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1: Shady Lane, If you understand the explanation... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-04-17, 06:54:26 (64.42.180.33)
...you're a better man than I. .......
2: Digital Drive, At this point... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-20, 08:48:41 (104.238.165.195)
...I am inclined to just ride the pony 'til his legs go out from under him. .......
3: Digital Drive, RE: That is... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-19, 11:27:26 (149.28.113.186)
...very much along my own lines of thought. My only reason for considering replacement now is if laser performance typically falls off with time/usage. And that was my question in the OP but, thus far .......
4: Digital Drive, transport (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-13, 17:53:51 (174.128.180.231)
Nope, it's not gonna be one of those which transport should I buy threads. I have an Accustic Arts Drive 1 that will be celebrating its 21st bday next month. It has the ubiquitous Phiiips CD Pro 2 dri .......
5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Preamps: Dartzeel vs.VAC vs. Joule... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-12, 09:23:56 (64.42.180.240)
He's talking preamps here. .......
6: Critic's Corner, RE: Avantgarde Acoustic Trio G3 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-03, 17:39:41 (66.42.116.101)
Jon Valin reviewed the original Trios for TAS back in the late '90s and, of course, he loved them and said they might be the best bloomin' speakers in the whole world save for slight deficiency in the .......
7: Critic's Corner, RE: Avantgarde Acoustic Trio G3 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-02-02, 08:02:57 (174.128.176.87)
100 hz. is the low end capability of the Trio horns without the inclusion of the bass horns (or whatever they're called now). .......
8: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 'aesthetically modified to reduce their apparent width' (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-01-31, 08:02:59 (45.76.23.219)
I must say, once again, you really did a beautiful job on your Duos. I can't imagine the "factory" could have done it cleaner or better. .......
9: OTL Asylum, RE: Been running M60s for 20 years (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-01-15, 11:16:38 (174.128.181.100)
Over the course of that time I have had run ins with the Chinese tubes. I had no quarrel with the sound compared to Sovtek but they unfailingly would wear out way quicker than the Russian stuff. Same .......
10: Critic's Corner, RE: Horse hockey. nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-01-15, 11:12:06 (174.128.181.100)
nt .......
11: Critic's Corner, RE: This might be the best thing I have ever written... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-01-13, 10:53:01 (144.202.48.210)
...if I may say so myself. What a boor. .......
12: Digital Drive, RE: New CD Transport Shanling EC3 in the house (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2024-01-04, 13:48:31 (174.128.180.150)
Mono and Stereo featured Shanling's new top-o-the-line cd player today. Oddly, uses the remaining stock they have of the CD Pro 2. $17K. .......
13: Whiner's Woad, Most likely... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-11-13, 16:35:30 (68.112.214.108)
...it'll take an extremely unfortunate series of events involving the cable cooker, or some such. .......
14: Cable Asylum, Check out the company Phasure (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-11-13, 13:57:49 (68.112.214.108)
nt .......
15: Whiner's Woad, RE: Hints have been dropped... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-11-13, 13:52:04 (68.112.214.108)
...by many numerous times in the past with no discernible effect. He inhabits his self created little cocoon and filters out everything that's not complimentary. The MO seems to be the old ignore it a .......
16: General Asylum, RE: Or do you spend more time posting than listening? nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-10-31, 10:11:45 (68.112.214.108)
I think you nailed it. .......
17: Speaker Asylum, RE: My idea for a TOTALLY renovated KLH 20 loudspeaker (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-10-30, 11:11:07 (68.112.214.108)
+1 to why bother with this. Those boxes have nothing going for them. .......
18: Cable Asylum, RE: for a penny on the dollar... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-10-13, 07:57:17 (68.112.214.108)
...it's hard to dispute that logic. .......
19: Cable Asylum, RE: and just you wait... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-10-12, 11:17:58 (68.112.214.108)
...til they release the Odin 3. Then all the previously unheard flaws of the 2 will come cascading down upon us making us all wonder how it was that we were so taken in by the obviously deficient Odin .......
20: General Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-09-20, 12:13:42 (174.128.180.216)
nt .......
21: General Asylum, RE: New Super Tweeter (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-09-11, 12:01:53 (174.128.180.199)
Helium in a balloono .......
22: Critic's Corner, Now, now...nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-09-06, 11:14:22 (174.128.176.72)
nt .......
23: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: But, do you remember... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-08-14, 10:55:06 (174.128.181.115)
EXACTLY...total rubbish. The Sheldon Cooper of audio. .......
24: Critic's Corner, Well... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-08-14, 10:49:08 (174.128.181.115)
...just maybe he took your "hint". .......
25: General Asylum, Re: Then than your you're there their here hear etc. but why... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-08-05, 09:39:03 (174.128.181.53)
...fer chrissakes, loose instead of lose? I see it all the time. .......
26: Critic's Corner, Good luck with that. nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-07-28, 11:24:06 (174.128.176.85)
nt .......
27: General Asylum, RE: Is this... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-07-02, 12:24:55 (174.128.180.227)
...meant to be directed my way or to the OP? .......
28: General Asylum, Exactly... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-07-01, 09:27:15 (174.128.176.116)
...which is why, unlike some others, I have chosen to not make any pronouncements concerning their efficacy. Could it be you have a "problem" with GK? .......
29: General Asylum, I'm sure... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-30, 14:10:23 (174.128.176.116)
...you've tried them all. .......
30: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Check out this champagne wine list (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-12, 09:21:24 (174.128.181.228)
Quite the list. I see my Le MESNIL is present and accounted for. I saw Henri Billiot also...I haven't had it in awhile but it used to be pretty special. It's an Ambonnay region product...one of my fav .......
31: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Aren't you glad... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-09, 14:25:29 (174.128.181.9)
...you asked :) .......
32: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Give me a top 5 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-09, 14:21:26 (174.128.181.9)
There is only one champagne that I drink regularly now under $100 and it is my go to and, generally, leaves nothing to be desired compared to most $100 bottlings I'm familiar with even thought it's ha .......
33: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Still drinking champagne? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-08, 15:24:37 (174.128.181.9)
Oh yeah, but I'm getting more flustered with it by the year. Compared to what I personally experienced as the heyday of champagne (the '70s into the '90s) has morphed into a bunch of gutless chefs de .......
34: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Ready for something out of character? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-07, 14:53:59 (174.128.181.9)
Love your nail polish color choice. .......
35: General Asylum, RE: Very glad you got a lot out of it, but.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-07, 14:49:56 (174.128.181.9)
I agree...once the "signal" has been decimated and reconstructed the true analog quality is lost forever. .......
36: General Asylum, It seems to me that... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-06-03, 10:04:46 (68.112.214.108)
...any system which could be described as a "serious player" would certainly have to have at least one source. Your system profile does not indicate that there is one. .......
37: General Asylum, Same here... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-05-31, 11:02:31 (68.112.214.108)
...I have no use for "background music" so only listen when I am committed 100% and only at lifelike levels. I used to "party" some five times a week so I've slacked off considerably. An unexpected de .......
38: General Asylum, Well then... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-05-19, 15:41:39 (68.112.214.108)
...I guess all of this "unqualified" conjecture is nothing but smoke and everything is hunky dory at AR. My mistake. But I find it rather unusual that a company that is put into receivership would fin .......
39: General Asylum, RE: beware (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-05-19, 13:34:44 (68.112.214.108)
By reading the filing and looking at the 30 odd page list of creditors waiting to be made whole. .......
40: General Asylum, RE: Sax in Reverb room vs Anechoic chamber. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-04-22, 15:11:38 (68.112.214.108)
+1 on the anechoic chamber. The true nature of the sax sound came through more clearly. .......
41: General Asylum, RE: Guess they didn't have much choice... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-04-01, 14:20:26 (69.169.8.184)
...since Shinola is already taken in the audio world. .......
42: General Asylum, Hendrix is to rock guitar musicianship... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-03-18, 14:10:02 (69.169.8.153)
...what Kenny G is to sax. .......
43: General Asylum, looking for a youtube video... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-24, 11:51:32 (69.169.8.168)
...I saw several years ago that I can share with my neighbor for her young kids. Basically, it features a long string of identical (what appear to be) wooden figurines that are marching around a long .......
44: General Asylum, RE: If I had known then what I know now (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-23, 14:56:39 (69.169.8.119)
4 speed or powerglide? .......
45: General Asylum, RE: Uninteresting posts (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-21, 12:00:24 (69.169.8.103)
"...can't take a hint..." Amen to that, brother. For every five "updates" on the latest cable du jour review he gets maybe one response. As anyone with a brain can see he simply uses audio as the vehi .......
46: General Asylum, RE: A suggestion for the Bored..... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-20, 10:49:44 (69.169.8.153)
...and while we're at it, can we move it to wherever "outside" lurks, forever? .......
47: General Asylum, RE: he only did the "right thing" originally... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-05, 11:01:18 (68.112.214.108)
...because of his expectation of receiving thanks in return. Like people who give gifts only to those who(m) they expect to reciprocate. .......
48: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Who is "they", with the $10K fuses for sale? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-03, 08:58:11 (68.112.214.108)
Yes, as has been covered 1000 times before. I have no subjective experience in this arena...I'm just reporting on what's currently available in the marketplace. .......
49: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Who is "they", with the $10K fuses for sale? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-02-01, 18:11:36 (68.112.214.108)
QSA audio .......
50: General Asylum, RE"...caps the size of dogs..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-01-23, 16:38:33 (69.169.8.103)
and "...rats the size of cats..." Thankyou David Bowie. .......
51: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: $3000. is just... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2023-01-17, 15:06:14 (69.169.8.182)
... getting started. I believe their top-o-the-line Gold level comes in at $10K. I believe it has just launched. .......
52: General Asylum, RE: Songwriter-comedian Tom Lehrer is giving away all his music. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-12-18, 08:07:14 (69.169.8.117)
"First you get down on your knees... fiddle with your rosaries... Bow your head with great respect... genuflect genuflect genuflect" Some of his stuff was a real hoot. .......
53: OTL Asylum, RE: Certainly of the 4 30-to-60-Watt SETs I tried... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-11-30, 07:36:39 (69.169.8.137)
86 db into 8 or 4 ohms? So whatcha gettin'? .......
54: OTL Asylum, RE: BEST-EVER-sounding music system this WE (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-11-29, 10:16:50 (69.169.8.168)
Those VIVAs are absolutely no slouch but I assume you are preferring the Atmas. .......
55: General Asylum, RE: Hopefully 16hz doesn't... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-11-11, 11:50:01 (69.169.8.119)
...equate to the brown note. It sure wasn't pretty on "South Park". .......
56: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not getting any attention... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-11-04, 10:25:20 (68.112.214.108)
...over at Cables so hoping to drum some up here. No rest for the needy. .......
57: General Asylum, RE: the site you linked....... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-11-02, 13:53:58 (69.169.8.72)
.....is well worth the time to visit. Nice stuff. .......
58: General Asylum, RE: This guy is a massive B.S. artist (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-10-30, 23:10:16 (69.169.8.54)
I watched the video and my sense is that there is merit to the report you have given. I have no "facts"...just my gut. .......
59: General Asylum, RE: +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-10-27, 11:46:37 (68.112.214.108)
nt .......
60: General Asylum, RE: My experience pretty much... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-10-26, 13:50:12 (69.169.8.168)
...mirrors yours albeit in a somewhat larger (21'X14') room. Spherical horns above 160hz. .......
61: General Asylum, a big +1 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-09-21, 10:47:08 (69.169.8.118)
No such thing as background music at my house. When I listen it is an event. No TVs, phones, lights, conversations or any other distractions are permitted. And I always listen at realistic volume keve .......
62: Speaker Asylum, RE: You gotta love... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-09-04, 18:38:50 (68.112.214.108)
... any speaker with a "sensibility range" of 97db/watt/meter. .......
63: General Asylum, RE: Gotta believe... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-08-17, 22:43:23 (174.128.182.55)
And ya gotta love Pinterest...I get more email links from them daily than all the shit from Amazon combined. I took a second better look at those speakers. What made me lean to the cell foam side was .......
64: General Asylum, RE: Gotta believe... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-08-17, 08:28:10 (174.128.182.39)
...those are conventional cabs that have been sprayed with some kind of cellular foam. .......
65: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Get off the grid.......Use an inverter (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-08-03, 14:57:16 (69.169.8.72)
Money back sounded to me like a rebate. Money back guarantee would have filled the bill nicely. No worries, it's all good .......
66: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Get off the grid.......Use an inverter (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-08-03, 11:06:40 (69.169.8.154)
I don't understand the statement "...you can buy the inverter...and batteries and get money back...". Can you further clarify that for me? .......
67: General Asylum, RE: When I saw that pic... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-08-03, 10:59:48 (69.169.8.154)
...I was afraid that Lummy had decided to hijack the thread. .......
68: OTL Asylum, Nope... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-07-30, 13:39:13 (69.169.8.186)
...as per my above post, I have AG Duos and have been running them exclusively for the last 21 years. The OP apparently has the Sanders. .......
69: OTL Asylum, Sorry, I can't help you with that... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-07-28, 15:13:08 (69.169.8.56)
...but, as usual, the speaker's impedance curve and sensitivity will tell the story, as it always does with OTLs .......
70: OTL Asylum, RE: Received my (lifetime-3rd) pair of A-S M-60s yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-07-27, 08:41:54 (69.169.8.56)
Ah yes...M60s and mid summer in Phoenix. Not to mention MA-1s in another room. Of course, I'm one to talk...M60s and AG Duos in greater New Orleans. I wonder which environment is more enticing...110 d .......
