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take 3 nights off and listen again at 2am the 4th morning. Guarantee it will sound better.

We got tons of those in Jax.

Almost excuseable for Jax. Not excuseable for 95% of Southern CA.

That's a kick in the nuts...

Haha, yes, I tend to be understated online to mitigate how things escalate.

The issue is much broader than those calling for change, too many are interested in keeping a portion of the population ignorant and/or "skeptical" so they can continue on as usual.

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One example, the oil industry has known about this issue for at least 50 years and has done their best to undermine popular understanding of this science in the service of their profits.

Back to the post - a high of 77F (no C today b/c george bush murica) today has never felt this hot to me before nor has it ever resulted in a heat warning as far as I can remember.

While beyond my knowledge and capabilities, some sellers reuse the tube base for converters. I have a set to use a 12B4a tube in a 1626 socket.

Sounds like they're going into the trash then.

Turn them into Xmas lights!

That's happened no matter where we've lived. We call it "the chorus of the hounds."

The last time I experienced this in a socal neighborhood was about 8 years ago so. No idea why every canine went off and then all suddenly stopped - was just happy to go back to bed.

When I hear the dogs wailing I count my cats.

https://www.audiosanctuary.co.uk/sennheiser-replacement-foam-headband-pad-for-hd650.html

^^^ Nice shop, if anyone happens to be in SE England. Easy train ride from Waterloo (iirc) or Richmond.

@EagleWings - That's rough. Hope it passes for you. I normally just browse random internet, work, or sometimes PC games before going back to bed.

Thank you. I hope it passes for you too. I've had this for more than a decade now, so I've learnt to live with it by going to bed after 12. I'll probably visit a sleep clinic at some point.

@penguins, I second @EagleWings' idea of doing a sleep study guided by a doctor in a sleep clinic. Most people moderately benefit from it. And for a smaller subset, the improvements are genuinely *life-changing*—so why haven't I done it yet?!

Lastly, no, I will not california-cate these places if I go. Or at least I'll try to not do so

I just say it out for a cheap laugh. It seems the population growth is exploding everywhere here. You can tell by the pop up of new mattress stores here in every other shopping center. It is actually quite a fun city with plenty to do, it is just because of growth the housing prices keep going up and traffic seems to get worse and worse.

Moving for the sake of moving?
Moving house and finding a job are the worst two things IMO.

Curveball recommendation but YouTube Music has actually pointed me in the direction of a LOT of new-to-me tracks that I like. SQ is a step back from Spotify Extreme but I find that I care far less about that when I'm streaming things; it's "acceptable", but I may just have lower standards and worse ears XD

I've seen two pop up in the last few weeks. I will resist all temptation.

Since Spring 3 will be here in a month or so, some Spring 2s will likely hit the market.

@Erroneous - Man I'm sad I missed your post now. That was a good deal.

I get your point. Three things I was thinking of: 1) Snark 2) The data listed appears to be several days old 3) most politicians at that level are "high net-worth individuals" who have handed off portfolio management to private 3d parties. Why not track those companies instead?

BTW, Burr, the only Senator who was even looked at because of his Covid trades, was never charged with anything. DOH dropped the investigation in Jan. The only reason he was even looked at is because he didn't have a buffer between him and the trades. The fact that he was blatantly guilty of the charge has no bearing.

All 3 points are true, but it's more of a guiding rail.

Would love to track said companies too, but most of the movements and data is too obscured or info is too delayed. Or, it's things that me and most other "joe plebs" just don't have access to.

Yes, kind of annoyed Burr didn't get charged.

Bake it

I ask myself this question with some of my gear sometimes, but then I listen to it exclusively for like a week and love it all over again. It's possible I'm just an idiot who hoards.

I feel the same If gear sits around. I can't help it have a headphone amp fetish.

So... what's a Crimson worth these days?

Indeed. But don't over think this...

I’m doing the same but because I’m so excited to listen to music on my rig! Thanks SBAF

I just got retainers for my teeth yesterday...hard to sleep too.....

Yes, when I accidentally reversed phase in a Audirvana audio plug-in. I’ve also made them sound awful with heavy handed EQ.

Check that you don’t have mixed up ear pads on. They are very hard to tell the difference sometimes. Check R to L swap and make both pads same type.

So it was only on some tracks and not others. Suspected phase as well but it phase reversal button on Yggdrasil didn't help. I try to avoid EQ whenever possible and confirmed it's still off.

The pads haven't been touched for about 6+ months. I did check them though and didn't see any mix-ups or issues.

I'm starting to wonder if the Burl B2 kind of "broke the mirror" for me to some degree with ZMFs...

My experience has always been negative they don’t breath at all. But it would be cool if you got them to work.

Second the motion for a good chiropractor. Mine's amazing. In my mid 40's my body felt like I was 70. Then I found him. Now I feel as I did in my 30's again. Finding the good ones is hard, unless you can triangulate with several recommendations.

A massage can also help a lot. And/or Tiger Balm.

It's upper back just below the neck. Mostly muscular tension. Thankfully X-rays didn't show anything odd. Wanted to go for massages but covid...

I've still been getting my monthly massage. The place I go to has a touchless thermometer (to take your temp on arrival), has you sign an affidavit, and everyone wears masks. No problems at all.

But this is TX, where businesses are open, though restaurants at reduced dine-in capacity still. If CA won't let them open…SOL.

Thank-you @Gaspasser I didn't know about this Bela Fleck collaboration. On my list now.

Interesting instrument combo in that collab

Leo - it seems like even most Chinese people I've met in China (much less elsewhere) don't know much about erhu music.

Yes... Guess we want "new" stuff more. I've listened to a few Sopor Aeternus' songs, and he used a bit erhu in them, like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZzCPT-Nqgc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzkPC1tSutY don't know whether they suit your needs though...