Post a picture... any picture

1…10551056105810601061…1158

Comments

  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,589
    This just in from hifihaven.org

    rl1iu7wmni0g.png
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,589
    53563282249_4910639ea7_b.jpgVintage STEM Ad 150 - Duplicator - 1953 by Johnny El-Rady, on Flickr
    I don't know about all y'all, but...
    I love the smell of ditto fluid in the morning!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,307
    OleBoot wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    "were" the finest British craftsmanship....

    Still are. But finest?

    mriuhaczw0fl.png

    A Brembo front end and an Ohlins rear.....I'm in, lets go dial in that suspension....shall we??
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,985
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    53563282249_4910639ea7_b.jpgVintage STEM Ad 150 - Duplicator - 1953 by Johnny El-Rady, on Flickr
    I don't know about all y'all, but...
    I love the smell of ditto fluid in the morning!

    ng50end95s61.gif
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,274
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    53563282249_4910639ea7_b.jpgVintage STEM Ad 150 - Duplicator - 1953 by Johnny El-Rady, on Flickr
    I don't know about all y'all, but...
    I love the smell of ditto fluid in the morning!

    Remember it well!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,974
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    OleBoot wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    "were" the finest British craftsmanship....
    Still are. But finest?
    mriuhaczw0fl.png
    A Brembo front end and an Ohlins rear.....I'm in, lets go dial in that suspension....shall we??

    Geoff, you've probably ridden a buncha Ohlins suspended bikes - good stuff? Makes me wonder:
    First, is it really that much better? Can you describe the difference over, say, basic Showa inverted that offers standard preload and rebound and compression damping?

    I feel like suspensions are a bit like audio gear in a way. I know what I like when I experience it, but find perfection somewhat elusive.

    I like sweet, plush compliance and control. Adds so much confidence and fun to the ride.

    What makes Ohlins special? Is it just design? Or is it more that it offers greater tuning capability?
    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,627
    bv2m744m4zeb.png
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,931
    Ohlins are worth the extra coin, imo.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,589
    2bfzhxcy0jgo.png
    Source: https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1962_136.html pg. 67
    Wonder what "Famous Name" was on this tuner kit? It is completely unknown to me. :p
    Maybe it's from that famous "Famous Name Manufacturing Company"?
    They were... umm... famous. :#

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Playing some garbage 44.1khz Pandora through the Yamaha Aventage 1050 before I hook the Anthem tube pre amp to the (new to me) Krell amp (should be here Monday) and play some LPs with a new stylus and a IFI phono, some SACD and DVD-Audio discs through eh Marantz UP-7007. Funny thing is, I feel like this Yamaha is sounding pretty good. I'm eagerly anticipating a hair raising experience on Monday. All listened to through some recapped RTA12Bs.

    ouerpnqqphp5.jpg
    7b9o8udl4lou.jpg
    3bx22nez7jr1.jpg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,589
    Just stumbled upon this.

    b52mws8v1phc.png
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,428
    edited March 2
    msg wrote: »
    t6sc6alese8c.jpg


    Absolute truth here - these LED headlights are getting out of hand. Trust me, I’m the last one to sign on to additional government regulations, but the brightness of many of these headlights is down right dangerous…. Especially when coupled with some jacka$$ in a jacked-up pickup.
    "Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow


    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,274
    msg wrote: »
    t6sc6alese8c.jpg

    daddyjt wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    t6sc6alese8c.jpg


    Absolute truth here - these LED headlights are getting out of hand. Trust me, I’m the last one to sign on to additional government regulations, but the brightness of many of these headlights is down right dangerous…. Especially when coupled with some jacka$$ in a jacked-up pickup.


    https://www.autoweek.com/news/technology/a36031601/heres-how-smart-headlights-work/

    Because of government has had a better option for a long time yet refused to allow what the rest of the world has used for awhile now.
    Some vehicles actually have them here but they have been deactivated.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,136
    edited March 3
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    2bfzhxcy0jgo.png
    Source: https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1962_136.html pg. 67
    Wonder what "Famous Name" was on this tuner kit? It is completely unknown to me. :p
    Maybe it's from that famous "Famous Name Manufacturing Company"?
    They were... umm... famous. :#

    min275svmjkb.jpg

    ^^^ Maybe one of these two? ;)

    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Consumer/Heathkit-1961-Fall-Winter.pdf
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    daddyjt wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    t6sc6alese8c.jpg


    Absolute truth here - these LED headlights are getting out of hand. Trust me, I’m the last one to sign on to additional government regulations, but the brightness of many of these headlights is down right dangerous…. Especially when coupled with some jacka$$ in a jacked-up pickup.

