-19, 14:16:40 (217.148.40.198)
I knew who I was dealing with from the very beginning, but I was on a mission. From God, no doubt. I love ragging the arrogant asses like you in AA who never contribute anything constructive to th .......
235: General Asylum, Fiddling while Rome burns? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-18, 09:17:50 (217.148.40.244)
Joe, What one can afford to spend on a system is no else's business and that is why I didn't specifically address your system. What does that have to do with anything? What I choose to spend on audio .......
236: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Koetsu Urushi (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-18, 07:24:47 (217.148.40.226)
You ask if the Platinum is worth the extra. I guess the answer to that depends on (1) how much vinyl you have in your collection (2) how frequently you listen to it and (3) how ultimately resolving t .......
237: Vinyl Asylum, Boulder aren't making it for you (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-18, 07:19:52 (217.148.40.226)
nt .......
238: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-17, 15:45:43 (217.148.40.244)
>>"Proof" - a silly notion in the context. Only for those who lack the intestinal fortitude to stand behind their spineless accusations against others. >>"OK, Marlowe, tell me where my system is at." .......
239: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 15:31:53 (217.148.40.101)
Tsk, tsk tsk. Aren't we touchy Got any answers for me, Stud-muffin? Can't you read, I said your system is not the issue, but rather your tendency for "gross exaggeration". And your posts simply prov .......
240: Vinyl Asylum, TROLL - IGNORE (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 08:58:58 (217.148.40.12)
nt .......
241: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 08:43:12 (217.148.40.12)
What business is it of yours to decide what he wants to get upset about. Who are you to dictate what is important to him. I didn't realise I was making decisions for anybody. It may have escaped you .......
242: Outside Asylum, Where are all the armchair War-Dogs? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 04:17:06 (217.148.40.132)
You know, the guys who were lapping up the show in Afghanistan. Aren't you just a little concerned that Al-Queda has not been wiped out and indeed has regrouped and is re-arming itself for who-knows w .......
243: Outside Asylum, Re: Lest we forget.. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 03:48:49 (217.148.40.132)
its not middle aged WASP houswives from Illinois causing all the problems in this country, it is a readily identifiable group of people. Namely , Islamic extremists Have you forgotten Oklahoma?. I do .......
244: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-16, 02:40:16 (217.148.40.250)
If you don't get it, there is no sense in me trying to explain further. You've shown a remarkable ability to spout meaningless drivel while refusing to explain yourself. Tell me, Warren, have you be .......
245: Outside Asylum, Re: Driver's licenses for terrorists -- Still a piece'a cake. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 15:06:10 (217.148.40.113)
Maybe you'd like all foreigners to wear a yellow star sewn to their coats as well? "can you hear ze marching boots, Clerkie"? -Joe, .......
246: Outside Asylum, If the US was *really* in a war against Terrorism... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 15:01:47 (217.148.40.113)
...it would Bomb the parts of Pakistan that are occupied by Bin-Ladens henchmen and join the Indian army in invading Kashmir to root out Al-Queda fighters. -Joe. .......
247: Outside Asylum, Hey, Griiiiiiiiiiingo (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 14:54:36 (217.148.40.113)
My Couzins from Mejico gonna kick your pasty-Yankee asses all the way across the Pacific back home to Cal-iforn-ia on Monday y me Hermanos from España gonna put the potato-eaters back on the boat back .......
248: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 13:56:47 (217.148.40.113)
>>"And what exactly does that have to do with my original post?" >Credibility upon review of the system. Warren, you may be suffering from memory difficiency, but I distinctly remember answering a pos .......
249: Hi-Rez Highway, Vinyl... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 06:22:13 (217.148.40.20)
...will stil be going strong when you donate your obsolete SACD player to Goodwill. Cheers, -Joe. .......
250: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: The Situation in the UK (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 06:06:53 (217.148.40.20)
have you tried the " Groove " phono stage ? and if yes what do you think of it ? Funnily enough I'm about to upgrade from the Black Cube. The Groove looks like a nice unit, but I haven't heard it. B .......
251: General Asylum, Re: Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-15, 04:29:50 (217.148.40.254)
From your enlightened response to a legitimate concern about advertising dollars possibly affecting journalistic credibility, I would suggest it is you that should check your maturity. OK. what audi .......
252: Hi-Rez Highway, The Situation in the UK (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-14, 04:12:31 (217.148.40.115)
as far as I can tell: DVD-A: virtually non-existant - one or two players, no discs as far as I can see, no publicity, zero general-public awareness. SACD: not much better: a few more players in specia .......
253: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Yes... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-14, 03:44:32 (217.148.40.218)
>>Do you think record cleaning machines have a detrimental effect on records? Only if used incorrectly. -Joe. .......
254: General Asylum, Translation: "Boo-hoo,,, somebody put Ads in my magazine" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-14, 03:30:07 (217.148.40.218)
grow up. .......
255: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Yes... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-13, 10:55:21 (217.148.40.110)
>>. I recently sold my VPI 16.5 because I don't think I really need it. You're right DOn, YOU don't need a record cleaner. -Joe. .......
256: Vinyl Asylum, Nope (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 10:38:58 (217.148.41.16)
Dual are still going strong making budget tables with sprung suspensions. -Joe. .......
257: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Most Turntables Suck Part II (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 10:21:51 (217.148.41.16)
Wow - you don't think I have enough experience to make the comment - "most tts suck"! I feel so belittled! Will that be all? -Joe. .......
258: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Red Seals and RCA dynagroove (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 03:43:36 (217.148.40.201)
>>so I still remain unconvinced that the problem is necessarily on the master tape. Actually I think I'm wrong about that. I;ll have to check to make sure. -Joe. .......
259: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Most Turntables Suck Part II (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 03:37:17 (217.148.40.201)
>>Is this somehow the point you are trying to make? Duh! >>It seems obvious to me any comment anyone makes, regardless of quantity of experience, should be based on experiences If it was so obvious to .......
260: General Asylum, If I was a manufacturer.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 03:20:50 (217.148.40.201)
and I wanted my room to be visited by just about every Audio scribe on the planet I'd simply send out an e-mail (no need for shills) that said: "Come and listen in room 1069: we have naked dancing g .......
261: General Asylum, Re: The old shill game.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 03:05:35 (217.148.40.201)
>>I'm sure that it happens far more often than we suspect. Now, THAT'S an understatement!! " Stealth Marketing How do you reach highly interested, yet disparate audiences on the Web? Stealth marketing .......
262: General Asylum, Idiot (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-12, 02:55:39 (217.148.40.201)
nt .......
263: Hi-Rez Highway, Why do you expect... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 11:53:23 (217.148.40.67)
Spotty 17 year old kids or life-long-losers who aren't smart enough to even hold down a job at RS to know anything? -Joe. .......
264: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Most Turntables Suck Part II (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 11:30:18 (217.148.40.67)
>>The fact that I've owned 4 over $1000 TTs and have seriously listened to countless others surely qualifies me to have an opinion. I hate to have to remind you of your own words, but you are claiming .......
265: Vinyl Asylum, Do a search, you will find a lot of info. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 11:09:11 (217.148.40.67)
nt .......
266: Vinyl Asylum, Gotta Love 'em! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 03:52:08 (217.148.40.244)
I can find lots of Monos, but the stereo versions are much harder to find for reasonable (i.e. cheap) prices. However good they are (and they are very good), I still find they lack the "bloom" and viv .......
267: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Red Seals and RCA dynagroove (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 03:45:13 (217.148.40.244)
Hi Dirk, >>Word is that at least some of the recordings of the Dynagroove era are significantly BETTER in the British versions, since all the Dynagroove nasties were not in evidence in the transfers a .......
268: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Most Turntables Suck Part II (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-11, 03:24:29 (217.148.40.74)
I've never heard a CDP that wouldn't at least inspire toe tapping when the music had a beat - but I've heard many expensive TTs in expensive systems that left me flat footed with my head in a fixed p .......
