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1: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Yamaha BD-A1060 or used OPPO BDP-103 ? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-11, 12:26:32 (73.195.76.202)
You can stream from the PC? I have most of my library duped to flac lossless .......
2: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: main purpose is audio (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-10, 06:36:08 (97.116.118.252)
I am looking for a universal player as I have both CD and SACDs, no dvd-a though. As the hifi is 6" below the TV, using one device to read all silver discs seems like a good idea. .......
3: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Yamaha BD-A1060 or used OPPO BDP-103 ? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-10, 06:34:58 (97.116.118.252)
does it play SACD via the two stereo RCA jacks? That is my main connectivity requirement; my preamp doesn't do HDMI. .......
4: Hi-Rez Highway, main purpose is audio (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-09, 12:22:15 (104.129.196.203)
to replace my Pioneer DV-58AV .......
5: Hi-Rez Highway, Yamaha BD-A1060 or used OPPO BDP-103 ? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-08, 06:42:55 (104.129.196.203)
Both are in my price range, the Oppo a bit higher than I'd like but still close. .......
6: Inmate Central, Gosh, for $225,000, I'd buy all 50! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-02, 12:44:48 (104.129.196.203)
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7: Inmate Central, Ulch, nothing, now. (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-08-02, 12:43:23 (104.129.196.203)
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8: Hi-Rez Highway, The Yamaha looks promising (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-07-29, 10:52:38 (104.129.196.203)
except I already pulled the trigger on a Sony X1000ES model. I think I'm going to return the Sony, though, as it does not have a freekin' "play" button.... just power and tray open/close. The Yammie .......
9: Hi-Rez Highway, trained her too well (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-07-24, 13:20:00 (104.129.196.203)
all she has is vinyl and all she wants is vinyl. Guess I'll be putting the DV-58AV on the market after all. .......
10: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: I should mention (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-07-23, 13:40:46 (104.129.196.203)
yes, I will be selling it, or giving it to my budding audiophile daughter. .......
11: Hi-Rez Highway, I should mention (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-07-22, 05:25:18 (104.129.196.203)
that I am seeking to replace a Pioneer Elite DV-58AV which has served me faithfully for years now.... it's 1080P just doesn't show as well on my 4K TV anymore :( .......
12: Hi-Rez Highway, best universal player in the $500 price range (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-07-22, 05:22:16 (104.129.196.203)
I was giving serious thought to the Oppo UDP-203 but it's price seems to have jumped from $500-ish to $1000-ish recently. Sony has a unit Sony UBPX1000ES in my price range, does anyone know if this is .......
13: Video Asylum, does plugging HDMI ARC into an output device disable the TV inboard speakers? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2019-01-08, 06:22:04 (104.129.196.85)
I see nothing in the Samsung NU8000 manual that details this. My objective is to have an HDMI to RCA converter so I can plug the TV into the "big rig" -- which is far too old to have HDMI inputs. The .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: my 2 cents.... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-10-24, 07:20:51 (104.129.196.85)
I should try this, she still has her old TT sitting there. If nothing else it will keep her going till Xmas time. .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, buying an entry level TT for my daughter (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-10-24, 05:48:16 (104.129.196.85)
her third, the first she got for free from a friend, and it died a few months later, the second I got for her from craigslist when the first died, and it too died within a year, both DD no-name tables .......
16: Computer Audio Asylum, Allo Boss up and running (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-08-14, 08:41:47 (104.129.196.198)
I have successfully installed the Allo and already have about 1/5 of my CD collection ripped (using foobar2000 -- two minutes per CD). Initial impressions are good, I am using Volumio and so far have .......
17: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Why would this cause you to wait ? ................... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-07-16, 10:54:47 (104.129.196.110)
complicated.... I get whipped, I guess is the short answer. .......
18: Computer Audio Asylum, and wait another year? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-07-16, 10:01:47 (104.129.196.110)
My audio nervosa hasn't cleared that much yet. .......
19: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Cut-Throat, is the Allo still the streaming solution to get? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-07-16, 08:28:27 (104.129.196.110)
I don't have an outboard DAC, my universal player does have digital input though. I hadn't planned on the Boss being a replacement for shiny disks, just a way to have my full (or as many as I've rippe .......
20: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Cut-Throat, is the Allo still the streaming solution to get? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-07-16, 08:09:57 (104.129.196.110)
'today' is a bit early but by the end of the month, I'll order those two bits. I might ping you again if I have Qs. .......
21: Computer Audio Asylum, Cut-Throat, is the Allo still the streaming solution to get? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2018-07-16, 06:53:14 (104.129.196.110)
Boss player plus Wifi dongle I am finally going to have the funds to get such in a couple of weeks, told my wife she can 'buy' it for my birthday :) .......
22: Computer Audio Asylum, I pulled the trigger on a squeezebox classic v3 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-25, 13:07:04 (104.129.196.209)
should be here by this time next week. .......
23: Computer Audio Asylum, LMS setup (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-24, 06:45:23 (104.129.196.209)
OK, so I am underwhelmed by the various puck-style wifi streamers. If I wanted to go the LMS route, is this what I should do? 1) acquire logitech LMS box, such as squeezebox slim device and join it to .......
24: Computer Audio Asylum, Like I said (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-20, 16:50:19 (63.231.131.80)
it just needs to be better than the craptacular allplay jukebox. And something my wife won't find too intimidating to use. .......
25: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I don't and I wouldn't but here is what some people do................. (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-20, 16:42:13 (63.231.131.80)
that works for other than LMSes? .......
26: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: inexpensive DLNA streamers (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-20, 14:10:15 (104.129.196.209)
what IOS app do you use to control the BOSS? .......
27: Computer Audio Asylum, inexpensive DLNA streamers (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2017-08-20, 13:46:17 (104.129.196.209)
I decided to take the plunge and try streaming my digital audio from my windows 10 server using DLNA. To that end I've been using EAC to rip my cd collection onto FLAC disk files. My hifi has been dow .......
28: Inmate Central, gee thanks, now there's tears in my eyes (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2014-01-07, 12:23:29 (143.127.128.10)
O mio babbino caro seems to be one of those favorites of the tyke crowds, but golly this one has soul. .......
29: Inmate Central, anyone who would actually go even half that fast (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-22, 08:50:51 (143.127.128.10)
in that death trap is crazier than I am. .......
30: Vinyl Asylum, just drip the rinse water around, it will bead up for sure (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-22, 08:47:33 (143.127.128.10)
but then you use a special brush (you DO have a 'rinse only' brush, right?) and smear it about. Vac off the remainder. Rinse and vac a second time. Air dry. Profit! .......
31: Vinyl Asylum, saucerful of secrets (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-19, 09:49:30 (143.127.128.10)
I have a niece that gave me her record collection a number of years ago. Just a stack of records maybe 10" high, but the very top record was Saucerful... my eyes bugged out and I could not thank her p .......
32: Vinyl Asylum, been there, done that, got the t-shirt (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-19, 09:40:54 (143.127.128.10)
sometimes I think about those days and how you could go to a store and get exactly what you came for, instead of the foraging in used stores today. If they didn't have it they could order it! Gosh, th .......
33: Inmate Central, if it wasn't soft before, it will be now (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-02, 08:57:39 (143.127.128.10)
and that must have hurt, too. .......
34: General Asylum, RE: Name hi end audio manufacturers who were in business 20 years ago... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-07-01, 11:37:36 (143.127.128.10)
the list is fairly long I believe. .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone tried this hot dog yet?.... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-06-26, 10:04:00 (143.127.128.10)
notice how their web site has a big muscle bound dude who is supposedly over 350 lbs.... cuz that's what all 350+ people look like. .......
