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EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,704
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Anybody heard from Fred recently? This is a forum health check lol..
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,783
    Nope, hope he's ok.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,112
    FTGV. ;) I sent an email to him a while back and it got bounced back.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    He is probably still waiting for the CP site to come back online.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,358
    I hope that he is okay!
    Carl

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    I thought it was kinda weird that we haven't seen him in a while. Come to think of it, since the forum changeover happened. I hope he is doing OK.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    Hope all is well with Fred,,extremely knowledgable fellow
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    Thanks gents,all is well.For the most part I don't post on forums anymore.I have become more of a reader and follow a couple of audio and archery/ hunting forums digging for info on interesting DIY projects,archery gear reviews.etc.

    To be honest the upheaval here in the early days of the change over was off putting so my interest waned.

    Rich,I'm not sure why your email would get bounced.Nothing has changed on my end.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,704
    FTGV wrote: »
    Thanks gents,all is well.For the most part I don't post on forums anymore.I have become more of a reader and follow a couple of audio and archery/ hunting forums digging for info on interesting DIY projects,archery gear reviews.etc.

    To be honest the upheaval here in the early days of the change over was off putting so my interest waned.

    Rich,I'm not sure why your email would get bounced.Nothing has changed on my end.

    Glad your OK. I always enjoyed your builds, from the Fun & Simple DAC (I think that is what it was) to your Twisted Pear stuff....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • drselect
    drselect Posts: 664
    Fred glad to see your doing well. Also want to say I enjoyed your DIY threads and the help you provided me with my amp years ago.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,112
    edited January 2015
    FTGV wrote: »

    Rich,I'm not sure why your email would get bounced.Nothing has changed on my end.

    Hey Fred! I am pleased all is well. I read more into the email and it said sbcglobal.net was blacklisted? I tried my gmail and same thing happened.

    "Remote host said:
    **** x.x.x sbcglobal.net is blacklisted."

    Yeah, Fred has sure helped me out too and got me to build the DAC I currently have.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,358
    Fred, I am glad to hear that all is well!
    Carl

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    Excellent to see you post Fred! Glad you are OK.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Glad your OK. I always enjoyed your builds, from the Fun & Simple DAC (I think that is what it was) to your Twisted Pear stuff....
    Thanks Ender.I still shake my head when I hook up one of the little cheap and cheerful DAC,s.While they are no Twisted Buf III they IMO sound a lot better than they should for the cost involved.I would highly recomend either for anyone looking for a great budget DAC and not afraid of inhaling some solder smoke.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited January 2015
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Hey Fred! I am pleased all is well. I read more into the email and it said sbcglobal.net was blacklisted? I tried my gmail and same thing happened.

    "Remote host said:
    **** x.x.x sbcglobal.net is blacklisted."
    Ohoh!Dang Rich lately I have been agressively blacklisting Asian spammers.Maybe I got your domain by accident? I don't usually blacklist email from Merica.Odd as well your email should not have been in my spam filter in the first place.Any way I will have to figure out how to rectifier that.
    ...and got me to build the DAC I currently have.
    And what a tour de force it is.I may have planted the seed but you took it to a really high level.Easily the best diy DAC build I have seen.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    Certainly good to hear from you Fred!
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,469
    DSkip wrote: »
    FTGV wrote: »
    And what a tour de force it is.Easily the best diy DAC build I have seen.

    I'd suggest someone try to find one to top it. Hell, for that matter, I can't say I've seen too many machined ones built that well.

    One may be out there, but I'm not wasting my time sifting the internet to find it. Rich went full global getting knowledge & parts. (Including Canada, eh Fred?) It's a monster of a DAC, both for the ears and the eyes.
    Jay
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    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,704
    agfrost wrote: »
    DSkip wrote: »
    FTGV wrote: »
    And what a tour de force it is.Easily the best diy DAC build I have seen.

    I'd suggest someone try to find one to top it. Hell, for that matter, I can't say I've seen too many machined ones built that well.

    One may be out there, but I'm not wasting my time sifting the internet to find it. Rich went full global getting knowledge & parts. (Including Canada, eh Fred?) It's a monster of a DAC, both for the ears and the eyes.

    It makes me feel inadequate on SOOOOOO many levels.....waaaaahhh!!!!!!! :'(
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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