269: Pro Audio Asylum, BTW (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-10, 05:07:30 (217.148.41.241)
It took many of the the prosessors to reach the 384K PCM, because I use a 64 bit computer, you "all" read in, 64 bit word. Hence my "LOL LOL! Indeed. The machine in the oicture is a standard PC runn .......
270: Pro Audio Asylum, Don't sweat it (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-10, 04:25:39 (217.148.40.214)
Bill has a long history of pulling this sort of Grandstanfing sob-story act whenever his BS gets found out. -Joe. .......
271: Pro Audio Asylum, Re: Careless reading, predicable results. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-10, 04:22:47 (217.148.40.214)
*My* sugesstions and persistance....and undo battle..was instrumental in starting this forum. Ask Rod M. He knows who inquired to start it... Sorry, Bill, you are being selective. You DID post suppor .......
272: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Red Seals and RCA dynagroove (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-10, 03:57:11 (217.148.40.195)
How do these relate to the early famed RCA shaded dogs etc? Seems they were used throughout the 50's. I have one with cover notes copyrighted 1952, for example, but another dated 1960. I think they s .......
273: SET Asylum, Re: No, just want to put into perspective comments made (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-09, 03:07:54 (217.148.40.180)
>>I am a mystery! No, you are a troll. -Joe. .......
274: SET Asylum, Just a thought (OT) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-09, 03:00:46 (217.148.40.180)
When a post is deleted either by a user or someone else, why not just replace the deletyed post with an empty message that cannot be edited with the header "POST DELETED". Then everyone would know wha .......
275: Outside Asylum, Who needs Charles Atlas? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-08, 17:29:05 (217.148.40.119)
work 'till you're muscle bound. .......
276: Hi-Rez Highway, AOR = "Adult-Oriented Rock" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-08, 12:50:45 (217.148.40.134)
>>I program a classic rock station If so, I'm surprised you don't appear to know what it is an abbreviation for. >>2. Modern Rock or Alternative - Evolved out of the "grunge scene of the early 90's" I .......
277: Outside Asylum, Religious Fascism at work, Goebbels would be proud (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-06, 08:01:13 (217.148.40.223)
nt .......
278: Hi-Rez Highway, Insipid AOR pap? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-06, 07:47:06 (217.148.40.223)
just a guess. .......
279: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Parasound P/PH-100 vs. NAD PP-1 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-04, 07:09:21 (217.148.41.189)
The Nad is little better than a Lil' Rat. Can't tell you anything about the Parasound, but the build quality of the Creek put me off. If you are constrained by cost, you should add the MF X-LP to the .......
280: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Virgil Fox's 2 volumes "The Fox Touch" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-04, 07:06:09 (217.148.41.189)
Some excellent audio BUT, I'm told by an organist that the interpretations of some of the music (Bach & others) are not very good. Your friend is right. Fox's performance is wooden in the extreme, b .......
281: Vinyl Asylum, With all due respect (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-01, 15:53:55 (217.148.40.182)
anyone with a half-functioning cerebellum would have known that post was a joke. I think the reaction it got then and, also, now that the joke has been revealed, says a lot about the herd mentality th .......
282: Vinyl Asylum, Attention Jam Fans (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-01, 15:46:14 (217.148.40.182)
Just got the double-album greatest hits combo: The Sound of the Jam which was also released on silver disc last month. The sound quality is excellent, in fact the tunes sound remastered, although ther .......
283: Vinyl Asylum, But Rod (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-06-01, 15:22:48 (217.148.40.182)
Will might be over-saucing the dish a little, but isn't all this hysteria over what is a cheap, basic phono stage just a little over the top? I mean, what are we here for? To try and get the best soun .......
284: Outside Asylum, Re: Poor george. . .ignorance is bliss I guess (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 05:54:26 (217.148.40.239)
>>An estimated 43 U.S. ships and PT boats I notice you had to include PT boats in that to make the numbers look impressive. Don't forget, this was a 6 year GLOBAL war with vastly higher numbers of shi .......
285: Hi-Rez Highway, Excellent post (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 05:09:53 (217.148.40.139)
Sometimes I think this forum has more spin-doctors than a political convention. Still, it provides endless entertainment and long may that continue. >>There's no point to all of this, except rarely is .......
286: Hi-Rez Highway, "jagger to the heart " (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 04:53:22 (217.148.40.139)
Freudian slip? -Joe. .......
287: Hi-Rez Highway, Why do you want to hear rhese records (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 04:37:24 (217.148.40.139)
...in a way that was never intended? The first 6 were intended to be heard MONO and really do sound best that way. Just curious. -JOe. .......
288: Hi-Rez Highway, but you've heard all the tunes before :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 04:26:26 (217.148.40.139)
re-tread pop? .......
289: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: I heard the Stones on SACD at HE 2002 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 04:15:12 (217.148.40.139)
>>The Sony SACD demo hosted by none other than our very own Demery (a cheerful, engaging British chap), I bet those who referred to him as Demerey-san are feeling a little silly now :). -Joe. ::: TOPI .......
290: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Festival of Lights bad (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 04:06:42 (217.148.40.139)
The RD box sets were pressed by RCA, so if you want good ones you have to get the early ones. Anything pressed in the late 60's and 70's is as RCAs of that period. -Joe. .......
291: Vinyl Asylum, Re: YEEHAA two new Waits (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 03:48:05 (217.148.40.139)
I have Blood Money: it's a very different piece of music to Mule Variations, which being the scoe for a Musical shouldn't be surprising. It's a worthwhile effort if not as satisfying as "Mule". The UK .......
292: General Asylum, Re: Time for a new computer? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 03:40:18 (217.148.40.139)
Mike did you actually read the message. He needs to upgrade his OS because the piec eof software he wants to run doesn't work with '98. when it comes to multi-media there are a lot of differences betw .......
293: General Asylum, I think the point is that he wasn't sharing (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-31, 03:33:56 (217.148.40.139)
nt .......
294: Outside Asylum, Re: Word Cup anyone? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 10:38:47 (217.148.40.94)
>>. About time we had the finals here as it's the only way we can ever qualify. I think that would be an excellent Idea. I may take the piss out of Aussies for being backwards and upside down, but you .......
295: Outside Asylum, Re: Poor george. . .ignorance is bliss I guess (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 10:20:06 (217.148.40.94)
>>The sea was calm and the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry found that the flag was very likely drooped and not discernible; moreover, members of the crew, including the Captain, Commander William McGonagle .......
296: Outside Asylum, Could have been worse (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 09:52:48 (217.148.40.94)
someone could have told Dubya about Amazonian head-hunters :). -Joe. .......
297: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Lauerman Imports - Rega Support NOT! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 09:44:19 (217.148.40.94)
It's not really the distributor's job to support the end-customer. That's usually the dealer's resposibiity. That's probably not what you want to hear, but, IME that's how the industry works. -Joe. :: .......
298: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Classifieds - Turntables (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 09:19:51 (217.148.40.94)
>>if anyone is even somewhat contemplating spending $20k on a turntable this is an easy decision. I wonder if they would accept share options in a .com company? :) -Joe. .......
299: Vinyl Asylum, In addition (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 09:16:44 (217.148.40.94)
There was a UK budget reissue on the "Fame" label. Unlike most of the Fame releases this one is very good. -Joe. .......
300: Hi-Rez Highway, Who did you ask? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-30, 09:13:44 (217.148.40.94)
or are you just quoting the Sterophile article? -Joe. .......
301: Hi-Rez Highway, Try asking them (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 12:21:54 (217.148.40.39)
see what kind of answer you get. -Joe. .......
302: Music Lane, Re: Off topic - World Cup (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 03:20:19 (217.148.40.178)
Look forward to seeing you there. -Joe. .......
303: Hi-Rez Highway, This is a trendy viewpoint that I've heard from those who wish to appear ethnically savvy (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 02:45:11 (217.148.40.178)
it's also completely bogus, as anyone who knows anything about Ry Cooder and his music making already knows. It's a slur on a very tallented, humble, hard-working and honest musician. You should feel .......
304: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: rumor may be too strong... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 02:16:05 (217.148.40.178)
>>but certainly a quote attributed to "someone in the record industry" cannot be given much weight. It amounts to publilshing heresay. No suprise that both UMG and SOny have flatly denied it to be tru .......
