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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
    edited June 2018
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    tonyb wrote: »
    http://wnep.com/2018/06/05/police-investigate-ups-truck-explosion-and-fire/

    Found your package Doc....might be delayed some. :)

    :)

    As an aside, is there any truth to the rumour that Tesla is going to start installing monoprice vacuum tube amplifiers in their top-end vehicles?


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  • tonyb
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    They must have outsourced parts of their power supply to Monoprice, by the looks of things.

    Most likely too, a blind guy wrote the software for the auto pilot. :)
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    Cables-
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Okay Professor, finally got this little gem shipped your way. Tracking number available, but just in case keep a lookout for the bright light in the sky! :smile:
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    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    hurtling through the heavens -- Comet Hale-Bopp?
    Naw, just a flammulated amplifier.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,562
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    I miss Hale-Bopp.
    I also missed the spaceship.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
    edited June 2018
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    msg wrote: »
    I miss Hale-Bopp.
    I also missed the spaceship.

    Lotsa folks did. ;)


    I have some fairly good photos I took of Hale-Bopp -- someplace.
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,105
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    Hale-Bopp...

    Wasn’t that a song by those two blonde girls in that group “Hanson”??
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  • BMF35
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    35
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    I miss Hale-Bopp.
    I also missed the spaceship.

    Lotsa folks did. ;)


    I have some fairly good photos I took of Hale-Bopp -- someplace.

    Hale-Bopp ?? Isn't that what Hale Berry did to Billy Bob Thorton ? :)
    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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  • DaveHo
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    BMF35 wrote: »
    35

    Really, Mr. 1 post. Better luck next time.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    scubalab wrote: »
    Hale-Bopp...

    Wasn’t that a song by those two blonde girls in that group “Hanson”??

    Nah, they make beer now.

    http://www.hansonbrothersbeer.com/home.html

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    can't make this stuff up...
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  • Viking64
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OamjBYCAz4

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
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    Any updates Doc?
    Just in case, everyone dial "91" so we can be ready to call if needed.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    nothin' yet -- but I haven't checked the tracking number recently.

    Remember, we don't live in the middle of nowhere... but we can see it from here.

    ;)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    update -- looks like it's s'posed to be here tomorrow. Further details as events warrant.

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,101
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    Exciting times.

    Have you decided what speakers you're going to try with it first? Maybe those AMT Daytons?
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Exciting times.

    Have you decided what speakers you're going to try with it first? Maybe those AMT Daytons?

    I'd start with some super cheap Sonys so you dont cook something, as this is the first time its ever been plugged in.
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  • Clipdat
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    Yeah I suppose, it could be DOA or something and take out whatever speakers are hooked up to it.

    Check out the Daytons, they're only $50/pair : https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-b652-air-6-1-2-2-way-bookshelf-speaker-with-amt-tweeter-pair--300-651
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    I'd start with some super cheap Sonys so you dont cook something, as this is the first time its ever been plugged in.

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  • mlistens03
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Yeah I suppose, it could be DOA or something and take out whatever speakers are hooked up to it.

    Check out the Daytons, they're only $50/pair : https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-b652-air-6-1-2-2-way-bookshelf-speaker-with-amt-tweeter-pair--300-651
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    I'd start with some super cheap Sonys so you dont cook something, as this is the first time its ever been plugged in.

    Oh i didnt realize they were that cheap, I thought they were around $200.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    No, they're quite reasonably priced -- they are not well made, but they sound pretty decent. The little "AMT" tweeter is very pleasant-sounding, IMO.

    The poly-cone woofers are kinda cheezy, though.

    40366720772_2be12275f7_b.jpgDSC_0610 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,101
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    Same about those spring clip terminals!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
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    That's a big 10-4... although I am really not a terminal snob, as all y'all have probably gleaned by now.

    33216251945_043e7a87f3_b.jpgDSC_7255 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    :|
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,101
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    Don't sneeze near it, it might short out!
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  • mlistens03
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Same about those spring clip terminals!

    Spring clips don’t bother me too much. A lot of vintage gear has them, and unless they are the cheapest of cheap, they are fairly durable. I much prefer them over 5 ways if I am using bare wire, just because it is easier to do. That said, I prefer 5 ways if I’m using any other method of connection.
    Micah
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  • Viking64
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    Is snobbery terminal?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,416
    edited June 2018
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    Is snobbery terminal?

    To quote Jennings from Animal House.
    (albeit somewhat out of context)
    It's a distinct possibility.

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  • Viking64
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    edited June 2018
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    Open Donald's mouth a bit and that could be a still from the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". :p

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  • mhardy6647
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    Open Donald's mouth a bit and that could be a still from the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". :p

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    He was/is such a versatile actor.

    ;)
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  • Viking64
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    He was/is such a versatile actor.

    ;)
    Who could forget his moment of glory as the clumsy waiter in "Kentucky Fried Movie"? :p
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    He was/is such a versatile actor.

    ;)
    Who could forget his moment of glory as the clumsy waiter in "Kentucky Fried Movie"? :p

    Fried! I get it! Maybe a sequel is in order. Starring the venerable Professor Hardy! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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