    Yes... And the stupid 4ft wide led light bar is a stellar touch. Instant sun tan! ****.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,307
    edited March 3
    msg wrote: »
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    OleBoot wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    "were" the finest British craftsmanship....
    Still are. But finest?
    mriuhaczw0fl.png
    A Brembo front end and an Ohlins rear.....I'm in, lets go dial in that suspension....shall we??

    Geoff, you've probably ridden a buncha Ohlins suspended bikes - good stuff? Makes me wonder:
    First, is it really that much better? Can you describe the difference over, say, basic Showa inverted that offers standard preload and rebound and compression damping?

    I feel like suspensions are a bit like audio gear in a way. I know what I like when I experience it, but find perfection somewhat elusive.

    I like sweet, plush compliance and control. Adds so much confidence and fun to the ride.

    What makes Ohlins special? Is it just design? Or is it more that it offers greater tuning capability?

    Scott, I've never had the pleasure of riding on an Ohlins suspension however I was sponsored by Penske which was WAY better than stock, never overheated and did a stellar job of keeping the rear stable in highspeed corners (90 - 120mph) and eliminated any squat while hard acceleration out of corners.

    I'm sure you're familiar with putting a zip tie on one fork leg to measure fork dive during braking?! I was a very hard braker up front and was bottoming out the forks off the front and back straights of any race track, so we used pro rate (progressive rate) springs up front that prevented me from bottoming out.

    One particular race, a competitor came to me afterwards and suggested I place my sponsor decals "under" my bodywork, he could see what kind of shock I was running when I went by him on the brakes into turn 1 lol.

    I suppose you have a point referring to "suspensions are like audio gear", shocks are also like tires, different riders have different styles, so they'll choose their gear to accommodate their riding styles.

    Most of my competition rode on Dunlops and Pirellis and would complain about the handling characteristics of the Michelins. I loved the Michelins, they had predictable traction, I knew when they'd slide, never let loose and plenty of grip. I won a race in the pouring rain on Michelin rain tires, literally by a mile on Seattle's 2.25 mile track, getting a knee down in the corners and wheeling out of them....having the suspension dialed in was a big help B)
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,163
    2dnztadgguye.jpg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,163
    hdqcx9k6wh02.jpg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,985
    Dog sees Camaro:

    9ciktitxye7t.jpeg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,222
    edited March 3
    'You can't see anything': Blizzard closes most Tahoe ski resorts and Yosemite National Park as winds hit 143 mph
    5435wj5x9qpy.png

    (On Monday before blizzard on Thursday)
    5oa2q2fw9naa.png

    (North of Stateline NV)
    h9tsdr3wv24p.png

    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"


    Harry / Marietta GA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,352
    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    jhycttwfav8d.png

    Must be a Marine…
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,974
    edited March 3
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    'You can't see anything': Blizzard closes most Tahoe ski resorts and Yosemite National Park as winds hit 143 mph
    lcqy7bgd1rug.jpg

    (On Monday before blizzard on Thursday)
    c9r98wk90bru.jpg

    (North of Stateline NV)
    883gegjknnnb.jpg
    Bad enough getting trapped in that in modern times, but isn't this what happened to the Donner Party around about that area?

    I watched a sort of documentary on The Weather Channel about that years ago. That whole thing boiled down to a scam, couple of mishaps and poor decisions, and freak weather like this, iirc.
    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,457
    edited March 3
    X marks the spot. Don't cross the streams.

    oknduwk7wb2r.jpg
    61belhcg4u0l.jpg
    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 *
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,974
    edited March 3
    Whew, that was a close one!

    Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. People on the right, if you look out your window, you'll see another plane trying to race us. Please fasten your seat belts and return your tray tables and seat backs to the upright position. I hate that guy, and there's no way he's gettin' in front of us. All flight crew, man the windows and prepare to flip the bird as we pass.
    I disabled signatures.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,589
    aprazer402 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    2bfzhxcy0jgo.png
    Source: https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1962_136.html pg. 67
    Wonder what "Famous Name" was on this tuner kit? It is completely unknown to me. :p
    Maybe it's from that famous "Famous Name Manufacturing Company"?
    They were... umm... famous. :#

    min275svmjkb.jpg

    ^^^ Maybe one of these two? ;)

    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Consumer/Heathkit-1961-Fall-Winter.pdf

    I don't think so. Those small Heathkit tuners didn't have magic eyes, and the knobbage of the "famous brand" is nothing like the Heathkits.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter