MexicanDragon
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I found out today that a close friend from Chattanooga, Jimmy Burgess, passed away on August 16th. I met him through Mensa, but he was a bit atypical of the people I normally come across. He had more stories than almost anyone I've come across, including being a pit boss at Harrah's, carrying duffle bags of cash to deposit at a bank after a big day at Ringling Brothers, stationed in Hawaii during a stint with military intelligence, and he'd always join me after meetings for the after party, which sometimes involved a few, but often involved the two of us going somewhere and drinking/talking for hours.
Most of the time I've known him, though, he was working at a recycling center. He'd often have people drop stuff off which was still in good working order, so he wound up liberating it from a sad fate. He lived across from my grandmother's house, and I had a ~cousin who lived next to him and found out they would barter/trade all kinds of things.
There was a time we were at a dinner and I'd mentioned that my receiver had a channel die earlier that week. At the end he was like "follow me to my car, I have something for you." (No, Steve, not that.) He had a 1200$ Denon receiver that was pre-HDMI, so it was being tossed. The audio section, however, worked flawlessly, and continued to power my Rega Jura speakers in TN until I moved out.
Last year, I had a friend who had been abused by her then-BF with whom she lived. She didn't have anywhere to go, so I called up my buddy Jimmy and he got ready and went and rescued her from a bad situation, took her out to eat, talked and drank for hours, then got her set up in a hotel for a couple days. Today, she's doing great, has an amazing new job where she's even been able to pay for her mom to get two surgeries she's needed.
When I moved out of TN, my house had been a wreck, and all the packing/boxing up/getting rid of stuff that was supposed to be done by the kids' mom hadn't been started. We spent hours and hours while I was there for 4 days working on it, and he kept going over and taking care of anything that needed to be done over the next month while I was 2500 miles away.
He was a good friend, and I'm so glad we got to hang out in July when I went to Chattanooga to visit, just didn't realize it was going to be the last time I saw him.
RIP, Jimmy. 1943-2023-
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Understand. Actually though about you the other day for some reason. I'll PM with chat info (Discord.)
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Just now, CherryBomb said:
This will be looked back on as bad news.
Dude! Where have you been the last 9 years?
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Diet Coke and The Beach Boys
5th row center, but the bloody chairs were aligned wrong to the stage, so it was just a hair left of center, but still, not too shabby.
The Beach Boys obviously had to give it up to the greatest Beach Boy, Sir Uncle Jesse. Sadly, he wasn't there this day, but they're playing Vegas in a couple weeks, and I wouldn't be surprised...
The Beach Boys covering The Ramones - Rockaway Beach-
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6 hours ago, swt61 said:
Me too. I didn't get my own vinyl system until 1971. 😝
Man, not until you were in your 30s? Damn. Glad you got something finally, though.
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4 hours ago, morphsci said:
Wasn’t me. I have a Rega.
Was thinking for temporary/secondary system, just after a move or something, but looks like it was @mikeymad who had one for a second system.
But, seems like it was I who posted something about the wow and flutter being less than ideal:Guess I could only remember about half of the conversation from 8.5 years ago off the top of my head. Alas.
But if you want to do just one speaker, and have it be decent, you could try going with a Klipsch The One II. Amazon has one for 159.99$ (normally 300$), has switchable phono pre or stereo line in. It also does BT so she could hook her phone up to it and have music that way.
https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Heritage-Wireless-Tabletop-Stereo/dp/B08XLPJ8GZ?th=1
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3 hours ago, swt61 said:
U-turn Audio Orbit Basic is also $249
There are a variety of colors to choose from.
329$ with built-in phono pre, which is why I discounted it. I know some people like it, but IIRC, @morphsci had one and had crazy wow and flutter measurements a few years back.
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The Pro-Ject Debut III at 249$ should be better than the Sgt. Pepper's Essential III, theoretically.
All of these below have built-in preamps, and most of them (if not all) can be switched off if she wants to start fucking around with a money pit of audiophiledom.
The Sony does have BT and USB, so while we may cringe at that, it could be a big selling point.
She like the Beatles? 50% off the Sgt. Pepper's Pro-Ject (249$)
https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/turntables/pro-ject-essential-iii-beatles-sgt-peppers-special-edition-turntable/
Black Pro-Ject Debut III (249$) (normally 500$; see a pattern?)
https://www.turntablelab.com/collections/sales-specials/products/pro-ject-debut-iii-phono-sb-turntable-piano-black
Need BT? Sony for 250$
https://www.turntablelab.com/collections/best-turntables-by-price-ttl-levels/products/sony-ps-lx310bt-bluetooth-stereo-turntable-black
If you wanna chip in some, I've been happy with this Denon with 2M Red, but unfortunately it's 150$ more than when I bought it
https://www.turntablelab.com/collections/turntables/products/denon-dp-300f-turntable-ortofon-2m-red-upgrade
This one is the cheapest most people should go, and it used to be about 100$, but they added an X to the model name and it's 149$ now. Bright side, if you wanted it tomorrow, you could go to Target or Guitar Center and get it, though price match to anywhere if at Target, as it's 169$. Colors: Black, Gunmetal, or for some reason, Brown.