36: Inmate Central, the toilet paper blower is sheer genius (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-06-16, 05:50:21 (75.168.63.168)
Much better than silly string. .......
37: General Asylum, or more paranoid and worried that every imperfection is a serious problem -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-06-16, 05:46:25 (75.168.63.168)
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38: Vinyl Asylum, geez I miss mine (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-06-05, 04:15:13 (75.168.59.189)
that was one fine little brush. I've got a Watt's felt stylus brush, an Onzow Zerodust and a pad of Magic Eraser now and use all three... I gave up looking for one of those as a replacement. ::: TOPIC .......
39: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, if it were me (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-06-05, 04:10:42 (75.168.59.189)
my first tube amp was a decware, and it opened my eyes. It seemed like King Curtis was sitting on the bench next to me the first time I played it. But the thing could barely drive 104dB speakers to a .......
40: Inmate Central, I'm going to be a grandpa! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-30, 13:50:52 (143.127.128.10)
just got the news from our eldest daughter, married and living in NJ (sadly a long way from MN); after months of trying, she is finally pregnant and due Feb 4th. We were beginning to think her husban .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, a quick search of Steve Hoffmans site (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-28, 04:04:08 (75.168.40.224)
DowniePipes No affiliation. .......
42: Inmate Central, Mandelbrot's being one of the first recursive algorithms (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-23, 06:31:10 (143.127.128.10)
I guess that is why they made this joke. As the old saw goes, "To understand recursion, you must first understand recursion." .......
43: Inmate Central, A month in the townhouse now (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-23, 04:13:04 (75.168.40.224)
some pleasant surprises. First off, I hardly hear the neighbors, nor they us. Sometimes when something heavy drops, we'll hear a thunk, otherwise pretty much nothing. I am loving being away from the m .......
44: Inmate Central, But I'm not a missionary! I don't even believe in Jebus... save me Jebus! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-23, 04:04:20 (75.168.40.224)
Homer Simpson .......
45: Tape Trail, A friend bought one decades ago (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-22, 09:33:44 (143.127.128.10)
and all he used it for was to play Grateful Dead bootlegs. GD bootlegs, for the most part, are extremely lo-fi. Back in the day, the best 'board' tapes were passable but still far from hi-fi. ::: TOPI .......
46: Inmate Central, Best. Toy. Ever. -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-22, 04:05:12 (75.168.40.224)
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47: Inmate Central, I'll be there in heart, if not in body (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-15, 04:30:58 (67.6.39.222)
someday when we go to visit our daughter in Lambertville I'll have to arrange it to coincide with ribfest. .......
48: Vinyl Asylum, $100? Cripes, that's almost what they cost new! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-13, 04:04:55 (174.30.207.34)
I remember, it was the hifi deck in my circles back in the day. .......
49: General Asylum, do you mean grammar nazis, or their equivalent for spelling? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-13, 04:00:17 (174.30.207.34)
or do we have people who misspell here? I accept the fact that for some, this site is in a second language and they may not be able to fathom English's odd rules. Or it could be early in the morning a .......
50: Inmate Central, wait... I think I figured it out (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-11, 12:12:59 (143.127.128.10)
"The steel will not work", right? .......
51: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Doh, I thought Voight sounded familiar (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-11, 12:06:08 (143.127.128.10)
Guess I won't be coming across a pair of these anytime soon. .......
52: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, geez Freddy, got enough speakers? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-11, 05:40:51 (174.30.207.34)
I like the little pipes. I'm thinking of a full range version for our new townhome -- the ones that go in the corners? Unfortunately I don't remember what they're called, I know they're an old idea an .......
53: Inmate Central, I pulled the trigger on a 256Gb (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-10, 04:36:11 (174.30.207.34)
with mounting bracket and internal sata cable, plus 3 day shipping, $260 from B&H Photo... no affiliation but I've bought from them a number of times before. It arrives Tuesday, I have gotten so giddy .......
54: Inmate Central, Turner's Burning of Parliment (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-09, 04:37:44 (174.30.207.34)
I am color blind but Turner's use of color still delights my eyes. I also am not a big impressionist fan yet this draws me with its emotion. .......
55: Inmate Central, good point (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-08, 10:19:47 (143.127.128.10)
I should also look into disabling defrag for the SSD drive -- I assume it has no practical value in this context. .......
56: Inmate Central, OK smart PC guys, talk me into buying a 256Gb SSD (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-08, 05:56:05 (143.127.128.10)
I was eying a 128Gb SSD (Samsung 840 pro) as I was pretty sure 128 would fit windows 7 and all my apps. Data would go (or remain) on my existing 512Gb hard drive. But the more I think about it, the mo .......
57: General Asylum, is that "Ekky-ekky-ekky-ekky-z'Bang, zoom-Boing?" (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-08, 04:19:25 (174.30.207.34)
I've always wondered what a Banshee sounded like. .......
58: General Asylum, if you're asking, it's already too late (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-03, 04:12:04 (65.128.250.238)
welcome to the asylum. We have cookies here. .......
59: Inmate Central, and my favorite (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-05-02, 09:23:15 (143.127.128.10)
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60: Inmate Central, Loss is always a tragedy (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-30, 04:16:32 (65.128.237.176)
loved pets no less than any other. .......
61: Vinyl Asylum, rinse with DW and then vac (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-27, 05:03:15 (65.128.237.176)
I have dedicated brushes, each to its own purpose, and the last two are for DW rinses only. I note that when I pre-wet the brushes, the first two that I use for cleaner accept the water evenly while t .......
62: Inmate Central, localvores prefer locally grown food (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-26, 04:23:15 (65.128.237.176)
is there a facility local to him that you can enlist? That would be my first thought. .......
63: Inmate Central, yes, I already have sour feelings about her (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-25, 08:38:33 (143.127.128.10)
I haven't told my wife either of these things, the antenna bit or this: she apparently bitched out the moving company on the day of our move for having their truck in the back when it had snowed and t .......
64: Inmate Central, much more than that (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-25, 08:34:20 (143.127.128.10)
the $300 was a bit of a bitter pill to swallow. The final price being more than double that was a real buzz kill. But all the added expense was sorting out the damaged wiring already present in the ho .......
65: Inmate Central, and so it starts, life in a new townhome (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-24, 04:18:48 (65.128.237.176)
Antenna guy came out yesterday, I was paying him $300 to have a TV antenna installed in the attic, and everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. The house was wired for cable but he couldn't find .......
66: Inmate Central, Moved into the townhome last week. (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-22, 04:32:46 (75.161.188.106)
Lord, a week in hell. Every muscle aches even though I hired a mover. So far I haven't heard the neighbors; I thought I'd hear every loud fart. Haven't set up the hifi yet and when I do, I was thinkin .......
67: Vinyl Asylum, expedit record shelving to also hold CDs? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-22, 04:23:23 (75.161.188.106)
I have a 4x4 Expedit with about nine compartments full of records. I'd like to store my CDs in the same rack but it is clearly not an efficient storage vehicle w/o some addition. I put a row of CDs do .......
68: Vinyl Asylum, replaced mine years ago with Disc Doctor replacements (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-14, 05:18:41 (184.97.240.245)
no issue with mine, but I don't have anywhere near 25% alcohol content. .......
69: Inmate Central, just a student like you... -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-13, 06:25:12 (184.97.240.245)
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70: General Asylum, I'm sure you look even better now than you did in the 60's (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-11, 04:12:05 (184.97.240.245)
yes, LR is one of my fav artists. .......
