1: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Had an impact here . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-19, 18:10:16 (115.160.152.66)
Wow, seriously they were arrested? I mean I get that it was shall we say a "strong" movie at the time but arrested? .......

2: Inmate Central, Inflation in Canada continues to soar, with 6.8 per cent increase in April (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-18, 20:05:57 (115.160.152.66)
I have certainly noticed the increases here in Hong Kong - I believe gas prices here are now the highest in the world. Still, the increase in Canada is considerably higher but HK had a higher floor. I .......

3: Inmate Central, RE: Sigh. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-17, 19:03:28 (115.160.152.66)
My friend has one and likes it a lot - he bought an extended warranty - he never needed to use it and he got most of his money back as there was some kind of deal that if you do not use the warranty t .......

4: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Congrats & best wishes (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-16, 19:55:31 (115.160.152.66)
Thanks I taught in South Korea for two years and at a Canadian school in Wenzhou, China for 1 year - it was a good option to get a full-time position and still be in the BC school system so I could mo .......

5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Marketing considerations are understandable (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-16, 05:05:10 (1.36.2.67)
Yes, I stated several times that all of those reviews were "informal" because I have noted many many MANY times that I ranked YG Acoustics and MBL near dead last at CES one year and then they won the .......

6: Films/DVD Asylum, The Making of The Exorcist Was A Sh*t Show (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-16, 03:01:39 (1.36.2.67)
A documentary of the making of The Exorcist .......

7: Films/DVD Asylum, Cultural Impact of The Exorcist 1973 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-16, 02:53:46 (1.36.2.67)
A video about the classic Horror film "The Exorcist" which garnered 10 Academy Award nominations. Winner Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium William Peter Blatty Best .......

8: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: BTW, here's a objective AND subjective review of the Revel F226Be (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-15, 18:37:02 (115.160.152.66)
My midrange comment is a relative term - Revel Ultima Salon 2 is their top speaker - their "high-end" series. The lower models are not their "high-end" series. Albeit, it depends on how you define "hi .......

9: Inmate Central, RE: Prove it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-14, 06:08:51 (1.36.2.67)
The media is interested in eyeballs on the page so they tailor things to their audience. It was like Fox News presenting an anti-Covid don't be a sheep and get a vaccine story yet everyone working the .......

10: General Asylum, Japanese audio brand Onkyo files for bankruptcy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-14, 03:59:17 (1.36.2.67)
I've never owned Onkyo but They seemed to be everywhere when I was growing up. .......

11: Inmate Central, RE: Then why is it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-12, 22:18:07 (1.36.2.67)
Everyone comes to their views on issues from their past experiences and upbringing. Your story is a sad one - but at 11 if you were a girl and he raped you and made you pregnant would you have been ab .......

12: Inmate Central, RE: Prove it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-12, 21:49:22 (1.36.2.67)
"I am amazed how the Supreme Court has not even finalized their decision, although it looks like RvW will be overturned. But I don't see why turning it over to the individual states to decide is so at .......

13: Inmate Central, For fun - (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 21:52:07 (115.160.152.66)
I like these videos Oil Reservers by country .......

14: Critic's Corner, RE: Robert Harley (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 21:01:25 (115.160.152.66)
Well, it is called the absolute sound so there must be an absolute opinion and it isn't going to be yours. :-) Magazines are for entertainment - maybe discover a new product you didn't know about - th .......

15: Inmate Central, RE: Then why is it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 18:12:37 (115.160.152.66)
Can you show me what Kindergarten class teaches that - what is the book? Which school and which teacher? I've read school curriculums and never saw one about "daddy has 2 penis's. One for him to pee w .......

16: Inmate Central, RE: Prove it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 17:54:58 (115.160.152.66)
Most of these issues there is a sliding scale of views of abortion. Some folks believe the beginning of life is at conception - the catholic church has for years (Mother Theresa has said so on stage) .......

17: Inmate Central, RE: Says here, "...outlawing abortion could worsen maternal mortality crisis" (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 15:55:00 (115.160.152.66)
You can't control the Brett Kavanaughs of the world who rape women less able to fend off physically larger men. Or the GOP lawmakers who say that women should try to enjoy their rapes. https://www.new .......

18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I'm not interested in gigabuck equipment I could never own (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 15:44:48 (1.36.3.47)
I am not into spending a lot of money on fancy cars but I have sat in them and the odd time drove in them and I can acknowledge the experience that they're better than any of the cars I have owned. Fo .......

19: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I'm not wasting time and funds (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 01:34:50 (115.160.152.66)
Feanor I live in one of the hotbeds of Audio, Hong Kong. Generally, I don't spend too much time with entry-level or mid-level speakers like the F228Be - when I audition Revel it is the Ultima Salon 2. .......

20: Inmate Central, RE: Says here, "...outlawing abortion could worsen maternal mortality crisis" (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-11, 00:48:53 (115.160.152.66)
Birth control and condoms are not 100% effective. One solution is for all men to have a vasectomy until they are ready to support a baby in full. A woman can't control egg production but a man can con .......

21: Inmate Central, RE: Says here on CDC website (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-10, 20:31:47 (115.160.152.66)
Well, the good news is if more blacks and Hispanics and Atheists and Democrats and Lefty Liberals are forced to have many many more babies then they will grow up to be Black and Hispanic and Atheist a .......

22: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Don't be ridiculous! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-10, 17:06:29 (115.160.152.66)
"With the right speakers (i.e. not using too much power) I bet you would like the sound of this amp very much." You want him to TRY something - as in trying it first hand - as in listening to it with .......

23: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How are other SETs spec'd for power vs distortion? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-10, 07:34:14 (1.36.3.47)
Well, I have not met you - :-) I suppose I should backtrack some and say that no I would not myself always choose ANY SET amplifier over ANY SS or Push-Pull tube amplifier. I am speaking mainly of the .......

24: Critic's Corner, RE: Robert Harley (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-09, 18:36:36 (115.160.152.66)
Why would you read that guy? From Fikus over at Lampizator .......

25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How are other SETs spec'd for power vs distortion? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-09, 15:58:29 (1.36.3.47)
Output Power / 8 Ω / THD 10% 2 x 20 watts Output Power / 8 Ω / THD 5% 2 x 16 watts Output Power / 8 Ω / THD 3% 2 x 14 watts SET amps are linear with volume in terms of distortion. SET amp owners a .......

26: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: New Western Electric WE91E 300B Integrated Amp Review ! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-09, 04:16:19 (1.36.3.47)
Nice to have another SET amplifier on the market - love the looks of it. Past meets present. .......

27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Cost cost cost (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-09, 04:09:31 (1.36.3.47)
Nickel - $15,999.00 Champagne - $14,999.00 Black - $14,999.00 +$999.00 for 4-ohm transformer block add-on. With this add-on, you can interchange the standard 8-ohm transformer with 4-ohm option. Trans .......

28: Music Lane, Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand (From "Top Gun: Maverick") (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-08, 22:14:27 (1.36.3.47)
An interesting tidbit was that near the end of the video is a scene of a plane flying by Gaga and that it wasn't done via CGI but an actual plane flyby - they did it over and over apparently. Skip to .......

29: General Asylum, RE: Bad To The Bone (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-07, 01:49:57 (1.36.3.47)
I watched Terminator 2 recently - this would be good closer music. Reminds me of Tom "The Terminator" Henke for the Blue Jays back in their World Series days. .......

30: General Asylum, RE: Darth Vader theme (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-07, 01:47:34 (1.36.3.47)
Strike terror in the opposition - well played. .......

31: General Asylum, RE: "Yakety Sax" by Boots Rudolph..... [nt] (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-07, 01:46:37 (1.36.3.47)
Now that would be funny. .......

32: General Asylum, RE: STOP RIGHT THERE ! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-06, 21:32:46 (1.36.3.47)
I always remember his songs being like 8 minutes - MLB is trying to speed up the game - lol .......

33: Inmate Central, RE: Your bias is showing. "Abortion." (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-05, 17:29:58 (115.160.152.66)
I'm not pro-murdering babies. I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs. I'm .......

34: General Asylum, What Would be your Baseball Walk-Up Song? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-04, 22:49:14 (115.160.152.66)
If things had turned out better and you made it to the majors - you are announced into the game as a pitcher or hitter - what would you want them to play. In my late teens, I was an all-star pitcher i .......

35: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-03, 18:44:52 (115.160.152.66)
There are two sides to the story regarding AN UK and Kondo. I have read both sides - I side with Peter's (AN UK's) case and subsequent interviews. What surprised me was that it was AN UK that wanted t .......

36: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-02, 20:42:25 (115.160.152.66)
Without seeing the impedance of the JBL speakers it's a bit odd they would require so much power - my speakers are 95dB sensitive(6ohm) and 92dB not in corners. I think it's not the watts but also the .......

37: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-02, 00:44:34 (1.36.3.47)
I think your speakers sit around 93dB sensitive maybe a bit less away from walls so you shouldn't need all that much power - I'd go with the instinct - SET amplifiers IME sound the best. From reading .......

38: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yes, a gorgeous looker; very pricey for 100 wpc though (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-02, 00:13:37 (1.36.3.47)
To be fair it was measured and Yamaha seems to underrate the specs. Kind of classic Japanese style if I remember "In reality it kicks out a full 2x145W/8ohm and 2x256W/4ohm with headroom for 167W, 317 .......

39: Music Lane, RE: I can't see the picture. nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-05-01, 20:15:27 (1.36.3.47)
Yeah, I don't think I ever watched the Grammys because I think it has been abysmal forever. Sure there have been good artists but they usually lose to schlock - and even if the odd won did win they we .......

40: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: One thing Canada's health system doesn't deal with very well - Covid (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-30, 22:48:14 (1.36.3.47)
Not sure what your point is - Covid has hit every country. Statistically, it has generally been far worse in the US as a percentage of the population. The US has roughly 10 times the population of Can .......

41: General Asylum, RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-30, 03:31:10 (1.36.3.47)
There are other forums - I post to a few of them. I find their interface easier when posting photos or videos or emojis and I like seeing the messages pop up in the alert section or a PM. I like the m .......

42: Music Lane, RE: I can't see the picture. nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-29, 01:52:57 (1.36.3.47)
It came across my Facebook page - sometimes the photos don't last that long for some reason. .......

43: Films/DVD Asylum, I watched an episode of the West Wing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-28, 22:27:37 (1.36.3.47)
and this bit kind of convinced me to try and get the hell away from the dumbass right-wing Maga worshipping boobs on Central. 45 was president for 4 years - if someone watched that trainwreck for 4 ye .......

44: Films/DVD Asylum, Perhaps though (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-27, 19:39:13 (1.36.3.47)
Canadians pay more taxes than Americans - I know the Toronto Blue Jays players sit middle of the pack in Major League Baseball so it's not as bad as I would have thought for the millionaires - they ma .......

45: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Yes (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-27, 19:09:54 (1.36.3.47)
He wasn't killing people until he was off the meds. US is the only industrialized country without a universal healthcare system. Funny thing is I have lived overseas for well over a decade in differen .......

46: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I agree with Don (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-27, 18:53:50 (1.36.3.47)
Basically, it's about the combined sound with the amplifier. I run Audio Note speakers which depending on the model and whether they are placed in corners run 90-98dB. But the 90dB Audio Note K/Spe I .......

47: Films/DVD Asylum, Yes (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-27, 16:36:54 (1.36.3.47)
The movie Joker. A social commentary about the lack of medical care. Had he had full health coverage he would have been given his needed medications and there would be no movie. Breaking Bad would hav .......

48: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: A review of the film omitting any mention of the lead? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-25, 07:34:53 (1.36.3.47)
I've always found Batman to be the least interesting character in the Batman movies (kind of the straight man in a bizarre world). He sort of represents the vigilante we secretly wish to be. Pattinson .......

49: Films/DVD Asylum, The Batman (2022)- Detective Noir film (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-25, 02:13:02 (1.36.3.47)
that is not a retread of prior Batman films -- think arthouse 1930s-style Batman that follows the spirit of the original comics. No crazy costumes or any talk about gadgets. Some feel it's the best of .......

50: Inmate Central, Merchants of Doubt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-25, 01:40:50 (1.36.3.47)
Big Oil knows what is going on. They themselves discovered the problem - their engineers found the problem and went to the executives and they began to look into solving the issue - then when they rea .......

51: Music Lane, RE: All you need to know about the Grammys (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-24, 15:58:04 (1.36.3.47)
Yes it's a double funny. .......

52: Music Lane, All you need to know about the Grammys (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-23, 19:28:00 (1.36.3.47)
LOL .......

53: Inmate Central, It's amazing how many dishonest people there are out there.. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-19, 19:35:20 (1.36.3.47)
Or maybe I'm the sucker who always tells the grocery store clerk they undercharged me or forget to ring an item through or gave me too much change. I sort of get it - some folks think they're screwing .......

54: Inmate Central, LOL - I liked (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-16, 06:26:46 (1.36.3.47)
George Carlin's ten commandments - he reduced them down to make them make sense. .......

55: Rocky Road, Jackson Browne - "A Human Touch" with Leslie Mendelson (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-13, 05:54:13 (1.36.3.47)
Still Running on Empty at 70. The song was written for a documentary film called 5B about the Nurses in San Francisco giving a human touch to Aids victims as they went gentle into that goodnight. You .......

56: Speaker Asylum, RE: Arghh!!...why can't I be satisfie\? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-11, 18:46:13 (1.36.3.47)
Audio Note K. Easy to drive - sealed cabinet speaker so you can place them pretty much anywhere - near walls/corners or freestanding or on a shelf or wall-mounted. .......

57: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why are active loudspeakers not popular among audiophiles? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-11, 04:26:33 (1.36.3.47)
I basically want the dealer to illustrate superior sound to me - the manufacturer CHOOSES the dealers and presumably tells the dealers how to set up their products. Granted, the manufacturer can't con .......

58: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why are active loudspeakers not popular among audiophiles? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-10, 20:33:00 (14.0.158.65)
I think first one has to like the sound of the speakers. And if you like the sound of speaker A and it only comes as a passive. And Speaker B you like less in either passive or active iteration then y .......

59: Inmate Central, RE: "I call it the Chi-nuh virus, because it came from Chi-nuh." (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-08, 22:04:02 (1.36.3.47)
Hong Kong I believe has the highest death rate in the world now and has over a million people infected with Omicron (out of 7.3 million population) - and if they have confirmed 1 million then it's pro .......

60: Speaker Asylum, RE: I'm hearing no hash in the all-important middle octaves (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-07, 19:00:22 (1.36.3.47)
Everything is in comparison to something else and almost no one makes completely "fair" comparisons. 1) Auditioned in the same room with the same gear 2) Auditioned at the same volume 3) Auditioned wi .......

61: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are 3-way speakers better than 2-way, with piano recordings ? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-07, 05:31:35 (1.36.3.47)
You really should just listen and decide for yourself because as John noted "To get 'this,' you have to give up 'that'." Generally speaking, the piano isn't the only thing you listen to - it is usual .......

62: Inmate Central, RE: Are you talkin about Toronto International? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-06, 19:33:15 (1.36.3.47)
Speaking of bad airports - go to LAX - Toronto will seem like heaven in comparison. I only encountered regular staff at both and LAX folks were friendly and tried to help me. It's more the building lo .......

63: Inmate Central, RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-06, 19:21:33 (1.36.3.47)
Star Wars isn't Science Fiction, nor is Doctor Who. Both are what should be referred to as Science Fantasy (because the technology is largely never discussed/totally implausible). Star Wars was based .......

64: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Looking Back At 'Leaving Las Vegas' (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-06, 07:20:26 (1.36.2.22)
LLV is a great love story and acceptance of another person - faults and all. Motivations aren't spoon-fed to the viewer. .......

