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And it is a good take! Thanks for the WB. 1. I began religiously n recording daily weight 3-1/2 years ago. For the five years previous I would only check weight weekly and didn't write it down. IMO, writing it down daily is a fabulous tool, that takes very little time, and provides precious information. I use it to maintain a BMI of 20. The moment I go over target, I can make an immediate correction. You might be the first person I know to be doing this also. 2. I am limited by two things in how much walking I can do - but I absolutely agree with you and I wish I could walk more. 3. Gave up brain-killing booze a long, long time ago. I highly restrict carb intake. Good to hear your thoughts on this!

Luxury goods pricing has to follow high-end incomes to retain their status as luxury goods. High end incomes are WAY, WAAAAAAY UP over the past few years so a $349K amp seems very affordable considering swining a baseball bat for 3-1/2 hours a day out in the sunshine can get you $40M annually. And, the bigger fish in finance arre knocking down $200M. He has a good strategy - sell 10 amps and retire.

Thanks for the correction. I was using the old term "commercial" to mean in the general market. I thought all the previous Jubilees were like hand built prototypes. My bad. The CONSUMER version then - -looks awesome, and not very expensive compared to other high-end flagships. Cool.

@MMURG WOW - that's a great install thread, and how nice to see the commercial version in someone's home. Wild guess: You're done chassing speaker upgrades? 😁

So, other words, a guy could by 10 pair of Jubilee for the price of one pair of Wilson Alexandrias. Yeah, still not a bad deal.

WOW - that's really nice looking. Latest updates and all!

Well past insanely old. I'm well on the way to decrepitude.

Thanks for the WB, JJ! Good to see you.

It looks awesome. And, as flagship speakers go, not very expensive at $18k.

The food question really has two branches that too often get tangled, making it hard to come to any consensus about the "right diet." First, are foods that should absolutely be avoided because they are proven to cause problems. -PUFAs (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids that oxidize almost immediately on consumption) -Sugar and it's 100 variants -Monosodium Glutomate -Aspartame and its dozen variants of artificial sweeteners -Seafood would now make this list because it all contains heavy metals. -Processed foods where most of the ingredient list are names of chemicals. -etc Second, are foods that are not directly harmful, and are considered essential for maintaining health. -Animal protein -Saturated and monounsaturated fats: dairy, animal, and coconut, palm, avocado, etc. -Whole grains, vegetables, potatoes, beets, beans, roots, etc Almost any comniation that avoid the first group and embrace the second group will keep one healthy. I think the window is very wide once the poisonous junk is eliminated.

Of the three basic macronutrients protein, fat, carbohydrate, only the first two are ESSENTIAL to support life. Not saying carbs should not be eaten, but FAT MUST BE EATEN to survive. Dr. Weston Price of the 1930s had a great discovery. https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/nutrition-greats/weston-a-price-dds/#gsc.tab=0

It makes you wonder, doesn't it? The USG has plenty of scientists, doctors, researchers, and people capable of rational thought within it's myriad bureaus, and yet when it came to one of the most important goals - keeping the public healthy - the failure was monumental and no one can claim it was an accident or mistake. It was all very purposeful. The McGovern Commission had held TEN YEARS worth of hearings on the subject! 1. The chief theorist relied upon was not even a medical doctor. Ancel Keys was an oceanographer. 2. The man who actually wrote the guidelines was neither a doctor or scientist or nutritionalist. He was a labor reporter with zero training in any science. 3. The "data" fabricated by Keys was known alrready by real scientists to be fraudulent associations - not trial data. 4. Now, 50 years later there is still not one shred of scientific evidence gained from any trial that can demonstrate cholesterol causes heart disease. There is not a shred of evidence that saturated fats cause heart disease. 5. In spite of all this, the USDA is stilll running down the same track promoting "polyunsaturated fats". What are the conclusions one can draw from that set of events? My conclusion is that they knew exactly what they were doing, why they were doing it, and whom the beneficiaries would be.

I fall in the camp that believes ketonic energy is far superior to sugar and starch energy. It's like placing a log on the fire versus a bundle of small twigs.

Great comments you made Dude. I do drink milk, and eat plenty of cheese and yogurt. I also eat beef. From the "ancestral diet" POV, it worked for thousands of generations. I understand ethical vegitarianism, but for those who do eat red meat, what's the important distinction between eating muscle, organs, fat or milk? Absolutely agree that everyone must find their individual path here. Like with most things, there is more than one way to skin a chicken (never skin a cat!). And people surely have different goals for their bodies.