305: Hi-Rez Highway, Be realistic (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 02:05:24 (217.148.40.178)
How likely is it that UMG will be able to do it any sooner than that? There was much rejoicing when UMG announced backing for SACD and we are only now seeing the first maegre trickle of releases from .......
306: General Asylum, If... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-29, 01:56:02 (217.148.40.178)
you actually owned some decent equipment you might be able to descern a difference between it and your NAD setup. Cheers, -Joe. .......
307: Outside Asylum, Re: Word Cup anyone? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-28, 02:15:46 (195.92.168.168)
Hi Simon the games being shown in the US are mainly on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Classic, with the odd game on ABC. Here's the schedule, the times are EST, you are going to need a VCR or stay up real late/early .......
308: General Asylum, Oh. but they will.. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-28, 01:46:30 (195.92.168.168)
...round about the year 2200. Which is like this unconfirmed (in fact flatly denied by all concerned) rumour. CDs WILL one day become obsolete and record companies are at liberty to strategically plan .......
309: Outside Asylum, Word Cup anyone? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-27, 11:09:27 (217.148.40.43)
It's nearly time for the 2002 World Cup to kick-off. In honor of this epic competiton, I have re-created the Tutto Sportivo message board for anyine who wants to discuss the World Cup (or any other Sp .......
310: Music Lane, Off topic - World Cup (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-27, 11:02:25 (217.148.40.43)
Sorry about the OT post, but I know there are still a few footy (soccer) fans who frequent Music Lane. I have re-created the Tutto Sportivo message board for anyone who wants to discuss the World Cup. .......
311: Outside Asylum, Re: Interesting info on ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-27, 03:01:17 (217.148.40.244)
>>The third site is a waste of time. More of the same boring ad hominum rhetoric that is as fallacious as what it is suppose to be debunking. I read up through section G and will agree with one statem .......
312: General Asylum, Prompt Payment (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 03:13:16 (217.148.40.52)
C'mon, 8-9 hours isn't long enough to allow payment. There should be an agreed period by which payment should be recieved (for Paypal, BidPay etc. 48 hours seems reasonable, for cheques etc., obviousl .......
313: Outside Asylum, No, it's worse than that (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 02:47:49 (217.148.40.52)
It's also an attack on Science and Scientific knowledge that is at odds with what Fundamentalists iterpret as the literal truth in the Bible. As such it can serve only to put mankind back to the stae .......
314: Outside Asylum, Debunking Creationism (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 02:02:04 (217.148.40.143)
The following links show numerous cases where false claims and in some cases outright lies by Creationsists have been debunked. Creationist Lies Anti-creationist FAQ 300 reasons why Hovind is wrong .......
315: Outside Asylum, It's purely political (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 01:34:13 (217.148.40.143)
Christain fundamentalists want to set the curriculm for Schools and this is the starting point. -Joe. .......
316: Outside Asylum, Re: Hmmm ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 01:29:08 (217.148.40.143)
>>if the results still don't they are interpreted to anyway - an example is this nonsense about the of eyes on fruitflys providing evidence for evolution - and going further to presuppose that what is .......
317: Outside Asylum, but he'd LIKE to be, I'd bet (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 01:07:49 (217.148.40.143)
nt .......
318: Outside Asylum, "it goes against God's teachings " (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 01:06:18 (217.148.40.143)
Where does it say in the Bible: "thou shalt not shag?". Now, "go forth and multiply". I can find. :-) BTW, anticpatig the obvious response;| "thou shalt not commit adultery" refers strictly to playing .......
319: Outside Asylum, Re: Boneheads! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 01:01:35 (217.148.40.143)
>>Both arguments should be presented objectively, in a non-religious manner Pleas explain how Creationism which has the basic assumption of God as the Creator can be taught in a "non-religious manner" .......
320: Outside Asylum, In the UK, that''s the reserve of Public (actually private) BoardingSchools (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-25, 00:58:49 (217.148.40.143)
Eton Rifles! Huzzah! -Joe. .......
321: Outside Asylum, Re: Restoring dignity to the Oval Office (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 17:32:40 (217.148.40.44)
Hmmm I can only imagine what most World Leaders call each other behind closed doors and behind eachother's backs. would imagine that "pooty-poot" was pretty mild by comparison, although they should fi .......
322: Outside Asylum, Re: How does IDT differ ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 17:26:32 (217.148.40.44)
See JSR's post. IDT is pseudo-science and the assumption of God as the creator takes it out of the realm of science and puts it in the realm of religious doctrine. Do I really have to explain why? -Jo .......
323: General Asylum, Re: $40 for XP PROFESSIONAL. . .no joke (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 13:27:03 (217.148.40.252)
Well that's a deal, except Win2K is on average 30-40% faster. -Joe. .......
324: Outside Asylum, Bush Abroad (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 13:18:26 (217.148.40.252)
Some protestors in Berlin for Bush's recent visit unfurled a banner which read: IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU'RE NOT THE PRESIDENT -Joe, .......
325: Outside Asylum, Re: I find it interesting that ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 12:25:02 (217.148.40.222)
>>it is not the IDT folks who say Darwin cannot be taught but the Darwinists who say IDT cannot be taught. Now you were saying something about denying free thinking educational ideas? I'm all for scho .......
326: Outside Asylum, Evolution = Science, Intelligent design = faith (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 12:16:54 (217.148.40.222)
and neer the twain should meet. Any school teaching creationism is teaching Religious Doctrine and not Science. Why is this so hard for people to grasp? -Joe. .......
327: General Asylum, Re: However, they still get into recc. components list(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 11:18:05 (217.148.40.222)
>>However, they still get into recc. components list(nt) Yes they do. So what? Have you thought about filling in a Stereophile Complaint Form ? Alas, poor J-10... -Joe. .......
328: General Asylum, Re: Ganging up, aren't you? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 11:08:14 (217.148.40.222)
>>A wary eye should be fixed on any reviewer or mag which accepts advertising from the manufacturers it reviews and/or accepts discounts or non-returns on the equipment for review Charles, do you know .......
329: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: That really blows! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 11:00:09 (217.148.40.222)
The quesiton is: are you paying much more (if anything) to have SACD? If not, then why not? It gives one more options, but I don't see it as the overriding reason for choosing one CD player over anoth .......
330: Vinyl Asylum, Joe's rule(s) of thumb concerning wire (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 04:59:43 (217.148.40.91)
1. Stranded wire (whatever it cost you) sounds like poop. Solid core does much less damage. 2. All wires screw up the sound one way or another. 3.On the whole, shields do more harm than good: Naked wi .......
331: Vinyl Asylum, I dunno (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 04:47:27 (217.148.40.91)
I find the Gyrodec base suspension to be very effective. You can buy a deadening pack for the sub-chassis from Michell, It's cheap. Isolating the motor IS a good idea, though and you can do this quite .......
332: General Asylum, One man's meat is another's poison (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 04:19:15 (217.148.40.91)
I've avoided TAS in the past as I found most of the writing to be utterly tedious and needlessly pompous and humourless. It sounds like with these chahnges, TAS might actually be worth giving another .......
333: General Asylum, Re: Used to get this at Tower but no longer (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 04:02:02 (217.148.40.91)
When I lived there, I used to find it in the Tower Mega Store up at San Mateo. They can order magazines too, just ask the girl with the body-piercings. If it's any consolation, Hi-Fi+ can be hard to f .......
334: General Asylum, Re: I really used to respect Tellig and Stereophile. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 03:41:17 (217.148.40.91)
>>Especially his technical reviews. Notice that he doesn't do technical reviews of Tellig recommended components? Er, Ed, how closely do you read Sterophile? They never publish measurements for equipm .......
335: General Asylum, Hmmm.. let's examine what happened. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 03:35:31 (217.148.40.91)
you started a thread trolling for Sam's attention and when he took you down a peg or two you started a new thread at the top of the board to cry about it. What prevented you from confronting Sam head .......