65: Inmate Central, RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-05, 19:25:23 (1.36.2.22)
I would say it's not good to put things in quotes to imply that I ever said that about 2001: A Space Odyssey - a vastly superior film to Dune. Star wars was cops and robbers in space but it had charac .......

66: Inmate Central, RE: A rare win for unions. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 21:04:58 (1.36.2.22)
Need unions .......

67: Inmate Central, RE: Denis Villeneuve is great... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 19:24:13 (1.36.2.22)
I liked Blade Runner 2049 and I liked Sicario a lot. Dune was meh. The problem is that I was rooting for the Giant sandworm to eat everyone. I didn't CARE about any character because none of them gave .......

68: General Asylum, RE: I'm selling my gear...going integrated (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 19:03:40 (1.36.2.22)
Nah - AN speakers are lower sensitive than ZU and can crush the room with 8 watts - you might be surprised. Granted a lot of tube amps sound weak-willed - they rely on quality iron. Indeed - the Zu Au .......

69: General Asylum, RE: What is involved in changing the input voltage requirements? -nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 18:38:34 (1.36.2.22)
With Audio Note they are world voltages so you just need to have the dealer to change the wiring on the transformer - 5 minute job. With my Line Magnetic, the transformer was only 220. So you would ne .......

70: Inmate Central, RE: Barely made it out of Canada... never again! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 05:49:32 (1.36.2.22)
Wait the Government site said this: "provide a negative test no more than three days before the flight's departure from a foreign country" So if I read that and knew my flight was April 1 then that sh .......

71: General Asylum, RE: Types of validity (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 05:32:12 (1.36.2.22)
I think the issue is as you put it ecological validity. It's not that the HK tests are worthless but their tests don't really relate to what normal people do when they listen to music. The main proble .......

72: General Asylum, RE: I'm selling my gear...going integrated (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-04, 05:05:38 (1.36.2.22)
Audio Note UK Meishu Phono Tonmeister Integrated. It will easily drive Zu Audio - great phono section. I am looking at going with the power amplifier version of the Tonmeister (called the P3 as I alre .......

73: Inmate Central, RE: I'm thinking Lincoln will be called 'woke' at some point (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-03, 19:13:24 (1.36.2.22)
You're not allowed to mention slavery - any history that makes the white man look bad is now called Critical Race Theory the fear-mongering a segment of racists don't want to be taught because it make .......

74: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Audio Note AN-E series perhaps? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-03, 15:46:41 (1.36.2.22)
They start around $6,000 up to $360,000. There are around 15 models in between. A lot of speakers can sound mediocre at times. When I first heard they sounded bad. Not even mediocre...BAD. Now I own t .......

75: Inmate Central, The whole (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-03, 06:52:14 (1.36.2.22)
The episode of his latest show is linked - It was informative and funny - Andrew Yang and Laura Coates were a hoot. And told it like it is about his own party. Nicole Perlroth the expert on cybersecur .......

76: Inmate Central, It's cost of living that matters (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-03, 01:27:18 (1.36.2.22)
People get too fixated on the dollar amount per hour because they keep thinking back to when they were earning minimum wage. I made $4.10 an hour minim wage when I was 16 and so $15 an hour seems like .......

77: Inmate Central, RE: 2 things to mull for Pic-guy & RGA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-03, 00:45:59 (1.36.2.22)
My dad often noted that companies get the unions they deserved so if people said that a Union was awful - well it was awful because the company made them awful. I worked for Esco Limited a company tha .......

78: General Asylum, RE: Students he didn't like (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-02, 19:31:49 (1.36.2.22)
Well, there is value in a blind test and that is to make sure people are being ripped off by manufacturers who make crazy claims. People suffer from all kinds of biases (looks bias, price bias, name b .......

79: General Asylum, RE: Students he didn't like (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-02, 00:31:44 (1.36.2.22)
A DBT only tells you that person in that particular test could not (or did) tell the difference between A and B within that particular test. The result of the said test can't tell you thing one about .......

80: Inmate Central, RE: Earned the right ? How ? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-01, 20:11:30 (1.36.2.22)
I'm a put yourself in another person's shoes kind of a guy. I went to university with a single mom of two - the husband died. She was putting herself through University to become a teacher which in Br .......

81: General Asylum, RE: Students he didn't like (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-01, 07:44:02 (1.36.2.22)
Bias and favourtism is the same thing - you favour something before hearing it or you dislike something because maybe you don't like the owner of the company or you believe you hate metal tweeters so .......

82: Inmate Central, RE: Favorite Bruce Willis Movie or movies? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-04-01, 00:18:30 (14.0.159.223)
See we do agree on some other things. 5th Element is my favorite Bruce Willis movie where he is the lead actor. Favourite supporting role is Pulp Fiction. .......

83: Rocky Road, Gowan - All the Lovers in the World (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 03:04:06 (1.36.2.22)
Continuing down Memory Lane with Gowan who was hugely popular for a time while growing up - I remember working at McDonald's and this was on the radio or the CD player a dozen times a day. ::: TOPIC: .......

84: Inmate Central, RE: Movie Of Note: (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 02:45:05 (1.36.2.22)
I quite enjoyed it - I know it has taken some hits for its historical accuracy but nevertheless, it was enjoyable. 2018 was a while back. I had to look up my rankings of the nominees that year. (out o .......

85: Rocky Road, Roxette: The Look (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 02:26:09 (1.36.2.22)
Roxette took our high school by storm in the late 1980s - the Swedish pop/rock duet taking over from ABBA as the next big Swedish band. The Look started them off followed by "Dangerous,"Dressed for Su .......

86: Rocky Road, Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 02:16:51 (1.36.2.22)
Going down memory lane - some of the big songs of my youth. A song about something. Love Steven Tyler's vocals here. .......

87: Rocky Road, It sure was an earworm of pop for a few years - And Tom Hanks (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 01:59:35 (1.36.2.22)
wound up starring in one of her later pop songs - so she sure managed to get some star power. As Well as Justin Beiber at the end. I hated the song lol - but anyway the kids were playing it a lot here .......

88: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I thought it was clever ............... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-31, 01:37:14 (1.36.2.22)
"And I believe that if you were alive at the time of the movie and paying attention to the politics of that time, there were probably a lot more nuances than you and I caught...." Absolutely. I think .......

89: General Asylum, WTF? I had amps delivered from California to Hong Kong.. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-30, 20:13:29 (1.36.2.22)
that took 3 days and was $99. Wyred4Sound mAmp Monoblocks. Unfortunately, I can't remember who they used but 3 days. Granted there is no import duty in Hong Kong. .......

90: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Sorry, but pointless is pointless . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-30, 16:47:33 (1.36.2.22)
I actually knew this the first time I watched Citizen Kane. It's somewhat the same reason I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his Tragedies because my worldview doesn't associate greatness with a perso .......

91: Inmate Central, Jim Carrey 'Sickened' By Standing Ovation For Will Smith After Oscars Slap (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 23:35:59 (1.36.2.22)
ET Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33JrmO8dS7c Speaking of Nikki Glaser - she is one of those vicious Roasters - watch what she says to big movie stars - she makes Rickey Gervais look like the .......

92: General Asylum, RE: hold on there (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 22:45:15 (1.36.2.22)
I have no issue with listening blind and level matched - this is pretty obvious to take out a myriad of sight and past experience bias. The D and the B in DBT have no problem. It is the T where the pr .......

93: Inmate Central, RE: Jabbar quote and Haddish Youtube (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 20:36:10 (1.36.2.22)
People have different opinions on things - the trick is to understand where they are coming from. Some women like the woman in your link, like the old-fashioned idea of a man standing up for them and .......

94: Inmate Central, RE: Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 18:53:37 (1.36.2.22)
Yes Bill Maher said the same thing. Notes this idea that people are outraged only after they feel they need to be outraged. .......

95: General Asylum, RE: ASR forums, Toole and Olive. When science creates a religious cult (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 18:10:11 (1.36.2.22)
That's why I said a perfect test. A perfect test accounts for ALL 100% of anything that could go wrong. This is what you learn in Psychology 101. The DBT in the case of audio is a psychology test - no .......

96: Inmate Central, Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 16:55:23 (1.36.2.22)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has written an eloquent article on the matter. "But Hollywood awards shows are traditionally a venue where much worse things have been said about celebrities as a means of downplay .......

97: Films/DVD Asylum, Looking Back At 'Leaving Las Vegas' (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 06:33:37 (1.36.2.22)
The film Roger Ebert chose as best of 1995. It looked as though the relative up and comer Nicholas Cage was going to begin a career as a very solid actor but it seemed that he would wind up making a l .......

98: Rocky Road, Aurora Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 05:49:52 (1.36.2.22)
Probably my favourite living female singer (hyperbole perhaps but man I love her). .......

99: Rocky Road, Diana Ankudinova - The female Dimash/Marcelito Pomoy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 05:47:13 (1.36.2.22)
She is 18 This is one of those talent shows - but in Russia - the judges are fellow singers and they judge each other. .......

100: Rocky Road, RE: Witness - Sarah McLachlan (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 05:43:33 (1.36.2.22)
Thanks, I am a big Sarah McLachlan fan and have seen her twice live - it would have been a third but Covid ruined my plans. I first heard from a TV Series called Due South about a Mountie who moves to .......

101: General Asylum, RE: So I liked 'Power of the Dog' better than 'Dune' (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-29, 04:59:39 (1.36.2.22)
At least you recognized the 'under the constrained conditions of his testing.' You can test a car on rollers and prove that a Porsche is better than a Toyota Land Cruiser. Then you can drive both vehi .......

102: General Asylum, The best way to do a preference based blind test (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-28, 18:57:43 (1.36.2.22)
Would be to first attack the extreme ends of audio and get relatively unbiased listeners. So you take out two hotel rooms of identical size and are deemed "good" rooms in terms of mirroring the averag .......

103: General Asylum, RE: ASR forums, Toole and Olive. When science creates a religious cult (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-28, 18:35:14 (1.36.2.22)
Nothing is perfect - if a DBT were perfect there would only need to be ONE trial - once you start with 10 or 16 or more - you are hoping to get statistical correlation. But using basic logic - what do .......

104: Inmate Central, RE: Ahh, you understand they're just actors? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-28, 09:32:14 (1.36.2.22)
I would not presume to think that books are more honest or truthful than movies. Movies are after all written first from a screenplay that may be original or adapted from a novel. I didn't care for No .......

105: Inmate Central, RE: Smith smacked the sh!t outta Rock! LIVE entertainment on TV!... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-28, 01:43:30 (14.0.159.223)
They should have hauled Smith's ass out of the place. But oh well, I guess when you are rich and powerful the rules don't apply. Chris was a little dazed mixing up his words. I was pleased my first tw .......

106: Inmate Central, RE: The Last Two hours make it. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 21:59:42 (14.0.159.223)
I gave up after 35 minutes then about 4 days later I went back and watched the rest. It gets really good IMO. But gotta hang in there. .......

107: Inmate Central, Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock - lol - Oscars turning into MMA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 19:56:27 (1.36.2.22)
Here is the clip - it ain't faked. Unedited version .......

108: Inmate Central, Nomadland was odd (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 19:42:16 (1.36.2.22)
I wasn't quite sure what the point was. Many of the people living in the camper park were real people, not actors. McDormand's Fern wasn't destitute and had several offers to live at home with family .......

109: Inmate Central, It could be worse - you could have watched Dune! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 18:38:10 (1.36.2.22)
10 Academy Award-nominated films this year ranked from worst to best. A pretty weak group all things considered. Out of 5. 10)Dune *1/2 9) The Power of the Dog ** 8) Don't Look Up **1/2 7) West Side S .......

110: General Asylum, RE: ASR forums, Toole and Olive. When science creates a religious cult (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 17:44:09 (1.36.2.22)
There are two parts to blind testing Validity: A system under test needs to be as close as possible to how that item under test is used in the real world. A Mono speaker in the middle of a room on a s .......

111: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is This Normal? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 06:03:39 (1.36.2.22)
If they are new then yes - I bought Aurora's "All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend" Side two was a trainwreck. So I bought a second copy and the second copy side 2 was fantastic but side one was a tr .......

112: General Asylum, RE: Picking up my LaScala's next week, what next?! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-27, 05:32:08 (1.36.2.22)
Basically. just make sure the receiver has preamp outputs then you can add a dedicated power amp later - but I would not buy that power amp yet. Give the receiver a try - Marantz receivers today sound .......

113: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Sorry, but pointless is pointless . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-26, 01:54:27 (1.36.2.22)
The film can have lots of points - be well-acted, have good cinematography and a great score and can even be well directed. And it can be all of those things and be as you say "[not] the least enterta .......

114: Films/DVD Asylum, Girl, You'll Be a Cannibal Soon (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-25, 08:19:48 (1.36.2.22)
I decided to watch RAW after it got a 93% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes and after Ducournau won the Citizen Kane Award for best up and coming director. I found it to be a rather terrific coming-of-a .......

115: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Maybe Academy Awards should be cancelled some years (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-24, 07:36:04 (1.36.2.22)
Kareem writes more eloquently on other topics. More detail would help. I agree with you on Red Rocket - it's a cut above most of the films nominated but the subject matter usually kills films like thi .......

116: Films/DVD Asylum, The 3 Most Disappointing Movies of 2021 Are Best Picture Nominees! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-23, 19:32:40 (1.36.2.22)
While I get this - I was not terribly convinced by Phil as being a bad enough guy to have killed. But I could give that Peter felt that Phil was enough of a threat or blamed, in large part, for Rose's .......

117: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Except for your praise of the over-sensationalized, "Titans," (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-22, 18:52:58 (1.36.2.22)
Well, the majority of Palm d'Or voters chose Titane over Drive My Car. I think people don't look past the violence and look at the deeper text of this film. They can't get past the shock value to see .......

118: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Catching up with CODA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-22, 01:02:11 (1.36.2.22)
I agree - The scope of the film is formulaic but if you do the formula exceedingly well then that counts for something. And the actors were actually deaf and I enjoyed the aspect of the daughter singi .......

119: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Only one serious film, the rest are entertainment. Easy choice: (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-20, 18:01:16 (1.36.2.22)
The academy now has a more diverse voting membership. "Who votes for the Oscars, and who are the Academy's members? The answer, historically, has been almost exclusively white men. According to a 201 .......

120: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How many people ... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-20, 04:53:36 (1.36.2.22)
I tend to agree with you but it's okay - we're all different people. I have been watching a lot of car reviews over the last year or so because when I return to Canada down the line I will need to buy .......

121: Films/DVD Asylum, Academy Awards 2022 ranked (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-20, 00:27:07 (1.36.2.22)
10 Academy Award-nominated films this year ranked from worst to best. A pretty weak group all things considered. Out of 5. 10)Dune *1/2 9) The Power of the Dog ** 8) Don't Look Up **1/2 7) West Side S .......

122: Inmate Central, From one of your besties. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-18, 18:10:44 (1.36.2.22)
Riddle me this ? Explain why the only times we had over $6/gal gas, Biden was in the WH ??? Strange it never happened when he wasn't in the WH. https://www.audioasylum.com/members/mgeneral/messages/46 .......

123: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: You need, then, to see films that do not rely on sensationalism. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-17, 22:46:04 (1.36.2.22)
I LOVED "Drive My Car." Fantastic performances. I was moved. .......

124: Inmate Central, The propaganda (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-17, 17:02:17 (1.36.2.22)
certainly won't help if the people are not taught actual facts and evidence. .......

125: Inmate Central, RE: So, now that the price of oil is below $100 . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-17, 16:58:37 (1.36.2.22)
Biden got ALL of the blame when the prices rose so if they fall will those same people give him ALL of the credit? Something tells me that won't happen LOL. .......