71: Inmate Central, and in Minnesota today 6-12" of snow (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-10, 04:07:27 (184.97.240.245)
I guess spring is a ways off still. .......
72: Video Asylum, New cabinet for stereo (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-09, 04:35:03 (184.97.240.245)
Not too sure where to post this, but as we are moving into a townhome the wife agreed to have the stereo in the living room.... on the condition that it "look good", which means out of sight for the m .......
73: Video Asylum, RE: Vibrating DVD player (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-09, 04:30:59 (184.97.240.245)
I ended up buying the Sony -- except the replacement model, the s590 was last years' version. What a difference a few years makes -- I had two video streaming choices with my old blu-ray, about a hund .......
74: Inmate Central, water is life; too much water is... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-09, 04:22:59 (184.97.240.245)
although I agree, I'm sure they aren't all arrogant hotheads. .......
75: Inmate Central, as a Deadhead I resemble that remark (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-09, 04:21:47 (184.97.240.245)
oh, wait, you were talking about dull witted residents here? In that case, go ahead. Let me turn my cheek so you can strike the other one. .......
76: Inmate Central, possibly noise pollution though (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-09, 04:15:51 (184.97.240.245)
as the angry minded folks vent their frustrations here. .......
77: Inmate Central, yeesh, I'd not want to be the moderator here for a while (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-07, 06:38:01 (184.97.240.245)
It's a slippery slope for some.... I kinda liked the 'Revlon' approach here: give the nutters a place to rant and rave and let them have at it there, while making it even just a little difficult here, .......
78: General Asylum, Those awful Shure V15 cartridges (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-03, 04:14:23 (184.97.240.245)
were my top of the line cartridge in the day. I had a type III. People talked of Benz carts with ruby catilevers but that was for the people with money dripping out their rear. I was a poor college st .......
79: Vinyl Asylum, I bought a digital scale (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-04-02, 04:13:11 (184.97.240.245)
and discovered that my analog Shure scale was off by 0.02 grams. The battery has since run out and I have yet to replace it. The Shure keeps on ticking. .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: reads like sour grapes for a dude who WORKS for Symantec. . get lost. nt (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-30, 06:46:41 (184.97.240.245)
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81: Inmate Central, says the woman with a PC full of virii -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-29, 04:11:07 (184.97.240.245)
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82: Inmate Central, it certainly used to be a POS (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-28, 13:33:00 (143.127.128.10)
I got it for FREE and I still didn't use it. Now, it's different. .......
83: Inmate Central, Internet Explorer? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-28, 04:23:33 (184.97.240.245)
IE is evil -- you should cut off its head and bury it with garlic in its mouth. Use either Chrome or Firefox. What AV program? I work for Symantec (but not the AV section) and I do recommend plopping .......
84: General Asylum, I had no idea that audiophiles are like pedophiles (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-27, 04:22:41 (184.97.240.245)
Glad he has put that out there for some level headed discussion. From the audiophile link in the article: Thank God I'm not an audiophile. Just like a pedophile, the word audiophile is defined as some .......
85: Vinyl Asylum, about to do just that (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-23, 05:11:08 (184.97.240.245)
in another month. I've boxed up the majority of my records; I should count the boxes, but I know it's nowhere near as many as yours. I am fretting about moving the Thorens. Is it weird to think about .......
86: Vinyl Asylum, Don't expect sympathy here, buddy (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-21, 04:19:49 (184.97.240.245)
sounds like you made an account here just to complain about how you were treated at another site -- and seem to be hawking your goods on ebay besides. .......
87: General Asylum, or, firefox -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-20, 04:10:33 (184.97.240.245)
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88: Vinyl Asylum, Thorens TD125 replaced with a Thorens TD124 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-17, 06:12:59 (184.97.240.245)
Don't miss a thing, it was an upgrade in every sense of the word. .......
89: Vinyl Asylum, the weakest one (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-17, 06:11:15 (184.97.240.245)
although I would rather listen to a midrange cartridge in a top range tonearm than vice versa. .......
90: Vinyl Asylum, tht sounds pretty good (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-14, 04:07:29 (184.97.240.245)
I think the required virtue of spin clean fluid is that it hold dirt in suspension as much as possible. The heat will make any cleaner more effective so If It Were Me, I would just use a few drops of .......
91: Vinyl Asylum, Thorens stopped using nylon because they deformed over time (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-13, 04:21:52 (184.97.240.245)
and caused issues as you are experiencing. I'm sure the original intention was good but later models, as Steve mentioned, use bronze. I got bronze bearings from JC and never looked back. I'm not Jim, .......
92: Inmate Central, I only vaguely remember them (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-09, 05:19:20 (184.97.240.245)
I think I had fun. .......
93: General Asylum, Don't ever say HiFi isn't gender neutral again! -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-08, 04:20:19 (184.97.240.245)
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94: Video Asylum, Vibrating DVD player (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-02, 05:58:16 (184.97.236.174)
My Insignia BluRay player can make a hell of a racket when playing some DVDS. It seems as if the whole unit is shaking, in what I am guessing is an effort to track the DVD as the actuator shifts back .......
95: Inmate Central, World's Most Expensive Cat Scratching Post -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-03-02, 05:54:50 (184.97.236.174)
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96: Vinyl Asylum, I think vibration = sound (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-28, 05:28:18 (143.127.128.10)
so if your stylus vibrates, expect sound. .......
97: Inmate Central, pro-tip: toilet paper in the fridge (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-26, 04:24:32 (184.97.236.174)
that sounds like good advice. Copious Vaseline to the rear area prior to the onslaught also helps. In anticipation of needing more, put a big helping of it in a paper cup (after your fingers have been .......
98: Vintage Asylum, don't transformers send field out 360 degrees? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-26, 04:17:39 (184.97.236.174)
distance more than direction seems the most important consideration. But yes, I had a 2275 for a while (sold it to my in-law for $25) that was a very capable unit. .......
99: Vinyl Asylum, You'd have to be retired or something to work at Half Price (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-24, 06:09:16 (184.97.236.174)
which I will never be; my retirement plan is to go face first into my keyboard. .......
100: General Asylum, all diodes are LEDs, if only for a moment for some (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-24, 06:01:48 (184.97.236.174)
we learned that quite graphically in my first electronics course. .......
101: Vinyl Asylum, I'm sorry I sold mine 20 years ago (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-21, 04:06:24 (184.97.229.51)
for the princely sum of $45, IIRC. It was very good, heavy, and played quite well with a Shure V15III. .......
102: Vinyl Asylum, I do both (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-21, 04:02:54 (184.97.229.51)
first the magic eraser, then the onzow to remove any debris the ME leaves behind. .......
103: Video Asylum, indoor digital broadcast TV antenna (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-19, 04:33:40 (184.97.229.51)
I am moving to a townhouse and will miss my attic mount antenna. I certainly won't be able to mount an outdoor antenna, and an attic mount might be too much expense and trouble. Is there an acceptable .......
104: Inmate Central, one bright spot (I hope) in this (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-18, 04:09:07 (184.97.229.51)
is that I will no longer have a dedicated listening room. This has it's pros and its cons. The cons being mostly only listening while you are in your listening room. The pros being your listening room .......
105: Inmate Central, hah! two blocks away. (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-15, 07:06:22 (143.127.128.10)
Not a perfect situation but we really needed to downsize quickly and reduce our expenses. .......
106: Inmate Central, It's a done deal, sold our house and moving to a townhouse (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-15, 04:28:11 (184.97.229.51)
We'll be moving from our beloved home of 22 years in Mac Groveland to a 6 year old townhouse (hell, I have older ties) in Falcon Heights. Gone will be the snow shoveling, the lawn mowing, the raking, .......
107: General Asylum, what would you buy with $25 gift certificate at amazon? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-15, 03:55:27 (184.97.229.51)
I occasionally get $25 ecertificates for Amazon at work. Not regularly or frequently enough to stockpile, but often enough that I have a hard time thinking what to get. My usual mode of operation is t .......
108: General Asylum, RE: I think that would be my choice (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-08, 04:26:11 (184.97.229.51)
I'm actually quite happy with the Madisound kit. Close in design to Horn Shoppe (but half the price for the kit). I run it with my refurbished Sony vfet integrated and the sound doesn't make me miss t .......
109: General Asylum, RE: Don't do it, LT! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-08, 04:23:36 (184.97.229.51)
Jim, it's down to the short strokes now. I really don't know what to expect... except that it will be a life changing event. It's already been something like giving birth, as we started this journey a .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: Auto Trivia Quiz (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-07, 04:11:43 (184.97.229.51)
at first I thought it was this, but the exhaust isn't the same. .......
111: General Asylum, we'll probably be moving into a townhouse soon (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-02-07, 03:59:14 (184.97.229.51)
and I sold my Khorns last year :( I got a nice kit from Madisound for a single driver horn using Fostex 4", and also picked up a nice head amp and headphones. However, my 15" Velodyne is probably goin .......
112: Inmate Central, ice sculptures (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-27, 05:45:30 (184.97.229.51)
turned out to be a balmy day after all -- a few stops at Candyland to warm up and buy licorice, and away we went. Best part about the parade is the hot air balloon rigs -- they fire them up and a 20' .......
113: Inmate Central, Winter Carnival today (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-26, 06:26:03 (184.97.229.51)
and it is a balmy 3 degrees F. at this writing. Good weather for the ice sculptures, but I've been dogging this nasty cold for weeks now and not sure how much outside fun I can take. But I'll be at Ri .......
114: General Asylum, all sources, I assume? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-26, 06:18:03 (184.97.229.51)
Then that only leaves your speakers and your amp. Devise some test to swap out one or the other. My money is on the speakers; I've never seen an amp display a frequency specific failure. .......
115: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, anybody got $52000 they can spot me? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-25, 03:53:01 (184.97.229.51)
I'd pay it back someday. .......
116: General Asylum, is your recliner powered? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-22, 03:59:09 (184.97.229.51)
the kind that goes up and down by the push of a button, and maybe vibrates? In other words, plugs into the AC to power some internal motors? If so, that too could be a path to your hifi. Especially si .......
117: Vinyl Asylum, I think the issue is sprung v. not sprung suspension (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-21, 04:27:00 (184.97.229.51)
I remember Fremer saying something along the lines of: for all spring loaded suspensions, the optimal plinth is no plinth at all, while for all the unsprung suspensions, the opposite is true -- infini .......
118: General Asylum, is there an electrical connection between your chair and your hifi? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-21, 03:58:55 (184.97.229.51)
by that I mean any kind of path that electricity can follow, such as a remote control (TV or otherwise) in some way attached to or touching your chair? It could also be headphones, or something else t .......
119: Vinyl Asylum, you can still level it w/o mushrooms (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-20, 06:13:53 (184.97.229.51)
the spinners end up sitting directly on the plinth. I tried mine with and without mushrooms (the rubber kind) and ended up w/o them. I think they were mainly intended to protect the TT from footfalls, .......
120: General Asylum, yes he is, and hilarious (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-20, 06:06:36 (184.97.229.51)
Check out 'Black Books' for a funny TV series. .......
121: Vinyl Asylum, RE: King Crimson...good stuff. (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-15, 04:10:21 (184.97.229.51)
The three I recommend are ITCOTCK, Lizard, and Islands. I gave up on them after that, maybe I should listen to Larks Tongue. .......
122: Vinyl Asylum, is the suspension too loose or too tight? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-13, 06:10:48 (174.20.2.198)
Our own Timbo in Oz wrote a good piece on properly tuning the suspension, on user510's site. That too is worth a try. .......
123: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Maintenance on TD-160 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-13, 06:06:48 (174.20.2.198)
little if any would be my guess. If you haven't done this recently, check the bearing oil. Otherwise, spin it up and go. .......
124: General Asylum, I use my Sherwood S3000 tuner all the time (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-13, 06:05:36 (174.20.2.198)
eleven tubes, and the first time I heard the MPR announcer come on the air I nearly jumped. The other week I listened to some streaming audio that my son-in-law wanted me to hear, I hooked up my lapto .......
125: Vinyl Asylum, identifying black bears v. brown bears by their spore (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-11, 04:13:11 (184.97.240.220)
The National Park service recommends that you avoid bears whenever possible. It helps to sew bells into your clothes so bears are forewarned of your presence, and carrying pepper spray also helps. You .......
126: General Asylum, not so sure about multichannel, but agree about hirez (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-06, 06:36:16 (184.97.240.220)
multichannel is by design costly; more speakers, more amplifiers, more room to put them in, and the perceived gain is relatively minor. OTOH, freekin' readers digest versions of picket fence views of .......
127: Inmate Central, gee, I thought they were bigger (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-04, 04:01:45 (65.128.134.183)
;) .......
128: Inmate Central, I have learned that you can never have too many clamps (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2013-01-03, 04:21:54 (65.128.134.183)
in my single speaker kit building project. Damn but that must be a couple hundred bucks worth in that picture. It adds up quick, I came to find. .......
129: Inmate Central, I could probably scrape up $100 to put into an investment (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-30, 07:22:19 (65.128.134.183)
maybe even $125 if I play my cards right. :( .......
130: Vinyl Asylum, Cheapo on Snelling in St Paul (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-29, 14:04:54 (65.128.134.183)
and Half Price Books, Ford Parkway near Cleveland, and another at Fairview and County Road B2. .......
131: Vinyl Asylum, had several of both (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-27, 04:24:43 (65.128.134.183)
and I prefer the SME III -- and I am using it on my TD124 to great effect. As John said, it's engineered to the max. There are adjustments for every possible variable. The 3009 II has that old-style l .......
132: General Asylum, $80 gift certificate to Cheapo Records (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-26, 04:03:23 (65.128.134.183)
that should buy between 10 and 20 albums. .......
133: Vinyl Asylum, for firefox users this addon is also helpful (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-18, 04:18:38 (184.97.228.81)
particularly at a site like this (i.e. http addresses are not automagically converted): linkification .......
134: Vinyl Asylum, what tesla said (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-17, 04:22:43 (184.97.228.81)
heat comes from friction, so it sounds like yours has too much friction. I had the nylon bearings and their issue was that after just 1/2 hour they would deform and slow the platter... after an hour ( .......
135: Vintage Asylum, RE: Silver solder?? - me too (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-15, 05:37:59 (184.97.228.81)
cheap enough to use it for everything... repaired my daughters cable remote control with it the other week. .......
136: General Asylum, Audacity (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-14, 04:13:38 (184.97.228.81)
Freeware. Be prepared to be disappointed in the amplitude range of your CDs. Download audacity link .......
137: General Asylum, I've had tinnitus since before I knew what it was (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-08, 05:02:02 (184.97.228.81)
in fact, from a young enough age to believe that everybody heard the same thing. Hasn't stopped me for a second. .......
138: Vinyl Asylum, well, Blows Against the Empire (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-07, 04:10:55 (184.97.228.81)
otherwise I'd agree with those choices. .......
139: General Asylum, confusing post (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-12-05, 04:08:24 (184.97.228.81)
the subject and the question inside are two different topics. To answer your inside question, classical is clearly the fav here.... I like it but listen to classical little if at all on my big rig. My .......