336: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: missed my point entirely (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-24, 03:19:14 (217.148.40.91)
>>My point was missed entirely. My point, not a gripe, has NOTHING to do with the quality of the recording... Sorry, Sam, but you just contradicted yourself. In your original post you wrote: >>>..... .......
337: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: and the number I'm vaguely interested in is (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 15:10:04 (217.148.40.74)
>>BTW, i was refering to the effects used on rock music causing a detailed wide soundstage to be unnecessary. How do you figure? How many stereo Jazz recordings from the 50's hav einstruments panned h .......
338: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: and the number I'm vaguely interested in is (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 14:14:03 (217.148.40.253)
I wasn't going to add any more replys to this thread, but... >>Fidelity Rock.... SACD is best suited for Jazz and Classical.... acoustic complex sounds..... Rock recordings very rarely qualify as some .......
339: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: While I'm not going to............... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 14:01:09 (217.148.40.253)
Chris, I'd hate to deprive you of your rather unique, if somewhat twisted, idea of fun. Please feel free to contact my employer if you like. Here's his e-mail address: joesap@(remove-this)go.com but d .......
340: Hi-Rez Highway, No, but... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 13:55:02 (217.148.40.253)
Diana Krall is out on SACD in July. I'm sharpening my pen even now :-). -Joe. .......
341: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: If you're going to go through the trouble of posting a number in big bold type. . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 10:35:02 (217.148.40.198)
>>I think you could have made your point just as well without the list Well I wanted to get an accurate picture. I don't like to take a position unless it has some basis in fact. In the end, there wer .......
342: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: If you're going to go through the trouble of posting a number in big bold type. . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 10:17:24 (217.148.40.198)
Thatnks for those. I thought some of those came out last December, but I shall add them to the list. BTW, have you any idea how time consuming and tedious this was? -Joe. .......
343: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD Releases in 2002 (so far) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-23, 09:25:08 (217.148.40.235)
We are almost halfway through 2002 and I winted to get a handle on how healthy (or otherwise) the SACD release rate was. So I trolled thorugh the web getting as much info as I could find for SACDs rel .......
344: General Asylum, Re: Read. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-22, 16:46:32 (217.148.40.202)
>>Actual estimate from an addition at a home in West Palm beach. Is that your retirement home, then? :-). >>these are just basic estimates..not to be taken seriously). Well, I could at this point as " .......
345: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Amused To Death (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-22, 08:50:56 (195.92.168.165)
They probbaly would have to get agreement from RW himself and that can take a lot of time and energy. Remember how long it took Classic to get the final OK from Page for the Led Zep re-issues? -Joe. : .......
346: General Asylum, Re: Finally, an installation to lust for... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-22, 08:32:24 (195.92.168.165)
Given the frankly awful sound quality of the vast majority of movie soundtracks in my collection and the fact you are invariably listening to compressed digital material, a highly resolving system tha .......
347: General Asylum, Re: Finally, an installation to lust for... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-22, 08:28:14 (195.92.168.165)
>>85K on the structure of the room, 9K on curtains, 22K on acoustic treatments, 65K on consulting and acoustic design How did you arrive at these figures Bill? Are they based on actual experience, quo .......
348: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Can't find that issue, but . . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-18, 15:21:07 (217.148.40.109)
>>my recollection is still that mono was INHERENTLY less noisy (on mono LP's)according to his review That's true if you use a mono cart. and your preamp has a mono switch. However mono records can sti .......
349: Vinyl Asylum, Re: An aside (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-18, 03:18:01 (217.148.40.135)
I was referring to this thread: Imposter JJ? So are thee Jim Johnson of AT&T labs (in)fame, or another JJ? Yuo can see how this could be confusing, no? If you, or "Vinyl Engine" are not Jim Johnson yo .......
350: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Japanese Jazz reissues question (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-17, 15:46:39 (217.148.40.14)
Hey Tom, just a word of warning: the 10" Blue Note reisssues are as good as they are ruinously expensive, and they are addictive. I have a few but crave more, only I can't find any here in Londinium e .......
351: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Are Fremer's thoughts applicable?? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-17, 15:16:09 (217.148.40.14)
I'm not sure if this is what Michael Fremer actually meant. Older records played with cheaper spherical styluses should have most wear higher in the groove. This is why older records often produce les .......
352: Vinyl Asylum, An aside (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-17, 15:06:03 (217.148.40.14)
Just curious: are you the real JJ, or the imposter he has been complaining about of late? -Joe. .......
353: Hi-Rez Highway, Circuit City is more like Dixon's on Steriods (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-17, 01:52:27 (217.148.40.30)
and, yes, it is about as bad as you can imagine. -Joe. .......
354: General Asylum, No (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-05-16, 15:45:11 (217.148.40.102)
I never have spilled a drink while concious, except once when I knocked over a glass of Champagne during a rather vigorous session of Rufty with a willing accomplice (the best kind, I find). BTW, this .......
355: Vinyl Asylum, Re: He's all wet....... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-11, 09:45:13 (217.148.40.53)
It's easu to pontificate based on limited experience and lots of knowledge gained from text-books. As you experience shows: it ain't necessarily so and good specs do not always predict good sound. -Jo .......
356: Vinyl Asylum, Re: UPS Goons and Audio Package Pucks (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-10, 12:57:41 (217.148.40.69)
Why did you sign for these items if the boxes were smashed up. The best thing to do is reject the package and then it's UPS's and the sender's problem, not yours. -Joe. .......
357: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I just rescued from the trash................ (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-09, 14:49:46 (217.148.40.145)
Sorry, Chris, but if you can't hear the tonal and phase distortions in a Dynagroove record, then it's time to get those ears syringed, or upgrade your TT :). -Joe. .......
358: Vinyl Asylum, "DYNAGROOVE!" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-09, 14:38:46 (217.148.40.145)
"...makes all our records sound like they were recorded underwater!". - RCA's 'What Were We Thinking?' Dept. -Joe. .......
359: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Classical on Vinyl: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-08, 02:14:23 (217.148.40.144)
Some very good recommendations so fat. I would add Sebelius and Grieg and Richard Strauss to the list and very much add my voice to Shostokovich and Rachmainov and Prokofiev recommendations. Try and f .......
360: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Marley "Exodus" on Simply Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-08, 01:55:49 (217.148.40.144)
>>I'd love to be told that the family got things remastered in analogue for the vinyl versions As far as I know they did. -Joe. .......
361: General Asylum, It seems... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-08, 01:35:31 (217.148.40.144)
Sony and others have decided that if you want to play a CD in your computer you must be a Criminal and they will punish you by crashing your machine. The only solution: don't buy crippled CDs. In addi .......
362: General Asylum, Today Celine, tomorrow any CD you want to buy, if you do nothing (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-08, 01:31:48 (217.148.40.144)
nt .......
363: General Asylum, Re: Wanna hear from a warped black guy w/ a belly full 'o pizza? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-07, 09:29:55 (217.148.40.154)
Hey, Mr. Moebius, I enjoyed your anchovy-fueled rant, thanks for laying down some truth. Music has no color, but you are right: Rock and Roll stole wholesale from R&B and Blues and gave very little ba .......
364: General Asylum, Re: Reel to reel, hi-fi vcr or cd burner to record from vinyl? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-07, 09:08:14 (217.148.40.154)
You will get the best sound from a top-flight open reel machine (TEAC, Studer, Ferrograph). The problem is, you are restricted to home use (obviously) and you have the care and feeding of an open-reel .......
365: Outside Asylum, That already happened (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 09:54:10 (217.148.40.240)
this "prophecy" is about the Babylonian invasion of Israel and the transportation of the Israelites off to Babylon. It was probably written in captivity, after the events that it prophesises. -Joe. :: .......
366: Outside Asylum, A bit late, but welcome nonetheless (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 09:47:10 (217.148.40.240)
I think he made it very clear to both sides that they had better be willing to make progress towards a peaceful solution, and fast. I think Arafat knows now that the US will only support a peace initi .......
