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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    We maintain a couple of poles out in the garden for... well... whomever feels like sittin' atop them.
    Today, it was a red-shouldered hawk. Light wasn't great, but I had a good view of it.

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    manual exposure; white balance set for cloudy weather. :)
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    auto white balance 🤪
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    bird flew from pole to pole; it was out there hangin' out, lookin' for prey, for 20 minutes or more.
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    got strafed a couple of times by a crow.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,737
    Another food/drink comparison:

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    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,215
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    This one randomly showed up on our fence. Never seen this type of bird. They certainly aren't native to the suburbs or city.
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
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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.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
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    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

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    edited November 6
    Left side is a human lung. Right side is a tree.

    The tree breathes in what the lung breathes out. The lung breathes in what the tree breathes out.

    God's design is incredible.

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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.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,737
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    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,362
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    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    How statistics works...

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    (cartoon seen @ ASR)
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
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    (also seen @ ASR)
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,362
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    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,737
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    Steve Winwood
    “I am immensely grateful that I am considered for recognition of my services to music. I am a proud upholder of British culture and values, and am extremely honoured to be rewarded in this way, and wish to thank all those who made the recommendation, and those who’ve supported my music over the years.” - SW
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    edited November 8
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    Steve Winwood
    “I am immensely grateful that I am considered for recognition of my services to music. I am a proud upholder of British culture and values, and am extremely honoured to be rewarded in this way, and wish to thank all those who made the recommendation, and those who’ve supported my music over the years.” - SW
    Did he receive an (or is it the) OBE or suchlike?
    I have to say, he has aged more gracefully than many of his peers -- although he was very young (16, IIRC) when he started out in the Spencer Davis Group.

    oh... ahem... something from hifihaven.org for your inner 12-year-old. :P
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    breathtaking...
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,737
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,805
    billbillw wrote: »

    That needs to be changed to: Reality in my 20's then Reality now
    :D
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,805
    Dolores Erickson the model found on the cover of this iconic album:

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    Dolores Erickson the model found on the cover of this iconic album:

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    Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, grew up with that album!
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 1,775
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    Steve Winwood
    “I am immensely grateful that I am considered for recognition of my services to music. I am a proud upholder of British culture and values, and am extremely honoured to be rewarded in this way, and wish to thank all those who made the recommendation, and those who’ve supported my music over the years.” - SW

    Quick glanced the pic before reading and thought this was about Bill Gates.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,913
    from ASR... to you!
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,362
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    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    edited November 9

    :p

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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.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,362
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    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM