Sure. Send me a cashiers check for 1000 dollars, I'll send you the number...after it clears..my address is in Nigeria.
Jn
Ps. Anybody know anything about Golden, Colorado? Anything to see?
Jn
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IAgain, please explain how a 2 mm movement in speaker positioning affects the sound.
Mr. T,
At my peril I will try to clarify a couple things about the speaker set up. People have really fixated on the 2mm movement, so much so as to disregard everything else. So perhaps just change 2mm to small, and use your own definition of small. Maybe that makes a bit better, maybe not.
One thing that likely has not been stated in any post or link is that the set up method is based on the premise than the sound we hear from the speakers is based on the distance of one speaker relative to the other speaker. Conventional thought is that the sound we hear is based solely on the distance from the speaker to the listener.
I tend to think these two things are where the real disconnect is at. And most likely until one hears speakers set up by the Sumiko/Master set method, the disconnect will stay in place.
I can only add my own experience that a small movement of one speaker can make difference in the sound being centered between the speakers and not a bit off to one side.
In addition I chose to sit most comfortably off the right side of my room, rather than in the center. The distance from me to each speaker is very very different, and yet I have centered sound from just adjusting the distance of the right speaker to the left speaker. And the centered sound stays there when in other places in the room off to the left of center.
Originally Posted by Bonsai View Post
IAgain, please explain how a 2 mm movement in speaker positioning affects the sound.
Mr. T,
At my peril I will try to clarify a couple things about the speaker set up. People have really fixated on the 2mm movement, so much so as to disregard everything else. So perhaps just change 2mm to small, and use your own definition of small. Maybe that makes a bit better, maybe not.
One thing that likely has not been stated in any post or link is that the set up method is based on the premise than the sound we hear from the speakers is based on the distance of one speaker relative to the other speaker. Conventional thought is that the sound we hear is based solely on the distance from the speaker to the listener.
I tend to think these two things are where the real disconnect is at. And most likely until one hears speakers set up by the Sumiko/Master set method, the disconnect will stay in place.
I can only add my own experience that a small movement of one speaker can make difference in the sound being centered between the speakers and not a bit off to one side.
In addition I chose to sit most comfortably off the right side of my room, rather than in the center. The distance from me to each speaker is very very different, and yet I have centered sound from just adjusting the distance of the right speaker to the left speaker. And the centered sound stays there when in other places in the room off to the left of center.
My Suburban did that and more, tires and performance when they are flat they don't function well.
There are quite a few good breweries. Even if you include Coors 😉
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is just a bit south. Boulder is not too far north. Lots of High End audio gets built in the area. Avalon, Ayre, Boulder Amplifiers YG Acoustics.
Spyderco Knives is just north of the downtown area.
JN,
No problem on the check, but for the IRS forms I'll need your social security number, date of birth, address and phone number.
The check will be drawn by the Third Fifth Bank of Abuja.
No need to PM me you can just post it here.
No problem on the check, but for the IRS forms I'll need your social security number, date of birth, address and phone number.
The check will be drawn by the Third Fifth Bank of Abuja.
No need to PM me you can just post it here.
A week ago just on dark coming home from the local shops on my treadly I crossed over a house driveway to gain access to a path that leads across the local park.
Just as I was on the driveway I heard the sound of hardened steel bouncing on the driveway.
I stopped, looked down and picked up a 4" long sharp ended hex head timber screw, as I went to move off I noticed the back tyre was going down fast and then I noticed the front tyre going down also.
This must be some kind of record, two punctures in as many metres and by the same screw FFS.
My censored reaction.....
then this....
then this....
Dan.
Edit: When I got home my only puncture repair kit had dried out glue so back to the shops by car.
On the upside the new repair kit I bought has self adhesive patches, ie peel and stick instant repair, brilliant.
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Thanks for the link. It's interesting to note the lower end brands such as Falken and Hankook are moving up in quality, bad news for the premium guys... But then again, over here, the Falkens go for $75 a piece instead of $100, for a saving of $100 for a set of 4: I'm not sure if that's reason enough to move "down".
