tadawson

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Ummm REMOTE IN connection on stereo receiver / IR Extender
Some devices can take control input of the DC pulse train that would drive an emitter . . . On a system with an IR repeater and emitters, you can typically drive devices such as yours directly with no emitter/receiver optics . . . 
Best Rock Song Ever!
Comfortably numb, 'Floyd . ,  
What do/did you do for a living?
We have a household income above $350K/year, but I still don't buy a $1000 product with $9000 of hype . . . Having money does not mean spending it without doing the research first, and finding the best deals that meet the goals/need.  
Interesting Fed Ex encounter...
Our UPS driver lies about making delivery attempts because we are getting the street repaired, and apparently he doesn’t think he can stop to deliver (as FedEx, Amazon, USPS, etc do fine) at our house and is too lazy to shag his ass down 3 houses ... 
Bose 901
" . . . during this presentation, they took a pair of bare electrical wire ( similar to what you would find on a coffee maker ) with an ac plug on one end, connected and plugged the 901’s into the ac outlet. They left the 901’s plugged in for 1 mi... 
Network Switches
To elaborate onthe post by @atdavid (and which I have not heard in this discussion) is that RJ45 based ethernet is via fully balanced signals travelling on twisted pairs. Thus,  just as is the case in balanced (XLR based) analog, any common mode n... 
what is it in audio that you dislike most?
The outright lies, deceptions, claims that defy all laws of physics and BS just to justify a higher price for equipment that does exactly nothing better than what they are crapping on . . . 
Lexicon MC-1; DC-1 Power supplies
It’s a known problem, and a case of basically rape by Lexicon.  This is a $45 supply - not hudreds of $$$.  It's basically Lexicon telling their user base that they feel that you need to spend more money, and want to coerce you to buy a new unit i...