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I like to re-post this. I stole it, but it's good perspective.
Q: How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, just to add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
Mr. & Mrs, Audiopolous
10/1/2005
Follow Ups:
You dont know what youare missing from your lightbulb until you install a DAKIOM. See what you have been missing! Order one Today. Rememeber you get a 30 day in home trial.Regards
Mister Pig
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Egad. Go back to fawning over Bush or some other false idol for chrisakes.
...to discuss the (obvious!) advantages of using candles!(So? Where's the new email addy?)
Jim
"...for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise...."
J. R. R. Tolkien
This message has been moved to a more appropriate venue .
Mr. Audiopolous:Very excellent and amusing post!! I think you nailed down all of the different types quite well...
Funny you should mention light bulbs though... I find I like to use a dimmer for my audio room. When lightbulb filaments are not subjected to full voltage, the filaments vibrate and make a noise - commonly referred to as "singing". (This is probably due to the fact that when the dimmer applies a lower voltage to the filament, it does not heat up as much which somehow leads to more/different mechanical vibration.
In passages where there is complete silence, a singing lightbulb nearby IS audible and is no better than a furnace fan, fridge motor or any other annoying source of household noise.
Candles are the only proper way to illuminate an audio sanctum. :o)
Or, if you have a digital front end complete with CDP, jitter reducer, digital active crossover, 6 channel preamplifier, and three separate stereo amplifiers for tri-amping... you don't need lights. All of those LED's are bright enough to give the room a sort-of 'nuclear-ish' kind of glow. Very relaxing!!
Cheers,
Presto
And yes, the type of lighting used can affect the audio system especially if its on the same circuit.
My CDP has one, huge, bright blue one that pierces my eyes if I am listening. I actually had to put tape over it because I SWEAR it made my system sound worse. One of those things when squinting at a led, makes it hard to listen. Funny you mention that though...WHat ever happened to the plain, glowing red led?
All the best,
Mr. & Mrs, Audiopolous
10/1/2005
Hello Audiopolous family:Equipment in the early 80's was silver with nice wood side panels and pretty green or blue or green/blue backlit analog displays.
That was deemed "tacky" by the masses, so we then got the "All equipment must be black" syndrome of the late 80's / early 90's. Problem with BLACK is that ALL LED colors match with it. Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Orange. It all looks good - except now your rack looks like a Christmas tree with lights off due to all of the different LED colors.
YUCK!
Then, the late nineties came around, and we, as a society, are suffering "monolithic" bling-bling syndrome. Everything has to be BIG and BOLD yet simple and monolithic and EXPENSIVE and RICH looking. Look at the auto industry for example - cars now need to have 4 foot high doors with short little windows. Trucks are a lane-and-a-half wide. The only company to make something SMALLER was HUMMER.
Go figure.
Enter - Brushed or bead blasted aluminum 1/2" thick front plates with ONE BIG MONOLITHIC BLUE 25Watt LED right smack in the middle.
ANd yes. It's blinding.
Welcome to the new world order my friend. But guess what. This entire generation, as far as fashion and style goes, is all about REHASHING old ideas, adding a twist, and calling it something new. Just can't wait until 1" thick exotic wood panels are going to start appearing on the sides of our beloved boutique silver gear. It will look about the same as the stuff from the late seventies/early 80's but it will be MORE MONOLITHIC and WASTEFUL and EXPENSIVE. Smaller and environmentally minded is OUT baby - BIG BOLD AND RICH is IN IN IN!
Homo Sapiens fascinate me. I miss my home planet terribly though!
Cheers,
Presto
Buy a better dimmer, or a heavy duty light bulb with heavier filaments that don't resonate.How Stuff Works - Dimmer Buzzing
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
AUDIOPHILE GRADE DIMMERS AND LIGHT BULBS!?!AAAAAAAAAAGH!
Wait a minute. Lemme check with the Patent Office...
WE'RE GONNA BE RICH! :o)
Cheers,
Presto
Q: How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?A: NEXT QUESTION!
(If you don't know who Rosenhaus is, don't worry about it, you're better off.)
but the truth of the matter is that the only way you'd get that many responses is if you were posting about the Grate Randi, or DBT's.I have to run back to Central now......images of SamTubes are appearing before me.
with "second order" harmonic distortion?....
;~)
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N/T
*** This hear hobby is one fine hobby indeed...a passion ***
Y'all mean like 3a's?(cackle)
Not to mention Double BLIND testing of the new versus old bulb!Bob Wood
> Not to mention Double BLIND testing of the new versus old bulb! <The DBT would confirm that not only were the bulbs the same, they weren't even lightbulbs at all! LOL!
Someone has to suggest cryoing the light bulb.
brrrrr! :)
Now thats very amusing :)))
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