Stupid is as stupid does
tonyb
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Yep, no matter how acclimated to audio you are, you still do stupid stuff.
Changing up some IC's for sh&ts and giggles the other day, turned everything off as normal....except the dac. Not on purpose, just simply forgot. Hook it all back up and **** if the dac turns on and shuts off right away.
I knew exactly what I had done....followed up by a slew of cuss words. Took the dac out, popped the top to see what I could see.....nothing. Everything looked clean, nothing fried. Put it back in.....same sh&t.
Now I am pissed off at myself. So I unplug it, take it out and let it sit all alone in the corner until I decide what to do with it. A few days goes by...and before I send it off to Cary I want to give it another shot. MF'er.....fires right up like nothing ever happened.....Tony breaks into his happy dance.
No matter how old ya get, how much you think you know about audio, sh$t happens to the best of us at any given moment. I got lucky this time....next time though, I'll probably burn the joint down.
Changing up some IC's for sh&ts and giggles the other day, turned everything off as normal....except the dac. Not on purpose, just simply forgot. Hook it all back up and **** if the dac turns on and shuts off right away.
I knew exactly what I had done....followed up by a slew of cuss words. Took the dac out, popped the top to see what I could see.....nothing. Everything looked clean, nothing fried. Put it back in.....same sh&t.
Now I am pissed off at myself. So I unplug it, take it out and let it sit all alone in the corner until I decide what to do with it. A few days goes by...and before I send it off to Cary I want to give it another shot. MF'er.....fires right up like nothing ever happened.....Tony breaks into his happy dance.
No matter how old ya get, how much you think you know about audio, sh$t happens to the best of us at any given moment. I got lucky this time....next time though, I'll probably burn the joint down.
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Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
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lsi 9's
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Lol.
In a rush one time, I hooked up my phono stage in reverse...
I plugged the TT into the outputs and the Pre into the inputs. I spent 45 minutes testing the TT and cart before I had the genius idea to double check my connections to the phono stage.
I was really mad at myself for about 20 seconds, then I just laughed at myself for a good long time. -
I've done my fair share of "oops" that's for sure.
The latest was our recent outdoor gathering we had which consisted of me hooking up a persons ipod to hear a song. What was unknown to me was that ipod was set to max on volume and what not.
I then saw my 57 year old brother start to "cut a rug" in the back yard, which then I had to advance the volume dial on the receiver. After we laughed at his "dance" moves, I looked at the right speaker and this was the end result.
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I got lucky this time....next time though, I'll probably burn the joint down.
That's sig material right there...Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me -
When upgrading tubes in my preamp I looked at the manual several times to make sure I was putting the correct ones in the correct place. It was so obvious where they went from the physical layout also. So I plug it in and CRACK! Looking closer I got two of them swapped and blew up a capacitor. To add insult to the whole mess I looked up swapping the tubes on the Manley website and it said things may blow up if the tubes are swapped. Worse yet it said something like "anyone can change their own tubes, unless of course they are too stupid to replace a light bulb on their own"...Vinyl, the final frontier...
Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want...
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Yep, no matter how acclimated to audio you are, you still do stupid stuff.
Changing up some IC's for sh&ts and giggles the other day, turned everything off as normal....except the dac. Not on purpose, just simply forgot. Hook it all back up and **** if the dac turns on and shuts off right away.
I knew exactly what I had done....followed up by a slew of cuss words. Took the dac out, popped the top to see what I could see.....nothing. Everything looked clean, nothing fried. Put it back in.....same sh&t.
Now I am pissed off at myself. So I unplug it, take it out and let it sit all alone in the corner until I decide what to do with it. A few days goes by...and before I send it off to Cary I want to give it another shot. MF'er.....fires right up like nothing ever happened.....Tony breaks into his happy dance.
No matter how old ya get, how much you think you know about audio, sh$t happens to the best of us at any given moment. I got lucky this time....next time though, I'll probably burn the joint down.
The crazy part is that it started working again... I guess Cary makes self repairing circuits? Walt Duflock.... How can this be explained? Like it has a circuits that can go into shutdown and then bleed off?
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They have elves that they send out to fix stuff so you don;t have to send it back to them.
I would like to know how this now works after it didn't...
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Sometimes the gear needs to be unplugged for a bit before it resets. I sent a file player back to Bryston, and they returned it as no trouble found. When the problem occurred again (due to an external power issue) I was ready to send it back again, but right before I boxed it up I plugged it back in, and it worked. Ta-Da!!!!Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Based on title of OP, came in expecting a PFB themed post. Disappointed.Main Surround -
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Sometimes the gear needs to be unplugged for a bit before it resets.
