Steen

Wow Priaptor what a mess! Seems our posts crossed over. Jungs Collective Unconscious playing tricks here. My last post wasn't meant in THAT context at all! Hadn't read Yours. This is where I draw the line regarding forums, far too many misunderstandings possible. Thanx folks believe You me You've been very, very helpfull. Computing eats some of us up from the inside, life's too short for that. I recommend listening to Jimi Hendrix' (1983....A Merman I Should Turn To Be) & Moon Turn The Tides...gently, gently away - one of the best natural sounding ambients I ever heard - from "Electric Ladyland", for the funeral.. Looked up the word "tæge" in a danish/english dictionary and found bug (always thought a bug was a fly, now I know better and we don't use the word at all like You do, goes to show how much one can muck things up when using non-native language)... Concerning cigars; I went to Cuba about 19 yrs. ago and... God: -"There he goes again...Got an Earthmap Zeus! Went to visit my old friend and writer Henning Mankell in Ystad, Sweden where he dug it out for me." Zeus: -"How is he, that old bugger?" God: -"More than happy, rejoicing I'd call it. His character, the burned-out detective Wallander, is now being played by Kenneth Branagh in a TV series too, that's three different TV series with the same character!" Zeus: -"The Shakespeare guy? Loved him in "Henry the 5th." Why do detectives always have to be burned-out? Agatha Christies' detective with the moustache - what's his name? - Hercule Poirot, just sat back at his desk and solved the crimes drinking Port, a bit like Nero Wolfe..." God: -"Yeah, I know what You mean and even though times are changing - getting facelifts once in a while - they still keep killing each other down there. The Buddhists didn't get their message across either.." Zeus: -"Not so strange that, next to none take them seriously, they're always laughing and people think they act like Wise-Guys, must be that Void they're eternally blabbering about..." God: -"HH Dalai Lama tells Earthlings, the human evolution takes Aeons, they may have jumped onto that." Zeus: -"Took some steps though, He dropped politics!" God: -"Good for Him.....It's a GPS mapping device BTW." Zeus: -"Got to be carefull with those, I heard - can lead to some pretty awesome goosechases..better stick to the good old paper types." God: -"...Kenneth Branagh directed a crime movie too, don't remember it's name, but classy stuff, he uses all kinds of weird angles with the camera, theatrical, worth a look.." Zeus: -"So is: "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"." God: -"Hmm...lets go to Gladstoneburry and take a look at those ley-lines." Steen (dancing a little around in his Cosmic Débris)(singing low): -"I remember my Great-Grand-Uncle had seven cows, a ten inches tall - three legged - old, battered Milking Chair and a One-handed Forge, wonder how that'd work for listening...Well, have to go now, gotta living to earn...money, money, money...That's the Real Bug!...Glad I bought that electromagnetic mattress though." (.....trailing off.........) God: -"Hmmmh...." Zeus: -"H..Hm...!"

God: -"Psst, Zeus listen to me.." Zeus: -"Hrmm...What?" God: -"Look at this nice shtool Athena has given me for my birthday!" Zeus: -"Ohhoo, goody, goody, nicely curved...my,my,my...lucky You....and two legged at that!....Have You seen Rosencrantz & Guildenstern around?" God: -"Let the dead burry the dead." Zeus: -"Did You know they were kin to the Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe?" God: -"For real? That's news to me." Zeus: -"Yeah, really...nefews or something.." God: -"Ahaa..." Zeus: -"Supposedly from Sweden." God: -"I'll see what I can do...."

Seems like only a handfull of people ever heard of a booklet by Wegner called "Homo Sedens" (Sitting Man). Wegner wasn't a prophet but he did have some contact... His little booklet is quite a piece that gives a peep into the future. Now, we all know how Man evolved from Cro Magnon aso. until he stood up to become "Homo Erectus". So "Standing Man" evolved to "Sitting Man", and Wegner also designed tables...or did he?...Well anyway, some of his chairs are used with tables - often dinner tables, and this concept is the precursor to the coming evolutionary step: "Homo Tabloid" ! This being mainly evolves through sitting for longer spans of time in front of desks, tables and the like (gave him a bit of a problem scratching his bum though). His belly is filled to the brim and his emotions stabilised. He is so stable he needs any help he can get to be moved (that's part of the reason he listens to any kind of music). Now and again burps rise up from the region of his belly and reaches the head. Unable to get it all out (for lack of movement) the head eventually grows so big and heavy it falls onto the table. He must be very very carefull during this proces, as anything lying in front of him will lie under that elephantine head of his, like f. inst Danish Pastries (be mindfull of those, they can be quite sticky with all that sugar, fortunately homegrown raw materials makes these quite a lot better over here). Again now, when I say that... God: -"Stop it, stop it, that's enough Steen!" Steen: -"Who's that?" God: -"It's me You nitwit...stop making such an ass of Yourself." Steen (stammering very fast): -"B.b.but, I just downloaded this from the ether that One could do to the Audiophooleo, real easy and..." God: -"I know, in time, in time, relax, let it have it's burn-in time, sure it's worthwhile...how do you think your gear sounds?" Steen: -"Huhhmm..broorarrumm, well er...quite good...I mean...real good..no frankly...it sounds fantastic..!" God: -"There You see, it's OK nobody wants to hear about Your Bits & Pieces anyway, or maybe just the odd screwball like Yourself.." God to Zeus: -"Is this guy one of Yours?" Zeus: -"Nope." God: -"Well he sure ain't gonna be on my team for long." Steen:-"..But I went to Arizona and I met the H..." God: -"Who cares what You did in Arizona, it's rather likely You came from Moronia, and if You keep on acting this way I'll make You a Flagellant of the Jesuit Order!!" Steen: -"Allright, allright..."... God: -"And stop writing that nonsense, You think You're a real Cervantes don't You, looks more Quixotic seen from up here.." Steen (Crawling away on the rubbles of his Mind, humiliated & percolating)(whispering to himself): -"I'll do a poem next time..." God to Zeus: -"We've let this guy listen to The Allmann Brothers' "Whipping Post" for far to long....remember what FZ said about the mind?" Zeus: -"Enlighten me." God: -"It's the uggliest part of Your body." Zeus (lying back resting the head on a rock, yawning): -"Ahh yes, I remember now...those unused batteries for Lamas.." God: -"I'm going home for dinner now." Zeus: -"Have fun, I did.." God: -"Seriously Ted?"

I forgot Wegner did make a second version for nonstarters. The listener could turn the target, and face it, thus the listener could throw fruits at it himself. When tired of that, the target could be taken off and put it at the end of the bar as headrest. It was a one-hole system and a bit picky, so it was discontinued...

The Danish designer Wegner birthed a Secret Listening Chair that he didn't wan't his name put to: It's called "Wavelength" most people know of it, It's found in many fairs... It's a bar high up above a pool filled with water in a mighty tall cage. The listener sits on the bar, waving his legs doing all kinds of stunts. There's a target on the side at which You can aim any Peelable fruit, when the center is hit, the Listener falls into the pool. Anything can be put into the water, for personal choice of ugglyness and variation. Wegner dumped the idea of making money from it, as the Listener got it all: You had to pay to throw... There were no speakers, but lots of shouts,joy and laughter !

...and a one...and a zero......and a rolling stone.., don't Rock my Bone... NB. Visit attachment below: "Gregorian Chair" (Mid. Ages): Anonymous french painter. HH Dalai Lama: -"99% of all judgements are projections.." Layman: -"Wow, that's nearly 100% bit-imperfect ! What's bit-perfect then ?" HH Dalai Lama: -"Stating the Obvious !" Disciple: -"I see." HH Dalai Lama:-"Well, it's like this: Nothing can ever be done or played back exactly the same twice, much less thrice..Matter is impermanent - as are thoughts - always on the move, everything is energy. BTW, bit-perfect not only saves You from endless discussions (though it may be Your Spice), but from a symbolic point of view; the Ones "stating the obvious" are Those that "shall inherit the Earth." In unison: Layman: -"GOTCHA !" Disciple: -"I see..." HH Dalai Lama: -"You might think You have or You do,...experience though tells me ........... Disciple (whispering to the layman): -"Is that "Paranoid" they're playing on the other side?" Layman (angrilly): -"Well, it certainly ain't "Paranoiaque Critique" by Dali ! (The spanish painter not the danish loudspeaker). HH Dalai Lama: -"...........otherwise. My statement is based on pure logic; to arrive at this obviously simple conclusion one basically needs an Esoteric Rig; depth, silence, meditation...not a Rick Veda.... Remember: "Thou shallt sit cross-legged", and please;.. no mirroring when adjusting the azimuth ! Remember also: Too much comfort dulls the senses and is the root of all Evil..." Walk..Inn...Meditation... Disciple: -"You just can't help it can You ?" HH Dalai Lama (chuckling like only Lamas do): -"No, it's all this CCCPc (Chinese Copy Cat Personal computing), even Kant and Rousseau would be out of their depths on this One, and I can help You !"....(murmuring under his breath)...."Here comes the Taxman".........(stepping aside)..........."Mind the Gap !"..........

