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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    "Concert hall designed via algorithm"

    https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/elbphilharmonie
    https://www.wired.com/2017/01/happens-algorithms-design-concert-hall-stunning-elbphilharmonie/

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  • Nightfall
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    Wicked cool looking hall.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    I concur wholeheartedly.

    although I have a feeling that, were I sitting in it, I'd start thinkin' of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,083
    edited January 2017
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    That "thing" on the roof... looks like a valve in an engine.

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,759
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    vj2sb5v9dyt8.jpg My back yard with a few more inches of fresh snow
    Randy-Maine
    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
    by David WMG
    Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
    HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
    MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    yeah mine looks kind of thus, as well. Didn't actually take a photo today -- although the trees were nicely frosted with snow. Still are, actually (but now it's gettin' kind of dark).
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,759
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    Got a nice stretch coming up. 20's to mid 40's. This year (so far) & last year have so far been the easiest winter's I've seen in my time.
    Randy-Maine
    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
    by David WMG
    Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
    HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
    MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
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  • mrbiron
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    Got a nice stretch coming up. 20's to mid 40's. This year (so far) & last year have so far been the easiest winter's I've seen in my time.

    Haven't even started the snowblower yet (aside from the beginning of the season tuning). All i got yesterday was the sleet. Little slick in the morning but my commute didn't look like it was full of drivers from the southern states >:)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    I don't think this winter's finished with us yet, boys.

    On other fronts -- heh. Watch this space. :)

    32273301041_23335f0e12_b.jpgDSC_6916a by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    -- and don't get all on my case about the coiled spikker wahr; I wuz jus' smoke testin'.

    Test = passed.

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
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    I like the stands for the Monitor 5's
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    -- and don't get all on my case about the coiled spikker wahr; I wuz jus' smoke testin'.

    Test = passed.

    But they's coiled at different spots. Why don't you just fire up an unshielded magnatron up next to yer spikkers?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Maybe -- just maybe-- there's a superconducting NMR magnet in the garage ;)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    oh, the stands -- they're dump finds from years back; Canadian-made, branded "Plateau".,

    They're a bit flimsy compared to real Polkstands but they're quite adequate for smallish loudspeakers. They were easier to grab tonight (than the Polkstands that are upstairs, but buried a little deeper in the substratum) when I pulled out the Monitor 5 family members for the test run.
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
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    If you could, tidy up the pulls on the shades.
    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • mhardy6647
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    hmm -- one of 'em is a little different than the other two, now that you mention it.

    The interesting thing in that photo is supposed to be the amplifier :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Our son the mathematics prof was at a meeting in Atlanta a coupla weeks ago. He took some photos (imagine that). Looking at them, I realize it's been a while since we were last in Atlanta.

    Photos from his photoblog: http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com

    DSC_3959s.jpg

    DSC_4099s.jpg

    Looks like somethin' from Metropolis.


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  • mrbiron
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    hmm -- one of 'em is a little different than the other two, now that you mention it.

    The interesting thing in that photo is supposed to be the amplifier :)

    Oh wowza!....you did actually buy it.
    And??? Inquiring minds want to know.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    No, someone else bought it and had it shipped here for a test-drive. I feel like Blanche DuBois, depending on the kindness of strangers (or, in my case, enablers).

    ... and I mean that as a compliment.

    Big tests comin' up as we hit the dead of winter.
    You may have noticed that this particular "Amp Camp Amp" has the same form factor as -- a certain vacuum tube phono preamp (that sits, eager, about 8 feet away from it as I type this). :blush:

    Howzit sound, you ask? Effing good on the Duplexes. Definitely hifi.
    Jennys are Wailin on it even as I type.
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  • mrbiron
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    Excellent, when the dust settles, lay down the coin for ACA and i'll trade you the BH, straight up! ;)

    You know i scoured your photo for proof of life...
    I only remember i own one when you either take a photo of it or mention it in a post. :D
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
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    zddj0kcpbial.jpg
    HT SYSTEM-
    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
    lsi 9's
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  • D2Lo
    D2Lo Posts: 352
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Our son the mathematics prof was at a meeting in Atlanta a coupla weeks ago. He took some photos (imagine that). Looking at them, I realize it's been a while since we were last in Atlanta.

    Photos from his photoblog: http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com

    DSC_3959s.jpg

    DSC_4099s.jpg

    Looks like somethin' from Metropolis.


    DSC_3980s.jpg

    DSC_4116s.jpg

    Great shots. Looks like the kind of pictures I take, and my mom would say, "don't you ever take any pictures with people in them?" ... me, "why would I do that?" :smile:
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  • F1nut
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    Great shots. Looks like the kind of pictures I take, and my mom would say, "don't you ever take any pictures with people in them?" ... me, "why would I do that?" :smile:

    Explains the gray bezels. >:)

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited January 2017
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    D2Lo wrote: »
    ...

    Great shots. Looks like the kind of pictures I take, and my mom would say, "don't you ever take any pictures with people in them?" ... me, "why would I do that?" :smile:
    Yeah, he's pretty good - not that I am biased or anything.
    He does have a tendency to eschew portraits -- but not entirely. When he was in grad school, he used to get tapped by his dep't to take pictures at graduation every spring. He even took pictures for them at his own :)
    F1nut wrote: »

    Explains the gray bezels. >:)
    heh-heh-heh.


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    while I am tooting my son's horn, here are some of his 'people' photos:

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    visit his site! :)

    http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
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    I did not know that Mark Zuckerberg was a musician!
    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
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    Double Bass I assume?
    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,761
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    My new work headphone setup.... Plan to connect a TT, has AUX for my iPhone and both FM and AM radio.....

    3oorukekgly9.jpg
    "....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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Nice (and a nice photo, too)!

    Those Sherwood receivers weren't all that popular (at least in MD) -- they were kind of eclipsed by then by the big Japanese brand names -- but they're really quite nice. Almost unassuming, but good sounding, and possessing remarkably good tuner sections.

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  • Jay's Radio
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    tonyb wrote: »
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    Ok... I've learned a lot from reading post at Club Polk, and Club Polk has it's fair share of humor... but that right there.... that's funny lol thanks tonyb
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