John Curl's Blowtorch preamplifier part III

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Someone (Freeman Dyson? I can't remember) once said that when it comes to the BIG questions like extraterrestrial life, thare are just three significant numbers: 0, 1, and infinity. That is, one can conceive of a universe with no planets like ours and no life as we know it. Of course we exist, so that's off the table. One can also conceive of a universe where just one, unique planet with life exists, for whatever reason (wink wink). However, if you can identify even one other case, then, given the sheer numbers, there are effectively an infinite number of such planets.
 
Dinosaurs were not wiped out. Chickens are proof of that. Cassowarys are probably still not that far from velociraptors (assuming we all know that Jurassic park swapped some names about).

Birds were already around way before the asteroid struck.

One thing we know for sure is the aliens use BQ purifiers.

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I meant a different set of elements, so yes we have already observed different chemistries of the same elements.

The interesting question here is why did other plants not develop this same chemistry i.e. direct intake of nitrogen? Is clover (and relatives) a new evolutionary path? if it isn't, why didn't it propagate through all plant life way back?

Not universally agreed upon. Gerta Keller has a very compelling alternative story, I wouldn't mention it if I didn't think it was worth consideration.
Seen that and watched a few documentaries on it. Seems plausible. There's one hell of big bubble (50 miles in diameter) of magma sitting just 3 miles beneath Yellowstone.

You've been watching too much "History" Channel.
'Ancient Aliens' - where do they get the money to pump out that crap?
 
My problem here is that there is no evidence for radically different physics anywhere else so we have discovered basically all the raw elements for any other process, and have had some time to observe them over a range of conditions. IMO silicon life forms will remain Star Trek physics.
It seems that, in the totally dark deep of our oceans, near Volvanic hydrothermal sources, we have discovered life forms based on cyanide chemistry at so high temperatures and pressure that kill any of our usual life forms around our oxygen.
 
Not new, but check out Ornette Coleman's Of Human Feelings

That’s good stuff.....I usually don’t like straight up jazz but that’s got some soul!

What about this one:
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That’s a good one thanks Jakob......never heard him before.

How is that possible? Me, a stupid technocratic engineer, easily found differences, by listening, between 01 and 02 - The 2 Trumpeters.wav (please call the samples with exact names) , in a DBT, with 100% success, and could repeat it how many times you wished. Think about it guys, especially you who so often speak about your hearing abilities. Maybe it is all different.

Pavel, what exactly are you doing when you get those abx results?

I saw them a minute ago but can’t find them now.......the one with the percentages of error etc.....how do you read the results?
 
Thank Anatech for responding. At your economic level, I am not surprised that analog design textbooks would appear to be an unnecessary extravagance, but I still design audio for a living, so I can write them off, AND I still need to keep up, and SOMETIMES, I learn something new from one of these textbooks, so they are worth it, even if it is just one or two novel concepts. I am still hoping that someone here who reads this tread has found some textbook, even one for free online, that they have found extra valuable, and will suggest it.
 
Challenge accepted.....I can make it sound like it was remastered today, will that do ?.
00 - Uncle Bunt - Youtube Grab.wav
01 - Uncle Bunt - x1.wav
02 - Uncle Bunt - x2.wav
03 - Uncle Bunt - x3.wav
00 - ....wav is Youtube Grab.
01 - ....wav is YT Grab file looped, ie 2nd gen.
02 - ....wav is 01 file looped, ie 3rd gen.
03 - ....wav is 02 file looped, ie 4th gen.
More generations gets more of the shellac sound out of the mix, please enjoy.

Dan.

I think file 01 best represents the tone and body of the fiddle with more focused bow work.

By 03 it loses focus to me, but we’re talking some pretty rudimentary stuff......I believe once through the dan-o-tron on a shabby recording does help, any more times than that.....ehhh?
 
What about this one:
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Jakob, I thought that beat sounded familiar!
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Terry, yah john cleary is awesome.....I wanted to go to jazz fest last yr to see him, and Nathaniel rateliff, Lucas Nelson, Bonnie Rait, Lucinda Williams, John mayhall, tab benoit, beck, cage the elephant, buddy guy.......... but life got in the way, was down on my back! Makes me ill just typing this!
 
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Evolved into a sentient life form that can take on its environment? Just say'in it's a stretch, they certainly didn't get out and help build the pyramids.
AS I never had the opportunity to talk with...this ? ...how could I know what they think, if they do ?
BTW: "taking on" our environment was not the best thing humans had done. ;-)
Dolphins, in Sea world, are able to understand some orders form their "coaches". We are not able to understand one word of the language they use to communicate. Who is more intelligent ? Humans are stupefyingly pretentious to believe oneself unique in the universe.

Tournesol! I feared you were gone!
It is not me, just an artefact... I'm out.

(thanks ;-)
 
Hi John,
Well, I do have a rather complete library that I feel is necessary, and I do try to keep up with what is going on in the world of audio. I do design amplifiers, although not in the quantity that you do. So while my economic circumstances stink, I make things happen and tighten my belt in other directions.

I would like to think I have a good understanding of circuitry in general on things important in audio. Those would include low and high level audio circuits, down to power supplies and primary mains circuits. Of course it's great to have the latest books. Application notes are also valuable sources of information (and free).

There are many members here a lot like me. That's where all those book sale are going.

Some of the best stuff to learn you can get just by paying attention here.

-Chris
 
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