New member post padding thread....

[GMichael]

I have seen a few new members get frustrated over the post minimums we have here. These minimums are needed to keep out spammers. To help alleviate some of the frustration, I propose that we keep this thread going so that new members can come here and get in the posts they need to ask questions or post pictures.

What say our moderators?

[Glen B]

What is to prevent spammers from doing the same ? We were all newcomers at one time and dealt with the limitations until we had enough (quality) posts.

[GMichael]

It stops the bots that don't make posts. Other spammers would just post nonsense in any thread that came along to get to 5. I've seen this type of thread on several other sights and thought we could use one. The mods are welcome to lock it if they disagree. My feelings won't be hurt.

[dkim]

i think thats a good idea...especially bc i'm new and i have no idea where to post or what to say...

[StevenSurprenant]

While we're talking...

I think that a great feature would be to allow a member to block posts from their view from members that aggravate them "AND" to block the the offending member from seeing their posts. This could have the potential of reducing flame wars. Of course, this would have no effect on what others would see.

It's just a thought...

[GMichael]

While we're talking...

I think that a great feature would be to allow a member to block posts from their view from members that aggravate them "AND" to block the the offending member from seeing their posts. This could have the potential of reducing flame wars. Of course, this would have no effect on what others would see.

It's just a thought...

You can go into your own profile and block your view of others' posts. I don't think that you can do the reverse. Then again, if you can't see ther reply, who cares?

Edit: Hmmm.... I couldn't find it. There used to be a button to click on to block posts from other posters, but I couldn't find it. Maybe it got lost in the shuffle when the new look came about. Or maybe I just couldn't find it?
Mods?

[StevenSurprenant]

You can go into your own profile and block your view of others' posts. I don't think that you can do the reverse. Then again, if you can't see ther reply, who cares?

I saw that, but I was unsure how it worked. I guess that I was thinking of something a little more sophisticated.

For example, there are members that who generally make decent posts, but at times, and in certain threads go on the war path defaming another member. It would be nice to just block them just in that particular thread rather than block them globally (or both). Blocking it both ways would end the conflict and the other members wouldn't be subjected to the ongoing bickering.

An example how this would be helpful would be the wire arguments that caused such a stir many years ago. That way, the people who would have wanted to talk about wires could have a peaceful discussion without the thread being polluted with naysayers.

Like I said, it was just a thought.

Thanks anyway.

[Mash]

I remember the wire wars. I got tired of reading silly nonsense about wires so I avoided, & still avoid, wires.

I suppose one could, perhaps even should, permit people to indulge their delusions, but how does this help them to develop their hobby? They spend a lot of money on exotic wires and then one day they learn that it was a waste. Should they still like us?

Granted, we all waste money from time to time, but do we meet our obligations to help those with less knowlege if we sit quietly and let misinformation flow by? Some people do get hurt feelings but whose fault is that?

One of my favorites were those mini-telephone poles that hold your wires up off of the floor. I have forgotten the supposed benefit, but the real reason power lines usually hang up in the air is so that the power company can push about 20% more power through those uninsulated wires when compared to comparable insulated and buried power lines. Air cooling, and all that. But the buried insulated lines do look nicer, even though insulation has a finite life and that life is shorter at 14,400 volts than it is at 120 volts.

[ursus262]

Hello, I am new here, and this is Post No 1

[ursus262]

...... and this is post no 2

[ursus262]

......No 3

[ursus262]

Cough..... no 4

[ursus262]

and finally.... No 5!

[RFT]

Hello,

I think this thread is a great idea. I am new here and I am not a spammer. But I am also pretty new to the audio world so I have a hard time posting on other threads since I don't have any knowledge to share (yet).

At any rate, I am about to purchase my first HT system and this site looks very promising to get sound advise (pun intended).

Thanks for keeping this forum alive . . .

[szjon]

Hat tip to the guy that thought of this thread.

[GMichael]

Hat tip to the guy that thought of this thread.

Greenies to you....

[sound_seeker]

Hello everybody here in this beautiful and helpful forum!

I'm new to sound and video systems. My bro is a DJ but he lives in a different country, and I'll been far from technical stuff for a while.

I read couple of threads and most of them were too technical to leave a post until I found I can do it here.



I have 4 speakers at my home right now and they are with me for the last 5 years I inherited them from my former roommate.

2 of them are Sanyo SX820 and the other 2 areJVC SK S44.

I believe the sub-woofers are working but some of the tweeters are blown off. I just got a multimeter to measure which speakers need to be replaced.

My question is

Which of these 2 sets is better? (I read the Sanyo were sold back in 1979) For some reason they make a better sound to me.

My receiver is also old - KENWOOD 105VR

My goals is to put those 4 speakers to work with a decent sound because I don't have much money to buy new speakers and receiver.

Thanks in advance!

p.s.
You can move my question if you think is not for this section of the forums.

[sound_seeker]

Nobody is willing to answer or I have to earn higher reputation here...?

[GMichael]

Nobody is willing to answer or I have to earn higher reputation here...?

I don't think that anyone has experience with the model speakers you are asking about. In any case, the best speakers are the ones that sound best to you. There are too many different oppinions about types of speakers to say that one type is really any better than the rest.

[JoeE SP9]

Nobody is willing to answer or I have to earn higher reputation here...?

The speakers you are asking about are pretty much unknown here. First, they do not have sub woofers. They have woofers. A sub woofer is almost always in a separate box with it's own amplifier.
If the tweeters are blown your only option is replacing them. Please understand, 99% of the time when you blow tweeters it's because you don't have enough power. On the rare occasions when a woofer is blown it's because of too much power.

Your current speakers may not be worth repairung.

Where are you located? If you have access to Craig's List that may be your best resource for replacement speakers. With CL you need to have some knowledge of what you're looking for.

You can buy a pair of small bookshelf speakers and a powered sub woofer from Parts Express for around $200 that will shame your current speakers even if they were functioning properly.

BTW:That's my recommendation.

[TheShawn]

#7

Will be rooting for the Bengals this weekend

[Mikeinkc]

New to this site and just wanted to ask a simple question. Now I need to post 5 times just to ask? Seems like you'll end up with more junk (like this post) just so people can use it.

[szjon]

copy pasta no good

[szjon]

Merry xmas

[szjon]

where is my profile pic?