Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some time..
Oh yes we do! I never call them anything but valves.
Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some time..
Oh yes we do! I never call them anything but valves.
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From: Mike Rosing[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 5:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Degrees of Freedom vs. Hollywood Control Freaks
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Tim May wrote:
(Booty being a black slang term for ass; no doubt
Major Variola (ret) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, in the linear part of their operation. But its the
*distortion* (large signal behavior) which differs ---tubes distort
differently when overdriven. I believe the difference when driven
with a square wave is that tubes have a more RC-like
At 11:29 PM 6/5/2002 -0700, Tim May wrote:
On Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at 08:37 PM, Morlock Elloi wrote:
I only bought one (1) VHS tape, ever (*). That was Pulp Fiction. So
far, I don't have it on DVD.
DVDs are probably the first product ever rolled out exclusively for content
control
The official (legal) resolutions for optical media are:
720 X 576 (480 NTSC). Used by most DVD.
...
Physical number of lines is far from being the only measure of quality.
Compression has a huge impact, and so do other digital artifacts.
For instance, just take a look at the opening
At 12:25 PM 6/6/2002 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote:
The official (legal) resolutions for optical media are:
720 X 576 (480 NTSC). Used by most DVD.
...
Physical number of lines is far from being the only measure of quality.
Compression has a huge impact, and so do other digital artifacts.
At 12:25 PM 6/6/02 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote:
There are also a lot of motion artefacts which give a certain feel do
DVD
image - but then, that may become fashionable, as valve amplifiers are
again
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some
time.. Must
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some
time.. Must get tiresome carting around the Leyden jar condensers for
your differential
analyzer..
the Brits have been calling tubes valves forever. Just like a
On Thursday, June 6, 2002, at 01:27 PM, Mike Rosing wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
the Brits have been calling tubes valves forever. Just like a
hood
is a bonnet. Has nothing to do with age.
Interesting the way terms like give hints about etymology and cognates.
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Tim May wrote:
(Booty being a black slang term for ass; no doubt related to trunk as
body part, as in swim trunks.)
I always thought it came from pimp slang - booty being what you
take as a pirate. My kids love to shake their booty, and have no idea
of the history either
At 01:42 PM 6/6/02 -0700, Tim May wrote:
Someone said something earlier about tube/valve amps giving a boost to
the high end, for older, hearing-damaged rockers.
Mr. Elloi wrote first about the fashion for valve audio amps and then
mentioned that some yahoos listen with Dolby emphesis. I
Someone said something earlier about tube/valve amps giving a boost to
the high end, for older, hearing-damaged rockers. I don't think the
frequency response has evern been an issue...tube amps are said to have
What's happening with you, Tim ? Your short term memory malfunction gives a
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but didn't they officially cease
production of vinyl pressings several years ago? As in *all* vinyl
pressings???
Which they? Lots of little DJ mix'ers cut several hundred albums and then
sell them to
production of vinyl pressings several years ago? As in *all* vinyl
pressings???
They stopped selling them to the general public, but you only have to stop
by a DJ record shop (as opposed to the consumer shops) to see a wide
Maybe in redneck-tower-records counties ... the City is full of
The official (legal) resolutions for optical media are:
720 X 576 (480 NTSC). Used by most DVD.
...
Physical number of lines is far from being the only measure of quality.
Compression has a huge impact, and so do other digital artifacts.
For instance, just take a look at the opening
At 12:25 PM 6/6/2002 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote:
The official (legal) resolutions for optical media are:
720 X 576 (480 NTSC). Used by most DVD.
...
Physical number of lines is far from being the only measure of quality.
Compression has a huge impact, and so do other digital artifacts.
At 12:25 PM 6/6/02 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote:
There are also a lot of motion artefacts which give a certain feel do
DVD
image - but then, that may become fashionable, as valve amplifiers are
again
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some
time.. Must
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for
some
time.. Must get tiresome carting around the Leyden jar condensers for
your differential
analyzer..
the Brits have been calling tubes valves forever. Just like a
At 01:42 PM 6/6/02 -0700, Tim May wrote:
Someone said something earlier about tube/valve amps giving a boost to
the high end, for older, hearing-damaged rockers.
Mr. Elloi wrote first about the fashion for valve audio amps and then
mentioned that some yahoos listen with Dolby emphesis. I
At 05:06 PM 6/3/2002 -0400, Trei, Peter wrote:
Tim, I think you're missing the point here. Valenti and his ilk would like
nothing more than to force you to to rebuy your visual media *again*, but
they don't have to. I'll bet dollars to donuts that you've rebought some of
your VCR tapes as DVDs.
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There are lots of albums (aimed at DJ's for example)
that
Jim Choate[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Jim Choate wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There are
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CDR: RE: Degrees of Freedom vs. Hollywood Control Freaks
Ok, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but didn't they officially
cease
production of vinyl pressings several years ago? As in *all* vinyl
pressings
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 07:25:37PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Jim Choate wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There are lots of albums (aimed at DJ's for example)
that
Jim Choate[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There
At 05:06 PM 6/3/2002 -0400, Trei, Peter wrote:
Tim, I think you're missing the point here. Valenti and his ilk would like
nothing more than to force you to to rebuy your visual media *again*, but
they don't have to. I'll bet dollars to donuts that you've rebought some of
your VCR tapes as DVDs.
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Jim Choate wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is
released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of
turntable owners, after all.
That's not correct. There are
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CDR: RE: Degrees of Freedom vs. Hollywood Control Freaks
Ok, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but didn't they officially
cease
production of vinyl pressings several years ago? As in *all* vinyl
pressings
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