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  1. Ron Party

    Live Unamplified Music Standard for Assessing Gear/System

    I think it was one of the "subjectivist" luminaries who first stated that one should (must?) use the sound of live unamplified music as the standard by which evaluations should (must?) be made. Put aside for the moment the fact that even a simple evaluation of this barometer instantly reveals...
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    Email Ransom Demand

    Last night my wife received an email which is almost verbatim the same one that I received this morning and which I've copied below. The only thing accurate in this email and the one to my wife were the passwords - I've replaced mine with asterisks below. I used that password on a few websites...
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    Completely Not ASR Normal Topic: Email Spam

    I did not know these emails were still being sent. I suspect many of you have received emails such as the following (and, heck, maybe even received this exact one): Re: Next of kin Your name and contact email was found in late Customer (Mr. Jack Farrar Powell) account file being his...
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    432hz

    So, I just stumbled onto this concept of 432hz v. 440hz. I've no idea. Is it legit? Are there any valid arguments supporting this concept? Has this been properly vetted? Per the home page at 432player.com: Welcome to the world of the 432 Player! The 432hz community is rising. Welcome to...
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    Power Cords DBX Study (Sort of...)

    https://www.avsforum.com/double-blind-abx-testing-proves-power-cords-effect-audio/
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    Today Is The Day The Music Died

    Make sure listen to some Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
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    Ken Block

    If you can watch youtube video in your home theater, this is highly recommended for the immersive sound and HD video. Ken and his 800 hp modded Ford Focus. This is the real Fast and Furious:
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    Help Needed To Soundproof My New Office

    Not necessarily a room acoustics issue but, I suppose, close enough... My old office building is undergoing significant retrofitting and renovation and, sadly, I had to move. I used to be at the end of a hall in a corner office. I had the speakers pointed away from the rest of the floor and...
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    Bridge Over Troubled Waters

    Trust me. Watch this video. Serious, serious chops.
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    Forum Robots

    Not sure where to ask, so I'm posting in this section of the site. When I log in the software tells me by numbers how many members are on line and it also includes a number for "robots". What are robots?
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    Member Titles

    I see that below our user names there are two banners, one blue, the other yellow, with titles. Amir is CFO, Chief Fun Officer (great title!). How do we get titles? Can I be CPH ... Chief Prog Head?:)
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    f.lux

    Anyone using this app? https://justgetflux.com Here is a review: http://www.techinsider.io/flux-review-2015-10
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    Great Album Covers

    In Amir's honor, who expressed amazement in another thread for the following album cover, let's have members post images of some of their favorite album covers. Atomic Rooster's first album will get us started here:
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    Live Albums

    Let this thread include recommendations for your favorite live albums. First up for me, an album from the classic rock genre, Bad Company, in concert in 2002 at 2 venues, Denver and Anaheim:
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