wgscott Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It is 8:30 am here, and too cold at the moment to bike into work (which I am also trying to avoid), so I put on some simple classical music to enjoy for a few minutes. Immediately, the background is punctuated by (a) several gunshots, and (b) a chainsaw, and © now one of those things that grinds up trees. Hell is other people. Link to comment
jtwrace Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It is 8:30 am here, and too cold at the moment to bike into work (which I am also trying to avoid), so I put on some simple classical music to enjoy for a few minutes. Immediately, the background is punctuated by (a) several gunshots, and (b) a chainsaw, and © now one of those things that grinds up trees. Hell is other people. b & c is normal everyday life but where I like to live "a" isn't. Maybe a move is in order? ;-) W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
firedog Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It is 8:30 am here, and too cold at the moment to bike into work (which I am also trying to avoid), so I put on some simple classical music to enjoy for a few minutes. Immediately, the background is punctuated by (a) several gunshots, I sincerely hope this means you have a shooting range nearby and not something else. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 I live in a semi-rural part of Coastal CA. I moved here to get away from the "big city" problems of Santa Cruz. The biggest issue in this neighborhood is whether to allow a senior Apple exec to build a huge eye-sore mansion in a redwood grove overlooking the ocean. Link to comment
Skeptic Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (a) several gunshots(b) a chainsaw © now one of those things that grinds up trees. Hell is other people. Well it sounds like you have . For this sort of thing, I highly recommend a pair of Bose QC20i headphones. They may not offer the highest fidelity reproduction, but they have a relatively neutral frequency response, and almost totally eliminate distractions like this. I mostly use them for travel, but also when a neighbor decides to mow the lawn or there's construction work going on nearby. Link to comment
new_media Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 When I was a pediatric resident I worked in the NICU at UC Davis, and my department had an executive apartment in Sacramento we could crash in post-call. Invariably the days when I would get off at noon after being up all night would be the same days that the landscapers would show up and run lawn mowers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers for three hours straight. AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 It never occurred to me that the three events were all related. Link to comment
new_media Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It never occurred to me that the three events were all related. Link to comment
NOMBEDES Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I live in a semi-rural part of Coastal CA. I moved here to get away from the "big city" problems of Santa Cruz. The biggest issue in this neighborhood is whether to allow a senior Apple exec to build a huge eye-sore mansion in a redwood grove overlooking the ocean. If you see Neil Young at the Safeway ask him when I will get my signed kickstarter poster....... In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
tne Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 ...The biggest issue in this neighborhood is whether to allow a senior Apple exec to build a huge eye-sore mansion in a redwood grove overlooking the ocean. But this is also your solution. Rich Apple dude moves in, complains to the authorities, quietness resumes. You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star Link to comment
Superdad Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I do recommend the new Fargo TV series for those that enjoy well done, slow burn, black comedy. Terrific acting, directing, and location too. It's my new obsession now that Breaking Bad is over. Less heavy and funnier. But then again, I am a Coen Bros. diehard. UpTone Audio LLC Link to comment
InfernoSTi Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 "People…they're the worst." -- Seinfeld Positive emotions enhance our musical experiences. Synology DS213+ NAS -> Auralic Vega w/Linear Power Supply -> Auralic Vega DAC (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> XLR -> Auralic Taurus Pre -> XLR -> Pass Labs XA-30.5 power amplifier (on 4" maple and 4 Stillpoints) -> Hawthorne Audio Reference K2 Speakers in MTM configuration (Symposium Jr HD rollerball isolation) and Hawthorne Audio Bass Augmentation Baffles (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> Bi-amped w/ two Rythmic OB plate amps) -> Extensive Room Treatments (x2 SRL Acoustics Prime 37 diffusion plus key absorption and extensive bass trapping) and Pi Audio Uberbuss' for the front end and amplification Link to comment
DaQi Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I work from a home office and b and c are definitely the norm. Amazing how much noise there is during the day when most people are at the office. Gas powered leaf blowers are my personal archenemy. Here in urban SoCal behind the Orange curtain gunshots would definitely be out of the ordinary. Ajax 1 Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm home again at 2:00 pm the next day and it is still going on. WTF? We aren't going to have any trees left. Link to comment
Guidof Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I used to have loud frog invasions every Spring when I lived in the DC burbs. Worse than leaf blowers because they would come on in the evening, when most other noises had subsided. For my system details, please see my profile. Thank you. Link to comment
tranz Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 'Horticulturists' in the Santa Cruz mountains require a lot more space these days... Link to comment
Allan F Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 'Horticulturists' in the Santa Cruz mountains require a lot more space these days... Some would say the whole world is going to pot! "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 I used to have loud frog invasions every Spring when I lived in the DC burbs. Worse than leaf blowers because they would come on in the evening, when most other noises had subsided. We have those too. I much prefer frogs to two-stroke engines. I think I need some Bose speakers for my lawn tractor. Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 'Horticulturists' in the Santa Cruz mountains require a lot more space these days... Pot-heads usually are quiet. Link to comment
tranz Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Pot-heads usually are quiet. Indeed! I meant those on the supply side of the equation. Link to comment
InfernoSTi Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I think I need some Bose speakers for my lawn tractor. Or just listen to the new Pixies album? Hmmm…wait a minute, what? Positive emotions enhance our musical experiences. Synology DS213+ NAS -> Auralic Vega w/Linear Power Supply -> Auralic Vega DAC (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> XLR -> Auralic Taurus Pre -> XLR -> Pass Labs XA-30.5 power amplifier (on 4" maple and 4 Stillpoints) -> Hawthorne Audio Reference K2 Speakers in MTM configuration (Symposium Jr HD rollerball isolation) and Hawthorne Audio Bass Augmentation Baffles (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> Bi-amped w/ two Rythmic OB plate amps) -> Extensive Room Treatments (x2 SRL Acoustics Prime 37 diffusion plus key absorption and extensive bass trapping) and Pi Audio Uberbuss' for the front end and amplification Link to comment
Audio_ELF Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I used to have loud frog invasions every Spring when I lived in the DC burbs. Worse than leaf blowers because they would come on in the evening, when most other noises had subsided. With apologies... [video=youtube_share;A0fuVoSa3dc] Eloise --- ...in my opinion / experience... While I agree "Everything may matter" working out what actually affects the sound is a trickier thing. And I agree "Trust your ears" but equally don't allow them to fool you - trust them with a bit of skepticism. keep your mind open... But mind your brain doesn't fall out. Link to comment
Popular Post Jud Posted May 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2014 We have those too. I much prefer frogs to two-stroke engines. I think I need some Bose speakers for my lawn tractor. Where you gonna put the walls for them to fire into? Ajax and esldude 2 One never knows, do one? - Fats Waller The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. - Einstein Computer, Audirvana -> optical Ethernet to Fitlet3 -> Fibbr Alpha Optical USB -> iFi NEO iDSD DAC -> Apollon Audio 1ET400A Mini (Purifi based) -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. Link to comment
coot Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Ah Santa Cruz - town of my youth in the '50s. I helped pave the road to Bonny Doon. Had a blast drivin' my Model A around in those hills making noise everywhere I went. But teenagers don't think of such things. Then the university came in and the whole place went to pot - literally. Link to comment
wgscott Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 5/8/2014 at 9:38 AM, coot said: Ah Santa Cruz - town of my youth in the '50s. I helped pave the road to Bonny Doon. Had a blast drivin' my Model A around in those hills making noise everywhere I went. But teenagers don't think of such things. Then the university came in and the whole place went to pot - literally. Any chance you can come back and re-pave it? The whole road has gone to pot - holes. Link to comment
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