1: Inmate Central, Glad to hear everything came out okay! nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-11, 08:24:12 (99.6.52.187)
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2: General Asylum, RE: which of the 4 Horsemen ... OMNI / PLANER /CO-AXIAL / DYNAMIC ... did you end up with ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-06, 08:14:58 (99.6.52.187)
I had 2Ci's for eight or nine years and then moved up to the 3A Sigs. Altogether I had Vandys for eighteen years. My room is 14.5'x19'x10', so not a huge room, but not in the small category either. Al .......

3: Inmate Central, RE: Mock up time. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-05, 11:31:53 (99.6.52.187)
I'm happy to see you've apparently avoided an attack by the giant deer that often lurk in your backyard. Looks good so far. .......

4: General Asylum, RE: which of the 4 Horsemen ... OMNI / PLANER /CO-AXIAL / DYNAMIC ... did you end up with ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-04, 18:12:50 (99.6.52.187)
Directly driven Acoustats for me. Before that I had long dalliance with Vandersteens, and before that it was JBL. .......

5: Inmate Central, RE: this would explain the bunch of Tesla's at the Quakerbridge Mall I saw a year ago /nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-03, 09:08:32 (99.6.52.187)
They have so much unsold inventory that they have begun storing it in all sorts of places. For example, Chesterfield Mall, in the St. Louis area, was a very upscale mall back when wife and I lived ne .......

6: Inmate Central, RE: Teslas in Sentry Mode towed by cops as evidence... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-03, 07:50:43 (99.6.52.187)
My daughter snapped this pic a few days ago here locally. We have a rent a Tesla place nearby and these were parked/abandoned (maybe) around the corner from that rental place. Then again, they could .......

7: Inmate Central, RE: Did you fall off the wagon? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-03, 07:12:42 (99.6.52.187)
You really need to get control of your anger issues. Sobriety is only the first step to healing yourself. .......

8: Inmate Central, RE: Are they really that desperate for article content? -nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-03, 07:04:54 (99.6.52.187)
Agreed. WAY too much bandwidth and not enough content. .......

9: Inmate Central, Did you fall off the wagon? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-03, 07:01:15 (99.6.52.187)
Kind of early in the day to start isn't it? .......

10: Inmate Central, What is it with you and your anal probing fixation? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-02, 07:34:12 (99.6.52.187)
Me thinks you doth protest too much. .......

11: Inmate Central, RE: Federal authorities don't respond because it's a local/state issue. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-09-01, 07:51:01 (99.6.52.187)
News flash - EVERY US company that can afford to lobbies at some level. My former employer paid lobbyists to assist in securing local and state government contracts. Other companies lobby to change la .......

12: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Best sounding class D cheap amp (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 16:38:16 (99.6.52.187)
I'll try to remember to let you know. I'm waiting on a pair of Fosi V3 monos. Idea is to upgrade the audio part of my video system. Have been using PSB Alpha P5's and a 10 watt per side EL84 amp. It .......

13: Inmate Central, RE: How do you feel about this attempt at censorship? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 15:07:47 (99.6.52.187)
I guess you missed the parts in that story about cease and desist letters and possibility of seeking an injunction to prevent viewing of the film. You know ...- censorship. In order for it to be a lia .......

14: Inmate Central, RE: How do you feel about this attempt at censorship? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 14:33:03 (99.6.52.187)
Seems like you're saying that censorship is not categorically wrong. .......

15: Inmate Central, RE: How do you feel about this attempt at censorship? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 12:26:09 (99.6.52.187)
Come on, Tim. Stay on topic, please. How do you feel about that specific instance of censorship? Stop dodging and changing subject. .......

16: Inmate Central, RE: Meanwhile in southern communist California...... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 08:49:19 (99.6.52.187)
Seems to me he's enjoying the opposite of censorship. Censorship is what this thread is supposed to be about. .......

17: Inmate Central, How do you feel about this attempt at censorship? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-31, 08:25:33 (99.6.52.187)
" A controversial film in which former President Donald Trump is depicted an unflattering light in his early career as a New York real estate mogul has now secured a U.S. distribution deal to be shown .......

18: Inmate Central, RE: Like something out of "Office Space." (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-29, 18:41:34 (99.6.52.187)
I wonder if she was fond of red Swinglines? Completely agree about Wells. Scumbags. Thieves even. .......

19: Tubes Asylum, RE: Reflector 6N23P (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-29, 18:17:12 (99.6.52.187)
They are the same tube, but have certain internal construction differences that people have apparently associated with better/worse (YMMV). I was never a fan of Reflektor anyway. Voskhod was my Ruskie .......

20: Inmate Central, RE: He'd have to go some to catch up with Mick Jagger. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-29, 08:43:17 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe it's all a cleverly designed ruse to cover a defection? .......

21: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like it could be the rotator cuff tear (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-28, 16:20:44 (99.6.52.187)
Very relieved to hear that things weren't more serious, Vic. Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. Both of you with gimp shoulders at the same time cannot be an easy row to hoe either. ::: TOPIC .......

22: Inmate Central, RE: Is this pretty close? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-28, 13:21:06 (99.6.52.187)
I hadn't considered using barley, but I like the idea. Barley added to soups gives the broth a very nice silky texture. The starch from the barley thickens and gives a touch of body. Thx for mention .......

23: Inmate Central, You might try this one instead (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-28, 08:12:12 (99.6.52.187)
This one on the Tube is much closer to the NM green chili stews I've had and/or made. That one you linked uses corn. I can't say that's wrong, but I have never ever seen a GCS that had corn in it. ::: .......

24: Inmate Central, RE: Is this pretty close? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-27, 18:10:05 (99.6.52.187)
The flavor of the roasted chilies is enough to carry the dish. I might be tempted to cut back just a bit on the cumin even. And 51 said his reference for the dish included a few carrots. I've never .......

25: Inmate Central, RE: Is this pretty close? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-27, 16:51:17 (99.6.52.187)
Or use pork. Or even a pig/cow combo, but that recipe ought to get you close. Oh, cube up a potato or two and add that to the stew. .......

26: Inmate Central, Gravity = Comedy? In this case anyway. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-27, 16:36:18 (99.6.52.187)
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27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schitt buffer question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-24, 18:31:58 (99.6.52.187)
Misread your post. Sorry. .......

28: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Pre amp hum (I think) (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-24, 16:32:47 (99.6.52.187)
What you describe kinda makes me think it's cartridge related too. Or head/arm wiring. You said it doesn't hum when just platter is spinning, and audible between tracks. So, no cartridge engaged, no .......

29: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schitt buffer question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-24, 08:06:02 (99.6.52.187)
Their Sys is a passive. No idea how many steps in the attenuator though. Edit: I have one I keep as a backup. It's four or five years old, and there are NO steps in the attenuator on my copy. Just smo .......

30: Inmate Central, More nails in the EV coffin? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-21, 08:11:55 (99.6.52.187)
Ford, certainly not the smartest US manufacturer, seems to have read the tea leaves and is taking action to stem the current of red ink by instituting a battery of changes designed to prevent a short .......

31: Tubes Asylum, RE: Maybe that third one is just for show? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-20, 11:49:08 (99.6.52.187)
Although I don't think the OP told us this, but my inference was that prior to the subwoofer bump, all three tubes looked the same. If that inference was/is incorrect, then yours is the only other pl .......

32: Inmate Central, We been pretty danged happy with their Primacy AS tires (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-19, 18:31:35 (99.6.52.187)
on the wife's Outback. Quiet, smooth ride and very good on wet pavement. .......

33: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Today's Veggie Harvest (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-19, 18:14:55 (99.6.52.187)
Mine are all done. Have been since early July. Too goddamn hot to grow anything now. I still have a few peppers out, but onions, leeks and tomatoes are all done, although planting for me starts at th .......

34: Tubes Asylum, Maybe that third one is just for show? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-18, 18:09:09 (99.6.52.187)
Kidding, but it is hard to understand how it is possible. .......

35: General Asylum, Different spokes for different wheels, I guess. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-18, 07:27:45 (99.6.52.187)
I always felt it was a great example of Vogon poetry. .......

36: Inmate Central, RE: Thing about the Fairmont... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-17, 07:42:00 (99.6.52.187)
Completely agree. My older brother had one of those POS Mustangs of the same vintage. Was a disgusting shade of yellow with tiny little round opera windows in back. To call it a joke would be an und .......

37: Inmate Central, I wanna see him backup. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-17, 07:16:50 (99.6.52.187)
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38: Inmate Central, RE: The Ford truck that could've (not so sure about should've) exists... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-17, 07:14:59 (99.6.52.187)
A Fairmont by any other name is still a POS. Has Ford had a good idea in the last forty years? .......

39: Inmate Central, RE: I am not so sure all that shaking is good for the beer (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 19:34:43 (99.6.52.187)
Probably not, but some amount of shaking comes with the territory. .......

40: Tubes Asylum, RE: Maybe (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 17:49:28 (99.6.52.187)
Now that you mention it I recall those pics you posted. I wonder if it was somehow defective, or something different as you suggested? .......

41: Tubes Asylum, RE: Dates back to '69 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 09:25:34 (99.6.52.187)
And I thought my Acoustat amps were ugly. That's a close runner-up to them, IMO. .......

42: Tubes Asylum, Maybe (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 09:23:50 (99.6.52.187)
All one can really say is that the getter is doing its job. I would think that if the vacuum had been lost the getter would've gone completely off and filament probably blown. It either has a leak, o .......

43: Inmate Central, If fitted with one of these that might work okay. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 08:21:59 (99.6.52.187)
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44: Inmate Central, I don't (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-15, 06:13:20 (99.6.52.187)
trade or hold technology stocks. Far too volatile and generate far too little dividend income for retirement. I stopped gambling a long time ago. .......

45: Inmate Central, Oy vey. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-14, 14:31:17 (99.6.52.187)
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46: Inmate Central, Boxers, or briefs? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-14, 14:14:27 (99.6.52.187)
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47: Inmate Central, Might be a good buy .. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-14, 14:12:08 (99.6.52.187)
if you don't mind waiting years to recover the investment with a profit. Intel has been mismanaged for years. .......

48: Inmate Central, Amen. Why are they STILL a thing? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-13, 14:36:30 (99.6.52.187)
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49: Inmate Central, You can do a lot with old tires. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-12, 18:08:17 (99.6.52.187)
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50: General Asylum, Nearly Always Defective (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-12, 14:52:33 (99.6.52.187)
At least that's what the sales guys who worked at my Linn dealership used to jokingly call them back in the late '80's. They carried Naim, Linn and NAD back then. Back when NAD was a UK brand. I used .......

51: General Asylum, "Mississippi Queen". nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-11, 08:10:24 (99.6.52.187)
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52: Tweakers' Asylum, Rain-X is all the rage, man. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-09, 12:26:41 (99.6.52.187)
Actually, Rain-X was all the rage 30 years ago. Although I have to admit to being a VERY infrequent user of CD's these days. My LP frontend makes CD sound like, well, a CD. .......

53: Inmate Central, RE: I never liked Ginger (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-09, 09:46:21 (99.6.52.187)
Sounds like the advice my dad once gave me. "Son, there's girls you have fun with, and there's girls you bring home to meet your mother. DON'T EVER get the two confused." .......

54: Inmate Central, Poor babies. Why oh why would such a thing happen to them?!? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-09, 09:41:49 (99.6.52.187)
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55: Inmate Central, RE: Whatever the 'story' it doesn't look good for Boeing (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-09, 09:39:26 (99.6.52.187)
They should claw back the $33m+ they paid the previous clown for delivering fuckup after fuckup, IMO. .......

56: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 16:38:23 (99.6.52.187)
Sorry. I think they refer to it as balanced triodes. .......

57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 14:49:52 (99.6.52.187)
No, not really. Better to have balanced sections. .......

58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 13:14:20 (99.6.52.187)
The Tube Depot out of Memphis has become my preferred provider. There are certainly others. Even eBay. .......

59: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 13:05:37 (99.6.52.187)
The 6CG7/6fq7 are electrical equivalents of the older and venerable 6SN7. Cg/Fq are merely miniaturized 6SN7's with a nine-pin base. By far and away THE most common use of these tubes is for signal am .......

60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 12:50:43 (99.6.52.187)
Not very. It's not amplifying anything. Voltage regulation. Microphonics is irrelevant in this application. The 6CG7/6FQ7 are common and available practically everywhere. Any number of sources. My .......

61: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 12:24:39 (99.6.52.187)
Only thing left is the 6CG7. Try a new one there if you have one. If that doesn't fix it you'll probably need to see about sending it in for diagnostics and repair. .......

62: Inmate Central, The word "steamroller" seems somehow appropriate. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 11:35:02 (99.6.52.187)
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63: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 10:48:30 (99.6.52.187)
Is this what you have? .......

64: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 09:26:32 (99.6.52.187)
Don't forget to try swapping the cathode follower if swapping gain tubes left to right doesn't cause the problem to move with it. If swapping all 3 12ax7's around doesn't affect the failure condition, .......