367: Hi-Rez Highway, and them as well! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:45:32 (217.148.40.47)
>>But I am not going to boycott Sony. I've gotta have my SACDs. Well, there are plenty of SACDs not made by Sony. But y'know what? I can live quite happilly without SACD and Sony products if they are .......
368: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: actually I don't mind that policy (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:40:17 (217.148.40.47)
Greg, I'm not in the least suprised that some people on this list will passively accept being judged as a criminal and having their rights restricted. It is wrong to blithely accept that anyone wishin .......
369: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Harvest UK label questions (Pink Floyd fans please help) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:24:48 (217.148.40.47)
EMI's vinyl quality went decidedly downhill after about 1972/73, so the earlier ones should be on better vinyl and also the mothers would have been cut from master tapes that weren't so worn. In gener .......
370: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Now That "Listener" Has Given The Wright PP100C Phono Stage Five Stars: (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:17:42 (217.148.40.47)
Use it with a step-up transformer for low noise and MC use. -Joe. .......
371: General Asylum, Would this be better outside? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:12:28 (217.148.40.47)
nt .......
372: General Asylum, Nothin' to worry about (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 01:10:11 (217.148.40.47)
if there was any precedent, you would think that United would have sued www.untied.com a long time ago. Well, they haven't and I assume they have no shortage of Lawyers. -Joe. .......
373: General Asylum, Re: I'm a little confused, here.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-05, 00:50:45 (217.148.40.47)
The point here is more one of corporate control vs individual freedoms. Sony is judging anyone who buys their CDs to be a criminal who needs to be stopped from copying their CDs on a computer. That is .......
374: Hi-Rez Highway, RETRACTION - no more Sony for me (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-04, 02:16:00 (217.148.40.151)
On this news: Sony won't let you play I won't be buying anything else from Sony, hardware or music, until they change their misguided policy. -Joe. .......
375: General Asylum, Re: Things to think about (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-04, 01:37:00 (217.148.40.151)
The biggest issue I have with PayPal, and what they don't tell you upfront is that if you pay by Credit Card you lose ALL of the protection that you would have if you paied a merchant directly with yo .......
376: General Asylum, Re: Make sure you don't tell them.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-04, 01:14:46 (217.148.40.151)
I'm not sure that applies to the X-Cans as you have to be able to open it to replace the tubes. -JOe. .......
377: General Asylum, Boycott all Sony products (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-04, 01:10:29 (217.148.40.151)
What gives them the right to decide where and how I can play a CD I have paid for? OK it's only Celine Dion (note her initials, LOL), but if consumers do not stand up for themselves now, it will be ev .......
378: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: This is who Perahia is... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-03, 07:50:50 (217.148.40.42)
>>If your 'Who?' referred to Bach then I must agree :-) Precisely. It's not that I don't like Bach, I do and I appreciate his immense genius, but There is rather a lot of his music and I already have .......
379: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Forget SACD ? Sony Europe ( Berlin)... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-03, 07:42:22 (217.148.40.42)
>>-Walkman with SACD ( no details ) WOOHOO! I'm first in line for one of these babies. >>-Sony moke a comment why they do not have hybride layer,because in the U.S they are considered as double albums .......
380: General Asylum, Re: Extreem frustration with Paypal. HELP! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-03, 07:33:37 (217.148.40.42)
Go here for phone numbers: http://www.paypalwarning.com/ Good luck. -Joe. .......
381: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Sony Announces 4 SACD Releases for April 16th (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-02, 03:43:13 (217.148.40.239)
>Celine Dion A New Day Has Come (EPIC 86400) Barf. >Indigo Girls Become You (EPIC 86401) They good. >Murray Perahia Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 (SONY CLASSICAL 89690) Who? Pass >John Williams .......
382: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: IAR article DVD-A wins over SACD (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-02, 02:46:04 (217.148.40.26)
The discription of how DSD works is flat out WRONG and I can only assume that the author is either atechnical dunce or was dishonestly trying to discredit DSD as a recording format. This makes me high .......
383: Vinyl Asylum, Re: rega broken headshell wire (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-01, 09:02:39 (217.148.40.189)
I didnlt say it couldn't be done, but the end result will never be as good as replacing the wiring. Only a fool would argue otherwise (and i'm as frugal as they come when it comes to wire). -Joe. ::: .......
384: Vinyl Asylum, I think... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-01, 08:58:45 (217.148.40.189)
you're an idiot. There, you just proved it. -Joe. .......
385: General Asylum, Re: LOL! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-04-01, 08:39:47 (217.148.40.189)
>>It`s finally crept into Hi-Fi terminology - `minimalism` will now be used as an explanation/excuse for every design which ommits the use of expensive components or decent power-supplies etc! The ter .......
386: Vinyl Asylum, Re: rega broken headshell wire (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-30, 23:13:20 (217.148.40.121)
Have yo ever tried this? The end result is usually a noisier connection with added hum (i.e. I don't know anyone who knows what they are doing who would recommend this over replacing the wire). -JOe. .......
387: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I will make a million by typing postings on Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-30, 22:59:39 (217.148.40.121)
The trick is to get people to pay-up for reading the posts. I hear that's a real gold-mine (arf, arf). -Joe. .......
388: Vinyl Asylum, Re: where to find headshell screws... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-30, 22:57:31 (217.148.40.121)
>>I would venture to guess Wally was being humorous. He will probably send him more than he would ever need. If you knew Wally as I do, you would not have posted this drivel. Null points are located o .......
389: Vinyl Asylum, Re: where to find headshell screws... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-30, 12:40:54 (217.148.40.68)
>>Please include $1 for my time typing this email. Hmmmm. At the most it took you 30 seconds to write and post that message. So that would make your hourly rate $120. Not bad for cutting and engraving .......
390: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I never timed myself before! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-30, 03:17:25 (217.148.40.38)
Apart from the extra fluid stage(s), not really. You have to rinse the record with distilled water otherwise it will sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies when played. I can often get away with 2 fluid s .......
391: General Asylum, Jonathan Scull? 'nuff said. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-29, 16:56:42 (217.148.40.115)
It's not looking good for the 'Phile. I wish J-10 all the best. -Joe. .......
392: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Thanks, I guessed as much. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-29, 04:32:42 (217.148.40.52)
Have you heard the classic reissue (2 Lp set with 1 side at 45 RPM)? I don't equate it with your description. -Joe. .......
393: General Asylum, Is it less boring now? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-29, 04:13:26 (217.148.40.52)
After not reading TAS for many a year (due to the fact I found it a less than riveting read), I picked up a copy about a year ago and unfortunately found the going to be tedium-in-extremis, just as I .......
394: General Asylum, Re: Stereophile review of DAC technology part 11 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-28, 15:59:05 (217.148.40.24)
>>As you can see from the thread, this subject has generated a fair bit of passion, certainly because the technology seems to split people into one of two camps -- well three if you count Kal Rubinson .......
395: Vinyl Asylum, Re: did you see the "never been played" go for $275 ????? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-28, 12:09:15 (217.148.40.97)
No, but the gullibility of some eBay bidders never ceases to amaze me. -JOe. .......
396: Outside Asylum, George the Bonesman (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-28, 11:28:55 (217.148.40.97)
Found: this fascinating article concerning Georges Sr. and Jr.'s membership of an elite secret society at Yale called Skull and Bones. The following is priceless: "the most pervasive rumors about Bon .......
397: Vinyl Asylum, Re: "NOS" Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-28, 03:58:41 (217.148.40.14)
>>If your Some Girls is the original with cutouts for the faces, I have that (NM, US), sounds not very good, though. Shall I tell you about my White Label Promo Led Zep III (US)? I bought it sealed, b .......
398: Vinyl Asylum, Re: "Rileys Record Ranch" - A Warning (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-28, 03:46:25 (217.148.40.14)
I think perhaps your expectations were too high. You paid $33.00 for KOb and the Live Double, so, at the very most, you paid $16.50 for the KOB. If you want a good sounding six-eye KOB that isn't beat .......
399: General Asylum, Re: The part about... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 11:44:48 (217.148.40.218)
>>Joe, I have not only heard an AN DAC, I own one, which I have heavily modified. I also own a non-oversampling filterless DAC from 47 Labs. So I have two. I see the 47 Labs mentioned in your system p .......