71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Gimmicky Garish Mesh of Gears or Cool New Integrated ? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-07-27, 08:23:28 (69.169.8.56)
Overall, an intriguing product. The look is decidedly retro (to my eyes, at least). It packs a lot of features and really uses up the available faceplate real estate. The volume control is rather fuss .......
72: General Asylum, RE: Anybody have any idea... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-07-26, 10:31:59 (69.169.8.165)
...what those shiny cylinder like objects are on the top shelves between the speakers? .......
73: Digital Drive, RE: Rega is the only top-loader available today, right ? (nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-06-23, 13:25:45 (69.169.8.101)
Far from it. .......
74: Digital Drive, RE: Oh yeah I forgot, I've got an Audio System in Each Car as well .............. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-04-13, 12:42:13 (68.112.214.108)
Yeah, my car's got a sound system too...amazing coincidence. Didn't know anything about your Bose system til just now so I certainly wasn't judging it. And remember, the Tivoli (or whatever) is for th .......
75: Digital Drive, RE: You guys obviously don't have a Girl Friend or a Wife ....... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-04-12, 20:12:46 (69.169.8.88)
I think trying to justify the need for multiple audio systems in a home by comparing to the need for multiple autos in a home occupied by two or more licensed drivers is pretty weak (and so do you cuz .......
76: Digital Drive, RE: How many Audiophiles have Multiple Systems here ? .................... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-04-12, 15:25:26 (69.169.8.88)
Total +1 cawson. It seems eminently more sensible to me to put together one ass kicking system in one room than to scatter a bunch of lesser performing ones willy nilly thruout the abode. I am perfect .......
77: General Asylum, Must be the same folks that translated the title... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2022-02-14, 11:06:02 (69.169.8.154)
...of my Butthole Surfers albums..."Rembrandt Pussy Horse" and "Locust Abortion Technician" .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Vintage pics of starlets and their turntables... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-10-01, 10:43:17 (68.191.86.184)
Obviously she was quite the audiophile. Unsleeved LPs slung across the floor and on top of each other and her ciggy deftly poised above the TT, ready to drop a dollop of ashes directly unto the (unbru .......
79: Tweakers' Asylum, WOW... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-08-06, 14:43:19 (68.112.209.27)
...some 20 edits...a record, I think. Glad they worked for you, though. .......
80: Cable Asylum, RE: RIP Duster (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-30, 09:20:36 (68.112.209.27)
Duster was as reliable as the sunrise. Never bitter nor arrogant, his posts were always relevant and informed. Would that all contributors here follow his example. He will be genuinely missed. ::: TOP .......
81: OTL Asylum, RE: You aced the test... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-26, 12:55:11 (68.112.209.27)
High failure rate and short life span...pretty much in line with all of the Chinese tubes I've tried whether driver or power. .......
82: OTL Asylum, RE: You aced the test... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-23, 13:31:34 (68.112.209.27)
Sorry but I can't offer anything useful on NOS 6AS7s as I have no personal experience with them. I've stuck to Sovteks all these years except for a brief fling with the Chinese 6N31 variant, which pro .......
83: OTL Asylum, RE: You aced the test... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-23, 11:46:55 (68.112.209.27)
I would amend your statement that Ralph recommends preconditioning NOS 6AS7s by way of saying that (unless I, myself, have misunderstood) he really doesn't advocate the use of older NOS power tubes (s .......
84: OTL Asylum, RE: You aced the test... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-23, 11:16:35 (68.112.209.27)
You've bought into a support group that is second to none with the fact that both vendors know your amps AND speakers like the backs of their hands. BTW, I've had the MP-1/M60s for 20 years now (bough .......
85: OTL Asylum, RE: You aced the test... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-23, 10:15:13 (68.112.209.27)
...great product and great people you're dealing with. .......
86: OTL Asylum, RE: Dickie - Macovski OTL amplifier (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-07-11, 11:04:16 (68.112.209.27)
Never heard of them but they have a very novel look. Kudos to the design if it can drive 2.8 ohms. .......
87: General Asylum, RE: Date yourself: Your first concert? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-06-28, 12:39:40 (68.112.209.27)
Led Zeppelin, 1969, Macon, Ga. I was at Ga. Tech and a friend of mine was going to Mercer so we decided to take the plunge and see what all the fuss was about. Didn't take long to find out. It cost us .......
88: Critic's Corner, RE: although it is unclear from the text... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-06-25, 14:38:46 (68.112.209.27)
...I got the opposite impression...that he wasn't aware of the gaffe until the "extra" stuff showed up at his door. Because of his lack of clarity, one can only infer. .......
89: Critic's Corner, RE: Interpreting the wording he used in the sentence... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-06-25, 14:33:37 (68.112.209.27)
...describing the account closure, then, indeed, he did, in fact close the account himself. .......
90: General Asylum, RE: $600 for different color seatbelts... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-06-25, 14:25:15 (68.112.209.27)
Same thing that Jaguar was charging for them in the F Type when I retired at the end of 2017. Want a slightly plusher headliner fabric in black instead of the standard beige "morzine" fabric, that'll .......
91: General Asylum, RE: Vatican is buying PayPal (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-05-12, 12:06:43 (68.112.209.27)
Clever one, Todd. .......
92: General Asylum, RE: Not trying... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-04-28, 11:53:31 (68.112.209.27)
...to be snarky, but I would hope so. .......
93: Critic's Corner, RE:I watched it, too,... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-04-20, 08:58:52 (68.112.209.27)
I'm on the northshore in Covington. .......
94: Critic's Corner, RE:I watched it, too,... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-04-14, 09:32:49 (71.8.111.237)
...with an open and unbiased (chortle) mind set and I have to say, I found his presentation to be even handed. Prior to this thread, I had never heard of Gene or Audioholics. I didn't feel he was on a .......
95: Speaker Asylum, RE: Even Jaguar E Type was discontinued... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-04-08, 17:15:31 (71.8.111.237)
...because they were unable to find a way to aesthetically incorporate the increasingly more energy absorbent bumper standards required in the US market and yet they could not afford to eschew the US .......
96: General Asylum, RE: I'm gonna guess that system didn't start out in that room... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-03-28, 10:52:59 (71.8.111.237)
...I'm thinking the same thing about the fireplace :) .......
97: General Asylum, RE: Captain Beefheart... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-02-26, 13:01:17 (71.8.111.237)
Amen to that, brother. FWIW, I think they whiffed on the name...looks more like carp mask replica to me. .......
98: General Asylum, RE: 😔 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-02-20, 08:34:15 (71.8.111.237)
Does that chassis look like it fell "...twenty feet to the ground..."? .......
99: General Asylum, You didn't happen to sell that ole Dodge... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-01-23, 11:18:49 (71.8.111.237)
...(or was it a Duster) to Al Bundy, did ya??? .......
100: General Asylum, RE: Krell KAV-300iL Integrated Amplifier find at Goodwill (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2021-01-17, 10:03:34 (71.8.111.237)
Looks like it might have gone through a house fire or something. .......
101: General Asylum, "...and that's 4 out of 10 or .04..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-12-15, 09:26:48 (71.8.111.237)
Remind me to never let you guys do my taxes. 4 out of 10 (as you put it) is 40% or .4. And when you reduce 400,000,000 and 10,000,000,000 by the maximum number of zeroes common to both numbers you get .......
102: General Asylum, Sorry Kyle but... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-12-14, 09:17:11 (71.8.111.237)
... 3 is not .03% of 100. It's 3% of 100. 1% of 100 is 1, 2% of 100 is 2 and 3% of 100 is (voila) 3. .03% is 1/100th of that. .03 X 100 is 3. .......
103: Cable Asylum, RE: Sonic effect of speaker cable under the house in cold weather (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-11-22, 12:38:14 (71.8.111.237)
Hi Jim, I ran 10 meters of balanced IC down through the floor and out to the other side of the living room and then up through the floor again to my amps. I ran 'em encased in PVC conduit but, obvious .......
104: Tubes Asylum, RE: "...except that possibly it was because I had been drinking..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-11-19, 15:17:44 (71.8.111.237)
Maybe you should do what a friend of mine did and have a breathalyzer installed on each amp. In his case, he can't get past standby until he's over the legal limit. YMMV :) .......
105: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: There was a wire suspended rack system, but I don't recall the name. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-11-07, 21:15:04 (71.8.111.237)
Arcici maybe?? .......
106: General Asylum, make that a year late/dollar short for this one nt. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-10-11, 10:37:00 (71.88.231.163)
NT .......
107: Tweakers' Asylum, after some due diligence... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-19, 08:08:01 (71.88.231.163)
...I made the decision and pulled the trigger on the Oyaide RO. Once installed and settled, I'll let you know how it all pans out. .......
108: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Could I borrow some of your expertise...pleeze (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-08, 14:17:29 (71.88.231.163)
Please forgive me. I see you already provided a link in your earlier post. Somehow, I managed to miss it. Thanks again. .......
109: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Could I borrow some of your expertise...pleeze (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-08, 07:43:04 (71.88.231.163)
I'm fine with buying from Japan if it's a safe bet that the product is genuine. I just have read too many stories of woe here about counterfeit goods and, again, I'm an EBAY newb. Do you have a name o .......
110: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Could I borrow some of your expertise...pleeze (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-07, 13:59:42 (71.88.231.163)
Thanks so much Duster. I think I'm gonna do the deed. I was wondering if you were going to reco the Furtech rhodiums (I think) which I've heard some rumblings about. BTW, believe it or not I am a comp .......
111: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Could I borrow some of your expertise...pleeze (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-07, 13:24:28 (71.88.231.163)
I am not a student of these things so I really don't know the plug on the power cord except to say it looks very similar to plugs I have seen you or others post pix of from time to time with the barre .......
112: Tweakers' Asylum, Could I borrow some of your expertise...pleeze (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-07, 11:29:24 (71.88.231.163)
I'm waiting to install mine til I can decide on an upgrade outlet. I run AG Duos and OTLs and value transparency and detail but without sizzle or glare. Not wanting to go nuts on $$$ but I can get wha .......
113: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Carbon fiber AC outlet wall plate arrived. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-09-01, 13:30:09 (71.88.231.163)
My three came in today. They do appear substantial. BTW, the shipping label shows they were shipped from Connex in NY. .......
114: General Asylum, and with the handy provided attachments... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-08-18, 13:05:41 (71.88.231.163)
...it also makes pasta!! .......
115: Cable Asylum, RE: Question for Duster (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-08-03, 16:05:54 (71.88.231.163)
Off this topic but on topic for cables...did you end up going with the Fideliums? .......
116: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sweet! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-08-02, 09:12:13 (71.88.231.163)
Really fine job and a definite upgrade in both appearance and structural rigidity. I no sooner saw the picture of the finished product installed along with the blocks supporting your speakers then I t .......
117: Tubes Asylum, RE: Ooops! My mistake. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-05-22, 10:39:18 (68.112.215.22)
Cajun bass traps are crawfish sacks filled with champagne corks (in my case, although any cork would do). A crawfish sack is very similar to the mesh style bag lemons come in except the mesh is larger .......
118: Tubes Asylum, RE: Ooops! My mistake. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-05-20, 08:11:22 (68.112.215.22)
make that two mistakes. .......
119: General Asylum, make that 1150 BC NT.. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-04-29, 11:05:36 (68.112.215.22)
NT .......
120: General Asylum, where did the time go, indeed (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-04-26, 10:34:37 (68.112.215.22)
I'm 30 days out from my 69th. That's about 9 years past the sell by date for the males in my family, historically. .......
121: Cable Asylum, I read original post again... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-04-23, 08:40:08 (68.112.215.22)
...before deciding to respond and, frankly, it doesn't come off as an injection of humor in my eyes. I wonder if my tater tots are, therefore, cryoed. .......
122: Cable Asylum, "...more appreciative..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-03-05, 09:56:28 (68.112.215.22)
Sorry but, at least for me, I must strongly disagree. .......
123: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: AER vs Cube vs Voxativ in open baffle (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-26, 15:36:27 (68.112.215.22)
My experience hearing the 10" Cube is identical to yours. .......
124: General Asylum, RE: Audiophile Weed (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-26, 15:22:49 (68.112.215.22)
Michoacan. .......
125: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Rogue Cronus Magnum III? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-19, 09:52:02 (68.112.215.22)
Long time no see WKFF. I always enjoyed your no nonsense posts as well as your disdain for the "self absorbed". What a saturated fulfilling life you must lead in Alaska. .......
126: Critic's Corner, RE: I think your assessment... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-19, 09:43:20 (68.112.215.22)
...is a well considered and even handed one. .......
127: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: 10000$ fossilized alien poo-poo (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-17, 09:47:29 (68.112.215.22)
I wondered what ever happened to Patrick. .......
128: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgrading from Goertz copper speaker cable (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-02-06, 10:24:47 (68.112.215.22)
FWIW, there's a relatively new thread over on AGON forums by a guy called fxman who has them in his system. Apparently they are fresh and he has yet to comment on the sound; Wish I knew how to cut and .......
129: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgrading from Goertz copper speaker cable (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-01-25, 13:06:37 (68.112.215.22)
If you go forward with it I'd be very interested to get your take, as I'm sure would others visiting here. I'm still using the original Valhalla SC and with no complaints but the value proposition wit .......
130: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgrading from Goertz copper speaker cable (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-01-24, 16:40:51 (68.112.215.22)
The new Silversmith Fidelium might be just the ticket and it's definitely priced right. This brand typically flies under the radar but is a genuine player IMHO. Currently offering a 20% discount as we .......
