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1: General Asylum, "I know there's some hot stampers in here somewhere." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-16, 21:36:56 (24.162.126.158)
I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if that guy/company still around. .......
2: General Asylum, When boner meets balustrade. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-15, 03:10:58 (24.162.126.158)
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3: General Asylum, Cambridge Audio Evo 150 DeLorean Edition (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-15, 02:44:10 (24.162.126.158)
Cambridge Audio Evo 150 DeLorean Edition .......
4: General Asylum, Back to the future with Cambridge Audio (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-15, 02:42:51 (24.162.126.158)
Cambridge Audio Evo 150 DeLorean Edition .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: Holy Crap! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-07, 18:25:55 (24.162.126.158)
Check out the color names for the early seventies Ford Maverick. Per Wikipedia: "At introduction, exterior paint colors were named with puns, including "Anti-Establish Mint", "Hulla Blue", "Original C .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: Ivan303's Whereabouts? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-03-07, 02:35:54 (24.162.126.158)
Rumor has it that he was abducted by aliens. Story has it that the spacecraft resembled a white pickup truck. Update: Latest reports state that the spacecraft had Texas plates. .......
7: Inmate Central, RE: ... When people believe & talk about stupid things ~nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-20, 23:00:56 (24.162.126.158)
So, what do you propose? Food for thought: From ACLU ( https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech ) - "Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, .......
8: Critic's Corner, "Back in the 60s every little leaguer got one for just being on the team." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-19, 20:18:16 (24.162.126.158)
Maybe in the town/city where you grew up. I imagine that in the 60s it depended on where you lived and probably varied from town to town, otherwise I would have had a shelf full of trophies. ::: TOPI .......
9: General Asylum, As Crocodile Dundee said to Mobile Fidelity, "That's not a Fender. This is a Fender." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-19, 17:29:04 (24.162.126.158)
As Crocodile Dundee said to Mobile Fidelity, "That's not a Fender. This is a Fender." .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting tagline you have there. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-19, 17:03:57 (24.162.126.158)
Duh. That's why Einstein used the adjective "blind". .......
11: General Asylum, The best way for John Mayer to play music. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-17, 19:58:34 (24.162.126.158)
YMMV. :-) .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: Remember back in Grade School when you learned about Propaganda ?....................................... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-17, 18:25:18 (24.162.126.158)
Trolls are so pathetically transparent and disingenuous. .......
13: General Asylum, Damn my failed guitar lessons. At least now it will play a tune. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-17, 16:34:38 (24.162.126.158)
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14: General Asylum, RE: Ardent audiophile Arnie, upon seeing the Boy's urinal display... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-16, 20:48:19 (24.162.126.158)
Perhaps also inspired by the 1917 "readymade" sculpture "Fountain", a porcelain urinal signed "R. Mutt", by dadaist artist Marcel Duchamp, :-) .......
15: General Asylum, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-15, 19:28:00 (24.162.126.158)
Doh! .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: Remember back in Grade School when you were .................... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-13, 20:15:59 (24.162.126.158)
Trolls are so pathetically transparent and disingenuous. .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: There was no democracy (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-13, 20:08:45 (24.162.126.158)
+1 .......
18: General Asylum, SWTWPOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-13, 16:44:04 (24.162.126.158)
Song with the word pink of the day. :-) "The Lemon of Pink" by The Books .......
19: General Asylum, RE: the Gigi soundtrack album on the album cover (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-13, 15:51:53 (24.162.126.158)
RE: the Gigi soundtrack album on the album cover From Wikipedia: "The British version has the Gigi soundtrack album leaning against the wall immediately above the "Pink Floyd" letters.[12] Storm Thorg .......
20: General Asylum, RE: PFSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-13, 15:10:32 (24.162.126.158)
Nice! "That was pretty avant-garde, wasn't it?" .......
21: General Asylum, PFPOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 20:58:36 (24.162.126.158)
Pink Floyd pic of the day .......
22: General Asylum, Caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 20:50:25 (24.162.126.158)
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23: Inmate Central, RE: One THOUSAND private aircraft were expected at Vegas airport(s)... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 19:55:11 (24.162.126.158)
That's about the same number of private aircraft used to attend last year's World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland stuporsummit. .......
24: Critic's Corner, "I'm sorry if I sound like Jethro Bodine." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 18:36:57 (24.162.126.158)
Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies. Now that's meta ironic. LOL :-) .......
25: Inmate Central, WP Chiefs' and 49ers' stats Comparison Cringe worthy? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 18:00:40 (24.162.126.158)
From The Washington Post article "How the Chiefs' and 49ers' stats compare going into Super Bowl LVIII": "X-factor Taylor Swift ENTERTAINER Globally renowned American singer-songwriter with numerous .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Mighty quite here... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-12, 00:35:06 (24.162.126.158)
"I cross the street in San Francisco When a chump comes out of a bar Yelling "Forty-fuckin-Niners, man" With his gold and red jacket on" Lyrics courtesy the Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon song "Mascot Man .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: Can Mahomes pull it out? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-11, 19:07:31 (24.162.126.158)
Can Kelce put it in.... the end zone? .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Cheer up, dammit!... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-09, 18:52:31 (24.162.126.158)
That pizza was topped with love! .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: Fascism is VERY much in vogue again (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-08, 19:57:31 (24.162.126.158)
+1 .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: Just wondering.....why? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-08, 19:55:37 (24.162.126.158)
Because the silencers have insidiously over time seized power in power centers (mainstream legacy media, the press, print media, social media, the movie industry, universities, the administrative stat .......
31: General Asylum, RE: Focal? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-08, 18:26:41 (24.162.126.158)
Well, the loudspeakers they are made for, the Focal Sopra No1, do cost $12,000 a pair. Does this help put things into perspective? .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: What side would you place...... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-02-08, 16:57:02 (24.162.126.158)
"What side would you place the Politically Correct folks?" On the side of those doing the silencing. .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: which Dynaco's are they? /nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-30, 08:02:03 (24.162.126.158)
Looks like the A25 model. .......
34: General Asylum, ACOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-30, 04:48:21 (24.162.126.158)
Album cover of the day. .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: Fumbles, penalties and an interception...the Ravens are done (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-29, 18:08:29 (24.162.126.158)
The Kansas City Swifties won. Yaay!* *Said with sarcasm. :-) .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: ULSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-22, 02:30:24 (24.162.126.158)
Was it freezing outside? .......
37: General Asylum, "It brings a tear to my eye." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-20, 01:21:29 (24.162.126.158)
This one too. .......
38: Inmate Central, "A draft horse has torque haha" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-19, 16:30:41 (24.162.126.158)
"A draft horse has torque haha" "haha", indeed! Hence, the reason they are called workhorses and not torquehorses. :-) .......
39: Speaker Asylum, RE: Crunchy Magnets (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-19, 15:42:35 (24.162.126.158)
"It's a valid question..." Yes, it is. "Alls I know is the guitar analogy and it's just stoopid to think that the physics of it apply there but nowhere else." Are you implying that loudspeaker manufa .......
40: Inmate Central, How much torque does a 2 horsepower engine generate? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-19, 15:13:32 (24.162.126.158)
:-) .......
41: Speaker Asylum, RE: Crunchy Magnets (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-18, 20:12:26 (24.162.126.158)
So, which audiophile loudspeakers with ceramic magnets that you have heard have a crunchy, grainy sound? .......
42: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yes. Very much what I was looking for.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-11, 19:36:14 (24.162.126.158)
"The small chart on the Right is similar to what I've seen in some older receiver / amp owner's manuals and brochures." My next suggestion was going to be that if you recalled of any receivers or inte .......
43: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Old school LOUDNESS button contour ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-11, 01:50:06 (24.162.126.158)
This ASR forum thread may also be helpful. .......
44: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Old school LOUDNESS button contour ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-11, 01:33:32 (24.162.126.158)
You may find this PS Audio article helpful. .......
45: Inmate Central, RE: Let them come... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-10, 14:21:45 (24.162.126.158)
I see you smiling, Ivan. :-) .......
46: Inmate Central, "Unfortunately we nonetheless have asshole populists running for parliament -- and bigger assholes who vote for them." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-09, 16:56:20 (24.162.126.158)
"Unfortunately we nonetheless have asshole populists running for parliament -- and bigger assholes who vote for them." And just what do you suggest should be done with the "asshole populists running f .......
47: Inmate Central, "Was Hitler worse? Probably, but I see it as more a matter of degree than of kind." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-09, 16:31:40 (24.162.126.158)
"Was Hitler worse? Probably, but I see it as more a matter of degree than of kind." Probably??? .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: So you are ok with your taxes increasing? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-05, 16:32:00 (24.162.126.158)
"So you are ok with your taxes increasing?" Insufficient tax revenue was responsible for and is the reason decisions were made to selectively prosecute crime and the soft on crime policies? "Prison ov .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: "MORE GUNS" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2024-01-04, 18:39:07 (24.162.126.158)
No, the answer is selective prosecution of criminals and soft on crime policies like in Washington DC. Oh, wait a minute! Said with extreme sadness and sarcasm. From Yahoo News article "Big cities are .......
50: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speakers specs question (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-29, 18:51:11 (24.162.126.158)
And don't forget how off-axis response contributes to how a loudspeaker will sound in a room, which is why measurements beyond "loudspeaker response in an anechoic condition" is important. ::: TOPIC: .......
51: Speaker Asylum, RE: B&W 808 speaker wire terminals (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-26, 21:35:48 (24.162.126.158)
Google how to test speaker polarity. Google B&W 808 speakers and look for images of the speaker terminals. Google B&W 808 manual. You will find your answer. Addendum: Did you ever replace the tweeters .......
52: General Asylum, RE: GREAT article on Frank Zappa.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-26, 20:28:59 (24.162.126.158)
This article popped up on one of my daily news and information feeds. You may find it of interest. 25 December 2023 faroutmagazine.co.uk article "Frank Zappa once picked his 10 favourite songs" ::: .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: There's a rathole of rotten cops in Rankin County Mississippi. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-26, 16:22:09 (24.162.126.158)
At least the DOJ has an ongoing investigation of the Sheriff's department in Rankin County. From the WAPT NEWS article "Feds want to know if you've experienced abuse from a member of the Rankin Count .......
54: Inmate Central, Best playoff bowl trophy? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-26, 15:11:41 (24.162.126.158)
The Pop-Tarts Bowl replaces the Cheez-Its Bowl, along with its new trophy. Yum! or??? .......
55: General Asylum, RE: Right close to... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-24, 00:22:57 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, like when "The Dude" responds when asked if he wants a refill. :-) .......
56: General Asylum, Someone's got the Christmas blues - "Merry Christmas Mary Jane" by Katie Pruitt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-22, 19:07:15 (24.162.126.158)
Someone's got the Christmas blues. :-) If you prefer a live solo version: https://youtu.be/P49zdQclvSQ?si=bMoMjSGakoXL5gOm .......
57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Onkyo M-505 Ultimate Stereophonic Power Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 20:27:34 (24.162.126.158)
I do know at least one thing, Onkyo was somewhat known for having robust and/or novel power supplies, at least in their more vintage amplifiers. "Have you ever heard of the Grand Integra M-510? The M- .......
58: General Asylum, "Which caused me reverently to whisper, "Holy Poop." " (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 16:58:23 (24.162.126.158)
"Which caused me reverently to whisper, "Holy Poop." " You mean "Holy Pope"? Well, not exactly. :-) .......
59: General Asylum, "I want analog...Analog, baby" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 16:54:44 (24.162.126.158)
"Keep your touch tunes Your Spotify I wanna hear that nail just skippin' on my old hi-fi ... I want analog Analog, baby" - Whitney Rose .......
60: General Asylum, Where's the tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 16:38:41 (24.162.126.158)
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61: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Onkyo M-505 Ultimate Stereophonic Power Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 15:13:37 (24.162.126.158)
"Onkyo M-505 Ultimate Stereophonic Power Amplifier" Ultimate? .......
62: Speaker Asylum, Relatively new (24 February 2023) review and measurements of the Dynaco A-35 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-21, 15:05:26 (24.162.126.158)
I ran across this while doing a web search for something else. Dynaco A-35 owners and fans of Dynaco speakers may find it of interest. .......
63: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: It may be insanely good (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-19, 22:13:02 (24.162.126.158)
Perhaps this explains darTZeel's choice of colors. darTZeel Audio is located in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the flag of Geneva, Switzerland. .......
64: General Asylum, Steinway Lyngdorf Carhartt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-19, 21:01:35 (24.162.126.158)
Lifestyle branding? :-) (Pic from soundstagehifi.com.) .......
65: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What lurks in your storage? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-17, 00:31:51 (24.162.126.158)
Adcom GFA555 power amplifier NAD 3020 integrated amplifier Carver C-11 preamp Carver Premiere AV-705x power amplifier .......
66: Inmate Central, I'll see you one cat and raise you one cat. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-08, 23:59:10 (24.162.126.158)
I'll see you one cat and raise you one cat. :-) Saw this a while back. Thought you'd appreciate it. .......
67: Speaker Asylum, RE: Vas and TL design (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-07, 22:36:52 (24.162.126.158)
You might find some information on the HiFi Audio Design website. Click on "speaker" for info on transmission lines and on "calculators" for a transmission line calculator. .......
68: General Asylum, RE: "At what point does Taylor Swift celebrity idolatry become exploitation?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-07, 00:57:18 (24.162.126.158)
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69: Inmate Central, BMWOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-07, 00:35:43 (24.162.126.158)
BMWOTD .......
70: General Asylum, RE: Freaky Dave needs a freqky peaky EQ (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-04, 04:55:32 (24.162.126.158)
That EQ was required for this album. :-) .......
71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Great Powerful Bass (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-12-04, 04:46:48 (24.162.126.158)
Off the top of my head, a high damping factor, and if the loudspeaker impedance in the bass frequencies is low, the ability of the amplifier to deliver enough power into that load - in this case, a hi .......
72: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Wilsenton R300 300B amp Huge Problems and Fiasco (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-30, 20:39:50 (24.162.126.158)
I call the lady behind Skunkie Designs Electronics the "Julia Child of diy tube audio hi-fi". I discovered her several years ago when her videos started appearing in my YouTube video feed. ::: TOPIC .......