400: Hi-Rez Highway, I can answer that (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 04:23:51 (217.148.40.100)
The one guy who bought the DVD-A releases is into classical. -Joe. .......
401: General Asylum, Re: Joe (and others)- Here is the catalyst for the question (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 04:11:27 (217.148.40.100)
>>However if it was a troll you seem to be the only victim of it. Can you explain how such tortured and convulted logic is even remotely illustrated by this current thread? TIA, -JOe. .......
402: General Asylum, Picky Picky (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 04:09:15 (217.148.40.100)
Sorry, I never could see past Dolly's greatest, er, assets, if you get my drift. Anyway I'm sure she sang it too, no? -Joe. .......
403: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Windham Hill doesn't get much respect from serious music collectors, hence (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 04:04:54 (217.148.40.100)
>>Maybe former owners of these types of records show a greater respect and care for their records. More likely they didn't get played much :-). -Joe. .......
404: Vinyl Asylum, I said "mostly" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 04:00:22 (217.148.40.100)
there are 1 or 2 I did like enough to keep. One was a Hedges (I can't remember the title, the other was solo piano (Solid Colors by Joy Adams). They didn't mess too much with the Solo instrumentalists .......
405: General Asylum, Re: Stereophile review of non-sampling DAC (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 02:37:29 (217.148.40.92)
>>With respect to 'jj', who fancies himself an expert Er, he IS an expert. You might want to check Mr. Johnsons' credentials and resume before you embarrass yourself further. -Joe. .......
406: General Asylum, Re: The part about... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 02:11:58 (217.148.40.92)
Robert, have you actually heard any AN Dac? I have not, but I wouldn't mind building their An DAC 1.1 kit which is budget priced and also non-oversampling ( Audio Note Kits ). Reviews of it here were .......
407: General Asylum, Re: John, Paul, George & Ringo do my system (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-27, 01:41:00 (217.148.40.92)
I don't understand, given that you own a Basis 2000 why you never tried to hear the beatles on the original Parlophone vinyl. Then you would really have a reason to be shocked. -Joe. .......
408: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: LINN to include SACD / DVD-A in ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-26, 02:41:29 (217.148.40.201)
>>So when they say "mid market" and "high end" what do they mean exactly? I think a lot of people are missing the point that this is an OEM Kit and as such needs to be priced at a point where it makes .......
409: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Cork Block (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-26, 02:04:48 (217.148.40.201)
I found references to high-density cork on the web. I'm thinking it must be the Agglo kind, Do you know any suppliers (preferably in th UK) who sell it in blocks large enough to house a Garrard (makin .......
410: General Asylum, I give up (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-26, 01:48:33 (217.148.40.201)
nt .......
411: General Asylum, Re: Joe (and others)- Here is the catalyst for the question (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-26, 01:46:24 (217.148.40.201)
3 points against you: >>No this is not a troll. 1) Whenever someone starts a post with the above then there is a 99% probability that what follows is exactly that: Standard Procedure for a troll. 2) T .......
412: General Asylum, Cue Dolly Parton (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-26, 01:15:05 (217.148.40.201)
Stan' by uwer maaaaan..... -JOe. .......
413: Vinyl Asylum, So that explains why most of Tusk (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 15:46:02 (217.148.40.63)
sounds like it was recorded with the Mics buried under piles of blankets. I swear Mick Fleetwood was playing a sandwich-box and coffee-can drum kit on that album. BTW, Stevie can come round my pad, si .......
414: Vinyl Asylum, Re: The German Pressing of Tom Wait's Blue Valentine (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 15:36:12 (217.148.40.63)
Like Mr. Solvang, I bought the recent 180g reissue and was likewise dissapointed, despite the lush packaging. The excllmation mark sticker is for "Nice Price" lower price reissues from the 80's - earl .......
415: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Winham Hill on Vinyl? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 15:24:16 (217.148.40.63)
Great vinyl: a lot of it was half speed mastered. The Music mostly sucks, though. -Joe. .......
416: General Asylum, Re: So how many have gone back into vinyl and found it lacking? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 15:14:24 (217.148.40.63)
>>No this is not a troll. I'm trying to make a decision on a TT and would like to have both sides of the issue covered. Not interested in vinyl vs cd debate, just your experience please. LOL! Look how .......
417: Vinyl Asylum, Re: garrard 401 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 02:29:51 (217.148.40.74)
The Ortofon arm is well thought of and the early SPU carts were designed for it (do a search for thorsten and ortofon in vinyl asylum). A well set-up 401 will not disgrace itself with the best arms ou .......
418: Vinyl Asylum, Re: garrard 401 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 02:18:28 (217.148.40.74)
>>Most interesting setup I've seen a 401 was set in a 6 inch thick block of Cork that had been routered out to accomodate the turntable, it sounded great too! Was the cork reinforced in any way. I wou .......
419: General Asylum, Re: The one only provides the data, and the other its application (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-25, 01:58:08 (217.148.40.74)
I understand that a private review (or "beta testing") as you put it might be a somehwta different activity to a regular review, but the fact remains idf this activity is paid for then there is a busi .......
420: General Asylum, Re: Why do you care? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 14:27:24 (217.148.40.24)
Well my impression from looking at it over the last few months is that they will take an ad from pretty much anyone willing to place one and in the present climate, who can blame them? Better any ads .......
421: General Asylum, Paid reviews (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 14:18:47 (217.148.40.24)
Here's one thing I find troubling: >>Not all reviews are for publication, some "reviews" are for manufacturer feedback only, and the results are confidential, or not for public consumption In this ins .......
422: General Asylum, Re: It's not all wine and roses. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 13:58:30 (217.148.40.24)
>>I mean that has to suck a bit, not being able to have your desired system because it has to also double as the reference system. You know, Monster, I think few people realise the personal anguish su .......
423: General Asylum, LOL! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 13:43:20 (217.148.40.24)
no tuesday .......
424: Hi-Rez Highway, no comment <nt> (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 09:04:07 (217.148.40.155)
nt .......
425: Hi-Rez Highway, Only if they used the analogue masters (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 08:57:22 (217.148.40.155)
the CD transfer was horrible. -Joe. .......
426: General Asylum, Why do you care? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 08:38:26 (217.148.40.155)
Do you buy the mag just to read the adverts? -Joe. .......
427: General Asylum, Re: "There's nothing wrong with Cambridge Sound Works' products" (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 08:36:18 (217.148.40.155)
A friend of mine bought their top of the range towers, powered by a Marantz receiver (this was a couple of years ago). He was very happy with them and invited me round to listen. In a nutshell I could .......
428: General Asylum, Please search tht tubes asylum archives and check the FAQ page (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-24, 07:51:55 (217.148.40.155)
These questions have been answered many times a search of the archives for these tube types will yield many recommendations. -Joe. .......
429: Outside Asylum, This sentence would be meaningless before the 19th Century (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 11:42:41 (217.148.40.175)
the idea of nationalism is a recent one. Something that many poeple tend to forget. Italy didn't even exist as a country until the mid 19th Century, Germany a little earlier and the USA did not really .......
430: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: What Joe doesn't know, is................. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 11:30:54 (217.148.40.175)
So when you've finished polishing your guns and watching your neantderthal "intertenment" on TV, do you wonder down to the Trailer Park Liccer store for some more hooch? -Joe. .......
431: Hi-Rez Highway, Get a decent turntable (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 11:28:25 (217.148.40.175)
they don't rumble. -Joe. .......
432: Hi-Rez Highway, I have an answer (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 11:25:54 (217.148.40.175)
trollin' trollin' trollin', keep them dawgies rollin'... -Joe. .......
433: Vinyl Asylum, Own up (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 05:04:53 (217.148.40.241)
I bet you still don't have all the recordings of the Tijuana Brass yet. -Joe. .......
434: Vinyl Asylum, Please search the archives (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 04:50:02 (217.148.40.241)
both for vinyl asylum and music lane and you will find many recommendations. We recently had this recent thread which contains many classics with excellent sound as well: http://www.audioasylum.com/au .......