131: General Asylum, Go ahead, marcg... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2020-01-01, 11:20:42 (68.112.215.22)
...answer the man :) .......
132: Rocky Road, RE: Greg Brown - Brand New '64 Dodge. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-12-11, 08:39:22 (68.112.215.22)
"...and parked in her rickety old garage..." .......
133: General Asylum, RE: It's IN The Wood! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-25, 12:55:15 (68.112.215.22)
Yet another unexpected benefit of analogue over digital:) .......
134: Rocky Road, Correction... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-24, 10:04:55 (68.112.215.22)
...the actual product name is "Slap Ya Mama". Should've caught that. .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: here ya go (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-22, 15:03:24 (68.112.215.22)
I'd swear it was Canadian but it doesn't have the square wheels:) .......
136: General Asylum, RE: Authorized service in the Atlanta area (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-20, 14:36:19 (68.112.215.22)
Is that still the case...I thought Powell bailed. .......
137: Rocky Road, RE: DEVO (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-20, 08:19:55 (68.112.215.22)
+1 on "Gut Feeling". Interestingly enough there is a cajun seasoning marketed under the name "Slap Your Mama". I wonder if its name is inspired by the segue out of "Gut Feeling"? .......
138: General Asylum, RE: Nice, but nicer if you might contain your bioblog to (maybe?) just 1-2 boards?...N/T (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-11-04, 08:29:58 (68.112.215.22)
It seems he pops up in General from time to time when he feels he's not getting enough attention in the usual thread catagories he has co-opted over time. .......
139: General Asylum, RE: Along with this one. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-28, 12:33:25 (68.112.215.22)
I can see you were quite the party animal :) I don't remember my first LP but "Surfin' Bird" was the first 45. .......
140: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just speculating here (I mean c'mon, doesn't everyone else)... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-20, 08:42:18 (96.33.146.35)
...but I'm guessing the preamp actually does have some unspecified level of gain as a default and that the selector switch enables you to either leave that amount intact or to attenuate it by 6db or 1 .......
141: General Asylum, RE: Is that a Copeland preamp? nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-16, 06:30:45 (96.33.146.35)
Copland .......
142: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: My new D. Sachs Model 2 .................... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-09, 08:38:20 (96.33.146.35)
Nice clean conservative kinda retro look. I have eight of the little buggers (6SN7s) in my Atma MP-1. Could actually be 10 but I don't use the tape loop. .......
143: Whiner's Woad, Now that he's gone... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-06, 09:25:42 (96.33.146.35)
...and Keith Richards follows suit it'll be curtains for the tobacco industry. It seems I did see a documentary on him and, frankly, he came off as a curmudgeonly, bitter ass. .......
144: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Except that's not what I said .................. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-03, 12:19:57 (96.33.146.35)
Read it twice before posting and both times thought the "grand" was a modifier for the DAC. It fit the context and both Grand and DAC were capitalized, thus, in my mind, linking them together. Sorry ' .......
145: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Not surprised ....................... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-10-03, 10:45:19 (96.33.146.35)
Good to hear the 100 times as expensive Cambridge "stood up" to the $2+ DAC. .......
146: General Asylum, RE: Absolutely but by pure chance... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-09-13, 12:57:50 (96.33.146.35)
Can't remember which came first as both are close to 20 years old but the drapes are a tropical pattern featuring elephant ear leaves in green/blue maise colors and the horn bells of the AG Duos are c .......
147: General Asylum, RE: everyone should plan on worrying about what kind of world we are going to leave for him (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-09-04, 15:05:00 (96.33.146.35)
Looks like a shar pei smoking a blunt. God love 'im. .......
148: Rocky Road, RE: Acres! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-09-03, 21:18:21 (96.33.146.35)
Yeah, I'm still on the trail but the spore is getting really weak. When I say the following it is not to imply that my per bottle budget is anywhere near this high but it's a cryin' shame what you DO .......
149: Rocky Road, Now that sounds like... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-09-01, 10:28:39 (96.33.146.35)
...the real McCoy :) .......
150: Rocky Road, RE: The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-08-31, 14:41:57 (96.33.146.35)
That can't be the original mix from '65 that I listened to on the radio, can it? That version had Cuban/marimba band influences that I sure don't recall from my teen days. .......
151: Critic's Corner, RE: A sloppy history of audio (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-07-28, 16:45:06 (96.33.146.35)
Hey...no complaints here.It just struck me when I saw how long the edits line was. At least you cared enough to bother to clean it up, unlike so many of the unconcerned and, apparently, GEDless who do .......
152: Critic's Corner, RE: A sloppy history of audio (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-07-28, 16:12:59 (96.33.146.35)
I think you set the new record for edits. .......
153: Critic's Corner, RE: An Inconvenient Truth . . . (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-07-16, 09:38:18 (96.33.146.35)
I think he pretty much nailed it. Way too many people are minding other perfectly happy people's business on the false pretense of wishing to lead them to a better life experience. .......
154: Rocky Road, RE: Babymetal at Glastonbury (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-07-02, 18:37:48 (96.33.146.35)
So derivative and unoriginal in sound and look alike.But we all know the Asians are accomplished copycats so no surprises here. They so desperately want to be players in the rock arena but cannot come .......
155: OTL Asylum, RE: For sure I have less gain... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-15, 19:23:29 (96.33.146.35)
...by shorting V2 but by still using 8 output tubes per channel vs 4, the amps output impedance is halved as compared to 4 6AS7s per channel. Obviously, this is advantageous for the performance of ful .......
156: OTL Asylum, RE: Hmm...I may be wrong, but V1, however many there are in the amp... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-15, 19:16:26 (96.33.146.35)
V2 in my M60s .......
157: OTL Asylum, RE: What do I think? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-15, 09:39:01 (96.33.146.35)
I've been running M60s since 2001 nonstop on my AG Duos and tried the little experiment you're currently involved in. When the smoke cleared (figuratively) I was satisfied with the performance when us .......
158: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Only One Poirot. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-14, 23:12:13 (96.33.146.35)
Amen to that, brother. .......
159: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I just thought it'd make a great monster mash-up, especially with the Japanese twist. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-14, 23:09:20 (96.33.146.35)
Don't feel bad...I got it and thought it was clever. .......
160: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I had such high hopes for this...... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-14, 23:04:54 (96.33.146.35)
Thanks for bothering to add that joke in, Earl. It's a hoot!!! .......
161: Tube DIY Asylum, Sweeeet!! nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-14, 22:55:26 (96.33.146.35)
nt .......
162: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgrade the speaker cables? (long) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-12, 08:31:26 (96.33.146.35)
Well, that's a fine how do ya do. I'm not familiar with their model lineup/pricing structure. I think I'd be scared off too. .......
163: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgrade the speaker cables? (long) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-12, 07:31:20 (96.33.146.35)
Why not give the Teo speaker cables a go, providing they have a trial period available? You already like the ICs. I have never heard the brand but would suspect they would offer a rather saturated sou .......
164: Rocky Road, RE: New definition of absolute sh!t?... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-10, 07:53:53 (96.33.146.35)
Not in my book...I liked it. The performance was all around pretty tight and the cover was respectful of the original. Nowhere near my absolute fave Bowie material but well worth a spin now and again. .......
165: Digital Drive, RE: It's a very good DAC... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-07, 16:19:21 (96.33.146.35)
I won't be at all surprised if the Termie ends up besting the Audio GD...it certainly should for the coin. Again, I'm just appreciative of the fact that you've refrained from anointing it as the "be a .......
166: Digital Drive, RE: DENAFRIPS Terminator is in the house.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-06-07, 11:13:44 (96.33.146.35)
I just wanna say thanks for the restraint you have shown in your comments. It adds a lot of credibility (with me at least) to what you will have to say later.I get so tired of these "reviews" where th .......
167: General Asylum, RE: Anyone know of less expensive AC 120 voltage regulator than .... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-05-22, 06:39:33 (96.33.146.35)
Sorry, all...my comment above was supposed to show up here. .......
168: General Asylum, RE: Anyone know of less expensive AC 120 voltage regulator than .... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-05-21, 08:35:51 (96.33.146.35)
Great to hear that at least one customer has had a good experience with this company and its products .......
169: Digital Drive, RE: What's MOC? nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-05-16, 09:09:57 (96.33.146.35)
The Munich show. His comments are part of "Stereophile" coverage. .......
170: Digital Drive, RE: Pinging Par or Pete... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-05-15, 17:08:44 (96.33.146.35)
If by Par you mean PAR, I recently saw a post by him commenting on JV Serinius(?) coverage of Verity audio speakers (not the mega system) at MOC. .......
171: Rocky Road, RE: Cream Tales of Brave Ulysses live at Revolution Club (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-05-11, 12:29:47 (96.33.146.35)
sounded to me like there were speed stability issues with the recorder. .......
172: Critic's Corner, RE: Stockhausen's bodyguard adjusting horn-loaded driver #1743 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-04-26, 17:12:24 (96.33.146.35)
Closing in on the record for edits it looks like. .......
173: General Asylum, The Kinkster... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-04-26, 17:08:08 (96.33.146.35)
...was quite a character. Actually took a shot at running for president of the YEW ESS AYE about three terms or so ago. He's alright in my book. .......
174: Critic's Corner, and even at 600K... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-04-19, 16:42:45 (96.33.146.35)
...at least in the case of the Magico Ultimates, you still don't get the top and bottom octave. I mean, really... .......
175: General Asylum, RE: Stop watching .. not worth the Electricity wasted garbage films ?) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-04-17, 10:52:05 (96.33.146.35)
Not to worry, hh. As you can see from the subject line of his post he's not telling you it's garbage...he asking you. .......
176: General Asylum, RE: My PS Audio P300 Power Plant gave up the ghost today (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-02-20, 09:47:07 (96.33.146.35)
Abe, PM me .......
177: General Asylum, RE: On getting used to things (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-01-29, 12:10:42 (96.33.146.35)
Having owned AG Duos since 2001, I'll be interested in your findings. .......
178: General Asylum, RE: On getting used to things (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-01-28, 08:46:23 (96.33.146.35)
Don't think those speakers are Mark Levinson. .......
179: Critic's Corner, RE: They're hobbyist entertainment... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2019-01-07, 10:28:59 (71.8.25.200)
...but secretly (or not) hoping to be taken as scientific journals. .......
180: OTL Asylum, "...balanced..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-12-08, 09:55:27 (71.8.25.200)
As an M60 owner (2 pair) I am puzzled by this. Do you mean biased, instead? .......
181: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Grant Fidelity slipping away? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-30, 10:27:50 (71.8.25.200)
Never had a Chinese fiend before. How do I go about getting one? .......
182: General Asylum, Care enough to show yours? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-14, 11:01:25 (71.8.25.200)
Haven't done that since grade school. :) .......
183: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I wonder how the rest of their line sound ?? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-13, 10:48:51 (71.8.25.200)
So many still buy audio with the eyes. Sound is a distant second place, if a factor at all. .......
184: General Asylum, "...flat screens reflect sound..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-09, 10:55:16 (71.8.25.200)
Then what's up with the pictures on each side wall??? .......
185: Cable Asylum, you are most certainly welcome and welcome HERE (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-05, 13:34:24 (71.8.25.200)
I just made an admittedly lame reply/pun to Alaskahiatt over at Tweakers. I wonder if the "english major" will chime in. .......
186: Tweakers' Asylum, OP and readers, please forgive (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-05, 10:56:19 (71.8.25.200)
Alas poor kahiatt. He finds himself in a state of flux by knowing not whether his wicks are. .......
187: Cable Asylum, RE: The William Faulkner of cable, outlet and connector reviews (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-11-02, 14:50:36 (71.8.25.200)
I haven't been in the market for any of the types of items you typically review and yet I read virtually all of your posts when they come up. I wish that everyone's thoughts were as well considered an .......
188: Shady Lane, RE: Bellissimo Audio Design - SCAMMER (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-22, 13:33:28 (71.8.25.200)
Yeah...kinda like the time where the guy bought the used gear from the dealer on AGON and then, after paying in full, was informed by the dealer that the gear wasn't sent because the dealer couldn't f .......
189: Critic's Corner, "...differences do(sic) to crosstalk cancellation" (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-18, 10:05:33 (71.8.25.200)
He claims that currently consumable MQA files do not have this...only the "original sample" MQA-1 files did. .......
190: Critic's Corner, RE: The education system has failed us (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-17, 11:21:01 (71.8.25.200)
It would be more apt, IMHO, to say that the education system (at least public) has been systematically undermined and ravaged. .......
191: General Asylum, RE: The Final Day winners at RMAF (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-10, 14:04:01 (71.8.25.200)
That xover on the Great Plains 604 must surely exceed the price of the speakers themselves. .......
192: General Asylum, RE: RMAF 2018 Pics ..... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-10, 13:53:44 (71.8.25.200)
Just want to echo the sentiments of others. What a monumental undertaking and the images eclipse the efforts of many of the so called "pros" who post here. Equally monumental (for me at least) is the .......
193: Speaker Asylum, RE:...bang for the buck crowd... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-08, 14:59:53 (71.8.25.200)
Absolutely spot on. He'll fall off the proverbial cliff if the prices get jacked 50-100 percent. .......
194: General Asylum, RE: Best show? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-08, 14:49:41 (71.8.25.200)
Some buy audio with the eyes and some with the ears. .......
