Allan F Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 6 hours ago, esldude said: In the US it is an old crotchety man. Behind the times, stuck in the past old geezer who can't keep up with modern times. I understand some places it is not age related and similar to calling someone a dude or hipster. Geezer in North America describes an old, perhaps crotchety or eccentric man. Diamond geezer is a UK expression and refers to a reliable, good or special man, as in "He's a good sort". "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
Allan F Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, Jud said: The contortions you go through to avoid acknowledging the plain meaning of what you say, and to describe others' understandings of that plain meaning as "misleading," are remarkable. I have now seen you do this very same thing with regard to whether Pro Tools is capable of producing high resolution tracks; whether others in the business foresaw financial problems from LHL's extensive use of crowdfunding; and the quality of Chris's presentation at RMAF. Because of this refusal to admit any least fault, the potential value of your contribution to these forums is greatly diminished. Jud 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Wow, you’re on a roll tonight cranky (oops dang autocorrect or maybe not 😁) Actually, combined with wdw's "crency", I like that. "Cranky Crency" fits. sandyk, MikeyFresh and The Computer Audiophile 1 1 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted April 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Kal Rubinson said: 3. I see more obsessiveness about MQA around here than at Stereophile. True, Kal. But it's obsessiveness over Stereophile's obsessive love affair with MQA. Teresa and troubleahead 1 1 "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
Allan F Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Just now, Kal Rubinson said: Not entirely. In truth, not even mostly. "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted April 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, shtf said: But you did and continue to stand idly by while your colleagues and superior sought to potentially compromise or even cripple an entire industry for some kinda' gain, right? IMO, it is most unfair to attack Kal for the actions of others, over whom he has no control. He has already told you that he has disagreed with his colleagues on many occasions. What more do you expect him to do, beat up John Atkinson or shoot Bob Stuart? christopher3393, daverich4, sandyk and 5 others 8 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted April 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 hours ago, shtf said: Seriously? Yes, seriously. You should find a lower soapbox. The one you are using is blinding your vision. You are holding Kal responsible for the the "evils" of MQA and its promotion by people over whom he had no control. Your suggestion of complicity on his part is, quite frankly silly, and shows a complete ignorance of the meaning of that term. Even more sophomoric is your suggestion that he should fall on his sword and resign from the magazine in order to defend your beliefs. Get real! Finally, just to make things clear because of your inability to separate issues, the above is in no way intended as support for MQA. Paul R, Teresa and daverich4 2 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted April 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, shtf said: My bad. I heard Kal was recently promoted at Stereophile and hence, still worked for them. You know Stereophile, the "high-end" audio magazine that perhaps induced more overall harm to high-end audio over the past 20 years than any other entity, including MQA? If as you imply he left Stereophile, then I certainly appreciate his integrity and good for him and good for us all. Even though there's always a price to pay, it speaks volumes of the one taking a stand for righteousness' sake, right? I never suggested that he had left Stereophile. My comments were directed at your inappropriate and misguided attack on him. Just because you work for the same company doesn't mean that you have control over what your colleagues do. Accordingly, "my bad" would still be a proper reply on your part. Over and out! Teresa and mav52 2 "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
Allan F Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, BrokeLinuxPhile said: Audio can't be sold that way. Turn all amps on at the same time and people will run to the exits. So the demand for audio is automatically a fraction of sales right out of the gate just due to store merchandising and layout. Then the fact that a high end audio system is physically large, people just go for the soundbar for a few hundred bucks. They would rather take up the whole wall with a TV, that's just "cool". Not to mention that the environment doesn't really affect the quality of a TV picture very much - stores virtually always have units set at maximum brightness to attract attention. Audio can sound terrible unless set up in a favourable controlled environment. Just consider the problems that exhibitors have setting up systems in hotel rooms at audio shows. Teresa 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted July 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2019 20 hours ago, StreamHiRes said: Chris I’m not going to crap on your anti MQA site any more. You guys enjoy your misery. I’ve heard all the defamation I needed to hear from this site. I’m done here. Screenshots, Unsubscribe ! Bye Bye Adieu et Bon Voyage! Ishmael Slapowitz, Ajax and MikeyFresh 1 2 "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
Allan F Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Is it really! What basis do you have to conclude that Stereophile's readers are mainly people in the trade as opposed to subscribers interested in audio? IMO, you are equating any publication devoted to a particular hobby or industry with a trade publication. The latter's target audience is people directly involved in the trade or industry. I believe it is both inaccurate and unfair to so characterize Stereophile and similar publications. The only way you could have a publication with no industry associations is to publish a magazine without advertising. christopher3393 1 "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
