I listen at reasonable levels, Leon. No live concert volumes these days. However, I'm sure there is permanent damage from blasting electric guitar amps, lawn mowers and weed wackers, among other things. Don't crank the Marshall quite as loud as I used to---when you get older, it's not good for the police to come to your house for noise---but it's plenty loud enough!
From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 12:46 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator And, then there's hearing loss... A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain ________________________________ From: Jay Cicone <jay.cic...@raymondjames.com> To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 11:27:59 AM Subject: RE: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator Yes, I remember the system and talking with you about it at the park a few years back. Pleas PM me the details of the speakers and amplification if you don't mind. I recently spent some time here with Norman Thagard who has a quite impressive system. Recently upgraded from nice electrostats to the B&W802's. He's running the old 1960ish Citation II's star grounded differential mode---4 per channel wired in series parallel. It's an awesome sight and sounds great too. I'm a bit more on the budget side. B&W Matrix 803's for mains, Bryston 4B-ST amp, Rotel CD player, Yamaha surround receiver acting as a preamp---sounds great. Lot's of DIY acoustic treatment; a must along with correct speaker placement. Then there's all the other equipment for surround sound, which I rarely use anymore. From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:13 AM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator Witnesses did claim to have seen stars, so you may be right. I'm a bit into the stereo bug, but with a twist. I enjoy building my own speakers, but mostly with the goal of creating portable stereo systems that run off a 12 volt battery but have very good fidelity and are rugged enough to take anywhere. Our first Gatornet Picnic was an example; in the middle of a state park, we had "The Orange and Blue March" blasting. With the whole rig set up (there's a secondary amp that controls remote satellite speakers that I can hand from trees), I can light up a few acres with a wall of sound that will run off a good boat battery for about 12 hours. My passion is more towards 60s and 70s rock and pop, especially album cuts ("Grey Seal" by Elton John) or songs that were hits at the time (like "Helen Wheels" by Wings) but are no longer played on Oldies or Classic Rock stations. I love "Brown Eyed Girl," but have heard it about 1,000 times too often. Why not throw in "Tupelo Honey" every now and then radio stations? BTW, has anyone hear Roberta Flack's cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water?" Good stuff. -Zeb On Dec 18, 2009, at 10:45 AM, Jay Cicone wrote: I thought the opposite---as you obviously blocked the sun from view. Hey, I know you are into wine, but is the stereo bug on you as well? From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:42 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator The photos never developed. Turned out the film was overexposed. -Zeb On Dec 18, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Jay Cicone wrote: Yup. Can't believe the Florida Bar let you in. I'm calling them now. I hear there are photos of you streaking as well. ;-) -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
