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Sent a short note out to a couple of forum members who haven't posted in a while. Heard back from two.....Cal.....and get this the Duke. Duke hasn't posted in years.....still out there and making music. Asked him to post something.....forum members who have been here a while would get a kick out of seeing that avatar again. Still have not heard from max or meagain. Cheers Ladies and Gents

Yep I'm over 1800 post shy after ten years (Oct.) here. But Sancho is closing in fast. Hey Sancho see if you can get me a guest pass when you get there And tell Max Tarheel says hey! Maybe if we talk turntables he'll stick around for awhile.

many people don't realize how much work a cruise ship staff does...long hours and pretty much everyday for their contract.

Morning gang.... I'm still hanging around, been checking in and see what's going on. Just been crazy busy at the shop and all the house chitt, ya know how it is.. Just wanted to say hey....take care all... MKP :-)

Chuck you got my email address and i'd like to hear Duke's tunes.

many people don't realize how much work a cruise ship staff does...long hours and pretty much everyday for their contract. She has a psyc degree, she is a babysitter on the boat along with 6 other girls. Kids ages average 10, works a couple hrs a day. Cry me a river, she has it MADE. That position seems to have it much better than the food/drink servers for instance. I was talking to one of them on my cruise and she said that she worked seven days a week. She was from Russia and said she cried when she first started...after working all day for an entire month, her pay check was in the $500s Cruise Line figures they're going to make up the difference from passenger's tips. When i retired from the Coast Guard, i had a job offer from a Cruise Line...former boss is Senior VP. Turned it down due to heavy worldwide travel. I would have been meeting the fleet wherever in the world they were when the ship's inspection was due. Ride the ship a few days, while conducting the environmental compliance audit -- then fly on to the next one. Would have been a decent paycheck, and being part of the corporate staff wouldn't have had to kill myself like many of the ship staff; but, all that travel wasn't going to jive with what was going on in my life at the time.

Daily dog & LF updates OK.

How time flies. Hard to believe it has been over three years since his last appearance on the forum. After the forum conversion I was reading old threads and noticed his avatar was gone. I then was able to track this copy of the avatar on the wayback machine. Maybe we can get him to restore it in its rightful place as his avatar again.

many people don't realize how much work a cruise ship staff does...long hours and pretty much everyday for their contract. She has a psyc degree, she is a babysitter on the boat along with 6 other girls. Kids ages average 10, works a couple hrs a day. Cry me a river, she has it MADE.

Mornin yet again gang Dickinsons tasting mighty fine, energy level rising, ebay shopping in order. 100+ predicted today, i will choose the "Tweeker" hours during this heat wave. In the 60s my Dad refered to me as his little tweeker, there was respect to that then, he would take me when visiting his bud's and i would fix their TV, or Antenna(s).

Morning Gang Earlier morning for me than most here. Good Nap. Thursday eh? cannot say iv one dam thing to do today. Thought about taking the wife out to breakfast, but she is still hurtin from the dental. Put on my headlight and preformed a nightly ant patrol w/sprayer an hour ago, only one ant trail, think iv got them in check, Just about done out front and someone yells at me @1am, HEY is that you Mark? yeah it's me, paul across the street. Good to know Mark, thought we had another "Tweeker" in the neighborhood Time to fire up the Dickinsons Blend, The Duggans is also in order :emotion-44:

Duke emailed me a couple of original tunes. Very...very nice. If you would like to hear it send me your email address.

Afternoon gabg Good Nap, now let's see what i can do before it gets 100+. Coffee Run, we are out of some staples here, cannot have that. That means ill need to muster up the energy to shave for the first time in 4 days, well hell it's worth the work i guess. Sometimes this retirement can be hell.

Boys turned their nose up @ the smoked pork chops...

Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here... Yes, as especially, I need to do some stuff outside. Lol, yes, I know the source of the smoked porkchop crave!

In regards to your old text, I haven't seen formica in quite a while either.

My friend who is the one who drinks diet beer, has a son who has done Vegas and many cruises out of Cali. He is a juggler and all around athlete. Chuck Gunter

Eastern Pennsylvania Darn Near The New York State Line, or close. The Duke? Have often wondered. Edit, just saw maxg was here on forum just now.

Way to go Chuck!

Heat Index of only 105 F. here today; 109 for Memphis, so, could be worse...

Morning Cont Daughter just chimed in from Dublin. Really feel sorry for her working life, 6Mo stint on the Cruise ship and then Dublin for a months vacation, and only 26. Id be dead at 40 with that lifestyle. Off to shop the web, Pickney Bend Mo, next order.

