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Thinking of getting a real USB mic to use in place of the puck supplied with the Onkyo, lots of reading/watching to do in order to learn how the app (using MacOS) should be used for adjusting frequencies.

Umik-1 is great, comes with calibration files for 0 and 90 degrees. You’re right there is a learning curve, the mic and a proper stand helps a ton though.

I have had good success with the Storm Audio microphone placement suggestions. Also remember to apply some house curve to test what works best in your room. NAD has one, Storm too.

Big fan!

Time to check out le ́efant sauvage, that’s their crowning achievement imo. Magma was when I started losing interest

They are the Slayer of the 21st century with better sound quality live and on recordings. If I can justify it, some day I will return to the mosh-pit for their music.

The Swatch x Omega watch looks cool.

Although I heard stores got packed because of it

Same boat right now - unexpected taxes demolished my fun fund and I have to decide between a watch or headphones for my next fun purchase.

What is your go to Thai food? I like some of the vegan stuff, but I liked the coconut glass noddles, and drunken noodles. anything between minty and basil.

SBAF, my source for breaking news. Found out before my friend in NYC :P

@Gazny For basil flavor I like pad kra pow. So many great Thai dishes though. All the curries, chicken with cashews, khao soi, the classic pad thai, fresh spring rolls, all great. I miss Thailand!

Hahaha, I was just looking at that last night. Wanna watch the synth episode.

Certain 2009 mono remasters are only available in the Beatles in Mono boxset (those not in the U.S. Albums boxset). You can still find individual 2009 stereo remasters. I purchased Let It Be (2009) new from Target recently to have a backup. Abbey Road (2009) from Amazon too, but the printing on the digipack is blurry so wonder if it's counterfeit. Have a replacement on the way to confirm. Be careful of counterfeits!

I realize you already bought the US albums box set, but I thought I should warn you that The Beatles were not involved with the creation and sequencing of the US versions of their albums until Sgt. Pepper when the UK track list became the default worldwide.

So while there is a lot of good music in the US albums set, it’s a total mishmash with songs from different albums thrown together, singles added in wherever. The music is all good but it’s not the way The Beatles intended it all to be heard.

It was on Comedy Central back in the day. Late 90's.

Used to watch it with my dad when I was a kid (yeah…mom did not approve) but I used to laugh all the same.

according to my mom, she loved when Benny Hill was on when I was a baby 'cause it was the only thing that would shut me up.

We had this in the late eighties - get a distinction and have your tuition refunded for that course, into an account of your choosing - ie. not back into your parent's account :=).

she sounds smart

Something these gadgets do help us in breaking the chain of inertia - can be your counter argument

challenge: How long can keep "Number of Steps" at zero!

In my experience the app is just slow and laggy. The Apple TV version seems to be the only one that runs decently. Everything else is a test of patience.

Yup, slow and laggy and occasionally crashes for no reason. And trying to skip around by dragging the progress bar on the ipad app is a nightmare. But at least HBO is fully aware that their app sucks https://www.vulture.com/article/hbo-max-app-crash-problem-fix.html

Yeah I noticed it crashes and is frequently slow. The UI is like Netflix from 15 years ago.

That's encouraging. I will probably see it when it is available from the usual streaming platforms.

It’s on HBO Max right now @Cryptowolf

DIAF.

Imagine the scandal if the mint was not fresh but frozen. People would have gone Gordon Ramsay over that...

I felt a particular joy last night watching for the first time since its theatrical release. Beyond nostalgia, I think one of the best action comedies that's more satisfying than a lot of what's come out since, as cheesy as it may seem today.

That used to be one of my go-to's for auditioning HT gear back in the day - the helicopter scene with the bridge and the box truck was mind-bending aurally at the time!

An action /comedy classic. And the one time Tom Arnold was actually funny.

I choose not to question the mysterious ways of SBAF's overlords, for they are wiser than us and their decisions are likely only fully understandable by the Gods. That, I think, is the healthy attitude to take.

Sometimes the thread that causes the ban is preserved in the How to Win Friends subforum.