73: General Asylum, RE: System visual symmetry (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-06, 17:40:52 (24.162.126.158)
Nature favors simplicity and in nature, simplicity favors symmetry. It makes sense that human nature favors symmetry. "I've never used expensive rack units but I tend to use spikes and footers on cert .......
74: General Asylum, RE: "At what point does Taylor Swift celebrity idolatry become exploitation?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-04, 22:35:42 (24.162.126.158)
Unfortunately, the current Taylor Swift celebrity idolatry is exploitative of her fans and to the end of benefiting her financially. .......
75: Inmate Central, "confuse things"? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-04, 21:43:46 (24.162.126.158)
"Only risk is that they might sneak into New Mexico and just confuse things here, what with our cultural mix being indigenous Americans, Mexicans and decedents of Conquistadors." "confuse things"? Wou .......
76: Inmate Central, "He is headed for some real electoral problems, especially in Michigan." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-04, 21:40:16 (24.162.126.158)
"He is headed for some real electoral problems, especially in Michigan." That's why the Biden White House had to mention Islamophobia in the past week's Press Briefings when the continuing and current .......
77: General Asylum, RE: A question (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-01, 03:43:51 (24.162.126.158)
I use music to listen to equipment in order to use equipment to listen to music. :-) But, that's truly how it works for me. .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Haters gonna' hate (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-11-01, 01:52:51 (24.162.126.158)
Billionaires gonna' billionaire. As I said before, "A question to ask is... At what point does Taylor Swift celebrity idolatry become exploitation?". .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: ADotD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-30, 18:38:41 (24.162.126.158)
Nice pics! Beautiful place. Beautiful architecture. .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: Dream girl (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-25, 16:06:30 (24.162.126.158)
Got wood, Vic? :-) .......
81: Inmate Central, ACAPULCO caught off guard - CAT 5 HURRICANE OTIS with estimated max sustained winds of 165 mph MAKES LANDFALL (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-24, 23:59:45 (24.162.126.158)
ACAPULCO caught off guard - CAT 5 HURRICANE OTIS with estimated max sustained winds of 165 mph MAKES LANDFALL NEAR ACAPULCO MEXICO at 0125 CDT. Per NWS National Hurricane Center Hurricane Otis Discus .......
82: General Asylum, RE: I'm sick of all the excessively pretty and organized (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-24, 16:45:58 (24.162.126.158)
It seems like cable management may be the last frontier of Audiophiledom. :-) Makes one want to reconsider the advantage of the all-in-one (speakers excluded, of course) component. But, that would tak .......
83: General Asylum, RE: DAC ) ADC ) DAC (again), consequences to audio quality? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-23, 00:58:30 (24.162.126.158)
"I have a DAC from my PC (I'm using an analog RCA , I don't yet have my optical cable), going to my AVR. So DAC > ADC > DAC" You say that you are using an analog RCA and so DAC > ADC > DAC. It seems t .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: Hospital bombing (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-18, 20:46:57 (24.162.126.158)
"Hard to believe even the fanatics and the fanatics in charge think the current situation is preferable to a fair, two state solution." If only real life was so simple. Reality check - it isn't (so si .......
85: Inmate Central, "In the grand scheme of things it doesn't much matter..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-18, 20:31:16 (24.162.126.158)
Not understanding what really happened or believing unsubstantiated claims about the Gaza hospital explosion can quickly lead to an escalation of outrage in the World (which has already happened) and .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Hospital bombing (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-17, 23:29:08 (24.162.126.158)
"In great sorrow" I agree with this sentiment. "Maybe your news media don't show these events and you are not aware of it." That statement is rather passive-aggressive (and gratuitously unnecessary) .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Jerry-rigging a new microwave.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-17, 16:26:52 (24.162.126.158)
Upon first glance, before reading the text or scrolling down and seeing the additional pics, I thought that the 2 refrigerator magnets had something to do with the Jerry-rigging, :-) .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: Israelis bomb Gaza hospital to welcome Biden... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-17, 16:18:16 (24.162.126.158)
"Israelis bomb Gaza hospital to welcome Biden... Good luck with the spin Joe." Good luck with the facts and truth Jim. Were the facts determined when you stated "Israelis bomb Gaza hospital to welcome .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: An all-Texas American League championship. My joy has no limits. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-12, 18:08:51 (24.162.126.158)
Such colorful and original language! Feel better now that you got that off your chest? Your head temperature and blood pressure has my permission to return to normal. Glad to see that your zeal is mul .......
90: Speaker Asylum, RE: Recommend a chamfer on the inside edge of midbass cutout (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-12, 17:42:03 (24.162.126.158)
I wonder how many manufacturers make the effort to do this. I can't remember seeing any that do, but I've not looked for it before or looked at that many pictures of the inside of baffles of high-end .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: An all-Texas American League championship. My joy has no limits. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-12, 17:33:52 (24.162.126.158)
Thank you for recognizing Texas sports team accomplishments, even if fascetious (sic). Too bad the NM team didn't make the playoffs. Oh, wait a minute.... :-) (Just being a little facetious) ::: TOPI .......
92: Speaker Asylum, RE: e.g., Polk and Yamaha -- a classic, synergistic combination (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-12, 03:00:02 (24.162.126.158)
Yep, they're the same. .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: I am not sure about that, but I am starting to think that Audio Asylum falls under the jurisdiction of Fox (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-08, 16:24:50 (24.162.126.158)
"I am not sure about that, but I am starting to think that Audio Asylum falls under the jurisdiction of Fox "News." " By your logic (or, more appropriately, illogic or oxymoronic postmodern logic), th .......
94: General Asylum, RE: Quantum dots wins big! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-06, 16:28:48 (24.162.126.158)
I use Dots candy to tune my loudspeakers (I need to let Jeff Joseph, who used to use M&Ms, know about this :-) ) and system. I strategically place these viscoelastic gems on top of my speakers and com .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: "What fantasy land are you living in?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-05, 17:53:30 (24.162.126.158)
Holy faith Ivan, That welcome sign might puzzle people who don't know the history of Santa Fe. Why "The City Different" instead of The Different City? Hmmm. I guess the point was to be... different. .......
96: General Asylum, RE: Quantum dots wins big! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-05, 14:55:52 (24.162.126.158)
I prefer Kompakt dots. .......
97: General Asylum, RE: Yes, It's an amazingly ridiculous demo, but (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-05, 14:41:37 (24.162.126.158)
FYI - When I tried it, your link doesn't work. .......
98: Inmate Central, "What fantasy land are you living in?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-05, 09:09:52 (24.162.126.158)
The Land of Enchantment. LOL. : -) .......
99: Inmate Central, RE: Finally! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-05, 09:05:04 (24.162.126.158)
More disturbing was the linked article "Suspect in Howard Frankland Bridge stabbing worked as federal prosecutor" embedded in the article you posted. https://www.fox13news.com/news/howard-frankland-br .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: Commander Biden coverup! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-04, 22:10:51 (24.162.126.158)
Hmmm. Isn't behavior that indicates that you don't care if your actions hurt others a sign of a personality disorder? [And no, I'm not talking about the dog's personality. :-) ] .......
101: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sequerra in the house (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-04, 21:12:29 (24.162.126.158)
You're lucky that I didn't buy them first. :-) It looks like the same pair (no grills) that I was looking at a while back. It was between the Met 7 Mark IIs and a pair of Jmlab Micron Titane speakers. .......
102: Inmate Central, RE: His politics/punkitude/art are all good with me... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-04, 20:40:04 (24.162.126.158)
Yeah, he does have a unique voice. The only other person that I've heard with a similar voice was a YouTuber from California, but when I looked into their backgrounds, both were originally from Colora .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: Uncle Mike needs not to respond (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-10-04, 19:21:15 (24.162.126.158)
Not to mention the positive effect of trees on the urban environment and climate. "Carbon capture and energy savings Urban forests-like any forest-help mitigate climate change by capturing and storin .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: Given the choice of voting for her as Mayor of SF... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-29, 23:01:28 (24.162.126.158)
Your mention of Jello Biafra reminded me of the time in the early nineties (1991?) when a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to go with him to a spoken word performance by Jello Biafra in the warehou .......
105: Inmate Central, "You really should've put more of a warning on the front end of that." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-28, 15:08:02 (24.162.126.158)
:-) .......
106: Inmate Central, Caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-28, 14:44:05 (24.162.126.158)
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107: Inmate Central, RE: Geez - what IS that aberration? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-28, 03:56:51 (24.162.126.158)
A postmodern version of beauty. You must embrace it! :-) .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: just to be clear... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-27, 21:14:17 (24.162.126.158)
The man responsible, Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada's House of Commons lower chamber, turned in his resignation today. Per the linked article: "The speaker's position rapidly become untenable a .......
109: General Asylum, RE: Simaudio 820S, Part 27 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-27, 03:35:32 (24.162.126.158)
Obviously, Luminator is not a minimalist in his approach to hi-fi, or writing, for that matter. :-) .......
110: Inmate Central, Body positivity??? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-27, 00:03:20 (24.162.126.158)
Don't fat shame my Porsche, bro! .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Link has been corrected (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-23, 17:00:31 (24.162.126.158)
The Link QA problem may have been sabotage. Who knows? :-) .......
112: General Asylum, RE: Flashing light behind the preamp (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-21, 15:49:07 (24.162.126.158)
Which Benchmark preamp? .......
113: General Asylum, RE: MQA lives to see another day... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-19, 21:02:48 (24.162.126.158)
Just when we thought MQA was dead. .......
114: Inmate Central, +1. Mad Max chic before the mud flood. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-19, 20:34:15 (24.162.126.158)
More than just unicorns and rainbows this year. .......
115: Inmate Central, "...Rod and his team been doing this long enough to know what they want, and don't want, here." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-16, 18:10:00 (24.162.126.158)
"Other than that, it ain't my site and Rod and his team been doing this long enough to know what they want, and don't want, here." And, what exactly do you think that Rod and his team want, and don't .......
116: Inmate Central, "Dollars to donuts nothing gets done if you do." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-16, 17:46:13 (24.162.126.158)
"Dollars to donuts nothing gets done if you do." And what exactly should be done by Rod? .......
117: Inmate Central, "It's Rod's site and HE'S the one who's responsible for your posts." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-16, 16:26:32 (24.162.126.158)
"It's Rod's site and HE'S the one who's responsible for your posts." I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that sentence. But, if you have a problem with regmac's post in regards to 'fair use', that's .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: There was none (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-14, 18:42:09 (24.162.126.158)
"Here is the kicker... according to some people, who claim to know, if no return was requested by ebay, that means they simply issued the refund without actually taking the money back from the seller. .......
119: General Asylum, RE: Component stacking (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-14, 14:10:42 (24.162.126.158)
If the Saga S has rubber feet, there's a good chance they will leave marks on the sub cabinet. If the Saga S has plastic feet, there's a good chance they will mar the sub cabinet. A cheap solution wou .......
120: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Art Dudley also favored conicals (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-14, 13:38:20 (24.162.126.158)
Herb Reichert also has a penchant for conicals. .......
121: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Nothing but the best! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-14, 13:26:32 (24.162.126.158)
Leon Russell on 78. That's got to be a collector's item. :-) .......
122: General Asylum, RE: why do these look like a (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-14, 12:51:28 (24.162.126.158)
Our new Quad loudspeaker is the perfect match for our current dumping amplifier. Special thanks to Professor Lirpa for his assistant in the design. .......
123: Vinyl Asylum, Cover of "In Spite Of Ourselves" by Viagra Boys with Amy Taylor (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-08, 19:44:41 (24.162.126.158)
Cover of "In Spite Of Ourselves" by Swedish punk band Viagra Boys with Amy Taylor of the Australian pub/punk rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. .......
124: General Asylum, RE: Did the Asylums go through a Time Warp? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-08, 18:43:17 (24.162.126.158)
"It's astounding Time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely Not for very much longer I've got to keep control I remember doing the Time Warp Drinking those moments when The blackness w .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: Not a political post... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-07, 21:27:16 (24.162.126.158)
The ongoing renaming phenomenon is political, regardless of the location. But you knew that (and you gave the game away when you titled your thread "Not a political post...", LOL). Not unexpected and .......
126: Inmate Central, RE: Crank that AC up and shut the blinds !! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-07, 16:40:14 (24.162.126.158)
It's not the peak demand, it's the decreased capacity (due to decreased solar energy production) as the sun sets. .......
127: Inmate Central, Today's Texas electrical grid 7:50 pm demand forecast of 80,220 MW vs committed capacity forecast of 80,229 MW. Hmmm. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-07, 15:35:53 (24.162.126.158)
ERCOT, Texas's electrical grid operater predicts a demand forecast of 80,220 MW and a committed capacity forecast of 80,229 MW for 7:50 pm today. Texas time of sunset today is 7:45 pm. The Texas elec .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: ASOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-09-01, 21:20:41 (24.162.126.158)
Beautiful! Great pic, Rod. .......
129: General Asylum, RE: RCA analog to coax (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-29, 21:42:10 (24.162.126.158)
The coax input of a KEF LS50 Wireless 2 is a digital input. The analog 3.5mm auxiliary input of the KEF LS50 Wireless 2 is to be used for line level analog input. Assuming that the turntable output .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: Water wealth in the USA no more! Aquifer depletion already extensive. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-29, 19:49:56 (24.162.126.158)
I think Rod has it covered. .......
131: General Asylum, RE: Caption challenge (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-29, 18:24:43 (24.162.126.158)
By fortuitous accident, I found the inspiration for the lady in the image in my OP and the image that I posted below. .......
132: Inmate Central, That's right, I'm a free ranger, not Smokey the ranger. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-29, 18:12:50 (24.162.126.158)
That's right, I'm a free ranger, not Smokey the ranger. .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: Water wealth in the USA no more! Aquifer depletion already extensive. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-29, 17:54:47 (24.162.126.158)
And the solution or your solution is? .......
