Popular Post sandyk Posted August 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2020 The Laws of Life 1.Law of Mechanical Repair- After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee. 2.Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe. 3.Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. 4.Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers. 5.Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now 6.Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring. 7.Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. 8.Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!! 9.Law of Biomechanics- The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. 10.Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people also are very surly folk. 11.The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. 12.Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. 13.Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug. 14.Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about. 15.Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly. 16.Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET! 17.Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it! 18.Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick. If you don't forward this to your friends, your belly button will unscrew and your butt will fall off. Really... It's true. I read it on the Internet! fas42, botrytis, Summit and 5 others 2 2 4 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 11 hours ago, sandyk said: The Laws of Life 1.Law of Mechanical Repair- After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee. 2.Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe. 3.Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. 4.Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers. 5.Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now 6.Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring. 7.Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. 8.Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!! 9.Law of Biomechanics- The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. 10.Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people also are very surly folk. 11.The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. 12.Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. 13.Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug. 14.Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about. 15.Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly. 16.Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET! 17.Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it! 18.Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick. If you don't forward this to your friends, your belly button will unscrew and your butt will fall off. Really... It's true. I read it on the Internet! Basically, Murphy wrote all these laws ! Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
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Popular Post sandyk Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 Subject: Put the coffee down before watching ... kumakuma, sphinxsix, audiobomber and 2 others 5 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, sandyk said: Subject: Put the coffee down before watching ... https://vimeo.com/380371642 Thanks for the warning! audiobomber 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
botrytis Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2020/08/19 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Solstice380 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, botrytis said: https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2020/08/19 I ❤️ PBS (Pearls Before Swine, not The broadcast service) https://audiophilestyle.com/profile/21384-solstice380/?tab=field_core_pfield_3 Link to comment
jcbenten Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I come back this time and time again: https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-05-28 P.S. - I like PBS the broadcast service as well as the strip... cambridgehank 1 QNAP TS453Pro w/QLMS->Netgear Switch->Netgear RAX43 Router->Ethernet (50 ft)->Netgear switch->SBTouch ->SABAJ A10d->Linn Majik-IL (preamp)->Linn 2250->Linn Keilidh; Control Points: iPeng (iPad Air & iPhone); Also: Rega P3-24 w/ DV 10x5; OPPO 103; PC Playback: Foobar2000 & JRiver; Portable: iPhone 12 ProMax & Radio Paradise or NAS streaming; Sony NWZ ZX2 w/ PHA-3; SMSL IQ, Fiio Q5, iFi Nano iDSD BL; Garage: Edifier S1000DB Active Speakers Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted August 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2020 Jack Schiit. R1200CL and tapatrick 2 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Digital expert speaks out on live BBC News! I am told this actually happened around 2006 and some of our English cousins might remember? This guy in the clip apparently turned up to BBC for a completely unrelated job position and found himself on live BBC News being interviewed about the future of music digital downloads. AudioDoctor 1 Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
Confused Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 6:59 AM, Audiophile Neuroscience said: Digital expert speaks out on live BBC News! I am told this actually happened around 2006 and some of our English cousins might remember? This guy in the clip apparently turned up to BBC for a completely unrelated job position and found himself on live BBC News being interviewed about the future of music digital downloads. As one of your (presumably very distant) English cousins I can confirm this actually happened, I recall watching it on the news. Apparently our hero above, Mr Guy Goma, was waiting in reception at the BBC for interview for an accountants position in the BBC's IT department. At the same time another guy called Guy, Mr Guy Kewney, a technology expert, was in the reception waiting to appear on TV for the above Apple interview. Apparently the BBC News producer arrived in reception, approached Mr Goma, asked "are you Guy", to which Mr Goma