Simply random stuff

[JohnN]

'Big Brother is watching you': Collector's coin marks George Orwell's death 75 years ago

This photo, provided by The Royal Mint, Jan. 13, 2025, shows a portrait of George Orwell and a new £2 coin. (The Royal Mint/PinPep via AP)

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

A flat transfer is not necessarily a good thing, in my opinion. Sometimes a track needs touchup in mastering to bring that final shine, and in a flat transfer of a tape, depending on how the album was recorded/mixed/etc., that mastering touchup may get lost.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

To those who have listened to both Auro3D and Dolby Atmos, is there any noticable quality difference? Any particular preference? Of course given the same mix/master.

 

[GOS]

Happy Halloween

Envy Of None - Not Dead Yet​

Envy Of None are:
Alf Annibalini - Guitar, Keyboards
Andy Curran - Bass Guitar, Background Vocals, Guitar
Alex Lifeson- Guitar, Mandola, Oud,
Maiah Wynne - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards

And, I just put in an order for their new album. Not cheap at all, but hey. I like how it sounds...

 

[J. PUPSTER]

And, I just put in an order for their new album. Not cheap at all, but hey. I like how it sounds...

And in BD Atmos/5.1 no less... well well well; Gibson City is gonna be rockin'

What web site you ordering from Gene?

 

[GOS]

And in BD Atmos/5.1 no less... well well well; Gibson City is gonna be rockin'

What web site you ordering from Gene?

CC Music

 

[J. PUPSTER]

And, I just put in an order for their new album. Not cheap at all, but hey. I like how it sounds...

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Yo @haikubass

Release Date:

3/14/2025

Two Thousand Aught and Twenty Five
*OK, so the "Aught and", technically is incorrect, more like Two Thousand Twenty Five;
nice try soldier, now how many fingers am I holding up? (God I have fun on here )

 

[Owen Smith]

To those who have listened to both Auro3D and Dolby Atmos, is there any noticable quality difference? Any particular preference? Of course given the same mix/master.

Are there any releases available in Auro and Atmos versions? Even without the same mix/master I'm not aware of any available in both.

And if you mean Auro as an upmixer from stereo or 5.1 (I'm not clear on what Aura 3D means exactly) that would make no sense to compare against genuine Atmos which is likely discrete 7.1.4.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Are there any releases available in Auro and Atmos versions? Even without the same mix/master I'm not aware of any available in both.

And if you mean Auro as an upmixer from stereo or 5.1 (I'm not clear on what Aura 3D means exactly) that would make no sense to compare against genuine Atmos which is likely discrete 7.1.4.

just look at this listing for codec, quite a few actually IINM

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/2024-surround-releases.35349/#post-748742

 

[GOS]

Flu shot. Sore shoulder. lol

 

[Bill B]

Flu shot. Sore shoulder. lol

Got a Covid and Flu shot as soon as they were available in October. Just found out I have Covid today. I made it through the entire pandemic without getting it but my luck ran out.
What can I say? You pay your money and you take your chances. There are no guarantees. Doctor prescribed Paxlovid today.
Hope you have better luck/success.

 

[jimfisheye]

A flat transfer is not necessarily a good thing, in my opinion. Sometimes a track needs touchup in mastering to bring that final shine, and in a flat transfer of a tape, depending on how the album was recorded/mixed/etc., that mastering touchup may get lost.

Indeed. Goes both ways though.

 

[Owen Smith]

Got a Covid and Flu shot as soon as they were available in October. Just found out I have Covid today. I made it through the entire pandemic without getting it but my luck ran out.
What can I say? You pay your money and you take your chances. There are no guarantees.

Having had the Covid shot should mean your Covid isn't as bad as it would have been without the shot. Same applies to the Flu shot if you catch Flu, neither shots provide total immunity unlike the Measles shot which does.

 

[Bill B]

Having had the Covid shot should mean your Covid isn't as bad as it would have been without the shot. Same applies to the Flu shot if you catch Flu, neither shots provide total immunity unlike the Measles shot which does.

Yeah, I know that, but I always hope it wards off the evil spirits altogether.

 

[barfle]

Got a Covid and Flu shot as soon as they were available in October. Just found out I have Covid today. I made it through the entire pandemic without getting it but my luck ran out.
What can I say? You pay your money and you take your chances. There are no guarantees. Doctor prescribed Paxlovid today.
Hope you have better luck/success.

I’ve had it twice (positive tests). Once in 2020, before the vaccines becama available, and once two and a half years ago, when it was running through the assisted living center where my dad was.

Both times I felt generally crappy for about half a day, and by the time I knew I was positive, I felt fine. Just try not to spread it around, and good luck. Heal quickly and completely.

 

[barfle]

A flat transfer is not necessarily a good thing, in my opinion. Sometimes a track needs touchup in mastering to bring that final shine, and in a flat transfer of a tape, depending on how the album was recorded/mixed/etc., that mastering touchup may get lost.

To be sure, if there’s something wrong, it should be fixed, and I’ve heard that there are subtle EQ differences between vinyl and digital recordings (never recorded to vinyl myself).

 

[GOS]

I’ve had it twice (positive tests). Once in 2020, before the vaccines becama available, and once two and a half years ago, when it was running through the assisted living center where my dad was.

Both times I felt generally crappy for about half a day, and by the time I knew I was positive, I felt fine. Just try not to spread it around, and good luck. Heal quickly and completely.

Weird thing for me is, I've never tested positive for Covid...yet during the Covid shutdown, I got super sick and couldn't get out of bed. Yet, never tested positive. I can't remember ever being as sick as I felt for those 4 days.

 

[mandrix]

To those who have listened to both Auro3D and Dolby Atmos, is there any noticable quality difference? Any particular preference? Of course given the same mix/master.

I have several with both codecs. Alas, my AVR does not have Auro3D capability.

 

[mandrix]

Weird thing for me is, I've never tested positive for Covid...yet during the Covid shutdown, I got super sick and couldn't get out of bed. Yet, never tested positive. I can't remember ever being as sick as I felt for those 4 days.

A few years ago during Covid the flu got me before I could get the vaccine. I went through about two weeks of pure hell, bronchitis, etc. Went to the ER twice in one weekend.

 

[Owen Smith]

Weird thing for me is, I've never tested positive for Covid...yet during the Covid shutdown, I got super sick and couldn't get out of bed. Yet, never tested positive. I can't remember ever being as sick as I felt for those 4 days.

I ended up in bed with covid for 24 hours on holiday in Amsterdam in September 2022. I'd been on a Rhine river cruise, a woman on the cruise was coughing her guts up all over the place but refused to isolate in her cabin when asked. Staff refused to intervene, which is ridiculous as the Captain has the authority to throw anyone off the ship if they have reason and knowingly not isolating should have been sufficient. Half the ship went down with covid by the time we reached Amsterdam.