195: General Asylum, RE: Why is this thread still here? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-03, 10:05:39 (71.8.25.200)
Are the altered moderators now trannies? I ask this question because there was a post a coupla days ago in which the OP meant trannies to mean transistors and everyone got thrown off because that word .......
196: General Asylum, RE: This is what we... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-03, 09:57:06 (71.8.25.200)
I wonder if the OP would be kind enough to lay out a map of the proactive steps he intends to institute that would create a situation whereby he doesn't have to "...take it anymore...". .......
197: General Asylum, RE: expiration dates on gift cards outlawed... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-10-02, 10:00:56 (71.8.25.200)
...which would probably explain why Toshiba chose to label this a refund so as to side step this new wrinkle. .......
198: General Asylum, RE: Girlfriends (with an s)? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-09-18, 10:52:01 (71.8.25.200)
Please don't bait him...it's bad enough already. Must not be getting enough love over on Rock lately so now he's draggin' it over here for more hits. .......
199: Rocky Road, RE: Mindless fun to sing along with while driving cross country. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-30, 12:27:52 (71.8.25.200)
"Funkytown" is one of the really cool songs of its "era". I just wish they would have budgeted more than a hundred bucks for a video. .......
200: General Asylum, RE: Now what (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-30, 12:15:38 (71.8.25.200)
Hi Earl...headphones for a cyclops? .......
201: Rocky Road, RE: Funkytown (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-29, 17:11:35 (71.8.25.200)
Maybe it was the album cover that created a little mystique, if you will, for this song. This talentless, unimaginative video of a Lady Di wannabe self consciously mugging for the camera could go a lo .......
202: Cable Asylum, RE: Pranawire Nataraja, Part 16 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-29, 16:49:17 (71.8.25.200)
The only thing over my head re: this song is why anyone would want to hear it more than once. Uninspired derivative crap. .......
203: Speaker Asylum, RE: Don't think that's a universal truth at all. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-18, 23:33:00 (71.8.25.200)
Somehow my response to you ended up under Brian H P's post, where it doesn't make any sense. Don't know how to fix it. .......
204: Speaker Asylum, RE: Also Focal, Dynaudio, Usher, Thiel (RIP), Paradigm, YGA, probably several others (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-18, 13:29:06 (71.8.25.200)
Totally agree. Look no further than the Thiel 3.7s mentioned below. There's no way to just arbitrarily attribute their "good sound" to the drivers alone.Thiel's xovers are typically heroic, massive pa .......
205: Inmate Central, RE: Now what does this have to do with stereo?? ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-06, 16:19:24 (71.8.25.200)
Seems to me you missed a golden (Colorado) opportunity to A/B cables, etc. while you were A/Bing brewskis. Not only that but it would have rendered the question of what this post has to do with audio .......
206: Rocky Road, RE: Jess Lewis - another teen guitar slinger (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-05, 09:50:31 (71.8.25.200)
Until the last three seconds of the clip, I wasn't too sure he had a face. .......
207: OTL Asylum, ladies and gentlemen... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-08-01, 15:32:45 (71.8.25.200)
...this exchange is a textbook example of what an audio forum SHOULD be about. Thankyou OP and Ralph. .......
208: Rocky Road, RE: The Cure "A Forest" 1979 live (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-30, 22:39:31 (71.8.25.200)
All in all a pretty tight and polished performance for the babes-in-the-woods Cure. And Robert Smith looked like the kind of guy that could have a chance with your daughter. But, Jeez, you just get us .......
209: General Asylum, RE: Loving Tubes (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-17, 11:56:44 (71.8.25.200)
The soothing serenity of vacuum as opposed to the fidgety edginess of sand. .......
210: Digital Drive, "I played a track and still no lock." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-16, 11:01:43 (71.8.25.200)
What am I missing here? No lock, no play. .......
211: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "...there's so much more can go wrong." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-10, 10:32:20 (71.8.25.200)
And yet, on my seventeen year old Atmasphere amps and preamp with a total of 38 tubes between them, only once in that time has any problem that has arisen been due to something other than a tube. ::: .......
212: Critic's Corner, RE: Come on..Even at 24.97 it's still only a bit over 2 bucks an issue- less than half a Starbucks latte! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-10, 10:20:07 (71.8.25.200)
Back to fourth grade for you. .......
213: Rocky Road, RE: You guys played tackle football with females? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-09, 21:30:56 (71.8.25.200)
Yeah, and they played against the "seniors". In fact, if you backtrack back up to the picture he posted, you'll see, in the background, a guy in a white shirt, thumbs locked in his suspenders. Obvious .......
214: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The End of a Frustrating Journey (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-09, 10:30:50 (71.8.25.200)
Having been in the car business for 45 years, I can testify as to how demonic an intermittent electrical problem can be. Real glad you found it and that you took the time to share this info. Could be .......
215: Critic's Corner, Quebecers (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-04, 16:45:43 (71.8.25.200)
I believe that would be the Quebecois, mon ami. .......
216: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: The ole felt tweak (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-07-01, 12:31:06 (71.8.25.200)
Looks more like foam to me .......
217: General Asylum, RE: hey y'all, we are going to have to start worrying (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-29, 10:25:17 (71.8.25.200)
If and when he ever kicks, they should remove his lungs and use them to fill potholes. His book "Life" was a good read, BTW. .......
218: General Asylum, "...wore them on your head?" (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-20, 15:17:01 (71.8.25.200)
I guess you'd be well on your way to "Weird Science II" .......
219: Amp/Preamp Asylum, HP's Listening room (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-19, 12:31:25 (71.8.25.200)
Gee, it must've been a really great listening experience to sit on that couch six feet away from those monster Genesis speakers! Pathetic, honestly. .......
220: Critic's Corner, Don't know if someone has already pointed this out but... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-18, 11:59:56 (71.8.25.200)
"bespoke" is not the word you are looking for in this application. Bespoke means made to order or custom. I think "designated" would fill the bill nicely. .......
221: Critic's Corner, RE: Interesting new response policy at AudioStream (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-16, 19:45:41 (71.8.25.200)
Same at Positive Feedback. I recently commented on their Munich coverage (negatively) and it never saw the light of day. .......
222: General Asylum, RE: "...does not get me there..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-06, 09:26:48 (71.8.25.200)
An assessment shared by many as evidenced by the steady stream of them showing up on the GON. .......
223: Cable Asylum, RE: Norm Luttbeg (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-06-04, 10:46:35 (71.8.25.200)
Hi Jim, I was expecting him to chime in following the announcement of Roger Paul's passing, myself. .......
224: Digital Drive, RE: Who listens to CD's and with what DAC? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-25, 11:21:59 (71.8.25.200)
Accustic Arts CD 1 transport feeding Metrum Pavane II. That wasn't so hard now, was it??? .......
225: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: New Oyaide "Armored Series" connectors.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-19, 09:58:27 (71.8.25.200)
Are we to assume to "domestic inventory" is free from said issues, somehow?? .......
226: Critic's Corner, RE: i have to... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-19, 09:45:34 (71.8.25.200)
possibly a distorted "piss"? .......
227: General Asylum, now i need to consider other DAC options... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-15, 10:34:15 (71.8.25.200)
or consider buying one of the units currently offered on AGON. .......
228: Critic's Corner, "...cleaning out your desk today..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-13, 13:08:18 (71.8.25.200)
Sounds pretty ominous, I must say. .......
229: General Asylum, RE: Funny (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-06, 12:18:35 (71.8.25.200)
His text says he bought it from a "customer". Good luck with the refund. .......
230: General Asylum, RE: Funny (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-05-06, 12:05:08 (71.8.25.200)
Hey Earl, So exactly where, again, did you stuff that rag? I got somethin' over here that needs to be shut down at half volume. .......
231: Digital Drive, Extrapolating out from there... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-24, 10:35:05 (71.8.25.200)
...if your "appendage" was as big as a Saturn rocket, how many units of blood and at what pressure would be required to achieve "lift off"? Sometimes the mind doth wander:) .......
232: Critic's Corner, RE: I have never once benefitted from a music review in Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-24, 10:20:29 (71.8.25.200)
I've tried a few...more misses than hits. I've had rather better luck with music mentioned in the context of reviews themselves. Still spotty, though. .......
233: Critic's Corner, RE: We're shopping.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-20, 15:51:06 (71.8.25.200)
And I thought hi-end audio was expensive! All of a sudden that full loom of Odin II's isn't lookin' so outrageous. .......
234: Critic's Corner, sorry, I misread your previous post... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-20, 12:13:38 (71.8.25.200)
...and interpreted it to mean that property values were $2500/sq. ft. where you were and that the new local would run $1200/sq. ft. Doing that math on the new 3100 sq. ft. digs lands you roughly at $3 .......
235: Critic's Corner, RE: "...$1200 a square foot we got for our home." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-19, 13:37:09 (71.8.25.200)
I'm assuming the word "got" should read "paid" or else the home in SF sold for $1200/sq.ft. If it is,indeed, the former, then you're into your new home for a little north of $3 million. I guess Santa .......
236: General Asylum, Heisman sham (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-18, 15:35:33 (71.8.25.200)
Sure hope Reggie Bush can clear the cobwebs and figure out what he did with that gol-darned ill gotten Heisman trophy so he can give it back to the committee in a timely fashion. No doubt he's been lo .......
237: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: For Maxonic, see the link (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-13, 16:36:01 (71.8.25.200)
Thanks for posting that. Obviously, the distributor's website info is outdated as it shows an apparently no longer offered model (the SD 011) and has no info on the SD 015. .......
238: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Firstwatt SIT-3 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-04-13, 16:00:00 (71.8.25.200)
Don't know if this will be of any help but if you would consider the possibility of buying an SIT amp from a different maker than Pass, you could look at the two offerings from Maxonic, both stereo am .......
239: Tubes Asylum, RE: United Label 12at7? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-03-31, 09:15:10 (71.8.25.200)
If "...they weren't buying the tubes that weren't the best of the bunch.." then they were buying the tubes that were the best of the bunch. Is that what you actually meant to say??? .......
240: Critic's Corner, RE: I'd rather know what he ate, how his social life is going, and other blather they all write about. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-02-25, 20:14:30 (71.8.25.200)
Sorry for the belated response, John. I haven't passed this way for the last few days. My observation wasn't specific to Ken's column, but rather, a nod to the many reviews of days gone by where the w .......
241: Critic's Corner, RE: I'd rather know what he ate, how his social life is going, and other blather they all write about. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-02-23, 13:33:56 (71.8.25.200)
And please don't forget to mention the obligatory prattle concerning the wifey's opinion on the DUT. As we've been reminded so many times in the past...she's the REAL ears of the family. .......
242: Critic's Corner, RE: Kudos to Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2018-02-05, 12:04:58 (71.8.25.200)
So how's Mr. Slave doin'? Is he useful when it comes to storing tubes and such? .......
243: General Asylum, RE: My old licence plate (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-12-12, 09:53:17 (70.186.155.194)
Try this one on for size...6UL DV8. Or, as seen on a Mazda RX8...Poorsch .......
244: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Auditioned a McIntosh MAC5200 yesterday (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-11-13, 14:54:47 (70.186.155.194)
Are you sure McIntosh makes OTLs??? I know Mactone does but I don't think McIntosh does. .......
245: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cruzefirst Maestro, Cooper BR20 and Oyaide R0 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-11-06, 10:06:38 (70.186.155.194)
Not being outlet knowledgeable, I an assuming the first one shown is the stock Cooper. .......
246: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-Sphere MP-1 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-11-06, 09:57:00 (70.186.155.194)
Would you post your findings on the cost? Mine is the standard bakelite(?) finish and I would love to change the look. I really want to send mine in as it's going on 17 years old but retirement is loo .......
247: General Asylum, RE: Revolver art? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-10-09, 10:44:59 (70.186.155.194)
I am the absolute furthest thing from a gun expert, so having said that, I do not think the "art" you posted was of a revolver. .......
248: Critic's Corner, RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-09-15, 11:23:17 (70.186.155.194)
No need for the apostrophe if you leave the "g" in flying. Just sayin'. .......
249: General Asylum, RE: My doctor pronounces it... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-07-13, 11:05:41 (70.186.155.194)
I didn't want to correct the guy correcting "us" heathens but, of course, what he was trying to communicate (but didn't) was what you have stated (correctly) here. .......
250: Digital Drive, RE: GUSTARD-A20H-AK4497EQ (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-03-09, 09:59:10 (70.186.155.194)
If you guys find this stuff challenging, sashay over to the audio tekne website .......
251: General Asylum, RE: hmm, still looks like you're getting some vibration ;-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-03-09, 09:53:30 (70.186.155.194)
Or playing "Oingo Boingo", perhaps. .......
252: General Asylum, RE: hmm, still looks like you're getting some vibration ;-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-03-09, 09:51:56 (70.186.155.194)
yeah you right!!! .......
253: Inmate Central, Amen and amen to every word....NT (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-02-14, 07:52:13 (70.186.155.194)
NT .......
254: OTL Asylum, RE: Fahrenheit or Centigrade? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-02-06, 09:38:19 (70.186.155.194)
Farenheit .......
255: General Asylum, RE: I suppose if you spend can $33,000 for these amps (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-02-04, 12:31:53 (70.186.155.194)
last time I checked (and it's been awhile) I seem to recall they hovered in the $135K range. .......
256: OTL Asylum, Was playing around with an infrared thermometer... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-02-04, 12:06:47 (70.186.155.194)
the other day and decided to take a few readings of the tubes in my M60s (the long chassis type like the prior style MA-1s). I found that, typically, temps were about 50 degrees higher at the tops of .......
