GregWormald

Just watched the Netflix doco Take Care of Maya— https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27542448/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_take%20ca Truly horrifying, sad, maddening, and at times a tough watch. There were some things that didn't come out at the trial (that I saw). Absolutely first class. For those who don't know, I'll not reveal the results of the trial that took place after the film finishes. There are hours of coverage on YouTube.

I voted #3, and I don't even believe the above. I've been to concerts (unfortunately) where even the experience of the live music was much less than my home stereo. Add to that much of the music to which I listen is created in a studio, or more than 1 studio, and was never live, i.e. played all at once by the musicians in a good venue.

The trailer looks amazing. IMDb.

I have long suspected (cynically) that computers and updates have been designed to keep computer techs employed.

My email has been transferred, and with only a few huh?s everything is now very fast. Webmail (with a new website at TMC and signing in as if on Internode) loads in instants and POP is also really speedy. If TMC can keep this up for a decent price, and Internode improves and doesn't price itself out of the market than all could be well.

I had Trevor at Rage Audio renew my 101 (with a few unresponsive selectors) and it came back just like new.

IIRC stereo was only just arriving in the late '50s and early '60s and was hardly ever used in films until later so it's entirely possible the whole thing is mono.

I use Sennheiser 414 pads on my Grado 'phones. They're cheap and readily available from Sennheiser despite the 'phones for which they were made being long gone.

I've heard that a couple of Polly Waffles (or similar) floated in a pool is likely to discourage its use.

To make bananas and other connectors slide better the best bet is Pro-Gold—it's electrically conductive. As far as your issue is concerned it appears to me that the plugs were tighter than the overall construction could stand. A nice tight connection and a solid overall construction is wanted, so good luck with the new ones.

At one point I had a turntable grounding issue (hum, but so long ago the other details are lost in history) and the solution was to leave the ground wire disconnected. It worked fine like that for years.

Nice gift. The term of "steel" for a diamond grit hone, no matter the shape, is definitely wrong though (sigh). As you've discovered it really will abrade the knife and does need to be used carefully and gently. The micro serrations it leaves will enable slicing like almost nothing else. (Just in case you haven't discovered it, the best way for amateurs to use a 'steel-shaped object' is to hold it point down, braced on the surface below, and run the knife vertically at the angle you want.) Butcher style takes more practice than I'll ever get, and I started using a steel in 1970.

Tapping on the turntable (or even the table on which the t/t sits) coming out the speakers sounds like a transmitted vibration issue and not grounding.

The latest message from Internode reads: "we will no longer be signing up any new customers to Internode from 6/12/2023. In the future, we will also transition existing Internode residential customers across to the iiNet brand." So, Internode is virtually no more, and all the great prices and service are on the way out. Sigh. It's really sad to see a once great South Australian company disappear into a non-caring conglomerate. I guess it's time to look for an ISP that cares.

Back in those days there were no little floppies; our IBM 360 hard drives were the size of washing machines and the removable disk pack was multiple layers, 50 cm or more in diameter, 15 cm tall, and could only be removed by fitting a plastic 'cake' storage cover. Each disk pack weighed more than 5 kg and stored a massive 7 MB! Most storage was tape drives—the size of a refrigerator. Ahh, those were the days.

Oh boy, assembler. Respect. Many years ago, say early 1970s,(reviewed my history—this was actually late '60s) I programmed in assembler, working with the then-largest assembler program ever—the catalog, telephone ordering, payment and delivery, and complete stock control system for Sears. IIRC the print out was at least 100 mm thick. I was never very good at it and shifted over to programming human responses as a psychotherapist—much easier work for me.

I really love my Headstage Arrow: tiny, light, flexible, plenty of power for most Grados or Meze Classics, long battery life. Unfortunately probably only available on the 2nd hand market.

It sounds like you have a good few options. (BTW—When I had the whole left side of my Porsche fixed, the paint and panel work was indistinguishable from the factory finish and guaranteed for the life of the car. "If you find anything that's not right, just bring it back and we'll remedy it." This was at the only Porsche certified shop in Adelaide. IIRC Harry used to paint Ferraris and Lambos before SGR.)

For a total respray find the local paint/panel shop that does Porsche or Mercedes work—they have very fussy customers. You could try ringing Harry at SGR and see if he has a local recommendation for you. Harry's work is exquisite.

When my old Linn platter went like that I took to it with some fine-ish grit sandpaper and finished with a spray can of clear 'varnish' for non-ferrous metals. I put the platter in my lap, wrapped a wood block with a bit of cloth and then the sandpaper and CAREFULLY went circumferentially around with long, slow strokes until it was clean; cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol; masked off everything I didn't want to finish; and sprayed a couple of light coats. It was more than just satisfactory.

OT? I asked ChatGPT a question a couple of days ago and it said it hadn't been updated recently and its information on my question was out of date!

(Basically what andyr said.) Power is measured in watts and is calculated as voltage x amps. Speakers actually run on current (amps) and not voltage. Some amplifiers can produce lots of voltage but struggle to produce adequate current, especially into low ohm loads—at whatever frequency the lower resistance (ohms) occurs. High current amps, all other things being equal, will usually drive speakers with more ease than low current amps.