Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-10 Thread Goodsounds
ers often don't know enough to place British regional accents. The Scots united with Britain long before the American colonies disunited. Anyone still troubled by that needs to move on. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds'

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-07 Thread Goodsounds
Daverz;639694 Wrote: > What word should I use instead? "English" leaves out the Scots and the > Welsh. > Don't forget, there's Northern Ireland too. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Prof

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Favorite audiophile nonsense phrase

2011-07-07 Thread Goodsounds
Germany. Nor do the locals say they are the Dutch in Holland, etc etc. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Another trollicious question

2011-03-16 Thread Goodsounds
s change with use. Both for solid body and acoustic instruments. I've experienced it myself (I think). As far as the other stuff you guys are discussing, I'll step out of the room. -- Goodsounds

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Oh My, Is All WiFi Limited to 16/44.1

2009-05-22 Thread Goodsounds
Yeah, why can't you pesky Brits keep your darn Lira to yourselves!! -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/show

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] old gear, speaker level volume control - advice wanted

2009-04-28 Thread Goodsounds
s so prevalent. Some of the predicaments and screw-ups I've seen engineers self-inflict are REALLY funny, and some actually quite sad. Be careful whatever you do, and be humble about what you do and don't know. -- Goodsounds

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] old gear, speaker level volume control - advice wanted

2009-04-28 Thread Goodsounds
n. The balloon is connected to the spout of a tea kettle, and the tea kettle is on a hot plate next the the couch. From the comfort of the couch, simply turn the heat up or down on the hot plate to change the volume of the amp. Rube Goldberg would be proud.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] old gear, speaker level volume control - advice wanted

2009-04-27 Thread Goodsounds
nd its expected life. Especially when functions and capabilities diminish, I don't have the time or interest to screw around with stuff - I declare them dead and move on. But it's yours, not mine, do as you prefer. -- Goodsounds

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] old gear, speaker level volume control - advice wanted

2009-04-27 Thread Goodsounds
ago? If you can't afford new equipment, I would just accept that fact that the knob is miscalibrated to the output and it works how it works. One judges volume with ears, not eyes, so the volume is what your ears tell you. Who cares what the knob sa

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Pop at the end of every track.

2009-04-23 Thread Goodsounds
Is the sound audible using a different player - Winamp, WMP, or whatever you can use with your operating system ? -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Blind Testing Controversy

2009-03-29 Thread Goodsounds
s (that is, with those who can make conversation) -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61877 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Blind Testing Controversy

2009-03-28 Thread Goodsounds
Discussions like this tend to generate more heat than light. Perceptions are personal. Views can differ. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Wired vs. Wireless

2009-03-25 Thread Goodsounds
e. Or, maybe you would be happier with a different operating system. ralphpnj;410074 Wrote: > But those are topics for another post. Now excuse me while I go and > hide under the desk :) Yeah, under the desk might be a good place to stay. Keep you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Luddites, er I mean audiophiles

2009-03-23 Thread Goodsounds
SuperQ;409351 Wrote: > Oh well, you just won't be able to change some people's minds. I just > give up and move on with things. Exactly. Those for whom toleration (of others with different views) does not come naturally, practice makes perfect.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Good sound from Squueezebox

2008-12-05 Thread Goodsounds
when they are wrong. Also, dismissive of other people's ideas. A bad combination. The challenge is to find the balance! -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 V

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Dummy Guide to Digital HiFi

2008-11-22 Thread Goodsounds
e. Is that reasonable (do you know?), or way off base? Reason why I say that - "For Dummies" is like a series of owner manuals. Males tend to ignore owner manuals, females tend to read them. -- Goodsounds Good

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter compared with Linn Sneaky DS

2008-11-06 Thread Goodsounds
view is their own. Or, the only way to do things is their way. You'll agree with me, naturally. ;-) -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter compared with Linn Sneaky DS

2008-11-06 Thread Goodsounds
und that avoiding slang and colloquial phrases when speaking with a non-native speaker was ALWAYS a good decision. Maybe that might be a good practice for people to use here, with the multinational crowd these forums attract. -- Go

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Find "high" bandwidth internet radio?

2008-10-10 Thread Goodsounds
trate, starting with 320. Find the one you want, then you can fire it up in the Shoutcast section of SN or SC/SS. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this th

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] SB3 wireless to router Vs. Sb3 wired to Hub wireless to router

2008-10-03 Thread Goodsounds
Ok to lecture someone if you think you've come upon a pigeon, but better call "off topic" when the pigeon turns out to know more and politely implies that what one has said may not be correct. Ok to call this posting "off topic&qu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Power Line Filtration

2008-08-13 Thread Goodsounds
OK with me if you want to slag on Monster. They've given new life to PT Barnum's favorite saying. Do you use their connectors made of oyster eyelashes, to minimize salt water intrusion? -- Goodsounds Go