If we ever get through all this craziness and Axpona kicks back up meet me on the second floor at the bar. I’m buying the first round. Stay safe friends.
All my Groucho citations are most of the times if not less clever at least less humorous than what Groucho could have said for sure...
All my Groucho citations are purely fictitious invention of mine...I think that it would be evident for the hundred one i created in these threads here...
But even if it is an invention, Groucho was not a closed mind ....Then your objection about a new testament citation in a jewish mouth has no meaning and then is no argument against my pun ...
You said it yourself you LOOK at my system and the photos are already old...
My system look more crazy than in these photos i can assure you...
By the way you look only, you never LISTEN to my system....
I can assure you that nobody who listen to my under 500 bucks system with all my no cost homemade devices and homemade embeddings controls and my homemade mechanical equalizer dont laugh at me anymore...
Then laugh if you want to, but wait to listen to it before laughing too much loud here...
It seems what appear before your eyes catch your attention more than what is behind your gaze....
Which one is the craziest ? The one who dont spend money and create his own hi-fi system for peanuts or the one who think that the ready made costly gear must be better?
Asking the question is answering it....
«Character is sometimes like sound invisible to the speaking eye»-Groucho Marx 🤓
And dont look in the Groucho dictionary of citation....I just create it for you....
I could care less about how much anyone’s system costs or how it sounds. That is their business. I’m sure it sounds wonderful. Its just that the photos of your room bears a striking resemblance to the apartment in which Mel Gibson’s character lived in the movie "Conspiracy Theory". The irony doesn’t escape anyone remotely objective.
My apologies if you mistook my comments as somehow derogatory economically.
I could care less about how much anyone’s system costs or how it sounds. That is their business. I’m sure it sounds wonderful. Its just that the photos of you room bears a striking resemblance to the apartment in which Mel Gibson’s character lived in the movie "Conspiracy Theory". The irony doesn’t escape anyone remotely objective.
My apologies if you mistook my comments as somehow derogatory economically.
Ok i get your point...
I apologize if i hurted you...But i am also sensible to critics about my system...
And yes my adult children thinks my audio room is next to a hollywood mad scientist...Then you are right and i never see this movie ... I will, thanks...
@mahgister I’m in the wait and see what happens camp, where I like to sojourn, while the World goes a bit crazy crazy crazy.
Like yourself, I am a student of history. When significant volumes of persons of a professional nature start asking us to question the narrative, I for one will listen and weigh it up.
Yes, I’d heard about the now removed falsified HCQ paper in LANCET, and I heard about the debates in Australia regarding it’s vilification and false reports (bungled research) as well. The paper regarding Ivermectin causing scarring on a persons heart, which was totally debunked and removed post haste.
I would bet when the Sars Cov 2 virus did the rounds after an under cooked bat was eaten at a fish market in late 2019 (coincidentally within walking distance of a research laboratory specifically researching gain of function on Sars Cov viruses), big pharma didn’t think medications already in use could be used to control it effectively.
I hope audio shows do come back, as this cannot possibly go on indefinitely. And I would hope in the advent that a vaccinated or not vaccinated person does exhibit symptoms of Covid 19, that we are all aware of effective early treatment plans that exist.
Seriously, you are accomplishing some major positive outcomes and showing considerable thought and intelligence to imagine and design everything in your photos. Best wishes.
ghasley, You seem like a reasonable person. Why then do you dismiss out of hand information simply because it disagrees with your preconceived conclusions?
The last one I posted from the UK agrees with data collected here in the US, and by the CDC no less. myocarditis is (was, before now) extremely rare in the adolescent population. Incidence of myocarditis increased so much it stands out to the point even the CDC has acknowledged it. This alone is one reason to wonder if there might be a problem.
Then we have the VAERS data reported earlier. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. This data has been gathered for decades. The last ten years of VAERS data shows only a few hundred adverse events per year for ALL vaccines COMBINED. The first 8 months of this year alone COVID vaccines ALONE account for over 4k adverse events.
