In the bathroom at work, and the automatic light just turned off on me -_-
Formerly Loom from TTA (rip)
~Ignorance is not to be ignored.~
~Ignorance is not to be ignored.~
What's everyone up to right now?
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In the bathroom at work, and the automatic light just turned off on me -_-
Formerly Loom from TTA (rip)
~Ignorance is not to be ignored.~ RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 17, 2019 at 10:58 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2019 at 12:57 am by Rev. Rye.)
Dad’s been working on the amp. Here’s how it looks now.
Not pictured:
I should note that I don't even know how it'll sound, but given the components, I'll expect a mix of this: and this Also, even though the amp is only 15 watts, it turns out 15 is plenty for most real-world applications (unless you're playing to packed arenas with no PA reinforcement and fans screaming so loudly that they compete with the band), and according to my calculations, this little 14 watt Vaux could potentially be 57.3% the volume of (read: 8 decibels less than) those iconic 100-watt stacks. Math here: And that's how Neil Young can wow arenas while Old Black is hooked up to an amp of comparably low power.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
AT home.
Not at work! Bheer is goood!
@Rev
I invitedare anyone who doesn't think 50W (RMS) isn't LOUD to be in a small room with a Marshall 50W half stack. Turned up to about 8. RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 18, 2019 at 7:44 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2019 at 7:48 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(January 18, 2019 at 3:53 pm)Cathooloo Wrote: @Rev Okay, thinking about Speaker sensitivity, my estimation of about 8 decibels difference was a bit off. Using this calculator and my speaker's 88dB sensitivity, I ended up calculating it and its peak SPL (from a meter away) is closer to 100dB (99.5, to be precise, 102.5 if it's near a wall, and 105.5 if it's in a corner). Comparing it with this video of a 100w full stack at full blast: It looks like my calculation is a lot softer than expected, but still plenty loud. Jackhammer loud, and, naturally, there'll be the line out for live applications (thankfully, the speaker emulation in the preamp circuit will help with that). But still, this little 14 watt amp with a speaker of less than optimal sensitivity, according to calculations, can be as loud as a jackhammer, motorcycle, or power mower at its peak power. Naturally, I can see no reason a 50w half-stack can't get so loud it's literally painful.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I knew a guy back in the 80s who's (rich) dad bought him a full stack when he was 15 (he went on to play guitar for Rob Halford amongst others). It was pointless; it was so obscenely loud you could never play through it.
RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 20, 2019 at 1:51 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2019 at 1:53 am by Rev. Rye.)
I think I have found the worst thing ever to be made for YouTube. Unclick the hide button and bear witness to the following:
Yup, it’s Jesse Custer time. Honestly, how has Patrice Wilson managed to not get named and shamed by #metoo? Or arrested?
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad. RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 20, 2019 at 9:07 pm
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2019 at 9:11 pm by Angrboda.)
Muddling through deciding what to do about having one drive fail and another reporting imminent failure in a 3 drive RAID 5 array. I have most of the info still on the old server, presuming it's still functional, but still, it's the last thing I need. I was tempted to spend $250 on mostly new disks to upgrade the RAID 1 mirror from 2 TB to 4 TB and restore the RAID 5 array, but I decided against it. Delaying past this weekend means I'll lose a $35 discount on the new disks, so I can't really change my mind after midnight. I'll be going with a bunch of used/pre-owned hard drives, but hopefully they will last a while and won't go belly up at the first opportunity. In the meantime, I'm buying materials to burn and store the zillions of DVD video files on my disks, freeing up space to use for greater redundancy/backup of more important data.
RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 20, 2019 at 10:29 pm
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2019 at 10:38 pm by Rev. Rye.)
Currently watching Jem and the Holograms for my weekly horrible film resolution. I've only watched a single episode of the original series (the anti-drug one) and somehow I can tell that literally the only thing they kept from the original series are the names.
And I just found out it's so lazy that it uses Google Earth for its scene transitions, AND DOESN'T EVEN BOTHER TO AIRBRUSH THE LOGO OUT OF THE SHOT. (Yes, I took this from my phone direct from my bedroom TV instead of a more direct route. This was a spur of the moment thing and this movie doesn’t even deserve a decent-looking screenshot anyway.) On second thought, this may be a deliberate stylistic choice to tie in with the obsession with modern internet culture that the film shows. A Stupid one, but still perhaps deliberate. I may be switching back to the commentary whenever it shows up again to see if this is the case, but the last few times I tried it, there was no mention of it. Also, I think I need to give that "watch a So Bad It's Horrible film per week for an entire year" a better name. So far, I'm thinking of going with "The Deep Hurting Project."
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad. (January 20, 2019 at 10:29 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Currently watching Jem and the Holograms for my weekly horrible film resolution. I've only watched a single episode of the original series (the anti-drug one) and somehow I can tell that literally the only thing they kept from the original series are the names. Leaving in the GOOGLE Earth logo could just be a nod to "Cheepniss", ala Frank Zappa.
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