Hi Again Jesus R.<br /> <br /> As I tend to get immersed in things, My outlook has gotten a bit foggy...<br /> <br /> ...Like an automatic voice says in quite a few airports:<br /> <br /> "Mind....... .......the Gap"<br /> <br /> Just got taxes to review, and it always feels like stepping into Quicksand...(thats the sad thing about Denmark; we pride ourselves in having the worlds' highest taxes).<br /> <br /> I'll have to postpone the CDplayer pictures till about mid March or later...And I think the CA forum might not be the right place for that either. A side by side test with sand, oil etc. vs a conventional box is the only thing that would make sense here, and I certainly don't have the means for that.<br /> <br /> Going down now; into the Valley to Forge a coin-shaped Talisman with Washington one the one side and probably the Qheen of Denmark on the other, toss it up and find out how & where to expose the boxing when reemerging...<br /> <br /> ...Diverging? Off Course! But there's a Black Sabbath Cocktail party on the way down and a Buddha retreat on the way up, not bad at all..! <br /> <br /> <br /> PS. thanks for the link, I'll look into it when time allows...<br /> <br /> Steen

Hi Jesus R.<br /> <br /> I'll take some pictures, but it'll be a short while yet...<br /> Thanks for the interest.<br /> <br /> Incidentally; concerning the "Computer damping" of vibrations, I think that's what Charles Altmann & Ken Ischiwata are doing with some of their stuff; encapsulating with lacker or "tar" like substances respectively (perhaps it ought to be the other way around considering their whereabouts!). <br /> <br /> Life is a mighty Strange Brew, so not necessarily need for oil, sand (& feathers). I do believe that electronics also prefer to "breathe", so "complete encapsulation" might be overdoing it and kills some "aliveness". <br /> A sandbox for leading away and "stocking" vibrations is a must though - to me anyway - but it does look a bit nutty...<br /> <br /> Looking forward to get some knowhow about batteries... <br /> <br /> And I'll be glad to share my own experiences...

Hi Chris<br /> <br /> If You add some feathers--><br /> You might get a different outlook<br /> <br /> Don't mind my English...It's a first...<br /> <br />

OK, too bad... <br /> Thanks a lot Julf<br /> <br /> You can still get rid of some unwelcome vibrations though - if You care to experiment - it hides in every corner in even a single resistor, dampening it will give you better sound...<br /> <br />

Hi Chris...& all...<br /> <br /> Been surfing around once in a while for some years now, looking for HIFI inspiration, and found the wonderful CA site to be an absolute Godsend!<br /> The lengths that You go to, to keep the integrity of the site is a marvel..<br /> <br /> Like to have a go at the CAPS, but have some food for thought.<br /> <br /> CAPS is based on no movable parts. Having recently listened to playback with CD vs Vinyl on the same top notch rig (400K$ - not my own), triggered something...<br /> <br /> Shortly the sound:<br /> CD sounded fabulous, like a magnifying glass looking inside the instruments, atoms and energy might be keywords here.<br /> Vinyl sounded much more palpable, closer to the physical materials so to speak, more realistic.(prefered the latter).<br /> <br /> Two very different experiences of sound;<br /> (could of course lay Swiss Francs aside and buy a Soulution CD player, but I'd be 125 yrs old before the amount would suffice...).<br /> <br /> DIY at my place is quite simple and based on - primarily - boxes/boxing (I'm practical as electronicswise - I only know how to solder). Have f.inst. pulled out the inside of my CD player to sand and oil damp it - drive and all - with very, very good results (a concept that would be completely impossible to commercialise and market. The stuff cannot really be moved after being made!). <br /> So casing without sand - and possibly oil - for the CAPS is not an option for me.<br /> <br /> Watching speakers when fed by Vinyl, One sees a constant, uninterupted movement, fed by CD there is no such movement...so unbroken physical contact between medias - like needle and groove - might be preferable to endless 0's and 1's...!?!<br /> Thus I wondered; One might be able to get, or at least try to get, the best of both worlds using a HDD in realtime playback.<br /> Of course no movable parts has gone, but there is absolutely no doubt You can lead most of the unsought-for vibrations away from the HDD with sand, oil a.s.o...<br /> ...Maybe with even better results than only using SSD.<br /> <br /> Not knowing anything about computers the following might be a very old or out of tune song:<br /> <br /> -"Would it be possible to use SSD for OS and storage, while using HDD rather like a turntable: Loading the music, that You want to hear at that precise moment, onto the HDD so as to have it playback directly to the USB device/DAC, without being loaded through RAM or Buffer...?"<br /> <br /> Also:<br /> <br /> -"Car-battery-powering the CAPS, how does One do that? Does anyone have a link to somewhere describing the construction of a setup/device that lets You feed a computer with a car battery, or do You just plug it in?"<br /> <br /> Any feedback or redirecting'll be much appreciated as this might not be considered CAPS anymore...<br /> <br /> Steen