126: Inmate Central, For you "Young Frankenstein" fans (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-16, 04:01:28 (1.36.2.22)
One of my favourite comedies A documentary .......

127: Inmate Central, Worldwide - there is a world outside (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-16, 03:24:09 (1.36.2.22)
The USA .......

128: Inmate Central, RE: America is AWESOME right now. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-14, 07:36:11 (1.36.2.22)
There are a few issues here and I can't respond to all of them because - well I have a life outside of this forum. They were only paying 1% of their GDP vs USA paying 4% of GDP on defense. The proble .......

129: Films/DVD Asylum, Woke? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-14, 04:02:38 (1.36.2.22)
My problem with Power of the dog was that basically nothing happened. The Big reveal, if it really is in 2020, doesn't really matter to me - it was just an incredibly SLOW-paced movie where nothing re .......

130: Inmate Central, America is AWESOME right now. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-12, 04:31:18 (1.36.2.22)
Actually yes - I am in agreement with your post here that this started well before Trump - it continued into Trump's presidency and it is continuing today. It's not directly about the USA - in fact it .......

131: Inmate Central, RE: Yet people will still hate him because of his personality, anything fleshed out or not... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-11, 05:45:11 (1.36.2.22)
Ahh Carl - A lot of News outlets missed it but you might be surprised to learn that much of this issue started in 2018. As I recall, Biden was not the president in 2018. As you seem to have an issue .......

132: Inmate Central, Here is Putin's own spy chief accidentally saying the wrong thing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-11, 04:54:42 (1.36.2.22)
Ooops - he didn't get the memo. I wonder if he is still alive after this? John Oliver .......

133: Inmate Central, RE: Yet people will still hate him because of his personality, anything fleshed out or not... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-10, 15:15:13 (1.36.2.22)
"Trump is a prick" Well, it took long enough for you to admit that. Must have been tough. But hey - it was probably tough for those close to him and worked with him every day - they saw the close-up v .......

134: Critic's Corner, RE: A local high end dealer told me...- (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-09, 23:07:53 (1.36.2.22)
My dealer was Soundhounds in Victoria and Terry ran the shop for 45 years until he died a few years ago (they are still operating). They went to the audio shows always seeking new brands to carry. Som .......

135: Inmate Central, Seems like Biden has been pretty respectable (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-09, 17:53:50 (1.36.2.22)
Considering what he walked into. A global pandemic and all - it's hard to say for sure - but George W Bush left the country in tatters and a major recession over a fake war in Iraq that cost the US ec .......

136: Inmate Central, Quite a homophobic reply. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-09, 02:21:55 (1.36.2.22)
Not terribly surprising from the Red Hat cowards on AA Pete fought for his country what did TWB do? Watch Barbara Streisand movies to hide the fact that he is a closet homosexual. People like TWB are .......

137: Inmate Central, A Man in Moscow (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-09, 00:19:27 (1.36.2.22)
A man in Moscow buys a newspaper... ...glances at the front page; and tosses it away. He does the same thing every day for a week... Finally, the shop owner inquires: "Why do you do that?!" The man re .......

138: Inmate Central, RE: Why waste time replying to wingnut propagandists? nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-08, 23:03:10 (1.36.2.22)
Biden had the most votes in US history for a president. Granted many of those votes were entirely anti-Trump votes and not pro-Biden votes. As such you don't have to wager me that the democrats will .......

139: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-08, 22:37:47 (1.36.2.22)
They are working on a 4 wheel and hopefully four-seater version so that should be available down the road. The positives of such vehicles are many including getting off Russian/Saudi Arabian oil or fr .......

140: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-08, 20:13:31 (1.36.2.22)
I watched the video - Jay notes it will be love it or hate it but that's true of most vehicles. I am a few years away from a car but this one will be on the list - 1000 miles on one charge $26,000 sta .......

141: Inmate Central, Agreed but the poor are always screwed over. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-08, 19:30:19 (1.36.2.22)
I was poor so I know. You open a bank account and they charge $9.99 per month for the chequing account BUT if you have a minimum of $5,000 the fee is waived. Huh? So if you have the money you don't pa .......

142: Inmate Central, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-07, 23:06:39 (14.0.159.223)
I didn't know about this company. Also glad you knew my last post was not directed at you even though I replied to you. .......

143: Inmate Central, But there are gas easy SUVs and Minivans too (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-07, 18:59:12 (1.36.2.22)
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV gets 36 mpg city/35 mpg highway/36 combined mpg The Toyota Sienna Hybrid AWD 8 seat minivan 35 mpg city/36 mpg highway/35 combined mpg. The Toyota Camry Hybrid AWD se .......

144: Inmate Central, RE: Why waste time replying to wingnut propagandists? nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-07, 17:45:09 (1.36.2.22)
True but there were 70 million wingnuts last election and so one hopes to lower the number next time. The last election did have a large number of 2016 voters switch to Biden in 2020. So you hope tha .......

145: Inmate Central, Perhaps you haven't heard? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 19:27:01 (1.36.2.22)
About this thing called the Pandemic and job losses and inflation. Gas under Trump was more expensive than when I was paying for gas when Clinton was President - I don't blame Trump because gas got mo .......

146: Inmate Central, RE: Riddle me this ? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 18:46:49 (1.36.2.22)
The president himself is not responsible for higher gas prices which are still FAR lower than many other countries. Only crybaby snowflakes worry over gas prices - the dumbass Redneck Americans who ch .......

147: Inmate Central, All 10 PROVINCES in CANADA Ranked WORST to BEST (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 17:42:14 (1.36.2.22)
Same as the US - makes me want to drive through it all. .......

148: Inmate Central, All 50 STATES in AMERICA Ranked WORST to BEST (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 17:41:06 (1.36.2.22)
If you're looking to move I do like the views - makes me want to drive across the country as my parents did. .......

149: Inmate Central, RE: Just say no to drugs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 16:18:39 (1.36.2.22)
I am not really defending her but it seems like SOME people in the west have a view that they are superior and anything they can do in their own country can be done overseas because of some sort of "W .......

150: Inmate Central, RE: LOL, that is exactly what they have been doing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-06, 15:53:54 (1.36.2.22)
Seems maybe they are gouging you for profits. The President doesn't set gas prices. Don't like the gas price get a more economical car, take the bus, take the train - if these suck - then demand your .......

151: Inmate Central, LOL - that reminded me (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-05, 22:21:47 (1.36.2.22)
of working at McDonald's - leave work at 2am and walking home there would be this dog that was always interested in me covered in hamburger juice or Fish Filet or Chicken burger mush - a buffet of ric .......

152: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Interesting casting choices . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-05, 19:01:01 (1.36.2.22)
"The only problem was HOG was about wealthy, heterosexual, white Europeans." I didn't see too many people of colour in Licorice Pizza or The Power of the Dog. I have not seen House of Gucci so I can't .......

153: Inmate Central, RE: Bolton bombshell today: why Putin waited (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-05, 02:47:20 (1.36.2.22)
Yes, Beau of the Fifth column covered this issue about the handling under Biden VS Trump. As noted this all started in 2018 under Trump's regime so it was coming. I don't think people should be blamin .......

154: Inmate Central, Former MI6 Chief On the Ukraine & Russia Conflict (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-05, 02:42:20 (1.36.2.22)
Oxford Union .......

155: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Things to consider and a possible solution (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-04, 23:42:19 (1.36.2.22)
I agree - My Audio Note M3 had 23 steps and it would be too big a jump - Audio Note developed 36 Steps and the new ones use this pot. I know the process on making their own Silver resistors was quite .......

156: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: You need, then, to see films that do not rely on sensationalism. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-04, 16:06:10 (1.36.2.22)
I like all sorts of films and you can't spell sensationalism without the word sensational. Obviously, the voters at Cannes felt otherwise. Granted these things are highly subjective - you either like .......

157: Inmate Central, Thanks.. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-04, 15:07:23 (1.36.2.22)
Nice to see a US president finally get tough with Putin rather than kowtow to him. .......

158: Films/DVD Asylum, Spoiler (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-03, 22:21:31 (1.36.2.22)
Well, it won't be for the bible thumpers in the US that's for sure. However, the homoerotic thing is a bit questionable because the film is hardly that. The reason it is a pretty great film is that it .......

159: Inmate Central, RE: Very bad news for the world (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-03, 18:08:13 (1.36.2.22)
I like Beau's take on it - he is a former Police officer trainer and was trained for a nuclear war/military ops and now a journalist. And while Trump and Putin were trying to weaken NATO the reverse h .......

160: Inmate Central, RE: and it's on fire... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-03, 17:59:28 (1.36.2.22)
A nutcase in Putin has nothing to lose. He reminds of those nut mass shooters. They know they'll get shot and killed by the police but want to go out taking out as many people as they can along with .......

161: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Interesting casting choices . . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-03, 16:51:18 (1.36.2.22)
So far 4 Academy Award nominees and all thumbs down for me. Licorice Pizza was too long and once again the characters are unlikeable. A romance I didn't care about and the two leads I didn't care abou .......

162: Films/DVD Asylum, Here is a free Ralph Fiennes movie (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-03, 03:11:56 (1.36.2.22)
The story is about "Writer-director David Hare's emotional journey of contracting COVID-19, chronicling the delirium of the illness amid the political landscape of the first UK lockdown, as well as hi .......

163: Inmate Central, RE: I will endeavor not to respond to your anti Christian, anti American anti Trump obsession posts (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-02, 21:25:08 (1.36.2.22)
"I never even said I was Christian" Like it matters. One fictitious religion or another doesn't make much difference. lol .......

164: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Always and Pleasantville (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-02, 19:58:28 (1.36.2.22)
Great film I watched it again the other night as you reminded me about it and I enjoyed it just as much as I did back when it was released. .......

165: Inmate Central, RE: A couple of problems with your conflations (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-02, 17:02:16 (1.36.2.22)
They have banned the books in high school - not kindergarten - school librarians don't bring in the books you mention. Please list the books that has content as you suggest "SF bathhouse for a double .......

166: Inmate Central, RE: Go ahead and release the Kraken.... so, you dont approve of Christians... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-01, 19:49:27 (1.36.2.22)
You do no service to your faith - I know many good Christians and Catholics who follow the true teachings of Jesus Christ - as a Trumper Snowflake - you clearly do NOT follow the teachings of Jesus Ch .......

167: Films/DVD Asylum, So far the Academy award movies are pretty bad. I have seen three (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-01, 18:01:53 (1.36.2.22)
Don't Look Up 5/10 Some parts work and provide a few chuckles but it's too on the nose and preachy The Power of the Dog - 3/10 a long bore without any real story of interest. Dune 3/10 I was hoping th .......

168: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Terrible POS... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-03-01, 00:26:08 (1.36.2.22)
Apparently, he made Maid in Manhattan and Red Dragon to help fund Cronenberg's Spider. Generally, I hate it when really good actors waste their time with schlock. They can only make so many movies a y .......

169: Inmate Central, RE: You have to feel sorry for rga, he cant help himself. +1 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-28, 16:18:43 (1.36.2.22)
Actually Carl - I am quite happy to engage in these debates - I mean I wish there were no moderator rules so I would not have to continuously restrain what I want to say. I have to give the PG-13 resp .......

170: Inmate Central, The good guys (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-28, 15:30:08 (1.36.2.22)
You're on the wrong team .......

171: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, but how do you really feel about me.? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-28, 00:27:50 (1.36.2.22)
You are obsessed with Trump - always defending EVERYTHING he does. You are obsessed with me too - which is kind of humorous - always ready to jump on anything I say about the US - where were you on al .......

172: Inmate Central, Hmm Freedom. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 21:20:14 (1.36.2.22)
I guess you have not been paying attention in Tenessee - Republicans - it's always the Republicans. Trump is a Republican. Republicans are always the ones who are about banning books - and since they .......

173: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, but how do you really feel about me.? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 20:26:49 (1.36.2.22)
Above are all public statements by the hero you worship without question or criticism. Good REAL Americans questions all their leaders including the ones they voted for. Real Americans criticize playe .......

174: Inmate Central, RE: It's magic.... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 17:45:07 (1.36.2.22)
I understand what you are saying - Even on boards with this feature you can still click and disable it to read messages from people on the ignore list. So it still requires self-restraint. Still, I fe .......

175: Inmate Central, RE: You are now hocking books ??? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 17:22:19 (1.36.2.22)
I like to read but the Trumpers keep trying to ban books. A very Putin thing to do. .......

176: Inmate Central, RE: RGA, we have missed your Anti Trump posting ...welcome back (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 17:16:35 (1.36.2.22)
I didn't post that 13-year-old thing as you have been told before. I am anti-Trump and anti-Trumpers not Anti-American. Thankfully GOOD Americans like Mitt Romney still belong to the REAL Republican p .......

177: Inmate Central, RE: There ARE sane republicans, yes, Mitt Romney is one of them. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 15:55:05 (1.36.2.22)
People think I am an ultra lefty - but I would have been totally okay with Mitt Romney or John McCane as president - I disagree with them on many conservative fronts (and on their usual failed trickle .......

178: Inmate Central, RE: I find what is going on in my former party disgusting (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 07:14:45 (1.36.2.22)
There are normal sane Republicans who fall into the camp of Fiscal Conservatives types and then there was that cult called the teabaggers following the likes of David Duke. Back in 2018, Bill Maher no .......

179: Films/DVD Asylum, Two Thumbs Up! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 06:59:59 (1.36.2.22)
I understand why it won the Palme d'Or I quite enjoyed this rather bizarre film and agree with this film critic. (Sheila O'Malley) I found it to be a fascinating vivid world of fantasy Body Horror/ser .......

180: Inmate Central, Garry Kasparov on Russia's Attack on Ukraine (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-27, 00:06:46 (1.36.2.22)
From the grandmaster's perspective .......

181: Inmate Central, RE: It's magic.... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 23:00:37 (1.36.2.22)
Is there a way to add an ignore list feature to AA? I believe all other Audio Forums have this function. Cheers. .......

182: Inmate Central, RE: We??? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 20:56:34 (1.36.2.22)
I think the truth is that if you assassinate world leaders it sets a precedent that they will assassinate your leader. But I think there are some rifles that have a 2-mile range or something. This cl .......

183: Inmate Central, I think this might be a starting point (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 18:53:50 (1.36.2.22)
"Being a member of the Duma or Senate is a pretty cushy number - you are well-paid, you can make an occasional speech if you wish, but you are basically there to vote for the Kremlin's decisions, and, .......

184: Inmate Central, RE: This ain't Hollywood (nt) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 18:45:20 (1.36.2.22)
Actually Hollywood has come up with many films that predated real-world actions - I mean a bunch of airplane hijacking movies inspired 9/11 no doubt. So would it really be that difficult to take one m .......

185: Inmate Central, RE: Germany sending 1,000 anti-tank javelin missles (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 18:33:08 (1.36.2.22)
You believe Orange-man good propaganda Putin isn't invading Ukraine because of Biden or Trump. "Russian President Vladimir Putin's fixation on Ukraine has more recent roots, but it is still rooted pri .......

186: Inmate Central, Hypothetically... for the resident military experts (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 18:13:27 (1.36.2.22)
If Putin were assassinated, would this solve the problem? Surely if the desire is great enough one can get to this guy. He is the master of having his fellow Russians poisoned so surely the CIA or Bri .......

187: Inmate Central, Well (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-26, 07:27:49 (1.36.2.22)
I was out of line and deserve a vacation. I like other forums because I can put people on an ignore list so I never see their posts. Once I realized this was a feature I have a much more enjoyable exp .......

188: Inmate Central, RE: Pathetic Boomer (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-25, 19:04:23 (1.36.2.22)
Typical chickenshit snowflake. Tired of talking to racist, misogynistic, homophonic, MAGA asshats like you. .......

