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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    aww, man -- that last photo makes me cold just lookin' at it!
    We'll be seeing that soon enough here...
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited October 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    aww, man -- that last photo makes me cold just lookin' at it!
    We'll be seeing that soon enough here...

    Yeah, I know. I've been contemplating my fall routine -- get the belly mower off my John Deere and get the 60" snowblower on! Got to get ready for the onslaught -- AND pray that this winter is not like the last one. :\

    Nevertheless, it is a terrible kind of beauty!
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
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    Found this pic of John and Dan, guess which one is Dan ?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2014
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    aww, man -- that last photo makes me cold just lookin' at it!
    We'll be seeing that soon enough here...

    Yeah, I know. I've been contemplating my fall routine -- get the belly mower off my John Deere and get the 60" snowblower on! Got to get ready for the onslaught -- AND pray that this winter is not like the last one. :\

    Nevertheless, it is a terrible kind of beauty!

    oh, yeah -- you're somewhere up this-a-way, aren't you?
    Last winter was, shall we say... a late bloomer :- (


    Now... thanks to the exceptional kindness of the Polk Forum's "Hermitism" -- and due to my deeply-ingrained sloth -- I am finally getting around to putting some photons through his very interesting and rather rare 85 mm (EDIT: D'oh! 80 mm... Eighty mm!) Nikkor AF lens. I cannot take advantage of the AF, so it's on an old but proud Nikon F body for some good old film photography. Further details as events warrant :- )

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    DSC_0192 (Modified) by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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    DSC_0191 (Modified) by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    (sorry about the screwy color balance on the second photo. I tried to "improve" it using unfamiliar s/w... and couldn't figure out how to undo it. Fortunately, I do still have the original image on the memory card.)
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Now... thanks to the exceptional kindness of the Polk Forum's "Hermitism" -- and due to my deeply-ingrained sloth -- I am finally getting around to putting some photons through his very interesting and rather rare 85 mm (EDIT: D'oh! 80 mm... Eighty mm!) Nikkor AF lens. I cannot take advantage of the AF, so it's on an old but proud Nikon F body for some good old film photography. Further details as events warrant :- )

    Nice gift and great lens.

    Those old Nikon Fs are, indeed "proud." One of my daughters signed up for a photography course in her senior year in high school. In the first class the instructor asked the students what camera they planned to use. My daughter said she could use either a whizzy new Canon 35mm SLR or her father's old Nikon F. With a big grin, the instructor said, "You'll use the Nikon, and you'll really learn how to take photographs!"

    She did, and she did!

    I look forward to seeing your photos with the 80 mm Nikkor AF.
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2014
    Not a gift, a loan :- P Sorry, I unintentionally misrepresented that!
    I need to get it back to him soon; thus am I finally moving my... well, you know... and getting some photos snapped with it!

    You've seen my son's photoblog, yes? :- )
    http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com

    I've been a good bad influence on him ;- )

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Dang...I love old cameras like these :) I finally sold all my old medium format cameras except one bronica SQ i kept for the hell of it!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2014
    oh... he collects those too (and a couple of large format cameras, too)... and, of course, he lives in a little grad student apt :- P
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Nice older camera's. Daughter collects them. I keep trying to get her into vintage audio stuff. Her answer is always the same. Some day Dad all your stuff will be mine anyway. So true she is...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2014
    Yeah - our son had decent hifi stuff in college; now he listens to his laptop and is happy enough. He'd rather have cameras -- which is OK, too.

    back on topic -- after today's storm:

    15472244145_c5ceb72c51_b.jpgDSC_0191 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    ... and this evening...

    15470052021_58b2610032_b.jpgDSC_0196 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
    15469874351_81b489217e_b.jpgDSC_0221 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    aviation-mike-kelley-01.jpg
    source: http://lostininternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aviation-mike-kelley-01.jpg

    Slow day at LAX, I suppose...
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266

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    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
    • Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
    • Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    Whoa, a Reatta! :- )
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Whoa, a Reatta! :- )
    Good eye! Most people don't know Buick made a 2-seater 25 years ago.
    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
    • Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
    • Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
    • Adcom GFA-555 amp · Upgrades & speaker protection added by OldmanSRS
    • Pioneer DV-610AV DVD/CD player
    • SDA CRS+ · Hidden away in the closet
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    ... and then again, some folks do :- )
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ... and then again, some folks do :- )

    You probably have product brochures.... :D

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited October 2014
    I'd like to see a picture of your backyard with you son's field camera! I take it that was him in the picture carrying one?

    BTW, I like how I can see you twice in that pic of the Rolleiflex :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    That was him indeed -- he hasn't had it up here; maybe I can get him to lug it up at Christmastime (I don't think he feels like carrying it on to a plane).

    "got the brochure"... ;- )
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    Mrs. H & I went walkkies this afternoon - lovely afternoon...

    15480063021_63cdc26aca_b.jpgDSC_0235 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    ^^^^^were you on a doobie walk because your spliff didn't go out when you tossed it in the grass near your garden?!?! It'll burn down your fall harvest!!!!!! Run, don't walk!

    B)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2014
    just lens flare, mon... no problem...

    ;- )
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  • ADJ
    ADJ Posts: 46
    TennMan wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Whoa, a Reatta! :- )
    Good eye! Most people don't know Buick made a 2-seater 25 years ago.

    Awesome, haven't seen one of those in years. I had one about 20 years ago and even back then people would ask me what it was. Unfortunately my wife was driving it when an idiot kid crossed the median and totaled it. Only had about 30K miles on it too, sigh.
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    ADJ wrote: »
    Awesome, haven't seen one of those in years. I had one about 20 years ago and even back then people would ask me what it was. Unfortunately my wife was driving it when an idiot kid crossed the median and totaled it. Only had about 30K miles on it too, sigh.
    You don't see many of them around anymore. Only 21,500 of them were made in four years of production (1988-1991). When I go to the Cars & Coffee meet in Knoxville that usually has 300-400 cars show up I have never seen another Reatta there. The number one comment I get about my Reatta is: "What is that?". It's fun to have a unique car but it would be nice to have some Reatta buddies close by to get together with from time to time.

    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
    • Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
    • Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
    • Adcom GFA-555 amp · Upgrades & speaker protection added by OldmanSRS
    • Pioneer DV-610AV DVD/CD player
    • SDA CRS+ · Hidden away in the closet
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    The Reatta was very high tech for it's time. It has three computers that control almost everything on the car. First car I know of that had a CRT display with a touch screen to control most of the electronic functions of the car. Radio, Climate control and on-board diagnostics are all controlled by touching the screen.

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    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
    • Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
    • Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
    • Adcom GFA-555 amp · Upgrades & speaker protection added by OldmanSRS
    • Pioneer DV-610AV DVD/CD player
    • SDA CRS+ · Hidden away in the closet
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  • TNTsTunes
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Holy cow! that is gonna leave a mark!
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
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    Late afternoon today. Little River Salt Marsh from my backyard.
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    It was beautiful here today but I was busy most of the day with various ventures -- no walkkies, no photos, no UFOs ;- p

    Here's an amplifier...

    11083737235_9d2e713d04_b.jpgST40frontsanstop by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    You keep posting pics of that beautiful piece of property you have and you might find a tent pitched there next spring with me in it.
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    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    tonyb wrote: »
    You keep posting pics of that beautiful piece of property you have and you might find a tent pitched there next spring with me in it.

    :)
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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