65: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 09:07:02 (99.6.52.187)
Yes, I suppose it is possible, but much more likely IMO that one of your 12ax7's is the culprit. The flash on startup is a fairly common trait in Euro made tubes. .......

66: Tubes Asylum, RE: Thus my question. . . (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 09:02:50 (99.6.52.187)
Is it worth it? Before you plink down yer money on used tubes, depending on how much $ we're talking about, it very well might be worth the cost of shipping and testing. Question for me is, will the s .......

67: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Art Audio Phono Stage Only Putting Out One Channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-05, 08:43:59 (99.6.52.187)
Dollars to donuts one of your 12ax7's used for gain has died. Just because the filament lights up doesn't mean that it's not dead. A review of that box I found says the 6FQ7 provides power regulation .......

68: Inmate Central, RE: Vegetable harvest of the day! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-04, 17:11:42 (99.6.52.187)
Put them in pot of boiling water for a minute or two, pull them out and let'em cool some, then core and peel (peel comes away easily) them. Put them in quart size freezer bags and freeze'em. And give .......

69: Planar Speaker Asylum, What's the third tube? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-04, 11:13:52 (99.6.52.187)
Rectifier? What type? Reminds me of my old Counterpoint hybrid amp, but on steroids. Also, FWIW, I've been using 6DJ8 types for nearly forty years and I've switched all of them in my system to the J .......

70: Inmate Central, What weight oil do you run in that? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-03, 13:42:28 (99.6.52.187)
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71: Inmate Central, RE: That paneled wall (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-03, 13:05:21 (99.6.52.187)
Look on the other side of the TV and underneath the end table. It sure looks like a baseboard heater. .......

72: Inmate Central, RE: If I had my own shop, I'd tell the owner to take the car somewhere else. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-03, 11:01:58 (99.6.52.187)
In Texas we had a serious problem with inspection mills handing out stickers for under the table payoffs. Rather than address the fraud issue, our legislature decided to fix the problem by just doing .......

73: Inmate Central, That paneled wall (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-03, 10:38:57 (99.6.52.187)
besides looking like the veneer on a pair of JBL100's I had back in the day, just doesn't look right. Where ceiling and wall meet is odd, as does that short piece of baseboard heater sticking out of .......

74: Inmate Central, Perv (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-02, 12:14:10 (99.6.52.187)
Kidding of course.. Those are incredible photos. Thank you for sharing them. Very cool. .......

75: Cable Asylum, RE: Need help determining direction of HQ speaker cable (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-02, 12:01:02 (99.6.52.187)
Where you been keeping yerself, Joe? Nice to see you posting. .......

76: Inmate Central, RE: Legendary model car builder Rick Hanmore. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-02, 08:47:58 (99.6.52.187)
A friend and former colleague of mine has several finished WW II aircraft models and wants to thin out his collection. Is eBay the best place to offer them, or can you recco some other site? Thx. ::: .......

77: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Most of the current ones available are terrible. I tried a Lundahl and sent it back" ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-01, 16:11:10 (99.6.52.187)
Or switch to optical cart and then none of this matters. .......

78: Tubes Asylum, RE: Love the RFTs (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-01, 15:45:01 (99.6.52.187)
Glad to know I didn't steer you wrong. Even though I no longer use that tube, I remember what an eye opener that RFT was. I have to admit to some genuine skepticism that rectifiers could have that mu .......

79: Inmate Central, That's f'ing hysterical, Abe. Thx. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-01, 12:20:14 (99.6.52.187)
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80: Inmate Central, A funny for dog lovers. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-01, 08:51:47 (99.6.52.187)
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81: Inmate Central, RE: Jut watched that again for the upteenth time a couple weeks ago... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-08-01, 08:19:04 (99.6.52.187)
And let's not forget Slim "YeeeHaw" Pickens. If forced to pick a favorite it'd be Clockwork. TCM ran it again just the other night. I've seen it at least a dozen times, but couldn't resist watching it .......

82: Inmate Central, RE: Jut watched that again for the upteenth time a couple weeks ago... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-31, 16:47:37 (99.6.52.187)
Sterling Hayden's performance was absolutely brilliant! Sellers was no slouch either. Among my most favorite Kubrick films. .......

83: Inmate Central, RE: We had a new 1978 that I learned to drive on...- (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-31, 14:52:55 (99.6.52.187)
My older sister had a '78 Accord hatchback in that color. I was highly skeptical of that 'foreign' car until I drove it. As others have said, a damned fun car to drive. .......

84: Inmate Central, Stellantis Threatens to Drop Car Brands That Don't Make Money (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-29, 11:49:05 (99.6.52.187)
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85: Tubes Asylum, RE: Brimar v. Mullard EZ81 - how to tell? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-29, 09:18:54 (99.6.52.187)
Also, the tube in the pic sports the American designation 6CA4 in addition to the Euro EZ81. You probably know that Brimar stands for BRItish Made American Radio (BRIMAR). So, the inclusion of the Ame .......

86: Tubes Asylum, RE: Brimar v. Mullard EZ81 - how to tell? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-28, 09:53:03 (99.6.52.187)
My two cents worth: If it was Mullard, I'd expect to see Philips production codes etched in the glass. So, based solely on that my vote is Brimar. I assume you bought it to use it. I spent almost twe .......

87: Inmate Central, Duty they'll relish, I'm sure. Nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-25, 09:45:23 (99.6.52.187)
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88: Inmate Central, Well, you can scratch one Wienermobile. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-25, 08:20:47 (99.6.52.187)
Wienermobile crashes in Chicago. .......

89: Inmate Central, RE: You still use Google? Perplexity is so much better!! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-24, 20:11:01 (99.6.52.187)
By chance your question wasn't "why does the porridge bird lay its egg in the air", was it? .......

90: Inmate Central, RE: Fun stuff: CRAC CAC HAC PUE (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-24, 09:03:38 (99.6.52.187)
These water cooled mainframes were older, and almost entirely proprietary hardware. They later re-engineered the OS to work with much cheaper commodity Intel chips (Xeons as I recall) and the water co .......

91: Inmate Central, RE: Fun stuff: CRAC CAC HAC PUE (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-24, 08:30:11 (99.6.52.187)
Some of the mainframes my former employer made were water cooled. You might imagine the freak out at AT&T when they were decommissioning one of them, and the plumbing flow labels to it were incorrect .......

92: Inmate Central, RE: Clue? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-23, 13:54:16 (99.6.52.187)
I believe the guy in the pic is the artist - Kehinde Wiley. Past that, I know no more than thee. .......

93: Inmate Central, RE: Epic struggle between Forest Gump and Bridgerton (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-23, 12:44:23 (99.6.52.187)
I saw an exhibition of this artists work six or seven years ago at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art. Can't say I was a fan, but the amount of work he put into the meticulous copying of classic work .......

94: Inmate Central, No worries. Just sell your DJT for a yuge profit. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-23, 06:12:11 (99.6.52.187)
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95: General Asylum, RE: Where did/do you learn about audio, sound and acoustics? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 18:06:05 (99.6.52.187)
That's pretty open ended, but I think I'd say in 5th Grade. Drafted into school band at that age. Played clarinet because my father had played clarinet in school band and his old one was already paid .......

96: Inmate Central, RE: COTD... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 15:42:43 (99.6.52.187)
Congratulations on the new addition to your crew, and really happy for you the boys get along! Chemistry is always a concern. .......

97: Inmate Central, RE: You've been sniffing to much model glue (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 11:56:23 (99.6.52.187)
As a reformed alki, you'd know better than most. .......

98: Inmate Central, Maybe you've seen this? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 11:39:50 (99.6.52.187)
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99: Inmate Central, OMFG! Root'n Toot'n Tilton?!? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 11:36:21 (99.6.52.187)
A true classic. When we first moved here in early/mid eighties, he was a local TV scamvangelist. He was so outrageously funny and stupid that we used to get up early on Sundays to smoke bongs and watc .......

100: Inmate Central, No F'ING way (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-22, 10:28:28 (99.6.52.187)
Have you seen the list of potential side effects?!? .......

101: Inmate Central, Have watched the performance five or six times now, and (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-21, 10:08:29 (99.6.52.187)
laughed my butt off every single time. Delightful. Tks for sharing. .......

102: Inmate Central, RE: You really don't understand goverment coercion (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-21, 09:57:30 (99.6.52.187)
Tim, Move to Texas. .......

103: Inmate Central, RE: You've been sniffing to much model glue (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-21, 09:48:09 (99.6.52.187)
You mean whether he's a liar or not? Yes, in my opinion, it does. And until he addresses his past falsehoods, he's nothing more than a blathering troll as far as I'm concerned. .......

104: Inmate Central, RE: You've been sniffing to much model glue (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-21, 08:42:14 (99.6.52.187)
Does he actually have those cars? Or is it just pictures of somebody else's cars he's fond of posting and telling us they're his? We may never know since DD isn't talking about it. .......

105: Inmate Central, Let them eat cake. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-21, 07:11:17 (99.6.52.187)
I'm sure a lot of children are getting just stinking rich (richer than you even) off grifting the school lunch program. .......

106: Inmate Central, RE: If the idea is fighting global warming and/or conserving oil... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-20, 12:58:53 (99.6.52.187)
Yes, allowing car companies too much influence in the vision was probably a mistake given what we know about how they operate, but hindsight and all that. It's about a lot more than cars. It's every .......

107: Inmate Central, RE: hmm... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-20, 11:24:51 (99.6.52.187)
A big part of the infrastructure bill was aimed at jumpstarting an EV industry here in this country. A lot of money for the investment was set aside and a lot of plans laid down. Why would you then al .......

108: Inmate Central, RE: One of my favorite movies... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-18, 14:01:53 (99.6.52.187)
You just put your lips together and blow. My most favoritest Humphry Gocart movie. .......

109: Inmate Central, RE: And the final product (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-17, 14:59:54 (99.6.52.187)
Very nice, Vic. Well done. When I was in high school, boys were practically required to take Shop Classes in their freshman year. There were seven separate trade shops/classes, and you spent six week .......

110: Inmate Central, OMG! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-16, 08:09:51 (99.6.52.187)
And she supposed to be some kind of Nashville star? Reaffirms my general opinion of Nashville "country" music. .......

111: Inmate Central, RE: In normal, everyday life, there's no pain at all. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-15, 13:26:21 (99.6.52.187)
It's probably a tendentious where the bicep attaches. Try some ibuprofen or naproxen over a couple of three weeks period. Don't exceed max daily dosage, and space out dosing during the day such that .......

112: Inmate Central, RE: My brother works for a medical practice. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-15, 13:19:56 (99.6.52.187)
You must've been reading my mind. .......

113: Inmate Central, RE: Actually... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-15, 13:17:45 (99.6.52.187)
In a joint that gets so much use like your shoulder, it's really fooking hard (impossible) to immobilize it long enough for inflammation to clear on its own. A steady diet of over the counter NSAI"s, .......

114: Inmate Central, RE: My brother had both rotator cuffs repaired. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-15, 08:23:46 (99.6.52.187)
Vic is right. Do the MRI before jumping to conclusion. A little over a year ago I was absolutely convinced I had a cuff bad in my right shoulder. Had all the classic symptoms of a torn cuff. Excruciat .......

115: Inmate Central, RE: Like I said... Go Pog! nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-14, 13:21:26 (99.6.52.187)
He looked great today! Too early to call the Tour for him, but he's looking incredibly strong. .......

116: Inmate Central, RE: Video of when Secret Service shot the shooter (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-14, 09:39:54 (99.6.52.187)
And why did it take two minutes to get him off the platform? And why so many short chicks in his detail? And WTF was the fascination with that hat? .......

117: Inmate Central, Hot, I tell you. Hot. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-14, 06:00:07 (99.6.52.187)
Other than that there a helluva mountain stage underway at Le Tour today. .......

118: Inmate Central, So, incompetence then? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-13, 07:14:20 (99.6.52.187)
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119: Inmate Central, Because they wanted a conviction? -nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-13, 07:11:27 (99.6.52.187)
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120: Inmate Central, That's a violation of the Geneva Convention nowadays isn't it? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-11, 13:20:58 (99.6.52.187)
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121: Inmate Central, Holy shit! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-10, 17:50:18 (99.6.52.187)
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122: Inmate Central, RE: The last of the summer vine. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-10, 06:59:10 (99.6.52.187)
As I mentioned the other day, I was forced to buy seedlings of questionable quality this year. Possibly from old stock seed even. I had nearly half of them did not flower at all and were seriously stu .......

123: Inmate Central, The last of the summer vine. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-09, 13:43:41 (99.6.52.187)
A disappointing take this year. Not a bust, just not that great. Last year's take was 147 pounds. This year it's 51 pounds from the same number of plants. I have some ideas about why the drop in p .......

124: Cable Asylum, Why not VH Audio Pulsar Ag? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-08, 07:03:59 (99.6.52.187)
Why not buy from an Asylum sponsor who makes an OUTSTANDING silver IC? .......

125: Inmate Central, Billy, or Euell? nt] (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-06, 14:20:21 (99.6.52.187)
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126: Inmate Central, Don't look up! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-06, 10:22:36 (99.6.52.187)
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127: Tubes Asylum, Doesn't seem like a good idea. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-06, 07:12:22 (99.6.52.187)
Take a look at the data sheets. .......