189: Inmate Central, RE: And clowns like Kerry (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-24, 22:25:41 (1.36.2.22)
Your wife doesn't use a douche, does she? She has you. .......

190: Inmate Central, RE: A typical vowel movement (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-24, 22:16:14 (1.36.2.22)
--Putin couldn't care less about *climate change*. -- "In his annual state-of-nation speech in April, Putin declared that Russia's total net greenhouse gas emissions should be less than the EU's over .......

191: Inmate Central, War (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-24, 21:44:49 (1.36.2.22)
Hawkeye to Father Mulcahy - M*A*S*H .......

192: Inmate Central, RE: Does anyone even remotely (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-24, 18:19:53 (1.36.2.22)
But that is not your topic - it's like you're blaming Kerry for something - he was hired to do a job - frontman for the US government on Climate Change. He was asked a question and he gave an answer. .......

193: Inmate Central, RE: And clowns like Kerry (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-24, 15:51:30 (1.36.2.22)
Maybe you missed the date of the article Feb 21 as well as the last line where it said "On Monday prior to the attack, he [Kerry] was asked about the climate implications of a potential future conflic .......

194: Inmate Central, RE: Could be the old Mastermind (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-22, 21:01:15 (1.36.2.22)
Yes, I played Mastermind a lot when I was a kid that's why I find Wordle a bit too easy - I've played it 16 times and only once did I get to line 6 and that's because there were two vowels that were t .......

195: Inmate Central, RE: After much re-consideration yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-22, 07:39:36 (1.36.2.22)
That's awesome dude! I just finished watching Ford V Ferrari for the second time the other night. You only live once so you may as well enjoy it while you can. I would not feel too bad that your part .......

196: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone getting hooked on Wordle (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-22, 07:16:15 (1.36.2.22)
My latest was Wordle 248 2/6 I find it a bit too easy, to be honest. If you choose the first word with 2-3 vowels you will pretty much guarantee yourself solving the word. Today's one was easy because .......

197: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Feel-Good Movies? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-20, 18:47:44 (1.36.2.22)
Office Space My Cousin Vinny Legally Blond Blazing Saddles Young Frankenstein The Producers (1967) The Princess Bride Planes. Trains, and Automobiles Good Will Hunting E.T. Back to the Future Airplane .......

198: Inmate Central, RE: That's a good start ... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-20, 00:03:58 (1.36.2.22)
I saw a video that they are working on some sort of fingerprint reader for the gun like on a laptop that only the registered owner can unlock the safety with his fingerprint. Presumably, you can have .......

199: Inmate Central, RE: Bill Maher is an entertainer. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-19, 23:43:28 (1.36.2.22)
Good points Ghost - but I decided to just stick to what China is doing because I am accused of only attacking the US. So I decided to only attack China this time. :) .......

200: Inmate Central, RE: Why would you miss that opportunity? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-19, 23:40:27 (1.36.2.22)
I lived in Mainland China back in 2008/2009. I taught at a Canadian Operated school. Like the right-wingers in the US (ahem Tenessee and Texas) - they banned books - they tore out the last chapter of .......

201: Inmate Central, RE: The Next Round (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-19, 03:28:54 (1.36.2.22)
well if you felt I was mentally unstable why would you ask that question? That would seem kind of dangerous on your part would it not? I mean I sure hope no one on this board thinks because they use a .......

202: Inmate Central, Critical of China (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-19, 02:22:25 (1.36.2.22)
As I get criticism for not being critical of China enough - I thought I'd post Bill Maher's recent lambasting of China of which I agree wholeheartedly. I feel like the problem here is that there is no .......

203: Inmate Central, RE: It appears to me that RGA is accurate and right on target,...- (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-18, 17:32:54 (1.36.2.22)
The problem with some posters is they say things behind their computer screens they would not dare to say to someone's face. Calling people whiners or snowflakes for example. The thing is, what I say .......

204: Inmate Central, RE: Your irrational posts (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-18, 16:34:18 (1.36.2.22)
What is irrational E-Stat? You belong to the book-burning party - that's the party you vote for. The people who protect children from learning about history and are afraid of a book like MAUS but do a .......

205: Inmate Central, RE: Attn: RGA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-18, 04:14:38 (1.36.2.22)
Being a Trump nut says everything about you snowflake. The AR in the picture is "big on killing" (it's a bigger gun than is necessary for self-defence - a .38 special. The AR-15 is a mass shooter wea .......

206: SET Asylum, RE: The Ultimate 2A3 SET amp (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-15, 07:40:01 (1.36.2.22)
There is never full agreement on anything in audio so there is no point in seeking what impresses other people. That's the great thing about audio in a sense is that it is not a show-off hobby like bu .......

207: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#13x3) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-15, 05:38:12 (1.36.2.22)
Battlestar Galactica Trifecta (Starbuck (Katie Sackoff), Cylon #6 (Tricia Helfer) or as I call her a real CILF (Cylon I'd like to Frak), and Boomer (Grace Park). Oops, a pretty girl can get anything - .......

208: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#12) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-15, 05:05:37 (1.36.2.22)
Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang in Smallville) Half Dutch / Half Chinese / Born in Canada. Before Louis Lane - there was Lana Lang. Good enough for Superman, Good enough for me. Smallville music video Clark .......

209: Inmate Central, RE: Easy solution (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-14, 23:28:12 (1.36.2.22)
Turn the TV off - I swear most people here get so pissed off over BS that is totally out of their control. And usually, it's over BS first-world problems. Someone was outraged over green animated M&Ms .......

210: SET Asylum, RE: The Ultimate 2A3 SET amp (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-14, 00:25:22 (1.36.2.22)
I quite like my Empress Silver monoblocks - (Parallel Single Ended). The Vindicator is also very nice (3.5watts) sounding. Maybe find the schematics as they're probably out there. Labour and overhead .......

211: Inmate Central, Nothing's new (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-13, 23:53:09 (1.36.2.22)
Folks in Alberta, Canada (Canada's Texas) needed to be dragged into the modern world with seatbelts and it's typically this province that fights anything "progressive" like moving people forward. ::: .......

212: General Asylum, RE: They Should Hire a Proof Reader (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-13, 18:30:18 (1.36.2.22)
When I lived in Wenzhou, China - I remember going to a pizza place where they listed ingredients and one was: "roasts the intestines" I took that to mean sausage. Anyway, I ordered a vegetarian. ::: .......

213: Inmate Central, Congrats! Nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-12, 22:54:36 (1.36.2.22)
Nt .......

214: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#11) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-12, 02:51:31 (1.36.2.22)
Looking at the present - Aurora Asknes from Norway A reaction video for Aurora's "Through the Eyes of a Child" (Live at Nidarosdomen) "Otherworldly" is my adjective as well. I had tickets to see her i .......

215: Inmate Central, RE: celebrity crush #10 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-11, 23:59:18 (1.36.2.22)
She can climb me like a scratching post any day :-) .......

216: Inmate Central, RE: Obscure Crush #9.85 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-11, 17:20:35 (1.36.2.22)
I bet a lot of wives would be asking their husbands "What are you still watching cartoons at your age?" :) .......

217: Inmate Central, Maybe she's changed (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 16:50:50 (1.36.2.22)
over the years. Never know - the health issues she's had may put the early fame and wealth into some perspective. .......

218: Inmate Central, RE: She had a pre-emptive double mastectomy. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 16:45:11 (1.36.2.22)
Chicks dig rock musicians. Christina has recently been diagnosed with MS. All the wealth and fame don't matter in the end if you don't have your health. .......

219: Inmate Central, RE: E-Star has forgotten to reply (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 16:39:22 (1.36.2.22)
He replied to this thread after your post. He calls out others for making the same "complaint" you just made. Your post showed that you CARE about people who can't make the rent. A Socialist attitude .......

220: Inmate Central, RE: Hmmm...-.. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 16:28:02 (1.36.2.22)
I guess Fame gets to their heads. I knew a guy who promoted concerts in Vancouver and some of the Diva attitudes were bizarre from singers demanding M&Ms but they had to take all the green ones out. J .......

221: Inmate Central, RE: Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9..... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 16:19:41 (1.36.2.22)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Read this while you can. .......

222: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#9.5) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-10, 09:15:54 (1.36.2.22)
Christina Applegate replaces my #9 who was pulled down. In the 80s, The Bundy's were all the rage and I remember hanging the above poster on my wall. Kelly may have spelled cat with a k but she had st .......

223: Inmate Central, E-Star has forgotten to reply (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-09, 22:10:14 (14.0.153.97)
Why has E-Stat not chimed in to call you a whiner. Other people don't matter. Who cares if they can't pay the rent. Not your problem. Me,me,me,me,me. The title to a one person opera. Can't pay then di .......

224: Inmate Central, RE: I can think of a half dozen inmates who think that is a positive thing. nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-09, 17:57:26 (1.36.2.22)
I never get why people support a party on the wrong side of every moral and ethical issue - because the stock market is a little higher? 10-0 vote for book banning Maus? Seriously - this is what thes .......

225: Inmate Central, Nandi is a Drum Prodigy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-09, 17:44:26 (1.36.2.22)
I like here battles with Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. So did Dave - he invited her to play with him on stage. .......

226: Inmate Central, RE: Canada - Liberal MP breaks ranks and criticizes public health policy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-09, 01:51:00 (1.36.2.22)
It's hard to get on side with the Truckers and followers when they fly these flags and belong to these organizations. They're embarrassing. .......

227: Inmate Central, Off topic law question...My Cousin Vinny related. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-08, 00:35:55 (14.0.153.97)
I watched My Ciusin Vinny the other night for a laugh but something struck me. The two youts, err youths, had no money for a real lawyer. Now my question is let's say a normal person with some money .......

228: Inmate Central, RE: No "expert", but I've known many over the years... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-06, 02:45:09 (1.36.2.22)
Well, we agree - my dad was what was referred to as a fiscal conservative but socially liberal. He would be appalled by Trump and the company but was fine with Regan/Bush. I'm not as liberal as some a .......

229: Inmate Central, This is a much better Corona (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-06, 02:34:07 (1.36.2.22)
If you're feeling blue. If you're feeling sad. Put on this Corona ear virus and feel happy once more. The main blond model is Daphne Groeneveld - She's a supermodel for Tom Ford - makes me want to rus .......

230: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#8) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-05, 19:34:35 (1.36.2.22)
Lucy Liu I was quite happy to see Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu in the same movie. Lucy isn't the best-looking Asian woman but I have generally liked her personality and bad girl characters. She did her ow .......

231: Inmate Central, RE: The issue rga is , you are focusing on your perception of the past...get over that and move on (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-05, 02:40:17 (1.36.2.22)
raping a 13 yr old That was another poster. I noted a long while back 26 sexual misconduct charges against him https://www.businessinsider.com/women-accused-trump-sexual-misconduct-list-2017-12 I ment .......

232: Inmate Central, RE: Does my One A Day for old men keep me safe from Covid? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-05, 02:16:36 (1.36.2.22)
There are no experts here. Anything that can boost your immune system will aid you in case you get Covid - Vitamin D is considered a vitamin that many people are deficient and taking in more of it won .......

233: Inmate Central, RE: The issue rga is , you are focusing on your perception of the past...get over that and move on (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-05, 00:17:23 (1.36.2.22)
Are you under the impression that I am a fan of Biden? Or US politics in general? Or Chinese politics in general? There is an old saying. How do you know when a politician is lying? When his lips are .......

234: Inmate Central, RE: My favorite would be a Vulcan (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-04, 17:18:10 (1.36.2.22)
The reason you go to a Star Trek Convention. Yes, Star Trek could have made a calendar. T'Pol would be up there but I never got into Enterprise. So she never had the sort of character impact that Seve .......

235: Inmate Central, RE: Not getting that one... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-04, 17:07:34 (1.36.2.22)
Well, I am not an expert on Drag Queens like yourself but if they look like this I might have to explore my options. :) .......

236: Inmate Central, RE: At least you are now thinking w the head that counts for these posts... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-04, 16:36:32 (1.36.2.22)
Stealing from Children's charities - wow. No response. None. "Trump was ordered to pay $2 million, or $250,000, a piece to eight different charities. Those charities are Army Emergency Relief, the Ch .......

237: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (7) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-04, 01:41:08 (1.36.2.22)
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in Star Trek Voyager. They needed to improve the ratings of Voyager after sagging ratings in season 3. Jeri definitely raised the ratings and a few other things. I was pleas .......

238: Films/DVD Asylum, BAFTA Nominations 2022 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-03, 19:47:03 (1.36.2.22)
Best film nominations Belfast, Don't Look Up, Dune Licorice Pizza, The Power of the Dog. Total nominations: Dune - 11 The Power of the Dog - 8 Belfast - 6 Licorice Pizza - 5 No Time to Die - .......

239: Inmate Central, RE: BTW, are you talking the first Romana or the second Romana? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-03, 19:18:47 (1.36.2.22)
Lalla Ward (Romana II) Mary Tamm (Romana I) was the looker unfortunately she left when the writing became a damsel in distress part. The producers told her she would be the Doctor's equal. The charact .......

240: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (6) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-02, 19:34:22 (1.36.2.22)
Uma Thurman Good enough for Quentin Tarantino good enough for me. She's an odd-looking attractive woman if that makes sense. Also, love this scene with Gogo. .......

241: Rocky Road, Artist LP approaching a billion hits (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-02, 01:45:25 (1.36.2.22)
on youtube - acoustic live recording no less and without fancy production values. I remember talking about LP about 8 years ago when she was a struggling artist writing for more famous acts. I am grat .......

242: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (5) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-02, 00:55:37 (1.36.2.22)
Another from back in my childhood. Louise Jameson played Leela on Doctor Who. She was the Doctor's companion and the stories followed the Pygmailian trope where the doctor was teaching her to be less .......

243: Inmate Central, RE: I used to not like him because (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 23:26:52 (1.36.2.22)
"This rabid anti free speech bubble had better pop or we're all doomed." Agreed - It's 2022 and some crazies in the US are still trying to ban books. Some people are truly backward thinking. At least .......

244: Inmate Central, Then Again (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 17:20:55 (1.36.2.22)
My wife to be made lunch for me yesterday so who needs to go out. .......

245: Inmate Central, There are good buffets (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 17:17:47 (1.36.2.22)
But you're going to pay Buffets are generally about quantity over quality and the ones I have been to have generally been quite poor. But raising prices and reducing quality is nothing new. I have bee .......

246: Inmate Central, Plus 3 million other Kia/Hyundai models (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 04:47:54 (1.36.2.22)
that still aren't fixed - recalls didn't work because they did the usual software thing that doesn't actually work. Scotty Kilmer noted the way the dealers handle it - lol. Do yourself a favour - take .......

247: Inmate Central, It's somewhat (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 04:22:09 (1.36.2.22)
difficult for the police and the government because people in Canada have the right to protest and the police in Canada like most of the rest of the world (not the USA) are trained to "deescalate" a s .......

248: Inmate Central, For the Winona Ryder fans (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-02-01, 03:47:01 (1.36.2.22)
Since there is a good chance most older forum poster here don't watch newer rock and pop music you may want to see this music video with Winona Ryder. Directed by Tim Burton for the band The Killers s .......

249: Inmate Central, RE: Celebrity Crush (3) - Also for film buffs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 22:59:06 (1.36.2.22)
That's okay - Madonna is the best-selling female solo artist of all time so I have the respect of millions. :-) .......

250: Inmate Central, RE: OK... but really Swordfish was her breakout role... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 22:56:29 (1.36.2.22)
Yeah, most of her movies are weak. A shame because she has talent. Maybe she should send her scripts to someone who can judge scripts better before she accepts a role. Then again some things probably .......

