Dusty Chalk

Besides the ever-present Knucks' showreels, I am currently listening to Tangerine Dream's official bootleg series.

Not my cat, but this could easily be a picture of my Bobby when he was younger. Now he either meatloafs or lies on his back.

I already finished it once, and I'm going to do it again once the show is over. Also: wow. Very emotional episode.

Where's the beef?* Me: ready-to-cook peppercorn beef shoulder cooked to perfection by me!** *Oh, c'mon, it was right there! ** I followed the instructions.

Well, except for the part about why I listen to music, that was correct. And I definitely find tube distortion pleasant. When I first got that unpronouncable chinese amp, it distorted like crazy, but I couldn't tell, because it made everything more pleasant. It also removed any detail -- any detail -- but definitely added euphony. Also, I read a theory somewhere (Bound for Sound?) that said that the way tubes distorted -- fewer higher order harmonics? -- was less offensive to the ear than the way transistors distorted, and therefore transistors needed lower distortion numbers, otherwise the distortion was more easily heard. Moreso, that the nature of the higher second order harmonics tended to mask the the spurious frequencies created by harsh digital filters. Debunk or confirm?

Interesting. Thanks for the correction.

RIP Ron Glass

I don't see the problem with a tubed DAC, just don't claim it has more fidelity than one without a tube. Tubes add a very pleasant distortion that nicely ...uh...counteracts? ...digititis. <-- See that word, 'distortion'? That's the opposite of fidelity. However, in small amounts, it can add euphony to a system, and that's certainly why I listen -- for the almost euphoria. Wink -- run on sentence much? There were multiple thoughts there, so maybe ... stream of consciousness much?

Yeah, hopefullly I'll get around to it before they're outdated. Or whatever.

I don't think he understood the nature of Kevin's response when he called him a wimp and then went off on a tangent about why exactly it was sensible to stoke a healthy respect for high voltages. Some people just want to watch other people get weeded out of our gene pool. I know I do.

I can actually answer that -- he doesn't read as well as he writes. The analogy I draw is Trump's tweets. There has been great backlash at his tweets, but does he change his ways? Nope.

Happy birthday! (party favour noise)

Yeah, the radio report of his death included sounds of cheering and partying, I don't think there's too many that love him. The closest I heard was from a Cuban refugee -- "I miss my country, but..." ... you get the idea, homesick for the culture, but not for the leader. But -- in light of recent discoveries on my part that journalism is no longer neutral on subjects -- maybe it was just how the media wanted to present it.

Hey, Aardvark, someone said I could just download the font and do that, myself, to my heart's content -- do you know which font? Me: Blue Öyster Cult playlist I put together on Tidal.

At least they put in heat pipes.

Homemade chicken noodle soup

The what now ? Don't really care for a newb trying to suggest 'manners' like you know us when you haven't even seen us at our worst . Just settle in and read for a while , I'm pretty sure all forums would appreciate that . Is head-fi down again ?

RIP Florence Henderson

Sweet potato biscuits sound delicious.

Relative to what? Please read your welcome message.

No, definitely don't read. We try to be good about spoilers in the general "what are you watching" and "last movie you saw" threads, but in the individual show threads like Game of Thrones and this one, all bets are off. Don't even read the previews. In fact, don't even read the rest of this post until you've caught up. I'm going to stop doing the individual tracks, they can be found here, fairly accurately, and fairly soon after the show airs. One of the things I love about the show is the characters that give guidance -- what's that called in video games? It's all very game like -- tight, concise clues or instructions, the little girl, Lawrence/El Lazlo, it's all over the place. Even Delores does it almost reticently once or twice. And when Old Bill mentions the lady with the white shoes, that just sounds like a retired narrative. Also, what the hell, I just watched a piece that said Trace Decay confirmed a popular fan theory that there are multiple timelines? I understand it's a theory, but I don't see how it's been confirmed just because Delores has gone a little bonkers. And William is the Man In Black? I don't see it.

No, not us, none of us would be stupid enough to buy one.

He'll go far with those skills, too -- win win!

Well, no, if he has money, there's nothing wrong with basing it on others' opinions. Just follow the right people! I mean, that's basically the entire business model of Absolute Sound and Stereophile. I have often espoused the value of buying "above your station" so that you don't have to worry about whether it's better or not, just for the placebo peace of mind.

Are you saying there is some sort of connection between its price and its quality ? That's a common misconception .