435: General Asylum, Re: moving to england with equipment (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 04:38:52 (217.148.40.241)
OK, I boobed, but I have a valid excuse: I've been away for a good many years, only been back in blightgy for about 18 months and I don't own a TV (I watch TV on my Laptop), so I was unaware of this n .......
436: General Asylum, Re: Great opportunity for small independent labels (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 04:32:45 (217.148.40.241)
>>Look at Naxos, for example. It's really up there with the big labels as far as number of classical discs of new recordings sold--in this house, anyway. The success of Naxos highlights the failure of .......
437: General Asylum, Re: Classical Acts (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-23, 04:24:59 (217.148.40.241)
>>Another reason is the decline in the music. In reality, there are very few artists today who come close to the greats of years ago. It really isn't all that relevant to record Abbado, Barenboim, The .......
438: Hi-Rez Highway, Hey George (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 11:17:24 (217.148.40.105)
time you gave it up, mate. Should have stopped after 3 instead of inflicting this dross upon the public. Do people really sit at home listening to Star Wars soundtracks? How sad can you get? -Joe. :: .......
439: Hi-Rez Highway, Y'know (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 11:07:21 (217.148.40.105)
I've owned 6 different turnatables over the years and never had a problem with any of them. Never had a disc rejected, no TOC or read errors, no grinding noises (unless externally induced by the cat) .......
440: Vinyl Asylum, Flabby Road? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 10:58:10 (217.148.40.105)
nah, the reissued Yellow Submarine sounds way better. -Joe. .......
441: General Asylum, Re: A question for the Moderators. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 10:51:01 (217.148.40.105)
>>Guess what the outcome was? Their open forum is now not much different than it was with moderation. Oddly enough, adults are capable of self-moderation. As with any form of free speech, the good mus .......
442: General Asylum, Bin there, done that (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 10:21:35 (217.148.40.105)
Outside used to be the Wild West of AA where men were men etc... but I guess those running AA didn't feel comfortable allowing the free-for-alls that occasionally developed. I thought it was useful to .......
443: General Asylum, Re: moving to england with equipment (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-22, 09:56:38 (217.148.40.105)
I agree with Sam, there's a lot of good budget stuff in the UK that doesn't make its' way over the pond and the audio stores are, on the whole, a lot more welcoming and down-to-earth. If you catch the .......
444: General Asylum, Trollus Interruptus (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-21, 04:25:16 (217.148.40.121)
et tu, Trolly? .......
445: Hi-Rez Highway, No need to remember, he's still there (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 14:34:32 (217.148.40.183)
and still packing 'em in (all you had to do was scroll down the page): http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/27913.html My, this thread was so friendly, the mods had to put a stop to it. Chee .......
446: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Are you recommending a speaker you have not heard? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 14:07:32 (217.148.40.183)
Now, now, DUI, is this the kind of friendly atmosphere you were just bragging about on Hi-Rez? :-) http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/65402.html FWIW, I had a demo of the old ALS IIIs an .......
447: General Asylum, Re: Yes, 'agree' :-/ on some 'appropriate' scheduled times... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 08:17:40 (217.148.40.62)
If you can find a place where all the neighbours are clinically deaf, then you are in clover, basically. -Joe. .......
448: SET Asylum, Re: Bel Canto SETi 40 and SET 40 (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 03:22:51 (217.148.40.43)
>>Has anybody try this path of modification? Please share your experiences.-Regards- No, I haven't tried it. The BC design runs the 845 flat out and so this mod should reduce the strain on the tube, b .......
449: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Tactful and poignant advice, (maybe a bit overdue) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 01:29:35 (217.148.40.43)
>>For the same amount of light, and with much less heat, look at the Planar speaker board >>there are people there who differ about everything WITHOUT GETTING ANGRY. Have you forgotten the flame wars .......
450: General Asylum, Get a penthouse on top of an office block (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-20, 00:33:19 (217.148.40.43)
or try to find one of those rare places with good sound insulation (towers with convrete walls and floors are a lot better than your average boxwood US Apt.) Failing that, try and get to know your nei .......
451: Hi-Rez Highway, Why doesn't... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-19, 12:28:29 (217.148.40.116)
the recording industry just return to analogue recording and mastering? You can then go to any format you like and get the best sound in every case. -Joe. .......
452: Tweakers' Asylum, ???? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-19, 12:11:38 (217.148.40.116)
phut. .......
453: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: no big deal (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-19, 01:55:18 (217.148.40.83)
>>are you sensitive? Often find yourself in a position where you find that you have to be defensive about what you have said? Er, no. I must say that I find many of your posts almost as obtuse and mea .......
454: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: No need for "So longs", stay or go. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 15:17:45 (217.148.40.182)
>>As Jack G said so well, "it's not about you". Actually Ed, the problem is the opposite: there are so many these days asking questions and unable to really contribute much themselves that it really I .......
455: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: Yahoo groups (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 15:10:02 (217.148.40.182)
>>That is a thing you can not blame AA for POPups and unwanted advertising I'm not blaming AA for that. >>Eventual comerceialism comes from some very few people, and can sometimes be read "between the .......
456: Tweakers' Asylum, Yahoo groups (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 06:39:20 (217.148.40.211)
yeah, they make you sign in and create an e-mail account which is a bit long winded, but you don't need to use it for anything, Once you are signed in to a group you can change the e-mail profile back .......
457: Outside Asylum, Totally (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 03:30:34 (217.148.40.211)
and Shuey agreed it was a racing incident, amazingly enough. It's been clear for a long time now that the FIA favors Ferrari. Still Williams is performing very well and i think we are in for a great s .......
458: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: Intellectual Property R??? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 02:34:01 (217.148.40.211)
>>I think it's absolutely defensible. AA is the publisher. When one agrees to post here, they agree to transfer copyright to AA. Just as when you submit a letter to the editor of a newspaper or an art .......
459: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: IPR.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 02:11:25 (217.148.40.211)
Hi Rod, the ownership issue is not a problem so much as control of the content. Ownership remains with the author accornding to AAs copyright notice. My concern is that AA can re-licence anything post .......
460: General Asylum, Re: paypal (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-18, 01:36:57 (217.148.40.211)
Read more here: auctionwatch.com forum -Joe. .......
461: Outside Asylum, Re: I am guessing it did work ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 14:33:12 (217.148.40.171)
The blood of tortured and murdered French resistance fighters salutes you. Try reading about what happened in France during WW II. I hope for your soul, that it makes you sick. -Joe. .......
462: Films/DVD Asylum, Lordy, lordy ... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 14:22:23 (217.148.40.171)
nt .......
463: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Harlan Ellison Story As Cinema. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 14:17:30 (217.148.40.171)
The power behind this story (also a personal favorite) is the psychological transformation that the characters experience when placed under extreme stress. This is incredibly difficlut to portray in a .......
464: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Welp, my XA777ES is crapping out... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 12:52:19 (217.148.40.171)
I have to say this is not very encoraging. The top end SACD players from sony seem to have had a lot of problems and it doesn't seem like the new model is much better. -Joe. .......
465: General Asylum, Record Collector Magazine (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 12:29:10 (217.148.40.171)
has some of the best reviews as does Hi-Fi+ mag. -Joe. .......
466: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: So long and ThanX for all the Fish (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-17, 11:55:19 (217.148.40.171)
Hey T, >>Furthermore, all content posted at the Asylum is expressly and non-exclusively licensed to the Asylum to be used by the Asylum at no cost or royalty for any purpose including licensing to a t .......
467: Outside Asylum, Re: I forgot to mention... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-16, 02:50:19 (217.148.40.128)
>>the gun (my first) was an old revolver I had been given for Christmas and Stephen proved to be a better shot with the King's English than he was with the squirrels. Murdering bastards. -Joe. ::: TO .......
468: Outside Asylum, Re: Stephen Rochlitz, quite a fellow (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-16, 02:47:30 (217.148.40.128)
>>turns out this is the very same Best Buy where I buy all of my audio equipment That was a joke, right? If not, what happened to your very own Audio Emporium? -Joe. .......
