Recent content by ThomOfYorke

Look, I think we can all agree that that tire is in fantastic condition, so it stands to reason that the sound coming from it is going to be great.

I bet those speakers sound 'fast'.

I'm sorry to hear your cat has passed, Chris. Always very sad when a pet goes.

Do let me know if you ever get back to that project! I saw an M-300 on eBay a couple months back, but didn't pull the trigger. Back to the waiting game, I suppose. One will pop up eventually.

I know this is probably a long-shot, but figured I'd post a 'Wanted' ad anyway. Seeking an IT M-300 gauge with original checking bar.

A friend of mine who's a TV nut swears by LG OLEDs.

I think 'high end' for me is a matter of build quality, performance, and cost, and I'm sure there's things I consider high end that others don't or vice versa. I think a lot of people (esp. in the Agon world) correlate 'high end' primarily with cost, where the higher the price, the more 'high...

Cheap beer is my favorite. Rolling Rock being my preference.

@nakdoc: Oh shoot, I just saw this. Is your PR57 still for sale? I'd be interested. I just bought a Tripp-Lite IS1000HG and was going to get a Staco variac but that's only because I couldn't find many PR57s for sale on eBay, and the ones that are for sale are suspect: one is 'modded' to have a...

What do people recommend for the bench? One top contender I've gathered for a combined iso-variac is the Sencore PR57 (one for $400 and one for $600 on eBay, though the $600 one is modified, with the front plug disconnected and a plug added through the back). Others I've found are the Global...

That just reminded me of another stupid thing I did: I once ventured into the woods at night with a friend and we got lost without a flashlight. I was wearing shorts, and we ended up walking through a ton of poison ivy and I got the worst case of it I've ever had in my life. It was disgusting.

Jumped out of a window during a fire drill in grade school. Everyone was pointing to the window, shouting 'Do the window!' meaning 'Close the window' since apparently that was something you're supposed to do during a fire drill. But I thought they were shouting 'Through the window!' and I...

Thanks, George. The more I've trawled the forums for clarification on the Dolby level/Nakamichi question, the deeper the rabbit hole becomes. Renowned techs are arguing about stuff I don't understand, citing white papers making theoretical claims I don't have the background to verify. It gets...

Thanks very much, @nakdoc! That helps simplify things. I was getting overwhelmed with the variety of tapes out there.

I'm sort of just researching and accumulating the gear I need right now since I haven't had any extended periods of time to actually work on anything. I'm currently working on my dissertation so I'm just trying to get the necessary tools I'll need once I eventually get time to work on a deck. I...