Allan F Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Steve Jobs and Apple always preferred a proprietary approach, whether it be for software or music. Jobs was also invoved in fixing high prices for book downloads. While he clearly was a visionary, he was never known for his generosity. lucretius 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted August 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2019 20 minutes ago, John_Atkinson said: Jim Austin would not know, but in the 33 years I was the magazine's editor, there were just two instances where after his review was published, a Stereophile writer received compensation for sales resulting from the review. (A practice that I am sad to say is starting to happen with Internet reviews - Google Casper Mattresses, for example.) In both cases I immediately fired the writer. John Atkinson Technical Editor, Stereophile Sadly, Amazon is also notorious for questionable or paid reviews. That is why, when looking at reviews on their site, I first look at those with 1 star. Currawong, esldude, wdw and 3 others 6 "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
Allan F Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, Tintinabulum said: Paid for by a competitor? Based on reading the reason(s) for the low ratings, that would rarely be the case. "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
Allan F Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, esldude said: Mark Waldrep tried that and still hasn't gotten anything back from BS . "BS" is more than appropriate. esldude 1 "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
Allan F Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Oh wow, I forgot about that disclaimer. It’s pretty rich. I feel like diving into all the possibilities of that disclaimer could consume an entire thread. So tape isn’t very good? overstating the quality of early CD? etc... Nobody would be happy in the end 😀 And don't forget that a number of the early CD's sounded terrible because analog recordings were converted directly to digital from tapes created with RIAA equalization for vinyl. IOW, the lows were attenuated and the highs boosted on playback because the reverse equalization process that takes place on vinyl playback was not applied. esldude and The Computer Audiophile 1 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted November 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: This whole provenance thing, the way MQA uses it, is akin to the SPARS code. It tells us a bunch of nothing under the guise of insider information that we should feel lucky to have. The SPARS code ultimately provided useful information of a sort. It proved conclusively that the quality of a recording was not related to whether it was recorded or mixed in analog or digital, but rather was a product of the care and skills of the producer and recording engineer. The Computer Audiophile, Archimago, Fokus and 2 others 5 "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
Allan F Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, ARQuint said: Those who are measurement-oriented tend toward certain dogmatic subjective assumptions about the listening process (e.g. components that measure the same - using the numeric assumptions - sound the same) without being the least skeptical about their own assumptions." Did Harry particularly have the late Julian Hirsch of Stereo Review in mind when he wrote the above passage? "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
Allan F Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, Iving said: Old adage to trainee lawyers ... 😉 With the exception that there are rare occasions when you can ask a question that, regardless of the answer works for you, a "Have you stopped beating your wife?" type of question. Iving 1 "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
Allan F Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, Rt66indierock said: I wasn't the one doing the fighting. You banned him Brian Lucey did the heavy lifting in the studios. I just provided data that Bob Stuart wasn't who everyone thought he was. I don't do pictures with me and other people no point. I've interacted with more than twenty major league baseball players this spring at the Biltmore's short game practice area. What's the point of getting a picture? When I was kid in Minnesota we lived a few houses away from Bob Allison and Fran Tarkenton went to our church. I tried to qualify for the PGA Tour and met lots of famous people. And I worked briefly at Infosphere and met a lot of famous computer guys. And I'm not getting you a picture of me the next famous person I meet for the obvious reason client confidentiality. Your openness is exceeded only by your humility. Bill Brown and Ishmael Slapowitz 1 1 "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
Allan F Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 7:10 PM, Ishmael Slapowitz said: When MQA gets flushed down the toilet, you can buy me a Pastrami sandwich and Knish in appreciation. 😃 Ugh...Pastrami sucks compared to Montreal Smoked Meat. 🙂 "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
Allan F Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Wow, that's rich. Actually, Chris, it's incredibly poor - as in grossly misleading and disingenuous. MikeyFresh 1 "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
Popular Post Allan F Posted May 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said: In a single stroke, MQA democratized high resolution and obviated the early adopters’ elite status." "Democratized"? WTF. Bob Stuart was trying to monopolize the music industry. That's called totalitarianism. Kyhl, troubleahead, Teresa and 1 other 2 2 "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
Allan F Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Aw c'mon! Surely you are not suggesting that MQA is making false claims. sandyk 1 "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
Allan F Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 3:11 PM, sphinxsix said: No-one said our audio journey would be nice'n'easy after all.. BTW, just thinking.. shouldn't audio formats that didn't make it, get immortalized let's say in the form of e.g. monuments.? What could an MQA monument look like..? I note that you are from The Netherlands. Nothing personal, but If you were aware of how sensitive the topic of monuments currently is in the US, I don't think that you would be referring to monuments in an audio forum. "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
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