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6 hours ago, the real Duke Spinner said:
I would not pin any difference on the Player But Rather the DAC used therein
Anything with moving parts is far more likely to fail
Thus the transport in a CD player is subject to failure and too expensive to repair
if you can find the parts
Stand alone DAC has zero moving parts and will far outlive any DVD player
Invest in a stand alone DAC,
they have high-volume low-cost production and near zero failure rates
A USB powered DAC has no power supply and could last 25-30 years if kept cool
laying the device on a small tile or glass top works as a heat sink
could go all out and use the gooey thermal paste.
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6 hours ago, parlophone1 said:
Yes, I have standalone Musical Fidelity DAC/preamp with coax and optical connectivity.
So, I suppose there would be no difference in quality of reproduction between cheep and more expensive player/transport, if going through a DAC?
It's a stream of Zeros and ones
platter speed is irrelevant, it's not a vinyl record
the DAC buffers the data as does the DVD player
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LS have great bass
just roll off at 50HZ
I play with the front firing sub in my system
Definitely something there when on,
but off isn't the end of the world
Sub is great for movies.
Same is probably true for the F4s
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If you have a DAC
buy a $35-50 DVD player
and connect via coax or better glass optical tosslink
Stand alone DAC is the way to go, amazingly inexpensive for a decent one
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1 Hr Buffet retropspective
WDCB FM archive recording
Will be up for 2 weeks then gone
Listening now, good sound quality
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8 minutes ago, Dave1291 said:
Beautiful renditions but... Do they need more cowbell or is it just me?
Perhaps if enough of us write paper letters to the Record Label,
when they release the digitally remastered, more revealing, higher definition, new sonic heights, with unparalleled energy, and a never before heard track on every song, now including cow bells for the ultimate home listening experience .....
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19 hours ago, billybob said:
Yes man, an- acoustic Gibson floating.:
I remember hearing it on AM, like 55 years ago....
Surprising amount of video on these guys on youtube
nantucket etc ...
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Order a Pizza for dinner, great 1 Hr concert
These girls are high energy, A list
Swedish babes First Aid Kit hit it out of the park
Belgian audio & video engineers did a great job.
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Delerium (Producers LPs) targeted at the club sound
same label as McLachlan Netwerks.
Deleiium and Enigma are the best 2 in this space IMHO
They use a different babe on almost every track, lots of them.
This track got a lot of play.
From Delerium's sonic masterpiece Karma
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Canadian siren Sarah McLachlin
every version of this song is good
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Scottish babe Olivia Rafferty cover of Peter Gabriel's Masterpiece LP So, track Mercy Street
Looks like she recorded in her bedroom
all you need is ability and a mic..
Don't recall if I already posted this one...
Just found it Aug 22nd, I'll leave it up for anyone who missed it the first time....
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A good tune, 3 instruments and a nice voice
Still Corners, the Trip live. Show closer
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RIP
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7 hours ago, dtel said:
It got a little breezy, problem with these things is small tornados can pop up anywhere.
Looks like a high profile SUV
like the kind that roll over easily
and flip in accidnents
Also problem with high profile causing buffeting and instability from cross winds on the highway.
Hope the occupants had their seat belts on.
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Car Thread
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On 8/29/2023 at 5:24 PM, OO1 said:https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102522
Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030
Author unknown
a key problem for AI developers is that their models keep beating benchmark databases devised to test them, but still somehow fail real world tests.
However, the next potential bottleneck to AI’s progress might not be AI itself, but a lack of data for models to train on
These are two sides of the same coin, they keep failing the real world tests because their models and algorithms have limits compared to the real world possibilities.
Sort of like how autonomous vehicles won’t be viable until they take privately owned/driven vehicles off the road. Then the algorithms would be in charge.
They will use ‘climate change’ to do this. It’s not that the elites want to control us, they want computers to control us so they don’t have to
The problem for humans will arise when AI reaches the middle of the Bell Curve.
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Car Thread
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Boat cars, I still recall the ad or challenge where one crossed the Mississippi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCPo3pBGDUU
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Car Thread
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On 8/29/2023 at 5:23 PM, the real Duke Spinner said:I had the money to buy a used one in 1973 cash, my father went with me to check it out. He drove it 30 ft and parked it, told me it's not happening and we left......
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Mid horns at ear level.
Heresy on top of two end tables
in the corners.