134: Speaker Asylum, Update: (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-26, 00:41:27 (24.162.126.158)
Update: Per Stereophile review: " "The tweeters are made by SEAS according to Harbeth specifications. Both tweeters in the Super HL5plus XD [use] treated/coated low-mass aluminum domes. Crossover poin .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: More rain on tap for SoCal (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-23, 18:26:00 (24.162.126.158)
1. There was no Hurricane Harold. It was a tropical storm. 2. That image is not of Tropical Storm Harold. 3. "made landfall in TX somewhere west of Galveston, east of Corpus Christi." Nope. The storm .......
136: General Asylum, RE: No, I think she's a real "ideal" 1950's woman. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-23, 17:16:51 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, the "ideal" 1950's woman in a kitchen with all mod cons. .......
137: General Asylum, RE: And this is how I start the oven. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-23, 04:43:36 (24.162.126.158)
"And this is how I start the oven." I took the liberty of doing a quick sketch of what you imagined. :-) .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, Honda four-fitty, the "lead sled", a popular bike, had one. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-22, 17:22:13 (24.162.126.158)
This was my favorite. The mid-eighties Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Special. .......
139: General Asylum, Caption challenge (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-22, 16:27:59 (24.162.126.158)
Click on link for a larger image. .......
140: Inmate Central, MPOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-22, 14:45:08 (24.162.126.158)
Motorcycle Pic of the Day Can you ID the motorcycle and people in the pic? .......
141: General Asylum, ...recordings that are edited to perfection... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-22, 14:30:00 (24.162.126.158)
Edits that are undetectable. Now that is perfection! ... in editing, that is. :-) .......
142: Speaker Asylum, "I am just seeking confirmation that it is as dead as a doornail." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-21, 21:11:23 (24.162.126.158)
It's been dead for a while. .......
143: Speaker Asylum, RE: Help with Speaker stand height for the LS35a (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-21, 20:01:10 (24.162.126.158)
Apparently, Falcon also recommends stand height which places the tweeter just below the height of an average listener's ears. From the Stereophile review of the Falcon "Gold Badge" LS3/5a: "Falcon re .......
144: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why supertweet? (Harbeth SHL5+XD) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-17, 23:11:29 (24.162.126.158)
"Why supertweet?" Because of the pleasantness of the "hypersonic effect". From the study "Inaudible high-frequency sounds affect brain activity: hypersonic effect" (link below): "Although it is gene .......
145: Inmate Central, "Poor New Mexico, indeed." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-15, 19:52:28 (24.162.126.158)
"Poor New Mexico, indeed." From the KRQE article "Study ranks best states to live in. Here's where New Mexico ranks" (link below): "NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - A new study from WalletHub is highlighting which .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: General Phil Sheridan supposedly said... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-15, 18:54:01 (24.162.126.158)
"General Phil Sheridan supposedly said if he owned Hell and Texas, he'd live in Hell and rent Texas out." The context: The following is the context in which General Sheridan said "If I owned Texas a .......
147: General Asylum, RE: "Don't touch--they bite"... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-13, 22:24:27 (24.162.126.158)
1) Who is "He" and why was "He" trying to pick up one of your Krells by the heat sinks? 2) Knowing that it would result in an injury and a trip to the ER, why on earth would you let him try to pick up .......
148: General Asylum, Better days. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-11, 19:03:49 (24.162.126.158)
Behind the scenes for final studio album music video. (2014) (link to YouTube video below) Better days. .......
149: General Asylum, RE: So much experience that the components laugh at me when I plug in something to the wrong connection. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-11, 16:58:50 (24.162.126.158)
After the Singularity, the components will unplug you. :-) .......
150: General Asylum, Willie Nelson & Sinéad O'Connor - "Don't Give Up" 1993 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-10, 18:08:40 (24.162.126.158)
Poignant irony. An interesting read, the Texas Monthly article "The Story Behind Sinead O'Connor's Duet with Willie Nelson" https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-story-behind-sinead-ocon .......
151: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Is this a Hypex SMPS [power supply] ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-10, 14:31:58 (24.162.126.158)
From SoundStage! (link below): "The C 298 is the second commercial audio product from NAD to feature Purifi's class-D amplifier technology, following the Masters M33 integrated amplifier-DAC, reviewed .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: Wow! Big package from Amazon... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-09, 18:12:40 (24.162.126.158)
Duracell batteries for the Energizer Bunny! Now that's ironic. .......
153: Inmate Central, RE: Snake falls out of the sky and lands on a woman mowing her yard. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-09, 17:24:59 (24.162.126.158)
And I thought the biggest danger to mowing a lawn in Texas was the heat! I bet her heart (adrenaline response) and her brain (wtf is happening?) were both racing. .......
154: Inmate Central, RE: BTW, it's International Cat Day today (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-09, 15:53:23 (24.162.126.158)
From the Rock and Roll Globe article "The Tale of Telemachus, the Tapestry Cat" (link below): " "Photographer Jim McCrary was on the verge of shooting one of his most famous images when he stopped to .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: Recidivist eh?... good on him!... N/T (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-08, 18:26:58 (24.162.126.158)
Merdy's cat isn't the only recidivist. This one is still on the loose. .......
156: General Asylum, RE: Step down speaker-level output of receiver to line level? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-08, 17:41:22 (24.162.126.158)
You might want to search Amazon for "speaker level to line level converter" and see if any meet your requirements. .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: I'd say POTD... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-08, 14:56:38 (24.162.126.158)
I get at least one cat video every day in my YouTube feed. When I saw the video titled "Cat and Dolphins playing together", I thought "Dolphins?" and had to watch it. .......
158: General Asylum, "Cletus Awreetus - Awrightus" is my favorite song and, yes, my system's horn section is Frank Zappa-approved. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-08, 14:50:33 (24.162.126.158)
"Cletus Awreetus - Awrightus" is my favorite song and, yes, my system's horn section is Frank Zappa-approved. .......
159: General Asylum, Cadiere d'azur FRANCE (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-08, 14:48:54 (24.162.126.158)
"Sorry, best I can do." I'm disappointed. :-( I would have expected a reference to the French Horn. :-) .......
160: General Asylum, Caption challenge (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-07, 16:47:12 (24.162.126.158)
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161: Inmate Central, CADOTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-07, 16:33:20 (24.162.126.158)
Cat and dolphins of the day. .......
162: Inmate Central, Perhaps we will enjoy some cooling monsoon actions in the next couple weeks. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-05, 14:25:28 (24.162.126.158)
"Perhaps we will enjoy some cooling monsoon actions in the next couple weeks." Perhaps, just don't hold your breath. See the August 2023 NOAA Precipitation Probability map in the attached link. I'm ho .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: Speaking of stupid.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-02, 18:22:23 (24.162.126.158)
A suggestion: Don't be a pedantic Karen. .......
164: General Asylum, RE: "(not that transparency is the preferred sound of a turntable)" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-02, 17:12:10 (24.162.126.158)
So, you don't want a turntable that is transparent to the euphonic colorations on the vinyl record; you want a turntable that adds euphonic colorations of your liking on top of the euphonic coloration .......
165: General Asylum, "(not that transparency is the preferred sound of a turntable)" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-02, 12:11:47 (24.162.126.158)
"(not that transparency is the preferred sound of a turntable)" Huh? What do you mean by that? .......
166: Inmate Central, I'm waiting for the FIRST Bull Shark to be hooked in St. Louis...... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-02, 11:58:40 (24.162.126.158)
"I'm waiting for the FIRST Bull Shark to be hooked in St. Louis......" Gizmodo July 16, 2021: "Two Bull Sharks Swam Up the Mississippi River All the Way to St. Louis" :-) More seriously - Nobody (hype .......
167: General Asylum, RE: I have one NOS NIB (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-08-01, 14:51:27 (24.162.126.158)
Nice find! Now you just need $650,000 to complete the picture. :-) .......
168: General Asylum, RE: Is that a Shure cartridge? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-31, 16:03:36 (24.162.126.158)
I was wondering the same thing myself. I found another picture showing a better view of the cartridge. It looks like a Shure V15 Type III with a VN35MR stylus. .......
169: General Asylum, Re: How much $ is too much$ ? Here's one we may be able to agree upon... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-30, 16:51:14 (24.162.126.158)
AV Design Haus Dereneville VPM ($650,000 in 2020). 18% more expensive, but who's counting. It's only disposable income, ... to some (the Elite [?] 1 percenters). .......
170: General Asylum, RE: Are these the best speakers for listening to Elton John's "Rocket Man" or David Bowie's "Space Oddity(Major Tom)" or (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-29, 14:49:34 (24.162.126.158)
Most of the songs on "The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld" album by The Orb .......
171: General Asylum, Are these the best speakers for listening to Elton John's "Rocket Man" or David Bowie's "Space Oddity(Major Tom)" or... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-28, 17:39:02 (24.162.126.158)
Are these the best speakers for listening to Elton John's "Rocket Man" or David Bowie's "Space Oddity(Major Tom)" or... (your suggestion) I'll get it started with with my suggestion - a cover of Danie .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: Do you call your home your residence? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-28, 15:50:23 (24.162.126.158)
1. "Do you call your home your residence? Or your residence your home? If I had to live somewhere for 4 years or longer I would make it my home." Yes and yes, and yes, where you live most of the time .......
173: Inmate Central, "You are negating the fact that..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-28, 12:26:35 (24.162.126.158)
"You are negating the fact that for four years the White House is his home, not a business." I was adding the perspective of how one would would view a business workplace and business owner where 17 w .......
174: Inmate Central, I was asking myself "Why hasn't Ivan posted on this?". (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-27, 18:13:11 (24.162.126.158)
It was just a matter of time, wasn't it? LOL .......
175: Inmate Central, RE: Commander Biden is biting secret service agents... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-27, 18:11:49 (24.162.126.158)
Commander's 10 dog bite attacks are in addition to the 7 dog bite attacks by their other older German shepherd Major who was removed from the White House after it bit someone every day for a week back .......
176: General Asylum, Hypothetically speaking, what if...... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-23, 16:03:31 (24.162.126.158)
Hypothetically speaking, what if Carl Marchisotto/NOLA followed the recent retro trend and came out with an up-to-date version of the DQ-10. How do you think it would be received? Of course, styling w .......
177: General Asylum, "Looks like they could use some Mr. Potato Head parts..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-20, 19:11:50 (24.162.126.158)
"Looks like they could use some Mr. Potato Head parts... nose, mouth, moustache below them hollow, spooky dead eyes?" Here you go. The Mr. Potato Head Star Wars Spudtrooper. .......
178: General Asylum, RE: Honey, have you seen the sinks that I bought for the remodel? What!!! Now you've gone too far! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-20, 18:59:54 (24.162.126.158)
Thanks for that E-Stat. .......
179: General Asylum, Honey, have you seen the sinks that I bought for the remodel? What!!! Now you've gone too far! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-20, 13:36:20 (24.162.126.158)
Honey, have you seen the sinks that I bought for the remodel? What!!! Now you've gone too far! .......
180: General Asylum, "ESL-57s baby. That's what you wanna see. Hubba, hubba!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-18, 15:49:03 (24.162.126.158)
Ahh, yes, I'd rather see (and hear) the Mark Levinson HQD system than the double Dahlquists. .......
181: General Asylum, "Cut the sexist jokes.... it's childish." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-18, 13:09:28 (24.162.126.158)
You're commanding me to "Cut the sexist jokes.... it's childish."? It's humor! .......
182: Speaker Asylum, RE: Javelin missiles are now be used as high-end speakers (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-17, 19:12:24 (24.162.126.158)
Talk about a boombox. .......
183: General Asylum, "I've never understood the attraction of Swift or others like her." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-17, 18:51:12 (24.162.126.158)
Me neither. On one hand, it's great that "She also made a donation to the are food bank sufficient to provide 75000 meals." On the other hand. A question to ask is... At what point does Taylor Swift .......
184: General Asylum, I was intrigued. The salesperson said she had a pair of double D's. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-17, 18:19:06 (24.162.126.158)
:-) .......
185: Inmate Central, "I thought the Government was 'Brought To You By Pepsi'......." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-07, 23:03:03 (24.162.126.158)
"I thought the Government was 'Brought To You By Pepsi'......." Yes, NITRO Pepsi, Pepsi infused with cocaine. :-) .......
186: Inmate Central, RE: Texas may be worse... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-06, 19:34:16 (24.162.126.158)
That's not a forecast. This is a forecast! (See linked video) ...I'm moving to Mexico. :-) .......
187: Inmate Central, RE: Cokegate... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-06, 17:22:38 (24.162.126.158)
White House intrigue! The "cubby near the White House's West Executive entrance" was described as a place of much more limited access than previously reported according to news reports today. From the .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: They do... but... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-05, 13:51:37 (24.162.126.158)
Sounds like you have cable tv and your 3 new tvs are smart tvs. With most cable tv providers you will have access to cable via their tv app via WiFi. This additional access should be free. Just search .......
189: Inmate Central, RE: Happy 4th,except those who plead the 5th for the 6th (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-04, 16:59:57 (24.162.126.158)
I heard Bill Callahan's ambivalence about America in this song when I first listened to it years ago and years before I viewed the music video (the album "Apocalypse" was released in 2011). (BTW. alon .......
190: Inmate Central, Happy 4th! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-07-04, 14:22:23 (24.162.126.158)
Once again - "America!" A song by Bill Callahan .......
191: General Asylum, RE: NAD gone Crosley ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-29, 00:41:13 (24.162.126.158)
The inspiration for the retro look, the 1978 NAD 3030 which was also available in dark grey. .......
192: General Asylum, On the other hand Audio Unlimited Denver [John Barnes RIP] ran a fantastic audio store (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-28, 14:59:19 (24.162.126.158)
"On the other hand Audio Unlimited Denver [John Barnes RIP] ran a fantastic audio store out of his large home, finished basement, and finished garage." Visiting Audio Unlimited Denver rooms at RMAF se .......
193: Inmate Central, RE: COTD... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-26, 18:01:50 (24.162.126.158)
A moment that gives us paw. .......
194: General Asylum, RE: No shortage of things to chew on... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-25, 18:45:06 (24.162.126.158)
"I have read ARC's Assignee's first interim report. Ouch. I hope it is only an emergency temporary measure, but all the design and engineering staff were let go. Buh-bye!" Link to ARC's Assignee's fir .......
195: General Asylum, ...she's got a thing about cables. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-22, 23:54:08 (24.162.126.158)
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196: Inmate Central, Under a Blood Red Sky - chaos as Red Rocks Amphitheater hit by hail storm (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-22, 23:03:14 (24.162.126.158)
This happened Wednesday night at the Louis Tomlinson concert. .......
197: General Asylum, RE: "Mr. Analog is totally missing the boat." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-22, 22:25:40 (24.162.126.158)
How do the MBL omnidirectional speakers fare in this regard? .......
198: General Asylum, RE: what is the modern day " Paradigm and NAD " combo ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-22, 18:41:20 (24.162.126.158)
If you are referring to well known mass market brands, I think of entry level NAD, Yamaha or Marantz integrated amps with built in streaming or DAC and perhaps a phono preamp, or if without, then an a .......
199: General Asylum, RE: Thanks! I do trust Nelson Pass. I do recall reading however. . . (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-21, 22:56:15 (24.162.126.158)
Here's a Nelson Pass quote regarding his ion cloud loudspeakers: From diyaudio.com: "It worked fairly well, and gave new meaning to the word "transparency". It also had several flaws, one of which did .......
200: General Asylum, RE: This thread has become a real gas... N/T (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-21, 17:04:56 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, and we are trying to keep our gas classical. I think. .......
201: General Asylum, RE: Audio Concepts (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-21, 16:33:25 (24.162.126.158)
I bought a Thorens TD-160C from the Austin store in 1974. In the eighties I bought a NAD 3020 and later an Adcom GFA-555 from the Houston location after my apartment was burglarized. In the burglary .......
202: General Asylum, RE: Audio Concepts (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-21, 14:17:49 (24.162.126.158)
It's quite possible that my visit was in 1986, the last time (other than DFW) that I visited Dallas. I do remember visiting Krystal Clear Audio on that trip. I also remember seeing a familiar face at .......
203: General Asylum, RE: Is that the speaker which produced all the ozone, and. . . (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-21, 01:15:28 (24.162.126.158)
Well, it did produce ozone, but.... I just found this website https://hillplasmatronics.com/ which states: "Those of us who have read alarming things about the toxic effects of ozone may wonder how m .......
204: General Asylum, RE: Hill Plasmatronic Type 1 Plasma Tweeter .... you show photo but I had ........ (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-20, 20:19:52 (24.162.126.158)
IIRC, I saw a pair at Audio Concepts in Dallas in the late seventies or early eighties. They were in the store but not yet set up, like they had recently received them. I assume that the helium tanks .......
205: General Asylum, Low or No WAF? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-20, 18:03:51 (24.162.126.158)
Hill Plasmatronic Type 1 Plasma Tweeter + Eminent Technology LFT-8 loudspeakers. See video on TAS link below. .......
206: General Asylum, RE: Bobsled configuration ,,,,,,, anyone actually have it in their home ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-19, 18:46:46 (24.162.126.158)
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207: General Asylum, RE: I make no apologies for my opinions on THEshow or the Gryphon exhibit (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-17, 15:41:20 (24.162.126.158)
"What unfortunate and unfair is that the exhibits have to manage large crowds which limit access to designated sweet spots." "Roger Sanders won big time with me." Your mention of Roger Sanders and "d .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: It helps that Canada is admitting close to 500,000 immigrants per year (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-17, 13:22:13 (24.162.126.158)
I guess that it is supposed to be viewed that sacrifices (increased number of terrorists, American deaths, other collateral damage, etc) must be made in the name of "progress". "Progress" that remains .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: GBHPOTD? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-16, 19:57:48 (24.162.126.158)
Nice! Reminded me of a painting by Melissa Miller that I saw at her exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston in the mid eighties (as well as the Great Blue Herons I've seen on Galveston I .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Daniel Ellsberg Dies at 92 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-16, 17:56:52 (24.162.126.158)
RIP "I felt that as an American citizen, as a responsible citizen, I could no longer cooperate in concealing this information from the American public. I did this clearly at my own jeopardy and I am .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: How will AI keep the electricity on when all the Humans are (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-16, 16:45:20 (24.162.126.158)
You don't think that AI will have prepared for this as the Singularity approaches. Robots will be sentient with all applicable human knowledge. .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: Easy to believe that's FOX's agenda (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-16, 14:52:43 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, 'Affirmative Action' in the United States was meant to prevent discrimination, along the lines of equality of opportunity. Equity, now a buzzword, is now being used as meaning equality of "outcom .......
213: Inmate Central, Video and drone footage of Texas panhandle city of Perryton devastated by tornadoes (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-16, 00:09:43 (24.162.126.158)
Perryton is a city with a population of 8,500. .......
214: Speaker Asylum, I'm not sure what Ozzie's point is. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-14, 16:59:38 (24.162.126.158)
His point may be that Madisound may have a suitable substitute to replace your non-working tweeters. .......
215: General Asylum, RE: 150kV, 1,200 deg. Celsius, and poison gas. What's not to like? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-14, 16:54:00 (24.162.126.158)
Brian H P, I take it that H P does not stand for Hill Plasmatronics. :-) .......
216: General Asylum, RE: THE Show 2023 Pictures...... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-13, 20:09:13 (24.162.126.158)
Nice pics! Did you take some of the pictures on set-up day? The Hotel pics seem almost devoid of people. The Hollywood Hills are alive with the sound of music. :-) .......
217: General Asylum, RE: My take from the THE show in Costa Mesa (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-13, 13:22:58 (24.162.126.158)
"An odd question to ask given that I said this was one of the weakest audio shows I have ever attended. Is that something someone would say if it was there first show? Did you not catch the part where .......
218: General Asylum, RE: My take from the THE show in Costa Mesa (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-13, 12:49:57 (24.162.126.158)
"I am also baffled as to how anyone can walk into one of these rooms and think they can get a handle on the sound of a turntable/arm/cartridge, streamer, CD player, amplifier or really ANYTHING up str .......
219: General Asylum, RE: Which measurements correspond to to the sensation of good soundstaging in a typical stereo system ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-13, 07:28:48 (24.162.126.158)
Measurement of loudspeaker horizontal off axis response. In general, the smoother the better. And, of course, loudspeaker set-up/placement is very important. .......
220: General Asylum, Latest Audio Research Corporation news (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-12, 21:30:22 (24.162.126.158)
Per simplyhired.com: Wanted: Front Office Coordinator/Administrative Assistant Audio Research Corporation "We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to join our team and provide support to our st .......
221: General Asylum, RE: How come Acora has more money than ARC? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-08, 17:32:13 (24.162.126.158)
I don't know who all own Acora Acoustics Corporation, but I imagine that the founder, Valerio Cora, has deep pockets, based on his background. .......
222: Critic's Corner, "...the person whom acts as his own editor has a fool for an editor." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-08, 17:13:17 (24.162.126.158)
The only "Editor" listed on current issues of Stereophile masthead page is Jim Austin. One has to wonder if Jim Austin understands exactly what "The Falcons put out an exspansive sound space but with .......
223: Critic's Corner, "Might you translate that quote into plain English?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-08, 16:31:46 (24.162.126.158)
"I can't make heads of tails of the meaning of the above quote from your post. Might you translate that quote into plain English?" Your question reminded me of something I read here on AA in the past .......
224: General Asylum, RE: How is it that there are so many audiophile hifi brands ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-07, 15:24:44 (24.162.126.158)
You must not be a fan of techno music. LOL From Wikipedia: "Hoover sound Hoover sound refers to a particular synthesizer sound in electronic music, commonly used in rave techno, hardcore techno, gabb .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: I'd say people undercounting COVID deaths... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-06, 23:54:21 (24.162.126.158)
"I'd say people undercounting COVID deaths for political purposes is pretty much in line with the original poster's troll, wouldn't you?" So, are you equating your post with original poster's thread .......
226: Speaker Asylum, RE: any of all y'all recently replaced Dynaco A25 tweeter(s)? If so, with what? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 22:54:16 (24.162.126.158)
My mistake. I only looked at the crossover schematic and frequency response curve. I didn't read the description text until after you mentioned the "3 resistors with the kit". Oh, and I wasn't in any .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: seems to me that MSP is doing its job... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 17:50:19 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, in this case they are. And, as you are probably aware of (or not)... From the CBC* article "Health officials won't publicly admit scale of 'crisis' at Surrey Memorial Hospital ER, doctors' letter .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: Betting that count in the US is low... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 16:12:04 (24.162.126.158)
As 'some people' say, "Everything is a political agenda for some people...., Especially 'some people' here.". LOL Pot, meet kettle. :-) .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: Everything is a political agenda for some people.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 16:11:13 (24.162.126.158)
Why is there "a physician shortage" in New Mexico? Why are physicians leaving New Mexico? FYI- From the "Carlsbad Current Argus" Merritt Hamilton Allen opinion piece "The health provider crisis could .......
230: Speaker Asylum, RE: any of all y'all recently replaced Dynaco A25 tweeter(s)? If so, with what? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 13:41:23 (24.162.126.158)
What is also strange is the sensitivity of the kit tweeter is 95db vs 91db of the recommended A-25 tweeter, the Seas Prestige 27TFFC. Yet the sensitivity of the A26 Speaker Kit is 88-90 db and the twe .......
231: Speaker Asylum, RE: Revel Ultima Gem Pedestal Height? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 13:20:43 (24.162.126.158)
See REVEL Ultima Gem User Manual page 21 (link below) for diagram and specs. Also, per Stereophile review: ( https://www.stereophile.com/content/revel-ultima-gem-loudspeaker-ultima-sub-15-subwoofer-pa .......
232: Speaker Asylum, RE: Revel Ultima Gem Pedestal Height? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 10:27:18 (24.162.126.158)
Do a web search for Revel Ultima Gem user manual or Revel Ultima Gem User Guide. I'm sure that pdf for both are online. .......
233: General Asylum, RE: Standards (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 09:35:43 (24.162.126.158)
"If standards are the answer why don't all TVs have the same picture quality?" Because "all" TVs don't meet the standards. And, there aren't agreed upon sound quality standards for hi-fi components. .......
234: General Asylum, RE: Not so fast (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 03:59:06 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, you are right. There is perception involved, but aren't there more objective standards of quality with TVs and cameras? .......
235: General Asylum, RE: How is it that there are so many audiophile hifi brands ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-05, 01:47:23 (24.162.126.158)
Unlike the quality of OLED TVs, digital cameras, power tools, stick vacuums, and ham radios, the quality of sound reproduction is based more on perception. Perceived sound quality is subjective. There .......
236: General Asylum, RE: DON'T USE FEDEX!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-03, 18:11:18 (24.162.126.158)
Per FedEx: "How can I talk to a real person? How do I contact customer service? If you have questions, we have answers. Check out our FAQ Hub for a wide range of self-serve solutions. If you still nee .......
237: Speaker Asylum, RE: any of all y'all recently replaced Dynaco A25 tweeter(s)? If so, with what? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-02, 17:15:20 (24.162.126.158)
Per Madisound's "Speaker Replacements" page: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/speaker-replacement "Dynaco A25 Tweeter The tweeter for this speaker is no longer in production and Seas recommends u .......
238: Inmate Central, Roger Waters next album (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-01, 23:32:03 (24.162.126.158)
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239: Inmate Central, RE: Here's my new gun..and it's one even a non-gun owner will want and needs! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-06-01, 16:05:56 (24.162.126.158)
I count 15 attachments. How do you know which one to use? .......
240: Vintage Asylum, RE: Speakers for 70's tuner (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-26, 00:17:09 (24.162.126.158)
I had a Kenwood KA-6004 40 watts/channel integrated amplifier in the mid seventies and used Dynaco A-25 loudspeakers. It was a good sounding combination. .......
241: Critic's Corner, RE: How about... I had auditioned in the same general time frame... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-25, 22:34:15 (24.162.126.158)
Doug, It's hard to argue against stream of consciousness gish gallop. .......
242: General Asylum, RE: I would like to apologize to E-Stat and say my farewell to AA (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-24, 18:51:52 (24.162.126.158)
For your sake, I am glad that you had this epiphany. Self reflection is a step forward. Congratulations on looking into counselling as it is yet another step forward. Thank you for your mea culpa, for .......
243: Inmate Central, RE: "You can use logical fallacies..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-24, 17:18:40 (24.162.126.158)
You stated: "All that money the government spends to help feed and house people, to provide for the aged, to provide for defense, to defeat Tojo and Hitler, to do medical research...... Total waste of .......
244: Inmate Central, "You can use logical fallacies..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-23, 12:52:15 (24.162.126.158)
"You can use logical fallacies..." Hmmm. "All that money the government spends to help feed and house people, to provide for the aged, to provide for defense, to defeat Tojo and Hitler, to do medical .......
245: Inmate Central, "Musk is afraid and I'd love to know what Steven Hawking would say about AI......" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-23, 12:17:06 (24.162.126.158)
"Musk is afraid and I'd love to know what Steven Hawking would say about AI......" He already said it back in 2014. From the 2 December 2014 BBC article "Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence .......
246: General Asylum, RE: What about Penny? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-12, 17:41:11 (24.162.126.158)
Of course, I know the question that is on everyone's mind - Is Mordaunt short? [Someone had to say it! :-) ] .......
247: Speaker Asylum, RE: They are funky looking (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-05-02, 18:40:41 (24.162.126.158)
Design inspiration. :-) .......
248: Inmate Central, Shooting pucks too! Any thoughts? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-21, 15:31:32 (24.162.126.158)
I heard that hockey pucks can be used as audio equipment footers. Now's your chance for a free audition. .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: At 4:20 on 4/20....it's time! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-20, 19:56:58 (24.162.126.158)
So that's what they mean by Green New Deal! Fetterman, Futterman...Ah, hell! Just light one up! :-) .......
250: General Asylum, RE: Ahmad Jamal (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-20, 18:56:18 (24.162.126.158)
R.I.P. In his memory - Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Poinciana" (Live At The Pershing, Chicago, 1958) .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: little brats next door keep rolling balls into my yard... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-20, 18:10:12 (24.162.126.158)
You could use the solution suggested by a few of the inmates here when other inmates complain about something in their city or state - move! (This solution has been proposed here many times in the pas .......
