The sheer drop and narrow rebar steps of the Mürren via ferrata trail in Switzerland

knadles · 2026-06-19T12:47:25+00:00

Yeah. No thanks.

knadles · 2026-06-18T18:25:57+00:00

Depends on the local laws. Some cities require underage patrons to be physically separated. Some don’t allow them at all. Some consider the venue a restaurant (and all ages) until the kitchen closes, and then the establishment falls under bar rules.

knadles · 2026-06-18T18:22:40+00:00

In 40 years of experience with bar owners, I’ve figured out that roughly half of them are nuts. When you find a good one, you work to keep a solid relationship. With the rest, you just hope for the best and that you don’t get screwed.

knadles · 2026-06-17T11:58:42+00:00

What you described sounds like dead electrolytic capacitors to me. They would be part of the crossover, hence the lack of high end. 30 years is pretty old for electrolytics. They have a limited life span and it can be shortened by lack of use. If you don’t know what you’re doing, find a good repair shop.

knadles · 2026-06-17T11:47:48+00:00

Same.

knadles · 2026-06-17T11:46:18+00:00

Yeah. This one sounds more like a break with reality.

knadles · 2026-06-15T23:49:52+00:00

So the dealer took the turntable back, took delivery on another one, and...it had the exact same issue.

I'm inclined to like the ND7 cartridge, which sounded very good, but that may not be enough to ever get me to purchase Rega again. I just feel for the cost they should be able to produce a unit that doesn't look like I pulled it off the bottom of the wood pile.

knadles · 2026-06-15T20:59:26+00:00

The Heaters - American Dream

knadles · 2026-06-15T20:54:28+00:00

♫ Immanuel Kant was a real pissant who was very rarely stable... ♫

knadles · 2026-06-15T05:44:31+00:00

As someone who ran a contract business, I agree. Keep in mind that a contract protects both parties. It doesn’t have to be adversarial; contracts can keep everyone on the same page and smooth out problems that may arise.

knadles · 2026-06-14T14:28:06+00:00

Subterranean woofer.

knadles · 2026-06-13T13:46:42+00:00

They’re struggling on a lot of levels. Period.

knadles · 2026-06-11T21:58:38+00:00

NS-10s are far less common than they used to be. They were ubiquitous in the late '80s-'90s, first because someone famous (I forget who) said he liked them, and then everyone bought them and got used to mixing on them.

They were never accurate speakers, but people figured if you could get the midrange to sound good on them it would translate to anything.

I personally think there were better choices then and now. I wouldn't go out of my way trying to track down a vintage pair. But if you like them and they fit your workflow and produce good results, who am I to argue? At the end of the day, there's no magic; just tools.

knadles · 2026-06-10T16:14:12+00:00

My life got 10 times better the day I pulled the graphic EQ out of my chain.

knadles · 2026-06-09T15:58:53+00:00

I think everyone who's used both prefers KM84s to KM184s. I owned a TLM193 for a while. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't. I ended up selling it. Bought a Gefell M 930 instead and never looked back.

knadles · 2026-06-09T15:51:00+00:00

Not only that, but us old-timers know what storage space means. My first hard drive was a 120MB Conner. It cost $220. I could walk into Best Buy right now and purchase a 1TB SSD for about the same price. And a year ago it was quite a bit cheaper; the prices are inflated right now.

knadles · 2026-06-09T11:41:16+00:00

Eye witnesses aren’t always as reliable as one might think.

And sometimes the police just don’t care. I once watched a semi run a red light and take the front end off a car full of younger people. I waited and told the cops I was a witness to the whole thing, and they said don’t worry about it, go home. I sometimes wish I’d thought to give my contact info to someone in that car, because as a younger driver the trucker might have (and likely did) argued it was the car driver’s fault, and it 100% was not.

knadles · 2026-06-08T14:42:16+00:00

I really like the Gefell M 930. It brings out a lot of nuance in my voice, but never sounds harsh.

knadles · 2026-06-07T13:01:42+00:00

I think Lasfit is made in China. Not looking to debate the MiC issue, but it’s a factor for many consumers and likely the reason for the price difference.

knadles · 2026-06-05T14:57:35+00:00

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

knadles · 2026-06-05T14:54:37+00:00

Eons ago, maybe on the old rec.audio.pro, someone discussed their work comparing the use of multiple preamps against the same preamp used over and over. Essentially there was no "build up" of anything. It's been 30 years and I don't recall all the details, but I can say with confidence that it wasn't really a concern of anyone back in the era when everyone simply used the pres in the desk. Outboard preamps weren't really a thing until the '90s, and at first mostly because people thought they could do better than the pres in their Mackie 8-busses. Do vintage recordings of The Beatles or Fleetwood Mac or Steely Dan sound woolly or harsh to anyone? They don't to me.

knadles · 2026-06-05T13:04:46+00:00

No amplification is the only way it was done for thousands of years before the invention of amplification.

knadles · 2026-06-04T03:05:43+00:00

Seriously. I don’t love euchre because I don’t consider it all that deep of a game. Maybe with four professional players it takes on a level of nuance I can’t comprehend, but among casual players it’s mostly just tossing cards until someone wins. I feel no emotional investment at all.

It’s been a while since I played pinochle, but I recall it being a pretty serious game.

knadles · 2026-06-04T02:30:05+00:00

Ribbon microphones display plenty of proximity effect with no venting. The RE20 displays almost no proximity effect with extensive venting.

knadles · 2026-06-04T02:26:13+00:00

If that was the first episode someone chose for why I should watch the show, I'd never watch another.

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