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Different is better than "better."
 
KEF's meta material gimmick?
Just wanted to return to Hania Rana's puzzling noises that I kept hearing in some of her tracks. Turns out it's just some looped effects at various levels and not the incidental noises picked up on a mic.  There is still a fair amount of typical ... 
Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality....
Your wife had to cook dinner on Valentine's Day?  
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
For a senile person, Biden did right by increasing the IRS budget to go after the top earners who criminally evade paying their taxes. But the House Republicans killed the funding to protect their donors. That leaves the ordinary citizen to pick u... 
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
@mtrot I brought up California because it invariably comes up when taxes are discussed and someone shoots off about how there's no income taxes in Texas. In fact, I'd wager that here, on A'gon, it's de rigueur and a casual look at past threads wil... 
KEF's meta material gimmick?
I just finished listening to Hania Rana's ESJA CD. What I thought was a poor recording with constant soft, scratching, nick like sounds turned out to be the angle she was playing the keys with on the first two tracks (a guess on my part) They vari... 
KEF's meta material gimmick?
My Revival Audio Atalante 3 speakers use a form of sound deadening behind the dome of its tweeter that does what KEF uses, albeit in a different manner. They call it ARID and It absorbs about 95% of the rearward sound from the tweeter, practically... 
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
And that's one reason why it's nice to live in Texas with no state income tax!     Tell me where California ranks when it comes to taxing it's citizens and, get a lead of the breakdowns. All the best, Nonoise  
Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k
@celtic66  Sorry but I don't have any info other than what I wrote earlier. I just wish I could remember where I read of other potential dealers. It might have been over on YouTube in the comments section of the speaker or at one of the countless... 
Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k
@celtic66 , here you go: Just scroll down to the bottom and the US dealer is on the lower left. I've read online (but can't recall) of other dealers getting them as well. All the best, Nonoise  
Raquel Welch has passed away!
Classy lady who was way smarter than people knew: All the best, Nonoise  
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
Uh....make that the top 1%. I had forgotten just how far they've come.  
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
1) Nope. Nowhere near the top 10% 2) No, I'm down with the other 229 Million who support them.  
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
1) Rather confusing sentence (expected) 2) What is your point?  
What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal?
No one in the top 10% ever says that. They just smile and live their lovely lives knowing you're taking up the slack. All the best, Nonoise