140: Vinyl Asylum, Got my Thorens TD124 tuned up the other week (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-29, 13:29:51 (143.127.128.10)
Years ago I rebuilt the E50 motor as best I could, although I did reuse the bearings -- just sweated the old oil out in the toaster oven. I was one happy camper with the results. Fast forward to this .......
141: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Fletcher's "The Arm" ... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-26, 04:17:26 (184.97.228.81)
vinylengine .......
142: General Asylum, In the Interwebs, the only constant is disagreement (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-26, 04:12:18 (184.97.228.81)
There will be 999 positive reviews and 1 review that says it stinks, or vice versa. I loved RP's Spanish Harlem so much I bought the CD, which was mostly listenable but only one or two other songs wer .......
143: General Asylum, Spanish Harlem (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-25, 17:41:46 (184.97.228.81)
Is that the Rebecca Pidgeon variety? Spanish Harlem .......
144: Inmate Central, so the question is, how do I ask for a transfer to CO? -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-24, 06:24:10 (184.97.228.81)
.......
145: Vintage Asylum, I remember Sansui speakers as sounding pretty good (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-22, 07:46:41 (184.97.228.81)
They had models with lots more drivers, if I remember correctly. Seemed to be their 'thing'. .......
146: Inmate Central, We love Split Rock Lighthouse (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-16, 04:50:22 (209.181.224.175)
but haven't been there in years now. Lovely part of the state up there, we even thought about retiring there, but now my retirement plan is to die at the office. .......
147: General Asylum, I'd spend $999 million on one stereo and live off the rest -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-15, 04:31:13 (209.181.224.175)
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148: Vinyl Asylum, another requirement (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-12, 04:15:58 (209.181.224.175)
a tonearm that can accommodate the MC suspension. My SME3009 series III, alas, cannot. .......
149: Inmate Central, my daughter's sister in law is to be married in NJ this weekend (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-11-01, 04:39:34 (209.181.224.175)
except the hotel for guests? Two floors destroyed and it's closed for repairs. The caterer, can't provide. The florist, neither. Every toilet within 20 miles of the place backed up and spewed sewage i .......
150: General Asylum, I always have buyer arrange shipping (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-10-25, 04:13:11 (209.181.224.175)
if they want to have it delivered via cardboard box and UPS or if they want it delivered via armored car and security guards, that's their business. It's their equipment the moment they click 'buy'. .......
151: Vinyl Asylum, YMMV (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-10-22, 08:48:54 (143.127.128.10)
not everyone has access to your sink or the tap water coming out of it. .......
152: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, the first watt is what you need to pay attention to (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-10-13, 05:28:33 (174.20.170.79)
this is almost impossible to learn about from any published spec. For my part, SET tube amps paired VERY well with Klipsch. I imagine there are SS amps out there with outstanding first watts too, but .......
153: General Asylum, so he's talking about 24/192? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-30, 06:29:12 (174.20.188.9)
isn't that what dvd-a does? Not knocking dvd-a, I think they sound great. But this is not revolutionary, is it? I would agree that streaming today has far greater bandwidth and can entertain larger da .......
154: Inmate Central, the family that sits together (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-24, 04:21:52 (174.20.188.9)
sh*ts together .......
155: Vinyl Asylum, Zepplin, dude (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-24, 04:20:39 (174.20.188.9)
any of the first three or four. Most pressings have good fidelity and if you want something to play 'biggish' -- they fit the bill. .......
156: Vinyl Asylum, all good responses, for the most part (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-21, 04:41:30 (174.20.188.9)
except for sudz.... I advise buying lots of records that I would like to have. Later on you can get frustrated over the lack of plug and play, and then send all your records to me. Just kidding. Dun .......
157: Vinyl Asylum, 90% of records once, rough ones twice (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-16, 06:28:29 (174.20.188.9)
and if they don't respond by a third cleaning, toss 'em. .......
158: Vinyl Asylum, record cleaning is the necessity, rcm is a helpful tool (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-08, 05:58:39 (174.20.188.9)
the task being to loosen the dirty, suspend it somehow in fluid form, and remove it entirely. If you can do this w/o an rcm, such as via rinsing under moving water in a sink, and then substituting the .......
159: Inmate Central, you might end up with .41Tb (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-07, 04:26:30 (174.20.188.9)
some fellow was posting months about about the same exercise on his vinyl library. Start at one end, and listen to each record in turn, rather than picking and choosing. Interesting concept, but I don .......
160: Vinyl Asylum, I would change the Persian rug (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-07, 04:22:43 (174.20.188.9)
probably a knockoff from a department store. Get a real one from Persia, you won't look back. .......
161: General Asylum, what did you expect to change? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-07, 04:18:57 (174.20.188.9)
maybe we would be talking about cars now? .......
162: General Asylum, trying leaving the hifi off for a week (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-04, 04:10:36 (71.215.220.237)
listen to your kitchen radio instead. That usually does the trick for me. .......
163: Vinyl Asylum, got a usb microscope (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-03, 04:20:00 (71.215.220.237)
and I was able to take a decent although not great picture. Unfortunately the cut-rate version of scope I bought had no additional software to overlay the geometric lines onto the picture. I guess I c .......
164: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Madisound bk-12m stuffing question (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-09-03, 04:16:54 (71.215.220.237)
The directions said to stuff the rear chamber with this poly filling, like pillow stuffing. They provided a very generous amount. I ended up using about half, as too much more and it seems there was s .......
165: Inmate Central, check 'quick format' dude (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-25, 13:10:45 (71.215.220.237)
you could be done in a few minutes. .......
166: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I remember a Cerwin Vega demo (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-25, 13:09:41 (71.215.220.237)
where they plugged their new woofer into the wall outlet. Got a 60 cycle hum out of it. Very loud. .......
167: General Asylum, that's nothing, I can do .0000000000000001 hz (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-24, 16:06:15 (71.215.220.237)
Listen: .......
168: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: pics (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-24, 16:04:14 (71.215.220.237)
shellac was fairly easy to work with. I had some problems with dark fingerprints and more problems with wood glue. The glue, even when I wiped it off while still wet, and sanded it to the best of my a .......
169: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, pics (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-24, 04:26:40 (71.215.220.237)
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170: Inmate Central, gee, these 1%'ers with their all new pantyhose (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-23, 13:17:30 (143.127.128.10)
flaunting it in front of us like that. .......
171: Vintage Asylum, RE: Vintage Sherwood any good? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-23, 08:32:59 (143.127.128.10)
Loved their SS stuff when I was young... can't remember the receiver models but they all sounded good to me. I now have a Sherwood S3000 tube tuner... it is a gem. .......
172: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Madisound bk-12m kit complete (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-23, 04:15:34 (71.215.220.237)
and sitting in my listening room. First impressions are favorable. I spun up kdlang's Ingenue and while that may have been a soft pitch for these speakers, they handled themselves well. The Rat Shack .......
173: General Asylum, probably the ones with highest milli-amp hour ratings (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-20, 04:11:58 (71.215.220.237)
back in the day, 2700 mAh was good... haven't looked recently but there are probably higher values out there now. .......
174: Inmate Central, you can eat them all (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-19, 06:02:37 (71.215.220.237)
the question is, will you survive? .......
175: Vintage Asylum, I love my Sony vfet (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-14, 04:16:21 (75.161.231.219)
and it compared extremely favorably against my 300B SET mono blocks. I haven't heard the Philips or Sony models you compare it to. Most if not all vfets require service due to bad choices of diodes "p .......
