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I guess my position is I saw what basically pre/non-censorship brought us and I'm happier with the alternative...Once you think we've reached balance AI comes along. Oh, well. Watched about 3 hours of YouTube already today. 😎

I several friends that have been censored numerous times They are diverse channels Prepping, Law, Guitars. 🙄 What are they being censored for?

Got mine in and enjoying the Roarin' Reaper as we speak! 😊 Sprinkled on chicken, tossed on salad for lunch along with Humboldt Fog I found for half price. 😎 Good job on this batch.

Yeah, I also enjoy realizing the time difference between Texas and my European webcams...There's also some live walks in Amsterdam and various recently filmed ones in the Jungfrau Region of Switzerland. Ha! I watch all of this several times a week.

I was like that several years ago and then after subscribing got down interesting pigeon holes. Mostly travel and then documentaries, and now historical religious studies along the rest. The last one had a reputation so he had to distance himself from it/him...Dunno but both of you guys are more subdued. Must be retirement. 😎 Good to see everyone posting and hope all is well.

I didn't see this mentioned but similarly designed SS amps should sound identical and where you'll see differences is in the preamp. That's my take. If you really want to hear differences in amps it seems Tubes is the way to go.

Ha! That was me my first ten years on the Forum. 😎

I agree with the first part but the only time I'm changing out gear is when something breaks. I'm a multichannel guy and wish I could out-in-out justify upgrading to a head unit with the newer codexes but I've been pretty happy for almost 2 decades... On the music front, I'm definitely a source guy and usually think about the day and let my imagination rule while listening to familiar material.

I agree but what's up with all of the LIKES and jukebox posts?

There do appear to be various paid subscriptions to YouTube but truthfully the ads are short and most can be skipped. WAY less than other free content. Heck, the link dtel provided at ads all over the place. On YouTube they're 8 seconds and are predictable....On that note, it does get sinister when you consider how they get the ad streams. 🤐

I agree. No streaming service or cable here either and we don't pay for YouTube. Otoh, that means we're the product! 😮 So far I'm good with it but I do wonder...

I actually posted one several years ago but it no longer is up. It didn't show any action just the canal and folks walking in the area.

I'm interested in biblical history and scholarship and can't believe how much and varied the content is. Bart Ehrman and James Tabor give more of a historical overview (and have their own channels) as they discuss the texts with several others that have scholars on.

There are several great live-cams from Amsterdam but this is the most mesmerizing.

Cool. Fwiw, those links aren't from YouTube but are fun nonetheless. Here is a favorite of mine that's not on YT either but has several AMAZING vantagepoints in the Swiss Alps! https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/live/webcams/

Still cool and crank it to 11 without distortion...

Thanks for posting! Ironically it was about a year ago I too had to take a YouTube tutorial on lawnmower repair. 😊I bet that screwed up the algorithm! 😉 Speaking of which, those folks have my watching pegged--Scary? 🤔

Good to hear from you dtel. Yeah, I don't watch any sports and travel the world on YouTube and my modest 55" monitor. I have a library of Live-cams from favorite places where I visit daily and usually put on the headphones for a recent (or Live) walk or train ride in Europe...Amazing footage with alot being 4K.

Ha! Actually it's FREAKY how deep you can get on tangents that investigate "sin," including biblical history and apologetics surrounding it... I'm pretty close. I read before bed/after waking but there's a good 4 to 6 hours of YouTube watching on weekdays and even more on weekends if nothing's planned. Thanks for participating.

If you watch less than an hour a week I'd call that pretty much none. On that note is there anyone who NEVER clicks on YouTube?

We've discussed Facebook algorithms before and I'm curious how much YouTube influences your life? 🤔

I have a fascination with the history in the 3 centuries surrounding 70 CE and how it relates to the Dead Sea Scrolls. I started a few months ago reading the Bible again using the 2 commentaries above and comparing. The "Harper Collins Study Bible" on the left is more scholarly oriented and I got for my birthday in June, while the "Jeremiah Study Bible" was given to me by a friend/student as a gift and has more of a sermon point of view. Ironically, both at the same time and not knowing about the other.

I had that happen to me. We'll see how fast Chad's replacements can bring you up to speed...

Deleting the KV-2 and having dialogue coming out of the extreme corners of the room isn't exactly a huge improvement. Both are weird. Fwiw, this was also my first thought...It seems the point the OP/thread starter was trying to make was that he didn't realize how important the center channel was, tried a *unique* solution and is happy with it. It seems the consensus is get the best front soundstage you can, and most can do it without using 2 center channels. I just don't think folks that can accommodate a large center can't also position 2 large F/L speakers as well.

Ha! I'd be more worried about them pulling the plug...😬