251: Inmate Central, RE: Counter (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 22:50:00 (1.36.2.22)
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some women I find beautiful but for whatever reason, they don't do it for me - Angelina Jolie is one. Indeed, she is kinky too which I tend to like b .......

252: SET Asylum, Follow up (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 20:52:22 (1.36.2.22)
It is unlikely you will find a SET with a phono stage on board but you can always purchase an ifi Zen Phono stage https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-phono/ for under $200. The Line Magnetic 845IA gets .......

253: SET Asylum, RE: My Next Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 20:43:19 (1.36.2.22)
You're not going to get a quality SET amp under $3,000 new and you certainly aren't getting one with MM/MC and Remote and near 20 watts and with a headphone amp. In fact, I can't think of a good line .......

254: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (4) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 19:38:19 (1.36.2.22)
Well number 3 was controversial but the heart wants what the heart wants and at 12 I was probably in love with everything in a skirt including at least three of my teachers. I was going to post anothe .......

255: Inmate Central, RE: Excellent point!--some folks just aren't "college material"... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 19:18:44 (1.36.2.22)
Exactly - I was irritated when a fellow teacher put down a girl who said she wanted to be a hairdresser instead of pursuing academics. Hairdressers get to talk to their clients and build relationships .......

256: Inmate Central, RE: Dr. Johnny Fever signs off... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 18:10:12 (1.36.2.22)
RIP - That was one of my favourite shows - I liked his droll and sort of stoned sense of humour. I enjoyed the entire cast. .......

257: Inmate Central, RE: The same biographer, during the same interview... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 08:20:58 (1.36.2.22)
"The bit about picking guys up, might not be true, but it does fit in with her whole act." So you hate her for stuff that "might not be true" and isn't true unless it can be proved to be true. You say .......

258: Inmate Central, RE: Enjoying sex is one thing. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 07:58:11 (1.36.2.22)
Well, I want to see the video or photographic evidence of this behaviour. I see no corroboration of this. .......

259: Inmate Central, RE: I'm older than you, but you'd be surprised. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 07:48:35 (1.36.2.22)
But that era also was largely shielded from the press - the studios created personal lives - gay actors were married to be perceived and to be held up as a Man's man - example; Rock Hudson. So there w .......

260: Inmate Central, RE: According to her biographers... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 07:28:30 (1.36.2.22)
I don't hold enjoying sex as a character flaw - all the male singers were shagging all the women they possibly could - every rock band member everywhere in the 1980s. All the sports icons too. Maybe i .......

261: Inmate Central, RE: No thanks. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 07:21:57 (1.36.2.22)
Unhealthy both as a sex object and a role model. I would disagree on both counts. Granted I am of a younger generation and grew up in places where people don't have a meltdown if a singer has a wardro .......

262: Inmate Central, You have to admit - freedom of speech all around on this one. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-30, 01:34:13 (1.36.2.22)
Joe Rogen is allowed to say what he wants. Neil Young doesn't like it and asks to be removed hoping that Spotify will remove Rogen. So both artists have their say. Spotify makes a decision - their fre .......

263: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (3) - Also for film buffs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-29, 20:31:33 (1.36.2.22)
From my elementary school days, Madonna was the bomb. So many girls were wearing fishnet gloves and copycat outfits. 40+ years on and her songs still manage to make the rounds at bars and nightclubs a .......

264: Inmate Central, Truckers probably failed High School - which is why they're Truckers. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-29, 16:49:53 (1.36.2.22)
I wonder if they actually see the irony here? Canada was definitely built on segregating indigenous peoples onto reserves and imposing the Indian Act for political and economic colonial gains. 'I wond .......

265: Inmate Central, RE: canadian trucker protest turns insurrectionist... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-28, 20:20:57 (1.36.2.22)
Meh .......

266: Speaker Asylum, RE: Bowers and Wilkins B&W speakers - a good used buy? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-28, 02:41:16 (14.0.153.97)
There is a saying that goes along the lines that many people know the price of everything, but the value of nothing. Speakers only hold value to you if they sound good to YOU. It doesn't matter if you .......

267: Music Lane, Madonna's HUGE Gamble in 1986 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-27, 19:38:04 (115.160.152.66)
From the Professor of Rock - I enjoyed the video after the 10-minute mark as he has a discussion with Patrick Leonard having quite an amazing day. I'll say - Leonard does movie scores and was hired fo .......

268: Inmate Central, For my American friends who wish to save money (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-27, 18:50:52 (115.160.152.66)
on University - You can study for free or near-free at university in these 9 countries. Subjects are in English. And you get to travel and actually learn about life in other countries. Get your free .......

269: Inmate Central, RE: It varies.... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-27, 18:15:13 (115.160.152.66)
It also would depend on what subject you are taking. Shakespeare is dead - so it doesn't really matter if you get your English degree from Harvard or a relative no-name university. Harvard Law or Harv .......

270: Inmate Central, RE: How much $$ is a 4-year college degree near you, all tallied? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-27, 16:36:03 (115.160.152.66)
For a 4-year University Degree (Bachelor of Arts) at my old stomping grounds, Vancouver Island University, it would be around $20,000 for Tuition $32,000 for room and board Books you can usually buy .......

271: Inmate Central, I would be happy to be assimilated (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-26, 18:24:44 (115.160.152.66)
by Seven of Nine. .......

272: Inmate Central, RE: celebrity crush smasher (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 22:01:02 (115.160.152.66)
Hence why we trade-in for a new crush :-) .......

273: Inmate Central, RE: Celebrity Crush (#2) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 19:54:41 (115.160.152.66)
Well, there are bad people in any industry so it comes with the territory I suppose. People, including me, are becoming less tolerant of people who have different opinions on important issues. Generat .......

274: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#2) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 17:13:31 (115.160.152.66)
Wait a week for part 2 - fat chance. Premature Postings. #1 was from the past so I figure I would jump to the present. Not a particularly original selection I must admit. Still, I won't hold her popul .......

275: Inmate Central, RE: Set eyes on her when I was 14... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 16:18:16 (115.160.152.66)
Wow - Swedish... of course. .......

276: Inmate Central, RE: OK, nothing but Lust Here ................... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 16:15:33 (115.160.152.66)
Nice. I never watched that show - before my time or I was not in the country where it aired. .......

277: Inmate Central, RE: One of many ... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-25, 16:14:15 (115.160.152.66)
That show was great and she was a looker - Jennifer and Baily. I wonder if there were posters of those two back in the day. And if there was a poster why don't I have one. .......

278: Inmate Central, RE: excellent choice, I offer congratulations. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 23:35:01 (115.160.152.66)
Well, I like the term "biological imperative." I am rewatching Star Trek Voyager and it was noted that the show's ratings were slumping so they brought on Jeri Ryan -- the ratings increased massively .......

279: Inmate Central, RE: First was many years my senior. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 21:46:31 (115.160.152.66)
Nice - From Bob Newhart. Her voice was Sultry as F%$&. .......

280: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Find a Used Audio Note M-Zero (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 21:44:11 (115.160.152.66)
They sell now for more than they sold new but still well under your budget. Can be found for around $1k - maybe less. I am still writing a review of the one model up from Zero the M-1 Phono. I believe .......

281: Inmate Central, My thread (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 21:11:28 (115.160.152.66)
She's Puurfect. My thread is about posting one per week. Julie Newmar is one of mine as well as Halle Berry - stupid movie, but easy to watch. .......

282: Inmate Central, Celebrity Crush (#1) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 19:54:41 (115.160.152.66)
I figure a bit of fun instead of relentless bickering might be a nice change of pace. Each week a Celebrity Crush - past or present. Can be from any field (Film/TV/Models/Musicians/writers/politicians .......

283: Inmate Central, RE: The Great Hamster Rescue Sends Hong Kong Into a Furry Frenzy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 17:33:20 (115.160.152.66)
Meanwhile, in Xinjiang.... Yes, it's awful - Hong Kong is slowly (err quickly) being taken over by the Big Red Machine. We need the western nations to set a good example ... Mexicans in cages at the U .......

284: General Asylum, RE: OK! Your Top Five Most Dreaded Earworms? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 17:15:00 (115.160.152.66)
1) Suicide Is Painless (Theme to M*A*S*H)- Johnny Mandel (music) and Michael Altman (lyrics) 2) Bad Moon Rising - CCR 3) Schindler's List (main theme - John Williams) 4) Blue Moon - Bobby Vinton 5) M .......

285: Inmate Central, BBC's Great Asian Railway Journeys (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-24, 06:26:48 (1.36.2.22)
I have forwarded this series and thought I'd pass it along especially for folks who like to travel but are stuck due to the pandemic. It's been almost exactly 2 years since my last vacation where I sp .......

286: Inmate Central, The Great Hamster Rescue Sends Hong Kong Into a Furry Frenzy (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-23, 00:17:30 (1.36.2.22)
"Volunteers across Hong Kong have mobilized to save the rodents from the clutches of the government, which has been exterminating the animals after an outbreak was tied to a pet shop." Arghh - Covid p .......

287: Inmate Central, RE: The problem with "bias" in the media. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-22, 17:36:33 (1.36.2.22)
I think the problem is that one side is completely 100% anti-intellectualism - so if you raise a fact - the fact doesn't matter it's all about who raises the fact. So if you have a Yale or Harvard or .......

288: Tubes Asylum, RE: EL84 vs EL-34? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-21, 17:11:53 (115.160.152.66)
I have preferred EL84 over EL34 or any KT__ tube amps I have heard. But as noted - you need to be more cautious on the speakers you will use. A huffing and puffing EL84 will sound worse than an EL34 o .......

289: Inmate Central, Thanks for the insights everybody. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-19, 23:38:16 (115.160.152.66)
Some folks are way more cynical than me :) I suppose one's experiences play a role - my folks were married for over 30 years and it took death for them to part. Albeit that was a different generation .......

290: General Asylum, RE: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-19, 14:34:37 (1.36.2.22)
I saw what you did there. Well done. :-) .......

291: General Asylum, RE: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-18, 20:27:23 (1.36.2.22)
Song: a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung." So I'll stick to that definition and leave out any and all instrumental music. I have hundreds of favourites so it comes dow .......

292: Inmate Central, RE: Any married guys here sign a prenup? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-18, 16:51:04 (1.36.2.22)
Yes, this is good advice - the prenup is handled differently across provinces as well. These things would not be needed if courts were fair and the sides were honest in court. Basically, it should be .......

293: Inmate Central, RE: Seriously?... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-18, 00:45:52 (1.36.2.22)
"Just how much Audio Note gear do you own?!?!?!?" More than I should Less than I want .......

294: Inmate Central, RE: Are you that rich? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-18, 00:33:15 (1.36.2.22)
As you know I live in Hong Kong but in a few years, I intend to move back to Canada. She is a caregiver and works for a very wealthy Chinese family looking after a mentally disabled lady who is in her .......

295: Inmate Central, RE: Any married guys here sign a prenup? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 20:25:40 (115.160.152.66)
You're killing me :-) I shall retort with some rare "hope" "Out of the tree of life, I just picked me a plum You came along and everything started'in to hum Still it's a real good bet The best is yet .......

296: Inmate Central, RE: Are you that rich? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 20:22:14 (115.160.152.66)
I think most people get married and believe in "forever" and then half of them get a divorce. The remaining 50% who stay together, you probably figure that half of them aren't happy and just staying m .......

297: Inmate Central, RE: Any married guys here sign a prenup? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 19:20:49 (115.160.152.66)
I have never been a "get married" kind of person as most people I know wind up divorced. But on the other hand, sometimes you gotta push the chips into the middle of the table. Only live once. The fun .......

298: Inmate Central, Any married guys here sign a prenup? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 18:45:39 (115.160.152.66)
Or wish that you had? I am exploring one and the first lawyer has gotten back to me with his retainer - $8,000HKD per hour ($1,000 USD). Holy cow! I think I should go to law school. Something tells me .......

299: Inmate Central, RE: Texas (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 17:39:37 (115.160.152.66)
Anyone who is willing to buy a gun and kill someone probably isn't too concerned with the legality of having a licence to carry (LTC). The guy who is willing to buy an AR-15 and shoot up a movie theat .......

300: Inmate Central, RE: Texas murder rate is below national average. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 16:26:38 (115.160.152.66)
The murder rate in Texas jumped 35% from 2019 to 2020. Ranks 25th in the country. (rising means increase from 2019) The worst are: 1) District of Columbia (rising) 2) Perto Rico (dropping) 3) Louisian .......

301: Inmate Central, RE: I don't get it. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-17, 03:52:18 (1.36.2.22)
My dad sat at the bar with a roll of nickels and played video whatever (poker, keno etc) and got about 4 free drinks at the bar - $20 in drinks for a roll of nickels. He would play keno and watch all .......

302: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: From tubes to solid state (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-14, 18:47:36 (1.36.2.22)
For a budget option, I have quite enjoyed the Wyred4Sound mAmp monoblock amplifiers for $1,995 a pair. Power amps do not operate independently they make up a part of the overall sound. I can't say whe .......

303: General Asylum, RE: In general (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-14, 05:41:46 (1.36.2.22)
One of the problems in audio is there is almost no shared experience. All we have to go on is what we hear when we hear it. The same set-up at three different dealers or audio shows or homes can all .......

304: Inmate Central, Forget life and death - this might convince men to get vaccinated... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-12, 22:56:01 (115.160.152.66)
Bwahahaha .......

305: Digital Drive, RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-11, 20:07:41 (115.160.152.66)
I just grow tired of people committing libel and calling me a shill. There are folks on audio boards who constantly beat the same drum of always recommending say a particular Magnepan speaker. On anot .......

306: Digital Drive, RE: Agree completely... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-11, 07:30:46 (1.36.2.22)
Morricab that's fine you came you heard you like something else. That's the end of it. But don't you "represent" these brands as a dealer importer? In a 6 moons review, it says "This by way of preambl .......

307: Digital Drive, RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-11, 00:32:59 (115.160.152.66)
He was being a dick to me. I let a few posts go by but he thinks he knows everything about everything he has NEVER tried. I have to sum up all of my patience for the classroom. I have little left for .......

308: Digital Drive, RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-10, 17:01:37 (115.160.152.66)
"Granted, some types of music are more demanding of ultimate accuracy than others. Classical orchestral and larger-scale choral music fall into this category" And the people who buy Audio Note are typ .......

309: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Great recording and music... listen and have your soul touched by beauty (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-10, 16:26:13 (115.160.152.66)
I have the boxed set and several CDs. I can't think of too many singers who me emotionally as much as Eva. Aurora is a current artist who does but entirely different songs and she is more of a "fairy" .......

310: Vinyl Asylum, Get the LPs (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-10, 16:17:12 (115.160.152.66)
They're better. Steve Hoffman's remaster was reviewed by Fremer He'd give it 11 and 11 if he had my turntable and system ;) .......

311: Inmate Central, Another problem... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-09, 17:30:52 (115.160.152.66)
Yes, and wasn't that said from the very beginning? The vaccine does not prevent you from getting or spreading COVID - all it does is to greatly lower your risk of dying. It's the same for Flu Shots - .......

312: Digital Drive, RE: I was into hi-fi before you were born, RGA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-09, 16:41:44 (115.160.152.66)
Yes and now your an old deef boomer yelling at everybody to get off your lawn. I can only afford $400 item X - anyone who spends more is crazy - they're getting ripped off by charlatans. You admitted .......

313: Speaker Asylum, RE: SONUS FABER BOOKSHELF SPEAKER ADVICE: Lumina II; Sonetto I; Sonetto II; Venere 1.5 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-09, 04:18:19 (1.36.2.22)
Go with what you can actually audition or in lieu of that other model from the same company - your dealer seems to be steering you properly. You have provided excellent information - you have clearly .......