176: Vinyl Asylum, try whatever, then trash the ones you can't save (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-14, 04:08:35 (75.161.231.219)
unless it's a rare example of something that is a good "placeholder" until you get a good condition copy. If it's mass market stuff, toss it. .......
177: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, delayed from health issues with my mother (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-10, 15:06:30 (75.161.231.219)
but I hope to get the routing done this Sunday. I am thinking amber shellac and nothing but. I'm OK with the wood being on the lighter side and the youtubes I've seen show amber shellac producing a pr .......
178: Vinyl Asylum, very similar to my process (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-08, 09:41:27 (143.127.128.10)
I think when we leave the cleaning fluid on the record, the steam mostly warms the fluid up, although there is some steam pressure exerted. I couldn't tell if you had a wide angle nozzle or a narrow o .......
179: Vinyl Asylum, armboard (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-04, 04:56:40 (71.215.205.33)
I see what you did there. I wonder if this is a recurring consideration with the TD124? My SME3009III needs to be at about the very lowest possible setting for VTA (that is, the arm post fully descend .......
180: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Suggestions with pix (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-01, 23:58:19 (65.128.198.192)
I'm inclined to go amber shellac, nothing else, maybe two to four coats with a sanding between? .......
181: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I'm open to suggestion (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-01, 11:46:07 (143.127.128.10)
just have an almost full can of poly sitting on the shelf at home. If I have to buy stain, I can buy that stuff too.... .......
182: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, just got back from vacation (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-08-01, 04:24:33 (65.128.198.192)
They are all glued and the internal wiring done. Today I either suck it up and hack at them with a router to round the edges or take it to a woodworking friend to do the work for me. Images of shredde .......
183: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, building my madisound bk-12m kit (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-24, 04:22:56 (174.20.161.54)
and I have a noob question -- the back panel fits like a glove on one speaker, on the other there is about 1/16" difference between the panel and the side that no amount of adjusting seems to clear. H .......
184: General Asylum, Sob... which is why I used to have horn speakers (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-11, 04:12:19 (174.20.161.54)
oh poor me. It was all about the dynamics and the way every edge of the music was etched. Conventional acoustic suspension speakers all began to sound muddy, even Vandersteen 3a's. .......
185: Headphone Heights, headphone impedance (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-10, 09:04:56 (143.127.128.10)
I have an old 1970's vintage Sony integrated amplifier with the traditional 1/4" headphone jack. Since the advent of iPods it seems like lower impedance and 6mm plugs are prevalent. I am looking at bu .......
186: Inmate Central, G.O.C -- my second favorite ice cream shop (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-09, 08:07:41 (143.127.128.10)
since the one in my neighborhood opened up... Try Lynden's on Randolph and Hamline -- next to the Nook. Order the Zoreo on a sugar cone -- it is yummy. .......
187: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, fostex back loaded kit options (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-09, 06:08:21 (143.127.128.10)
Madisound has a couple of different kits featuring Fostex drivers. This is my first foray into full range drivers. The smaller kit uses the Fostex FE126En which is $49.95 apiece. The resulting speaker .......
188: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, did you know that the sound alone from a shuttle launch can kill you (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-06, 06:57:48 (143.127.128.10)
I think it was if you were within 200 feet of the rocket. Of course, the flame will get you if you're even 2x as far. .......
189: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, model 4.5 or equivalent (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-03, 13:22:04 (143.127.128.10)
not floorstanders. Although someone mentioned a variant that I might be able to make given rudimentary woodworking skills (my woodworking skills extend to licking envelopes). Madisound folded horn ki .......
190: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Speaker stands for Tekton speakers (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-03, 04:28:27 (65.128.222.19)
As my only speakers for 30+ years were khorns, and they needed neither positioning nor stands, I am faced with questions I never had to answer before, such as, what speaker stand to use for a Tekton s .......
191: Vinyl Asylum, bad starting attempt (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-03, 04:22:06 (65.128.222.19)
extremely fine wires are the hardest to do right. After you have some serious chops with regular soldering, you could attempt the 24 or 32 gauge wire typical in a tonearm. For now, I'd have someone do .......
192: General Asylum, I used to be hooked by hooks (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-03, 04:16:42 (65.128.222.19)
all my hifi gear had to have some hook -- my first 'real' speakers were Infinity tower monitors with a Walsh ice cream cone tweeter.... and so on. Now my most prized possession is a Thorens TD124 whic .......
193: General Asylum, never cut down a tree when you're unhappy (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-07-01, 17:29:29 (65.128.222.19)
your straying from a long loved genre is not something to be concerned about, unless you want to be. There was a time when I didn't like watermelon, I could taste a squash-like component in the flavor .......
194: Inmate Central, already have changed (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-06-23, 07:41:15 (65.128.222.19)
I just sold my Welborne Laurel II 300B monoblocks with 8000 milli-watts of power and pressed my Sony TA-5650 vfet amp back into play. I wouldn't want to spend much more than $1500 to $2000 and am perf .......
195: Inmate Central, looks like we're moving (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-06-23, 05:53:50 (65.128.222.19)
out of our big old house where we raised 4 kids and into a townhouse or similar. One offshoot of this is: goodbye, man cave listening room. A corollary: goodbye Klipschorns I've had those speakers si .......
196: Inmate Central, thin seats are more comfortable (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-06-22, 04:16:09 (71.215.192.39)
than the wide seats, at least on longer rides. With a thin seat, you can shift from left to right periodically and give one side a break. With a thick seat, it takes longer to work up discomfort but t .......
197: General Asylum, speakers or the room (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-06-02, 05:53:32 (174.20.168.113)
speaker specs claim 18hz.... I seriously doubt that. I suppose magic can happen with two 8" woofers, or four, to be precise. You don't mention if the bass is weak everywhere in the room or just in the .......
198: General Asylum, my ads are for speakers and such (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-29, 10:38:11 (143.127.128.10)
makes my tongue-in-cheek response from last week a bit prescient rubberized marital aid ads? .......
199: General Asylum, ebb and flow is perfectly normal (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-23, 04:17:51 (71.215.206.225)
my favorite saying is "what good is having a mind if you can't change it?" Some time in the future you will return to classical (or even move to a new genre) and from there who knows? This is what mak .......
200: General Asylum, is that why all my ads are about rubberized marital aids? -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-22, 04:20:27 (71.215.206.225)
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201: Vinyl Asylum, this is the virtue of aftermarket wires (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-21, 04:19:08 (71.215.206.225)
not the insanely priced stuff necessarily, even the 'budget' wires have good connectors and connections. I remember with dread the bad old days with the red and white wires and constantly twiddling th .......
202: Vinyl Asylum, viagra? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-16, 04:19:15 (71.215.206.225)
this is one of the pains of analog. I hate it when I pooch a cartridge. .......
203: General Asylum, who broke vinyl asylum? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-11, 04:16:49 (71.215.206.225)
or did no one post there in the last couple days? .......
204: Vinyl Asylum, omg, water was in DIRT before it was in my tap? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-09, 04:26:40 (71.215.206.225)
I'm gonna barf. Reminds me of that movie 'Babies' ... around a few years back. Traced the lives of 4 children from birth. One in Japan, one in USA, one in Africa, and I can't remember the fourth. Anyw .......
205: Vinyl Asylum, not all will enjoy the same results as you (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-09, 04:19:06 (71.215.206.225)
due to hard water ions in tap water, primarily. I agree with the routine completely, but would recommend, to make the methodology universal, a rinse or two with distilled water at the very end. By rin .......
