Conference back40::soapbox

    
    Well, one thing's for certain - I DON'T clean 8^).
    
    

    Swell, son sings for curtain - I WON'T scream.

    sleep
    eat
    read
    shower
    type
    read
    eat
    wash dishes
    rearrange
    tidy up
    read
    type
    eat
    read
    type
    read
    oboe concertos (latelty)
    stretch
    sleep
    dream
    slam alarm clock

fart

    
    
    I note and snarf. :*)
    Disreguard what's below...not used to this new keyboard.
    
    I think I will snarf as many times as I can before my lat [last}
    day at DEC just to get on a few nerves. :*)  I know how much some of
    you just love to see a good snarf. :*)
    
    
    Terrie
     
     
     
     		 555.5 winner. heehee
            I think I'll snarf as many times as I a

 re Deb



 Hey, I don't clean either ;-)

    This week.
    
    Sunday
    Feed kitten
    Wade Through Sunday papers
    Do crosswords
    Garden
    Bird watch
    Cook sunday dinner
    Read Soapbox
    Listen to TV
    
    Monday
    Feed kitten
    Garden
    Bird watch
    Read Soapbox
    Listen to TV
    
    Repeat Monday thru Friday
    
    Saturday
    Same as above with shopping thrown in
    
    Sunday
    Same as last Sunday with laundry added.
    
    I know, not very exciting, but I like it :-)
    
     
    
    
    joan

    ...eh! What's this now?
    
    	You people get to go home!... Must of missed that in my contract, I
    usually just bunk up under the corner of my desk.  Not too bad, but
    have been startled a few times by the cleaner though!  I wish they'd
    be a little more careful with  that *(%$#@ vaccum cleaner.
    
    
    Rod(gots to go...I hear the siphon of doom now!) 

    
    I work my other job, which pays nothin'. I teach people how to read
    law, and defend themselves in court.  I write legal responses.  I
    utilize the only degree I have: a paralegal degree.
    
    I have 17 cats (well, my wife collected most of 'em).  The agreement
    is : I can have as many guns as she has cats.  I haven't quite caught
    up yet.  
    
    Competition shootin on Sundays and Tuesdays.
    
    State guard duties when I get around to it (and cut my hair).
    
    Tabernacle on Saturdays, though I'll sleep in 2morrow 'cuz I spent
    all my silly time tonight responding to Notes.
    
    Oh yeah, I spend a lot of time with my wife, as it should be.  6 years
    on Sept. 9th and it keeps getting better.  One wife in this life.
    
    

    get ready for work
    

    no
    sleep
    
    33hrs
    and
    still
    ticking
    
    
    barely
    
    
    
    
    chris
    

Pretty much the same as described in the `dear diary' note: wake up,
look at the clock, go back to sleep.  Fall out of bed, decontaminate
contact lenses, boil kettle, go to bog, get partly dressed, make coffee,
feed fish, turn telly on, read whatever arrives in post before throwing
it in the bin, drink coffee, get washed/shaved/etc, get changed.  Then
if I'm not going to work, I'll slob around for a bit listening to CDs
and reading old magazines, maybe watching the motor racing on telly,
contemplate cleaning the house before deciding not to bother, think of
eating something and finding at all the dishes are in the washing up
bowl so I'll have to wash them, etc etc.

Chris.

    
    I just used my new coping saw this afternoon...does that count?
    

 So, I take it you're coping OK?

    
    I saw that coming.  Cutting edge humour, that.
    
    ;^)
    

    Ooooooo, t'was just eehhh weee fart eh?

    
    
    	I clean the floors, do the laundry/dishes, take my kids for walks
    while the wifey-poo is working, take my kids to the range and let them
    chase the brass that doth fly from the ejection port on my AR-15 and my
    1911A1 .45, and I try and keep up with my homework. As soon as I find
    out if I passed my state EMT exams I'll be running with the Rutland
    Rescue Squad. Next month I'm going to try and get some firearms
    training classes going (I'm an NRA instructor).
    
    	Other than that, I'm pretty bored at home....;*)
    
    jim

    Currently, I'm working on a nice Christmas cider.  Well, my part is
    actually done (for the most part)...it's up to the yeasties now.

    
    Home, I'm never at home long enough to do much.  I don't get home until
    7:30 - 8:00 (I have horses and a farm to take care of after work). Once
    I do get home, I watch General Hospital, vacumme and go to bed.  (I
    vacumme every night due to 4 cats, 2 dogs and 1 parrott).  I am up and
    out of the house by 5:00am to go to the Gym.  
    
    Lou

    What any lab mouse would do... plot world domination.:)

<----GASP!!!!!  You're Mr. Brain!!!  I bow to you.....

	How nice.....

    Lately, I've been moving my speakers around to get the soundstage just
    right.  I think I need to cut about 2" off the speaker stands, but I'll 
    save that as my last desperate act of perfectionism tweaking.
    
    The new Rotel mono-block amps are breaking in nicely, they are.  The
    auto-on is quite a nice feature.  My project next week (or whenever I
    feel I can spend the buckage) is to build amp stands that match the
    speaker stands (piano black laquer finish) for the mono-blocks, to place 
    behind each speaker stand. 
    
    After the stands are done, I'll cut the speaker wire down to size, then 
    sodder plugs to the speaker wire ends for quick and firm connections to 
    the amps and speakers.  The expensive part is buying the longer 
    interconnects that go from the pre-amp to the amps- they will have to be 
    about 8' long each.
    
    After that, I will be doing a lot of critical listening.  I will be
    writing up a review of several components for a friend's home page.
    
    When done, I will move the speakers around some more, then find something
    else that needs tweaking/adjusting... [insert infinite loop].
     
    
    -steve

    
    > sodder plugs 
    
     Standard military issue since the start of the
    "don't ask, don't tell policy".
    