Ikea has black ones on sale as low as $9ea at times
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Car Thread
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On 7/19/2023 at 9:03 AM, OO1 said:AI and self driving cars will reduce the amount of accidents and casualties on the road , the AI system does not get tired after hours of driving ., it all makes for safer driving
Sorry Dave
You are not approved to go there
is there somewhere else you would like to go ?
Your monthly smart grid electricity ration is almost exhausted and it's only the 15th of the month. I'll take you home while you think about my question ......
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Car Thread
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AMC GREMLIN (today $$ less than $13K ?)
Elegance is simplicity .....
- ZERO microprocessors
- 1bbl soup can carb
- 3 speed manual
- No AC
- AM radio
- Plenty of interior room
- in line 6 cyl
- economical, low cost to fix, easy to change affordable parts
- Stable on the hwy
Nice retrospective article on the Gremlin
By 1979—the year it morphed into the Spirit—AMC had sold 671,475 Gremlins, making it the second-best-selling car in AMC's history behind the Hornet.
AMC put the bare-bones two-seat Gremlin on the market for $1,879 (about $12,500 in 2020 dollars), while the four-seat model listed for $1,959 ($12,950).
The Gremlin, built with proven, low-tech machinery, was about as close to bulletproof as an American-built subcompact was going to get. Sales exploded, totaling 122,844 for 1973 and 171,128 for 1974—monster numbers for little AMC.
1970 AMC Gremlin specifications
ENGINE:3.3L DOHC 12-valve I-6/128 hp @ 4,400 rpm, 182 lb-ft @ 1,600 rpm
TRANSMISSION:3-speed automatic
LAYOUT:2-door, 2-4 passenger, front-engine, RWD sedan
L x W x H: 161.3 x 70.6 x 51.8 in
WHEELBASE: 96.0 in
WEIGHT: 2,497 lb
0-60 MPH: 15.8 sec
TOP SPEED 95 mph
https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/amc-gremlin-terrible-cars-that-werent-terrible/
The 2022 Toyota Camry 0-60 time is not something that it's known for. However, with the base 2.5L engine, the 2022 Toyota Camry 0 to 60 sprint takes 7.3 seconds. The 2022 Toyota Camry XLE and XSE trims can be equipped with the optional 3.5L V6 engine, bringing the 0-60 time down to just around 5.8 seconds. The Honda Accord and Nissan Altima are two close rivals of the Toyota Camry 2022 and they do a 0-60 sprint in 6.6 seconds and 7.7 seconds respectively. The Honda Accord is equipped with a smaller 1.5L turbocharged engine, offering better power to weight ratio. The Nissan Altima is less powerful and has a CVT, leading to slower acceleration times.
https://www.carhp.com/toyota/camry/0to60
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Smoke = heat = short = fire at some point
find it and fix it.
TT needs a ground wire to the pr-amp for hum.
and must be plugged into the preamp
Rip your CDs to a Network hard drive and play from there.
The mid horns need to be at ear level
how you get there IDK
Putting it under the woofer needs to happen
2 shelves ?
Not sure what effect -20c has on speakers, but why find out ?
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2 hours ago, Dave1291 said:
@sunburnwilly remember when I told you we had to have a talk the other day? "The Moving blog?" It's time!
😂 😂 😂 😂
Altec speakers and McIntosh amplifiers
first time most attendees heard quality gear.
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In the never ending search for something worth listening to, I sometimes sample 100 tracks, and or CDs and come up empty.
There are artists that sell a lot of songs, that aren't compelling to me.
I was searching for The look of love Krall, but didn't really like it.
Turns out Myers used the song in the Austin Powers Trilogy. Formed his own spoof band ming tea for the soundtrack.
Susanna Hoffs Bangles Alumni, did a pretty good Dusty Springfield.
Solo between Bangles and Austin Powers with limited success, track below cover of a Badfinger tune with Aimee Mann. I know musicians who rave about Mann, but for me not compelling. I like this track, if they did an entire LP together it might be interesting.
The camera loves Hoffs' face, movie star photogenic face, not a swimsuit model.
An owl has moved into my backyard at night, in case I lose track of time. Rabbits and chipmonks once abundant are now in short supply.
A Red Tail Hawk moved in a few weeks ago and spent days singing to attract a mate, and either ate or drove off my once abundant bird population. Even the gold finches have bugged out.
AMs are a few hours of reading and writing so the brain doesn't go mash potatoes, completely.