206: Vinyl Asylum, even rarer are the reverse threaded records (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-08, 04:03:53 (71.215.206.225)
but some great pressings exist... .......
207: Vinyl Asylum, nice friend. She have any sisters at home? -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-05, 05:35:45 (174.20.166.35)
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208: Vinyl Asylum, my advice (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-05-03, 04:14:28 (174.20.166.35)
get a good used SME 9", save up funds for a good 12" to match the table. .......
209: Inmate Central, oh god (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-29, 06:28:56 (174.20.166.35)
could have been so much worse. Nasty things those traps. Effective, yes, but only if you don't care at all for the creatures it captures. .......
210: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RCM cleaner rating (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-29, 06:26:49 (174.20.166.35)
1) Disc Doctors Miracle Cleaner 2) DIY 3) MoFi/RRL tied with Pure 2 #1 and #2 very close together, #3 a goodly amount less. .......
211: Vintage Asylum, purchase a crossover? You mean a 10uF cap? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-22, 06:42:06 (75.168.88.51)
something in the simplicity of this speaker appeals to me. Huge, low WAF (especially with a cortisan hiding behind it), but straightforward. .......
212: Vinyl Asylum, that's what I remember as well (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-22, 05:55:54 (75.168.88.51)
although there was some Benz ruby cantilever cartridge that I vaguely remember as a 'step up' from the Shure back in the day. .......
213: Vinyl Asylum, is it different? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-19, 04:27:40 (75.168.88.51)
In other words, if you zero balance your arm in that fashion, then move the arm to the horizontal, does it move or does it just sit there? Ideally, regardless of where you position the arm, it would j .......
214: Vinyl Asylum, dinkytown isn't it? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-17, 04:09:49 (75.168.86.159)
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215: Inmate Central, In St. Paul they can mail the Monday paper in 1st class post (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-15, 13:50:19 (75.168.86.159)
and not pay over 42 cents. .......
216: Vinyl Asylum, I doubt that it gets the records cleaner than a NG (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-13, 04:31:58 (75.168.86.159)
it's more about the process than the mechanics. Never had anything but my NG 1.0 What I like: completely manual means I turn the record as fast or as slow as I choose. no platter to get dirty and cont .......
217: Vinyl Asylum, I found a web site years ago (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-13, 04:24:23 (75.168.86.159)
that custom made dust covers out of plexiglass -- just tell them the dimensions you want, and they do the rest. A quick google search just now showed 160,000 results. I think you'll find something tha .......
218: Vinyl Asylum, isn't the platter already 9 lbs? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-12, 04:16:41 (75.168.86.159)
With an updated thrust plate and ball bearing, my platter is still moving after several minutes with the power off. .......
219: Vinyl Asylum, crown of creation -- one of my favs (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-11, 04:12:51 (75.168.91.189)
and great sonics to boot. .......
220: Vinyl Asylum, so I was spinning Zappa the other day (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-06, 04:19:49 (71.215.216.108)
and suddenly realized that I no longer had a copy of "Joe's Garage Vol I". I realized I'd been looking on and off for that album for a while, and as most folks who listen to Zappa know, the albums don .......
221: Inmate Central, my fav from 2012 so far (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-05, 09:19:28 (143.127.128.10)
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222: Inmate Central, you mean these things? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-04-05, 04:23:07 (71.215.216.108)
Pioneer Press Peeps Contest .......
223: Vintage Asylum, yeah, just checked my email copy (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-30, 15:15:13 (71.215.216.108)
it's for h t t p : / /alpha.digitalsky.co.za/users/sign_in/2o7C97BuAnVlnUCAk3inxhH3znokWEkt2-2FSD3qBRqAwgYfJ-2FLMisGfLU1bvIXeFI_L6YYsZAUICj9m4w-2FnlzmcJij-2BRfHHrKWO4R3VfBKz4uU6B-2Fn3f-2BH-2FD0IGQqI-2 .......
224: Vintage Asylum, seriously? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-30, 15:13:24 (71.215.216.108)
did you notice that the links provided, while the text said audiogon.com, was for some weird URL totally unrelated to audiogon? In most web based email programs, if you hover your mouse over the text .......
225: Vinyl Asylum, the wee small bottles like fingernail polish (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-25, 06:13:40 (71.215.216.108)
they have little brushes in the caps that submerge in the liquid. I use the brushes when I can, but I often just use a Q-tip and sometimes a Q-tip with 90% of the cotton removed. .......
226: Vinyl Asylum, if there was a clear dividing line, I would do the 2000 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-25, 06:07:57 (71.215.216.108)
but there isn't one, and even when one appears to be present, 5 or 10 years down the road the line seems to change from time to time. .......
227: Inmate Central, 'the rest of the story' sounds like it will be pretty short (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-24, 05:19:18 (71.215.216.108)
Pretty sure I wasn't adopted so I can't know how you feel, but from the movies and books it seems logical to assume your biological 'rents had nothing more to do with you than your DNA. .......
228: Vinyl Asylum, It had been a year (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-24, 05:14:43 (71.215.216.108)
since I treated my contacts. No small feat with all separates and speakers so heavy it's a struggle to move them at all. Like Elizabeth says, you smear it on, and wipe it off. Just the smallest amount .......
229: Vinyl Asylum, paper sleeve? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-22, 04:18:55 (71.215.216.108)
looks like a lot of paper dust to me. .......
230: Vinyl Asylum, I'm glad you like your $400 MC better than your $40 MM (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-22, 04:17:40 (71.215.216.108)
I would hope so, anyway. .......
231: Inmate Central, read at night? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-20, 04:16:47 (71.215.216.108)
if so, be aware that you'll need external light of some sort to read the Kindle type screens. My wife received a Kindle for Xmas, this is her primary complaint. Her reading time is about 80% at night, .......
232: Vinyl Asylum, also check for slipping belt -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-20, 04:14:02 (71.215.216.108)
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233: Vinyl Asylum, pretty speedy now 8:27CST -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-17, 06:22:39 (71.215.216.108)
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234: Vinyl Asylum, what I don't like about the printed versions (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-16, 04:24:09 (71.215.216.108)
is the hole made for the spindle. It seems to me that very small variations in the geometric center of the hole will move the position of the printed arc off by an equivalent amount. For example, make .......
235: Vinyl Asylum, sad news, very sad news (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-13, 04:15:06 (71.215.216.108)
You're willing to trade everything, Mrs. Presky, for that little bag? rip big guy, you were loved. .......
236: General Asylum, Immediately apparent (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-12, 04:07:16 (71.215.216.108)
I think you found it. .......
237: Vinyl Asylum, Simple... (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-11, 09:55:06 (71.215.216.108)
the memory is the first to .... umm .......
238: Vinyl Asylum, I swear by Simply Green (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-10, 05:14:09 (71.215.216.108)
which can be used full strength to degrease your engine, or diluted -- about 2 teaspoons to the gallon -- to clean records. .......
239: Vinyl Asylum, enjoy it! (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-09, 04:16:35 (71.215.216.108)
you'll like it ... I'd bet a dollar. .......
240: Vinyl Asylum, Back in the AM radio days (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-09, 04:14:17 (71.215.216.108)
we used to tune the station just a little bit off, to add hiss, which improved the quality of the treble. In this case however, the engineers solved the tape hiss problem a bit too aggressively, methi .......
241: Vinyl Asylum, toothpick (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-07, 04:12:26 (71.215.208.225)
round, that is. Gently, using a needlenose pliers to hold the clip, expand the connector just enough to allow a snug fit. .......