Good morning, mm & all.

I miss OB!!!!

Took a few extra shots of the Atmos Elevation Add-on Speakers. I finally hooked them up last night & re-ran Audyssey. DIdn't have much time to do specific A/B comparison with the 44-DA's—but I can already tell the horn loaded tweeter is more distinct & crisp. I even played around with bass management (setting my F/L/C to Large, etc.) just to separate the lows/mids & high range throughout the sound stage & the RP-140's effectively elevated the sound above. Still need to play a bit with set up & watch some Atmos authored discs. Plus my amp just arrived today, so adding the rear pair of RP-140SA's will really fill the room (probably the most siginifcant difference with my existing set-up.

​Post a video, a photo, or just tell us which is your most favorite performance of all time (and i mean song--not entire show) … for me, this was much easier than I imagined it would be. I’ve seen a lot of them and a lot of good ones; but, my favorite is one that sadly I wasn’t at …yet it remains head & shoulders over the rest …a local band from a few miles from where i was born--a lot of love for the lady across the Bay. Has to be a forum member that was here--if so, please speak up. I want to hear about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2yQLXTuctA

Yes, I'm glad there an option with Dolby Atmos. Positioning is important for those wanting to use in-ceiling speakers, and the right amount of toe-in on those using reflecting speakers. I have heard it both ways (in-ceiling and reflecting). For me the in-ceiling speakers gave slightly more pinpoint imaging, but it's not drastic enough that you lose anything by using the refective approach. To that point I would add I found it more "distracting" than the diffused sound of up-firing speakers. Both options sound great in their own way.

Yes, I'm glad there an option with Dolby Atmos. Positioning is important for those wanting to use in-ceiling speakers, and the right amount of toe-in on those using reflecting speakers. I have heard it both ways (in-ceiling and reflecting). For me the in-ceiling speakers gave slightly more pinpoint imaging, but it's not drastic enough that you lose anything by using the refective approach.

No matter the Audio quality that is uploaded to youtube, they broadcast out in an MP4 AAC 126kbps. Once the video is popular enough they will also broadcast 165kbps WebM file. Changing the video quality stream will not enhance the audio, the audio is the same for all video formats.

A little extra Flavor......

Cheers Guys. Ill try to get on more often but my audio passion is on hold due to financial reasons, and my wife wanted her living room back.

Was afraid of that. We both could use some "sweet summer rain" that pours & actually cools things down; instead of just making the humidity worse... Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here...

detl's wife is to blame for the Smoked Pork Chop craving... Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here...

Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here...

Cooling it off any? Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here...

Duke Spinner even had an amplifier named after him during the height of his posting on the forum. The Juicy Music modified Crown D-45 that Carl currently owns was actually dubbed "The Duke." For those that may not have ventured over to the coffee thread, here is the talking head avatar that has been missing since the forum conversion. How time flies. Hard to believe it has been over three years since his last appearance on the forum. After the forum conversion I was reading old threads and noticed his avatar was gone. I then was able to track this copy of the avatar on the wayback machine. Maybe we can get him to restore it in its rightful place as his avatar again.

Yes, I have to get a smoked one for sure...raining between sunshine here...

Picked up some Smoked Pork Chops, French Bread & Watermelon...

That's the dood , I mean duke...

Michael Hurd?

In case you ever wondered what 10 copper 10's in the same room looked like, you're welcome to come over. In other news, black carpet sometimes looks purple.

I guess over the years you can say I've been fond of the copper myself. At one time I had a total of 44 setup in my home. 22 here 14 here and 8 here

Man-0-man, you HT guys. The Only copper i have travels @2850FPS.

Lies, sir. I see only 8 in this picture. Therefore, I assume your carpet is purple...probably electric purple too in the light.

Does the sand have any vibration damping properties? I've heard of people putting sand in the bottom of tall tower speakers, but I always thought that was for ballast. +++ Edit: It would help if I could read. (no West Virginia jokes accepted at this time please, besides, I've already heard them all) Couple of 500watt amps would do the job too

Which way were they facing IS the question Mark

I asked Tim about those last week and they were all spoken for. Nice guy to deal with, I might end up taking a ride for some other horns Mark

The turkey my brother and I did last thanksgiving was as good or better than anything most have ever tasted.

Good bbq joints abound, but a lot of backyard guys are just as good or better.

I'm gonna walk before they make me run

i thought you'd "roll" a stone.By the way, miss you Rob (Oldbuckster) ... he was a stone's fan.