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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,520
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    maxward wrote: »
    That dude was coached (poorly). He really likes a bitter IPA.

    remember this dude??

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  • treitz3
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,520
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    Kudu is a beautiful animal, and yes they are good to eat
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    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,520
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    Some IPA's taste like the smell of a pinecone IMHO, but when you get a good one they are very good.

    Dogfish in general do a good job
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
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    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited November 2021
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    spent some quality time last night and this morning trying to resurrect an adorable NAD 1600 preamp/tuner that belongs to a hifi colleague who lives across the river. I did not succeed. I did get it to power on (it was dead as received, but that seems to be related to some multipin connectors), but cannot get good quality audio out of it. Assessed and evaluated all of the usual, typical issues -- 'tis a puzzlement.

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    Meanwhile, the preamp section in this monstrosity works OK (the power amp section is at least partly toast, so it has been deactivated)... so I offered to pass it along to the NAD's owner when I return the latter to him as-is. No phono section in it, though, unfortunately.

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  • treitz3
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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,387
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    Some pretty wild gear in this photo:

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  • treitz3
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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Malbec
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    No cnc router work in that build.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,815
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    I think that may be the spiral staircase carved out of a single piece of wood.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,018
    edited November 2021
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    I think it is the staircase Jesus made.

    There was a special on TV about it.

    A stranger came to the call to build it. Then he left after he was finished.

    I think there were no nails used and there is something special about the wood too.

    I'm sure I can find the story on the web in a minute. I found the story on this staircase and it was carved from one tree. :o Great memory and knowledge @Viking64. ;)
    I'm going back to read about these for sure.

    This might be the mystery carpenter staircase;

    Yea, they named this one ;
    Loretto Chapel - Miraculous Staircase.

    Well it seems St. Joseph is credited. But still, the story is amazing too.

    https://www.lorettochapel.com/info/staircase
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    ... from the ridiculous to the sublime...or is that the other way 'round?

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    (inspired by a meme seen on ASR)
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,759
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    @Tony M thanks for sharing info
    Randy-Maine
    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
    by David WMG
    Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
    HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
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  • treitz3
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    How many do you think it took to complete this castle? Holy moly....
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    This is apparently Peles Castle, Romania.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,759
    edited November 2021
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    That's KOOL
    Randy-Maine
    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,520
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    Can you imagine dusting, cleaning and polishing ...oh my!!
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • Nightfall
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    All beer is gross, fight me. 😉
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,018
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    Speaking of castles...

    The scale and sheer beauty always astounds me. B)

    Some are built on mountain tops and some are over a hundred feet tall. And it seems there were PLANS drawn out for such builds. Just like Cathedrals too.

    Biltmore Estate...Amazing symmetry. <3

    The manpower to build these buildings and the carpentry we've just seen blows my mind since I know a little about that trade.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • treitz3
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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    ^^^ Dang. You mean #1 wasn't Mother May I ?!
    :#

    meanwhile, out on the west coast...

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    https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-outtake/reader-outtake-1962-ford-falcon-club-wagon-at-plymouth-harbor/
    (note the Microbus in the background -- how's that for synchronicity?)

    My father had a '66 Econoline work truck for on the order of three decades. :)
    Very cool - if slightly terrifying - vehicles.

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  • mhardy6647
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    Last week we attended our first music concert in quite a while -- the Wailin Jennys in Plymouth, NH at the Flying Monkey (one of my very favorite venues for live music). This show was postponed from 11/10/2020 (you know why :p).
    Very good show as usual, and we had good seats (second row center, on the aisle). We went with our usual concert-goer colleagues, Jack & Linda. Linda snapped a couple of phone pics, which I take the liberty of sharing here. :)

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    This year, they had two "man Jennys" (as they refer to them) rather than their usual, single extra player. Ruth Moody's brother Richard continues a long stint as their violinist/mandolinist, and a rather spastic-looking, but pretty good guitarist, whose name slipped my recall, also played some reasonably tasteful accompaniment on many songs.


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  • mrbigbluelight
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    I'm viewing that pic on my phone so it's kind of hard to discern details but are those tats on the banjo player's legs and, if so, what of ?
    ....they kind of look like rabbits ?
    Sal Palooza
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited November 2021
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    no, she (Ruth Moody) was wearing some sort of interesting hosiery. Since Mrs. H was with me, I kind of actively avoided paying too much attention to her legs, though. ;)

    Nicky Mehta (in the center) does have tattoos on her arms (well, at least on one) -- some sort of Canadian/northern North America indigenous peoples' looking things (she herself is a Canadian, but not of the indigenous kind).

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,018
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    :D

    Chia bugs.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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