469: Hi-Rez Highway, Then (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-16, 02:37:03 (217.148.40.128)
>>There is nothing to clear up. I have the original 44/16 disc in DTS and I have the new 96/24 Disc in DTS and MLP. The disc sounds like crap and the user interface is terrible. It's ashame the same " .......
470: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Latest on Positive Feedback ? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-16, 02:27:46 (217.148.40.128)
I'm sure once they have received enough money from poor subscribers like yourself to actually pay for a print run you will get the next fabled edition of PF. -Joe. .......
471: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Michael Fremer responds to a post of mine...read (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 16:46:55 (217.148.40.221)
>>As a journalist, one should be expected to be criticized. I work in broadcasting, and I am also always criticized Yeah, so what's your agenda? :-) A lot of this has has much to do with personal pref .......
472: Hi-Rez Highway, Or maybe (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 04:09:53 (217.148.40.101)
nightfly simply parroted the earlier version of the review to make it seem like he had the disc. You'd think he'd know that the disk was going to be remixed if he had industry links. I'm sure he will .......
473: Outside Asylum, Re: What about Notre Dame (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:46:13 (217.148.40.101)
>>Is "The Fighting Irish" Well Notre Dame was founded by Irish Catholics was it not? Can I say "DUH!" ? Now, if they called themselves "The Drunken Irish", then maybe those from the Emerald Isle could .......
474: Music Lane, Re: Good question ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:35:29 (217.148.40.101)
>>People argue over whether or not she is a jazz singer. I think that sometimes she is, sometimes she isnt. Just like Ella. That was a joke, right? -Joe. .......
475: Music Lane, Re: What is it about Diana Krall??.... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:33:02 (217.148.40.101)
>>Do her discs have excellent sound quality or is she just fun to look at?? Both, just don't ask about the musical value. -Joe. .......
476: Music Lane, Hotter? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:31:36 (217.148.40.101)
what are you trying to acheive? If it's to weaken the resistance of your SO, then the best possible album is Lionheart. Just play "In the Warm Room" and interesitng things invarialy start to happen :- .......
477: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Morbid thoughts on morbidity and lp availability . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:17:00 (217.148.40.101)
>>Putting it in these terms makes me feel a little like an lp vulture (or makes me an lp vulture in fact), but I am sure this process is a major source for the lps in the thrift stores. No, you can't .......
478: Vinyl Asylum, Torlai (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-15, 03:12:36 (217.148.40.101)
Hi Stefano, do you have any contact information for Torlai? BTW, nice site. It ay just change my mind about trying a TD 124. Also, you really could give the US Audio writers some tips on how to dress .......
479: Outside Asylum, How about if the US had nuked Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 17:23:34 (217.148.40.18)
how much would you have liked that then? -Joe. .......
480: Outside Asylum, Re: I love it! Count me for a shirt... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 17:20:04 (217.148.40.18)
good for them. It's also high time the pro teams: Washingotn Redskins, Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians retired their names and mascots. -Joe. .......
481: Outside Asylum, I'm shocked! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 17:14:56 (217.148.40.18)
have you never made toast before an open fire whilst sitting in your leather winged armchair while your butler makes the tea? -Joe. .......
482: Vinyl Asylum, Re: The manufacturing costs and packaging costs are NOT the same! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 17:10:19 (217.148.40.18)
>>1. Mastering. This is more expensive -- ALWAYS -- because it requires EQ'ing for the RIAA curve. This means (1) a second master, which equals equals dollars, and (2) more time in the mastering lab, .......
483: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Margin on CD (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:59:37 (217.148.40.18)
>>Margins of 70% my ass! The music divisions of the multinationals do not make money, Joe. That's why they've been consolidating and laying off staff for years now. And quite a lot of this is down to .......
484: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: You just justified what happened to Enron.. (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:22:10 (217.148.40.18)
>>guess the corporate honchos aren't responsible are they? Where did I write that? Please quote me in full or kindly STFU. O|F COURSE the people at the top are responsible! My point was that they ofte .......
485: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: And the flip side of the recent Sony "monitoring" thread . . . (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:15:04 (217.148.40.18)
>>What, if anything, can we do about this? Buy 2 of every SACD that has been released and then maybe they will make some more. -Joe. .......
486: Vinyl Asylum, NO! (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:12:35 (217.148.40.18)
it's getting hard enough to find great used vinyl without more competition: stick to digital you will be far happier. -Joe. .......
487: Vinyl Asylum, Yes, forget about it, it's all over (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:11:39 (217.148.40.18)
nt .......
488: General Asylum, Re: How many Hi End amplifiers has user adjustable feedback ? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 16:06:54 (217.148.40.18)
>>To improve system integration / optimization. Do you have any idea what you are talking about? The only amps you are likely to get are tube amps. -Joe. .......
489: Hi-Rez Highway, Wot, no Mahler? (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 03:52:17 (217.148.40.232)
>>But major label recordings NO WAY, not SONY, not LONDON, not PHILIPS, and especially not DGG! Sure, just ignore all of the great performances and orchestras from the last 70 years. You're maaaaaaaad .......
490: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: I'll give you some help on this one (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 03:30:22 (217.148.40.232)
>>Top management makes policy corporate-wide. Each Sony operation is a seperate Entity: Sony Music is entirely Seperate from Sony Films as is the Sony Consumer Electronics business. These are seperate .......
491: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD Walkman (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 03:01:47 (217.148.40.232)
with DSD firewire port. I'd happily pay up to $1200 for one. My Dream standalone device(s): SACD/DVD/CD dual laser transport with Firewire and BNC ports. Outboard DSD upsampler (converts redbook to DS .......
492: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Margin on CD (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 02:00:57 (217.148.40.232)
>>THE RECORDING INDUSTRY IS A LOW-MARGIN BUSINESS. Nope. Most major labels make a gross margin of at least 70%. The band actually pays all the costs except for marketing and distribution out of its' r .......
493: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Why can't they put new releases on vinyl? too low of gross margin perhaps ... (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 01:47:40 (217.148.40.232)
Not sure where you get 5 centrs from. The cost to the label of runs of about 10K+ units is usually 70-80 cents per CD. -Joe. .......
494: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Check out this post from Joe-IIV (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 01:34:43 (217.148.40.232)
although Vinyl is more labor intensive, it doesn't cost that much to get a vinyl record masterd and pressed (these days a small run of say 500+ units coats about $0.50 per LP to press vs $1.00 per CD) .......
495: Vinyl Asylum, Re: German Jazz / Blues reissues (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 00:41:58 (217.148.40.232)
>>) I just wondered about the origins given the 2000 pressing date and quality of packaging. I suspect (without any evidence) that they were one of these "subscription" deals (like the Time-Life box s .......
496: General Asylum, Re: Yikes! I asked my girlfriend to move in and (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-14, 00:35:20 (217.148.40.232)
>>Can someone recommend a good headphone setup? I'm thinking Senn HD600 and an ASL MG head. No,no,no, Persuade your girlfriend that she really diesn't need to work out and that the odd cream-cake real .......
497: Vinyl Asylum, Re: German Jazz / Blues reissues (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-13, 16:02:23 (217.148.40.95)
Hi I picked up some of these (Silverline) about a week ago, They were being cleared out at £4-00 each in a London record shop. They're mostly historical releases of varying quality and they're OK, but .......
498: Vinyl Asylum, Re: There's mastering and then there's mastering (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-13, 15:44:42 (217.148.40.95)
>>Is this the case then for these exceptions, that they were shipping lacquers cut by the original engineer. I guess I was wondering why this wasn't done more often instead of sending out second gener .......
499: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Stone Roses (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-13, 15:36:32 (217.148.40.95)
Am I the only person who prefers Second Coming? -Joe. .......
500: Outside Asylum, Clearly barking mad (0.00)
Posted by Joe II-V on 2002-03-13, 12:09:59 (217.148.40.17)
but I guess it's better to have the madness of Ashcroft than the pure evil of Janet Reno. -Joe. .......
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