128: Inmate Central, Dude, very nice. It looks like (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-04, 10:04:45 (99.6.52.187)
or reminds me of the car Kato drove the Green Hornet around in. Excellent concept. Well done. .......

129: Inmate Central, I wonder what the turbo-lag is like with that .. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-04, 08:02:42 (99.6.52.187)
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130: Inmate Central, RE: Go Pog! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-03, 10:24:26 (99.6.52.187)
It was an impressive show for sure. Still bummed about my boy Sepp. And may we please stop talking about Cav now?!? .......

131: Inmate Central, RE: TomatoFest (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-01, 11:31:26 (99.6.52.187)
Nope, no experience at all with them. .......

132: Inmate Central, TomatoFest (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-01, 09:52:43 (99.6.52.187)
Definitely the most extensive offering of heirloom seeds I've found. This is where I got my Amana Orange seeds from. .......

133: Inmate Central, RE: They don't all have to be like eating napalm. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-01, 07:53:43 (99.6.52.187)
I can give a personal recco for this supplier. All very good stuff. I make a macha from the chipotles I get from them. Whip it up in the blender, and then let it maserate and meld in the fridge for th .......

134: Inmate Central, RE: TOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-01, 07:27:00 (99.6.52.187)
No to single stem. The argument for it never made sense to me. Seems like it's guaranteed to limit production. I've got less than 160 sqft of planting space in my raised beds, so production is as impo .......

135: Inmate Central, RE: TOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-07-01, 06:30:31 (99.6.52.187)
I read that the same dude who developed Celebrity also developed the Big Beef hybrid. He started with a Brandywine. That's why they taste so much like a Brandywine. I can't say I've had disease issue .......

136: Inmate Central, RE: TOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-30, 19:58:35 (99.6.52.187)
I had a possum this year that got his share. That in addition to the usual bird, squirrel, cutworm losses. I did a similar turn through the heirlooms. Started five or six different varieties from see .......

137: Inmate Central, RE: TOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-30, 18:59:15 (99.6.52.187)
Might be worth a try, but it's too hot to set fruit now. Low temps at night have been in the low to mid eighties for the last couple of weeks, and no rain for almost three weeks. I'm gonna pull the .......

138: Inmate Central, RE: TOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-30, 17:45:21 (99.6.52.187)
One of my two absolute most favorite varieties to grow. That's a dandy. Cherokee Purple has been a dependable performer for me in the past. And absolutely delicious. My crop this year is disappointin .......

139: Inmate Central, Damnit (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 08:26:46 (99.6.52.187)
What's the best way to clean coffee off my iPad screen? That's funny ...- and dare I say stylish too. .......

140: Inmate Central, RE: You are SO FULL of ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:39:50 (99.6.52.187)
Sure. You're special. .......

141: Inmate Central, RE: weak (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:27:34 (99.6.52.187)
Are you some kind of homophobe? You seem to protest too much. .......

142: Inmate Central, You are SO FULL of ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:25:44 (99.6.52.187)
Yes, oh uber Informed one. Only you are smart enough to interpret the world for what it is. .......

143: Inmate Central, RE: What's depressing is the number of brand names owned by one company. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:20:16 (99.6.52.187)
So much consolidation in so many industries that saying we have a free market is a joke. We have markets dominated by a hand full of corporations. Corporations that have neither a soul to be saved, or .......

144: Inmate Central, Hitting the bong so early in the day? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:03:20 (99.6.52.187)
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145: Inmate Central, Totally Cool must be a subsidiary of Blue Bell. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 07:01:55 (99.6.52.187)
Another wonderful corporate citizen. Charge premium prices and deliver poison to your customers with pastoral scenes of "happy cows" on the label. Blue Bell knew for years their factories were filthy .......

146: Inmate Central, Blah, blah, blah ...- blah. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-26, 06:32:41 (99.6.52.187)
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147: Inmate Central, RE: Green light for pain reduction (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-23, 10:53:47 (99.6.52.187)
Thanks for ferreting out that study, Tweak. I'll give it a read later. Back when she got her diagnosis, fibromyalgia wasn't exactly a new thing, but it was early in the study of it, and there were so .......

148: Inmate Central, RE: Green light for pain reduction (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-23, 10:14:29 (99.6.52.187)
The second one. Not sure what I tapped on the first time but it took directly to #2 and didn't show me the list. .......

149: Inmate Central, RE: Green light for pain reduction (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-23, 08:54:08 (99.6.52.187)
Hardly a smoking gun there. My lovely bride has suffered with fybro for 25+ years. Some quack she went to over 20 years ago tried blue light therapy on her. It was utterly ineffective. She blew him o .......

150: Inmate Central, RE: First Ego-trip. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-23, 08:41:48 (99.6.52.187)
I had an idea you might like it. Lighter, quieter, no gasoline PITA, no waste oil PITA, no sparking plugs, no tune ups - and it does a good job at cutting grass. I can't think of anything that I don .......

151: Inmate Central, It does look a bit like (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-22, 10:58:47 (99.6.52.187)
a Dali. .......

152: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, fellow Ego-maniacs... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-22, 09:13:15 (99.6.52.187)
I believe the manufacturer says to take it out. We keep ours on the shelf next to the charger. .......

153: Inmate Central, A S D F J K L Sem, I said! Where's my ruler?!? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-20, 12:17:40 (99.6.52.187)
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154: Inmate Central, RE: Looking at EGO lawn mowers. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-20, 06:11:27 (99.6.52.187)
You'll love it. Got ours five or six years ago when they first hit the market and never looked back. It's a very smartly designed machine. I think you'll appreciate the reduction in noise if nothi .......

155: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone know about Caulking under a Patio Door -- Found a layer or round copper mesh under the caulk. -- Pics. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-19, 19:06:19 (99.6.52.187)
Yep. I once worked for an old boy that grew up on a farm in Lemesa, TX, up in the panhandle. They grow, or grew, a LOT of wheat there. When we bought this house we had the exact same issue you did wit .......

156: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone know about Caulking under a Patio Door -- Found a layer or round copper mesh under the caulk. -- Pics. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-19, 16:40:23 (99.6.52.187)
The poor man's version is steel wool, but then you have to renew it periodically. .......

157: Vinyl Asylum, But it's the soundtrack of (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-19, 12:22:56 (99.6.52.187)
yer whole fooking life, mate. I'm mostly with you on this. If I hear Stairway to Heaven one more time might just lose it. Elevators, department stores, restaurants! It's everywhere!!! I meant to say .......

158: Inmate Central, RE: Future classic cars (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-19, 11:23:45 (99.6.52.187)
That's hysterical that they included the IncelCamino in their list! And NOT because it's cool, but because it's such a joke. .......

159: Speaker Asylum, RE: Good choice! +1 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-17, 07:27:04 (99.6.52.187)
Bought a pair for my daughter a couple of years ago and she/we have been very happy with them. I also have one of their BT receivers connected to the big rig so Mrs can play from phone. Actually we ha .......

160: Vinyl Asylum, RE: When stylus BEGINS mistracking, do you damage your records? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-15, 06:43:33 (99.6.52.187)
FWIW, I keep one of these next to the table to keep track of usage. Three clicks on the tally counter is ~1 hour of play time. Not overly precise, but way better than guessing about usage. :: .......

161: Inmate Central, Seems more like "hey, sailor" than "Welcome, Russians!" nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-14, 14:11:38 (99.6.52.187)
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162: Cable Asylum, RE: What is the wire size of this conductor? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-14, 13:38:12 (99.6.52.187)
Somewhere around 5ga? Although, it appears from the picture they're measuring the diameter of insulation and all, not just the conductor. .......

163: Inmate Central, RE: Sell high, buy low (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-09, 19:29:03 (99.6.52.187)
View YouTube Video .......

164: Inmate Central, RE: You asked a question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-08, 08:38:34 (99.6.52.187)
Again, thank you and bless your heart. .......

165: Inmate Central, RE: correlation is not causation. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-08, 07:58:35 (99.6.52.187)
Always count on a thoughtful rejoinder from you, Franklin. To correct the fallacy in your reply, I never said the safety junk caused an increase in traffic deaths. The observation was that the preval .......

166: Inmate Central, RE: "IMO, our safety standards don't go far enough"... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-08, 07:27:33 (99.6.52.187)
Don't necessarily disagree, but all that tech doesn't really do shit if your measurement is traffic deaths per 100k miles driven. Deaths per 100k bottomed out in this country in 2011, and have been r .......

167: Inmate Central, EV's have finally gotten cheap. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-08, 06:21:58 (99.6.52.187)
Cheap even without Chinese imports. Hertz fire sale take used Teslas to 'no haggle' $25,000 price. I think this one is more a comment on the stupidity of Hertz rather than the relative worth of a Te .......

168: Inmate Central, I gave at the office. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-07, 18:20:20 (99.6.52.187)
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169: Vinyl Asylum, RE: SUT life (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-07, 05:24:02 (99.6.52.187)
No. .......

170: Vinyl Asylum, What? No locusts or rivers of blood? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-05, 13:42:37 (99.6.52.187)
Dude, you've had a tough run of things. Let's hope life is done fucking with you for a good long while. Setup looks great! I'd love to hear those Ohms. .......

171: Inmate Central, RE: TFG (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-05, 12:32:57 (99.6.52.187)
No, I do not mean Obama in this case. Not sure wtf your point is since it's common knowledge both administrations used that tactic. However, I am pretty sure they didn't lose any children in the proc .......

172: Inmate Central, RE: Funny, I was just thinking the same thing (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-05, 12:15:56 (99.6.52.187)
Same exact thing happened to my dad, except he never even heard of CoVID. .......

173: Inmate Central, RE: Permission sought (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-05, 09:55:14 (99.6.52.187)
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't you try that approach once before when TFG was separating migrant families at the border? As I recall it didn't work that well for you, however, you are still here. .......

174: Inmate Central, Careful. He might be with pisces, working for scale. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-05, 08:52:52 (99.6.52.187)
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175: Inmate Central, Skippy always seemed so nice too. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-04, 09:13:53 (99.6.52.187)
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176: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: A worthy recommendation from Ghosty (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-04, 09:09:46 (99.6.52.187)
Amazon. Of the 4% of the 590 reviews that rate it a 1 outta 5, approximately half of the 1's were upset about receiving what appeared to be B-stock in previously opened boxes. Another group were pisse .......

177: Inmate Central, RE: One for you olddude ...'A comfortable and relaxed ride over a variety of seaside terrains' (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-03, 18:04:43 (99.6.52.187)
Ha. Good one. No, never, not even close. .......

178: Inmate Central, RE: One for you olddude ...'A comfortable and relaxed ride over a variety of seaside terrains' (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-03, 17:15:07 (99.6.52.187)
I learnt to ride on an old hand-me-down Schwinn that looked a LOT like that. The Schwinn fenders covered more of the wheels, but otherwise they could be twins. .......

179: Inmate Central, 30#? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-03, 12:00:27 (99.6.52.187)
Not zacly a lite weight. .......

180: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Can a SUT die? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-03, 06:53:35 (99.6.52.187)
Yes, I suppose a winding could short out. My belief is the likelihood is somewhat remote however. Having said that, when I sold my Bent Mu stepups, that employed Stevens and Billington transformers, .......

181: Inmate Central, Happy World Bicycle Day everyone. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-03, 06:35:32 (99.6.52.187)
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182: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: 'Patrick Melrose': Wow . . . (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-02, 07:15:39 (99.6.52.187)
For once I have to agree with you. Cumberbatch is amazingly amazing in the part. It reminds me a bit of "Flea Bag" in that at times it is very difficult to watch, but in the end definitely worth the .......

183: Inmate Central, RE: The '68 looks pretty damned good. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-06-01, 07:56:49 (99.6.52.187)
Comrade Cobalt? .......

184: Inmate Central, My EYES! My eyes! Damn, they hurt. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-30, 13:22:52 (99.6.52.187)
I assume the crap wrap is to cover up the rust? No way to un-fugly those things. No amount of money or anything can fix stupid that stupid. .......

185: General Asylum, RE: I was at a high school graduation yesterday (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-29, 08:30:47 (99.6.52.187)
That's a bunch of the same songs we played in high school band back in 1974. Band leader was big on Chicago. Does anybody really know what time it is, because we seem stuck in a time warp again. ::: T .......

186: Inmate Central, Much more recent than that. Thursday (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-26, 12:13:48 (99.6.52.187)
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187: Inmate Central, Didn't they just blowup sumthin the other day? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-26, 10:49:04 (99.6.52.187)
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188: Inmate Central, Probably just needs a couple of shots of Flex Seal. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-26, 09:37:17 (99.6.52.187)
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189: Inmate Central, RE: I don't mind... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 14:34:48 (99.6.52.187)
That's fine, I know them all pretty well. .......