I have noticed there is a lot of "noise" in tire reviews. You need to average them to get a picture of the category. It also depends on the tested size somewhat as well.
For sure, all brands are moving up in quality. A lot of the improvement in manufacturer Nurburgring lap times from 10 years ago is in the tire.
For (street) performance, you really can't beat the Michelin PS4S. Almost every OEM is switching their sports cars to it or has already. For whatever reason, that linked review didn't even review the top two tires in the category. They reviewed the Pilot Sport 4 but not the 4S, and some lower Continental - the top is Continental SportContact 6.
For sure, all brands are moving up in quality. A lot of the improvement in manufacturer Nurburgring lap times from 10 years ago is in the tire.
For (street) performance, you really can't beat the Michelin PS4S. Almost every OEM is switching their sports cars to it or has already. For whatever reason, that linked review didn't even review the top two tires in the category. They reviewed the Pilot Sport 4 but not the 4S, and some lower Continental - the top is Continental SportContact 6.
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Same as audio.
I wonder if anybody has recent opinion on low end electrolytics? Have they gone up in quality, like the tires? Over the last couple of years, I've bought transformers, chassis, PCB from China, and the quality is top notch.
Hopefully, this'll bring us back on topic. 🙂
I wonder if anybody has recent opinion on low end electrolytics? Have they gone up in quality, like the tires? Over the last couple of years, I've bought transformers, chassis, PCB from China, and the quality is top notch.
Hopefully, this'll bring us back on topic. 🙂
Low end? They've probably got the electrolyte formula stolen correctly now 😛.
The hybrid polymer caps are a newer thing, but they are more high-end than low end.
The hybrid polymer caps are a newer thing, but they are more high-end than low end.
Those tires were bought with this used car from 1998 (Volvo S70 T5, 240hp )
Go figure ;-) I was doing mountain races and rallies when I was young and competitive karting at the age of 50 to have fun !!!
Btw: When I change something in the handling of my car, like brakes or tires, I break-in them and I push the car to the limits on a regular basis to keep a safe feeling.
I like over-steering, I think it's less dangerous when you know how to control-it than the opposite, but, there, it was totally uncontrollable and dangerous.
In Europa, it should be VERY dangerous ... at least with the police ;-)
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I had a 2 litre Escort and had good tyres on the rear that I wore down to slicks and they kept getting better/more fun.
I got tired of disappearing down the first side street every time I even glimpsed a cop car so they got replaced eventually.
The new tyres were not quite the same but at least I could drive without the paranoia.
Dan.
It seems to me that this would be very recording dependant. Has the stereo image been produced by ITD or ILD or both? Running these tests could be of interest Stereo Perception, Sound Localization & Auditory Cues
Somehow this is not making complete sense to me, how does this relate to someone in the next room listening through a doorway because now it's not physics.
A few years ago I got a roofing nail in my left front, in the sidewall! I couldn't believe it. I suspect as the tire "flattened out" as it rolled it must have flipped the nail upright then the sidewall made contact with the point. There is an embossed line on the tire that demarcates tread vs sidewall, and the entry hole was just over that line sou could not be repaired. These were Michelin Pilot Sport MXM4s that came on the car and far from worn out, but that one wouldn't hold air.
Because above 18" is getting really silly. I would not buy a car on those wheels.
My last car had disks and drums on the back. Drums for handbrake. Having seen the problems some cars have had rolling off when the disks cools down a drum brake has its place for those of us who don't drive sludgeomatics. New fangled cars have electric handbrakes. I avoid those.
You and I might have a different definition of 'fun' 😀
Getting back onto audio. For those who can't stretch to the benchmark and don't want to glom up an ebay board with mods this seems a good half way Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital D/A headphone amplifier Measurements | Stereophile.com
Loads a filters to play with and MQA if you care about that. For $399 might be interesting to some. Some of those filters do give some rather worrying 19||20k IMD plots...
Loads a filters to play with and MQA if you care about that. For $399 might be interesting to some. Some of those filters do give some rather worrying 19||20k IMD plots...
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