Really great comments on nutrition! You are so right. Bodies have been damaged and repair is not overnight. Improvements can be made, but there may be damage that can't be undone to livers and and other orgens. That said, starting over with good nutrition is better than keeping on the same path that made trouble. In that sense, it's never too late. I live in a retirement community and I am appalled at the condition of my community members. Most of the guys my age can hardly walk, are way, WAAAY over weight, and have bad backs. In fact, moving here was a big motivator for me to become more stringent about my own health. Let's face it, a guy my age can't count on many more years - I watch the RIPS scroll by on forums and on TV and I always look at the age....so many people younger than I am. I've had 74 years of chronic disease to compound my circumstances, so I have to be even extra vigilent. Thanks again for those cogent comments on nutrition and health. Excellent. Talk soon.

Hi and thanks for the WB! Let me address the Peach issues first. I don't have any test equipment anymore, and no place to set up a lab. Therefore, I can't do any actual testing of units. And, it would be silly for someone to have me sit and look for cold solder joints. So, the best thing is to work with a tech you like already. I can supply "pretty accurate" schematics, and I have spent time talking directly with various techs in the past to familiarize them with the circuits. I am always willing to do that. The Peach is pretty easy to work on. And, most guys catch on pretty quick from the information I can provide. So, send me a PM, and I will give you my email address and we'll go from there!

My wife had one of his books. I don't know why he's against fats and meat protein? Sure, most livestock is fed soy, but the breakdown happens in their metabolism, not ours. Also, I absolutely refuse to eat any fish--best i can tell, it's all loaded with heavy metals. So, is it having a good effect on you?

Can't argue with exercise. Although, people trying to lose weight should note that too much exercise increases hunger and can work at cross purposes for people trying to lose weight. I'm no longer in the labor army, but if I had to work a long shift, I'd try loading up on lots of fats and no carbs for protracted energy. Fats are rocket fuel!

Ok, I started a nutrition thread in the lounge for anyone interested.

There's not a more controversial topic than "proper nutrition." There are doctors, scientists, politicians, quacks, influencers, and chefs all offering up some version of perfect nutrition. Maybe it would be useful to explore and exchange some ideas here toward the goal of just feeling better (and maybe living longer too!). My Take On It I'm in the heterodox camp that absolutely disavows the recommendation of the USDA, and the American Heart Association. Their longstanding orthodoxy (since the 1970s) has been this: -Saturated fats cause heart disease -Replace them with polyunsaturated fats found in seed oils (canola, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, etc) -Eat 7 servings of carbs a day -Moderate amounts of sugar I think the traditional diet that advanced humanity for hundreds of thousands of years makes more sense. -Eat plenty of saturated fats, from butter, milk, meat, nuts, cheese, eggs, yogurt -Eat plenty of proteins, from meat, eggs, chicken, lentils -Make carbs the absolute smallest segment of the diet. Eat vegetables for carbs. Absolutely do NOT eat any sugar, or sugar substitute, or precessed sweeteners like HFC. That effectively eliminates packaged foods. No fruit juice. No Soda - diet or regular. Drink water or milk. No foods that contain any of the "Hateful Eight Seed Oils" -Canola oil, Corn oil, Cottonseed oil, Grapeseed oil, Rice Bran oil, Safflower Oil, Soy oil, Sunflower oil. No enriched flours. Absolutely no SOY, and no SOY ISOLATES. No Pea Protein Isolates. No preservatives or chemical additives. Eat the fewest meals per day possible. Fast as often and as long as feasible for you. ---------That's my take---------What's yours?

Bingo! That *&%#@ scientifically fraudulent 1980 "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" put out by the USDA, has resulted in people eating mostly sugary carbs 5 or 6 times a day, and their blood sugar looks like a roller coaster. Every down swing finds them needing to eat again.....and again. The results are in.....that plan is NOT working. I'm off to the lounge...

Thanks for the WB, Billy Bob! Right.............lounge!

Good idea! Is there an off-topic zone?

WOW - Impressive. I'm working toward a 1 meal per day goal.

Not assuming anything here----Do you mean you can't run on fat, only carbs? It's become a global problem. Many nutritionalists refer to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer as "the Diseases of Civilization." The switch from natural food stuffs to chemically processed food stuffs is most likely to blame. About 80% of the typical diet is now processed food. And, with the gargantuan error in 1980 of the USDA recommending polyunsaturated fats, based on the quackery of Ancel Keys, in place of natural saturated fats (the ones mankind thrived on for a million years), the population is in deep stew. Keep working at it!