257: General Asylum, RE: Circular Breathing at the Georgia Dome (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-01-25, 15:13:33 (70.186.155.194)
Sax player named Wayne Phillips, I believe. Like so many do nowadays, he totally disrespected the piece in a feeble attempt to make it all about himself. .......
258: General Asylum, RE: Circular Breathing at the Georgia Dome (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2017-01-23, 12:12:56 (70.186.155.194)
The worst rendering of the anthem I've heard since the infamous Roseanne debacle of years past. .......
259: General Asylum, RE: Why Lexus is more fun than you think...yes this is audio (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-10-18, 12:46:09 (70.186.155.194)
That big Audi grill reminds me of the gaping maw of the baleen whale as it feeds on krill. .......
260: General Asylum, RE: Why Lexus is more fun than you think...yes this is audio (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-10-18, 12:31:23 (70.186.155.194)
I call it the crab mouth. Remember how the Predator's mouth looked in the movie. I think that's where they drew their "inspiration". Deciding not to sit listlessly on it's laurels, Nissan has taken th .......
261: General Asylum, RE: Booooorrrring (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-09-22, 13:13:48 (70.186.155.194)
we pipe in satellite radio at work and I hear the same playlist over and over again day in and day out, multiple times per day. Thanks, but no thanks. .......
262: Music Lane, Hidden gem of the day... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-09-16, 07:28:24 (70.186.155.194)
..."Sonic Bullets" by the Bambi Molesters. Croat surf music...who knew? .......
263: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: On the other hand... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-07-08, 07:38:56 (70.186.155.194)
That'll teach ya to open yer yap!!! .......
264: Critic's Corner, RE: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-06-23, 15:29:16 (70.186.155.194)
Why Arthur Salvatore, of course. .......
265: Music Lane, L' Estasi dell'Oro (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-06-18, 14:57:41 (70.186.155.194)
Does anyone know whether a CD or Vinyl copy of the Bandini remix is available for sale and, if so, where?? Not interested in a file or MP3. TIA .......
266: General Asylum, RE: Doesn't do much good when you are as dyslexic as I am . . . (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-05-23, 08:50:43 (70.186.155.194)
FWIW, I'm a late blooming dyslexic and have problems with both words and number sequences. Looking good in print in the public eye is a chosen priority or it's not. And, just for the record, the error .......
267: General Asylum, RE: This says something about me, I don't like close where the band name show, I don' buy cars that say which .... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-05-21, 07:12:22 (70.186.155.194)
I don't like close where the band name show..." I actually did struggle with that one for a second. As with online reviews, how hard is it to read it (just once) before you "send" it? .......
268: General Asylum, RE: Does anyone understand McIntosh? When I was in college ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-05-21, 07:06:54 (70.186.155.194)
Based on personal observation, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mac is the gear of choice for the discerning audiophile who listens with his eyes. .......
269: General Asylum, RE: Suggestions for James Darby of Stereomojo..... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-05-14, 08:10:01 (70.186.155.194)
Forget it Oz. For years I have sent this man emails following his various show reports imploring him to shape up regarding his mechanics and spelling but he is, apparently, oblivious to criticism. Too .......
270: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: what would cause vocals to be fuzzy/muffled? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-04-29, 07:33:54 (70.186.155.194)
my thoughts exactly .......
271: General Asylum, RE: I like big knobs.................. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-04-11, 07:26:40 (70.186.155.194)
...and you cannot lie... .......
272: General Asylum, RE: I'm Guilty of (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-04-08, 10:43:45 (70.186.155.194)
Me too....his name is Billy. .......
273: General Asylum, RE: Most beautiful piece of audio equipment? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-04-04, 07:24:29 (70.186.155.194)
Jadis Eurythmie...so there!!!!. Oh, and some of Josh Stippel's stuff. .......
274: General Asylum, RE: The Jadis Eurythmie........ (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-03-30, 08:19:36 (70.186.155.194)
My view of the Eurhythmies is the polar opposite of yours. I find them to be works of audio art, the speakers the Mad Hatter would have setup in his listening parlor. .......
275: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-Sphere Red Light (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-02-22, 07:13:55 (70.186.155.194)
I have two pairs of M60s of different vintages and both pair exhibit this behavior, the oldest pair for some 15 years now. .......
276: Video Asylum, RE: Plasma TV (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-02-10, 07:42:37 (70.186.155.194)
Gee Geeze...I would have thought you considerably more advanced in years. .......
277: General Asylum, RE: And its bookend ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-01-29, 14:14:00 (70.186.155.194)
Maybe not so much psychedelic as surreal, I would say. .......
278: General Asylum, What else but "Green Acres", of course (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-01-29, 11:12:05 (70.186.155.194)
"green acres is the place to be... farm livin' is the life for me... land spreadin' out so far and wide... keep Manhattan just gimme the countryside..." etc. .......
279: General Asylum, RE: This part? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-01-25, 08:29:44 (70.186.155.194)
Why, thank you, dahlink! I sure do wish that they would go ahead and release seasons 4-6 on DVD so I could complete my collection. Now, if you will excuse me, Oliver and I haf to hop in the Lincoln Co .......
280: General Asylum, RE: This part? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-01-23, 09:41:08 (70.186.155.194)
Nothin' gets by you, Earl. Happy new year!!! .......
281: General Asylum, RE: This part? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2016-01-23, 08:26:47 (70.186.155.194)
Gee Mrs. Douglas, them's some really fine hot scakes!! .......
282: General Asylum, RE: Cool, where were you an engineer at?... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-12-31, 07:19:53 (70.186.155.194)
or vice versa, eh .......
283: General Asylum, RE: Reassurance... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-12-10, 09:14:04 (70.186.155.194)
No question about it. Audiophiles, overall, seem to be a very fragile lot and validation is high on the list of priorities. Endless pissing matches over tubes vs. solid state, digital vs. analog, etc. .......
284: General Asylum, RE: He is obviously being sarcastic. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-11-28, 08:37:35 (70.186.155.194)
I don't think so. .......
285: General Asylum, RE: Just plain... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-11-17, 12:13:00 (70.186.155.194)
...to die for, if you ask me. .......
286: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: C-13 Carbon - Anyone doing any experiments? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-11-13, 08:41:29 (70.186.155.194)
C 13 is central to the "technology" employed in Bybee's Room Neutralizers which have been discussed recently on this forum, I believe. .......
287: General Asylum, RE: The link may have been updated (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-11-10, 11:43:59 (70.186.155.194)
+1 on "Bright Mississippi". Great recording quality to boot. .......
288: Digital Drive, RE: One you find a year later (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-10-26, 08:32:52 (70.186.155.194)
And, more to the point, $100K USD DACs, which, I think, is what the poster was referencing. .......
289: General Asylum, RE: Organ concert last night at Rice University in Houston (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-10-17, 08:29:32 (70.186.155.194)
What with Halloween around the corner I would imagine the repertoire was rather baroque. I would have loved to have attended. .......
290: General Asylum, RE: Audio Gripes! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-10-16, 08:02:12 (70.186.155.194)
People who feel compelled to respond to virtually every post on certain asyla and whose posts are generally devoid of any content that contributes to the topic at hand. Let's call 'em serial posters. .......
291: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Teresonic Megus (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-10-03, 07:29:23 (70.186.155.194)
Jack, you really ought to read (and edit) what you write once in a while before you hit send. .......
292: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Bybee Room Neutralizers (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-10-01, 07:20:55 (70.186.155.194)
Thanks for the tutorial, plugmein. I asked Jack on the phone for an explanation but it really went over my head. As I remember it, basically, there is a compound in the device that somehow works on th .......
293: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Bybee Room Neutralizers (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-09-30, 10:00:46 (70.186.155.194)
First off, what Uncle Stu said. Secondly, I was a beta tester for these and found them to absolutely open up the listening space and "melt the walls", if you will. Obviously, they are still in place i .......
294: General Asylum, RE: I truly enjoy reading your posts! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-08-26, 07:41:49 (70.186.155.194)
I agree with and represent everything in your post except the part about enjoying his (self absorbed) posts. However, I'm pretty sure we all realize that every generation thinks that the music of it's .......
295: General Asylum, RE: I think the biggest factor why car leasing has worked for so long (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-08-06, 10:43:39 (70.186.155.194)
Typically, those most likely to "default" are those whose credit scores are most apt to preclude them from qualifying for leasing in the first place. Just sayin'. .......
296: General Asylum, RE: Demo Records (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-08-06, 09:15:49 (70.186.155.194)
still have a sealed copy of this one. .......
297: General Asylum, RE: Leasing (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-08-04, 07:07:45 (70.186.155.194)
I am in the car business and I lease out high end luxury cars everyday. Been doing it for over 30 years now. They range in price from a low of $50K to a high of $125K. I think it is a fair assumption .......
298: General Asylum, RE: Blame Canada..... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-08-01, 08:06:27 (70.186.155.194)
"...I'm not your buddy,guy...I'm not your guy,pal..." .......
299: Critic's Corner, RE: Online reviews are MUCH worse.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-07-11, 07:05:07 (70.186.155.194)
You got that right!! "Stereomojo" (I'm almost embarrassed to admit I go there) and "Dagogo" are rife with all manner of errata. .......
300: Critic's Corner, RE: on the other hand.... best issue I've read in years (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-07-11, 07:00:01 (70.186.155.194)
Perhaps you should have proofread this post. .......
301: Critic's Corner, RE: "Too bad stats don't last in my area ( five years max)." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-06-20, 12:39:53 (70.186.155.194)
Maybe his best with some great lines. "...that's okay, we can walk to the curb from here..." .......
302: Critic's Corner, RE: magazines so 1990s (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-06-18, 11:08:01 (70.186.155.194)
Water Cooler maybe but Critic's??? .......
303: Digital Drive, RE: How many prefer NOS? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-06-15, 08:44:48 (70.186.155.194)
What transport were you using with the La Scala? I assume it was not paired with their transport and all lashed together with the firewire connection. Would love to hear that combo. .......
304: Speaker Asylum, RE: Losing my 18 year old daughter! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-06-13, 09:39:52 (70.186.155.194)
Is it your music choices or something else? .......
305: Critic's Corner, RE: You are getting an award, Dinner is on you.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-05-06, 10:59:10 (70.186.155.194)
Nicely played, indeed!! .......
306: General Asylum, RE: "It's An Endurance Thing. You Need Stamina..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-04-14, 08:46:47 (70.186.155.194)
Endurance and stamina....qualities you obviously possess in spades since you chose to order your Joules. .......
307: General Asylum, RE: I'm having the guys over for... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-03-06, 11:49:53 (70.186.155.194)
Just off the top of my head, any/all of "Live at Leeds", Heroine from "Rock and Roll Animal", Psycho Killer from "Stop Making Sense", Styx "Suite Madame Blue" with a late night dollop of Mr. Roboto. N .......
308: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: WHT? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-02-19, 07:43:29 (70.186.155.194)
Gammas are for the maid's quarters. Truly cost no object can only mean Cessaro Omegas. .......
309: General Asylum, RE: Need Help (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-02-18, 08:13:07 (70.186.155.194)
Sounds like a dilemma for "Dear Abby". .......
310: General Asylum, RE: "Completely" (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-01-17, 07:40:13 (70.186.155.194)
Earl...when you say "all unshielded cables" are you including power cords? Just want to be clear. .......
311: General Asylum, +1...I have no idea what he's talking about. NT (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2015-01-17, 07:37:23 (70.186.155.194)
NT .......
312: General Asylum, RE: Your most satisfying audio purchase of 2014?... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-12-26, 09:38:24 (70.186.155.194)
Best and only for me was the Metrum Hex. .......
313: Digital Drive, RE: New Dac (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-12-05, 11:41:16 (70.186.155.194)
Had mine for about six months now. It replaced a nearly 15 year old Dodson 217 MK II D which I still have a great deal of respect for. Performance at the frequency extremes has exceeded my expectation .......
314: Critic's Corner, If you read the "preview" saga for this speaker ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-11-08, 12:46:54 (70.186.155.194)
...as it is presented in "6 Moons", it becomes apparent that Mr. Vapor starts his all too familiar tap dance regarding why the speakers that were ordered (with a special finish) for the review were de .......
315: General Asylum, RE: No prob. Thanks again for sharing! -nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-10-07, 11:15:49 (70.186.155.194)
25K as per the AVS showroom video clip of this room. .......
316: Critic's Corner, RE: It's long, it's hateful and... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-09-30, 08:43:06 (70.186.155.194)
...granted, it's a tad difficult to decipher in some areas but, after finally slogging my way out of the morass and back onto high ground, I would say that it is an overwhelmingly accurate portrayal o .......
317: General Asylum, RE: I think you... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-09-30, 08:05:26 (70.186.155.194)
...exactly nailed it. Although I think it is perfectly reasonable to expect to have to contribute financially to access Trader services, I don't think it's growth will be influenced by that. The longe .......
318: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Here's a stupid question (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-09-29, 12:36:21 (70.186.155.194)
So what's the question? .......
319: General Asylum, Those are some pretty speakers (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-09-22, 14:12:31 (70.186.155.194)
My family's first entree into so called hi end audio revolved around the purchase of Empire Royal Grenadier speakers. We acquired them around 1966 I'd guess. Thanks for the visual!!! .......
320: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, "...spell check won't detect it." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-09-10, 08:17:57 (70.186.155.194)
Funny...when I typed spellcheck in the subject line as a single word spell check detected it for me, just as it has again in this sentence. .......
