Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Mathew Howard
You could probably sell that to certain people... On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 11:28 AM Mike Hammett wrote: > What about cage-free, non-GMO cables? > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > >

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Mike Hammett
What about cage-free, non-GMO cables? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Ken Hohhof" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2018 11:24:39 AM Subject:

[AFMUG] OT tool chests

2018-12-29 Thread Chuck McCown
For the past year I have been monitoring pricing on used tool chests. Snap-On, MAC etc. Pricing them out by cents per cubic inch etc. Last week was in Harbor Freight getting some air fittings and checked out their tool chests. Brand new price is lower than the used pricing on name brand

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Ken Hohhof
I bought a pair of Klipsch Forte III speakers earlier this year, replacing 40 year old ElectroVoice acoustic suspension speakers I had already refoamed once. If you ever change your mind and want to buy some old fashioned speakers way bigger than 2” cubes, this is the place:

Re: [AFMUG] Battery charger + load

2018-12-29 Thread Chuck McCown
This is what I ended up buying: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/mean-well-usa-inc/EDR-120-12/1866-1440-ND/7702913 10 amps, din mount, can adjust up to 14 volts. Propane furnace draws 3.7 amps. LED lamps add another amp. So there should be at least 5 amps available for charging.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Chuck McCown
I took a hearing test a few months ago. To my astonishment it came out to be perfect. Seems like everyone including the TV are mumbling, but I have good dynamic range, good sensitivity and good frequency response. My wife’s car has a bunch of audio equalization options. I always have to

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Jason McKemie
They used to have a policy (maybe still do) that retailers couldn't A-B their speakers with other brands. That alone is pretty telling. On Saturday, December 29, 2018, Mathew Howard wrote: > I think it's mainly a matter of good marketing, really. It seems to me > that they mostly just made

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Mathew Howard
I think it's mainly a matter of good marketing, really. It seems to me that they mostly just made something that sounds a bit different, and then convinced people that it sounds better. On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 9:56 AM Bill Prince wrote: > Maybe the lesson is to know your market. "Most people"

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 12/29/18 7:54 AM, Bill Prince wrote: Maybe the lesson is to know your market. "Most people" are not audiophiles, and "most people" probably have a taste for how music should sound. Credit Bose for figuring out what people like, and tailoring their product to provide it. The fact that they

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Bill Prince
Maybe the lesson is to know your market. "Most people" are not audiophiles, and "most people" probably have a taste for how music should sound. Credit Bose for figuring out what people like, and tailoring their product to provide it. The fact that they can do it

Re: [AFMUG] OT: XM Radio

2018-12-29 Thread Ken Hohhof
My dad was a food chemist. It drove him crazy that most people prefer artificial vanilla flavoring to real vanilla. The artificial stuff contains vanillin, one of maybe 100 flavor components in real vanilla beans. People just want the tl;dr, they don’t care about subtleties. From: