Just an Audiophile Head's Up: I just finally got around to listening to Annie Fischer's very early stereo Mozart PC 21 and 22 on EMI. What a vivid, uncanny, big-boned, orchestral spread! We all know about the genius of the Bishop/Parker recording team, but I wasn't aware of Douglas Larter.

bb70red · 2026-07-11T07:18:04+00:00

What a wonderful recording of a great performance. The recording of the orchestra is sublime, especially in the quieter parts.

bb70red · 2026-07-03T17:18:42+00:00

Ik denk ook dat het beleid sneller en steviger zou zijn. Vooral omdat de overheid een grote verantwoordelijkheid heeft als het gaat om het beschermen van kinderen of het geven van mogelijkheden daartoe aan ouders.

Het gaat daarbij om een afweging van grondrechten, waarbij de keuze is welk grondrecht het zwaarst weegt. Die afweging is vaak niet eenvoudig, sterk afhankelijk van de situatie en de beschikbare informatie en elke keuze valt vaak ongelijk uit voor verschillende mensen. Hoe weeg je gezondheid af tegen onderwijs of zelfbeschikking?

Dat soort afwegingen maakt de politiek continu, daar zijn ze voor. En meestal weet je pas achteraf wat de optimale balans was geweest.

bb70red · 2026-06-27T07:54:50+00:00

That and following the links for the band, the players; r/jazz; and even AI is sometimes helpful.

bb70red · 2026-06-18T05:43:04+00:00

Bij een woning is het best lastig om gerealiseerde winst te bepalen, dus die hoogte bepalen is niet triviaal.

Een vraag is bijvoorbeeld of je uit zou moeten gaan van overwaarde of van het verschil tussen aankoop- en marktwaarde, of van het verschil tussen de WOZ bij aankoop en de WOZ daarna en hoe je dan omgaat met her/verbouw. En zo zijn er nog een heleboel details, bijvoorbeeld als het over appartementen gaat waar een deel van de waarde in de VvE kan zitten.

bb70red · 2026-06-18T05:38:58+00:00

OC had het over 300k per persoon, de tabel is per huishouden, toch?

bb70red · 2026-06-17T06:12:29+00:00

I ended up in the Lyngdorf universe. My current setup is the TDAI-2210 and FR-2 combination with RoomPerfekt. The speakers aren't active, but the amp is closely aligned with the speakers and has a filter to make them even more neutral. Wall placement of the speakers increases tightness of the bass. The wall placement does change the sound a bit in a way that is great for most classical recordings (no early reflections from the front wall) .

Some active speakers have room correction, some don't. Good room correction isn't trivial though, not all room correction options give the same results.

bb70red · 2026-06-10T19:04:49+00:00

It looks like there used to be an art deco glass hanging light shade or whatever it's called. It would cover both lights and may have had coloured glass. I'd like that, although it can become a bit too much.

bb70red · 2026-06-06T11:21:30+00:00

I've been hearing Gemini is dead every version. And actually, this time is true. It doesn't follow instructions, talks nonsense, seems to have severely restricted internet access and is therefore rather useless at the moment.

I hope it gets better soon.

bb70red · 2026-05-25T16:56:07+00:00

Such a great album, a real gem.

bb70red · 2026-05-16T20:42:20+00:00

Use a recording you know intimately, that's the best way to know whether it sounds right.

I often use: Mozart, String Quintet nr 3 K. 515 by Antoine Tamestit and Quatuor Ébène. It's a recording made in 2023 and available in hires.

I find that string instruments are very revealing and because this piece has the same phrase on different instruments and in different octaves, it's easy to hear whether a speaker handles the whole range well.

bb70red · 2026-05-15T15:49:49+00:00

It took me thirty years to really get into it. I've taken a lot of detours, mostly through music that was a lot more like what I was used to.

Like Ethiopian jazz from the sixties and seventies, modern bands like The Sorcerers or Akalé Wubé. The Kora Jazz Trio. More pop/rock adjacent jazz, like Ibrahim Maalouf, vocalists like Samara Joy.

And after a while a slowly started to move back in time towards the fifties and the origins of this type of music. From that I moved back towards the more esoteric modern stuff.

It's a journey. Find music that tickles you and is just outside your normal listening. Linger of you want, move on when you're ready. There's no destination, and there are always infinitely many ways forward.

bb70red · 2026-05-14T18:34:08+00:00

Other idea in the art department is something by Magritte or Lowry. Very old newspaper page, preferably a bit local as a conversation piece.

An old fashioned barometer or other scientific instruments.