321: OTL Asylum, RE: And here's the system at the moment (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-08-26, 08:12:21 (70.186.155.194)
Atma-sphere Ultra Violet preamp??? .......
322: General Asylum, RE: Darby shoud be... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-08-04, 10:34:29 (70.186.155.194)
...embarrassed by what routinely passes as the printed text at his site. He featured an RMAF report a couple years ago so riddled with spelling, punctuation and grammar errata that I felt compelled to .......
323: General Asylum, RE: based on what I'm seeing currently... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-08-04, 10:22:20 (70.186.155.194)
...you apparently have yet to start with them. .......
324: General Asylum, RE: Who needs those Peruvian flutes........ (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-07-28, 10:58:03 (70.186.155.194)
As anyone who has watched "South Park" knows, we need Peruvian flute bands DESPERATELY as they are vital to our continued existence as a modern society. .......
325: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Ok, but this is a great endorsement really ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-06-27, 08:50:02 (70.186.155.194)
Of course you know that Valin wrote the article and since it is six years old now, that this amp has been upstaged by at least 15 newer amps that he must have heard (reviewed) since then as the latest .......
326: Digital Drive, RE: Metrum DACs (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-05-13, 08:36:32 (70.186.155.194)
Bought a Hex about two weeks ago from the dealer up in Green Bay. Replacing a 15 year old Dodson that has been doing a nice job forever. I just had to give NOS a shot. It is a step up and I was very s .......
327: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Avantgarde Trio Speakers (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-03-31, 15:20:10 (70.186.155.194)
I think it would be fair to point out that Aurelian is misleading no one...he's just passing along the sensitivity specs as per the manufacturer's published data. And I do believe that sensitivity sho .......
328: General Asylum, RE: Pass Labs service (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-03-28, 10:03:28 (70.186.155.194)
To my knowledge, no. .......
329: General Asylum, RE: Pass Labs service (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-03-26, 07:33:14 (70.186.155.194)
I have long since moved to tubes but Nelson and his crew set a paradigm for service and availability when I had their preamp and phono stage. I will also say the same for Ralph and the good men of Atm .......
330: Critic's Corner, Are you CERTAIN you are not Sudz? nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-03-11, 07:57:20 (70.186.155.194)
nt .......
331: General Asylum, RE: Utter chump change (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-02-03, 07:47:18 (64.132.233.138)
I would direct you to Amazon's listing for a new copy of Masters of Reality "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" fo an eye opener!! .......
332: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Whoa! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2014-01-10, 09:49:29 (64.132.233.138)
50/50 .......
333: General Asylum, RE: Had a little"oops" with my system last month (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-12-21, 12:07:12 (64.132.233.138)
6C33s...are you running Novacrons? .......
334: OTL Asylum, RE: "Billie Gee" = Billington??? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-12-12, 14:23:11 (64.132.233.138)
I should have posted my response under your comment instead the OP's post and it would have been clearer about the Billie Gee thing as you were the one who brought them up. In my case, they were used .......
335: OTL Asylum, RE: New Tubes (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-12-12, 07:47:14 (64.132.233.138)
A friend of mine and I ordered a slew of the Billie Gee 12AT7s about three years ago (for the phono stage of my MP-1 and for his MP-3). All eight of mine were shot well within 500-700 hours of use. Sa .......
336: General Asylum, RE: THANK YOU ! ! ! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-11-11, 08:55:27 (64.132.233.138)
Thanks for the "THANKS". It reminded me to reup. .......
337: General Asylum, RE: Actually... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-11-11, 08:46:05 (64.132.233.138)
...the mark of a good system is one that exactly reproduces what it has been fed from the disc, lp, tape or whatever. The mark of a good recording engineer is to faithfully reproduce the artist's perf .......
338: General Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-10-24, 11:19:02 (64.132.233.138)
Exactly my thoughts. The term seems to be misapplied in the context it was used (in). .......
339: Critic's Corner, RE: A note about Wilson Audio's "House Sound" (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-10-22, 08:17:56 (64.132.233.138)
There sure is a hell of a forehead on that speaker. .......
340: General Asylum, RE: The Most Interesting Audiophile In The World --- Episode 1 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-09-17, 08:51:23 (64.132.233.138)
Gentlemen...I believe a few months back we determined that, in fact, Art Dudley was dubbed the "...most interesting audiophile in the world..." so, possibly, a listening session to the death is in ord .......
341: General Asylum, It wasn't redbook cd that killed audiophilia... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-09-09, 13:33:12 (64.132.233.138)
..."twas beauty that killed the beast" .......
342: General Asylum, RE: A Great Night Of Listening (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-31, 12:17:03 (64.132.233.138)
It's my experience that spouses/immediate family don't really count. It needs to be somebody outside of the household arena. .......
343: General Asylum, RE: A Great Night Of Listening (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-31, 07:29:09 (64.132.233.138)
Earl...I haven't read the entire thread so I hope I'm not repeating what someone has already said but what I think you need is a partner(s) to enjoy the sessions with. It's always more of a special "e .......
344: General Asylum, RE: I'm sorry, was this supposed to be funny? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-21, 08:15:19 (64.132.233.138)
Prolly not, I assure you. .......
345: Whiner's Woad, RE: If I may be so bold as to quote Homer Simpson: (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-19, 15:49:42 (64.132.233.138)
Shouldn't that be "thang"? .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: Who Uses Social Media? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-19, 15:47:58 (64.132.233.138)
Not then, not now and not ever. Defines insipid in my view. .......
347: Critic's Corner, working fine... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-17, 15:32:09 (64.132.233.138)
...and up to its usual low standards. .......
348: General Asylum, RE: lol...I just wish I was as thin ! -nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-17, 15:06:07 (64.132.233.138)
Make that rectangular. .......
349: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-Sphere, astounding customer service! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-09, 08:34:29 (64.132.233.138)
Hell, maybe you'll get lucky like the OP and he'll just send you back the MP-1 but with a new set of MA-3s and a tractor trailer full of 6AS7s! .......
350: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-Sphere, astounding customer service! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-08, 10:11:09 (64.132.233.138)
I was just braggin' on 'em over on AG a couple days ago. Great bunch of guys to deal with. .......
351: General Asylum, RE: I will miss him (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-08-07, 08:49:48 (64.132.233.138)
DAAAAAAZZZZ!! .......
352: General Asylum, RE: Think you missed my point (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-07-12, 07:18:54 (64.132.233.138)
I like Chad, am friends with one of his employees and appreciate his contribution to the vinyl movement. None of that obviates his responsibility to own up for his mistake, whether it's ten bucks or a .......
353: General Asylum, RE: Caused by shipping? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-07-01, 07:25:46 (64.132.233.138)
Seems like suspicious postal people might have taken a look see inside the unit and then just slapped it back together after finding nothing. .......
354: General Asylum, RE: Stereomojo.......seriously? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-25, 15:17:49 (64.132.233.138)
They posted a show report a couple of years ago (can't remember which show) and, as you have noted, it was so riddled with typos, misspellings, grammatical errors, and other various errata that I sent .......
355: General Asylum, RE: Retail shop visit (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-21, 07:39:06 (64.132.233.138)
I HEAR ya!!! .......
356: General Asylum, RE: I... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-19, 09:14:58 (64.132.233.138)
...did and would be able to. But I'd still be curious to know, though. .......
357: General Asylum, WOW... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-18, 10:34:04 (64.132.233.138)
...nine edits. Something tells me you must be struggling with this whole idea. Wonder what the edit record is???? .......
358: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: pun (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-04, 08:02:40 (64.132.233.138)
Not to beat a dead horse but a pun should have two qualities. First, it should be an artful/humorous play on words and two, should bear some relevance to the original subject it's playing off of. You .......
359: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: OK (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-06-03, 13:58:06 (64.132.233.138)
No...he meant "bated" breath, as in (a)bated, as in ...I'm holding my breath while I wait. .......
360: Speaker Asylum, RE: " I believe it is a perfect match..." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-05-27, 12:23:11 (64.132.233.138)
What is? .......
361: General Asylum, RE: Like those who send hysterical emails about excusing their poor spelling because they are so busy… (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-05-14, 11:25:32 (64.132.233.138)
I didn't read the responses to your post so, possibly, someone has already pointed this out but the OP is asking if the spell checkers should be banned, not the offenders. .......
362: General Asylum, RE: Who's the most annoying spell checker on site , and should that person be banned ? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-05-13, 07:42:04 (64.132.233.138)
Absolutely! I would much rather deal with a bunch of mongoloids and Carolina banjo pickers on a daily basis than a slew of well spoken and literate people who know how to spell and use punctuation. Wh .......
363: General Asylum, RE: Am I crazy or is this normal (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-04-25, 07:32:19 (64.132.233.138)
Crazy...no. Insipid...yes. .......
364: General Asylum, RE: in support of your observation... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-04-05, 09:11:27 (64.132.233.138)
...I had the pleasure last night of hearing for the first time the system belonging to the president of our local audio club. Driven by the excellent Air Tight ATM-3 monoblocs, the foundation of the s .......
365: Cable Asylum, RE: Markertek best-quality plus cryogenic processing plus Stabilant 22... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-03-05, 07:37:42 (64.132.233.138)
Just went to Amazon.com and they offer this exact kit for $38. plus the 99% alcohol right there with it for $7.25 a pint. .......
366: General Asylum, RE: "Oh look, Eunice... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-02-16, 14:53:07 (64.132.233.138)
...its the brand new 45 rpm reissue of the Dead Kennedys "Holiday in Cambodia!!!" .......
367: General Asylum, RE: Caption this... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2013-01-25, 11:18:21 (64.132.233.138)
Sneaky bastard!!! So that's what happened to the diamomd that used to be in that POS engagement ring he got me. .......
368: Water Cooler, RE: Or intelligibiity...nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-12-12, 15:01:43 (64.132.233.138)
nt .......
369: General Asylum, worse still... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-12-05, 11:46:12 (64.132.233.138)
are adult and (supposedly) educated forum posters who leave out the apostrophe in "parent's", thus rendering their posts down to meaningless gibberish. I'm not just being picky here. I had to read it .......
370: General Asylum, RE: One of the finer metal albums... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-12-03, 09:39:17 (64.132.233.138)
THE go to group when you're trying to break up a hippie music festival that has taken over your town!!! .......
371: OTL Asylum, RE: DC offset lights... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-11-12, 10:28:31 (64.132.233.138)
The MP3 is a preamp.It is designed to self adjust for detected incoming DC offset. There is no owner/operator participation in these corrective measures save for changing out faulty tubes. ::: TOPIC:: .......
372: OTL Asylum, DC offset lights... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-11-12, 09:56:11 (64.132.233.138)
...stay on all the time on both channels of MP3. Have swapped out all tubes to no effect. Any suggestions? .......
373: General Asylum, 'bout tree fitty... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-10-22, 14:00:11 (64.132.233.138)
...give or take. .......
374: OTL Asylum, V Caps (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-10-11, 10:34:33 (64.132.233.138)
About a year and a half ago I posted that I had done the V Cap CuTf upgrade to my M60s and would check back in roughly around the summer of 2013 to report on my impressions. Well, approx. 6 months ear .......
375: Critic's Corner, RE: Check out the syndicated articles from High Fidelity of Poland (e.g. Wojciech Pacula) - good reviews IMHO. nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-10-11, 10:21:32 (64.132.233.138)
I like this guy too. Sent him an email complimenting him on his approach and methodology. .......
376: General Asylum, RE: Thanks for answering (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-10-05, 08:56:59 (64.132.233.138)
Now that's a good answer. .......
377: OTL Asylum, RE: Maybe he'll bring back spelling class. nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-10-01, 14:50:08 (64.132.233.138)
And punctuation and capitalization and paragraphs too....oh please , Mr. president, bring them back, bring them all back!!! .......
378: Critic's Corner, RE: After shaking Art's hand last year... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-08-25, 10:19:59 (64.132.233.138)
Peter, just wanted to acknowledge the good work you're doing over on avs.forum. I have both Duos and a Walker TT and enjoyed the videos featuring them in real world systems. I still have plenty more t .......
379: Critic's Corner, RE: Art Dudley (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-08-23, 07:49:33 (64.132.233.138)
Obviously, he IS the most interesting audiophile in the WORLD!!! .......
380: General Asylum, RE: sudz. nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-08-09, 10:50:16 (64.132.233.138)
Thankyou and amen. It wouldn't be so irritating (this endless "sudzing" by him and his ilk) if there was even an iota of the sense that the OPs actually gave a shit about the answer(s) to their latest .......
381: Video Asylum, RE: fight on HBO (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-07-18, 07:41:29 (64.132.233.138)
To John and others that may read this...a little faux pas on my part...the HD in HDCP actually stands for "high speed digital", not "high definition". Anyway, to restate, what I was told was that the .......
382: Video Asylum, fight on HBO (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-07-17, 07:56:49 (64.132.233.138)
Hope this is the appropriate place to post this. I meant to do it yesterday but forgot. So I'm going to watch the Ali Kahn/Danny Garcia fight live on HBO last Saturday night. The time comes and I flip .......
383: General Asylum, and sorry... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-06-06, 08:42:00 (64.132.233.138)
...for using "are" instead of "our". .......
384: General Asylum, RE: What electrical parts/components contribute to a wide sound stage (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-05-19, 15:06:31 (64.132.233.138)
Im sure there are many electrical/design considerations that would impact perceived soundstage width and, especially, depth but in my experience, one factor that definitely seems to help promote a thr .......