314: Digital Drive, RE: AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 21:23:44 (1.36.2.22)
Measurements can tell you some things about the way something might sound but it's also somewhat in isolation. How the component measures and how it will work with the preamp or integrated and the spe .......

315: Speaker Asylum, RE: What's next? Meters in the cables? - NT (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 17:44:13 (1.36.2.22)
All they need to do is make blue glow-in-the-dark cables. Oh no - someone at McIntosh might read this - oops. .......

316: General Asylum, I think if Eva were alive she would definitely care... Fleetwood Mac (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 17:05:33 (1.36.2.22)
And the reason for my opinion on this is related to how she cared about her career and turned down labels who wanted her to sing certain genres. Fleetwood noted how stubborn she was about being told w .......

317: General Asylum, RE: If you're a Qobuz subscriber (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 04:54:46 (1.36.2.22)
I don't think you can rely on the photos in the youtube videos - they may have just copied the photo from google photos and posted that - so we probably can't know what source they are actually playin .......

318: General Asylum, RE: Eva Cassidy- "Time Is a Healer"...... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 04:27:42 (1.36.2.22)
Thanks, I have Songbird on CD and LP. If anyone doesn't need Auto-Tune it's Eva Cassidy. And a lot of people buy "Best of" albums because they don't want 10 albums of an artist. So it's even worse if .......

319: Inmate Central, RE: Being procative instead of reactive (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-08, 01:38:14 (1.36.2.22)
I'm holding between 196-199lbs. Pretty steady for about 3 months. My Doctor said based on my bone structure height etc he would like me to be 180-185 and 190 max. I have a sweet tooth so must force my .......

320: Digital Drive, RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 21:40:29 (1.36.2.22)
I don't try to be an engineer so it's mostly about trying to figure out why A sounds better than B. So process of elimination. I think Peter tries to explain things to the layman. Which then infuriate .......

321: Digital Drive, RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 21:31:00 (1.36.2.22)
Yeah Jay - this is a bit of a problem because the better transports are no longer being made. Non-oversampling DACs don't just store data and buffer it - they require a more premium transport to get t .......

322: Digital Drive, RE: ANK is no longer affiliated with Audio Note (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 21:11:07 (1.36.2.22)
Yes, I have read several complaints - Brian has tried to address it so time will tell if he has remedied the situation. Perhaps one of the reasons AN UK pulled out was because they were getting bombar .......

323: Digital Drive, RE: Agree completely... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 20:31:22 (1.36.2.22)
Everyone who buys Audio Note owned better measuring gear. I just answered this same thing on another board - it's not only that AN measures poorly but it is "compounding" bad measurements. NOS CD repl .......

324: Inmate Central, RE: Travel. Once things get saner, what're your plans? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 16:16:39 (1.36.2.22)
Back to Vancouver Island if the first chance is summer or Christmas. If it is a short 3 or 4 day weekend chance then Manila. Gotta get back to playing poker. .......

325: Digital Drive, RE: I'm not tempted (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-07, 06:48:47 (1.36.2.22)
So the answer is no. You don't have to buy everything you audition. The other day I sat in an Audi - doesn't mean I am going to now have to buy it. Nor will I piss on the car because I can't (or won' .......

326: General Asylum, RE: Eva Cassidy- "Time Is a Healer"...... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 23:43:53 (115.160.152.66)
Do you happen to know the CD Identification number of the non-autotuned version? I get a lot of people to ask about her and if I recommend the CD I want to steer them right. Or if not the number the m .......

327: Digital Drive, RE: Great Post (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 22:10:59 (115.160.152.66)
The M1 is a stunningly good preamp on the entry-level end. When I first connected it up it was pretty hard to listen to coming off an M3 but after a short time it was nice and warmed up and I had it f .......

328: Digital Drive, RE: AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 21:57:51 (115.160.152.66)
Which Audio Note products have you auditioned? Any? .......

329: Inmate Central, Being procative instead of reactive (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 19:50:39 (115.160.152.66)
portion control It's very hard in the USA because when I went to a mall in Vegas they were charging $4.50 for a fresh fruit juice. Loads of flavours some healthy like cucumber so not too sugary. But t .......

330: Inmate Central, RE: Poll after poll shows... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 18:20:39 (115.160.152.66)
"we agree on pretty much everything important" Not sure about that - you have stated this before but what do Inmate51/TWB/E-Stat etc and you or I agree on exactly. I think the experiences of white str .......

331: Digital Drive, RE: Do all R2R DACs sand off the leading edge of notes? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-06, 00:02:07 (115.160.152.66)
I don't know how the Schiit is designed because it is SS only correct? Many tubes DACs and CD players (not Audio Note) use their tubes as a "buffer" stage after some opamps or some such to "soften" th .......

332: Digital Drive, RE: Steve Hoffman Pulls Thread on Negative Review of dCS Bartok (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-05, 23:48:58 (115.160.152.66)
Steve Hoffman is not the moderator of his forum - he posts very occasionally but the forum has several moderators like this forum has. I have had MANY of my posts and threads axed from this forum and .......

333: Digital Drive, RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-05, 23:28:50 (115.160.152.66)
Most of my experience is with AN UK not the kits side of things but I do remember my dealer bringing in and building some kits - the 300B Kit one trounced a 300B Cary - and everything else in the stor .......

334: Inmate Central, RE: All those countries you named... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-05, 20:47:54 (115.160.152.66)
"I'd like to see your data source before I believe that." https://www.healthline.com/health-news/america-first-not-in-healthcare-not-even-close#Why-is-the-system-so-flawed? https://publichealth.jhu.ed .......

335: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: You won't believe this. . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-05, 04:42:19 (1.36.2.22)
The only reason I bothered to watch Mom was because she was superb in The West Wing - a more serious role with some comedy - I believe she won 5 best actress awards (or more) for her work on that show .......

336: Inmate Central, RE: Wow you guys actually (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-04, 23:12:29 (115.160.152.66)
To be honest - it all seems soooooo overly complicated to me. If you are unconscious how the heck can you make a real-time decision as to what doctor. I hear stories of people who get hurt and scream .......

337: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: You won't believe this. . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-04, 21:23:10 (115.160.152.66)
Friends was enjoyable - I think the humour in Seinfeld is generally smarter. Friends was more the "every-person" kind of thing. I liked Friends more a decade or so after it ended. I laughed considerab .......

338: Inmate Central, Wow you guys actually (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-04, 18:21:43 (115.160.152.66)
agree on a policy - forget the whole lefty/righty, democrat/republican, Biden/Trump thing for a moment. There is an act of government that all support. Which probably should make both sides really que .......

339: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: PrimaLuna Evo 400 and Rogue Audio Stereo 100 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-02, 17:26:04 (115.160.152.66)
In a roundabout way - I prefer the Rogue Audio amps I have heard over Prima Luna amps. Prima Luna uses quality parts so I am not sure why they have left me cold - Perhaps something in the design of th .......

340: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: You won't believe this. . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-01, 19:52:48 (1.36.2.22)
Seinfeld is a sitcom based on "observational" comedy. Seinfeld is usually compared to George Carlin in this regard. I prefer Carlin as a stand up - by a lot. Regarding the TV series 'Seinfeld' - I fou .......

341: Inmate Central, Betty White, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2022-01-01, 02:06:46 (1.36.2.22)
I kinda liked this skit. She's a National treasure - lol I also enjoyed her in Boston Legal. .......

342: Inmate Central, For ROD M - Ariana Grande (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-31, 03:48:06 (1.36.2.22)
You mentioned you liked her down below. Here is a little tidbit on her. "Ultimately, Ariana Grande is a vocalist on a level that mainstream pop music has not seen in at least a decade." I liked her pa .......

343: Inmate Central, I think I'd rather live in (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-29, 20:38:04 (1.36.2.22)
New Zealand. I remember back in 2004/2005 folks from New York and North/South Carolina came to our University on Vancouver Island trying to recruit teachers. $50,000US to move to New York for a minimu .......

344: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: (You're easily amused) ;-) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-29, 19:13:23 (1.36.2.22)
I was amused by some of it as well. It's sort of like those skit shows like Monty Python - in a given show - there are some good skits and some that are duds. All in all worth watching but 1/2 the tim .......

345: Films/DVD Asylum, The movie was in dire need of better editing (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-28, 20:43:14 (1.36.2.22)
It was long and repetitive and missed opportunities. The repetition then becomes heavy-handed rather than quick-witted satire. The problem is that the institutions the film parodies are already parodi .......

346: Inmate Central, Actually here is a major company in the US proving it works. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-26, 22:43:00 (1.36.2.22)
Actually, a few of them are listed in this video. link below. And one example is in Texas of all states. And here is a business owner who has a business model that doesn't screw over her employees. It .......

347: Inmate Central, RE: How's your weather?... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-26, 21:25:49 (1.36.2.22)
More like .......

348: Inmate Central, RE: Pretty simple: we have a long history. No unions, poor wages. nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-26, 19:58:33 (1.36.2.22)
I think the key takeaway is when people say dopey lines like Capitalism: The worst economic system, except for all the others. They have not in fact tried the other systems properly. A lot of the iss .......

349: Inmate Central, Lecture on Worker Coops (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-26, 06:12:30 (1.36.2.22)
Some myth-busting Socialism Richard D. Wolff Lecture on Worker Coops: Theory and Practice of 21st Century Socialism I like when he gets to the chalkboard. .......

350: Inmate Central, Merry Christmas to (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-26, 03:29:19 (1.36.2.22)
you as well. Christmas in Hong Kong .......

351: SET Asylum, RE: With headphones-yes; with speakers-probably not (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-23, 21:31:39 (1.36.2.22)
Hi Donald - This is a bit off-topic but I'd like to thank you for your succinct answer to why your amps don't have balanced inputs but have balanced outputs. I notice your headphone amps have univers .......

352: Inmate Central, Company CEo should get the same 110 year sentence - fat chance. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-22, 19:26:20 (1.36.2.22)
You would think the people running the company should get jail time with their track record of violations and hiring people who can't read English road signs. But no - they'll pay some fine and the CE .......

353: Inmate Central, RE: The found-guilty counts (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-21, 21:15:05 (1.36.2.22)
Even the DA and the victim's families don't think he should have gotten this sentence - nor the judge apparently. .......

354: Inmate Central, RE: He lost his brakes and missed the runaway truck... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-21, 17:07:15 (1.36.2.22)
How experienced a driver was this guy - said he was 23. What is the training like for these drivers? How overworked are they? I knew a driver who said they are supposed to drive a certain number of ho .......

355: Inmate Central, No Trucks For Colorado For 110 years (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-21, 15:34:04 (1.36.2.22)
OR Until Rogel Is Free... Millions of people have signed a petition asking Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) for a then-23-year-old truck driver's 110-year prison sentence to be reduced and to grant the d .......

356: General Asylum, RE: i completely agree...except (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-19, 23:57:40 (1.36.2.22)
For me, anything that is played too much is less likely to be put on my system. Christmas music like any other kind of music can be bothersome. Albeit it's only around for a couple months so it's not .......

357: Inmate Central, You may appreciate this one (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-19, 23:32:51 (1.36.2.22)
Being a union man and all. .......

358: Inmate Central, RE: A Christmas Carol (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-19, 05:33:37 (1.36.2.22)
Each version has brought something or extended certain parts of the book. Directors and screenwriters make choices to keep or delete certain things for pacing. I didn't dislike the 1938 version - if t .......

359: General Asylum, Personally (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-19, 04:38:51 (1.36.2.22)
I have a Christmas Tree and enjoy Christmas songs - even the religious ones. I enjoy celebrating Christmas and I will say Merry Christmas to people who believe in it. I'll support any holiday where pe .......

360: Inmate Central, RE: A Christmas Carol (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-18, 21:49:49 (1.36.2.22)
Alastair Sim is my favourite version of a Christmas Carol. I like Planes, Trains, And Automobiles and use that as a Christmas movie as Thanksgiving isn't as big a holiday in Canada. My pastor friend's .......

361: Inmate Central, RE: Has it escaped your notice that Dems voted for Biden in the primaries. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-18, 16:08:01 (1.36.2.22)
Like AOC said - if America were any other country she would not be in the same party as Joe Biden. The USA has at least 4 parties but they suck it up and have to join with whichever party is closest t .......

362: Inmate Central, RE: [sms] Rick. . . Rick. . . Rick. . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-17, 20:42:18 (1.36.2.22)
The US does have actual progressives but not enough and they are stuck in the democratic party. The progressives have to vote on stuff they don't believe in because crumbs are better than nothing. I d .......

363: Inmate Central, RE: Ridiculously over-simplified. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-16, 16:36:25 (1.36.2.22)
Well said. Personally, I hope for a day when the two parties in the USA are led by Biden (Democrats)(not including Manchin DINOs) and opposed by AOC/Bernie Sanders types (Progressives). If these two p .......

364: Inmate Central, Camry means Crown in Japanese. King or Queen of Sedans. NT (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-15, 20:20:15 (1.36.2.22)
NT .......

365: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help picking an amp when I can't audition it. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-15, 19:37:56 (1.36.2.22)
I would recommend Wyred4Sound class D. As a SET amp guy and someone who hated class D amps in the past I think these amps would serve you well. They come with 5-year warranties have a lot of power and .......

366: Inmate Central, RE: Laptop rcommendation? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-15, 16:08:43 (1.36.2.22)
Check out Xotic PC. These allow you to build laptop from the ground up with much better casework and more advanced technology than what B&M stores are selling and for around the same price. Better lap .......

367: SET Asylum, RE: The best preamp is no preamp (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-15, 04:20:12 (1.36.2.22)
My main listening is vinyl. Regardless, I never said one had to choose a tube-based preamp just to find whatever his favourite happens to be - passive, active, some way to control the volume etc that' .......

368: SET Asylum, Sound quality or sound quantity? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-14, 19:01:24 (1.36.2.22)
A few years ago I decided that it made more sense to buy separates since the preamplifier is more important to the sound quality than the power amps. Get a really good preamplifier that you love. The .......

369: General Asylum, RE: she can't hear anything? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-14, 17:53:05 (115.160.152.66)
I think he was saying she wasn't too successful in that a lot of reaction videos said her autotune broke down "similar to the OP's link to Michael Buble." She was hunting for the right pitch because .......

370: General Asylum, Here are some isolated male contra tenor (countertenor) rock singers (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-14, 17:41:07 (115.160.152.66)
These artists are all pre-autotune era. I was a big Outfield fan so it's also a nice tribute to Tony Lewis. I wish they would just get rid of autotune - it's a solution to a problem that wasn't a prob .......

371: General Asylum, He gives me a bit of a new appreciation of Madonna. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-14, 16:40:24 (115.160.152.66)
Trying to sing in a massive arena when you can't hear anything while trying to sing. Considering she's not exactly a great singer she seemed to do pretty good (especially at 61) - the isolated non-aut .......

372: Inmate Central, LOL (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-11, 17:34:47 (1.36.2.22)
I literally laughed out loud at this. I liked how it starts with a softer bing bing bing then when you are not paying it heed, it starts screaming at you BING! BING! It probably becomes annoying but w .......

373: Inmate Central, A Near Total Success (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-10, 16:31:56 (115.160.152.66)
All advertising is good advertising. I don't watch TV and so I never see any TV commercials - you made me look. I have now seen a Toyota TV Commercial. Sure it's schmaltz but I've seen worse. Most peo .......

374: Inmate Central, RE: The previous generations of my family were pretty-much all union members... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-10, 16:08:54 (115.160.152.66)
There are good unions and bad unions and good bosses and bad bosses. The reason a union is formed is due to bad bosses. I worked at the ONLY Steel Foundry in Canada that was NOT a union shop. Why no u .......