190: Inmate Central, Second reaction is to be mildly horrified. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 12:24:15 (99.6.52.187)
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191: Inmate Central, Not since I was 12. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 12:17:53 (99.6.52.187)
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192: Inmate Central, That's f'ing hilarious. Thx. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 12:17:13 (99.6.52.187)
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193: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, you know, actually... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 11:06:41 (99.6.52.187)
I don't listen in car either. The music of the engine and the road are just fine. Wifey insists on noise while in the car, so she plays that goddamn satellite radio shite ALL the time. With all the c .......

194: Inmate Central, The leeks are alright. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 11:00:02 (99.6.52.187)
This is my third attempt at leeks, and by far the best yet. Potato fork made short work of digging them out. Which is very good thing as the dew point right now is 76F, and when you step outside y .......

195: Inmate Central, RE: Another episode of "You Bought It. You Paid For It. But You Don't Own It." (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-25, 10:16:59 (99.6.52.187)
Music in the car? How annoying. .......

196: Inmate Central, RE: It's great. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-24, 13:43:53 (99.6.52.187)
She's the organizized one. I take more of a piling system approach. The most used tools are always right on top. .......

197: Inmate Central, RE: Does he who dies with the most tools win? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-24, 13:02:59 (99.6.52.187)
You should meet my wife. It came to her late in life, but she's found a genuine fondness for tools. Has a reasonably extensive set of her own tools in fact. For this past Christmas she was delighted .......

198: Inmate Central, Thx for sharing what your bro said. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 15:24:24 (99.6.52.187)
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199: Inmate Central, And then there's this - (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 10:09:34 (99.6.52.187)
"Tesla in Full Self-Driving Mode Allegedly Tries to Drive Into Speeding Train" as if cars weren't already dangerous enough. .......

200: Inmate Central, RE: I'm letting a portion of my lawn go un-mowed. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 08:15:25 (99.6.52.187)
St. Augustine, the most prevalent turf grass in these parts, thrives at 3" to 4". The longer blades provide shade to protect the runners from sun scorch, and more photosynthesis. I keep mine right in .......

201: Inmate Central, Mitsubishi off-road Delica van - WTF? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 07:42:35 (99.6.52.187)
Honestly, do they really think they'll sell enough of these hideous things to make it worth while?!? Why am I reminded of this? Do you suppose it was their design inspiration? .......

202: Inmate Central, RE: From what I know... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 07:27:18 (99.6.52.187)
Vic, Thx for the tip. I did a quick 20/20 of their site, and it appears that Iovera is also used for management of osteoarthritis pain, and in potentially more than just knees. Link to site below. ::: .......

203: Tubes Asylum, RE: Looking for a tube education (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 07:01:06 (99.6.52.187)
You may want to peruse the FAQ here. There are a couple of items there that may speak to what you're seeking. Another really good primer can be found in one of the old RCA Receiving Tube Manuals. You .......

204: Inmate Central, Well those wind turbines won't be giving anybody cancer anymore. nt. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-23, 06:52:21 (99.6.52.187)
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205: Vinyl Asylum, RE: TERES TT Owners Mylar tape help (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 19:34:33 (99.6.52.187)
Sorry, I don't know the answer, but is VHS tape a candidate? I suspect you've already explored that as a possibility or you probably wouldn't be asking about a source. Had to ask ...- .......

206: Inmate Central, RE: Neighbor called a plumber and he showed up in .. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 18:25:14 (99.6.52.187)
Does water come out of them like the Three Stooges? .......

207: Inmate Central, Bring a Trailer - literally. And maybe a broom and dustpan. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 11:37:18 (99.6.52.187)
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208: Inmate Central, RE: Consumer Reports' lowest ranked cars. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 07:08:40 (99.6.52.187)
I have such a hard time accepting anything they say about cars. They should stick to reviewing toothpaste and laundry detergent. .......

209: Inmate Central, RE: If you could go back in time more than a week before silver jumped over $30/oz would you order some bullion? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 06:30:15 (99.6.52.187)
If things collapse as you believe they will, silver and gold are about the dumbest thing you could stockpile now. The real currency will be water & food. Hunks of dead metal will be utterly worthless. .......

210: Inmate Central, Bingo! +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-22, 05:24:31 (99.6.52.187)
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211: Inmate Central, RE: That's a Horse of a Different Color (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-21, 12:59:55 (99.6.52.187)
It was a church for a long time, but it's Chad's Blues At The Crossroad venue now ... and recording studio. .......

212: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Community (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-21, 11:11:23 (99.6.52.187)
I am encouraged to hear you say that. I suspect you may be right. .......

213: Inmate Central, RE: We got the Church!!!... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-21, 07:56:18 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe you should complain to Chad Kassem. It's his place. .......

214: Inmate Central, RE: We got the Church!!!... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-21, 07:14:21 (99.6.52.187)
Hopefully someday it will look more like this on the inside: .......

215: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Community (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-20, 10:17:24 (99.6.52.187)
Well whadayah know? We actually agree on something. .......

216: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Saturdays BBQ (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-20, 10:14:18 (99.6.52.187)
I've lusted after an induction cooktop for years. A year ago we replaced all the kitchen appliances. I was excited to finally get the opportunity to buy an induction top to replace the old fashioned e .......

217: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe I'm wrong about checking the oil. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-19, 15:47:17 (99.6.52.187)
So, did they miss getting the dipstick in the tube, and just figured they'd keep adding oil until it registered on the stick? I have a feeling the customer was lying about who put in too much. Holy c .......

218: Inmate Central, RE: And yet another bitch of the day! Tinted car windows... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-19, 13:54:09 (99.6.52.187)
Heavily tinted driver and shotgun windows is agin the law in these parts. Although I don't think it's stringently enforced based on the number of violations I see these days. Having said that, once i .......

219: Inmate Central, RE: were you a frequent weekend warrior with it? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-19, 11:56:17 (99.6.52.187)
When I say brief, I mean days. Although I bought it from my sister, and yes, I spent some hours futzing with it while it was hers. She let me drive it on weekends. They did take maintenance, but it w .......

220: Inmate Central, Ah, Blaze Orange (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-19, 11:17:54 (99.6.52.187)
I briefly owned a 1971 MGB. It was Blaze Orange with black interior, and of all things, dealer added air conditioning. That car was an absolute BLAST to drive ...- right up to the instant I totaled it .......

221: Food & Spirits Court, Community (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-17, 18:21:46 (99.6.52.187)
There was a time when I was addicted to their French Roast. Even had a fling with their chicory blend for a while. .......

222: Inmate Central, RE: Sentenced... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-17, 13:19:35 (99.6.52.187)
California prisons are mental health facilities now? Saint Ron is probably rolling in his grave at the idea the state is back in the mental health bidness. .......

223: Tape Trail, For what it's worth ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-17, 06:43:23 (99.6.52.187)
There is an auction house not far from me that specializes mostly in antique/collectible radio, but they also often have all sorts of other antique/collectible tech items. I've been following their au .......

224: Inmate Central, RE: Yet Subaru has a 1000 mile break-in procedure (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-16, 07:51:38 (99.6.52.187)
Don't know about your dealer, but daughter's Crosstrek came with free oil changes from the dealer for the first two years. Rather than muck about with waste oil, old filters, climbing under the car an .......

225: Inmate Central, Say what?!? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-15, 18:51:07 (99.6.52.187)
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he's rehiring them. Oy vey! Wonder how many are willing to go back after the shit he's pulled? .......

226: Inmate Central, RE: Vehicle Break-In Early Oil Change ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-15, 16:17:24 (99.6.52.187)
Don't forget to use a new crush ring on the drain plug when you put it back. If you don't it's likely to leak. If you want, you can ask me how I know. Thought I'd save a buck and just reuse the old .......

227: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Reed 3P tonearm - Recommendation for type of wood requested (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-15, 11:45:06 (99.6.52.187)
I know you didn't ask for this, but you may want to look at the Korf arm before pulling the trigger on the Reed. An audio friend, in whose ears I trust, ditched his Reed for a Korf. He highly praises .......

228: Tubes Asylum, RE: 62 pounds of tubes (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-15, 11:37:37 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe you'll eventually have room to breakout the camera again. Congrats on shifting stuff. .......

229: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Don't Use Rib Eye (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-14, 17:49:30 (99.6.52.187)
I switch off between chuck and ribeye. The ribeye tends to hold its chunky shape without disintegrating, and has a bit more chew to it. Chuck tastes better, IMO, and it's cheaper, but does tend to fal .......

230: Inmate Central, RE: RIP Andy Hernandez*... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-13, 13:34:14 (99.6.52.187)
So, so sorry to hear this. Please give the other guy some extra loves. It's going to be hard on him too. .......

231: Inmate Central, RE: I like everything up to and including "Blonde on Blonde" (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-13, 06:25:27 (99.6.52.187)
I'd add "Slow Train Coming" to your list of okays. Otherwise I'm in general agreement with your assessments. .......

232: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here's something interesting (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-12, 09:14:37 (99.6.52.187)
Would love to have seen Arlo on that tour. I had to settle for seeing him in 1974 at the Mississippi River Festival held at Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville. His singalongs with twelve thousand ot .......

233: Inmate Central, RE: The latest scam is title laundering. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-12, 08:08:15 (99.6.52.187)
Yeah, I read an article about that very thing a few days back. The recco from that article was to meet the seller at the DMV office to do title xfer and payment. If title is bogus the DMV will know. L .......

234: Inmate Central, RE: "Just bought this car from Facebook Marketplace" (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-12, 07:25:51 (99.6.52.187)
Bought from Farcebook?!? Buyer beware doesn't seem to be cautionary enough. I just cannot understand how some people can be so goddamn clueless. Did they even inspect that frigging death-trap before .......

235: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here's something interesting (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-12, 07:12:30 (99.6.52.187)
I didn't know it was digital. It sounds so good as to not really care how it was done, but it certainly serves as testament what it is/was capable of in the right hands. Still Life is my all time fav .......

236: Inmate Central, A genuine shade tree mechanic. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-12, 05:51:29 (99.6.52.187)
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237: Food & Spirits Court, BIG TEX Chili (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-10, 10:34:03 (99.6.52.187)
INGREDIENTS: 3 ancho chilies, seeded & torn into pieces 3 mulato chilies, seeded & torn into pieces 2 pasilla negro chilies, seeded & torn into pieces 2 cascabel chilies, seeded & torn into pieces 1 c .......

238: General Asylum, We knew you'd make good some day, John. :^) (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-10, 10:13:10 (99.6.52.187)
Well done, sir! .......

239: Speaker Asylum, RE: Great pair of Bookshelf Speakers under $500 ................... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-09, 10:41:20 (99.6.52.187)
Sorry. I didn't realize the price on the P5 had gone up so much. They list for $600 now. If you shop around you might find them cheaper. .......

240: Speaker Asylum, RE: Great pair of Bookshelf Speakers under $500 ................... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-09, 10:23:33 (99.6.52.187)
Put the PSB Alpha P5 on your list. .......

241: Inmate Central, Accidental Masterpieces (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-09, 08:03:07 (99.6.52.187)
Nature is watching ... Some really wonderful and beautiful images. Beats the snot out of reading the news anyway. .......

242: Inmate Central, I got my own nester (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-08, 11:45:41 (99.6.52.187)
We have three indigenous species of lizards here in north Texas. The green anole, Texas spiny, and the little brown skink. For a long, long time I hadn't seen any spiny lizards. Seems habitat destruct .......

243: General Asylum, Does it come with a warranty? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-08, 08:27:35 (99.6.52.187)
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244: Inmate Central, I don't know exactly why, but I found that vid deeply satisfying. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-07, 06:16:23 (99.6.52.187)
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245: Inmate Central, RE: I see it differently ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-06, 11:02:46 (99.6.52.187)
Pay no attention to that old guy with the sand in his vagina. I think it's a beautiful car and I don't mind seeing pics of it. Thanks for posting. .......

246: Inmate Central, RE: They've been doing it for years now. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-06, 09:08:00 (99.6.52.187)
Yes, that was exactly the point of that article. Instead of filling your empty tank at a gas station, you simply pull into the garage at a battery station and a robot removed your low battery, and ex .......

247: Inmate Central, They've been doing it for years now. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-06, 07:40:39 (99.6.52.187)
Read an article three or four years ago about how some taxi companies in China had automated battery swap facilities. Took like 10 min to do a swap, and all done by robots. Probably makes too much sen .......

248: Inmate Central, RE: My New Career in Appliance Repair..... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-04, 13:36:33 (99.6.52.187)
Good news is the pump is accessible via the lower panel on the front. One of the symptoms I've noticed that precedes pump failure is over sudsing error code on the display. If that happens more than .......

249: Inmate Central, RE: He's a comedian?!? Aren't comedians supposed to be funny? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-04, 13:31:04 (99.6.52.187)
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250: Inmate Central, RE: My New Career in Appliance Repair..... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-04, 12:27:17 (99.6.52.187)
The washers Achilles Heel is the pump. The pump strainer gets plugged with fuzz and stuff and eventually the pump fails. New pump is like $190, and it's practically a piece of cake to replace. Our Wh .......

251: Tubes Asylum, Amen, brother! +1 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-03, 06:45:52 (99.6.52.187)
A great sounding tube. Completely agree. .......

