[bcowen]

Green.

ORT

McIntosh already staked their claim to that color. Otherwise I'd vote the same as you.

 

[bcowen]

Very nice! Picked up a nearly rust free 1962 Covair Monza as a winter project, got it running yesterday.....

Sweet! And honestly, there's nothing there that looks even remotely unsafe to me. Nader said "Unsafe at any speed." Zero is a speed, right?

 

[riffrafff]

I had a Vega when I went to college. The only car where efficiency was measured by the quart rather than the gallon -- around 25 MPG of gas and around 200 miles per quart of oil.

Happened on a well-used '72 Mercury Capri for a nice price. V-6, 4 barrel carb, and true dual exhaust from the factory. Not huge horsepower, but light as a feather and it scooted along pretty nicely. Drove that car for almost 6 years and it had over 150k miles on it when I traded it. That was almost unheard of for cars back then without major work.

I had a yellow '74 Capri. Great little car.

 

[OptionTrader]

Sweet! And honestly, there's nothing there that looks even remotely unsafe to me. Nader said "Unsafe at any speed." Zero is a speed, right?

Nader should have spelled his name Nadir.

 

[adias]

Yes, all streaming services apply loudness normalization. Here is a fascinating video with producer and mastering engineer Alan Silverman that is well worth watching. He explains the history of loudness compression in the music industry and how streaming has changed how it is done.

One more reason to listen to well mastered CDs.

For classical music streaming I recommend BBC Radio3. Very good sound quality.

 

[adias]

Sweet! And honestly, there's nothing there that looks even remotely unsafe to me. Nader said "Unsafe at any speed." Zero is a speed, right?

Many cars are unsafe at any speed when the individual behind the wheel does not have the correct skills.

 

[sam6550a]

I'm pretty sure the hot air blowing around downstairs is not coming from the tubes.

Stop blaming Finnegan!

 

[quimbo]

First car was a 1969 Toyota Corolla 4-door. Got over 40 miles per gallon, light enough that 4 friends could lift it onto a snowbank to surprise me when i came out of school. I had a 1972 triumph spitfire that my father and I re-built the engine from the block up, new top put on and totaled by me 3 weeks later, one of the only regrets in my life

My ex's father bought a 1958 Cadillac El Dorado Bearritz convertible for 1K in 1959 from a dentist who was into the bookies, car went for over 8K with the options (7,410 base 78,379.60 in 2023 dollars). Ex still has it (was offered over 100K by a collector at one time). I used to take 5 kids for ice cream if they helped me with yard work, they could all fit in the back seat. High-beam detector on the dashboard, radio scanner foot button. When he bought the car he had to cut 2 holes in the garage wall for the bullets in the front allowing him to be able to close the garage door.

 

[earnmyturns]

Back to the Schiit! MJ3 ordered today to shake up my amp lineup. Just too many intriguing impressions here and elsewhere to let it go by without experiencing MJ3. Also preparing for the promised MIL-B release, also very curious whether that will shake up the HQPlayer>Holo monoculture.

 

[Iowan]

Sorry if this has been answered, but my only DAC (modi 3) has a usb micro slot. Can I use an adapter cable to connect Urd or do I need to start shopping for a newer DAC and leave the modi 3 for TV duty ?

 

[adias]

Sorry if this has been answered, but my only DAC (modi 3) has a usb micro slot. Can I use an adapter cable to connect Urd or do I need to start shopping for a newer DAC and leave the modi 3 for TV duty ?

That should work and Urd has a coax out too.

 

[Iowan]

That should work and Urd has a coax out too.

Many thanks! I'm pretty inexperienced with digital . I'll probably start bugeting for a different DAC, but was hoping to use the modi until then.

 

[adias]

Yes, all streaming services apply loudness normalization. Here is a fascinating video with producer and mastering engineer Alan Silverman that is well worth watching. He explains the history of loudness compression in the music industry and how streaming has changed how it is done.

Amazon Music Unlimited seems to allow Loudness Normalization Off.

Interesting chart of various services LUFS values:

Switching from a broadcast TV at -24 LUFS to YouTube at -13 LUFS is a whopping 11dB loudness increase.

 

[W3WEB]

Today we celebrate the wonder of child birth.
Happy Labor Day, folks!

Indeed. My first grandaughter was born a couple days ago. A pre-labor day event for us!

 

[33na3rd]

Great album!