375: Inmate Central, RE: no it's not too much of an effort (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-09, 00:24:19 (1.36.2.22)
Story - this is not directed at you but I have sent several posters several links in the past - they have been met with silence or obfuscation. So why do the work to provide a link showing evidence of .......

376: Inmate Central, Hong Kong doesn't feel as busy as it should (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-06, 18:29:31 (115.160.152.66)
because the transportation is outstanding so people can move around quickly - there are a lot of people but they move well. Rarely are there traffic jams due to the roundabouts and a LOT of double-dec .......

377: Inmate Central, RE: Richard, does the tube amp keep your yummy lunch warm? nt (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-05, 16:46:29 (115.160.152.66)
I wish - they actually don't generate much heat at all. Indeed, the 2a3 Empress amps don't even generate much light. I've gone to bed forgetting to turn them off. So when people laugh at McIntosh for .......

378: Inmate Central, :-) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-05, 16:44:07 (115.160.152.66)
Perhaps a reason I have lost some weight over the last 2.5 years. .......

379: Inmate Central, My lady (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-04, 20:43:03 (1.36.2.22)
Usually makes me lovely lunches. Love the crackling pork .......

380: Inmate Central, I made a grasshopper (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-04, 20:34:17 (1.36.2.22)
for dinner last night - :-) I am not much of a drinker but had a Grasshopper at a bar that cost a whopping $90HKD I really like the milk/cream drinks so decided to buy some booze for Christmas - I pai .......

381: Inmate Central, RE: Yo RGA (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-04, 02:58:25 (1.36.2.22)
I had a reasonable reply but it was taken down so I won't reply further. I posted a few links to sites and my info on abortion also came from his linked source. .......

382: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks ............... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-03, 20:05:55 (1.36.2.22)
The one bad thing about being a teacher is that all the holidays you get are all the holidays the kids get - so always the high season. Back when I worked in business - I could take the holidays in th .......

383: General Asylum, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-03, 18:53:37 (1.36.2.22)
My GF is Filipina and knows this singer well. He may not be actually trained as Maggie notes. As the Philippines is dirt poor I would not be surprised if he is self-taught. Regardless he sounds wonder .......

384: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speaker options around 10K (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-03, 16:29:14 (1.36.2.22)
Love your room and love a good horn speaker. To go with your conversation below I looked into taking another vacation to Hawaii before the pandemic and man the prices had skyrocketed - air and hotel f .......

385: Inmate Central, RE: Roe vs Wade (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-03, 04:07:20 (1.36.2.22)
Abortion already has limits so the question is a reasonable one if the common ground on discussions like this one will ever reach any sort of agreement. Usually, that means we start with the most extr .......

386: General Asylum, RE: Opera singer Jessica McKenzie reacting to pop singer LP (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 23:54:00 (115.160.152.66)
I enjoy the analysis of vocalists because I can further appreciate their choices and talent to execute things on a technical level while I am just listening for the enjoyment. I have a greater appreci .......

387: Inmate Central, RE: No one will over turn Roe vs Wade.... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 22:09:55 (115.160.152.66)
Does the man have any right to their child? No - he does not and should not because it's not his body. Maybe men should be forced to have vasectomies before they have sex. She can't force him to do th .......

388: Inmate Central, RE: Filled up today (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 16:03:10 (115.160.152.66)
Outrage goes in one direction here. If a black man commits a crime and gets a light sentence you will see that posted with plenty of outrage. The white guy who raped a bunch of women and got no jail t .......

389: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speaker options around 10K (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 14:32:49 (115.160.152.66)
Audio Note E/Spe HE or other versions. There are 17 versions of the AN E renting from $6,000 to $370,000. Designed to be place near walls or in corners. And are efficient enough requiring 3 to 7 watts .......

390: General Asylum, To be fair... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 00:16:24 (115.160.152.66)
T.S. Eliot once said that "good writers borrow, great writers steal." I wonder where T.S. got that from? :-) .......

391: Inmate Central, RE: I'm Biased Me too (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-02, 00:00:04 (115.160.152.66)
LP is one of the few whistlers which I enjoy. Into the Wild was her start as it was on some commercials a decade back. Levitator was my first song from her and I was impressed I think my current favou .......

392: Inmate Central, Here is what Germany did (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-01, 23:47:41 (115.160.152.66)
When discussing change - just because an infrastructure is set up one way doesn't mean we can't change it to a better way. .......

393: General Asylum, Opera singers reacting to pop singers (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-01, 19:17:51 (115.160.152.66)
I quite enjoy some of these Reaction videos of singers when the person reacting is more detailed about the singer they're reacting to. The Charismatic Voice channel is run by opera singer Elizabeth Zh .......

394: Inmate Central, James Bond Revisited (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-01, 03:39:51 (1.36.2.22)
This is a pretty good documentary series on each of the Bond films with an interesting backstory and film tidbits. For example, Stanley Kubrick helped out on The Spy Who Loved Me in lighting the large .......

395: Inmate Central, RE: LOL. There are plenty of states where..... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-01, 00:31:31 (115.160.152.66)
The moving costs seem high - moving from BC to Ontario is around $5,000 Canadian. Why is moving from California to another state $60,000? I may have misread something as I am a bit tired. Life's too s .......

396: Inmate Central, RE: That's a interesting question (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-12-01, 00:17:22 (115.160.152.66)
When I worked in China it was with a Canadian School - all teachers had to have a Canadian teaching certificate (albeit they did not have to be born in Canada). While living there, one of the teacher .......

397: General Asylum, RE: "Tableau", is that what you hear when you hear live acoustic music in a concert hall. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 23:06:55 (115.160.152.66)
The system should present high contrast - recordings are a series of all kinds of effects. Some recordings will have a wider sounding stage or deeper but not all of them. Some speakers like the infamo .......

398: Inmate Central, RE: I'm Biased (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 21:06:52 (115.160.152.66)
It's really hard when talking about who the greatest singers are if we have not heard them all. Gaga's early pop music rose her to stardom and she has used that to enter other genres. So it's hard bec .......

399: Inmate Central, A lot of credit for Lady Gaga (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 20:55:21 (115.160.152.66)
goes to her friend Tony Bennett who persuaded her to be a long-lasting artist as she is too good for pop. Albeit I bought her Chromatica album which flies under the radar. I enjoy artists who strike o .......

400: Inmate Central, RE: what are the winters like? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 18:02:04 (115.160.152.66)
Well, we're not really going to know for sure. Western media is overblown and sensationalist but I also wouldn't put it past China to be using slave labour. But if you look over the history of Canada .......

401: Inmate Central, RE: And how far do HK car owners drive? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 16:47:38 (115.160.152.66)
I think we're in agreement mostly. Hong Kong is a city - so let's first keep apples to apples and agree that in a city most people should not "need" a car and that in cities traffic is the biggest nig .......

402: Inmate Central, RE: what are the winters like? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 16:20:06 (115.160.152.66)
HK freedom is going the way of the dodo. There is no real way to fight back - Taiwan has the US government and allies to somewhat sabre rattle to protect Taiwan - Hong Kong has no such support from th .......

403: Inmate Central, RE: what are the winters like? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 06:43:35 (1.36.2.22)
Hong Kong temperature is misleading - I am from Canada. I am "colder" in Hong Kong. Why? Shopping malls, workplaces, schools, homes are all heated. Homes are insulated so it may be -10c outside but in .......

404: Inmate Central, RE: And you are bragging about $9/gal ??? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-30, 04:05:35 (1.36.2.22)
Air quality is not great but in my area, it's not that bad - sits in the yellow zone most of the time but sometimes orange. We sit beside China so their stuff blows over here. In spite of that HongKon .......

405: Inmate Central, RE: And you are bragging about $9/gal ??? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-29, 19:48:06 (115.160.152.66)
Yes, and they pay a 100% tax on cars as well so the $70,000 Mercedes comes with a $70,000 tax to the government! And you pay $50,000 plus for a parking spot. You own it though and they appreciate so I .......

406: Inmate Central, It's $9+ in HK so quit yer (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-29, 18:38:41 (115.160.152.66)
bellyaching. As my Republican Right-wing friends like to say - if you don't like it then pick yourself up by your bootstraps and get a higher paying job - or get your boss to give you a raise, or go b .......

407: Inmate Central, RE: Taxes, fees make up $1.18 per gallon of gas in California (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-29, 14:40:23 (1.36.2.22)
Hmmm. Tax the billionaire class properly. Relying on their benevolence hasn't worked in my lifetime. .......

408: Inmate Central, Ahh Harvard (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-27, 17:23:20 (1.36.2.22)
Years ago at my university, we had a new professor of history (formerly taught at Harvard for a decade or so) who handed back our essays and I received an A-. I said to him "I guess this would be a C+ .......

409: Inmate Central, Thanks...I fixed it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-26, 00:03:28 (115.160.152.66)
Indeed, I edited it once but edited the second part of the sentence not the first. 50% increase not double - $400k to $600k. I wish it was $800k My mind wished it doubled. :) .......

410: Inmate Central, RE: But, but, but, ... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-25, 22:00:46 (115.160.152.66)
I think most people outside of the US care what happens in the US - or they should - the US has a major trickle effect on other Nations. That said I the news agencies I typically follow are the CBC fo .......

411: Inmate Central, RE: Math (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-25, 18:26:11 (115.160.152.66)
I paid $405,000 in October 2018. Another unit in our complex (identical size layout) was asking $587,000 and sold for $600,000 in 3 days. Another one has just gone up for sale and is asking $649,000. .......

412: Inmate Central, Vancouver Island (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-25, 16:31:42 (115.160.152.66)
home prices have skyrocketed and I can't see this reducing prices that's for sure. I bought a townhouse in October 2018 and saw another unit sell for 50% more than what I paid in October 2021. 50% inc .......

413: Inmate Central, RE: SUV runs down Christmas Parade in Wakesha, WI (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-24, 22:55:58 (115.160.152.66)
They should string this asshole up by his nutsaCK and charge admission. .......

414: Inmate Central, RE: How MANY cars? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-24, 21:58:05 (115.160.152.66)
Cars are sharing global platforms - I'd like to see a day where you can design your own car on the platform and have it exactly your way - they can then put your design into the cutter and boom you ha .......

415: Tubes Asylum, RE: 300b amps (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-24, 19:28:43 (115.160.152.66)
If the 300B is the driver tube it's kind of a waste - the amp typically sounds the way the final output tube sounds so if the final tube is an 845 or 211 then it probably should be compared to other 8 .......

416: Inmate Central, RE: Pretty sure Honda still makes the Fit. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-24, 16:28:14 (115.160.152.66)
The Fit is no longer sold in Canada but they are still here in Hong Kong - it's called the Jazz here but appears to be the same car. I've seen several over the years. Obviously, there are far fewer tr .......

417: General Asylum, RE: Stereophile's Products of the Year 2021 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-24, 14:32:07 (1.36.2.22)
My dealer in Canada connected an Audio Note SORO to Magnepan and it remains the best sound I have heard from either the SORO or the Magnepan. 18 watt of Single Ended Pentode. The combination was reall .......

418: Rocky Road, I like the Guns N' Roses, "Live And Let Die" version better NT (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-23, 20:08:30 (115.160.152.66)
NT .......

419: Inmate Central, RE: Better buy one now and stash it... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-23, 16:31:35 (115.160.152.66)
In Canada, the top-of-the-line Civic is pretty close to a Mazda Miata RF in price. When I return to Canada, I'll likely buy an automatic. So we'll see how these CVTs improve over the years - the thing .......

420: Inmate Central, RE: Those vehicles used to be entry level, but not anymore. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-23, 16:24:10 (115.160.152.66)
The Civic isn't a subcompact - it's a compact and it's now as big or bigger than older Accords. Indeed a new Civic is probably more luxurious than a 2005 Accord. Honda did make a subcompact in the Fit .......

421: Inmate Central, RE: The manual Civic isn't exactly entry level. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-23, 06:11:18 (1.36.2.22)
2021 dollars is double 1990 dollars. So a car in 1990 that was $20,000 would retail for $40,000 today - I bought a brand new 1996 Honda Civic Hatchback back then (with $1,000 mag wheels) that was arou .......

422: Inmate Central, 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback 6SPD (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-22, 16:53:30 (115.160.152.66)
I don't see Savagegeese get amped up this much over an entry-level car. Costs less than my speakers - front runner when I get back to the west. .......

423: General Asylum, RE: My experience with the Wilsons (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-22, 16:18:59 (115.160.152.66)
I suppose their argument would be okay if you had a 100% return policy if you can't get them to work in your room - a 15% surcharge would probably be a Toyota Camry so I don't buy their pitch. To be f .......

424: General Asylum, RE: Stereophile's Products of the Year 2021 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-22, 16:16:09 (115.160.152.66)
The best sound I have heard from Wilson was with Rogue Audio. So you may have something. .......

425: Inmate Central, RE: Take it with a grain of salt. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-21, 19:49:57 (115.160.152.66)
When it comes to improving the lives of our people, I hear, "Oh my god, Bernie! The deficit! The national debt!" When it comes to military spending, "That's ok, not a problem." The hypocrisy is extrao .......

426: General Asylum, I think it's a good sign perhaps that people have more money (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-21, 17:08:30 (115.160.152.66)
to spend. The prices of audio products seem to have skyrocketed and there are so many brands now catering to our relatively small niche market. Consider there are far fewer car brands catering to a we .......

427: General Asylum, RE: Stereophile's Products of the Year 2021 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-21, 16:57:08 (115.160.152.66)
Me too - I will keep giving them a try because a lot of folks like them. I have had some speakers ranked near dead last at one show and sound the best at another. Sometimes we put too much stock on t .......

428: Inmate Central, Whataboutism (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-21, 16:30:36 (115.160.152.66)
The people he shot are not at issue "Rittenhouse's victims do not appear to have had any record, and even if they did, he couldn't have known that at the time. You cannot insist a shoot was justified .......

429: Inmate Central, RE: I've posted this before. . . (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-20, 01:56:10 (1.36.2.22)
Thanks for that - I am generally a pessimist - I always expect the worst so that when it happens I am not disappointed and if something rises above my expectations then I feel joy - thus I feel like a .......

430: Inmate Central, RE: Forum civility... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 23:03:47 (1.36.2.22)
Yes but you don't know - We are highly unlikely to do something like this but as I said - we don't know other people. And there are plenty of posters who don't post on forums anymore. How do you know .......

431: Inmate Central, RE: Utube Drivel.. again. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 22:07:12 (1.36.2.22)
Yes, I read it and it's always a bit of a red flag when they are constantly bolding words. There are too many moving targets. She has been debunked regarding her scientific competency so why is she on .......

432: Inmate Central, RE: Utube Drivel.. again. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 20:19:40 (1.36.2.22)
Firstly, Greta is not a scientist isn't really an argument - no one says she is. She is an activist. A pretty big distinction. But that's ok - you follow what you're good at so if the dweeby zero pers .......

433: Inmate Central, Forum civility... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 18:27:41 (1.36.2.22)
Well, I think there are a lot of angrier people in general and forums like this one don't help. Take this forum. In real life when you meet someone you are at odds with you walk away and try never to .......

434: Inmate Central, RE: He's a patriot and a hero to many! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 18:06:52 (1.36.2.22)
If I was the parent of one of the two people killed - I can guarantee you that he would not make millions - he would not make it to age 19. .......

435: Inmate Central, RE: Utube Drivel.. again. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 17:11:19 (1.36.2.22)
Biden's plan may be also be seen as "state-run protectionism" which is what it is. Such a program isn't very "capitalist" which is all about survival of the fittest and competition. A Rebate from the .......

436: Inmate Central, China is Coming: Observations from an Expert In Depth (Cars) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-19, 06:06:50 (1.36.2.22)
A really interesting discussion with a Former Ford expert skip the preamble and advertising and start at 3:30. It's an interesting take on when the Chinese start selling in the States that the States .......

