Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

When I first saw the pic of the turtle I thought ir was a lava flow in a yard that David posted.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Good Morning to All who Celebrate! Currently 65° heading to a high of 71°, cloudy and some showers forecast for later tonight. Hallelujah the heat has passed....for now.

Busier week than I anticipated, a few properties around here have struck my interest, but the problem is cost. They just want way too much for the land alone, I think the cheapest one was 199K. But, if you don't look you don't know. I also have some feelers out for a trailer for the tractor, if I can find one at a good price (Sub 10k total) I think it might be time. Had another oak die in the tree-line, but I'm not in a hurry to knock that one down, especially with the heat.

The groundhog population has exploded. After not seeing any since the last hunt, there's been 4 spotted and three chased by the dog. If they're under the woodpile, fine, but it's only a matter of time before the holes start closing in on the house. So that will need resolving at some point.

Picked up some large boxes (tractor trailer transmission sized) from work for my mother to continue stamping out the bishop's weed, probably more tanbarking this weekend with that. Otherwise just mowing this weekend now that it's possible to be outside without roasting.

Y'all stay safe out there and be well!
Prayers for those ailing and recovering!

 

[daugen]

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Hi-fi specialist B&W has developed the in-car system for the new Jaguar XF, so we've been putting one through its paces to find out how it sounds

www.whathifi.com

Here is a review from 2008

Buppies, absolutely agree to sonic accuracy and quality of Bowers and Wilkins, was in my Volvo as a 3200 dollar option.
And boy was it worth it. I can create that quality at home, for a lot less, and have, but in the Volvo, a center mounted ball shaped omni tweeter
just made the music come alive. I think twelve speakers, who knows, ones up front that matter. Most folks in the back want you to turn it down anyway... B&W is not B&O, different companies, B&W makes high end home speakers considered some of finest in the world.
They did the upfront engineering to really make a nice system first for that Jaguar. Too bad the rest of the car wasn't built that well.
What a looker though. One you look back at when you head for the store...

for me, the question is how much do the vocals show up in the low frequencies that get sent to the
door speakers? Lots of folks have replaced the door speakers too for the full effect, and online at least the results are very positive.
"like taking a wet cloth off the speakers". I'm hoping the dash speakers will give the normal stereo response, some sense of sound stage and
improve the midrange and highs. Perhaps if I watch the youtube how to video on the door speakers I might try doing that, but likely not without another set of more competent eyes watching. There are zero rattles and squeaks in this 85k mile car. I want to keep it that way and taking the dash or doors apart always involves risk. But popping a speaker cover off and swapping out speakers is not hard.
he said with cautious optimism.

I'd love to get the schematic for this system and see what the crossover frequencies are. Pretty sure the electronic spec Lexus set for Pioneer
on this unit was good, but all car builders cheap out on the base oem speakers. Many folks are happy with a mid bass thump.
I've cranked it up, as usual always sounds better louder but still sounds like depressed highs. Cymbals disappear.
The upmarket Mark Levinson model seems to add an outboard amplifier and more/better speakers to the same head unit.

I bet the leather in that Jag smelled nice. Real wood, nice smell, nice sounds from powerful engine, life is good.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 65 going to 70, cloudy.
The rain last night cooled us off a bit.
Since it's been so hot, after work we just hung out in the pool to enjoy it before the rain started.

Off to get bloodwork and other tests done today.

I have a B&O upgraded system, the area that would normally hold a spare tire is almost completely filled with a subwoofer. I think it has 23 speakers, seems a bit too many

Be well,

 

[Buppies]

Drew home speakers in the 70’s bought OHM speakers driven by dynaco 400 amp pat5 preamp I loved that sound organ music was reproduced very accurately. The dynaco blew up both Fs need rebuilt. Just do not have time to listen to presently. Adcom amp now baby ohms now haven’t been on in 10 years

 

[Buppies]

Good luck with blood work Ken

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ron, that Robin looks like it has an attitude. lol

 

[daugen]

Drew home speakers in the 70’s bought OHM speakers driven by dynaco 400 amp pat5 preamp I loved that sound organ music was reproduced very accurately. The dynaco blew up both Fs need rebuilt. Just do not have time to listen to presently. Adcom amp now baby ohms now haven’t been on in 10 years

my memory is Adcom amps were wonderfully easy to read/understand the controls. Everything was high contrast, didn't have to get a flashlight out to read the settings. Plus they were true entry level high end. Now owned by Taiwanese company, still I think considered super high quality.
once you get over a certain quality, I think speakers make a lot more difference. Electronics have been really good for a long time.

I would like one room with a big tube amp driving large Wharfdales, and another room with McIntosh driving Magnepans, and another
room with ...........

 

[Buppies]

Drew you like to dream I tested the adcom vs nakimichi double the price could not tell the difference. Salesman came to house in the 80s told him if he could tell difference I would buy nakimichi he could not so adcom it was

 

[daugen]

Buppies, I've followed stereo equipment since I was in college, owned an electronics business,
yes, I like to dream...what's nice is today you can get incredible music for very little money.
Good electronics are cheap, just get the speakers you like. I have a 500 dollar integrated amp and a 350 a pair
KEF speakers that simply blow me away with clarity. But there are a dozen other speaker manufacturers that can
sound just as amazing to someone else.
I think stereos are like a good pair of jeans. Once you get one that's comfy and broken in, you want it to stick around
for awhile. Then you just pay attention to the music.

ding ding
and look what arrived
I will proceed with utmost caution...starting with reading the directions.
youtube is so helpful, tells you to pry from rear not front, etc.
will watch that again til it soaks in
have no idea why this is upside down, sorry