252: Inmate Central, RE: Good YouTube channel (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-02, 11:39:34 (99.6.52.187)
Watched her. You might pick at some of her assumptions in the calculation, but the conclusion is same. Cars are expensive ...- or certainly can be, and her then backing into the kind of income necessa .......

253: Inmate Central, RE: Tesla needs new cars. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-02, 11:30:55 (99.6.52.187)
I wonder if that secret trip to China didn't have more to do with lining up a buyer than it did with self-driving. .......

254: Inmate Central, Has a death spiral begun at TSLA? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-02, 08:44:13 (99.6.52.187)
Recent moves by Tesla are deeply troubling. Something don't smell right ... .......

255: Inmate Central, RE: Repair costs on an old car are far cheaper than payments on a new car. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-02, 07:04:02 (99.6.52.187)
Old Click and Clack saying ...- "Which is more? $500 a year or $5,000 a year?" Inflation adjust those and the point is still the same. .......

256: Vinyl Asylum, His registration says he's in the USA. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-02, 06:42:53 (99.6.52.187)
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257: Inmate Central, +1. Paranoia is not a coherent world view. Ha! nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-01, 06:13:32 (99.6.52.187)
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258: Inmate Central, RE: Idiot Wind... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-05-01, 06:00:50 (99.6.52.187)
If they feel their convictions so strongly, why don't they simply withdraw from the university? .......

259: General Asylum, RE: Two different systems?? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-28, 19:53:00 (99.6.52.187)
For a better sampling of more informed opinions than mine, you should ask over at the Vinyl Asylum. I have only extremely limited experience with the original Schiit Mani. I think you'd be happy wit .......

260: General Asylum, RE: Thought you meant this with your title... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-28, 19:33:30 (99.6.52.187)
I actually saw them perform that live. Not sure why, but a friend had a couple of tickets to their show at the local junior college and asked if I'd take one. I had nothing better to do, so I went. .......

261: General Asylum, RE: Two different systems?? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-28, 09:56:56 (99.6.52.187)
Two ways to go. Either get a phono preamp and connect it to your Pio. Or, do what Shovel suggested. Connect Tape (rec) on the JVC to your Pio - thereby utilizing phono preamp in the JVC to feeding a .......

262: Inmate Central, RE: Wonder if that would work to keep out the voices.... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-28, 08:40:47 (99.6.52.187)
Bullethead told me the only sure way to keep them out was to use real tin foil. Not aluminum, but tin. .......

263: General Asylum, RE: Lucille (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-27, 18:32:24 (99.6.52.187)
View YouTube Video Sorry, been in a Zappa vibe alll day. .......

264: Inmate Central, Cyberyuck (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-27, 09:52:57 (99.6.52.187)
I saw my first incEl Camino in the wild yesterday. Boy is it fugly. Stupid fugly even. Far uglier in person than in pictures. Fools and money I guess. .......

265: General Asylum, RE: Evelyn (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-27, 09:25:43 (99.6.52.187)
View YouTube Video .......

266: General Asylum, RE: The Old and the New (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-27, 07:38:49 (99.6.52.187)
No, it really is NOT a recommended practice. Like 51 said, it's a fried receiver waiting to happen. If the Pio doesn't have a phono section built in, you're going to need a phono preamp. So, turntabl .......

267: Inmate Central, RE: Decided on the Subaru Crosstrek Limited (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-26, 07:09:15 (99.6.52.187)
I think you'll be very happy with it, Abe. My daughter has a '21 Premium trim with the 2.0. It has 38k on it and it's been perfect. No issues at all. The 2.0 and CVT are absolutely fine. Definitely no .......

268: Cable Asylum, RE: Pinging Chris Vanhaus (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-25, 13:47:10 (99.6.52.187)
Send him an email. He usually responds to email PDQ. .......

269: Inmate Central, On the VERY rarest of occasions (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-25, 10:37:34 (99.6.52.187)
you give me pause to chuckle. This is one of them. Our lists are virtually identical. .......

270: Inmate Central, RE: Austin TX or Nashville TN for businesses & work-life balance ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-24, 13:00:51 (99.6.52.187)
Neither does Texas. So on that account they're even up. 8.25% sales tax most places in Texas. Food and some services anre excluded from taxation. No idea what sales tax is in Nashville. Hard to say .......

271: Inmate Central, RE: Austin TX or Nashville TN for businesses & work-life balance ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-24, 11:49:02 (99.6.52.187)
Thirty years ago I would have gladly moved (assuming company job transfer) to Austin in a heartbeat and at my own expense. Sadly, success has ruined Austin. If I were still working I would not move to .......

272: Inmate Central, RE: Braised Brisket (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-23, 18:59:22 (99.6.52.187)
I covet your roasting pan. And the victuals look good too. .......

273: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Holland gave me good memories. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-23, 17:21:06 (99.6.52.187)
There's no way to control heat applied with that windowpane method. I would never trust a valuable LP to a hit and miss. A POS pressing it wouldn't matter. .......

274: Inmate Central, RE: Qatar funding jihadi training facilities (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-23, 15:58:52 (99.6.52.187)
I'm sure you're right. Jew on Jew violence is such an ugly thing. .......

275: Inmate Central, Do not underestimate the value of a talisman. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-23, 14:00:43 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe that's what those snow tires really are. Or what they have become. .......

276: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RSD in Holland (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-22, 10:04:56 (99.6.52.187)
I had the same problem with a Latin Playboys RSD LP. Almost shaped like a potato chip and it barely played. I took the plunge on a Vinyl Flat device and it's now flat as a pancake and plays and sounds .......

277: Inmate Central, RE: EGO +1 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-21, 11:06:35 (99.6.52.187)
Had mine for five years now. Will never ever go back to gas mower. And purchased from Lowe's .......

278: Inmate Central, RE: The other white meat (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-20, 07:51:58 (99.6.52.187)
I've got a small b&w photo taken with a Brownie box camera by my father from a bomb damage assessment mission over Japan in 1945. On the back, in pencil, he'd written "Hiroshima". .......

279: Vinyl Asylum, +2 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-19, 14:32:45 (99.6.52.187)
I just this morning got an email from Audioengine that was reminding readers that tomorrow was RSD. I thought "damn, I forgot it was on 4/20". So, I went to RSD site to pour over the releases for thi .......

280: Inmate Central, Musk says ... now THAT is too funny! nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-19, 12:50:18 (99.6.52.187)
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281: Inmate Central, +1. Couldn't have said it better. n/t (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-17, 18:41:05 (99.6.52.187)
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282: Inmate Central, Customer states it took off on its own! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-15, 13:42:04 (99.6.52.187)
A Cybertruck owner says his accelerator got stuck while he was driving .......

283: Inmate Central, RE: "I Do Cars" tears down the Nissan 3-cylinder.... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-14, 09:27:16 (99.6.52.187)
JFC!!! That toy engine sure is complicated! All that over engineering and extra parts needed just to make a throwaway engine. I cannot imagine trying to do anything beyond changing the air filter wit .......

284: Inmate Central, RE: An African American man with good lawyers (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-13, 06:34:31 (99.6.52.187)
Money is the great equalizer. .......

285: Inmate Central, Finally, OJ can rest knowing his wife's killer is dead. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-11, 17:00:38 (99.6.52.187)
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286: Inmate Central, RE: Pittsburgh rules were broken, the clouds parted, and I got to watch the show. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-08, 13:25:08 (99.6.52.187)
An identical view here. Conditions turned out to be better than ideal! The high, thin cloud cover allowed for viewing with the naked eye. Corona was awesome. And so quiet and still during totality. I .......

287: Inmate Central, RE: CAVU conditions in Pittsburgh. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-08, 08:37:17 (99.6.52.187)
You're not alone. Same here in DFW. Clouds are supposed to thin out about the time of the eclipse, but right now it's a crap shoot. .......

288: Inmate Central, Hook, line and sinker ... nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-08, 06:26:17 (99.6.52.187)
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289: Inmate Central, Oh what a beautiful morning .... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-05, 07:33:07 (99.6.52.187)
Mrs. Sondek is up at her she-shed in Central Illinois again and caught this lovely scene near the lake with her iPhone. .......

290: Inmate Central, Clear as mud. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-03, 06:52:48 (99.6.52.187)
I can't wait to see it in play. Actually, I can wait. I gave up on the National Felons League six years ago. I've seen a total of two games in that time. BTW, is this for real, or just a late April F .......

291: Inmate Central, RE: Meme stock. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-01, 11:45:54 (99.6.52.187)
Not public if he has made such a request. There were likely many who bought without reading the IPO docs where the dismal financials had been disclosed that were spooked when the 2023 results were of .......

292: Inmate Central, Well that sure didn't take long. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-01, 09:53:23 (99.6.52.187)
"Trump Media stock tanks as new filing reveals heavy losses, 'greater risks' on Trump's involvement" Down 24% as of now. In a SINGLE day that's only half over. .......

293: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Except that (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-04-01, 09:11:53 (99.6.52.187)
At least that 240w claim is more believable than the 300w claim for the V3. A number of reviews I've read of the V3 say output is a lot more like 100w. .......

294: Inmate Central, RE: Accordions .. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-31, 17:43:46 (99.6.52.187)
Given how exposed those supports were I'm not sure why tugs all the way outta the harbor wasn't SOP. I have a feeling that's gonna change, and not just in B'more. .......

295: Inmate Central, RE: In betweener like Subaru Outback or Toyota Venza ?? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-28, 21:28:24 (99.6.52.187)
That picture seems odd. No gap between front door and the fender, and no door handle for the back door? Features? Or bugs? Or my eyes need checked? .......

296: Inmate Central, RE: The current Venza is too big, too ugly, too expensive... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-28, 21:15:21 (99.6.52.187)
What was it the Magliozzi brothers used to say? Something like: Which is more, $500 a year, or $5,000 a year? The dollar values need normalizing into today's terms, but the point is still the same n .......

297: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Too bad about Koetsu (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-28, 16:53:24 (99.6.52.187)
How about something from the same distributor as Hana? Something that'll rattle your cage? Something game altering? Then put the DS Audio 003 combo on your radar. .......

298: Inmate Central, Plus another 100% ... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-28, 07:20:21 (99.6.52.187)
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299: General Asylum, So simple a caveman could do it. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-28, 06:05:05 (99.6.52.187)
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300: Inmate Central, You could certainly pick a much better place. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-27, 07:33:15 (99.6.52.187)
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301: Inmate Central, The Hamburglar? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-26, 07:55:02 (99.6.52.187)
Or maybe the Hambirdlar? .......

302: Tubes Asylum, RE: Recommended 12AX7s for FM-3 tuner? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-25, 12:30:45 (99.6.52.187)
Glad they worked out for you. I've laid-in a small stock of them too. I alternate between the JJ fg and Ei's in my preamp in the big rig. Can't decide which I like best. .......

303: Inmate Central, Bought my last Ford product in 1984 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-25, 09:02:50 (99.6.52.187)
Never again! That Ranger was the next to biggest POS I ever owned. Guess what the biggest was ... yes, a Ford Fairmont. They made garbage in 1984 and seems little has changed since. Read about all the .......

304: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: LAOC Audio Club (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-24, 06:54:33 (99.6.52.187)
Congratulations! Hope they're all you expect them to be. Acoustats forever! .......

305: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone have a Good System to Manage Recurring Payments on a Credit Card ? ................. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-22, 13:03:14 (99.6.52.187)
Switch payment method over to PayPal. At least for the payees that offer PP as an option. Then just have all charges to PP paid by your credit card. Not sure there's a perfect answer, but this should .......

306: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Why chance it? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-20, 06:05:58 (99.6.52.187)
Amazon. .......

307: Vinyl Asylum, Why chance it? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-19, 17:52:08 (99.6.52.187)
Chances are it'd be okay, but why take the risk? Just buy yourself a new copy of Zep IV. You'll be happier in the long run. .......

308: Inmate Central, I have a favorite hoe. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-17, 09:10:48 (99.6.52.187)
I call her Classi. .......

309: Inmate Central, RE: I've got a mini-tiller. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-17, 07:53:55 (99.6.52.187)
I'd have to have a row and a half, or two. 144 onions, 24 leeks and 35 tomato plants in the ground this year. Well, only 27 tomatoes so far. Waiting for cherry varieties to come in at the nursery. Pla .......

310: Speaker Asylum, Those are fugly. Seriously fugly. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-17, 07:12:27 (99.6.52.187)
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311: General Asylum, RE: Another boring Friday evening caption this (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-15, 17:57:38 (99.6.52.187)
"I know there's some hot stampers in here somewhere." .......

312: Inmate Central, Same to you. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-14, 11:43:11 (99.6.52.187)
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313: General Asylum, RE: Caption this (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-14, 11:40:39 (99.6.52.187)
"Goddamn paparazzi!" .......

314: Inmate Central, RE: According to the WSJ article... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-13, 17:10:24 (99.6.52.187)
Even a Philips screwdriver will doo the trick. As I am sinking below the waves I'm not sure I'd remember where I put the damned thing though. .......

