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What time do you wear? Timex Atlantis 100. Can't beat it with a stick. | |
Power Cords Snake Oil ?? "The more I know about physics the more I'm drawn to metaphysics." -- Albert Einstein | |
Tube Amps and young children - avoiding burns etc. If you want an amp enough, even tho' it might be open chassis, you will probably learn quickly how to make it child-proof, e.g. construct a cage around it or place it out of reach. The good news for a child is he/she will only touch a hot tube onc... | |
CD Treatments-Which ones do you like? small blue rings from Compact Dynamics (makers of Optrix) that adhere to play side of CD around spindle hole; excellent at reducing any tendency of CD to slip during play. | |
The Listening Chair - What type do you use? Got maple arm chair kit from Shaker Workshops. Less than 200, little more for cherry. Extremely sturdy and proper height; doesn't have the drawback of cushioned chairs like Ikea Puong that does something strange to the sound I found. The shaker ch... | |
Best Live Recording on LP Dave Mason's double live album is a terrific recording, so are Get Yer Ya Ya's Out and Lou Reed's Rock & Roll Animal... | |
Best drink while listening to your rig? "Green Dragon" - one shot 100 proof vodka, one shot gin, one shot lime vodka, one shot Triple Sec, grapefruit juice in large goblet. Second choice is "Flaming Rabbit." | |
Inactive speakers in the room...any effect? agree wholeheartedly with twl about speakers and phones in room | |
Electro-Magnetic storm to hit Earth today. catch all the latest on the CME on spaceweather.com | |
Why Does A Concrete Floor/Spiked Metal Rack... Seismic vibration will easily "outpower" any airborne or component-induced vibration. Not that the latter two are totally unimportant, but (continuous) sesimic vibration in range 0-35 Hz), sufficiently powerful to move an entire building, can move... | |
"simian" rock/pop songs?-a survey Monkey Man - Stones; Ape Call - Nervous Norvous | |
Why Does A Concrete Floor/Spiked Metal Rack... Of course it would benefit "proper" frame stiffness to design the frame correctly in first place - w/ sufficient skin thickness and diameter of tube based on specific requirements, plus use of stength members. Many variables invloved...is it possi... | |
Isolation/coupling: basics? Then you will have to live with the land tides, eh? | |
Isolation/coupling: basics? And don't be forgettin' sesimic vibration, due to continuous motion of Earth's crust, peak energy around 1-2 Hz. | |
looking for best isolation platform for CD player makes sense; the laser reading process seems critical to final outcome. The off the shelf player does OK but not anywhere near perfect. |