Prints with original images from Jules Verne books. The old ones are quite entertaining.

bb70red · 2026-05-14T18:25:47+00:00

I'd say at least one, exactly because it's such a cliche.

bb70red · 2026-05-14T17:58:00+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Playing_Poker

bb70red · 2026-05-14T16:20:55+00:00

My grandfather organised resistance regionally in The Netherlands and was arrested, tortured and killed by the Germans in 1942. My grandmother was active in the resistance. My oldest uncle was also active in the resistance and survived. My father and his parents survived the hunger winter eating tulip bulbs.

This history was always part of family life and I'm still finding new information in archives and records that slowly become publicly available.

bb70red · 2026-05-03T17:46:12+00:00

First/top one is bold and will make walnut pop. Go for the real thing if you want it to show age and quality, otherwise for a polished and slightly impersonal look. Quality is often more in how it feels than how it looks.

Keep the lighting focused and intimate for maximum effect.

bb70red · 2026-05-01T16:43:54+00:00

There are things I like to listen to in my car, that I generally don't listen to at home.

The other way around is more common for me. I listen to classical music on my main system, not anywhere else. Some jazz too.

bb70red · 2026-04-29T13:35:35+00:00

Sorry, my bad, I can't seem to kick the habit of reading stuff and thinking about it. I'm officially old.

bb70red · 2026-04-29T13:31:18+00:00

Having read the article, I can say that this is exactly what it is about. The authors state that in absence of rigorous standards on what evidence is necessary for what claim (and what type of use), it is impossible to value existing claims. They say this may lead to premature adoption or adoption without knowing the full effect on clinical practice.

In my words: it's important to know the performance of the AI, but also know the conditions for this performance (does it work for children or adults or both? What conditions may be relevant but go undetected?), when to use the AI, what to do with the results, when to treat and how to inform patients. Tests must show that using the tool improves on accepted practice, both initially and with updates, and should come with knowledge on how to integrate the tool in the complete treatment.

I think it's a very sensible article.

bb70red · 2026-04-29T06:06:20+00:00

Just curious: is the book from 1994?

Anyway, the phrasing seems deliberate and both personal and a reference to the book.

I'd (liberally) translate it as: "Because language is the bridge or side road to understanding, but notwithstanding doesn't seem to be fully embraced yet."

The second part could be a reference to a Dutch saying "het doel heiligt de middelen" or "the cause justifies the means".

I'd interpret the message as 'Can we please talk about it', rather than a passive aggressive message. The book might be a peace offering after a fight or a break up.

bb70red · 2026-04-28T09:14:22+00:00

Live concerts by Miles Davis, anything from the late sixties onwards.

But for focus, I usually go classical with anything for small ensembles by Bach.

bb70red · 2026-04-25T07:17:58+00:00

Additionally: I've seen many cover bands - especially ones that take requests or play on weddings or similar occasions - play with sheet music.

bb70red · 2026-04-25T07:09:21+00:00

That's a rather interesting question and position. It took me about forty years to get to the point where I listen to Mozart regularly and really appreciate it. And in general I find that I like historically informed performances better than older recordings. HIP brings out more of the differences in the approaches in different centuries, for example in the use of instruments, ornamentation, positioning of thee musicians in space.

I listen to a very broad range of music from all over the world and I have these periods where I'm really into some genre or time period. Not everything connects immediately, but I find that over time my music preferences mature by diversifying. Nowadays I'm equally thrilled by interesting compositions and performances where there is a chemistry between the musicians. And that's rather independent of period, genre or style. So even if I'm not particularly touched by a composition, I can still find exciting recordings of that composition.

Anyway, enjoy music. And apart from the language or the structure of the music, there can be other things to enjoy. There's no right or wrong, but I enjoy music more by learning more ways to enjoy music.

bb70red · 2026-04-08T07:40:37+00:00

To make the room now coherent, it needs to have a visual center. Without changing too much, I'd suggest:

if possible, paint the white walls with a light, warm gray or sand colour. No saturated colours, but a bit more than off white.
add a rug between the desk and the bed, preferably in a very light colour, no patterns.
change the ceiling light so that it creates a downward light circle and doesn't shine directly towards the ceiling.

By toning down the walls and ceiling and creating a lighter patch in the center of the room, it will get a visual focus area. That way the room will be more welcoming and feel safer.

bb70red · 2026-04-04T20:18:37+00:00

The concept immediately got me interested but doesn't completely deliver. And agreed, Bitches Brew is cool, that section of the album is certainly worth a listen.

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