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| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive Actually, the warmer it gets, the less efficient solar panels are. Optimal temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. After that, they lose efficiency. If that's what you're talking about! @thecarpathian Did not know that. I guess if it rises to 9... | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? AI Is gonna change the world! Just wait until tomorrow morning! Maybe next year or maybe the year after next, but It is coming and will appear when you have least expected!! Bam! Everything will be new and all that is old will be obsolete. Selling... | |
| Listening in car It is an export function that is required to load music onto a USB stick in order to play in your car. I simply use Microsoft Media Player on PC. Some caveats: I have yet to find a car that recognizes the playlist. Even though a Chevy vehicle I... | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive My home's rear roof has great southern exposure. The sun is plentiful and since it is guaranteed to get hotter, it would seem that solar is the way to go - given the batteries to store the energy are not ridiculously expensive, which I assume they... | |
| CD's or Vinyl? @vetsc5 Selective is right! Buying vinyl or CD without knowing the audiophile quality of the recording is a true hazard to the hobby. Is there a reliable website that you use for such information? | |
| CD's or Vinyl? @unreceivedogma I got your back. That would be Bob, from Saugerties, New York. Last I heard, he was hiding out in a cabin high up in the Catskills. No internet up there and his phone is a beeper. | |
| CD's or Vinyl? Vinyl is the best sounding, IMHO. I have about a thousand records and 100+ gigs of digital and generally listen more to digital files out of convenience. When I first (re-started) buying records some 15 years ago, I used an entry level Pro-Jec... | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? @gents What we have observed over the past 15 years when it comes to searches and queries is that one's interaction on the internet is recorded. There have been a plethora of unscrupulous folks who have unwittingly asked their computers questions... | |
| Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes, and why you should not. I have had the "Mullard's", 12AU7, purchased from Upscale and manufactured in Saratov, Russia in my preamp for about 3 years now. Yeah, I had them cryo'ed. I listen (average) about 3-4 hours a day. They would have to be well over 2,500 hours by ... | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? I was surprised to see a number of stories (4) this AM on A.I. companies sinking money into data centers in Pennsylvania. Here are the article titles (sorry about the sizing). At least $50 billion is going into A.I. in Pennsylvania alone. A... | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? It took many years for the "Wide World Web" to become a reality when it was suggested to be at hand for the latter part of the 90's and early 2000's. While e-commerce did close a lot of brick & mortal stores, it really was the phone that harme... | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI @fburkeen No contention. Topic is how AI can be used for purchasing the correct (satisfying) product. Sounds like it worked for you! While it is easy to understand what tube AI recommended (used variables you entered to match up with a tube pro... | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI Everyone should question the veracity of AI answers. Blind obedience is not just a danger to the world, but can also skew your own purchasing and/or life priorities. If you solely trust one source - on any topic - you are subscribing to self-sab... | |
| Don't try to fix these electrical prolbems with a conditioner! @bigtwin Have you finished your basement project? Can you share what it is that you did with reference to running lines for your rig?I could just buy what you installed... If you ran more than one, did you distance them from one another and... | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? @ditusa I would think I have a similar situation but our lines are buried. I would assume solid copper was used in 2012. Not sure I have enough room on my panel for an outlet for each device, but hopefully can muster at least two. Did not know o... |