VAERS data for the last ten years shows annual vaccine deaths for all vaccines COMBINED never even reaches 200. So far this year alone it is over 8k DEATHS. For covid vaccines ALONE.
Then there is the evidence from Israel and the US. All the various strains are mapped out on a philogenetic tree across time in both countries. Did you watch that one? It shows clearly the rapid expansion in mutations that occurred in both countries immediately upon accelerated vaccine rollout. Israel is the most highly vaccinated country in the world. The mutation tree clearly shows more and faster variants in Israel than in the US.
There is plenty of information out there, all leading to the same conclusions. All it takes is a little willingness to read through it all and think critically for yourself.
You know full well that you linked to a site that is questionable. You are certainly intelligent and IIRC you work in healthcare.
My only point is that you don't have to link to BS websites to form your opinion. Its ok for you to choose to agree or disagree with any position from reputable websites. I will repeat, I could care less if someone has taken the vaccine or not. I could care less if someone voted, let alone for who. I simply can't for the life of me understand why all the posting of non-Audiogon related topics drives so many to the brink.
Those who implicitly trust CNN, MSN, BBC and many others, yeah Covid 19 may be a side story soon?
Covid might be the least of our worries.. Anyone in here clever enough to explain what happens when the USA cannot pay it's debts? Do taxes go up? USA becomes a third World country?
Fortunately Biden is the most popular and most voted for President in American history, hopefully for good reason.
Build Back Better, well he'd better get cracking on that, he's making more work for himself. Man are you guys so lucky he's got a plan, because if it was just bovine excrement to get elected, it's gonna hit the fan pretty quick!
The good news is that congress will most certainly expand the debt ceiling at zero hour. In other news, the supply chain will still be jammed. Makes it tough to impulse buy hifi gear.
I stopped wringing my hands years ago about things I couldn't control. I did some quick analysis in the early 1980's and figured I could either worry about inflation, interest rates, the national debt and the accompanying taxes OR I could be productive and happy in the pursuit of trying to earn it faster than they could spend it.
Whether I have or not remains to be seen but it has been alot more fun and pretty easy and low stress. No bitterness, no conflict, almost a zen kindofa thing. Others get to choose how they live their limited days here...I choose mine. I was never much for apocalyptic BS at church or in life and I've made it a point over the years not to hire those who dwell on it. Love my work, love my music, love my wife...life is good.
So the debt ceiling just keeps going up until?? The Great Depression II ?
What are you talking about?
There is no conspiracies with central banks, and no conspiracy to reset the control they supposedly have already on another level...No conspiracy here ....
Bill gates dont own the most amount of agricultural land in the states and there is no link between this fake news and his ownership of health industries around the world and no link about his massive investment in news controls and ownership...He is a pure philantropist...
Are you all lunatics in this thread?
For example this guy is nut and is certainly a conspirationist....He is banned from all news or youtube and others journals around US...Listen to the english video at the end of this french new page....
He is a very rich tech guy who invest his money with an analysis of the VAERS system and he claim that the number of deaths by mass vaccination is astronomical and prove it without any critic being able to debunk him even when he offer one million dollars to prove him wrong....He is nut simple, because doing that with all the necessary work and contradicting all official experts is proof that he is for sure a fool....A rich one with a dedicated aim but a nut....
I miss the days when we speak only of cable directionality here....😁
Having worked in a government arena where conspiratorial accusations were commonplace, I can assure you we were too incompetent to carry out any of them, even if we had been charged with implementing them.
Its going to be ok, take a deep breath. Are you doing those things you can to secure your financial future, bring joy to others and to bring joy to yourself? Are you getting outdoors and enjoying some physical activity? Are you eating well?
You are going to be fine if you are doing the things I mention above. Enjoy life...its a gift.
Having worked in a government arena where conspiratorial accusations were commonplace, I can assure you we were too incompetent to carry out any of them even if we had been charged with implementing them.