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/audio-technica-at-lp60x-fully-automatic-belt-drive-stereo-turntable/l47542000001000 -
Just now, naamanf said:
Knock off a zero from the price then divide it in half. About her budget.
Her budget, or your budget for her? If it's the latter, SMH.
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10 minutes ago, naamanf said:
Any suggestions on an inexpensive record player for my daughter? She needs something to play her growing collection of Taylor Swift vinyl on.
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On 8/21/2023 at 8:01 AM, Knuckledragger said:
As I have said before, I find the perspective distortion brought on by the wide angle lenses on smrtphnes to be greatly disconcerting. Nice doggo, however.
I like doggoes
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/24/sony-is-buying-gaming-headphone-maker-audeze/
This should be interesting…
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4 hours ago, justin said:
Colin should build it
By the time @cetoole would build it, I'd have a job and could afford to pay you to do it.
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On 8/21/2023 at 12:10 PM, justin said:
I decided to order some of these, 4oz copper, panelized/scored. Gilmore Purple People Eater, because purple is the most uber color
the PCBs will be available if anyone wants a set
@justin - Would this be a good project as a first build should I want to bring @cetoole out of retirement for "guidance"?
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The Man In The High Castle
Currently on S2.
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On 2/18/2023 at 6:31 PM, HiWire said:
Loudermilk
@DouglasQuaid Introduced me to this one. I *loved* it. Wish it would've had at least one more season, though.
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^^^ Pedestrian games for the proletariat.
A proper game was announced today.
Ladies, gentlemen, lawyers, may I present:
Killing Floor III
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1 hour ago, blessingx said:
Here's my short review - last week I bought a second one.
I'm using with the LCD-X (20 ohm) and LCD-3 (110 ohms), with different settings. This is built for IEMs up with various gain and IEM-match settings. Basically you try to target 12 o'clock with whatever phones you use. Do I think as a transportable rig it matches the Hugo 2 (on loan)? Not quite, the Hugo is a slightly more balanced, but at this price of $399 versus $3000 if it gets close I'm happy. I'm happy.
Man, I need to get a job so I can buy things on a whim again. I miss those days.
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17 minutes ago, mikeymad said:
Hey Ric, it looks like the link is still working, and I am getting more courious. This may work for me in my current use case. But I was wondering about the 'Sounds good', what was your rig with this? I was thinking about pushing it with my laptop or new tablet, and having it drive the AT-L3000's for now. (48 ohm)
thanks in advance.
https://www.adorama.com/se506911k.html?sdtid=16869128&emailprice=t&sterm=2eM3mlzRDxyPT7EyAhTydzFMUkF3JB3QExTVx80&utm_source=rflaid62905&utm_medium=affiliate
Ooops. Accidentally found a link that has that amp PLUS Senn HD800S for 1499$.
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I'm unemployed this time around, so the donation is smaller than I'd like, but it was enough to get you up over halfway there!
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4 hours ago, Fitz said:
Miss you Matt, hope you're still calling Brent a dumfuck from the beyond.
That mothers fucker
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On 8/15/2023 at 1:27 PM, swt61 said:
Biscuits and a biscuit joiner are still handy for lining up long mitered corners!
Steve, well worth the (less than 15 minutes) to catch up on the story with a happy-ish ending!
I imagine it's b/c I was a few days late in reading up on biscuit-related post, so I didn't get any (wonderful) ideas. While I am hungry, I'll refrain from making any breakfast-related excursions for at least a day or so to make sure those next few meals find the right address.-
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2 hours ago, blessingx said:
I just checked the above link with a different browser and unsigned in still getting $399 (mobile and desktop).
Right. Don't think you had a link when you bought it, so I just looked it up on Adorama's site and it was 749$, IIRC. The link you had from 3 hours ago, however, did show 399$.
If you ever find a deal, post the link. I've been able to send deals with crazy big discounts from there, but you wouldn't be able to find it by searching; it's a very URL-dependent site.
Oh! And I found out that they moved their warehouse to my old stomping grounds in TN! A friend of mine works for them; says it's the best job he's had other than DJing. ❤️
RIP someone or another
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I haven't had a drink at home in a fortnight, but I have a couple inches of whiskey left in a 1.75L bottle. I'd be doing Jimmy a disservice if I don't kill it.
*Cheers*