385: General Asylum, RE: Sad news... A group I hated and after four bars I shut off :D (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-05-05, 15:20:44 (64.132.233.138)
Played "Hot Sauce Committee" Part Two two nites ago. .......
386: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-sphere m 60 mkII no sound (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-04-20, 08:53:44 (64.132.233.138)
Specifically, is it a hum or a buzz? .......
387: General Asylum, RE: I agree (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-04-17, 12:28:37 (64.132.233.138)
If only so much as even one of his myriad "questions" had come off as having a sliver of genuity then I would agree with you. .......
388: General Asylum, RE: BTW, I took a look at their website... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-04-04, 09:31:33 (64.132.233.138)
STELLLLLLLLAAAAAAAA!!! .......
389: General Asylum, RE: First year in business as manufacturer, how much loss is acceptable? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-04-03, 07:33:58 (64.132.233.138)
They're not laying all over your apartment...you destroyed them, remember. So if they're destroyed, they can't be the intact kindergarten projects we see in the picture now, can they? .......
390: General Asylum, RE: BTW, I took a look at their website... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-04-03, 07:27:47 (64.132.233.138)
Sounds like a Stereomojo clone. Any cheap bimbos being "displayed" with the gear photos? .......
391: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: That Dakiom rant is ridiculous (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-02-27, 10:31:11 (209.163.221.154)
Chinese Romy? .......
392: General Asylum, RE: Fat Tuesday (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-02-23, 07:20:29 (209.163.221.154)
Super slide show! Is there anything more colorful than MG ? .......
393: General Asylum, RE: Fat Tuesday (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-02-22, 08:29:53 (209.163.221.154)
Weather was perfect. I got it out of my system many moons ago so I went fishing instead but for those who wish to partake, they should've had a blast. .......
394: General Asylum, RE: Audiogon news (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-01-31, 08:47:15 (209.163.221.154)
Actually, I think it would be more accurate to say "...to borrow a line from Sam Tellig that he borrowed from someone else...". Just nitpicking. .......
395: General Asylum, RE: Why does it take 3 clicks to 'go back'? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2012-01-19, 08:34:52 (209.163.221.154)
Same problem here with IE 7. Been going on for months now. I thought it was something wrong in my PC individually. Would have posted this sooner but it took me so long to click back to the start of th .......
396: General Asylum, RE: You know you're an impoverished audiophile when... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-19, 12:24:12 (209.163.221.154)
...your audio system is worth more than the house it resides in or...the interconnect runnung from your DAC to preamp is worth more than the car you drive. Sigh.... .......
397: OTL Asylum, RE: crickets... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-10, 12:21:15 (209.163.221.154)
Apologies, all...I guess I should have left well enough alone. .......
398: General Asylum, RE: my ceiling's like yours (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-10, 07:58:51 (209.163.221.154)
amen and amen. In the spirit of Halloween, I understand that large vampire bats hanging from the rafters make passable absorbers/diffusers as well as being easily repositioned for experimentation purp .......
399: General Asylum, I second kayak (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-05, 09:50:50 (209.163.221.154)
the one I would like to try but can't quite pull the trigger on is..... 6UL DV8 full disclosure...it's not original...saw it on a personal license plate .......
400: General Asylum, RE: the second one. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-05, 09:39:44 (209.163.221.154)
Obviously, the recording itself, for better or worser, is the arbiter of what we can expect as the "truth" with all the associated foibles that implies. Sorry to be so late getting back on this but I .......
401: General Asylum, RE: Truth about ultra high end reference audio systems (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-03, 13:58:03 (209.163.221.154)
It's neither. A good audio system will tell the truth PERIOD. No smoothing over, no editorializing, no added grunge, glare or smear. It's NEUTRAL! .......
402: Tweakers' Asylum, info (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-03, 07:30:10 (209.163.221.154)
I'm internet challenged so I can't do cut and paste but just go to soundapplication.com. Unfortunately, the website is very basic and doesn't offer much but contact info and a link to a bunch of revie .......
403: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Low profile power conditioner (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-11-02, 08:10:16 (209.163.221.154)
Don't know anything about IsoTek so can't make any comparisons quality wise but, otherwise, the Sound Application RS-1 (or whatever the latest and greatest is called) should fill the bill. You should .......
404: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: "It is used and ruined by Jena in cryoing it." (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-10-31, 10:25:18 (209.163.221.154)
Certainly Norm can speak for himself, but I think he's saying that Jena ruins the otherwise quite acceptable Hubbell outlets when they cryo them. Apparently Sound Application opts to reject cryo in th .......
405: OTL Asylum, crickets... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-10-29, 07:42:06 (209.163.221.154)
Sure is gettin' lonely 'round here. I wonder what TubeVibb's been up to. BTW, did the VH CuTF caps upgrade to the M60s about two weeks ago. I'll check back in about 395 hours (roughly summer of 2013) .......
406: Whiner's Woad, yea and verily... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-10-20, 12:12:31 (209.163.221.154)
...amen, hallelujah and you got dat right, brutha! .......
407: Speaker Asylum, RE: No really, what is this guy thinking? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-09-24, 08:30:33 (209.163.221.154)
"Think of saving ten dollars twenty dollars thirty or mooooorrre on...." Hope you're 60 years old, at least. .......
408: General Asylum, RE: Read it in a Romy the Cat voice for maximum effect! nt (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-09-23, 08:44:21 (209.163.221.154)
I picked up on the Romy angle as well. This guy is like what I would imagine Romy to be if he went to and successfully completed some kind of finishing school for the English challenged. Cantankerous .......
409: General Asylum, RE: Would it be fair for dealers to charge per audio audition? Myself, I'd have (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-09-19, 14:13:45 (209.163.221.154)
Sudz on vacation this week? .......
410: General Asylum, Thanks... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-09-06, 08:36:36 (209.163.221.154)
...for the comments and good wishes, guys. Turned out it was pretty much a dud for us, thankfully. That extra 15-20 inches ended up being something more along the lines of 2-4 inches, which doesn't re .......
411: General Asylum, Do sealed box woofers float? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-09-03, 09:56:14 (209.163.221.154)
Gotten about six inches of rain from tropical storm Lee in the last 24 hours and we're supposed to see 15 to 20 inches more in the next 48. Living just north of New Orleans about 10 feet above sea lev .......
412: Critic's Corner, RE: Ah, Bullwinkle. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-08-16, 08:15:12 (209.163.221.154)
Few people realize that Bullwinkle's rack was the original prototype for the Shakti Halographs! Rocky picked up on the improved imaging every time the big guy would walk behind a speaker and, voila... .......
413: Cable Asylum, Imitation (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-08-09, 08:11:28 (209.163.221.154)
I hope you do get it that my post was a dig at the SP guy because he really is conjuring you and you know what they say about imitation. Anyway, for myself, I say thank you for showing me how provocat .......
414: Cable Asylum, paging Lummy (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-08-08, 13:29:33 (209.163.221.154)
Dude...are you now writing for SPhile under the nom de plume Stephen Mejias? Cuz if not, this guy is plagiarizing your schtick bigtime (old girlfriends, unrequited love, etc. etc.) and it really seems .......
415: OTL Asylum, scratchy frazzy noise from speakers... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-08-08, 08:59:35 (209.163.221.154)
...whenever my friend rotates or even brushes up against either gain trim pot on his MP3. Suggestions? .......
416: OTL Asylum, RE: My new Atma-Sphere MA1 amps (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-08-03, 15:16:59 (209.163.221.154)
Welcome to the club. Great to hear that the MA-1s seem to be utterly capable on a speaker as demanding loadwise as the Salons. Also, thanks for the pic. It's the first time I caught the fact that the .......
417: OTL Asylum, RE: 6AS7 tube life (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-07-26, 08:29:39 (209.163.221.154)
You can check the archives for this as it's definitely come up before. Most people claim the rather ridiculous (in my experience) 10000 hours. My observation is it's closer to a tenth of that, which i .......
418: Critic's Corner, RE: Thank Chairman Mao, really Sam? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-07-13, 15:27:47 (209.163.221.154)
I haven't even received the issue you're referring to but I can only hope that Sam was listening to "red book" cds when he made the comment. .......
419: Cable Asylum, RE: Sakra IC Review In June Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-23, 10:28:40 (209.163.221.154)
The guy is Sergei, the company is Stealth and model designation for this cable is Sakra. .......
420: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-sphere M60 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-23, 10:25:50 (209.163.221.154)
I would tend to say a little more exuberant and expressive...unchained, if you will. Again, the actual difference is smaller than these words make it seem to be. .......
421: OTL Asylum, RE: Atma-sphere M60 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-21, 10:03:10 (209.163.221.154)
Interesting that you would bring this up. I've been an M60 owner/user for a little over ten years now...always with AG Duos. About a year ago, I talked one of my friends into springing for a pair of M .......
422: General Asylum, RE: Digital LP's (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-19, 12:44:31 (209.163.221.154)
Hey there BBWalla. Well, of course you're right. In my feeble mind I was talking about the same Fox performances released on the Crystal Clear label, done in analogue, D to D but with reference to the .......
423: General Asylum, RE: Digital LP's (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-17, 08:47:51 (209.163.221.154)
Megadittos on your last statement. .......
424: General Asylum, RE: Digital LP's (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-17, 08:13:05 (209.163.221.154)
I think, in general, that you are correct, but I have to say that I still consider my copy of "the Digital Fox" on the Ultragroove label from 1978 (I believe) to be one of the most impressive sounding .......
425: General Asylum, RE: What would you do? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-05-13, 09:24:28 (209.163.221.154)
If you still have the serial number of the piece you sold him and know where the unit has been sent for repair, I would contact the service center and inquire as to whether the serial numbers match. T .......
426: Inmate Central, Yeah...what's up with that.... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-30, 13:33:38 (209.163.221.154)
....anyway? Thankfully, that little negative is very fleeting thanks to flushing :) .......
427: Inmate Central, descriptors..... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-30, 12:07:19 (209.163.221.154)
....that come to mind are outrageous, irreverent, hilarious and satirical....which oftentimes result in brilliance. Oddly enough, when the show first premiered, I absolutely LOATHED it, just like "Mar .......
428: General Asylum, RE: VTL versus Mcintosh (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-30, 09:59:13 (209.163.221.154)
If your speakers have a friendly impedance plot, I would say that OTLs might be the cure for what ails ya. .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: Asparagus is an excellent accompaniment with seafood … (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-29, 08:09:57 (209.163.221.154)
South Park, actually, but I very much like your choice too. They reran the episode last night. Really sick. .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: Really, really, reallyreallyreally veryveryvery VERY gross... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-28, 15:51:30 (209.163.221.154)
But, as usual, very apropos. They nailed a butt load of people last night. No pun intended :). .......
431: Inmate Central, cuttlefish and asparagus anyone? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-28, 08:38:02 (209.163.221.154)
Pretty interesting season opener for SP for sure. I admit it...it's one of my guilty pleasures. .......
432: Cable Asylum, RE: Nice review! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-07, 14:26:46 (209.163.221.154)
I have owned Nordost for over a decade and have test driven Cardas (Golden Helix, I believe) speaker cables. In my view, they are about as polar opposite of one another in flavor as is imaginable. ::: .......
433: General Asylum, RE: Customer situation, what would you do? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-04-07, 13:36:55 (209.163.221.154)
Let's see...the dealer sells a preowned unit with the offer to "... trade it back in at a good price..." and the so-called customer decides to morph that phraseology into "buy the unit back..." once h .......
434: Video Asylum, RE: Dish Network opinions? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-03-17, 11:51:03 (209.163.221.154)
I live in the New Orleans area so we do experience a lot of stormy weather (you may have heard about it). Dropouts are definitely a real possibility here and I have had some last for the better part o .......
435: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: I work off a different theory (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-03-15, 08:11:19 (209.163.221.154)
I hereby dub your method the "Crystal Method". Hope you get royalties. .......
436: Critic's Corner, RE: You have got to be kidding! What a schmuck! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-03-11, 14:20:08 (209.163.221.154)
Me neither. And I just received my "final issue" with the renewal tab for 1 year @ $36 front and center on the cover. Regarding the previously alluded to "mini reviews" by Valin of speakers over $25K, .......
437: Critic's Corner, RE: Seems a lot (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-03-04, 08:41:35 (209.163.221.154)
Very possibly the reason Roy Gregory bailed. Too bad if they implode, though. .......
438: Critic's Corner, RE: March 2011 TAS (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-28, 10:54:58 (209.163.221.154)
I think you unwittingly hit the nail on the head in your post. At the end of the day, collectively, the message from SP to the readership is "...it's all good...". Absolute Sound is no better. They ju .......
439: Critic's Corner, RE: I didn't think... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-17, 15:47:38 (209.163.221.154)
...there were any commas left in the English language. I thought HP had commandeered the entire available supply years ago. Truly the James Joyce of audio rags. .......
440: Critic's Corner, Sorry but in TAS it almost always does. NT (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-17, 15:31:40 (209.163.221.154)
nt .......
441: Critic's Corner, RE: I'm Not Doug Schroeder (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-17, 09:16:12 (209.163.221.154)
Have you always been an ezine? If so, I didn't realize there were any that tenured. .......
442: Critic's Corner, RE: I'm Not Doug Schroeder (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-16, 12:08:40 (209.163.221.154)
I guess I lead too sheltered an audiophile life. Didn't know that "Soundstage" was an audio pub. .......