That's my guess....no Cary Fairy's showed up in the middle of the night. I was just lucky enough nothin' got fried as a result of my stupidity. The audio Gods were looking down on me with favor. Nice to know at least one does....lol.
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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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Not long after getting my dream speaks sda 1cs, I hooked something up wrong and fried 2 mids and one tweeter.
Within 2 hours of venting on here I had guys standing in line with replacements, refusing money just wanting an addy to send them to, trust me there were tears.
There have also been tears lately cause its the first time my bunghole has relaxed enough to go no. 2 since that happened.humpty dumpty was pushed -
No matter how old ya get, how much you think you know about audio, sh$t happens to the best of us at any given moment. I got lucky this time....next time though, I'll just burn a joint.
fixed it better......
Seriously I just basically did the same thing but I tried to blow up my amp. Switched cables forgot amp was on, so I turn off then proceed to pull out audio cabinet enough to allow one speaker cable to come unhooked took all but the last fuse before I figured it out....yep I didn't do the happy dance as I'm all out of fuses
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@tonyb,
Some of us -- namely me -- have done so many stupid things of this order that we such wouldn't know where to begin describing them.
It's only when they occur rarely in your life that seem to so noteworthy!
Glad the Cary survived, but it was probably sending you a message! 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.
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You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.
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You left out shrimp gumboPio Elete Pro 520
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Moose68Bash wrote: »@tonyb,
Some of us -- namely me -- have done so many stupid things of this order that we such just wouldn't know where to begin describing them.
It's only when they occur rarely in your life that they seem to be so noteworthy!
Glad the Cary survived, but it was probably sending you a message!
I really have to do a better job of proofreading my posts.
I fixed the one above!
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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. -
Completely identify with the above. Here, I,ve typed thousand and thousands of pages in my life, and I'm still a s(h)itty typist! lol I also suspect that I may have some mild dyslexia because I sometimes don't see the mistakes and have to re-read some posts very very slowly (out loud in my mind), looking for the errors!
Literate/illiteracy and Illiterate/literacy! My 17 year old daughter types faster and with fewer errors than I?Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
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Join the club CNH, the club of old farts trying to keep pace. Don't know about you, but in my day men didn't do typing. It was a task learned way too late in life while kids today are typing when they are 2.HT SYSTEM-
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Completely identify with the above. Here, I,ve typed thousand and thousands of pages in my life, and I'm still a s(h)itty typist! lol I also suspect that I may have some mild dyslexia because I sometimes don't see the mistakes and have to re-read some posts very very slowly (out loud in my mind), looking for the errors!
Exhibit A.
Sometimes I do not see the error until a few hours later. By then Polk has shut down editing. Some other, more high-end audio sites allow longer editing times, such as 24 hours to infinity, and beyond.
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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Where would I be if I didn't leave an example as proof? LolCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
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Like BlueFox, often I don't see my typos till it's too late to correct them because my 60 minutes have run ought.
These days, I think some of these typos are because of the autocorrect function -- at least that's what I like to tell myself 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.
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over the summer I switched cable companies, and some cords in the main system were loosened a bit. I got most of them corrected, until I noticed that I only had one outdoor speaker working. Now on the one hand I don't have the excuse of, um, experience like some of yous guys, but I do have like 17 toddlers running around my house, where it is basically constant insanity. So I will make that my excuse. Anyway, I went inside and starting futzing around with the cable running to the outside, when all of the sudden everything shut down. NO, I had not turned the system off, and yes, I know better. Luckily all I lost was a mid level Denon reciever that I had only paid about $150 bucks for and gotten about a year of use out of, but still I was pissed. It was a great receiver that served my purposes perfectly. But if I had been a really expensive piece of equipment, man I would have been pissed! LIve and learn!!!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
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17 toddlers ??
You need your own reality TV show my man.
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Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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17 toddlers ??
You need your own reality TV show my man.
Well that's what it feels like sometimes...but as far as reality TV goes, just say no!!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
wrong thread.
Lol
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17 toddlers? How did you manage to fiddle around with the cables without someone deciding to help you and pull a cable or push a button without you knowing?lsim705,lsim706c,lsif/x(4)+mc80(atmos)
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Well okay not quite 17. But with 4 kids and Twins in the mix it feels like that sometimes. I went to in ceiling speaks in the living room a long time ago cause I figure the fight wasn't worth it...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
