waytoomuchstuff
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| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. @asvjerry ’Floppy drive’...sounds like the Sunbeam trans needs a new clutch... 😏 Cute cars, they wuz...." I’m on my second clutch. Did you hack my surveilence system and watch me doing the clutch replacement? You’d be suprised how often onlook... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. To the OP's point, I had one of those "moments" when McIntosh added digital inputs to their 2-channel preamps -- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!! It was a depressing moment for sure. My concept of "legacy" gear, or modern versions of marketing "legacy" ... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. @tylermunns "An accident caused a seemingly uber-fragile screen on a flat screen TV to break the other day, necessitating a new TV." We had a plasma TV come into our shop years ago for repair with a bullet hole through the screen. I decided to... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. @erik_squires Yeah. I know how you feel. I was in the Apple store the other day and noticed the new iMacs don't have a floppy drive built in. I've got a full 104k of usable data on those disks, and no way to use them! I stomped out the store,... | |
| Question about suitable fuse metals I’m okay with bypassing the fuses in a audio system. But, I’d recommend the following: Install a heat sensor (standard security system hardware) above the system. Hook a 12v solenoid (plunger) to a power supply. Mount this adjacent to a wall-moun... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of @frankmc195 Good morning/afternoon. I think we often overlook an element that is a critical element of the true "cost" of an item. The intellectual component. It seems we agonize over the price of "raw components" as the true "cost" of an item ... | |
| Does anyone repair.... @dseltz Nice piece. I can see how your "significant other" would be emotionally attached to it. Troubleshooting these aging pieces can get pretty involved. If you find the right tech, don’t be surprised if there’s 6+ hours of bench time to arri... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob Here I am. Attending a Christmas music special at a local church, sitting there comfortably on padded pew. Its a pretty big production with special lighting and decor, and a stage full of talented musicians. WIthin 30 seconds, I am in agony, with ... | |
| I am streaming , how can I play music when provider goes down. You "network guys" are something else. I did home automation, distributed audio, home theater, security, etc. for several decades. Each time I’d attend (required) vendor training sessions on networking gear, I considered myself an expert for at l... | |
| Five feet from the front wall @mijostyn Good information. My data came from a "good source" 30+ years ago, Lots of charts and graphs and beautiful illustrations. I was unmarried at the time and didn't have to "sell" someone on the concept of putting hand-built, 6'-4" tall... | |
| I am streaming , how can I play music when provider goes down. I think some people confuse "service interuption" vs "network failure". The "Internet is down!" is a generic term for "things aren’t working". In the case of server/streamer/player, music files sitting on the server are not dependent on ISP functi... | |
| Five feet from the front wall On the "front wall" being in front of the listener vs behind the speakers: People (listeners) are aware of their position in time and space and can contemplate their position relative to objects in their environment. Speakers are not aware of an... | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. My "fondest" musical memory is actually the one that DIDN’T happen: 4 of us 18-year-olds crammed a weekend’s worth of camping gear, food, and (very) basic hygiene supplies in my buddy’s mom’s General. Motors something (I can’t remember but it was... | |
| It's almost like poll, but certainly more fun @czarivey "I was always literally DREAMING of owning Marantz Model 9 amp. That one is kinda Rolex in audio." +1 | |
| It's almost like poll, but certainly more fun IMHO there's nothing basically flawed with the concept of owning something that represents one of the best examples of human technical competance and art. Having a practical purpose (telling you what time it is) and having an element of portabili... |