252: General Asylum, Maybe he died? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-15, 21:48:21 (24.162.126.158)
Update: When googling Romy the Cat, a new website came up among the other search results. romythecat.com Under the listing it states: "Romy the Cat's GoodSoundClub.com. The site is temporarily down. I .......
253: Critic's Corner, RE: So, one guy from Canada is claiming that a working majority... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 22:01:41 (24.162.126.158)
Solidarnosc! :-) So, just what does being "from Canada" have to do with this discussion? .......
254: Critic's Corner, RE: The Sprit of Norway (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 20:28:35 (24.162.126.158)
The "aqua,turquoise" Electrocompaniet (e) reminds me of Emotiva, who loves blue LEDs. .......
255: Critic's Corner, RE: The silence is deafening... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 17:53:37 (24.162.126.158)
Indeed! .......
256: Critic's Corner, RE: The issues are how to track streaming plays in a chaotic world, AND (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 17:52:50 (24.162.126.158)
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257: Critic's Corner, RE: At the most recent CES, as reported by Joao Martins (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 17:52:37 (24.162.126.158)
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258: Critic's Corner, RE: News news on Tidal and MQA (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-12, 17:42:38 (24.162.126.158)
In case you missed it, a new thread was started today in the General Asylum titled "MQA Declares Bankruptcy". .......
259: General Asylum, John Cusack's future grave marker (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-11, 18:17:51 (24.162.126.158)
Some lyrics from "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel "... In your eyes The light, the heat (in your eyes) I am complete (in your eyes) I see the doorway To a thousand churches (in your eyes) The resolutio .......
260: Critic's Corner, RE: The issues are how to track streaming plays in a chaotic world, AND (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-11, 00:19:53 (24.162.126.158)
I asked a simple question [2 if you want to get technical :-) ]: "How, exactly, does that work? How does MQA vs other digital formats enable the music business "to get paid accurately for the use of i .......
261: Critic's Corner, RE: At the most recent CES, as reported by Joao Martins (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-11, 00:18:24 (24.162.126.158)
"Quoted under Fair Use:" Quoted??? Nowhere in the linked audioXpress Joao Martins article is Bob Stuart quoted as saying what you quoted him as saying in your OP/original post - "We just did what the .......
262: Critic's Corner, "Consumers respond to paradigm shifts, not incremental changes." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 20:48:26 (24.162.126.158)
What?! "The birth of a new world" isn't a paradigm shift? :-) .......
263: Critic's Corner, RE: Ted Green's Strat-a-Gee posts on the MQA situation +MQA's statement (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 16:00:35 (24.162.126.158)
"Why some people have made a profession of getting their panties in a wad over the music business' desire to get paid accurately for the use of its products, so they can pay the musicians and songwrit .......
264: Critic's Corner, "We just did what the recording industry said they needed, and was asking us to do." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 15:47:06 (24.162.126.158)
"I think the most important take-away is Bob Stuart's statement, which I 100% believe to be true, that "We just did what the recording industry said they needed, and was asking us to do." " When and w .......
265: Critic's Corner, "I know more about MQA than I choose to discuss publicly." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 14:55:22 (24.162.126.158)
"I know more about MQA than I choose to discuss publicly." Do you not see that your statement adds nothing to this discussion and only adds to questions about you? .......
266: Critic's Corner, RE: Not so much a pat, but... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 14:08:23 (24.162.126.158)
The MQA debate is what brought me to register with Audio Asylum in order to enter the MQA debate in Critic's Corner. Back on November 21, 2017, in response to a post by John Atkinson, I wrote: "In th .......
267: Critic's Corner, RE: You seem to want a pat on the back... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 14:07:20 (24.162.126.158)
Did you want all digital music to be MQA encoded? That was MQA's goal. As a reminder of what the stakes were regarding the MQA audio format, let me remind you what the company's ambitions for MQA are .......
268: Critic's Corner, RE: I think that MQA's intentions were good; it's just that (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 13:46:55 (24.162.126.158)
Please remember that MQA's goal was for "all" digital music to be MQA encoded. .......
269: General Asylum, "I am trying to figure out the correct date of manufacture." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-08, 00:00:25 (24.162.126.158)
According to Garrard 301/401 serial number decoder (link below), your turntable (with serial number 77842) was made around February 1965. You may also find the following webpage of interest: https://w .......
270: Inmate Central, Welcome to modern college sports. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-04, 18:27:00 (24.162.126.158)
Did you hear about this? "As a custom, both men and women winners of the NCAA Championship are typically invited to the White House. What some on social media did NOT like was Dr. Biden remarking that .......
271: Speaker Asylum, I'll also build a 4th order L-R to find out if the more gradual slope helps. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-04, 18:13:58 (24.162.126.158)
"I'll also build a 4th order L-R to find out if the more gradual slope helps." "more gradual"? Did you mean more steep? .......
272: General Asylum, L L L L L L! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-04-01, 02:21:33 (24.162.126.158)
Long Live Loof Lirpa's Lirpa Labs! .......
273: Speaker Asylum, YG Acoustics debuts a powered loudspeaker with integrated DAC, DSP and streaming - the Vantage Live (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-30, 21:18:44 (24.162.126.158)
"The Vantage Live is the result of a partnership between loudspeaker maker YG Acoustics, electronics and DAC manufacturer Bel Canto, and the British design firm Cambridge Acoustic Sciences. Most of yo .......
274: Speaker Asylum, RE: The old Dunlavys were "one of the handful of speakers that can reproduce an acoustic squarewave"... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-30, 20:58:27 (24.162.126.158)
Included in that handful is the Thiel CS5 and Quad ESL-63. "...It is said that such time coherency is not subjectively important, particularly given that its achievement is so dependent on listening/m .......
275: General Asylum, RE: OK, How about a Music Room in the 20 Million Dollar Range (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-30, 20:34:41 (24.162.126.158)
Lockable casters on the speakers? Hmmm. But, practical, yes. .......
276: Speaker Asylum, RE: Best I ever heard, but I don't get out much (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-30, 17:57:23 (24.162.126.158)
Is it just me, or does that horn remind you of a pair of legs protruding out of bikini bottoms/panties? :-) (That's musician Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle, and Chris and Cosey.) .......
277: General Asylum, Transformer named "Torii-oke" spotted in Japan. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-30, 16:23:53 (24.162.126.158)
Transformer named "Torii-oke" spotted in Japan. [my click-bait title :-) ] "For the Kobe Biennale held in Kobe, Japan in 2016, sculptor Benoît Maubrey created a traditional Japanese torii gate out of .......
278: General Asylum, Compound of eight triangular prisms (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-27, 14:52:02 (24.162.126.158)
You have a "Compound of eight triangular prisms". The question that remains is - does this have a cosmic significance? :-) From Wikipedia: "This uniform polyhedron compound is a symmetric arrangement .......
279: General Asylum, 50th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-25, 16:05:28 (24.162.126.158)
From the Stereophile article "Dark Side of the Moon Listening Events Across America": "To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that audiophile favorite, music enthusiast Philip O'Hanlon, of audio distr .......
280: Speaker Asylum, RE: "And... the woofer is a SEALED BOX design!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-25, 12:17:57 (24.162.126.158)
I'm aware of the room gain and the gentler roll off of a sealed box. (I own an acoustic suspension Acoustic Research AR M1 Speaker with a frequency response specification of 65 Hz to 20 kHz, +0,-3 dB .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: How do you think the Ukrainians learned about that Kalibr train? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-24, 18:47:17 (24.162.126.158)
"What they need is longer range missiles, such as ATACMS. Biden should be kicked in the balls for delaying them." Among the reasons... "The Biden administration has given its Ukrainian counterparts an .......
282: Speaker Asylum, "And... the woofer is a SEALED BOX design!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-24, 18:02:26 (24.162.126.158)
"And... the woofer is a SEALED BOX design!" No complaint with that (I like sealed box woofers), but... per GR Research, the NX-Studio frequency response is "70Hz-20KHz" vs the Seas Loki frequency resp .......
283: Speaker Asylum, Parts Express considered that a "planar" tweeter. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-24, 17:43:30 (24.162.126.158)
What? You didn't learn from the eighties that "parts is parts"? :-) .......
284: Critic's Corner, RE: Why I'm Seldom Here. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-23, 19:01:58 (24.162.126.158)
"...sadly because of the "opioid crisis" they've actually cut back my entire break-through pain meds by 100%, and my regular pain meds by 33%!!!!" It's sad that when doctors know what the right thing .......
285: Speaker Asylum, RE: A very interesting 87dB 2-way... Kit or Assembled (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-23, 18:45:21 (24.162.126.158)
Is it real or vaporware? :-) Product name? Link? Speaker looks like GR Research but the price? .......
286: General Asylum, RE: Back when the Apple 2 was King... nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-23, 15:53:58 (24.162.126.158)
Simpler times. .......
287: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Quicksilver Audio (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-23, 13:24:17 (24.162.126.158)
From what I remember from attending several RMAF shows, Don Walker Audio located in Grand Junction Colorado carried Quicksilver Audio. I just checked their website and it still lists Quicksilver Audi .......
288: Speaker Asylum, RE: Tweeter Suggestion (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-22, 20:13:56 (24.162.126.158)
The good news is that it will most likely be easier to find a suitable tweeter replacement than a midrange or woofer replacement. There are many tweeters on the market. With luck, you may even be able .......
289: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Adcom GFA-6002, Part 13 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-22, 15:13:33 (24.162.126.158)
What we all want to know - Will "Adcom the 13th" be The Final Chapter or will the saga continue? :-) .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-20, 22:47:39 (24.162.126.158)
Of course, our non-authoritarian state/government would not spread "propaganda can exploit social media platforms like Twitter in an effort to steer domestic discourse". Oh, wait a minute. From the SE .......
291: General Asylum, "as men approach their 70s they become juvenile" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-20, 19:57:09 (24.162.126.158)
And, apparently, lose their sense of humor. .......
292: General Asylum, "But Ms. Gore partially atoned with "You Don't Own Me." " (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-20, 04:21:41 (24.162.126.158)
A year later, in 1964, Dusty Springfield recorded a cover of it. Here's a 2018 version by Whitney Rose. .......
293: General Asylum, 40th anniversary of the Compact Disc (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-18, 20:43:55 (24.162.126.158)
It's the 40th anniversary of the Compact Disc. Can you remember what was your first cd player and when you purchased it? And, what was the first cd that you purchased? My first cd player was the Magna .......
294: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speakers that belong in an Egyptian antiquity museum (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-13, 17:41:40 (24.162.126.158)
Perfect for the brutalist design aesthetic. .......
295: General Asylum, RE: I used to read some of his posts . . (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-13, 15:30:27 (24.162.126.158)
"I used to read some of his posts and he is dyslexic so not always easy to understand." I haven't read any of his posts on AA, but when I visited his website years ago I noticed misspelled words. I co .......
296: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Distortion in a Benchmark amp/preamp. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-07, 20:50:28 (24.162.126.158)
In case you haven't seen this or if it isn't in the manual: From the benchmarkmedia.com "A LOOK INSIDE THE NEW ES9028PRO CONVERTER CHIP AND THE NEW DAC3" AUDIO APPLICATION NOTES page: "THD COMPENSATIO .......
297: General Asylum, Caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-02, 18:14:42 (24.162.126.158)
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298: Inmate Central, Don't go in the water. Just don't. ..... I mean it! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-03-02, 18:06:03 (24.162.126.158)
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water." - Peter Benchley Watch "Jaws on steroids! Louisiana fishermen stumble on shark feeding frenzy | USA TODAY" on YouTube .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: Mapping Credit Scores across the USA (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-24, 23:34:07 (24.162.126.158)
Look for a map indicating medical debt and states that did not expand Medicaid. .......
300: Inmate Central, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-20, 21:57:30 (24.162.126.158)
Couldn't agree more. .......
301: Music Lane, RE: AEva Cassidy BDay today (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-16, 18:45:36 (24.162.126.158)
This appeared on my YouTube feed today. I thought I'd share it. It's a presentation about Eva Cassidy's version of Autumn Leaves. .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: East Palestine residents have a serious problem... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-16, 13:24:58 (24.162.126.158)
I see no smiley face. "East Palestine residents have a serious problem...Obesity. Thank goodness for Norfolk Southern for bringing this to national attention." Just a "joke" in poor taste or did you m .......
303: General Asylum, RE: "I'd also set the MLs as large rather than small for the best dynamics." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-15, 20:38:58 (24.162.126.158)
I would experiment and try both with and without subwoofer just to see what you hear. Assuming the subwoofer level and phase control has been fine tuned/optimized, the dynamic range would be expected .......
304: General Asylum, "I'd also set the MLs as large rather than small for the best dynamics." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-15, 16:27:08 (24.162.126.158)
+1 That's the first thing I thought of. .......
305: Inmate Central, "Ohio Governor Says He Wouldn't Drink Water After Train Derailment" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-15, 11:57:15 (82.145.212.123)
"Some of it is being blown out of proportion by the media and also the disinformation experts are having a field day." From yesterday's NPR article "Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after .......
306: General Asylum, direct-to-disk recordings on Crystal Clear (or is it Sheffield?). (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-10, 23:17:29 (24.162.126.158)
Sheffield. .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: Nah. NORAD can identify Santa ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-10, 17:55:37 (24.162.126.158)
Here's a high-res picture of the "object" provided by NORAD. :-) .......
308: Inmate Central, RE: U.S. shoots down 'object' over Alaska territorial waters. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-10, 17:45:56 (24.162.126.158)
Of note was the fact that neither of the White House Press Secretary or NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications were forthcoming with this information until asked about it by a reporter in the da .......
309: Inmate Central, "After all you can't exactly spy on somebody if they know you're doing it." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-07, 21:45:52 (24.162.126.158)
"After all you can't exactly spy on somebody if they know you're doing it." That's probably what the oxymoronic military intelligence was thinking. That's after they were hoping that the no one would .......
310: Inmate Central, RE: Why does Bad Bunny keep grabbing his crotch? It's the Grammys, for heaven's sake. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-07, 15:31:05 (24.162.126.158)
Best RQOTD (Rhetorical Question of the Day) ! .......
