Derrick
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At least you are not traveling while the Brier is on! Pretty sure no one else will know what we are talking about.
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Close to downtown. Westborough area. 1099 Wellington street. Worth the trip especially when a band is on which I usually every weekend. They actually record live shows on reel to reel and release records.
http://www.therecordcentre.com/-
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Picked up the latest Paul Simon album. Well recorded. Sounds great. Most of his albums do.
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The Record Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Cool shop. They often have live bands playing while you flip through records.
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A local record store here has a pair of Tannoy Westminster’s as their house speakers. They occasionally turn them up a bit and all I can say is wow! Powerhouse speakers. Should be for 40k I guess. I wonder how they would compare to Khorns?
https://www.tannoy.com/Categories/Tannoy/PRESTIGE-GR/WESTMINSTER-ROYAL-GR-OW/p/P0DER#googtrans(en|en)
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I would drink the booze to make room for the amp on the shelf. Two problems solved.
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It's much better than prosciutto, a completely different flavor. The pigs are fed on acorns and grain, which gives it a deep earthy flavor. Awesome stuff.
It is awesome stuff. I had 2 lbs of the best available seized at the border when I was coming home from Spain a few years back. Never been so mad in my life. Enjoy-
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=== while although a 500 point dip or “correction” (and that’s not near enough to define a correction) a 500 point drop in a market fluctuating between 25000-26000 is not a huge deal in the big picture. Chill —
I have been an investment advisor and financial planner for the last 15 years. Richieb has it right - Chill-
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I have used “No More Nails” made by Lepage. It comes in a squeeze tube, caulking tube and a can with propellant. It is basically construction adhesive and works well.
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Picked up a 6500 watt generator today. Tornadoes went through my area last week. Figured it was time to get some backup power and really be self sufficient. Should do the trick.
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Got a pair of Sennheizer HD1’s in ivory. Sound fantastic for the price.
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I use the Audioengine D2 streamer. I have had no issues with drop out. It doesn’t use your wifi. It runs an independent signal. Sound quality is top notch. The DAC is better than my Marantz amp. Very happy with the product. I assume that all of their products are made to the same quality level. Their powered speakers are highly rated.
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My god. I’m only 42 and even I went to the drive-in.
Times like this I wish I was a bit older and had an Econoline in high school......-
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3 hours ago, thebes said:
How many times have we heard or said that phrase. He, she, they nailed the whatever out of that song. Everybody who sings or plays, listens or learns, wants that magic moment where skill and passion combine into an emotional roller coaster that bares the emotions and reveals the glorious essence of the commonality of humanity.
We here spend gobs of money and rashers of time just to garner a hint of that greatness. Sometimes we are rewarded and sometimes we wonder why we chased that wisp of fog upon the wind. Sometimes we reflect and recall how a song on the radio, a strolling whistler on a summers day, a brief snaatch of song caught upon the wind from a passing car or an open window, can rouse that feeling.
Sometimes it can happen while flipping through the channels, a bored search through the banal offerings that comprise most of that medium.
So by happenstance I come across a PBS fundraiser, a concert in tribute to the fallen bard, Leonard Cohen, performed on the anniversary of his death.
Now, I'm a big fan , I'm enjoying it but hardly wowed, until...
KD Lang performs her version of "Hallelujah"
I know she has sung this song many times, but I'm absolutely floored by her rendition this evening. Every note, to me anyways, is an unbridled masterpiece. When she reaches deep her emotion scales the heights, not an over-emoted blast of volume to brag about her range, but in service to the song and the emotion it should render.
It's a few days later, now, and I still get wound up a bit thinking about. Indeed she did.
She nailed it!
She sang it at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics and I was floored. Unbelievable rendition.
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She is the most gorgeous foodie on TV, that's for sure. I agree.
That topic could be it’s own thread.....just say’in -
Huge loss. He was the man.
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The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon are on another level in writing and composition. Breakfast in America is incredible as is Crime of the Century. One I listen to end to end, over and over again is Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore. $50 each, approximately $9 sq. ft.
At this point, I am leaning toward cutting to make tops for 5 speakers and 2 equipment racks. This will add approximately 27 pounds of mass. Going this route I would probably use something like Herbies grungebustor pads for a protection layer between granite tops and wood tops. I always wanted glass tops, and this would be an even cooler upgrade than that.
As these slabs are 3/4" (2cm), I have determined the rack design I am going with just will not allow for this granite to be used as shelving without needing to add a sub shelf layer to support the granite layer. So my shelving will instead be a 1 3/4" wood material that I have in great abundance here, which I need to find uses for to consume it all anyway. Speaker platforms my come at a later date, even though that would have most likely given the biggest change(better or worse), to the audio signature of the room.
P.S. I have a laminate floor, and am not going spike it. I could spike a platform though. I should probably move this to a new thread now. Thank you.
If you are looking for isolation feet try Sorbothane Hemispheres in Duro 50 or 30. I wouldn’t use anything else. -
Sooo tempting. I am in Ottawa and still have a home in Leaside which I visit regularly. I have my heart set on a new pair of Forte III’s.
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I use Dayton Audio spikes under my speakers and Sorbothane hemispheres under everything else. Works great. Just have to have the correct load factor on the Sorbothane.
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8 hours ago, MerkinMuffley said:
May 1, 1918
Dear Customers,
With the advent and rapid growth of the new automobile industry, demand for our fine products has plummeted below the profitable threshold, and we are sad to announce we will discontinue the manufacture of all models of the Flegglehouser and Sons buggy whips immediately. Remaing stocks of finely crafted buggy whips can be found at your local general store.
Sincerely,
Mortimer Flegglehouser
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Cut down some trees today. All in all about 900 linear feet of trees. Never felt so old in my life.....
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Well alright. After a good run of King Crimson I can say that I will always be a 21st Century Schizoid Fan!! Love what they do. There is a time and a place for that killer style. At the end of the day the mighty Zep reigns supreme!!!!
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Tannoy Westminster
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They have a nice Marantz 4270 but I am not big on quads if you only really want 2 channel. Too many parts to replace and too many things to go wrong. Nice unit though