Who says that government are more crafty to design conspiracy than global corporation or bankers...Nobody....
Read Rockfeller life, ( only a usual biography will do, no need to buy a conspirational book about Rockfeller) one century ago to learn about conspiracy and intelligence...
Its going to be ok, take a deep breath. Are you doing those things you can to secure your financial future, bring joy to others and to bring joy to yourself? Are you getting outdoors and enjoying some physical activity? Are you eating well?
You are going to be fine if you are doing the things I mention above. Enjoy life...its a gift.
Here i must admit that you are right...
I am not completely nut you know...
But sometimes something must be said...
I wish you the best and thanks for the advice...
Nobody can change the world...If he dont change itself first.... I will go cycling many hours tomorrow....
I can't substantiate this as fact, although my research indicate's such: Hillary's father is David Rockefeller. Bill's father is Winthrop Rockefeller, (also a Gov. of Arkansas) That is why Chelsea was not fathered by Bill. Zuckerberg's grandfather is David Rockefeller. High officials and such are "Put In" not necessarily elected. Research Gates' family. Look up Fauci's BAD involvement with HIV. Need more??
You do realize that they are only paying for things they have already bought? And that it will be repaid with devalued dollars in the future, and that interest rates are near zero?
ebm, I didn't know that, 😄 Also, Adolf Hitler's Father was an illegitimate Rothchild. The list goes on and on. My point is that these plans are/were in the making for millennium.
So it's either insane conspiracy theories or members apologizing for calling out the insane conspiracy theories. The pandemic was not orchestrated by the Rockefellers or Fauci. And bringing up Rothschilds is straight up antisemitism. Enough already.
jond, If Rothchilds happened to be of a dark skin, you would then accuse me of being racist?? Your game of only purposeful debate is lower than weak. I won't bother myself to look back on this thread, but didn't you post to the affect as you "read incessantly" or something?? It is of known and documented fact themat Rockefellers are the founders of modern "medicine", termed such as they Sell Manfacture, fund "Mecical" Universities, etc. it is about money and control, nothing more. It is NOT about the healthful wellbeing of humanity. Continue your intensive study. We are all in the same lifeboat of this world together. I do truly Love you all!
jond, and since we just passed 20th anniversary of 9/11, do you STILL believe some middle eastern men flew planes into NYC and knocked the towers down, etc?? The same one's behind that are behind this situation, and what is planned to come.
The Bible say's of days when clay (man/woman) will be mixed with iron (technology) The new transgender movement being "normalized" is to move us into the next phase "transhumanism" which is the melding of humans with Artificial Intelligence. You see Humans possess a quality, Love, hence: emotion which is unpredictably uncontrollable. No joke guys.
Woke up this morning to read some of these latest posts. At first I thought some of it was tongue in cheek, only to continue reading. In recognition that many of you who believe these conspiracy theories are sincere, what are you doing to improve your life, outlook and attitude? For those you care about? Dwelling on things, real or imagined, that you can do absolutely nothing about what are you doing to enrich your life and for those you care about?
I’m at a loss as to why anyone would intentionally choose to focus on perceived misery with such tenacity.
Since you have managed to create an audio system that brings you joy for around $500, you are to be commended. I have a question for you. If you had an extra $500 today to enahnce your system, how would you spend it?
Since you have managed to create an audio system that brings you joy for around $500, you are to be commended. I have a question for you. If you had an extra $500 today to enahnce your system, how would you spend it?
Let’s have a little fun dreaming ok?
Thanks to you for changing this subject matter....Indeed...
First when the system is already "relatively" very well embedded in his 3 working dimensions:mechanical,electrical and acoustical , it is the moment that we could upgrade because now we know the potential optimal S.Q. of our actual audio system...We are then ready to assess a real improvement...
Second i am there at this moment for 6 months already and i already calculated the sum of money necessary to reach a real upgrade of my audio system, not a change.... 😎
Third with 500 bucks it will be near impossible at least very difficult to reach a real upgrade sorry , only a slight improvement if i choose ready made tweaks(but i never bought ready made tweaks i create mine at low cost)
I cannot change my Sansui AU7700 with 500 bucks for a better amplifier...It will be very difficult even if it is for sure possible.... This amplifier is legendary... I choose it after years or analysis on all audio thread...The ratio S.Q. /price is over the roof... The flexibility of the amplifier controls of great quality exist no more on any more modern amplifier...( i even bought another Sansui of the alpha series which is supposed to be better and trust me it is different and marvellous but better no, it cost me the same price than all my 3 basic actual components) i keep it in case....
For my dac, i own a NOS french design battery dac TDA 1543 by Christophe Mariac, i purchase 20 bucks new on an Ebay bet 5 years ago ( the same model is sold more than 600 bucks i think now by the designer) It is also a piece i purchase after years of analysis of all audio threads...The SQ/price ratio is out of this world... To beat him i know what to buy....One of the better NOS dac available now by Denafrips but at a cost which is really high...
My speakers cost me 40 bucks us dollars used....Mission Cyrus 781....They are so good in bass department that i never use my subwoofer at all... The refinement of these british speakers and their price ratio is very good but not over the roof like my 2 others components...
I already owned better speakers but they were too big for my desk.... The Tannoy dual gold concentric , i sold them after 45 years more than 1000 bucks each pair....But the Mission Cyrus do the job being totally well embedded by me... The Tannoy even if they are better speakers were never well embedded in my room then the Mission were not far behind them in real S.Q. after i created my mechanical,electrical and acoustical controls ....
I calculated that my first upgrading piece would be and must be the speakers.... But it is a problem because the Mission are already very good...It is the only piece of my audio system i would be afraid to update because of doubts toward the new unknown upgrading speakers... Remember that i could not listen what i will buy BEFORE i will buy it.... There is better speakers but which one and at which price?
I calculated that i need more than 12,000 bucks, more around 15,000 to really upgrade my 3 actual components... A Berning ZOTL amplifier will beat my Sansui....The best Denafrips NOS dac will not deceive me after the little french miraculous dac either...
For the speakers my upgrading choice is not fixed save it will cost at least 5000 bucks to crush the well embedded Mission....
Then i will use the 500 bucks upgrade money on my ebike sorry ....😁😊I apologize for that ....
By the way i read no more any review about new products in audio....After 7 years of improvement, a little step after the other, my system give me complete satisfaction even so imperfect it is compared to some others here ...I know it is impossible for many to trust my opinion... The reason is simple: almost all people dont know, because they have not lived through this experience and experiments, how far could an audio system go in S.Q. improvement if it is a well embedded one especially acoustically...They dont know that because if they are frustrated by their actual system they dont embed it with the rightdevices controls in the 3 working dimensions but they BUY AN UPGRADE for a piece of their system... They will never know what is the real S.Q. potential of what they already own....
The reason why i dont read any more reviews is simple:
My motto is : dont upgrade anything before embeddings it rightfully in his 3 working dimensions...
After that even an upgrade could be less tempting...
It is so true i smile to any audio system "better" than mine here and there exist plenty of them here...
But when all is optimally controlled with a basic good system, the piano sound like a real piano and fill my room completely.... Why changing that? i listen to Bill Evans now without be bothered by the lack in S.Q. on any acoustic count: imaging, soundtstage, Timbre rendition, listener envelopment, source width ratio, bass, high frequencies details etc.....There is always better for sure....But good could be enough if all acoustic aspects are under controls at will....I learned so much in ly listening experiments for years i can now install any audio system in my small room and change the S.Q. with a straw or a piece of empty cardboeard roll of toilet paper or paper towel....My mechanical equalizer is made of plumber discarded pipes and other materials coming from the dumpster or from my basement.... Acoustic science is not bothered by the "price" paid for the materials....😁😊😊
I listen music now not so less to "sounds controls"and contribute no more to my own thread here "miracles in audio... "
My deepest respect to you....Thanks for your help....