311: General Asylum, "Forget the cars, post is about audiophiles without any mechanical skills." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-06, 20:31:51 (24.162.126.158)
I hired this female audiophile specifically because she had no mechanical skills. But, I was willing to teach her. She became my girl friday. Honest. :-) .......
312: General Asylum, "... now this is a driver man!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-06, 14:22:56 (24.162.126.158)
Now this is a driver gal! [Can I say that? :-) ] .......
313: General Asylum, RE: Either that or that's what it said on the back of the car. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-06, 13:10:48 (24.162.126.158)
Agreed. .......
314: General Asylum, RE: Audiophiles without any Mechanical Skills (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-06, 13:09:00 (24.162.126.158)
I'm assuming that you are selling audiophile-quality turntables since you refer to the buyers as audiophiles. There's always the possibility that the buyers are younger audiophiles and just getting in .......
315: General Asylum, 'Neither we got the overdrive transmission' (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-06, 12:27:50 (24.162.126.158)
Maybe that's what the car salesman told them. LOL .......
316: General Asylum, RE: +1 +text (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-04, 15:00:03 (24.162.126.158)
And the listing states: "Feel free to contact us at the following for questions, appointment requests, and or orders:" right above the website and email address. So why would the seller complain that .......
317: General Asylum, RE: ? catspaw for the bling biz (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-04, 01:01:55 (24.162.126.158)
(continued from my previous post) On October 29, 2020 ML published the TWITTERING MACHINES article "HiFi Pedigree or Have A Heart About HiFi" https://twitteringmachines.com/hifi-pedigree-or-have-a-hea .......
318: General Asylum, RE: ? catspaw for the bling biz (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-04, 00:39:03 (24.162.126.158)
I started reading Audiostream (now erased from the internet) years ago to learn about digital audio and streaming. So. I've been exposed to some of Lavorgna's thinking and opinions over the years (and .......
319: Speaker Asylum, RE: New MC Audiotech TL-12 Loudspeakers Game Changer ! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-03, 18:51:34 (24.162.126.158)
A WBLS by any other name would be a Biegewellenstrahler. :-) .......
320: Inmate Central, RE: It was fun watching the Pentagon presser today (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-03, 17:30:56 (24.162.126.158)
"One reporter after another got up and started asking almost identical questions, ignoring the fact the first questioner already got his "No comment" answer. Hey, guys, have alternative questions writ .......
321: Inmate Central, RE: Debris. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-03, 15:49:10 (24.162.126.158)
"U.S. Defense officials say the balloon traveled from China to Alaska and through northwest Canada before arriving in Montana." So, it could have been shot down in Alaska. .......
322: Inmate Central, Latest info is that the balloon entered US airspace at Alaskan Aleutian Islands before entering Canada (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-02-03, 13:25:23 (24.162.126.158)
"Latest info is that the balloon entered US airspace at Alaskan Aleutian Islands before entering Canada" And isn't it odd that we only found out about it from our government or the Canadian government .......
323: General Asylum, why are so many fantastic and special speakers no longer made such as Apogee / Quad 57 / large Lowthers etc (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-30, 21:46:02 (24.162.126.158)
"why are so many fantastic and special speakers no longer made such as Apogee / Quad 57 / large Lowthers etc,,,,,,,?" In the case of Apogee, I think the company ended when Jason Bloom passed away at a .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: You saying the mass media is heavily slanted toward Democrat politics? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-27, 00:24:10 (24.162.126.158)
I don't know if this helps you at all, but there is this. In 2022, researchers at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University conducted a survey of U.S. journalists. From .......
325: Inmate Central, "And that was my point." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-26, 16:00:24 (24.162.126.158)
A relatively pointless point. A relatively pointless point as the viewpoint/argument made in the news source "founded or owned by a political party" and by Carl G still exists regardless of and indepe .......
326: Inmate Central, RE: San Diego News Desk? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-26, 14:44:46 (24.162.126.158)
So, the Republican Party of San Diego County owned news source article states an opinion. Oh, what a surprise! An opinion that could have been published on an opinion page of a newspaper. Feel free to .......
327: Inmate Central, "...who am I to complain?" Indeed (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-26, 14:21:36 (24.162.126.158)
"As far as paying my 'fair share' in taxes to the Great State of California, trust that in the 2018 tax year we did just that (and then some)." Hmmm. So, why did you leave California and move to New M .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: The Lesson of Vietnam and Desert Storm (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-25, 21:27:09 (24.162.126.158)
Question: Who benefits from "a trickle of escalation"? Answer: "a trickle of escalation" prolongs the war and benefits the Military-Industrial Complex. .......
329: Speaker Asylum, RE: EPI/Epicure took a similar approach with the "Burhoe Module" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-19, 21:44:21 (24.162.126.158)
Reading your post reminded me of something I read about 15 years ago when I became interested in seeking out vintage acoustic suspension loudspeakers. Another audio site referenced a pro audio website .......
330: General Asylum, RE: Very Rare- AR3 WAF Edition (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-19, 21:04:47 (24.162.126.158)
The bride stripped bare by her bachelor. My apologies to Marcel Duchamp. On second thought, I take back the apologies. Being a Dadaist, Duchamp would have approved. He would have enjoyed the meta-iron .......
331: Speaker Asylum, RE: Wow, you have a great memory function--THANKS (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-18, 22:02:29 (24.162.126.158)
"Wow, you have a great memory function--THANKS" Well, I do own a pair of the AR M1 speakers. LOL I was not implying that there is an association between crossover-less mid-woofers and inexpensive lou .......
332: General Asylum, RE: Only for listening to the D'Oyly Carte Opera company (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-18, 15:30:21 (24.162.126.158)
Confluence. :-) .......
333: Speaker Asylum, RE: A RADICAL modification to my ongoing prototype... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-18, 00:40:18 (24.162.126.158)
Remember the relatively inexpensive ($269 a pair) Acoustic Research AR M1 speakers that Mark Levinson would use to demo with his Cello equipment at audio shows? That 2-way also ran it's mid-woofer wit .......
334: General Asylum, Caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-17, 17:10:38 (24.162.126.158)
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335: Inmate Central, RE: What is a coffee table for? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-14, 16:49:41 (24.162.126.158)
Your dog's name is Coffee? :-) .......
336: Inmate Central, Caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-12, 19:14:57 (24.162.126.158)
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337: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How many watts pe channel for a Phase Linear 700B Stereo Power Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-12, 19:07:37 (24.162.126.158)
Here's a link to a pdf of a brochure with specs of Phase Linear products including the 700B. .......
338: Music Lane, Lisa Marie Presley (R.I.P.) - "Storm & Grace" a song she penned with Richard Hawley (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-12, 18:17:25 (24.162.126.158)
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339: Jazz Alley, Corcovado, Live At Webster Hall, 1963 by Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-06, 17:32:23 (24.162.126.158)
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340: General Asylum, RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-04, 19:33:00 (24.162.126.158)
You state that the signal is 2 dimensional, amplitude and time ["(amplitude) in the time domain"], and you state that "the waveform from a speaker driver is 3 dimensional". Since the context is "Compa .......
341: General Asylum, RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-03, 21:27:18 (24.162.126.158)
"Arguably the two most famous subjectivists in the history of audio were actually objectivists" "Olive and Toole, two of the most famous "objectivists" in audio are subjectivists." So..., HP and JGH u .......
342: General Asylum, RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-03, 19:33:38 (24.162.126.158)
The acoustic signal recorded by a microphone working in a 3d space picks up 3d mix of sound. Therefore, such recordings (signals) contain 3d information. The sound of a musical instrument could be rec .......
343: General Asylum, RE: I'd need to move to a bigger house ! - nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-01, 16:36:45 (24.162.126.158)
- For when you downside. :-) .......
344: Inmate Central, Seattle ice storm 2022 - Cars & People Slipping On ice (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2023-01-01, 00:06:52 (24.162.126.158)
From downright scary to entertaining and funny. .......
345: General Asylum, They be biglee!!! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-31, 17:07:02 (24.162.126.158)
The Klipsch Jubilee .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: Covidus. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-25, 13:35:54 (24.162.126.158)
"Covidus." At least you haven't lost your sense of humor! Wishing you both a speedy recovery! .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: Merry Christmas!!!--to all to whom it applies... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-25, 13:29:40 (24.162.126.158)
Merry Christmas to you and to all to whom it applies. It's Cold Outside! "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - banned twice in 2 different eras, but not here. LOL :-) .......
348: Inmate Central, ...itchy thick wool... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-24, 16:24:13 (24.162.126.158)
After you're all bundled up in itchy thick wool, there's nothing worse than... .......
349: Music Lane, RE: Was listening to that yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-24, 15:07:20 (24.162.126.158)
That makes two of us. I'm sure there were many many more listening to that great album. .......
350: Music Lane, A Tex-Mex Christmas song. "It's Christmas Time in Texas" by Los Lobos (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-23, 17:52:15 (24.162.126.158)
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351: General Asylum, Merry Christmas deadheads! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-23, 17:37:06 (24.162.126.158)
Merry Christmas deadheads! .......
352: General Asylum, RE: Christmas Music (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-23, 16:30:14 (24.162.126.158)
Cds and Spotify. My most unusual cd - "Ghosts of Christmas Past" on the Les Disques du Crepuscule label. IIRC, I purchased it at the Tower Records on The Drag in Austin some time in the nineties. The .......
353: General Asylum, RE: Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-23, 15:54:08 (24.162.126.158)
Among the many cds in my collection. Definitely a good one. .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: COTD (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-21, 17:27:15 (24.162.126.158)
Even earlier - My dad bought a new Ford Maverick in the early seventies. He drove it briefly as the family's second car before giving it to my older sister as her college car. It was a "Thanks Vermill .......
355: General Asylum, north shore of Kauai?? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-16, 13:00:13 (24.162.126.158)
LOL. When I first saw it yesterday, I was only struck by how much it differed from most loudspeaker waterfall plots that I have seen and that there was a beauty to it. Looking at it today, it reminded .......
356: General Asylum, Am I wrong or is that speaker a mess, and what speaker? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-16, 12:47:10 (24.162.126.158)
Lowther Almira Well, you can read the review. Link below. .......
357: General Asylum, What speaker is that? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-16, 12:44:01 (24.162.126.158)
Lowther Almira. Link to review below. .......
358: General Asylum, A visually beautiful waterfall plot! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-15, 17:59:41 (24.162.126.158)
A work of art! (Image from hifinews.com) .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: "convicted arms dealer Victor Bout" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-08, 19:50:14 (24.162.126.158)
Known as the "Merchant of Death". From CBS News: " "Viktor Bout, in my eyes, is one of the most dangerous men on the face of the Earth," Michael Braun, the former chief of operations for the U.S. Drug .......
360: Inmate Central, "Time for congress to DO SOMETHING!!!!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-07, 21:50:52 (24.162.126.158)
"Time for congress to DO SOMETHING!!!!" Not sure what "SOMETHING" might be, but censoring free speech is like throwing the baby (free speech) out with the bathwater (hate speech). Call me an old scho .......
361: Inmate Central, RE: Flu and covid boost obtained today. Normally no big thing. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-12-05, 21:12:48 (24.162.126.158)
I don't know about New Mexico, but the State of Texas requires Special Certification with training, and recertification every 2 years in order for Pharmacists to administer vaccines. .......
362: General Asylum, RE: Yes, it's an IMF Transcription 300, not a Gale. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-23, 19:19:03 (24.162.126.158)
Wilson Audio Alexia 2 loudspeakers. This link has a description of the system. .......
363: General Asylum, Yes, it's an IMF Transcription 300, not a Gale. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-19, 13:12:14 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, it's an IMF Transcription 300, not a Gale. I found out after I Googled "Gale turntable" and found a link to an Audio Asylum thread on Gale which just happened to mention the IMF. From another web .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: Great ending to TCU at Baylor. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-19, 12:39:43 (24.162.126.158)
I just finished watching the game. What an ending! For those who missed it, here is a video of the game winning field goal with 1 second left on the clock. .......
365: Speaker Asylum, BTW, at a hi-fi show, some co-exhibiting older gentleman was trying to get sound out of a system,... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-16, 19:30:16 (24.162.126.158)
Eventful events at events. :-) Reminds me of when I attended the late eighties San Mateo Stereophile High End Hi-Fi Show. Early on the first day of the show I entered the Merlin speakers room (this wa .......
366: General Asylum, RE: I thought Transcriptors at first too (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-16, 14:05:18 (82.145.211.20)
That's why I started this thread. It didn't look like the Transcriptors that I was familiar with. Also, in the pic I posted, it appears that the tt is a 2 piece design. .......
367: General Asylum, ...He promised me a rose garden, not rose gold KEF speakers (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-16, 13:13:24 (82.145.212.107)
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368: Speaker Asylum, RE: IIRC, RRB's background was in medical devices... and he went back there (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-16, 04:12:04 (24.162.126.158)
IIRC, someone from Talon Audio went on to design loudspeakers for Escalante Design (the Fremont and other speakers, all named after trees) after Talon was no more. I remember this from attending a RMA .......
369: General Asylum, Can anyone ID this turntable? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-15, 23:51:42 (82.145.210.21)
Yes, the tonearm is an SME. .......
370: Speaker Asylum, RE: expensive... but drivers & kits are available! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-14, 15:34:00 (107.167.107.54)
I heard the Mundorf MA30 Anniversary Speaker Kit in the Madisound room at a RMAF show. They sounded quite good. Sadly, Madisound no longer carries the kit. .......
371: Speaker Asylum, "...I'd want to ask why the tweeter is more than 1 inch in diameter." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-14, 15:21:08 (107.167.107.54)
Possibly in order to have a lower crossover point, in this case, 1.6kHz. .......
372: Speaker Asylum, "My guess for the OEM maker would be Sinar Baja in Indonesia..." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-14, 15:06:15 (24.162.126.158)
That was a good guess based on SB Acoustics' experience in paper cones and SB Audience pro-audio driver experience. MoFi touts the SourcePoint 10's Twin-Drive magnetic system as eliminating flux modul .......
373: General Asylum, What happens when you play "Disco Inferno" one too many times. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-12, 18:55:00 (24.162.126.158)
"disco inferno (Burn baby burn) burn that mother down" .......
374: Speaker Asylum, RE: lets see photos of " Holy Grail " speakers ,,,,,, (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-12, 18:34:51 (24.162.126.158)
The Audiovisual Art Fusion. Ummm, well, maybe not. :-) .......
375: General Asylum, RE: But, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-05, 16:52:54 (24.162.126.158)
But, but ... my House of Usher is a postmodern revisionist version. :-) .......
376: General Asylum, Welcome to my House of Usher system. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-04, 19:01:12 (107.167.108.73)
Any similarities (themes of madness, isolation, and metaphysical identities*) between my House of Usher system and Edgar Allan Poe's "House of Usher" are purely coincidental. * from Wikipedia page on .......
377: Speaker Asylum, RE: Nominations, Please: What is the best full-range sealed-box loudspeaker available "new," today? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-03, 09:03:02 (24.162.126.158)
No specific recommendations, but I'm sure that Magico, Perlisten, and YG Acoustics have models that should be considered. .......
378: Inmate Central, "Dammit! I knew I should have let a pro install this thing!" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-11-03, 00:48:16 (24.162.126.158)
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379: Inmate Central, "What a waste, except for the guys selling weapons, of course." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-10-19, 18:05:21 (24.162.126.158)
JULY 7, 2022 Public Citizen article: "Military-Industrial Complex Clinches Nearly 450,000% Return on Investment" "After Industry Gives $10 Million to Congressional Defense Committee Members, DOD Recei .......
380: Inmate Central, And then there's this - (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-27, 21:53:07 (24.162.126.158)
From the Reuters article "CIA warned Berlin about possible attacks on gas pipelines in summer - Spiegel": "BERLIN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had weeks ago warned .......
381: Critic's Corner, RE: Nasality / Rogers LS3/5A (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-21, 19:21:49 (24.162.126.158)
Loudspeaker grills and frames can alter a speaker's frequency response, therefore, they could tame or exacerbate nasality, depending on the loudspeaker. IIRC from past reviews the LS3/5A is known to h .......
382: Speaker Asylum, RE: Wretched excess - a new high! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-20, 15:13:52 (24.162.126.158)
They are building them because there is a market for them. And, the theory is that lauded statement or flagship products generate demand for and sales of their less expensive products [to millionaires .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: I'm sooooo.... confused! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-19, 02:52:30 (24.162.126.158)
One answer to consider from The Diplomat Magazine article "The Difference Between Ukraine and Taiwan" (link below): "To put it bluntly: The independence of Ukraine is not a vital security interest of .......
384: General Asylum, RE: Hi-Fi News, that mag should be free. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-17, 19:56:55 (24.162.126.158)
I don't doubt it. Last time I bought an issue was pre-pandemic. Nowadays, I just peruse their website. .......
385: General Asylum, RE: HiFi World magazine is kaput. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-17, 18:53:59 (24.162.126.158)
Another pandemic casualty. Sad. I liked their coverage of new as well as old vintage gear (Olde Worlde Favorites). Looks like now I'll have to rely on Hi-Fi News and Record Review for that now. ::: TO .......
386: Jazz Alley, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-17, 18:33:22 (24.162.126.158)
I was thinking the same thing. Love her singing as well as her piano playing and piano playing style. .......
387: Vintage Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-16, 15:45:39 (24.162.126.158)
+1 That's where I found crossover info for the AR11's that I acquired back in 2015. My Acoustic Research collection - AR11, AR18s, AR M1 .......
388: Jazz Alley, "First Gymnopedie" from the 1965 album "Psychicemotus" by Yusef Lateef (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-13, 18:15:58 (24.162.126.158)
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389: Inmate Central, RE: Captions? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-10, 15:35:06 (24.162.126.158)
What you do when the grid is no longer reliable. A pump's gotta pump. :-) .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: Texas goes up 19-17 over 'Bama with 1:29 left... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-10, 15:16:56 (24.162.126.158)
Being a Texas Ex, I was rooting for Texas. "It a shame Texas QB got injured the first half. He was really playing well." I think Texas would have won had he not been injured or if the officiating ha .......
391: General Asylum, RE: I thought one of my Magnepan MGIIIa speakers was out (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-09, 18:36:30 (24.162.126.158)
The sound was so lifelike you'd swear the djembe was is the room! :-) .......
392: Jazz Alley, RE: Kinga Glyk..... [yt] (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-09, 18:32:53 (24.162.126.158)
Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" was closer to "free jazz". :-) .......
393: Jazz Alley, A relative newcomer to free jazz (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-09-06, 17:24:51 (24.162.126.158)
Or jazz fusion. Nice to see some modern jazz fusion. .......
394: Jazz Alley, RE: Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Poinciana" (Live At The Pershing, Chicago, 1958) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-26, 23:04:18 (24.162.126.158)
Cool. And thanks. Hadn't seen that before. .......
395: Jazz Alley, RE: Saying goodbye. I'm exiting. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-26, 19:30:36 (24.162.126.158)
Words of Joni Mitchell: "Both Sides Now" "Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They .......
396: General Asylum, RE: is that your Krav Maga instructor or practice dummy? /nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-26, 02:22:39 (24.162.126.158)
LOL. Neither, it's an inflatable mermaid pool floatie thingie. Yeah, that's the ticket. A mermaid pool floatie thingie. .......
397: General Asylum, RE: I see nothing (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-25, 22:30:04 (24.162.126.158)
Sorry you were left in the dark! 7th pic from the top in the linked webpage is the pic I posted in the original post of this thread. .......
398: Jazz Alley, Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Poinciana" (Live At The Pershing, Chicago, 1958) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-25, 21:49:25 (24.162.126.158)
Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Poinciana" (Live At The Pershing, Chicago, 1958) .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-25, 16:51:26 (24.162.126.158)
Conspicuous consumption is not based on rational behavior. .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: Why is the Jeep Wrangler so popular? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-25, 14:32:55 (24.162.126.158)
Inexpensive for suburban chic? Classic look? Being prepared for the apocalypse? For the Alpine sound system? ... Nah! .......
401: General Asylum, who is helping design these speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-24, 16:05:49 (24.162.126.158)
Kostas Metaxas / Metaxas & Sins .......
402: General Asylum, RE: It looks pregnant ... or is it? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-24, 15:51:38 (24.162.126.158)
First, the alien takeover of high-end audio, then the world. Living large after the takeover. :-) .......
403: General Asylum, RE: It looks pregnant ... or is it? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-24, 15:20:00 (24.162.126.158)
Post-delivery pic of aliens and their offspring. This is not the alien takeover of high-end audio ... or is it? .......
404: General Asylum, I want that backyard. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-24, 15:17:45 (24.162.126.158)
Careful what you wish for. The yard gnomes proved to be no match for the aliens. .......
405: General Asylum, No, it's not an alien autopsy ... or is it? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-24, 00:46:44 (24.162.126.158)
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406: Inmate Central, RE: Mark Spitz: Audiophile - who knew? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-19, 13:06:57 (24.162.126.158)
A golden eared swimmer or a golden swimmer's ear? :-) .......
407: General Asylum, RE: So very... aloof... could be an ad for shoes, perfume or post spa ideal... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-18, 21:28:42 (24.162.126.158)
Pretentious high-end aloofness? :-) The Ballfinger photo was made by German artist/photographer Carsten Sander. Check out the 1 minute "making-of" video of the "Liza with Ballfinger" photo. ::: TOPIC: .......
408: General Asylum, RE: Gotta believe... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-17, 18:26:04 (24.162.126.158)
I can see why you would think that. I found the pic while perusing my Pinterest feed. After reading your post I decided to perform an image search of the pic and this is what I discovered: (link below .......
409: General Asylum, 2 questions. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-17, 18:09:40 (24.162.126.158)
First question: I just noticed that the large L/R speakers have a badge on left side between the midrange and woofer. Can anyone identify these speakers? Second question: Where's Waldo? .......
410: Inmate Central, RE: How to check the license of a website in Norway (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-17, 18:00:24 (24.162.126.158)
I'm not sure about Norway, but I hear that something is rotten in the state of Denmark. (Is there a reason to suspect that there is also something rotten here???) .......
411: General Asylum, RE: Just Curious..... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-17, 15:42:44 (24.162.126.158)
In addition to Metaxas, there is also Ballfinger. New tape decks and reels. .......
412: Critic's Corner, "Motel Hell" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-16, 23:56:42 (24.162.126.158)
Back in the day, that was my favorite Halloween night movie. LOL :-) .......
413: General Asylum, Another pic of the room. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-15, 17:31:53 (24.162.126.158)
Another pic of the room. .......
414: General Asylum, Don't ask! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-15, 17:30:45 (24.162.126.158)
Don't ask! I have no explanation or answers. .......
415: General Asylum, Best loudspeakers for a man cave ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-15, 17:13:42 (24.162.126.158)
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416: General Asylum, RE: Right next to the Retractable Coke Dispenser. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-11, 15:06:20 (24.162.126.158)
FWIW, DeLorean was acquitted of all related charges. .......
417: General Asylum, RE: But. . . but. . . where's the flux capacitor? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-11, 02:24:30 (24.162.126.158)
You had to ask, didn't you? It's an option. .......
418: General Asylum, Cambridge Audio to supply audio system for the new DeLorean Alpha5 electric vehicle (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-10, 18:23:14 (24.162.126.158)
Don't ask what kind of capacitors are used. :-) .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Thunderstorms in Dallas right now. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-09, 19:26:07 (24.162.126.158)
The scattered thunderstorms/showers forecasts are always a crapshoot here in Texas. The Texas summers seem to be getting longer and hotter, well, at least this one. Oh, and I almost forgot - drier. : .......
420: General Asylum, RE: As for hornville, if they all play at once that's likely confusing. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-08, 18:34:17 (24.162.126.158)
Perhaps the owner only listens to the most out-there free jazz. Set the controls to eleven and let the cacophony begin. :-) Another possibility is that the system uses dsp delay in order to time align .......
421: General Asylum, RE: That's a room in somebody's house? Jeezuz! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-08, 12:38:39 (24.162.126.158)
Well, yes, I saw it on the internet! :-) .......
422: General Asylum, RE: Well, since we're showing off horns, here's a pic of mine (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-08, 12:21:59 (24.162.126.158)
Now I understand the meaning of the idiom "tooting one's own horn". LOL .......
423: General Asylum, Wall of Sound home theater/audio system (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-08, 01:06:20 (24.162.126.158)
I wonder if the homeowner is a Deadhead. :-) .......
424: General Asylum, "MaggiesAndCats" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-04, 14:55:57 (24.162.126.158)
"MaggiesAndCats" LOL :-) .......
425: Speaker Asylum, RE: The port tube is 100% stuffed with cocktail stirrer straws. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-04, 13:17:43 (24.162.126.158)
Do ports require a revision of size/volume in order to compensate for the volume displaced by the volume of the cocktail straws' structure or is this considered to be relatively insignificant? (in gen .......
426: Speaker Asylum, RE: Advent/1 woofer replacement. . . (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-04, 02:30:22 (24.162.126.158)
Iirc, the Advent/1 used the same woofer as the New Large Advent. I believe Simply Speakers sells replacements and I've also seen new replacements for sale on eBay. .......
427: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why not (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-03, 19:23:29 (24.162.126.158)
Thanks for sharing. Care to elaborate on what you mean by "is such a sweet woofer"? Accurate midrange, highly resolving, warm bass, tight bass, etc.? .......
428: Speaker Asylum, RE: Following up on my work in progress... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-08-03, 18:07:09 (24.162.126.158)
Care to share the crossover frequency and f3? .......
429: General Asylum, RE: I would think that only the McIntosh electronics brand name would qualify, worldwide. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-30, 15:30:14 (24.162.126.158)
There are a few brands known because they are used in automobile sound systems. Lexus - Mark Levinson Acura - Krell Audi - Bang & Olufsen Bentley - Naim Mercedes-Benz - Burmester Of course, only the c .......
430: General Asylum, RE: Most recognized front-of-mind High-End audio electronics brands? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-29, 21:57:18 (24.162.126.158)
Additionaly, as recalled from seeing them many times in the past at RMAF shows: Constellation Audio PS Audio VTL Balanced Audio Technology .......
431: Music Lane, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) by Mickey Newbury (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-28, 19:48:13 (24.162.126.158)
From the 2002 album Winter Winds. (BTW - he wrote the song) .......
432: Speaker Asylum, RE: Is that a 2001 movie reference? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-28, 14:10:24 (24.162.126.158)
Yes. I almost posted the thread title as "Loudspeakers for listening to Also sprach Zarathustra?" until I remembered that the music for the ape/monolith scene was Ligeti's requiem music "Lux Aeterna". .......
433: General Asylum, RE: I found my missing usps packages in ups hands. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-28, 13:20:29 (24.162.126.158)
So that's what the UPS SurePost hand-off to USPS looks like. Looks more like hands on to me! .......
434: Critic's Corner, RE: AnalogPlanet email before and after Michael Fremer's departure (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 18:23:37 (24.162.126.158)
After. :-) .......
435: Critic's Corner, AnalogPlanet email before and after Michael Fremer's departure (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 18:23:13 (24.162.126.158)
Before. .......
436: Critic's Corner, RE: Maybe he oscillates. nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 18:18:05 (24.162.126.158)
Wildly. .......
437: Speaker Asylum, Loudspeakers for listening to Ligeti's Lux Aeterna? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 17:17:10 (24.162.126.158)
Grundig Monolith 190 Active Sound Wall, circa 1980. .......
438: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Gimmicky Garish Mesh of Gears or Cool New Integrated ? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 14:46:29 (24.162.126.158)
More crossover appeal to watch aficionados, like Dan D'Agostino products? Addendum: Or a Franken-Nagra. .......
439: General Asylum, From the looks of the amplification sitting on the floor, maybe he cranks it all up at once? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 14:36:13 (24.162.126.158)
Speaking of amplifiers, is the silver one in the back row a Cello, perhaps a Cello Duet 350? Anyone know what the 4 monoblock amplifiers in the front row are? .......
440: General Asylum, RE: More like a museum... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 00:59:32 (24.162.126.158)
Here's another iteration of the same room. .......
