Simply random stuff

[Mr. Afternoon]

Does that include Dolby Digital AC3 as used on DVD-Video? Because a lot of 5.1 soundtracks are DVD-Video with either AC3 or DTS tracks.

I do believe AC3 has a 5.1 side and a 5.1 rear option. The whole side/rear business seems to only apply to 5.1, as no other channel config offers that kind of option, except for 3.0 and 4.0, which can either be LCR and Quad (the normal modes) or Dolby Surround (where there is a single rear channel that's bandwidth limited per the original spec).

 

[barfle]

I'm worried about my big staghorn ferns. One is completey wrapped in tarps, the biggest one is suspended from a frame I made from 4x4's...all I can do is throw a (big) tarp over it.
I used to move them into the shed every winter but they are way beyond lifting now.

We have a barrel cactus we call “Spike.” He’s in a pot (not an easy job!) and we wheel him into the garage before first frost. We have a heater under his pot, and we have grow lights on during the day. He has several potted friends as well. No perennials in the ground that can’t take 0F.

 

[barfle]

Technically, according to Dolby specifications, the surround channels in a 5.1 setup should be placed identically to the side surround channels in a 7.1 setup. So, 7.1 adds rear surrounds, not sides. Theoretically, in a perfectly treated room with optimally placed and equidistant speakers, those added rear channels shouldn't make much of a difference in terms of perceived soundfield.

I’ve noticed that my Marantz 7706 removes the rear speakers from its setup for 5.x.x, whether or not there’s side speakers in the room. And in my room, there are not. Yep, another compromise.

 

[Rhinojack]

We have a barrel cactus we call “Spike.” He’s in a pot (not an easy job!) and we wheel him into the garage before first frost. We have a heater under his pot, and we have grow lights on during the day. He has several potted friends as well. No perennials in the ground that can’t take 0F.

He’s not spoiled!

 

[Quadmon]

My cataract surgery about three years ago was one of the best things I’ve done for myself. 16F outside right now. Staying in as much as I can.

That’s awesome! My wife has worn glasses since grade school. She can already see well out of her left eye and the right eye will be done next month. I’m a stage four but not quite to where I can have the surgery. Glad she could get it.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Have you ever found yourself hovering over the buy button on a hilariously overpriced out-of-print item? Maybe it's time to attend Audiophiles Anonymous...

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Records mixed directly to matrix quad make me sad because they sound wrong un-decoded and lose substantial definition when decoded. It's a lose-lose scenario, because no other version exists!

 

[mandrix]

Records mixed directly to matrix quad make me sad because they sound wrong un-decoded and lose substantial definition when decoded. It's a lose-lose scenario, because no other version exists!

Can you cite some examples?

 

[JediJoker]

Records mixed directly to matrix quad make me sad because they sound wrong un-decoded and lose substantial definition when decoded. It's a lose-lose scenario, because no other version exists!

Shhh! Don't let @MidiMagic hear you...

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Can you cite some examples?

There's a QS record I was listening to, Kenji Omura - First Step, and it was just sounding a little...artifacty when decoded. I suppose this is the nature of matrix quad, I have very little experience with it. My surround ventures started discrete!

 

[mandrix]

Well back in the Quad days, you didn't always have a choice to get an album in R2R. Frankly, I never owned one anyway.
But I did have many matrix encoded LP's, and of course Q8's.

 

[mandrix]

There's a QS record I was listening to, Kenji Omura - First Step, and it was just sounding a little...artifacty when decoded. I suppose this is the nature of matrix quad, I have very little experience with it. My surround ventures started discrete!

You have a unit that will decode QS?
Or you were referring to a streaming version in Atmos?

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

You have a unit that will decode QS?
Or you were referring to a streaming version in Atmos?

Actually using the Foobar FreeSurround plugin, which decodes QS when using default settings and front stereo width set to 1.5! Maybe that's the issue, actually...

 

[mandrix]

Actually using the Foobar FreeSurround plugin, which decodes QS when using default settings and front stereo width set to 1.5! Maybe that's the issue, actually...

OK. I have never used it. Since I only have a few SQ/CD-4 LP's left at this stage I don't have any way to compare directly.

 

[JohnN]

Coywolf​

A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (Canis latrans), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and dogs (Canis familiaris).

People also ask

Are there coywolves in Ontario?

Recent sightings reported near Montgomery and Gooseberry streets in the west end of Orangeville are likely a coywolf as well. In fact, according to Trent University geneticist Bradley White, all coyotes in Ontario are coywolves, a hybrid of both wolves and the western coyote.

My wife took a picture of a coywolf sleeping in the back garden just now.
He was looking for a dead buffalo to eat. Our new pet.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

Coywolf​

A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (Canis latrans), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and dogs (Canis familiaris).

People also ask

Are there coywolves in Ontario?

Recent sightings reported near Montgomery and Gooseberry streets in the west end of Orangeville are likely a coywolf as well. In fact, according to Trent University geneticist Bradley White, all coyotes in Ontario are coywolves, a hybrid of both wolves and the western coyote.

My wife took a picture of a coywolf sleeping in the back garden just now.
He was looking for a dead buffalo to eat. Our new pet.

I dunno, man, about a buffalo. But that critter looks dead to me...

 

[mandrix]

Coywolf​

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Coywolf
A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (Canis latrans), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and dogs (Canis familiaris).

People also ask

Are there coywolves in Ontario?

Recent sightings reported near Montgomery and Gooseberry streets in the west end of Orangeville are likely a coywolf as well. In fact, according to Trent University geneticist Bradley White, all coyotes in Ontario are coywolves, a hybrid of both wolves and the western coyote.

My wife took a picture of a coywolf sleeping in the back garden just now.
He was looking for a dead buffalo to eat. Our new pet.

Wow. Never heard of that before. But of course I don't live in Can - anada. Makes sense there would be interbreeding.
Down here in Floriduh we have some Coyote's but they shy away from people and are usually not spotted often.

 

[mandrix]

I dunno, man, about a buffalo. But that critter looks dead to me...

Dogs gotta rest too, man.
Take mine e.g. NO! Please take mine! J/K of course.

 

[JohnN]

I dunno, man, about a buffalo. But that critter looks dead to me...

Sleeping in the sun. He stood up real tall.

 

[cbmmm3]

its been super windy here all day. we have a high wind alert in effect. And about an hour ago my weather station recorded a 64 mph gust !
I dont like North New Salem weather