437: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The last great Bond song was The Living Daylights... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-18, 20:25:22 (115.160.152.66)
I don't know Barry made the best Bond themes IMO but he also made several mediocrities that were easily bettered by some other songs. There are two Barry's IMO. Up to 1971's "Diamonds are Forever" and .......

438: Inmate Central, RE: But Comrade Chris can rely on the authority of RussiaToday news service (RT) to back up his opinions! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-18, 19:48:48 (115.160.152.66)
lol .......

439: Inmate Central, RE:examples? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-18, 04:52:26 (1.36.2.22)
What examples are you looking for? Cops shooting unarmed black men with their hands up facing the other way - surrendering and getting shot - There is this thing called the internet - one can look up .......

440: Inmate Central, RE: Justice Prevails (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 22:00:54 (115.160.152.66)
I agree with you that the spectacle is ridiculous on these murder cases. It does, however, highlight how crappy these judges are and illustrates that the looney-tunes judges depicted on Boston Legal a .......

441: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone know of a small, reliable small printer? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 21:47:22 (115.160.152.66)
I have a Canon that is 20 years old back in Canada that is great - individual ink tanks - so here in Hong Kong, I bought a new G3000 - about a month after the warranty the paper mechanism that moves t .......

442: Inmate Central, RE: I'm picturing the Office Space printer scene... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 21:38:54 (115.160.152.66)
Hah - love that movie - Hilarious scene. Bob and Bob - classic. I am writing this from my cubicle in Hong Kong. Baaaaaahhhhhh .......

443: Inmate Central, RE: Justice Prevails (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 18:42:35 (115.160.152.66)
Whataboutism yet again - good grief Charlie Brown. There is this thing called cause and effect. I taught in a kindergarten school and a non-certified teacher was teaching a class and made a wreath ou .......

444: Inmate Central, RE: Justice Prevails (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 16:31:19 (115.160.152.66)
If Rittenhouse was a black man with an AR15 he'd be found guilty - wait lol - he'd have been shot to death and there would be no trial at all - silly me. .......

445: Inmate Central, I grew to prefer DS-9 many years later... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-17, 05:09:40 (1.36.2.22)
And I regard that to be the best of the Star Trek series - and it's not tall that close. Albeit I do like the characters on TNG - the writing and themes were superior on DS-9. Voyager also had its mom .......

446: Inmate Central, RE: You're watching J. Peterson ? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-16, 16:37:49 (1.36.2.22)
Exactly - work to live or live to work. If you live to work you must try and choose something you love to do - something perhaps you love so much you'd do it for free - film directing or acting. Some .......

447: Inmate Central, Star Trek TNG Fans (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-16, 02:30:59 (1.36.2.22)
Terrific Retrospective/Review .......

448: Inmate Central, Jordan Peterson: What Kind of Job Fits You? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-15, 23:18:39 (115.160.152.66)
Your free university course. (9 minutes) Finding work where you can succeed. .......

449: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I would not mind so much if it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-15, 19:41:06 (115.160.152.66)
were not for the fact that most all of them claim they did it all by themselves. .......

450: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: No Time to Die again. Literally. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-15, 17:30:11 (115.160.152.66)
I'll give you Casino Royal and maybe Skyfall but not Spectre or Quantum of Solace - two trainwrecks. The latter is one of the worst Bond films of the entire run. And have all of the problems you liste .......

451: General Asylum, RE: This is great (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-15, 03:11:34 (1.36.2.22)
It's funny you mention it but I see people walking their cats here in Hong Kong. I was kind of amazed. The cat seemed totally fine with it even with other folks with their dogs - and the dogs didn't b .......

452: General Asylum, This is great (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-14, 18:49:51 (115.160.152.66)
If I buy a BMW, a Yacht, a Harley, play soccer and get a tube amplifier then I will have 10 women and a cat. Albeit if you just buy a cat and walk your cat at the park you can probably have 10 women. .......

453: Music Lane, RE: The incomparable Shirley Bassey absolutely nailing it (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-13, 03:19:48 (1.36.2.22)
Thanks - Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever were two of the best Bond songs IMO. And I actually prefer the latter - Goldfinger was a much better movie but I give a slight edge to Diamonds are Forever .......

454: Inmate Central, Remembrance Day 2021 (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-11, 19:41:54 (115.160.152.66)
Thank you for your heroism and for allowing me to grow up in a safe and secure land granting me all of the opportunities I have been granted in life. .......

455: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Looks pretty but at $5000 MSRP ?? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-11, 15:02:51 (1.36.2.22)
Well, there is the price and then there is the net cost. I remember when people said Audio Note was expensive but after 18 years with my OTO Phono SE integrated amplifier I can now sell it for $500 MO .......

456: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: My solution: TAX THE RICH (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-11, 05:02:03 (1.36.2.22)
The rich own the politicians and they set the system. Jeff Bezos has an $80,000 salary and he pays tax on that $80,000 just like everyone else. His money is coming from well not a salary so he's gamed .......

457: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: More wretched excess from D'agostino (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-11, 00:34:27 (1.36.2.22)
The thing is that if you didn't have toys for the rich then what would be the point of being rich? Let's say you decide to be a lawyer for Big Tobacco and you get an ulcer for defending such a horror .......

458: Inmate Central, RE: Fun idea for a house (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-10, 22:13:53 (115.160.152.66)
I think it was $140,000 Australian including the solar panels and water tanks. Australia though is quite expensive compared to other areas - stereo components for example are typically double the pric .......

459: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bond.....James Bond (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-10, 16:31:03 (115.160.152.66)
I almost bought the LP the problem is I only like some of them. I think I could rank the top 10 - I prefer female renditions for Bond films. I just associate a Bond theme with a female singer. So whi .......

460: Inmate Central, RE: I don't know (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-10, 16:02:46 (115.160.152.66)
The video series I think is about tiny homes so not all are made out of containers. I like them - less to clean and I suppose I am used to living smaller being in Hong Kong the last 10 years. When I b .......

461: Inmate Central, Reminds me of teaching kindergarten (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-10, 14:42:04 (1.36.2.22)
This is a job I wouldn't mind doing in semi-retirement. Working with pandas. Love watching these videos. .......

462: Inmate Central, Fun idea for a house (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-09, 21:27:09 (115.160.152.66)
seems like a nice cost saver for some folks and after living in Asia for 15 years - it's big enough for me. Nice way to add extensions if necessary. Australia is typically quite expensive too so it ca .......

463: Inmate Central, RE: Or the clarity of the teenage years (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-08, 21:47:52 (115.160.152.66)
The young people hold little power - the best someone like a Greta can do is to press people in power to do something. Looking at any big issue like climate change requires big government action to pu .......

464: General Asylum, RE: What were the standout systems for you at HiFi shows you have been to ? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-08, 03:35:09 (1.36.2.22)
Like you Audio Note Level 5 system at one show with Gaku Ons as power amp - They had a second smaller priced room that was a runner up. At the California Audio Show 2019 it was the best sound there fo .......

465: General Asylum, RE: Perhaps you might like (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-06, 19:01:55 (1.36.2.22)
I could listen to Keiko Matsui more often and for longer - Youn Sun Nah is more of a once in a while kind of singer for me. Similar to Hiromi who is very talented but the music is more impressive tha .......

466: Inmate Central, Greta Thunberg may be the conscience of her generation, (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-06, 03:20:50 (1.36.2.22)
but she doesn't represent it. Not even close. Bill Maher sounds off about Millenials and Gen Z and who the real influencers are in society today. I chortled at this one. Don't worry no politics or pol .......

467: General Asylum, Perhaps you might like (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-06, 01:02:34 (1.36.2.22)
Youn Sun Nah a little more - she seems more "out there" compared to more smooth jazz. Albeit music taste is highly subjective. Youn Sun Nah - Momento Magico She does actually sing in the last 1/4. :: .......

468: Inmate Central, RE: Names--I need 12-13 male and female names... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-05, 14:55:34 (1.36.2.22)
Romeo / Juliette Simon / Garfunkel Sargent / Pepper Magnum / Opus Elizabeth / Taylor .......

469: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-03, 19:21:45 (115.160.152.66)
AN-K wall mounted Wall mounting just requires a lot of care to get it right the first time :) .......

470: Inmate Central, RE: China is willing to pick a very costly fight with a single enemy to teach it a lesson (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-03, 19:00:47 (115.160.152.66)
War is very profitable for investors. .......

471: Music Lane, RE: R.I.P. Emmett Chapman inventor of the Chapman Stick (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-03, 17:28:33 (115.160.152.66)
That's a shame - I remember being at the California Audio Show in 2012 or so in San Francisco and came upon Bob Culbertson busking and drawing a pretty large crowd with the Chapman stick- I bought 5 o .......

472: Inmate Central, China is willing to pick a very costly fight with a single enemy to teach it a lesson (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-03, 16:59:29 (115.160.152.66)
Some interesting historical factors coupled with their goal to take over the world that may be coming sooner than people realize. It's not all just sabre-rattling. They are moving to actually engage - .......

473: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Not a dumb question at all (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 22:30:45 (115.160.152.66)
Well, that makes sense - it's all about profits after all - so perhaps there is a simple solution. At first, I thought maybe they need to be more clearly marked/differentiated but blanks seem to look .......

474: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 19:13:03 (115.160.152.66)
Probably true for most any sealed box design - it's just that there aren't that many left anymore - there is the LS-3/5a and a few others but I think most will immediately want to buy a sub - the K do .......

475: General Asylum, RE: RGA, What's That Finish? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 18:51:04 (115.160.152.66)
AN J/LX Hemp Poplar Burl I think most of them look quite good - I chose poplar Burl - err it chose me as that was the dealer demo. AN K in Poplar Burl .......

476: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: It definitely was the problem (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 17:24:14 (115.160.152.66)
This is probably a dumb question but why doesn't someone invent a gun that can't fire real bullets but can only be "noise makers" (blanks or whatever that can't kill anyone) - is this really that toug .......

477: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 17:18:57 (115.160.152.66)
And another factor to add to your fine post is headphone weight - this is not a big problem for me - but the HD600s were way WAY too heavy for my 84-year-old mom. It bothered her necks - so I got her .......

478: General Asylum, RE: RGA, What's That Finish? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 17:15:02 (115.160.152.66)
I'll guess that it Tulipwood Their finishes are listed (and shown) here. .......

479: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-11-02, 17:04:36 (115.160.152.66)
5,665 USD For the K/SPe But there are two less expensive models - the K/D and K/Lx and a more expensive version called the K/SPx at around $12,000 I don't know the prices of the lower models - the K/L .......

480: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-31, 17:31:28 (115.160.152.66)
If you do wind up with Headphones, I would not pay too much attention to the sound quality aspect - get something that is immensely comfortable that you can listen to for many hours and if you plan on .......

481: General Asylum, RE: Bye bye Listening Room (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-30, 01:23:09 (1.36.2.22)
Just get yourself an Audio Note K speaker - easier to drive than the Reference 3a and you can shove them right up against the wall (or corners or on a shelf) and they only need 5 watts per channel. Th .......

482: Inmate Central, Congrats (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-29, 18:02:20 (1.36.2.22)
Looks like a great place to live and the home is cozy open and airy. The housing market sure has gone crazy. I bought a townhouse in October of 2018. A guy sold his townhouse (same size and layout, b .......

483: Inmate Central, RE: How possibly could one object to enforcement of tax laws? Current ones. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-29, 04:19:55 (1.36.2.22)
Education has been largely gutted I don't disagree with you - these billionaires are dishonest and want to protect their cash - that is their sole goal. No argument for me. But the stock market is pa .......

484: Inmate Central, RE: But I haven't bought any Twix, even though I posted about their commercial (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-29, 04:05:39 (1.36.2.22)
Advertising works on a subconscious level. It's not that you will rush out and buy Twix - but let's say you are a person who happens to agree with the messaging in the commercial - 2 years later you'r .......

485: Films/DVD Asylum, My top 10 Bond themes ranked (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-29, 01:08:32 (115.160.152.66)
I would have to re-listen to them all to rank mine. But I disagree with Esquire's list - everyone has their own opinion. I think I could rank the top 10 - I prefer female renditions for Bond films. I .......

486: Inmate Central, RE: How possibly could one object to enforcement of tax laws? Current ones. (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-28, 18:09:59 (115.160.152.66)
Romney and E-Stat are correct that proposals to tax "income" or placing various taxes on luxury goods will simply alter what the rich do with their money. If you increase taxes on the stock market and .......

487: Inmate Central, RE: Mars, Inc.--owner of Twix--wants to twick, uh, trick us... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-28, 07:00:16 (1.36.2.22)
Absolutely - The Corporation from around 20 years ago is still holding up. One of the better documentaries. .......

488: Inmate Central, Happy Halloween (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-28, 03:43:48 (1.36.2.22)
;) .......

489: Inmate Central, RE: Once again, I'm confused! (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-27, 17:30:34 (115.160.152.66)
I watched and thought the message was a "gender identity message" that it's okay if the boy dressed up as a princess. Such videos tend to make people irate while to me it's a non-issue issue. (The old .......

490: Films/DVD Asylum, Jedd Bartlett on Bond's Martini (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-27, 00:00:26 (115.160.152.66)
Always liked this bit. Jed Bartlett the president on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." .......

491: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan LRS are the king of low price speakers ,,,,, prove me wrong (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-24, 21:30:02 (115.160.152.66)
Wait times right now it is tough to say whether that is orders or the pandemic and shipping problems. Yes, with lower power amps you are volume limited but with a lot of speakers, the need to crank th .......

492: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan LRS are the king of low price speakers ,,,,, prove me wrong (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-24, 18:36:25 (1.36.2.22)
That was the problem with the KEF LS-50 - also a speaker that is tough to drive properly so while the speaker is cheapish you need to spend more on the amplifier to get the best from them such that th .......

493: Inmate Central, That's hilarious... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-24, 18:00:51 (1.36.2.22)
Thanks, I got a big laugh out of that. .......

494: General Asylum, RE: UK Audio Show 2021 Show Report & Photos (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-23, 19:26:10 (1.36.2.22)
Sundays here is Filipina day in Hong Kong. On their one day off, usually Sunday, they travel all over the place to spend time with their friends or cousins. I travel to Manila 3-4 times a year to play .......

495: Inmate Central, RE: OK, everyone but me knows--what is EI? (NT) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-22, 16:50:42 (1.36.2.22)
Employment insurance. It used to be called UI (Unemployment Insurance). .......

496: Inmate Central, I'm too young for this board sometimes lol (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-22, 04:30:57 (1.36.2.22)
The first song I thought of was the Motley Crue "RattleSnake Shake" from the Dr. Feelgood tour which was my first concert .......

497: Music Lane, AURORA - Rasputin (Boney M cover - acoustic / live) (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-21, 23:45:14 (115.160.152.66)
Still love this girl. .......

498: Inmate Central, I have a way to get out of the debt you owe on student loans... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-21, 23:04:13 (115.160.152.66)
I had a career in the private sector before I changed careers and opted to take out student loans. I could not work and go to school because the program I took was 7 courses per semester (not the usua .......

499: Inmate Central, That's awesome...who needs TV? (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-21, 22:50:28 (115.160.152.66)
Normally I would say why take the risk? You have them on video just phone the cops - but because it was puppies I get why she came out pissed off and firing. But it seems to me so dangerous to be just .......

500: Inmate Central, Chinese youth are "Lying Flat" and the idea is spreading to the USA... (0.00)
Posted by RGA on 2021-10-20, 22:49:12 (115.160.152.66)
And the notion is not that dissimilar to those in the west who live the nomadic life and get out of the rat race. In China they work from 9am to 9pm 6 days a week (known as the 9-9-6) and the people h .......

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