Been playing the XLO Test & Burn in CD [GOLD CD] on the Marten Coltrane Supreme loudspeakers (driven by all Audio Note electronics)

Can’t decide if we are craziest playing this thing and expecting more results that just playing music, or even crazier because thesound of the break in track on this CD would drive ANYONE crazy.

Sounds like pink noise and two oscillators, simultaneously but not in sync, generating a piercing tone going up and down the frequency spectrum… Whee Whoo Whee Whoo Whee Whoo ……..

Track 9
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Track 9
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Track 9
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Track 9

At about 90 to 100 decibels…

Neli is out at the gym so I can play it without wondering [more than I already do 🙂 ] if she is going to Lizzy Borden out on me… or me to Jack Nicholson out on her…

I guess the oscillating tones do hit some frequencies that might not normally get hit – and this might cause the drivers to loosen up / break in, and little faster or more evenly…

I put this on the Kharma Mini Exquisites for almost a whole week, but at lower volume… didn’t seem to hurt – but it is hard to tell if it was better than just playing some music.

But I am in a good mood, Lizzy and Jack personalities fighting for control notwithstanding. We picked up about 100 LPs this afternoon, 2/3 of which were 99 cents each. Many were wellknown bands and LPs.

But the ones I am more excited about are the ones I know nothing about. Some wierd Techno and Indie LPs, mostly 45 speed. And of course classical, something else we know so little about that each choice is almost random. And some new age as well. I think the Shadosfax was scratched too much, but I got another Jarre and some unknowns, too. New Grass Revival…

And Hey at $1 one can risk a little and buy whatever looks like it might sound good. Kind of like letting serendipity take a hand piloting our musical selection, but more participatory than just letting a DJ make the selection.

Hmmm… maybe I should go back and only buy *ONLY* LPs that I have no idea what they sound like, but which look like they would sound good. Or interesting. Kind of like Peter Qvortrup’s anti-Audio Hell Hi-Fi evaluation technique applied as a Purchasing Technique.(i.e. instead of listening to unfamiliar music to evaluate a system, to buy or othewise aquire unfamiliar music enjoy a system).

A few pictures of the snowy Audio Federation…

I hear our area of the country is receiving a lot attention because of this storm…

All I can say is it must be a slow news week. It doesn’t help that DIA airport waits until the sun is shining to start plowing the runways… Stranded holiday travelers is always a good story I guess…

The back deck got about 18 inches.

A wider view of the back deck.

Through the window but it is agood view of the tree and neighboring hills facing NNE

Oujtside picture facing more or less the same NE direction, showing just a few of the 45 steps and 50 yards of driveway the shoveling of which has become our gym-away-from-the-gym [we still can’t get our cars out. My S8 has about 4 inches clearance, Neli’s Allroad is adjustable upto about 10 I think, and there is still about 18 inches of snow on about 10-15 yards of driveway to go. It has taken us multiple forays and about 10 hours combined shoveling to get this far. One way to keep fit for carrying amps, moving speakers, and lugging that heavy 5lb? camera around shows, huh? 🙂 But I hope it stays clear until after CES… these storms lately are closing freeways and airports all too often…. .]

Facing NW still on the front stoop. The mountains in the distance are getting some respit from the frozen deluge.

Acoustic Zen Adagio ala Snowy Winter.