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Mark,

After listening to 2 of his other CDs, I really wanted to like Nuevo Flamenco. My impression of the CD was that it consisted of too much single string "plinking" AND with an attitude. Almost sounded like gunfire. I really did not like it. His other CDs are very nicely blended with the other guitar and consist of nice long riffs rather than an in-your -face plink-a-thon.

As you might suspect, my life experiences don't extend to any classical music training. Hence the use of the non-technical word "plink".

bigjohn,

Here's the deal - I'm getting a mental image of you that is like Ray Milland at the end of his bender in "Lost Weekend". I also suspect that hives, stress and general lack of control of your bowels, coupled with night sweats and uncontrollable shaking are beginning to become the norm.

Good God man, beg, plead, grovel - but get permission to upgrade that Outlet order to new, right now speakers!!!! I can't handle your pain....sob.

Plink-a-thon! doesn't sound like a good disc to me. Thanks.

finger-picking or arpeggio would be the terms you were looking for, I think.

i am not to THAT level of distress yet.....YET.. give it time i guess, i will be there..

and i am not waiting on outlets, i am waiting on custom cabinets. i went with the classic oak w/burnt sienna grills. shannon insisted that the speakers match the rest of the living room furniture. but thats cool, i really think they will look much better than the basic old black. although, my sub is black.. but i am sure she will find some way to hide it.

ray, if i didnt know any better, i would think you are trying to make this wait harder and longer than it needs to be. . its all good though.. i am still getting all the loose ends together for final installiation.. speaker wires, connectors, digital cables, rca jacks, etc, etc. it is starting to become a reality.. i am still trying to find someone here in town that has a sound meter i can borrow. i dont wanna blow $20-$30 bucks on a part that i will only ever use once or twice. i need a calibrating disc while i am at it!!

bigjohn

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i am still trying to find someone here in town that has a sound meter i can borrow. i dont wanna blow $20-$30 bucks on a part that i will only ever use once or twice. i need a calibrating disc while i am at it!!

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John,

I will tell you that the investment in the SPL meter will be in your best interest. I have had mine for a couple of years and have used it more than a couple of times...If you rearrange the room, you'll need it...if you get a new DVD player, you'll need it. If you add SACD or DVD-A capability, you'll need it. If you add a different sub, you'll need it. You will want to know if you have any peaks and nulls with that new sub, right? You'll need it.

My advice: You'll need it.

AVIA is a good disk (the one I own) as well as Sound and Vision. I like AVIA best.

My .02,

WhatFurrer

bigjohn, you can also take that spl meter to the races and see how loud it gets. I used mine in class to see who was louder - me or this large obnoxious boy. He won, but it was a bonding experience for us...

ya'll need to quit givin me any ideas..

i am gettin this evil, demented plan of measuring the decible output from my a$$, after a large bowl of pintos w/jalapenos and cilantro. i told you it was demented..

i DONT think i will include that in the list of things to use to try and convince my wife we need to buy one..

bigjohn

But it is a fun little meter...

for instance, a good way to get yourself a nice couch-sleeping spot would be to hold it up the next time your wife is yelling at you and ask her to keep it under 60 dB.

another example, my friend's car has a big old hole in his muffler, and he refuses to get it fixed. So I measured the dB level in the passenger seat and sent him some email links to hearing loss websites.

Also you can look up your local noise ordinance and find out what volume you can crank things up to while remaining below the legal dB level. It would be fun to explain to the police when they showed up to ask you to turn it down that you were technically "below the legal limit"

I'm sure I'll come up with some more as time goes by...

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Also you can look up your local noise ordinance and find out what volume you can crank things up to while remaining below the legal dB level. It would be fun to explain to the police when they showed up to ask you to turn it down that you were technically "below the legal limit"

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i like this one!! i dont think i have ever said that to a cop before in my life!!

bigjohn