I cannot say that it is impossible to upgrade my system for 500 bucks...
It is very possible...
But i dont know with what and how at the time being.....This is a low amount of money not sufficient to beat most of my relatively well embedded components actual S.Q. significantly now...
It is possible for sure, but i dont know how to do it and i dont know which components will be way better than mine at this 500 bucks price level....
Something exist that can do it , unbeknown to me, but i dont bother to look after it.... I listen instead in awe to my next to 10,000 cd and music files..... :)
Music has NEVER be so good in all my life compared to any system i ever listen to with my friends....Be it a Tannoy system, a Quad system, or a Magnepan system...Acoustic science can improve anything to a very high level unbeknonwst to most...Remember that what people call "tweaks", AKA secondary artefacts even if they are costly sometimes, thiese embeddings devices controls which are for me ESSENTIAL, more sometimes than the choice of any component, then instead of being secondary they are primordial for reaching top S.Q. with any relatively good components....They are not "tweaks" in the usual meaning of this word in audio thread, like a slight addition to an already very good system in the mind of most people...
My embeddings controls are so powerful to improve S.Q. of my system then calling them "tweaks" made no sense to me....No sellers of costly gear will never admit that truth.... Anyway for example, for any speakers at any price the acoustic passive and active controls make a world of difference.... But you cannot sell 100,000 bucks speakers and says to the customer that he will never listen to them really save if reorganized acoustically his room....😁😊People buy components upgrade to solve a problem not to create a new difficult one... And acoustic was a tough nut to crack with one year of listening experiments for me, few hours each day....You know what i means? most people prefer to buy a new pair of speakers.... More easy....
My device controls are not secondary element "tweaks" compared to the primary components.... A mechanical equalizer can synergyze the relation between any speakers and room by a modification of the zones pressure of the room.... Is it a tweak? No it is an absolutely indispensable tool for a bad square small room like mine... My speakers are repleacable and upgradable....But my mechanical equalizer will stay in my room, i will only mechanically adjust it for the new speakers properties and workings in my specific room....
Give me 15,000 bucks and i am sure that it will be an upgrade if i change my 3 components....
From under 500 bucks to 15,000 bucks upgrade, this necessary move could give to people here an idea about the power of embeddings controls in the three working dimension of a low cost audio system....
But after 20 years of dream about Hi-FI, and my retirement from work, but no money to buy what i would have bought , i had 8 years ago only dreams...
My journey begins with a small step in modifications of all my 7 pairs of headphones 8 years ago.... I succeed... But my system is so good now that i never listen to any headphones now even my Stax one.... That gives you an idea....
Creating a good audio system dont cost money, it takes listening experiments....Thats all.....
People have no idea that acoustic could be so powerful in helping any good system to reach the sky...( add to the acoustical controls the mechanical and electrical controls to be sure)
I just read someone post here in another thread who think that a good audio system must cost 100,000 bucks...
Do you think that this guy will trust me about my under 500 bucks system marvellous sound thanks to my homemade mechanical equalizer created with discarded junk materials?
Hell no!....
I dont even believe myself looking at my room...
I believe myself when i listen to a brass orchestra filling my room the sound coming not between the speakers but outside of them completely with each disctinct instrument timbre...
For sure a 100,000 bucks system will be " better" in specs and possibilities...But believe me i dont need it , and dont even dream about it anymore....
I say all that for those audiophiles here with no money....There is hope i can assure you....
Try it now , Empire Brass ensemble the music of "Gabrieli "
When some music sound good, really good, you forget sound.....
«Sometimes less is better than more»-Anonymus Smith
« Sometimes perhaps! But you are wrong speaking about my erectile function tough»- Groucho Marx 🤓
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