>    After the stands are done, I'll cut the speaker wire down to size, then 

Are you using humungous_monster_speaker_cable_that_could_simultaneously_double_
as_the_grounding_strap_for_all_of_the_welders_on_a_Manhattan_skyscraper_project?

    <--- something like that, only it's not as simple as being big, it is
    multistranded (lots of careful stripping needs to be done).  It also
    has an extra skin (clear, and rather thick) that covers the whole
    thing- which can be quite aggrivating to work with.

    Why such big speaker cable? Does it really help the damping factor of
    a household type amplifier?

    
    	More signal throughput due to less impedance.
    
    	And if he bought the right*+ stuff, the imaging and soundstage
    	will be more pronounced.
    
    
    	* - "right" - costs more than $100/foot
    
    	+ - utter hogwash and a waste of money 8^)
    

    I would understand an impedence consideration if you have say 100 +
    feet, but in a living room?

    
    Well, we don't actually know how big Steve's living room is, now do we?
    
    

    
    	Glenn, there are people over in ::AUDIO that would consider pay-
    	ing $500+ for an AC power cord for the same reason.  And what's
    	that, maybe a 5' run or so?
    

    I don't see how that would have an effect on the damping factor of an 
    amplifier for such a short distance.

    Certainly wouldn't be discernible to the ear.

    
    $500 for a power cord?  Geesh, some folks have too much money.....

    
    	
>    $500 for a power cord?  Geesh, some folks have too much money.....
    
    	You have no idea how true that is! I had a gun-owning friend here
    take another employee out to buy a "target" rifle (their first). This
    person ended up seeing a Poly-tech AK-47 and fell in love...care to
    guess how much they paid for it? Hold on to your dentures....
    
    
    
    	$2000!!!!!  I wouldn't pay $200 for that stamped chinese piece of
    crud and this person dropped $2K on it like it was nothing. Too much
    money, too little brain....
    
    
    jim

    Yes, longer speaker wire runs lower the dampening factor of your
    amplifier.  I forget the formula, at the moment, but it is significant.
    
    I'll be able to cut the length of the run of each speaker wire by about
    8', which is significant.  Then there is the aestetics, I can hide
    (well, partially  8^) ) my amplifiers behind the speakers (they have an
    auto turn-on feature, so I don't have to worry about physically turning
    them on, so I can place them just about wherever I like), which leaves
    me more room for my home entertainment "stand" for components (I am
    pretty much out of space now  8^) ).
    
    The difference (and convenience) is worth a few bucks for a longer
    interconnect (I don't go gonzo here, an 8' run of the kind I will be
    buying will run about $70-110).  
    
    I realize that I can do better by buying REAL expensive speaker cable,
    but I don't think that in my case it will make much difference.  Once I
    replace my preamp (going to a more transparent preamp, which will also 
    have XLR outs), well, then I'll consider it (especially since I'll
    only need a few feet of it).
    
    For now, the wire I have is just fine (and a bargain at $2/foot...even
    if it is used).
    
    
    -steve

    I read an article about the hazards of EM radiation and home audio
    cables of sufficiently high purity.  How are the accoustics in the
    shielded suit Steve?

    
    Steve,
    
    I recently purchased a Focusrite "Red 4" (I think its 4...) It's
    a preamp, and it has no dubbing or tone control capability, so
    that could be a limitation in a regular home setup (I use it
    in my studio.) On the other hand, this box is unreal in the
    sound department. I'm using it to drive Bryston 4B amps with
    Tannoy monitors. It has fully balanced ins and outs.
    
    The price is... pricey. Way beyond what any normal person would
    consider. However, in defense of my spending habits, I will point
    out that this is for a commercial recording studio... my home
    stuff is a lowly Tandberg (pretty nice actually, but not in
    the Focusrite class.)
    
    -b

    My speaker/interconnect cables do not seem suceptable to EM radiation
    nor other types of noise.  When listening to a CD, the silent passages
    are silent.  There is no audible noise even if you put your ear close
    to the speaker.
    
    This is pretty good performance in this aspect, since my wires run all 
    too close (and over, in some areas) to power cables, surge suppressors,
    the TV, electrical outlets, etc.  Not an ideal way to run wires; no, it
    isn't.  8^)
    
    
    -steve  

    Never mind......

    GOT YA!

    
    
    I love the sound of my wind up victrola.....

 I have a Sony something or other receiver and a Sony something or other
 5 CD player and a Sony something or other tape deck and Bose 301 (?) speakers,
 and I'm quite happy with them, thank you very much.





 Jim

>   <<< Note 555.43 by CSLALL::HENDERSON "But what are they among so many?" >>>
> I have a Sony something or other receiver and a Sony something or other
> 5 CD player and a Sony something or other tape deck and Bose 301 (?) speakers,
> and I'm quite happy with them, thank you very much.

Yah, but what kind of speaker wire!?

Me, 12 gauge stranded copper hook-up wire, about $0.10/foot depending where
you get it.

 I must confess that I used "monster" cable to my speakers.





 Jim

    
    	I have a Technics/Panasonic A/V system [and RS 16- or 14-guage
    	speaker wire] that I pieced together for about $2K.
    
    	It does the job ... I can listen to music and I can watch movies.
    

    re: .45
    
    Good for you, Jim!  

    ...I only have room for my crystal radio and earphone under my desk,
    but the cleaners got the earphone night before last, so now I just hum
    quietly to myself.
    
    
    
    
    Rod (getting there is all the fun, staying there is unaffordable)
    

    Lift weights with my friends... Haaaaans and Fraaaaans!:)
    

    I watched the Brady Bunch the other night and thought it was quite
    amusing. I think I need to see a doctor.
    
    .... oh and I didn't touch a drop !!