accurately replied "yes", and hence the producer got the wrong guy (Guy). The rest is history as they say.... He was later interviewed for the IT accounts job, but was not hired, which is a bit of a shame all things considered. The incident was later satirised here: Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, Confused said: As one of your (presumably very distant) English cousins I can confirm this actually happened, I recall watching it on the news. Apparently our hero above, Mr Guy Goma, was waiting in reception at the BBC for interview for an accountants position in the BBC's IT department. At the same time another guy called Guy, Mr Guy Kewney, a technology expert, was in the reception waiting to appear on TV for the above Apple interview. Apparently the BBC News producer arrived in reception, approached Mr Goma, asked "are you Guy", to which Mr Goma accurately replied "yes", and hence the producer got the wrong guy (Guy). The rest is history as they say.... He was later interviewed for the IT accounts job, but was not hired, which is a bit of a shame all things considered. The incident was later satirised here: Ha ha that is brilliant! I was sure that if it were a true story someone in England would know of it. I am English by descent. So yes maybe we are distant cousins Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted August 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2020 Righting Rules. Musicophile and cambridgehank 2 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted August 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2020 Senior's Parachute Club Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me AGAIN, asking why I didn't do something useful with my time. "Like sitting around the pool and drinking wine is not a good thing?" I asked. Talking about my "doing-something-useful" seems to be her favourite topic of conversation. She was "only thinking of me," she said and suggested that I go down to the Senior Centre and hang out with the fellows. I did this and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on her. I emailed her and told her that I had joined a Parachute Club. She replied, "Are you nuts? You are 84-years-old and now you're going to start jumping out of aeroplanes?" I told her that I even got a Membership Card and emailed a copy to her. She immediately telephoned me and yelled, "Good grief, Dad, where are your glasses?! This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club." "Oh man, I'm in trouble again," I said. "I really don't know what to do. I signed up for five jumps a week!!" The line went dead. Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun. daverich4, cambridgehank, PYP and 1 other 4 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Quote Serious times call for serious measures – such as drawing smiley faces on fruit – and what’s more, the science proves it.. I'll be frank - I always knew it! Why it’s sensible to be silly - Guardian. Link to comment
botrytis Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
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Popular Post sandyk Posted August 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2020 Russian Joke. Vladimir Putin, wanting to get on the good side of voters, goes to visit a school in Moscow to have a chat with the kids. He talks to them about how Russia is a powerful nation and how he wants the best for the people At the end of the talk, there is a section for questions. Little Alina puts her hand up and says "I have two questions: "Why did the Russians take Crimea? And why did we send troops to Ukraine?" Putin says "Good questions" But just as he is about to answer, the bell goes, and the kids go to lunch. When they come back, they sit back down and there is room for some more questions. Another girl, Tatiana, puts her hand up and says "I have four questions" My questions are - Why did the Russians invade Crimea Why did we send troops to Ukraine? Why did the bell go 20 minutes early? And where is Alina?" audiobomber, botrytis, kumakuma and 1 other 4 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Maldur Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, sandyk said: Russian Joke. Haha - the good one! Sorry, english is not my native language. Fools and fanatics are always certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts. Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted August 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2020 The weather anomalies do influence not only us humans.. (aka 'The ducklings, my friend, are blowing in the wind'..) botrytis and GregWormald 2 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Inspired by the 'Best Singer..' thread.. Audiophile Neuroscience 1 Link to comment
Allan F Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, sphinxsix said: Inspired by the 'Best Singer..' thread.. No one should have to subjected to this. "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
sphinxsix Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, Allan F said: No one should have to subjected to this. Maybe quite the opposite.. Allan F 1 Link to comment
audiobomber Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The funniest thing is that they actually believe they are great singers. That is a special kind of narcissism. That last guy could really dance though. 😄 sphinxsix 1 Main System: QNAP TS-451+ NAS > Silent Angel Bonn N8 > Sonore opticalModule Deluxe v2 > Corning SMF with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL SFPs > Uptone EtherREGEN > exaSound PlayPoint and e32 Mk-II DAC > Meitner MTR-101 Plus monoblocks > Bamberg S5-MTM sealed standmount speakers. Crown XLi 1500 powering AV123 Rocket UFW10 stereo subwoofers Upgraded power on all switches, renderer and DAC. Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 This video is very old. To understand any of the play on words you would need to have spent an extended time in Oz GregWormald 1 Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
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