441: General Asylum, RE: There are mini-monitors, then there are... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 00:46:17 (24.162.126.158)
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442: General Asylum, RE: There are mini-monitors, then there are... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-27, 00:44:02 (24.162.126.158)
I did some internet sleuthing and found some additional pics of previous iterations of this room. Those round horns on top of the JBLs remind me of one of the horns used in Romy's horn system. Correct .......
443: General Asylum, Some sort of anti-static devices? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-26, 22:28:59 (24.162.126.158)
That's also my guess. Some sort of portable battery-operated air ioniser. .......
444: General Asylum, There are mini-monitors, then there are... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-26, 01:46:33 (24.162.126.158)
these. .......
445: General Asylum, I'm quite certain they are the Braun version of the venerable Quad 57. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-15, 16:20:58 (24.162.126.158)
Yes, the BRAUN LE1. From Wikipedia: "The BRAUN LE1 ('Lautsprechereinheit 1' i.e. 'Loudspeaker unit 1') was the first electrostatic mode loudspeaker available on the German hi-fi market. German electr .......
446: General Asylum, I wish women like that existed in real life...... [^; (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-14, 20:11:20 (24.162.126.158)
...It could happen .......
447: General Asylum, RE: Weird Audiophile Traits............ (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-14, 17:05:48 (24.162.126.158)
:-) .......
448: Inmate Central, Why? Because Marty Gold says Hi-Fi is sexy. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-11, 19:17:37 (24.162.126.158)
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449: Inmate Central, Speaking of tube amps. A caption challenge! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-11, 15:18:38 (24.162.126.158)
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450: Inmate Central, Unplug you tube amp system! Plug in your high-efficiency class-d system! (at least in Texas) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-11, 14:58:41 (24.162.126.158)
Once again. From Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) News Release: "ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal to Texans and Texas Businesses Appeal Effective Monday, July 11, 2022 AUSTIN, TX, July 10 .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: anyone seen "The old man?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-10, 16:51:26 (24.162.126.158)
Yes. Definitely a thumbs up. .......
452: Music Lane, RE: Truly remarkable... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-09, 21:01:32 (24.162.126.158)
Thanks for the info on the 12" 45RPM UK version. I'll be on the lookout for a copy of that. .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: What's a benign dictator? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-08, 23:23:39 (24.162.126.158)
Do you mean "benevolent dictator"? Per Wikipedia: "A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state, but is perceived to do .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: And then there are those times ... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-08, 15:31:52 (24.162.126.158)
You may find the recent POLITICO article "Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention? (Mass shooters overwhelmingly fit a certain profile, say Jillian Peterson an .......
455: Inmate Central, "I posted an incredibly good and comprehensive video on the subject of population." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-08, 15:20:44 (24.162.126.158)
1) So many threads, too little time. 2) Spice up the thread topic title to make it more attention getting/clickbait-y. Just an idea. E.g. "Population Video - Incredibly good and comprehensive!" instea .......
456: Music Lane, Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" charts at Number 1 in 2022 (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-07, 19:04:42 (24.162.126.158)
From the 19th June 2022 NME.com article "Kate Bush looks set for another week at Number One with 'Running Up That Hill'". ( https://www.nme.com/news/music/kate-bush-looks-set-for-another-week-at-numbe .......
457: Vintage Asylum, RE: Why Would Anyone Do This? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-07, 14:58:16 (24.162.126.158)
A misguided attempt to compete with this. .......
458: Inmate Central, "But then this story doesn't even pretend that it is oil from the strategic reserve that is being exported." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-06, 17:30:24 (24.162.126.158)
No, the story doesn't pretend that it is oil from the strategic reserve (SPR) that is being exported, the July 5 article states it explicitly. "The fourth-largest U.S. oil refiner, Phillips 66, shippe .......
459: General Asylum, "Yes I know. The ...-. In your quote is the missing context that should have made that clear" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-04, 16:51:17 (24.162.126.158)
Huh? How does "If anyone wants to put it to a double blind test let's do it. A hi res rip will capture everything from the signal coming from vinyl playback." provide "the missing context that should .......
460: General Asylum, "Direct to disc is not transparent. ... Including all th surface noise and tape hiss from the analog tape." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-04, 14:26:18 (24.162.126.158)
"Direct to disc is not transparent. ... Including all th surface noise and tape hiss from the analog tape." Just to be clear [as in Crystal Clear Records :-) ], direct to disc does not use analog tape .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: Another Happy 4th song (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-04, 14:02:07 (24.162.126.158)
Another good one. Thought I'd post the lyrics - "Suite Madame Blue" by Styx (1975) "Time after time I sit and I wait for your call I know I'm a fool but why can I say Whatever the price I'll pay for .......
462: Inmate Central, Happy 4th! - "America!" A song by Bill Callahan (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-07-04, 02:39:44 (24.162.126.158)
"America!" by Bill Callahan (2011) - link to video below. "America America America America You are so grand and gold, golden Oh, I wish I was deep in America tonight America America I watch David Lett .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: So nothing to back up whatever the fuck the shower thing is about. Just your usual bluster. nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-24, 20:32:45 (24.162.126.158)
Had to look that one up myself. This is what I found. From the Daily Mail article "EXCLUSIVE: Florida woman who found Ashley Biden's diary in 'halfway house' is under FBI investigation for SELLING the .......
464: Speaker Asylum, RE: How many class D amps are 2 ohm stable ? (nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-23, 21:44:14 (24.162.126.158)
You may find this Audiogon forum thread of interest "What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load". (Link below) Additionally, I've read that the new GaN fet class d amps are load invariant. Perhaps the .......
465: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Wretched Excess! Heavyweight division (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-21, 20:03:31 (24.162.126.158)
It should sound fantastic connected to my 6 lb Miniwatt amplifier! .......
466: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Should I be prepared to repel boarders from the People's Republic of Freedonia? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-21, 19:24:03 (24.162.126.158)
Yes. .......
467: Speaker Asylum, RE: I am trying to figure out how/why they skip from Midrange to Subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-21, 16:22:02 (24.162.126.158)
Would it make you feel better if they called it a Mid-bass instead of a Midrange. .......
468: Speaker Asylum, "Because they already have a D'Agostino or Dartzeel high current amp that needs a challenge?" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-21, 16:15:30 (24.162.126.158)
No, it's because of the increased use of 2 ohm stable class-d amplifiers. .......
469: Inmate Central, Make nuclear great again! (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-21, 15:54:47 (24.162.126.158)
Germany needs to stop the shutdown of their 3 remaining nuclear plants, restart the other 3 plants that they previously phased out and start building new ones. .......
470: Critic's Corner, RE: Fremer is no longer at Analog Planet. A reviewer named Mike Mettler (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-16, 14:00:12 (24.162.126.158)
In the Analog Planet "Welcome to Analog Planet!" article, Mike Mettler, in regards to Analog Planet, describes himself as follows. "Me, I got my start as an editor at High Fidelity magazine back in th .......
471: Critic's Corner, ...why would McGill U., known for medical controlled blind tests, agree to do one for some audio thing? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-14, 08:10:27 (24.162.126.158)
Affiliations for the study include McGill University as well as The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology which is located at the Schulich School of Music of McGill Unive .......
472: Critic's Corner, Whatever happened to Andy Quint? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-09, 13:25:03 (24.162.126.158)
All I know is that he still writes for TAS and occasionally pops up in the "MQA is Vaporware" thread that rt66indierock started on Audiophile Style (Computer Audiophile). .......
473: Inmate Central, RE: Who cares about personal opinion? Science has spoken. nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-09, 11:09:33 (24.162.126.158)
Reality check: Science informs but does not dictate public policy, including climate change policy. Personal/public opinion also informs public policy. It (reality) is what it is. .......
474: Critic's Corner, Might this mark a return to at least some electromechanical testing of components? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-06-08, 18:28:40 (24.162.126.158)
FWIW, Hi-Fi News And Record Review magazine, a UK partner magazine of Stereophile (same owner) performs electromechanical testing (Lab Reports) in their reviews of cartridges and turntables (including .......
475: Critic's Corner, RE: Thoughts and speculation (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-31, 22:28:49 (24.162.126.158)
Interesting. Trey has been writing for Sound & Vision (same owner as Stereophile) and used to write occasionally for TAS, where he was known as a turntable setup guru. So, yes, there's more than a goo .......
476: Critic's Corner, RE: WAM? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-31, 21:24:41 (24.162.126.158)
My guess is that he meant WA, Wilson Audio, a favorite of Mikey's. .......
477: Critic's Corner, RE: Mikey's return to tas? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-29, 01:36:09 (24.162.126.158)
Mikey surfaces on AnalogPlanet with a Munich High End 2022 show report and video dated May 28, 2022. Approaching his last Stereophile/AnalogPlanet hurrah before he starts a new chapter at TAS. ::: TOP .......
478: General Asylum, High tech/low WAF(or not!) loudspeakers (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-28, 12:13:34 (24.162.126.158)
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479: Critic's Corner, RE: Mikey's return to tas? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-27, 15:39:39 (24.162.126.158)
Found this posted on the Steve Hoffman forum (link below). Note John Atkinson's comment. Hmmm. .......
480: Critic's Corner, RE: Mikey's return to tas? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-27, 15:27:13 (24.162.126.158)
The link you provided now says that the link may be broken ot that the page may have been removed. .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: So what's that mean? Only 25 billion go towards weapons to send to Ukraine? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-26, 12:29:03 (24.162.126.158)
Here you go RW. From a Reuters article in U.S. News & World Report (link below): "The package includes almost $15 billion for defense operations and maintenance, which includes $6 billion for the Ukra .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: Texans, the most heavily armed people on the planet couldn't stop it. (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-26, 03:32:50 (24.162.126.158)
"Texans, the most heavily armed people on the planet ... ." I had to look that one up. Per capita, based on the number of registered guns per 1,000 people, yes. (Of note, California is # 2, in terms o .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: Says who? You possess some inside first hand info? nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-25, 22:45:42 (24.162.126.158)
Mas dinero para el complejo industrial militar de los Estados Unidos. $ 15 mil millones por valor. Debe hacer muy infeliz a alguien que esta en contra del complejo industrial militar. No? :-) Translat .......
484: General Asylum, Time for a musical interlude... (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-20, 08:46:54 (24.162.126.158)
Courtesy of Krav's Beers for Tears dive bar jukebox - "The Curse of the Blackened Eye" by Orville Peck (In the video the Blackened Eye is played by Norman Reedus. I discovered the song before I ever w .......
485: Music Lane, "Seasons" by Future Islands (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-19, 19:46:24 (24.162.126.158)
This is a video of the March 3, 2014 performance of "Seasons" by Future Islands (modern synth-pop) on Late Night with David Letterman. It may have been the last time I watched Letterman before he reti .......
486: General Asylum, "From Pat Boone to the Sex Pistols" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-19, 16:41:47 (24.162.126.158)
Bollocks! ... Never mind. .......
487: Jazz Alley, "It's really frustrating that there are no sidemen credits to be found anywhere." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-19, 16:35:05 (24.162.126.158)
Wikipedia lists the additional personnel as "Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Evans". Don't know if that gives you a better idea of who the sidemen may have been. .......
488: Digital Drive, RE: SACD vs CD/DAC (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-18, 22:20:18 (24.162.126.158)
Compare the SACD vs CD layer on your Sony UHPH1 BlueRay player directly into your preamp (instead of against the same disc CD layer->Coax->Gustard X26Pro) and see what you hear through the UHPH1 playe .......
489: Jazz Alley, "Come Live With Me" by Dorothy Ashby (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-18, 21:33:52 (24.162.126.158)
"Come Live With Me" by jazz harpist and composer Dorothy Ashby What year, you ask? 1968 .......
490: General Asylum, RE: I have no idea (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-15, 17:29:40 (24.162.126.158)
You are right that Onkyo Integra was the premium line of Onkyo. Integra is a division of the Onkyo company that was created about the time home theater became popular. .......
491: Music Lane, RE: "Vicky's Box" by Throwing Muses (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-10, 17:34:39 (24.162.126.158)
And to think that Kristin Hersh wrote this while still in high school. This song from Throwing Muses first 4AD album was originally released on a demo cassette on their own label before they signed wi .......
492: Jazz Alley, RE: you might like this - Stimala, The Coal Train (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-05, 18:41:04 (24.162.126.158)
Thanks. I'll definitely check it out. .......
493: Jazz Alley, "But mighty fine shit, and LOTS of it." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-05, 18:27:45 (24.162.126.158)
But definitely not a pile of ... :-) These mega box sets can seem intimidating. But, I can rationalize such a purchase by telling myself I can always save the additional listening required for a rain .......
494: General Asylum, RE: " I'm Your Captain " (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-04, 22:26:09 (24.162.126.158)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah .......
495: General Asylum, RE: Thanks for those links nt (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-04, 21:51:22 (24.162.126.158)
You're welcome. .......
496: Jazz Alley, Do audiophiles like Expensive Shit? (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-04, 20:10:37 (24.162.126.158)
This audiophile does! :-) .......
497: General Asylum, RE: "...sitting in the back of the room" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-04, 15:13:18 (24.162.126.158)
With further internet sleuthing, I found "Loudspeaker placement for optimal sound quality according to the Joachim Gerhard principle" on the Suesskind Audio website. The full loudspeaker set-up guide .......
498: General Asylum, "...sitting in the back of the room" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-04, 03:06:21 (24.162.126.158)
"There's nothing wrong, with listening from the middle of the room. However, when you go to the back of the room, that's when the sound can gel, and that light bulb goes on, in your head. You think to .......
499: General Asylum, "That was the final straw. Abby reached down, pulled out her pad, rolled it up, and fired it into the crowd." (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-02, 12:38:24 (24.162.126.158)
Thanks for writing a period piece. :-) .......
500: General Asylum, "Bizarre but fun - for a while" (0.00)
Posted by Krav Maga on 2022-05-02, 12:10:00 (24.162.126.158)
Yeah. Some things are best enjoyed in small doses, like my small collection of Phase 4, Living Stereo, Command and Project-3 percussion and space-age bachelor pad albums. LOL .......
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