Yeah because who needs all that fidelity anyway?...lol My first business was a car stereo business in high school. I learned all about Theil-Small parameters and started designing and building subwoofer boxes, you know, the ones that make the neighborhood shake when the car drives down the street. That was fun, but I'm a bit more refined now. My current in home setup is a vintage pair of Carver Amazing Platniums. 60 inch linear ribbon with 4 "free air" 12 inch subs on each speaker. They are Driven by a 1st generation Sunfire (also Bob Carver designed) Cinema Grand magnetic field amp, bi-amping the speakers with a current source on the ribbons and voltage source on the subs. So I'm basically running about 500 watts per speaker, but these monsters need it. It kills me when I come home and the wife has her iphone playing on one of those cheap mono bluetooth speakers. Some people just don't get it.
[image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember buying a SACD player. What a flop. Not that it lost out to > DVD-Audio, which also flopped. The winner? MP3. > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:54 PM > *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Phone System > > > Bxr not bm > On Nov 18, 2015 9:26 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> From your mouth to God's ears. I have an SWR for small gigs... A Fender >> BMX with two cabinets (2 10s and 1 15 inch with horn) for larger venues...a >> Fender 30 with 10 in for rehearsals and a Peavey with 10 inch in bedroom >> for practice. Working on harmonic methods I picked up from Talking Bass >> and Vic Wooten websites. We played a show last year where all the amps >> were original 1960s Fenders!!!!!All tube amps.. I played my Yamaha through >> a Dual Showman ...keyboard and guitarist played through Twin Reverbs....my >> favorite amp was a Standell 100 watt with a Fender Bassman cabinet. My >> best rig technically was in late 70s...Furman Sound preamp with a >> parametric equalizer fed into a crossover..fed high and mids to 250 watt >> QSC amp powering a cabinet with 4 10 inch Kustom speakers and 500 watt QSC >> amp feeding an Acoustic cabinet with JBL dual 15s...my Rickenbacker 4001 >> was rewired from traditional rotosound to split stereo... My treble signal >> fed into a Mutron BiPhase. We played Yes Rush star castle Renaissance for >> a while. Then funk and disco {fun for bassist s) ....sold it all when I >> got married. Tube amps are expensive and hard to maintain >> On Nov 18, 2015 9:04 PM, "Daniel White" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> After years of reading Jaime’s posts… its clear he is an Audiophile. I >>> bet he only plays with tube amps as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> Digital just doesn’t have the warm sound of analog… >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb10/articles/analoguewarmth.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> Daniel White >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 >>> >>> Skype: danieldwhite >>> Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:37 PM >>> *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Phone System >>> >>> >>> >>> Voice quality for one....it echos or audio quality is crappy. We >>> replaced my mums TWC with fixed cellular and an ATT landline. Better all >>> around. When I was at district with had hybrid system. The pots one had >>> almost zero issues. The main office went to Cisco and after a few months >>> went back to pots. At time we had 45 x 45 symmetrical link...now they >>> have 1Gbps link.... At district our boss ran a flat network which probably >>> contributed to much of this....not sure what they have now... >>> >>> On Nov 18, 2015 5:19 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I though you were going to say.... >>> >>> >>> >>> I am old school, I don't answer the phone, I let my assistant answer it ! >>> >>> >>> >>> LOL !.. >>> >>> >>> >>> What attribute do you associate with VOIP that yo don't like ? >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> Faisal Imtiaz >>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>> Miami, FL 33155 >>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <305%20663%205518%20x%20232> >>> >>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From: *"Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *"Animal Farm" <[email protected]> >>> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:15:02 PM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Phone System >>> >>> Actually I am old school...I still don't like VoIP systems... Especially >>> TWC version >>> >>> On Nov 18, 2015 5:04 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Is that the type of phone you are using? >>> >>> On Nov 18, 2015 3:47 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Their UTM firewalls are outstanding, support impeccable, RMA process >>> superb. Firmware updates are a PITA because of the random changes, like >>> taking out DHCP relay from the GUI requiring CLI. Their sizing calculator >>> is pretty spot on. They do a decent trade in for competitor replacement, >>> just send a serial and certificate of destruction. >>> >>> It does suck if you dont do the maintenance contract you lose some of >>> the UTM like webfiltering >>> >>> They have some 3com partnership, or they bought hem, something to that >>> effect. >>> >>> Their switches are a bit big for the britches, I wasnt impressed. >>> >>> >>> >>> It can get pricey though >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Paul Stewart <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Interesting …. Anyone use Fortinet gear for anything else? They keep >>> hitting my radar for certain applications but have no real hands on with >>> it…. They seem to make a lot of options… >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy >>> /sarcasm >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:34 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Phone System >>> >>> >>> >>> we do fortinet only >>> >>> You can do it without a problem >>> >>> its a good system as long as you realize is a voip pbx in a box, its not >>> as configurable as some, but thats the beauty, you have a clear line of can >>> do and cannot do >>> >>> Its designed to be an end user system as in you sell it to a customer >>> and they manage it through their support contract with fortinet >>> >>> We have one customer who did that, he has had good success with self >>> management, and hes a dolt at times. >>> >>> They bought Talkswitch so its actually a rebranded but seasoned system >>> >>> The virtual pbx is more scalable, but without conversion hardware it >>> doesnt do pots >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Matt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> We are looking at upgrading our phone system. Looking at Fortinet. >>> We have two locations now with separate phone numbers. Wanting to >>> link the systems over Internet so we can help each other out when one >>> location or other has too many lines ringing. >>> >>> What is everyone else using for a phone system and how do they like it? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>> >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>> >>>
