Recent content by Botch

So much intensity, and fire, over just 3 chords (sometimes two) with a guitarist, bass, Hammond, drummer (with only two toms and 3 cymbals) and two (three if you count Maraca Man) percussionists. 1970 Santana, Tanglewood; dayam. https://youtu.be/UKcI2mcsueM?si=BfHNtlJzuhzjMucS

More micro-tonal math rock from my new favorite Phallic-Nose band. Every YT clip that comes up I have to click, love this stuff!

Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle", done on two Chapman Sticks. Nice!

First video I've seen of Rush's new lineup. Single-camera video, but it is in HDR, kinda fun to watch. Geddy sings OK for a 72-year-old... Whee! And here's the CBC version. No HDR, but the mix and video are much better:

Cat Fight!

The plot thickens. The episode a week ago appeared on my “YT TV” DVR, playable with no lock on it, unlike the previous two episodes, still locked. This weekend’s episode appeared on the DVR, but again with a lock on it. BUT, I noticed it IS on regular EweTube, just not on EweTube TV. It’s...

Angine de Poitrine. Microtonal math rock, or Canada's tariff revenge?

I'll bet that thread title wasn't on your '26 Bingo card! :p Bill Maher's weekly political/comedy show is sponsored by HBO, but is broadcast by CNN for free (and also available on EweTube proper, usually). I have EweTube TV, and use its "cloud DVR" for everything (so I can skip commercials)...

I just checked, my old amp was set at 50% output the whole time, and no I don't listen at high volumes. The 300W Class D amp they sell is the only one on backorder (of course, BotchLuck™) but they're supposed to have them by the end of the month.

Thanks, @Wardsweb. The fine folks at Parts Express answered my question within two hours, kudos to them. When I looked at the block diagram for the first plate amp it sure looked like it was a stereo output, but then I looked at the block diagram for the second, "mono" amp and it too has...

Actually the woodworking part is the only thing where I'm halfway competent. Right now I have a tech question sent in to Parts Express. They have a 250W plate amp that also includes a programmable, 5-band parametric EQ (which is complete overkill for a damn sub) and two outputs, and it sounds...

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Picked up my burned-up subwoofer (Monitor Audio Silver, 5.1 speaker set) from the repair shop. Many powered subwoofers have what's called a "plate amplifier" driving them, and it's a common part available from places like Parts Express and Dayton Audio; I asked him about that and he claimed it...

And it died again: Will take you guys' advice this time and try PSA. I hate to go with another sub as this is a living room system, and all the speakers are finished in a beautiful Rosenut veneer, hate to have one box in black...

Whee, Cory Wong and a band just performed 3 tunes on CBS Saturday Morning. His band included two different lead singers, and I believe the percussionist and trumpet player from Steven Colbert's Tonight Show band (who are probably looking for a new gig right about now...). The three tunes are...