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welsh

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That's how L Ron Hubbard got started in religion :) .
Sadly, he first got started by writing third-rate science fiction. But it could have been worse on the literature scale - he could have written ’Westerns’. Shoot-out at Dead-Eye Gulch, perhaps. Apart from porn, is there a more debased literary form?
 

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Over on audiogon they bestow magical properties on power cords by calling them power chords. They must have heard of this term in a review of some classic rock band :cool:
The ‘power chord’ is a triad with the third removed. Often known as ’five chords’, they are neither major nor minor, and purists would not even accept that they are chords at all. For maximal effect, double the root note on a third string.
 

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A well-loved English comedian, Ken Dodd, made a career out of the Tickling Stick. He might have done much better if he'd suggested it would improve your HiFi rather than just your love life.

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A well-loved English comedian, Ken Dodd, made a career out of the Tickling Stick. He might have done much better if he'd suggested it would improve your HiFi rather than just your love life.
A well-loved English comedian, Ken Dodd, made a career out of the Tickling Stick. He might have done much better if he'd suggested it would improve your HiFi rather than just your love life.

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He also made a career out of tax evasion.

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When you have a screw loose, almost any screwing around can seem like a good idea.
I have seen (I wasn’t dreaming) a recommendation to align all the screws in your system to the same orientation. Well, it kind of makes sense?
 

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:facepalm:
Eh ok , for sure I have re-tighten screws on old speakers it’s probably necessary a couple of times during a speakers useful life time of decades .....
Actually, re-torquing screws on drivers is ‘a thing’. I did this on my pair of REL T5i subwoofers, and gained a (possibly completely illusory) benifit.
 

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So it comes with a bag of weed?
When, many years ago, I was ‘reading’ English Literature at Oxford, I realised that the second year involved no examinations. I therefore devoted the year to experiments with LSD. I only had a terrible record player... no complaints.
 

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I had that album, but the zip seized very quickly. Disappointed.
 

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So precision relates to repeatability, and accuracy relates to positional determinacy. (is that even a word?)
 

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So, put 3 footers on a turntable and claim it's better than 4 of them. Charge more for this turntable because, ya know, it's better. Pocket the money saved by not supplying the forth footer. It's F squared!
 

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this is a new one to me...
https://add-powr.com/products


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We create algorithm derived em fields, whether conducted or radiated, in order to generate the harmonic energy to resonate electrical signals. The method of generation and conditioning differs between products in that as you move up the product line, the algorithms differ and the power of the harmonic resonance increases with the addition of induction coils. External transformers may be employed to further facilitate low frequency signal transfer as well as to radiate energy fields.

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My heart is a-flutter. Maybe it's resonating.
 

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Not always.

You're being kind.
Technically, not ever, except by a happy coincidence. They're -- as you clearly know and as do most folks here, I would think -- completely different.
Time to trot out the old "bullseye" graphic. :)


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Sorry, I was speaking casually. I didn't realize people would spend time nitpicking my quickly-written forum post with a fine toothed comb around here for a little internet forum oneupmanship.

Here, Merriam-Webster could use your insight:

Choose the Right Synonym for precise

CORRECT, ACCURATE, EXACT, PRECISE, NICE, RIGHT mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth.
 

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