443: Critic's Corner, RE: I'm Not Doug Schroeder (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-16, 10:07:02 (209.163.221.154)
My bad. May I ask what zine ("e" or otherwise) you review for? .......
444: Critic's Corner, RE: OK, Here's a quiz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-15, 15:57:36 (209.163.221.154)
Thank you, Mr. Schroeder, for demonstrating the conflicted message of audio writers 'round the world to us, the unwashed audiophile masses, so succinctly. First you tell us to forget everything else t .......
445: Cable Asylum, RE: read this (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-02-03, 10:41:38 (209.163.221.154)
Joe...you da'man!!! Don't run off anywhere. .......
446: Critic's Corner, RE: Good point (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-01-29, 09:11:08 (209.163.221.154)
I noticed starting many years ago that the same clique of fat, bald, (mostly) bearded potatoes used to make a habit of continuously parading their precious mail order brides through the pages of their .......
447: Water Cooler, RE: Go Gators (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-01-11, 10:17:32 (209.163.221.154)
So MG...how'd that Utah coach work out for you guys? .......
448: OTL Asylum, RE: MA-1 crackle in one channel (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-01-10, 14:46:51 (209.163.221.154)
When you say "...bias gauge is pinned almost to zero..." do you mean you are getting a bias reading of zero or do you mean that the DC offset reading is zero? I hope it is the latter. .......
449: General Asylum, RE: What are the common cause of sibilance in asystem? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2011-01-03, 15:21:56 (209.163.221.154)
lisping vocalists! .......
450: Water Cooler, RE: Dream Team. What do Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels have in common? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-12-14, 09:29:23 (209.163.221.154)
Might I add that they are all multi millionaire Phillies. .......
451: Critic's Corner, RE: It's a shit review anyway. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-12-03, 14:43:27 (209.163.221.154)
I believe he's just repeating the wisdom of Sam Tellig from many years ago who would reference the sound of the "MOSFET mist" routinely in various reviews. .......
452: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: paging Awe-d-o-file (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-12-03, 14:16:14 (209.163.221.154)
Yep...tried ET/et...no difference. Have emailed you thru AA. .......
453: Tweakers' Asylum, paging Awe-d-o-file (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-12-03, 10:56:45 (209.163.221.154)
Tried to send you an email to place order but Microsoft Outlook says it does not recognize ET@econotweaks as a valid address. .......
454: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: my impressions, and a ? for other users (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-11-06, 11:52:28 (209.163.221.154)
Installed three sets on my Duos and one set on my M60s, both last night. Listened from 8PM to 2AM. Right out of the box they were good. About three cds in they were better. A "...clothen eared beet... .......
455: OTL Asylum, RE: output impedance (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-26, 15:38:45 (209.163.221.154)
My bad...of course I meant to say decrease instead of increase output impedance. Thanks for the catch. .......
456: OTL Asylum, pulling V2 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-26, 11:03:25 (209.163.221.154)
If you don't ask, you're never gonna learn. Since my speakers are supposedly 102 db sensitive, I have, of necessity, pulled V2 from the driver stage and substituted the requisite "shorting plug" from .......
457: General Asylum, RE: Listening styles - I'm curious about others (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-20, 10:06:27 (209.163.221.154)
Lights out...check, in the sweet spot...check, potables at hand...check, any other electronic media off, system warmed up, music at realistic levels...check, check and check. If the system is on at al .......
458: OTL Asylum, non linear distortions (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-18, 10:09:13 (209.163.221.154)
A big "amen" to just about everything you said up there. .......
459: OTL Asylum, RE: Trio (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-06, 12:45:09 (209.163.221.154)
Ralph...what is it about the construction of the Trio that excludes it from the concept of the "power paradigm"? .......
460: OTL Asylum, RE: feedback (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-05, 12:27:31 (209.163.221.154)
I hauled my M60s in to a qualified electronics tech. He called Ralph and five minutes later we were replacing the covers on the bottoms of the amps. Since I wasn't directly privy to the actual procedu .......
461: OTL Asylum, RE: Feedback, no feedback and selective feedback (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-05, 07:34:39 (209.163.221.154)
I think you make some valid observations. Strictly from a listening point of view, the only range where I seem to feel that I "miss" my feedback loop is in the lowest registers. For lack of a better w .......
462: OTL Asylum, feedback (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-10-04, 08:26:03 (209.163.221.154)
So after 10 years and after consulting with Ralph, I decided to pull the trigger and remove the feedback loop from my M60s which feed AG Duos. Man....what a difference 2db made in the sound all those .......
463: Whiner's Woad, RE: Why isn't this a serious scandal? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-09-18, 15:45:01 (209.163.221.154)
Hey Roger...chill out already and go play another set of tennis. .......
464: General Asylum, RE: the car salesman say (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-08-12, 13:19:18 (209.163.221.154)
That's taillights, FWIW. .......
465: Critic's Corner, RE: Stereophile's Addiction to Veblen Goods. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-08-05, 11:23:00 (209.163.221.154)
Thanks for this post. I have now learned my new word for the day and, for the record, could read endlessly about gear I can only admire from afar. If only "Ultra Audio" was more prolific... ::: TOPIC: .......
466: OTL Asylum, RE: M60 Mk2 and Vandersteens? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-08-02, 11:39:20 (209.163.221.154)
Just to be clear, the reason I worded the above the way I did was because you made a general statement with no mention of "in this case". Possibly you felt the "in this case" was implicit but I didn't .......
467: OTL Asylum, RE: M60 Mk2 and Vandersteens? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-08-02, 10:40:12 (209.163.221.154)
Based on your observation I guess we can extrapolate that a transformer coupled amp will always sound "purer" than an OTL as you used no qualifiers when making it. I think not. .......
468: OTL Asylum, RE: Choices (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-07-27, 09:30:31 (209.163.221.154)
Well, speaker options may not be as manifold as we would all like but there are enough of them out there to find a match...at least I know I can (and did). However, I simply made an observation, not a .......
469: OTL Asylum, RE: M60 Mk2 and Vandersteens? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-07-24, 14:51:43 (209.163.221.154)
Yeah, they'll improve things but why bother. IMeversoHO, your amps are so much more special than the Vandys. I say keep 'em pure...a transformer is a transformer. There are just too many good speaker .......
470: OTL Asylum, RE: M60 Mk2 and Vandersteens? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-07-24, 13:47:30 (209.163.221.154)
I think you've sussed it out nicely. .......
471: General Asylum, Caps (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-07-16, 09:44:13 (209.163.221.154)
As long as you're passing out caps, could I make a special request for a couple silver foil Duelend's? .......
472: Critic's Corner, RE: The difference... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-07-13, 10:57:49 (209.163.221.154)
Like him or not (and I do, very much in fact) his writing seems to make it abundantly clear that he knows what he's talking about and is genuinely passionate about listening to music. And his writing .......
473: OTL Asylum, RE: loading resistors (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-06-08, 14:23:33 (209.163.221.154)
TF020s to the rescue! .......
474: OTL Asylum, RE: loading resistors (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-06-02, 11:11:14 (209.163.221.154)
Thanks for the info. Didn't realize this might be a rehash. I'm not doing this for "tweaky' reasons so much as to try to tame a little excess tizziness in the highs with my new cartridge (which, to be .......
475: OTL Asylum, loading resistors (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-06-02, 08:13:14 (209.163.221.154)
Anyone got any brand name suggestions for excellent sounding loading resistors for my MP-1 phono stage? I'm not a tweaker per se so this stuff is not my forte. Also, does it matter whether they're 1/2 .......
476: Water Cooler, south park (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-05-12, 12:56:33 (209.163.221.154)
My first time over in this part of the woods. Just wondering if anybody has some inside skinny on the new season of "South Park". Are they on jihad high alert or something? They've only done 7 new epi .......
477: OTL Asylum, RE: 6SN7 (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-03-30, 08:42:03 (209.136.24.246)
I just ordered some of the new Chinese 6SN7s from Synergy/Create to try in a few strategic positions in my MP-1 and M60s. I'll post results aftera prudent amount of time. .......
478: General Asylum, what a load (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-03-29, 09:39:42 (209.136.24.246)
Let's see. "Bolero" is one of the great classical warhorses of all time but could not be found in two different stores "years ago" (presumably) back when people were still procuring their music primar .......
479: Vinyl Asylum, Neil Young Official Release Series 1-4. (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-25, 13:55:30 (209.136.24.246)
Just got these in a couple of days ago and took 'em all for a spin on the Loricraft. Cued up "Harvest" last night and was totally impressed with the overall quietness of the vinyl and the purity of th .......
480: Digital Drive, RE: Surprise At The Sound of Old DAC V.S. Newer Units (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-18, 11:27:25 (209.136.24.246)
Damn right! Especially now that we've established "14 clicks" as the de facto standard. .......
481: Speaker Asylum, RE: Mackie SRM450V2 is buzzing (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-18, 10:35:37 (209.136.24.246)
I will be following this post closely. I have the exact same problem down to the last detail with my horns. Each one is powered by a seperate monobloc fed by a dedicated line. All it takes to get this .......
482: Power Forum, RE: speaker buzz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-13, 08:34:21 (209.136.24.246)
Correct. I get buzz with no inputs connected to the amps. All it takes to get this buzz is to have the amps turned on and the speaker wires hooked up. Floating the ground on the power cord to the amps .......
483: Power Forum, RE: speaker buzz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-12, 07:58:25 (209.136.24.246)
I failed to mention in my last response that floating the grounds of the powercords to the two amps provides no relief either, so I've probably answered my own question about a ground loop buzz. ::: T .......
484: Power Forum, RE: speaker buzz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-12, 07:43:46 (209.136.24.246)
Paul, the speakers buzz with the pre amp outs disconnected from the amps. However, when I borrow and substitute the same brand of amps into the system, the speakers still buzz and at the same amplitud .......
485: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Your first vinyl LP was? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-10, 14:39:21 (209.136.24.246)
7" 45 of "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen, circa 1965, I think. .......
486: Power Forum, RE: speaker buzz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-10, 12:31:18 (209.136.24.246)
It is a distinct, steady state buzz coming through the speakers. The amps, (OTLs, by the way) are silent. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. .......
487: General Asylum, RE: Yup - racoon piss (nt) (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-02-02, 14:07:17 (209.136.24.246)
Perhaps a diabetic coon? .......
488: Power Forum, speaker buzz (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-01-28, 13:03:20 (209.136.24.246)
I'll try to be as brief as possible. Forever now I've had a problem with a steady state BUZZ, not hum coming equally thru my A/G Duos. They are powered by Atma monoblocs connected to an Atma preamp. T .......
489: OTL Asylum, RE: It came from Minnesota (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-01-25, 11:32:00 (209.136.24.246)
Gee...just think if LexiCON made an M-60. In all seriousness...fine as wine, as we used to say! .......
490: OTL Asylum, RE:Looks like you did well! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-01-18, 12:14:38 (209.136.24.246)
I'm leaning in the etched direction myself, although the "etching" is of a very fine grain in this case. .......
491: OTL Asylum, RE:Looks like you did well! (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2010-01-13, 11:24:46 (209.136.24.246)
So far the following have been unsuccessful in removing the seemingly baked on film on the bottles of all these tubes... 1...a solution of Simple Green and water 2...Windex 3...Acrysol 4...a solution .......
492: General Asylum, Turntable Tee (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-10-16, 09:45:04 (209.136.24.246)
Did anyone catch the identity of the dead celebrity wearing the teeshirt with the record player on it on the "purgatory" plane in the season opener of "South Park"? .......
493: OTL Asylum, RE: BIAS with a twist on MA-1 Silver Edition (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-10-12, 14:02:33 (209.136.24.246)
Point of clarification. In your post you mention depressing BOTH switches. See the post below where MarcG asks how to check bias with a VM. Ralph responds that you place the plus and minus probes of t .......
494: Tubes Asylum, RE: Bad Socket? Bad Board? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-10-05, 14:46:35 (209.136.24.246)
I think there's a real good chance that it's simply a bad driver tube. Swap them between channels and see if the noise migrates to the other side. .......
495: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: You had a pre-amp delivered to you at work? (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-10-05, 11:57:37 (209.136.24.246)
It is when your name's on the shingle outside! .......
496: Power Forum, PP 300 flashing display (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-09-11, 10:18:55 (209.136.24.246)
Hi guys. I've got an old PP300 with (I believe) MW 1. Anyway, I cannot find the operating instructions so I have this question. When I depress the mode button to cycle through the various functions th .......
497: Video Asylum, RE: I completely agree with your assessment of ... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-09-08, 13:46:50 (209.136.24.246)
I don't know. The endless blather of, minimally, three analysts, color guys, etc. is driving me to distraction. Throw in the pretty blond roaming the sidelines for the odd timely human interest angle .......
498: General Asylum, RE: Pharmaceutical advice... (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-08-27, 11:58:21 (209.136.24.246)
Yes, and much to the eternal glee of big pharma, it's another pill you get to take every day for the rest of your life, just like they hoped you would. .......
499: Critic's Corner, RE: MAXX IIIs (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-08-13, 12:12:07 (209.136.24.246)
I've never been to this site and, obviously, did not see the article. I'll go check it out. An observation...in a couple years or so whenever the MAXX IVs hit the scene (and, give or take, we all know .......
500: Critic's Corner, MAXX IIIs (0.00)
Posted by acres verde on 2009-08-11, 14:11:32 (209.136.24.246)
Ok guys...I lurked in the shadows for at least a week figuring that certainly somebody would pose the following question first but it looks like Critic's must be on summer hiatus or something. So here .......
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