242: Vinyl Asylum, one man's meat is another man's poison (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-03, 05:48:32 (174.20.34.150)
but I agree 100% on overhearing music (of any quality) can cause listening fatigue. This is probably why I never listen to commercial radio, or only when my wife is in the car, as they play "her" kind .......
243: Inmate Central, I put it on my home pc (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-02, 04:22:19 (174.20.34.150)
oddly this place is one of the sites with the most trackers -- 5 or 6 per page. Even my igoogle home page only had 4. .......
244: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, that's a nice looking 301 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-03-01, 04:12:39 (174.20.34.150)
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245: Vinyl Asylum, geez I liked my TP16 tonearm (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-15, 04:29:18 (174.20.34.150)
that's the one with the magnetic anti-skate? Gets no respect, but can handle a broad range of cartridges. I did sell it to upgrade to an SME 3009 III which was the replacement du jour. Sometimes I reg .......
246: General Asylum, I agreed with you up till when you dissed Linda Ronstandt (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-15, 04:24:00 (174.20.34.150)
who is a great singer IMHO and not even on my long list of no-talent hacks that came after MTV. .......
247: Vinyl Asylum, Jim Campbell is a stand up guy (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-12, 05:53:16 (174.20.34.150)
Had nothing but positive experiences with him when restoring my TD124. .......
248: Vinyl Asylum, isn't that "Somethin' Else"? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-10, 04:17:25 (174.20.34.150)
which is what started me on my decline. I had always liked long instrumental noodling, ala Grateful Dead, so I guess it was in me to like jazz all along. And rock n' roll, sorry for saying it, seldom .......
249: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, left to right (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-10, 04:11:14 (174.20.34.150)
although when they are all division I don't think it matters which order. .......
250: General Asylum, shopped -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-10, 04:08:45 (174.20.34.150)
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251: Vinyl Asylum, rinse rinse rinse (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-06, 04:18:42 (174.20.34.150)
if you are using water soluble cleaners, then rinse at least twice with distilled water after wiping off as much cleaner as possible. .......
252: Vinyl Asylum, got a pair of SN ball bearings on my TD124 (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-04, 05:38:43 (174.20.34.150)
upper and lower (thrust plate) configuration. The platter turns for a couple of minutes after I've turned off the power. It was disconcerting at first, to turn off the TT, remove the record, put the r .......
253: Vinyl Asylum, happened to me (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-04, 05:33:11 (174.20.34.150)
that is, I bought a still-sealed album which turned out to have an old trashed record inside. I was quite angry, had dark thoughts about the seller and his lack of honesty. But then I contacted him an .......
254: Vinyl Asylum, probably not. Send it to me. -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-02, 04:26:05 (174.20.34.150)
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255: General Asylum, It's not the power, it's the emotion (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-02-02, 04:24:51 (174.20.34.150)
she sings about love and relationships and in that regard her voice is powerful. I agree her second album is heavy on compression, which I believe was the OP context. Great for listening to in the car .......
256: Vintage Asylum, the converse would be true (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-31, 04:32:14 (174.20.34.150)
snobbery is buying the latest audio bobble. I buy vintage equipment because certain products have had no appreciable improvement over the decades. I follow the other path with digital though -- upgrad .......
257: General Asylum, RE: Expensive systems (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-31, 04:22:32 (174.20.34.150)
'faint traces of beauty' -- an interesting thought. How faint must these traces be before they cease to be considered beauty? Do the sounds of traffic outside the studio walls end up being considered .......
258: Vinyl Asylum, RE: TD-124 to TD-124mk2 Motor Isolation Kit (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-30, 04:15:04 (174.20.34.150)
you will have to remove the motor mounts and replace them with new motor mounts, so yes, the motor will be hanging by its wires while you do this. I haven't done it (yet) but I did remove and rebuild .......
259: General Asylum, I love her voice (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-28, 05:30:21 (174.20.34.150)
especially in '21'. .......
260: Vinyl Asylum, 20wt synthetic oil -nt- (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-26, 04:20:44 (174.20.34.150)
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261: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, it's either a huge horn (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-26, 04:16:10 (174.20.34.150)
the size of a step ladder or due to perspective, it's the size of a lamp shade. .......
262: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Aligning SME 3012 cartridges revisited (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-20, 13:25:13 (143.127.128.10)
good thread at vinylengine: Twisting your cartridge in the headshell I too have an SME arm, not a 3012 but with the bolt holes in the headshell. There just wasn't enough wiggle room to twist the cart .......
263: Inmate Central, bad flashback to grade school (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-20, 04:39:28 (174.20.34.150)
I'm colorblind, looking at maps like that had me flummoxed. Still does of course but now I know why. .......
264: Inmate Central, stop winging? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-20, 04:35:38 (174.20.34.150)
I guess they got the h out of there. .......
265: Vinyl Asylum, I did both (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-20, 04:28:54 (174.20.34.150)
Ran my TD124 with the rubber mushrooms for a few months to a year, then removed them. Seemed to help a tiny bit to remove them. From what I can tell by their position -- which is to isolate the mechan .......
266: Vinyl Asylum, I too prefer a sudsy surfactant (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-11, 04:25:54 (174.20.34.150)
I like to see the bubbles for nothing else than the sensation that it is cleaning better. I always rinse twice (and vac!) with distilled water afterwards to ensure most of the cleaning solution is rem .......
267: Vinyl Asylum, yes, I use audiophile quality grade cloths (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-11, 04:22:10 (174.20.34.150)
I can sell them at a discounted price of $50 a sheet to members. .......
268: General Asylum, yeah, but will ethreads work with my ALynx browser? (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-07, 06:11:38 (174.20.34.150)
Since this site is "optimised for 640x480 using ALynx, a ASCII-Web-Browser for Amiga,(AmiTCP | MLink | AS225), ported from Lynx version 2.4-FM." .......
269: General Asylum, put the repair money to a new (to you) vintage model (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2012-01-07, 06:08:18 (174.20.34.150)
I agree that repair tag is way too high. Perhaps the repairman will be doing more than replacing a burned out resistor in the power supply, but in the end you will have a LOT of money in the beast. Lo .......
270: Inmate Central, actually getting a little disturbing (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-29, 04:23:58 (174.20.32.4)
as I was walking about (after dark.. here that is about 5:30PM) in my shirt sleeves yesterday I started to think that this just isn't natural. It was at least 35F, and there isn't a speck of snow on t .......
271: General Asylum, I used the low cost 'plastic bag filled with sand' method (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-29, 04:16:55 (174.20.32.4)
worked pretty good too. Worked best inside the DAC, resting on top of the quartz oscillator. .......
272: Vinyl Asylum, always, but not as thoroughly as used records (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-28, 04:20:44 (174.20.32.4)
just a single pass with the cleaner, two rinses, and vac each stage off. Does it help? Who knows. Just want to be sure they start out clean. .......
273: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Olson and other essential reading - long (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-27, 04:16:53 (174.20.32.4)
For those that are interested: Elements of Acoustic Engineering .......
274: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Should we design for bragging rights or human perception (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-23, 15:27:00 (97.127.75.10)
Dr. Geddes? the one that muffles his speakers? .......
275: Inmate Central, we are hosting both families (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-23, 05:57:31 (97.127.75.10)
mine on Xmas eve and hers on Xmas day. The part I look forward to is Xmas morning with just my "own" family. The rest involves a lot of noise, eating, drinking, merrymaking, but Xmas morning is a hors .......
276: Inmate Central, My advice: watch every episode of 'Jeeves and Wooster' (0.00)
Posted by LousyTourist on 2011-12-20, 04:56:12 (97.127.65.212)
paying particular attention to the cars driven, circa 1930. Jeeves and Wooster .......
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