315: Inmate Central, RE: Hell, man, the NSA is spying on us all right now. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-13, 17:06:24 (99.6.52.187)
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316: Inmate Central, RE: Imported computer question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-13, 14:52:14 (99.6.52.187)
Does it matter? Probably not. But be sure to lock your bedroom door when you go to sleep. .......

317: Inmate Central, RE: "Superhot" features a chili eating contest in Dallas TX. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-12, 19:35:21 (99.6.52.187)
There are some things in which mere mortals should not meddle. .......

318: Inmate Central, RE: You know, it's funny. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-12, 08:13:54 (99.6.52.187)
My brother and SIL had one of those POS Mustangs from that same era. Stupid car. Gutless, yellow and with opera windows in the back. I do still contend that our Fairmont was the bigger POS. Toss up wh .......

319: Inmate Central, RE: Puppies. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-12, 07:24:04 (99.6.52.187)
Better than cats?!? Says you. I got nuthin against dogs. Met several that were awesome, grew up with them even, but I wouldn't want to keep one. .......

320: Inmate Central, We had a late'70's Fairmont with a three cylinder (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-11, 14:51:35 (99.6.52.187)
Only three out of six firing that is. Utter Ford trash. 180 sumthin per liter makes me wanna take bets on how long before it fails catastrophically. .......

321: Vinyl Asylum, RE: War-Greatest Hits on Analog Productions double 45 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-10, 08:41:24 (99.6.52.187)
The original sounds awfully good too. I just wish they could've figured out a way to get "Spill The Wine" on there too. I guess same contract issue that prevented it from being on the original Greates .......

322: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Paralleling channels of a stereo poweramp...again (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-10, 07:43:16 (99.6.52.187)
I have a friend in AZ that is doing essentially what you're talking about if I understand you correctly. He bought an old McCormack amp and then had Steve McCormack reengineer things to drive a pair .......

323: Tubes Asylum, RE: Recommended 12AX7s for FM-3 tuner? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-09, 14:10:54 (99.6.52.187)
Let us know what you think. .......

324: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning: "Look Sharp!" (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-09, 13:50:14 (99.6.52.187)
Was in a modern crooner mood earlier with Jamie Cullum and Harry Connick, but moved on to Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson thing .......

325: Tubes Asylum, RE: Recommended 12AX7s for FM-3 tuner? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-09, 12:25:38 (99.6.52.187)
No, I am not. FM around here is mostly a wasteland, and no room for a tuner in the rack. I am using their 12AX7's of one type or another in four other pieces of gear. My favorite is the frame grid tub .......

326: Tubes Asylum, RE: Recommended 12AX7s for FM-3 tuner? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-09, 08:43:53 (99.6.52.187)
For something less stratospherically priced and available, you might want to try offerings from JJ. The frame-grid version is my favorite one, but the 803s with the long plates are also very nice. :: .......

327: Inmate Central, RE: But it has to be Hooterville rutabagas. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 17:04:43 (99.6.52.187)
I am loathe to correct you, but I believe that's Hoostersville. .......

328: Inmate Central, RE: Inflation came down because interest rates were raised ................ (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 13:26:32 (99.6.52.187)
Those wage and price controls Nixon imposed actually made the situation worse. .......

329: Inmate Central, I agree with you and Warren. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 10:32:02 (99.6.52.187)
Gold is a lousy investment unless you have a LOT of time to deal with. In August 2011, gold hit an all time high of $1,829 an ounce. It never hit that price again until June of 2020. And in that nine .......

330: General Asylum, RE: so, why say anything at all ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 09:00:44 (99.6.52.187)
It's no secret you are a fuse skeptic/denier. Your post, seemed to be an asshole response to Mr. Krieger's honest post about something he thought he heard. If you knew it was about Synergistic Resear .......

331: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Guitar Slinger" is terrific. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 07:44:42 (99.6.52.187)
That's one of his I don't have. I may have to track down a copy based on your recco. .......

332: Inmate Central, RE: Gold at all time high (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 07:40:34 (99.6.52.187)
Don't lose sight of the fact that it was $1830 in October, and $2000 less than a month ago. What goes up also comes down. Granted, long term trend for gold and equites is upward, but not sure this spi .......

333: Inmate Central, Why does any team do something like that for a mere running back? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 07:30:06 (99.6.52.187)
They're a dime a dozen, and very damned few of them ever have more than three or four good seasons in them, and unless you have a huge investment in O-linemen not even that. Maybe Ditka had CTE? ::: .......

334: General Asylum, RE: definition of Synergistic effect (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 07:05:40 (99.6.52.187)
As was yours. .......

335: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Johnny Winter (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 07:03:50 (99.6.52.187)
An excellent score! "Still Alive And Well" is among my most favorite of his releases. "White Hot And Blue" is great ... actually, I can't think of any of his releases that I don't like. You did well t .......

336: General Asylum, RE: Young audio enthusiasts (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 06:46:02 (99.6.52.187)
Schitt and Fosi (among several others). Cheap as chips and stuff sounds great. I sure as hell couldn't afford the stuff I bought in my 50's when I was in my 20's. Could you? .......

337: General Asylum, RE: definition of Synergistic effect (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 06:42:17 (99.6.52.187)
He's referring to a fuse made by Synergistic Research, but you probably already know that. .......

338: Inmate Central, Says the guy in a glass house. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-07, 06:02:40 (99.6.52.187)
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339: Inmate Central, Been in overdrive round here too. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-06, 13:22:22 (99.6.52.187)
Cedar, oak, and hackberry pollens are wreaking havoc. A website I check frequently for local pollen count info uses a scale of zero to twelve to describe how bad things are. We've been pegged at 10.5 .......

340: Tubes Asylum, Testing and selection? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-06, 09:20:29 (99.6.52.187)
My pre uses 4 of them. All tested, selected by CAT. In twelve years never ever had one even so much as hiccup. Quiet as stones. .......

341: Inmate Central, Old news, Reg. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-06, 06:52:54 (99.6.52.187)
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342: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cleaning Pure Silver or Silver Plated Copper Connectors (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-06, 06:48:07 (99.6.52.187)
Aw shucks. I'm just happy that someone else gets to discover and enjoy the magic in those old bottles. Hope you and Mrs. have been well. .......

343: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cleaning Pure Silver or Silver Plated Copper Connectors (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 17:57:01 (99.6.52.187)
FWIW ... The recommendation I got with my Bocchino ICs with silver plated connectors was to use plain old Blitz Cloth for silver. It's a cloth impregnated with a dry polising compound. .......

344: Tubes Asylum, RE: Went through my box of fakes (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 16:44:36 (99.6.52.187)
Yep. Good tubes. Very good tubes. Use them in my CAT preamp. .......

345: Inmate Central, RE: AFAIK, the US Navy still uses them. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 14:19:53 (99.6.52.187)
I think they're also used extensively in storm tracking for NOAA. .......

346: Inmate Central, Check up what (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 14:17:59 (99.6.52.187)
your Mr. Turnbull had to say recently about what he personally witnessed regarding the relationship our former guy had with Mr. Putin. Creepy was a word he used. .......

347: Tubes Asylum, Probably a better tube than the Telefunken anyway. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 13:33:24 (99.6.52.187)
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348: Inmate Central, Me too (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 08:00:08 (99.6.52.187)
I couldn't have been more than five or six years old. My oldest sister, after having flunked out of college, went to stewardess (yes, that's what they were called then) school for TWA in Kansas City. .......

349: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I bought quite a few of them... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 07:18:28 (99.6.52.187)
Yeah, I was just looking at Discogs and the median price for the whole collection (112) is nearly $17k. I wanna say that back in the day the subscription price was $80 per each installment of two titl .......

350: Vinyl Asylum, Does anyone recall ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-05, 06:35:46 (99.6.52.187)
what the subscription price was for the Music Matters 45 BN reissue series? I seem to recall that individual copies sold for like $50, but cannot recall if there was any kind of price break if you sub .......

351: Inmate Central, RE: You will eat ze bugs (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 20:02:27 (99.6.52.187)
You seem to know an awful lot about Ghost's home life, Franklin. Come on, you can tell me. You're Mrs. Ghost, aren't you? .......

352: Inmate Central, RE: Some of don't give two shits about who competes in who's sports. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 18:13:08 (99.6.52.187)
The fact that it's an outgrowth of a previous CRIMINAL case involving him makes it somehow politically motivated is complete nonsense. .......

353: Inmate Central, Damnit! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 12:48:22 (99.6.52.187)
Now I'm really hungry!!! That is one good lookin hog. Maybe the best microwave dinner in the country I'd bet. .......

354: Inmate Central, RE: Ivan303's Whereabouts? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 12:05:43 (99.6.52.187)
I think Bullethead finally had to get a job. Either way, I hope he got a handle on his drinking and other issues. He seemed so, so unhappy with his life. .......

355: Inmate Central, RE: Some of don't give two shits about who competes in who's sports. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 11:13:14 (99.6.52.187)
This is the exact same "path to gold" used to reclaim money defrauded and stolen from trump university dupes. Like it or not the law in NY says thou shalt not lie, cheat and steal. If you find that s .......

356: General Asylum, RE: tools (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-02, 08:12:35 (99.6.52.187)
Same with cookware. I have no idea how many sets of crap, disposable pots and pans we went through before buying some good stuff. If I could add up what wife and I spent on the crap, I'm pretty sure w .......

357: Inmate Central, RE: So the parts cannon worked out for you. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-01, 08:04:30 (99.6.52.187)
It was in for diagnostics twice before the failure data showed a hard down on cam sensor. Codes they were getting the first two trips in were inconclusive, so they replaced a brake light switch on one .......

358: Inmate Central, RE: My kid's Ford Focus started throwing cam position sensor codes. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-03-01, 07:49:38 (99.6.52.187)
Same thing on daughters' Impreza several years ago. Except it was the cam position sensor. All the weird issues it was having disappeared after that sensor was replaced. .......

359: Inmate Central, Unexpected braking issue. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-29, 14:07:44 (99.6.52.187)
I'm sure it's a potentially dangerous and scary situation. So why am I laughing at their description of the problem? .......

360: Inmate Central, RE: Isn't San Antonio a part of Mexico ? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-29, 07:49:37 (99.6.52.187)
No, but it is over run with legal immigrants. .......

361: Inmate Central, RE: Another Toyota recall... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-28, 17:45:21 (99.6.52.187)
Tundra and Sequoia. Seem they moved the Tacoma to Mexico at end of 2022. .......

362: Inmate Central, RE: Another Toyota recall... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-28, 14:36:57 (99.6.52.187)
I could be wrong, but I thought Toyota was building trucks in San Antonio. .......

363: Inmate Central, RE: Ain't she purrdy? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-27, 09:32:10 (99.6.52.187)
What happens to Russian aircraft in Russian airspace? Friendly fire? Yeah, that must be it. .......

364: Vinyl Asylum, J.B. Lenoir, "Alabama Blues!" for me. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-24, 14:27:25 (99.6.52.187)
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365: General Asylum, RE: Car Audio Question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-24, 09:11:04 (99.6.52.187)
You mentioned it was a new car. Is it possible cones on woofers need more playing time to loosen up? .......

366: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ah! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-24, 06:30:08 (99.6.52.187)
I had the Ah! 99 for probably fifteen years. Purchased new from Uncle Kevin. Took it out of service only after replacing it with another of Herman's players, the Primaluna. I gave that 99 to a buddy, .......

367: General Asylum, RE: Car Audio Question (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-24, 06:09:41 (99.6.52.187)
Not certain this plays a part in what you're describing, but the Bluetooth codec Apple uses sucks. It's more like MP3 sound quality. So anything played using Bluetooth from iOS sounds no bueno compare .......

368: Tubes Asylum, RE: Replacement for EH6922 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-21, 20:04:38 (99.6.52.187)
Plz circle back and let us know how they work out for you. .......

369: Vinyl Asylum, Roscoe Holcomb, anyone? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-21, 13:12:35 (99.6.52.187)
Only very recently discovered this old boy. Really digging this guy. Good old honest pluckin an singing. Wife hates him. Says he sounds like someone stepped on a cats' tail. The honesty of/in his .......

370: Inmate Central, RE: Beech 18 Aerobatics. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-20, 06:32:48 (99.6.52.187)
I met Frank Talman once. The dude that flew the Beech through the billboard in It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. I must've been 7 or 8 years old. It was at an air show at our local civil aviation airport .......

371: Inmate Central, RE: Ah,damn -don't tell me that about Mike Holmes (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-19, 13:47:02 (99.6.52.187)
Holmes is currently involved in some lawsuits in Canada regarding some poorly designed and built homes there. As I understand it, he'd allowed a builder to use his name in association with a new neig .......

372: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, it might have worked. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-19, 06:20:43 (99.6.52.187)
You may be right about the movie, but Zimmer's score for it is very, very good. Highly recommended. .......

373: Inmate Central, RE: I bet its all BS ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 11:48:12 (99.6.52.187)
I haven't any doubt it's the same with Pickers. All staged. .......

374: Inmate Central, RE: My brother wanted to go bid on storage units. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 10:45:01 (99.6.52.187)
Wife and I have always had a penchant antiques. Primarily American antiques of all kinds. Half the furniture in our house, and her she-shed in Illinois, is 100 years old or more. My only interest in .......

