Thad E Ginathom

@Thad E Ginathom You should see relief today. PM incoming.

Please be here as much as you can stomach...your presence is appreciated by many (myself included)

@shotgunshane to the rescue! Hopefully problem is fixed at least for now.

And humble thanks to all those who appreciate my (mostly) offtopic noise! Warms the heart :)

Then it was. Now it isn't again. I'm enjoying it while it lasts :)

And now it is again.

I get random bans when I use VPNs.

The madcat cries!

Not a country ban, it seems. Koth Ganesh is ok. And I'm ok on a mobile data device.

Can someone look into this please? Who do I @ ?

@purr1n ?

Also, the contract-us mail address is dead

The news and photos from Chennai, in particular, were worrying -glad you're doing ok

Only some areas were severely flooded. Many underpasses were literally full though!

Our area was not severe but we are low so vulnerable.

Some people are dry, but no electricity for a week now

That is unnerving. Stay dry and safe.

Thanks, doing ok so far!

Rains used to be a treat since the great flood of 2015 they have become a threat.

Yet I still see kiddies, whatever their age, longing for more, more records broken. Maybe they'll grow up when it's their house under water.

But putting up with that because there is also good weather information on that site. Often way ahead of the official stuff.

Hope @Koth Ganesh is dry! I saw a pic of water in his area.

Never had foam issues, but the pleather-fake-whatever headbands on the lower models always had a short life for me. I probably when through five or six of them on the HD280 over its lifespan.

My brother got a cheap set from Allie expres that's fine and cheap for his 600's

Thinking of putting some very thin cloth to keep the dust and cat/human hair away form the drivers. I'm on a bot of ropey temporary setup just now: highest of fi is not the priority.

I'm not plugging it in until I get house wiring checked.

Did this cost anything? Only transport: "How can I charge you for a quick test and a quick look inside?" :)

You need to move to a new home.

I need a sinecure!

83 is a good run.

True.

Also true that it is far too long since I regularly listened to the music of the Chieftains.

weedwacker for the win!

Remember this guy? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcgzrM8lzMocaTgd4ed9bNvxQpeMQ-mn8WyQ&usqp=CAU

@GoodEnoughGear, no, but spot on. Except of course, that the old kerosene blowlamp is now replaced by a propane torch.

From the board: Assembled by Pam, checked by Sam :). In November 2011. I've had it since 2012.

Yep, do contact Syed asap

Yep, done, as you know, and, sometime soon, with your assistance, it will be winging its way there :)

The conversation is currently closed. I don't dispute such decisions.

But I still want to acknowledge that I feel better informed after reading the last few pages of conversation, even as to where people I may not agree with are coming from and why.

Cheers all!

One thing I am grateful to the forum for is that it's helped temper some long-held biases and been instrumental in developing a modicum of patience when dealing with less savoury types online. Own opinions aside, it was certainly educational if somewhat popcorn-munchy.

The nice part in computer audio is you can buy lots of little gadgets which audiophools will tell you are essential, like for instance this audiophile switch, choose the best available clock and you are in for just over 4000 US $:

https://www.adark.co/products/afterdark-project-clayx-buffalo-bs-gs2016-cascade-x-giesemann-ocxo-black-modernize-edition?variant=39397872271478

There is all that, but there is also basic, factual stuff, like how our operating systems are not real-time, but sound is. Gaps in the music don't sound good. It's not even audiophile, let alone audiophool: its like a bulb flickering.

True I got interrupts from time to time, increasing buffer did. not work, switched to real time kernel and the problem was gone. Funnily the cpu load increases due to irq but that is not a problem no more unwanted gaps

The time that I remember this album from would be about 1972, and I don't think I have ever lived with it since that house. Forgotten since then. Good god, that's almost fifty years!

And it's damned good. :)

Not frequent, but still a regular on my playlist. I remember seeing Traffic live many years ago and marvelling how Steve soloed every instrument in turn on the stage.

Great! I never saw them, but one of the guys in that house did get a job on one of their tours. ISTR that he returned with a free copy of the low-spark album: no idea if he got actual pay as well!

Look, we talked about this. Yes, I am overcompensating for my small penis by buying a tube amp and driving a jeep.

Seriously... there should be a special award for GoldenOne's work.

I suspect he will be recognized during the 21’ Golden Schlong awards.

Sorry, you only paid for half an hour.

... Well, there goes that customer. Thought he might buy another half-hour ticket.

Yes. Without going into reasons and blame, it is India's turn to suffer. Glad that there people, here and abroad, ready to help.

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Maybe I just shifted levels in the matrix. Using the site was horrible for some time yesterday. This evening it all seems ok.

But I'm keeping an eye out. Over my shoulder.

Our pressure pump is by Grundfoss.That, at least in this part of the world, is the Rolls Royce of pumps, and their service is pretty good. But this is covid lockdown.

My wife managed to get the number of someone who can help. He came this morning, and took away the parts that need replacing. Hopefully, within a day or two, we will have everything right again.

Plumber came yesterday, went to get parts. Returned today.

One part is wrong, so we are on dribble water still.

Covid lockdown: essential shops only, and that only for a few hours in the morning. So getting plumbing parts is like black-market shopping! Luckily these tradesmen know their suppliers and arrangements are made. But today, the supplier said there were police in his street, some tomorrow.

There was a brief opening up of shops before one week of strict lockdown (so everyone could spread the virus anyway I suppose) and we got our part. Pressurised water again. Yay. :)

Perhaps it is not so very surprising: she lost a sparring partner. But it's also clearly a difficult time, and any additional loss or hardship can make the whole state of affairs seem a lot worse. That's been my experience.

Yes indeed.

I'm waiting up, now, for the man of of the feline family. Normally, I wouldn't be bothered but...

Well, searched and searched for him, but he was nowhere to be found. Eventually, though, I heard his small meeow, and there he was.

Then, no water at all in the taps. Had to hoist up a couple of buckets from the underground sump

It's not a Crosley?

I have no idea what it isn't, which is why I asked! :)

I'll google that and look. Thanks

... ... ... Looks like that is what it is. Google says I could even get one from Amazon.in.

It also seems to say that it looks a heap better than it sounds.

But, as I said, just curious. No plans to return to playing LPs. Deck in cupboard if I ever do have.