fatdaddy2
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| AI vs Real Intelligence Just for fun I plugged my cat into ChatGPT and it told me I would be better off getting a dog. However, if I fed the cat enough dog food it would eventually become a dog, if I waited long enough. Glad I did that. AI is making so much smarter! | |
| Looking to buy Luxman 509Z I don't think you'll find the kind of discounts you're looking for, at least from a reputable dealer with NIB units. Agree that used, demo, or FRU is the way to go for best result. | |
| rodents getting into speakers via speaker ports Sounds like some of you folks need to contract with a good pest control company. | |
| Volume considerations Unless your mom actually IS a concert hall, keep reminding yourself, "My room is not a concert hall." | |
| MM vs. MC: What Happens When People Jump Into MC Too Early? What's the point of this novel? Paralysis of analysis. | |
| Best concert you've attended Oh then there was the Stones free concert at Hyde Park, London in 1969. But that was a couple of years ago! | |
| Best concert you've attended James Brown, Taste of Orange County, June 21, 1996. Best of all, I got to watch him rehearse his band for two hours in the afternoon before the concert. "The hardest working man in show biz" was no joke! | |
| The Case for a Curated Hi-Fi Marketplace Built for the Die-Hards For the .01% of the .01%. Where's the profit? In that realm, slow to low sales (little churn) and hard to keep going for very long once the newness wears off. | |
| Evaluation of my 2ch system You've got some good gear, and definitely (IMO) good taste in speakers. You may benefit from a cable upgrade, particularly your interconnects and speaker cables. Don't go hog wild, but it may benefit your system without getting into the gear upgra... | |
| MQA thoughts Next it’ll be the search for pre-recorded Elcassettes... | |
| 2 channel vs headphones Yep. The only way to go for early morning listening while wife is still asleep. | |
| SourcePoint 888 owners – low-end bass in open rooms? Given the "things I like" don't mess with those aspects, a sub or pair is the way to go. Re" "external crossover", nonsense. Most good subs have that built in; check out REL; you can start with one to see if it makes a difference (it should), and ... | |
| PayPal just blocked my account for using F&F Be awarer that if you have a Venmo account and your PP account is blocked, the same is likely to happen to your Venmo. Don't trust either of them. | |
| Chat, A-S class D and Klipsch Using Luxman 590AXII (30 wpc class A); plenty of power and sounds great with Forte IV's. | |
| Recommended Venus Label Recordings I have 60-70 of them; all are very enjoyable (with only a couple of oddball exceptions). Definitely not Bitches Brew, but highlyly listenable small combo jazz. |