375: Inmate Central, RE: Good question. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 09:58:23 (99.6.52.187)
When that show premiered during the great financial meltdown of '08, and people were losing their homes and jobs, Mrs. Sondek positively loathed that show and refused to watch. "Ghouls profiting off t .......

376: Inmate Central, Dean, that Cayman is f'ing beautiful. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 09:51:13 (99.6.52.187)
The Mini is cute, but your Cayman is in a whole other class. Envious. .......

377: Tubes Asylum, RE: Replacement for EH6922 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 09:38:29 (99.6.52.187)
Although not in the UK, The Tube Depot in Memphis has the EH6922. They advertise two flavors. A gold-pin version, and a non-gold version. AFAIK, they will ship internationally. Take a deep breath and .......

378: Inmate Central, RE: Yabbut... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 08:43:26 (99.6.52.187)
In high school we had history books that included chapters about what happened after 1900, but we never seemed to get to those chapters before the end of term. Fortunately, we had Hollywood to help f .......

379: Inmate Central, What? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 08:33:33 (99.6.52.187)
You mean you actually studied WWII in school? I never had a history class in public school that covered anything after the Spanish-American War. "Remember The Maine" was the end of history when I was .......

380: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-18, 07:40:06 (99.6.52.187)
That sales guy lied to you big time. His story was/is complete bullshit. Since 2004 we've had six Subarus in our family, my sister has had two more, and not one of them EVER exhibited that issue. Just .......

381: Inmate Central, RE: What online bicycle vendors these days? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-16, 20:21:03 (99.6.52.187)
Give Canyon a test drive. .......

382: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-16, 18:24:23 (99.6.52.187)
Yeah, it didn't occur to me before I posted that in mountains the 2.0 was gonna be a non-starter. It would work, but would be less than optimal or satisfactory. We had a 2014 Impreza that had like se .......

383: Inmate Central, RE: Roll the dice on another Honda car? Or consider something else? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-16, 17:25:58 (99.6.52.187)
Get her a Crosstrek, or an Impreza. The 2 liter is a perfectly adequate powerplant , but for a bit more fun look at the 2.5. .......

384: Speaker Asylum, RE: Who is buying these 50 year old referb JBL L100 for $2400? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-16, 16:50:56 (99.6.52.187)
Sold mine for $200 35 years ago and never looked back. Replaced them with Vandersteen 2Ci's. The L100's could play loudly, but that's all I can say for them. Oh, and the walnut veneer was pretty. .......

385: Inmate Central, RE: We can't have nice things. Not even a Super Bowl parade. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-14, 14:23:38 (99.6.52.187)
I hope Ray Epps has proof of his whereabouts today. .......

386: Inmate Central, RE: Remember back in Grade School when you were .................... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-13, 19:30:16 (99.6.52.187)
Egggzacly. .......

387: Inmate Central, RE: Remember back in Grade School when you were .................... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-13, 13:46:48 (99.6.52.187)
I figured they were all just as evil as he was. .......

388: Inmate Central, RE: One THOUSAND private aircraft were expected at Vegas airport(s)... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-12, 12:10:43 (99.6.52.187)
That old saying "a million here, a million there, and pretty soon you're talking about SERIOUS money" seems quaint nowadays. .......

389: Inmate Central, RE: My friend bet $20k against Taylor Swift. Who does that in present climate? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-12, 05:58:34 (99.6.52.187)
People with more dollars than sense. That's who. .......

390: Inmate Central, Oh. That thing. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-11, 13:31:46 (99.6.52.187)
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391: Inmate Central, The what? nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-11, 11:57:09 (99.6.52.187)
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392: Inmate Central, S.S. Poseidon might make for a better name. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-10, 08:44:10 (99.6.52.187)
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393: Inmate Central, RE: Stewart flew B-24s. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-09, 15:49:18 (99.6.52.187)
You probably figured out I meant "The Cold Blue". .......

394: Inmate Central, RE: Any of y'all watching "Masters of the Air?" (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-09, 10:45:45 (99.6.52.187)
And don't forget Jimmy Stewart. My dad told me Jimmy acted nervous as a cat when he flew with Jimmy in a B29 during the war. No, Jimmy was just on a celebrity flight. Not as a real crew member. Also, .......

395: Inmate Central, RE: Still wondering.... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-06, 18:46:33 (99.6.52.187)
Almost like Enron all over again. Got power? .......

396: Inmate Central, RE: Bengal tiger (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-06, 08:32:05 (99.6.52.187)
Just take a big ball of yarn with you. You'll be fine. .......

397: Inmate Central, A friend near San Diego sent this pic of the situation there. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-05, 10:33:48 (99.6.52.187)
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398: Inmate Central, RE: Everyone, it's Google! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-04, 20:04:40 (99.6.52.187)
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399: Vinyl Asylum, Who knew? ... :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-04, 13:15:07 (99.6.52.187)
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400: Vinyl Asylum, Blame the vinyl formulation. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-04, 07:55:52 (99.6.52.187)
I generally stay away from colored vinyl for exactly the reasons you mentioned. I've experienced my share fill/pressing issues with colored records over the years, and found the best way to avoid them .......

401: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: If you can find some Acoustats...-...- (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-03, 10:45:20 (99.6.52.187)
Panels in my Monitor IV's are 44 years old. I've owned them for the last 14 years and never ever any issue with them. I'm pretty sure the term "bulletproof" was coined to describe Acoustat panels. :: .......

402: Inmate Central, And you've been seeing each other's shadows ever since? :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-03, 06:56:36 (99.6.52.187)
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403: Inmate Central, RE: Better that than an IPA. Yuck. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-03, 06:39:36 (99.6.52.187)
I could not agree more. I just don't understand this fascination folks have with grapefruit flavored beer. .......

404: Inmate Central, A kind of football IPO?. :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-02, 18:00:06 (99.6.52.187)
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405: Inmate Central, RE: But they're mostly only interested in weather and sports. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-02, 06:42:32 (99.6.52.187)
Thank you, Sinclair Broadcasting. .......

406: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning: Deodato "Whirlwind" nt. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-01, 17:41:19 (99.6.52.187)
"First Cuckoo" is in the on-deck stack. Great stuff. .......

407: Vinyl Asylum, I like your theory better than mine ... nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-01, 06:51:54 (99.6.52.187)
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408: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Let me know on the Shelter.... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-02-01, 06:49:40 (99.6.52.187)
Although I've moved on to other carts, I had the original Shelter 901. It came with an elliptical tip. It had great bass, but it was never what I would call a coherent sounding cartridge across the fr .......

409: Vinyl Asylum, My guess is that it's Electra Stuart nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-31, 08:04:18 (99.6.52.187)
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410: Vinyl Asylum, RE: It's a woman, but otherwise I can't make the image large enough. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-31, 07:57:41 (99.6.52.187)
It's either a woman or a guy wearing a skirt. She appears to also be wearing a cowl neck or turtleneck sweater. Is also possible she's wearing a cervical collar. .......

411: Inmate Central, The horror! The horror! Oh my. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-31, 07:36:41 (99.6.52.187)
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412: Inmate Central, A buck, three eighty? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-30, 15:27:05 (99.6.52.187)
Beautiful place. Love the curb appeal. .......

413: Inmate Central, RE: we have met the enemy and he is us... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-30, 15:17:46 (99.6.52.187)
The world is a smaller place than most of us are willing to admit. If it don't work out for him in mouldings, I hear things are gonna be huge in plastics. .......

414: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Boz Scaggs first record remixed 1977? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-29, 20:44:44 (99.6.52.187)
I've got an Atlantic original. That is a puzzler. Hopefully we'll get an answer to the remix question. Loan Me A Dime, and Boz in general, are longtime favorites of mine. Another of his albums I real .......

415: Inmate Central, RE: I think you're confusing your recalls. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-29, 13:55:47 (99.6.52.187)
What happens when it's time to trade-in those cars and it's no longer a numbers matching car? Audi pulled that shit on a friend after his Audi had the timing chain issue and the engine was destroyed. .......

416: Inmate Central, Time for the piper to be paid. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-29, 06:00:02 (99.6.52.187)
Evergrande shares halted after Hong Kong court orders liquidation. This has been a slow motion train wreck for years. It looks like the feces may have finally hit the fan! .......

417: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Kirmuss Review, Part III (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-27, 16:01:54 (99.6.52.187)
Apologize if covered in previous videos, but how about brand new records? Do you have a favorite regime for new records with the Kirmuss? TIA .......

418: Inmate Central, RE: Guess the Atlanta Falcons just weren't impressed by Bill Belichick's resume. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-25, 16:37:12 (99.6.52.187)
Reads more like a soap opera synopsis than anything. .......

419: Inmate Central, Well, it ain't just the car companies. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-25, 10:05:14 (99.6.52.187)
HP CEO SAYS GOAL IS TO MAKE "PRINTING A SUBSCRIPTION" SUBSCRIBE TO PRINT - SO HP CAN PRINT MONEY. Maybe if they didn't make garbage products they might could sell this, but they do, and I predict this .......

420: Inmate Central, RE: likely careerism... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-24, 09:13:02 (99.6.52.187)
Especially after looking like a dope the first time around. .......

421: Inmate Central, You haven't missed much. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-24, 09:10:35 (99.6.52.187)
Just another burger joint. Unless of course you enjoy reading the bible verses they print on their wrappers and drink cups. I prefer my proselytizing straight up and not served with my food. ::: TOPIC .......

422: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cartridge Suspension Break-in (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-23, 13:00:28 (99.6.52.187)
Just went through all that with a new DS Audio 003 over the last couple of months. Took about 15 hours of playing time before it noticeably loosened up and began singing. So, figuring 20 minutes as a .......

423: Inmate Central, Even scarier are the some of the mooks working on them. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-23, 08:15:53 (99.6.52.187)
The linked story describes how a couple of numbskulls nearly wiped out half of Arkansas. .......

424: Tubes Asylum, RE: Fixed! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-22, 16:45:45 (99.6.52.187)
Excellent! Glad it turned out to be that simple. That's sweet old pre. I had one of Mike Elliott's later designs for 15 years. .......

425: Inmate Central, RE: ULSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-21, 15:35:47 (99.6.52.187)
Hope it doesn't give him gas. .......

426: Tubes Asylum, RE: Blown 6CA4? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-19, 08:26:16 (99.6.52.187)
That preamp has to be what, 40 years old by now? If the caps are original equipment, then extremely high likelihood the power supply is culprit, and a new 6CA4/EZ81 won't help. Mike Elliott of Counter .......

427: Inmate Central, RE: At first, I thought that big screen said "Dickless Arena." (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-18, 15:39:44 (99.6.52.187)
Some info in the attached blurb about Dickies Arena that surprised me. Been by it several times, but wife and I have never been in the new Dickies Arena. They've held a few concerts there since it op .......

428: Inmate Central, She's at the real stock show and rodeo. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-18, 14:18:58 (99.6.52.187)
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo .......

429: Inmate Central, RE: So the Atlanta Falcons interviewed Bill Belichick yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-17, 07:49:25 (99.6.52.187)
The rabble here in Cowboy-land are PISSED off. At least if you buy what local media peoples are selling. The man in the street interviewees are NOT happy their clay footed oafs have screwed the pooch .......

430: Inmate Central, Who could've predicted this?!? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-16, 07:01:30 (99.6.52.187)
Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' .......

431: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Try different edibles, I'd say. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-15, 10:24:41 (99.6.52.187)
They're all the same to me. A hypnotic effect, where as you said, you lose the power of speech, is not what I'm after. And that is the effect every one of the edibles I've ever tried has on me. Wate .......

432: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Edibles. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-15, 08:52:13 (99.6.52.187)
They just make me tired. Not the same experience. .......

433: Cable Asylum, RE: What type of tubes do they use?... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-15, 07:36:01 (99.6.52.187)
Cables, or tone controls? Change tube, change sound. Like selling crack to junkies. .......

434: Vinyl Asylum, Eleven and FL -4 (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-15, 07:23:27 (99.6.52.187)
We've been requested to voluntarily conserve power, so no tubes for now. Just enough snow last night to cover everything. Just stay indoors and smoke bongs I guess. .......

435: Inmate Central, RE: I watched a documentary about what it was like to tour the US as a standup comic. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-15, 06:59:38 (99.6.52.187)
Yep. It is sad. When I was kid in the 1960's, the City of St. Louis had a population of ~850,000. Today it's less than 300,000. A lot of abandoned shit. A lot, and it's in various stages of falling do .......

436: Inmate Central, RE: Zombie apocalypse (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-14, 19:15:16 (99.6.52.187)
Lot of other places in the Midwest look just like that. .......

437: Inmate Central, Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-14, 12:18:42 (99.6.52.187)
Envious, Dean. Enjoy the hell out of it! .......

438: Inmate Central, Old punchline ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-13, 12:20:50 (99.6.52.187)
That ain't no porch, that's a BMW! .......

439: Inmate Central, RE: ERCOT (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-12, 12:03:45 (99.6.52.187)
You may have seen the recent story about how ERCOT put out a bid to see about lining up additional in-state emergency capacity ... and NOBODY even bothered to respond? Comforting. Might be why they're .......

440: Inmate Central, RE: Wouldn't it be cheaper to go All Electric ? ..............nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-12, 11:00:31 (99.6.52.187)
No, but maybe. Operating costs would go up substantially, but equipment cost would come down. .......

441: Inmate Central, RE: Therms! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-12, 08:50:57 (99.6.52.187)
Temps vary by a similar range here and heat pumps do okay. I suspect the reason they're not as effective where you are is humidity. Twenty-five degrees and high humidity is worst case for heat pump. M .......

442: Inmate Central, RE: 10 units in 30 years - Wow ! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-12, 08:04:27 (99.6.52.187)
Like everything, this newest one cost a lot more after CoViD, but deinstalling old and installing new was $9.5k. In past they were more in the $6.8k range, but to be fair this new one is ostensibly a .......

443: Inmate Central, RE: Therms! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-11, 22:01:12 (99.6.52.187)
Had a brand new 5 ton, 16 SEER unit installed three days after Xmas. This house has two heat pumps. One for upstairs and one for downstairs. In the 30 odd years in this house I think this latest unit .......

444: Cable Asylum, RE: Bulk power cable (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-11, 20:03:27 (99.6.52.187)
I completely agree with your assessment of sonic signatures of gold and rhodium. I found that palladium did the trick for me, so all connectors in my system now are either copper or palladium. ::: .......

445: Cable Asylum, RE: Precious gas? Triple frequency balanced? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-10, 09:01:26 (99.6.52.187)
Same to you, Oscar. Hope all is well with you and Mrs. Pleased to hear those 7308's are doing right by you. .......

446: Cable Asylum, Precious gas? Triple frequency balanced? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-09, 16:52:30 (99.6.52.187)
Solid, but loose? Gotta luv that ad copy. .......

447: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-09, 13:26:21 (99.6.52.187)
Never had that problem with the PurePower units I've owned. I run everything through one of their 1500+ units. AFAIK, PurePower is the only maker of regenerators that incorporate lead/acid wet cell b .......

448: Cable Asylum, RE: Bulk power cable (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-09, 10:44:09 (99.6.52.187)
IME, connectors have far more impact on sound than the wire. You may have the cart before the horse here. Maybe I missed it, but don't think you even mentioned what you'll use for connectors. My 2 ce .......

449: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Bogen CHA70a amplifier schematic??? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-08, 12:09:27 (99.6.52.187)
I'm glad you decided to come back. You've probably already run across the link at the bottom, and they do not have the specific one you asked about, but might help. .......

450: General Asylum, RE: Nice guy (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-08, 11:30:53 (99.6.52.187)
This past summer the Longhorn Audio Fest is Dallas was back on after a CoViD hiatus. My daughter and I went to the fest. Just for grins I wore my Acoustat t-shirt. We spent about three hours wanderin .......

451: General Asylum, RE: Photographs of famous designers of Amp and speakers (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-08, 10:05:08 (99.6.52.187)
Here's another. Jim Strickland. Mr. Acoustat. RIP. .......

452: Vinyl Asylum, RE: When you want to play "fish or fowl?" (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-08, 09:04:54 (99.6.52.187)
Have you seen anything lately on Giles Martin re-do of Rubber Soul? I thought, in total, he hit the ball outta the park with his Revolver. Always hated those early stereo mixes. Or rather their attemp .......

453: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-08, 08:56:51 (99.6.52.187)
Why not just purchase a power regenerator? Batteries seems like only a partial solution. All other components would also likely benefit from a regenerator. .......

454: Inmate Central, The entire decade? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-07, 08:05:18 (99.6.52.187)
Was something supposed to be attached? .......

455: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yes, of course, all of them (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-06, 12:31:19 (99.6.52.187)
So, is it worse to completely ignore his post because it's too difficult to read, or ask him to make easier for us to read? Mighty selfish of him to ignore the needs of his readers if you ask me. ::: .......

456: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Did you even read the posts? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-06, 11:25:43 (99.6.52.187)
Nobody said shit about his English. It was 100% about the readability of the text. .......

457: Inmate Central, RE: Thoughts and prayers, Wayne. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 15:41:03 (99.6.52.187)
We should wait until he's a gun death statistic? .......

458: Inmate Central, RE: I was a card carrying NRA member as a youth (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 14:52:23 (99.6.52.187)
It became just another grift. May it rot in hell ...- and Wayne with it. .......

459: General Asylum, RE: It doesn't work after all... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 12:21:29 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe give Duck Duck Go a spin. I got seriously pissed off at Chrome for the last time a couple of months ago and put up DDG. Been very pleased with it. I figure any browser that Xitter blocks can't .......

460: Inmate Central, Thoughts and prayers, Wayne. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 11:57:49 (99.6.52.187)
Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA leader, days before start of his civil tria. Good riddance! .......

461: Inmate Central, RE: The "Starskey and Hutch" Curse. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 11:54:14 (99.6.52.187)
I feel blessed to be able to say that I've never seen a single episode. Husky and Starch. And Sugar Bear(?) the pimp. .......

462: General Asylum, RE: not always a good idea (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 11:41:26 (99.6.52.187)
That's the way I always did it. Same approach to installed program barnacles that accumulate over time. .......

463: Inmate Central, RE: I knew Bullwinkle when he was still working as a coat rack. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 08:44:52 (99.6.52.187)
Classmates at Wossamatta University? .......

464: Vinyl Asylum, RE: How about power-washing LPs? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 08:40:06 (99.6.52.187)
Give it a try and report back. Be sure to get pics of the flying rekerds. .......

465: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Like looking into a bowl of alphabet soup (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-05, 07:12:53 (99.6.52.187)
I suspect we're better off without him. .......

466: Inmate Central, If you have any Ace Hardware stores give them a try. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-04, 09:56:32 (99.6.52.187)
I've had very good luck with my local Ace. The service is way, way better than either of the big box guys. I'd shop Ace all the time except for it being 20 min away. I have a Lowes about 300 yards fr .......

467: Inmate Central, RE: not hard to imagine the none-too-distant future... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-03, 19:16:50 (99.6.52.187)
I've been shaken up in a car, but never shaken down by one. It's a grand future, no? .......

468: Inmate Central, Yo, Ghosty - more on an old subject. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-03, 17:23:34 (99.6.52.187)
Automakers' Added Subscription Fees Raise Legal Questions .......

469: Inmate Central, RE: Sort of. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-03, 13:52:18 (99.6.52.187)
That's the way it was when we moved to Texas. Open containers were perfectly legal. The cops had to witness the driver taking a drink while driving for an offense to occur. And, of course drunk drivin .......

470: Inmate Central, RE: OK - I'm not sure that this post will stay up, but here goes (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-03, 12:03:50 (99.6.52.187)
So, are you saying the 4 are trying to make restitution for all the other Ivy Leaguers who've run shit into the ground? Whatever your point actually is, I'm sure it's at least as silly. .......

471: General Asylum, Does it count if I already bought it in November? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-01, 20:31:47 (99.6.52.187)
DS Audio 003 optical cartridge and preamp. It's amazingly amazing. I won't be going back to a magnetic pickup. .......

472: Vinyl Asylum, Strunz and Farrah "Misterio". Nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-01, 10:21:07 (99.6.52.187)
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473: Inmate Central, RE: Besides, the same ref blew a call earlier in the game that went against Dallas. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-01, 10:13:59 (99.6.52.187)
And what if the ref had correctly reported the eligible receiver to Cowboys defensive captain? Who's to say the Cowboys defense doesn't more aggressively cover him and he's not even thrown to? Is it p .......

474: Inmate Central, RE: Get over it. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-01, 09:47:32 (99.6.52.187)
Maybe Lions coaching should get more of the blame? Especially after the first attempt failed. I read someplace that the coach blew another game against Seattle in a nearly identical fashion earlier th .......

475: Inmate Central, Unemployed lawyers? What a shame. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2024-01-01, 09:07:06 (99.6.52.187)
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476: Inmate Central, RE: There's a lot of 1961 Dodge in the Ghia's rear end styling. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-31, 13:46:46 (99.6.52.187)
Until you mentioned it that hadn't occurred to me, but I'll be dipped, there it is! Similarities to the Cuda are undeniable. .......

477: Inmate Central, $2.599 here. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-31, 13:42:57 (99.6.52.187)
Was out yesterday with my lovely bride running a couple of errands and most gas stations were advertising $2.599. It's down about 20 cents over the last few weeks. .......

478: General Asylum, Been using (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-31, 12:43:51 (99.6.52.187)
a brush nearly identical to that for decades. When I was a kid, my dad was a Sherwin Williams dealer. After dad passed, I found several NOS SW china bristle brushes among his tools. Glommed onto one f .......

479: General Asylum, Layla and Other Love Songs (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-29, 19:08:31 (99.6.52.187)
Almost sounds as if it were recorded under water. Another horribly recorded, but outstanding album is "Tapestry". Sounds like Carol's cat was sleeping on top of the mic. .......

480: General Asylum, RE: A sealed MOFI record from the 90s... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-29, 10:30:12 (99.6.52.187)
I have that too. Great soundtrack. And great film too. Enjoy. .......

481: General Asylum, RE: I've Lost Track Over The Years, But.... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-28, 06:32:10 (99.6.52.187)
Gee, all I got was a new heat pump. .......

482: Inmate Central, But you have to love that machine gun exhaust. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 16:12:12 (99.6.52.187)
Twin 50's per side. Do NOT get too close. .......

483: Inmate Central, RE: Here is the recipe that I used .... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 11:43:38 (99.6.52.187)
My mom gave us a stick blender decades ago when they first hit the market. Wife nor I could figure out what to use it for and it eventually got donated. May be time to get another. Fresh made mayo i .......

484: Inmate Central, RE: She got it from a restaurant back in the 50s (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 10:05:36 (99.6.52.187)
Thank you for that. And, it's got no anchovy paste in it. Which is fine by me. Not an anchovy fan at all. .......

485: Inmate Central, RE: Probably using AI to write copy at this point. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 08:44:49 (99.6.52.187)
Surely you must be aware of the Microsoft corporate motto? "It worked yesterday". .......

486: Inmate Central, RE: POTD (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 07:28:21 (99.6.52.187)
I've heard of waking up with a pig in a blanket, but I guess dogs too? Cute pup. .......

487: Inmate Central, RE: Sure (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 07:26:43 (99.6.52.187)
Come on. Spill the beans ...-. Mom's recipe? Is it secret? .......

488: Inmate Central, RE: There was an American car made (back in the 1990's ?) that looked similar. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-27, 07:19:42 (99.6.52.187)
Possibly the reboot of the T-bird? That Dodge is kind of cool. The T-bird not so much. .......

489: Inmate Central, Mine too. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-26, 07:31:34 (99.6.52.187)
I have her copy around here somewhere. Seems like someone gave my wife a copy when we got married, but it didn't help much. I do 99% of the cooking around here. .......

490: Inmate Central, Looks like Ghia forgot D'Tailights. Ooos. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-26, 06:04:32 (99.6.52.187)
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491: Inmate Central, Partly cloudy and 65F (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-24, 13:12:02 (99.6.52.187)
Had a bunch of rain last night and this morning, but clearing out. .......

492: Inmate Central, RE: Care to help me clean the Augean Stabels this weekend? (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-23, 07:27:40 (99.6.52.187)
Thx, man. You too. .......

493: Inmate Central, Happy Festivus everyone! (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-23, 07:06:39 (99.6.52.187)
I'm late for the airing of grievances. Feats of strength start at noon. .......

494: General Asylum, Here's another good one. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-23, 06:33:20 (99.6.52.187)
Wonder what Frank would have to say about the world today. .......

495: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'd pass (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-22, 07:49:17 (99.6.52.187)
Good money after bad, IMO. Boxes full of 40 y/o resistors and caps sounds like boxes FULL of problems to me, and a small fortune to update. .......

496: Inmate Central, I vote for Corvan. nt (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-21, 17:35:11 (99.6.52.187)
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497: Inmate Central, Pio plasma. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-21, 08:47:13 (99.6.52.187)
Our 2010 Kuro Elite is still delivering outstanding picture quality. We love it. I have less than no desire to replace it until it craps itself. .......

498: Inmate Central, RE: Didn't even know Toshiba was still around. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-21, 07:12:38 (99.6.52.187)
Many believe it's karma payback for giving our submarine technology to the Ruskies. Conglomeration was thought by a lot of corporations to be the future, but many corporate conglomerates have fallen .......

499: Inmate Central, How the mighty have fallen. (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-21, 06:47:45 (99.6.52.187)
End of an era for electronics giant Toshiba. Pissed it all away ... and then some. Many say good riddance. They been on the rocks for a long time. .......

500: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More about ritual than results ... (0.00)
Posted by Sondek on 2023-12-20, 21:12:04 (99.6.52.187)
FWIW, fast forward to @ 11 min mark of this Kevin Deal/Charles Kirmuss video and check out the evidence of USC efficacy presented. I found it interesting. First serious attempt I've seen at proving u .......

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