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Author Topic: Question about speaker lines Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-12-2010 04:12 PM                        quote: here you go Have fun! Heh, heh. Amazing the amount of time some people have on their hands. I hope they sold enough cable to make up for all the effort they put into the site  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-13-2010 09:04 PM                        Sorry if I overreacted but it seemed like I was being called out as a golden-eared wacko for mentioning bi-wiring. I actually own Vandersteen 2C speakers which support bi-wiring, but I don't have them bi-wired.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 09-14-2010 04:27 PM                     No problem David.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-14-2010 06:11 PM                        I always thought it would be fun to sneak into some golden-ear's house, replace one of his $200 speaker wires with some standard grade 16 gauge, and then come back a month later and see if he noticed.  |  IP: Logged Robert Koch Film Handler Posts: 93 From: Williams Ca USA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 09-16-2010 11:28 PM                     Oh Mike, you cruel one.  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-17-2010 04:36 AM                     Randy: James Randi is one of my heroes! I had the pleasure of meeting him at the annual skeptics meeting TAM (The Amazing Meeting) in 2009 in Las Vegas. TAM7 in 2009 was noteworthy for hosting the first Million Dollar Challenge that was open to the public. Danish 'psychic' Connie Sonne was tested for her ability as a douser. She didn't pass.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-17-2010 10:59 AM                     I've quietly been a fan for years. My parents owned a bar when I was a kid. It was attached to the house. I spent a lot of time in the bar when I was growing up. I remember reading a lot of books by guys like Harry Blackstone Jr. and James Randi and using the stuff I read to win a lot of crazy bar bets. I don't know how many people I've met who think they can read minds, tell the future or some other weird stunt but when I tell them that I know where they can get a million dollars, they just clam up. Growing up in a bar, I've seen all kinds.  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 09-17-2010 04:31 PM                     Psychics. Don't ya just love 'em. One time, at a psychic convention here in rural Queensland, a psychic was claiming to be able to foresee the future - amongst other things, such as 'talk to the other side' &tc. He then asked for a member of the audience to come up to the stage. One man, obviously tipsy from frequent visits to the onsite bar, came up to the stage where the psychic proceeded 'look' into the man's future. The psychic, a man of about 25, told the audience member a brief encapsulation of his history and then began the future-seeing proper. After about 3 minutes of the usual psychic ramble the audience member clenched his fist and flattened the psychic, bent over him and said "Ya didn't see THAT coming, did ya?" He then staggered off the stage to many nervous mumblings and eventual applause from the disbelievers in the audience. So cool.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-18-2010 03:54 PM                        Here's the thing....of all the thieves who call themselves psychics -- those who are outright opportunistic thieves like that disgusting sow-of-a-whore Sylvia Browne and her enabler Montel Williams, as well as some of the poor delusional fools who actually believe themselves to be psychics -- not a single one anywhere in the world predicted 9/11. Even my 10yr old nephew can tell you, that pretty much wraps it up -- END OF STORY. Anderson Cooper grinds up Sylvia Browne for dog food  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 09-18-2010 05:32 PM                     When I was a teenager I knew a doctor in Falls Church Virginia who was studying ESP. Among those I personally met were Jeanne Dixon and Peter Herkos, neither of whom impressed me. The Doc said that in his opinion most psychics were fakes and that there were only 12 known true ESP people in the world. The Doc mastered many of the tricks the physics use and would put on his own shows just to show how much of a fake it is. Of the 12 known "real" psychics I also knew an old lady named Lilly Winston who had been my father's babysitter in the 1920s. I remember her coming to our house and people freaking out at what she would tell them. One woman told my mother she would not come in the house if "that witch" was there. Around 1962 we took her over to meet the Doc. On the staircase was a wall of photos of his family. Lilly had never been in the house but proceeded to identify the people in the pictures and tell him of their history. Of one old photo of a young woman, Lilly told the Doc that the she had disappeared and they found her drowned a few day later. All of what she said was true. I personably saw this happen. Lilly told me stuff too. Unfortunately the Doc and Lilly are long gone.  |  IP: Logged Jarret Chessell Master Film Handler Posts: 288 From: London, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jan 2009 posted 09-18-2010 09:03 PM                     I love this thread... psychic bi-wiring!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 09-18-2010 09:16 PM                     quote: Rick Raskin The Doc mastered many of the tricks the physics use and would put on his own shows just to show how much of a fake it is. Damn those evil physicists...  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 09-19-2010 07:47 AM                     Gotta love spell check. Back on topic: At audio frequencies there is absolutely no compelling reason to use anything other than plain old wire. In my opinion, the only requirement is to gauge it correctly. Also, I'd use stranded wire to minimize the skin effect and protect against tight bends.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 09-19-2010 10:02 AM                        I'm with you, Rick. Stranded also has a better chance to make a permanent connection in a wire nut or speaker terminal. Louis  |  IP: Logged Robert Koch Film Handler Posts: 93 From: Williams Ca USA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 09-28-2010 07:07 PM                     Does anyone use twisted pairs for stage lines anymore.Used to go out in the parking lot with the electricians and a drill motor and twist away. Some of these runs were long as they were in 20`snd 30`s movie palaces. My oldest friend and competitor, Al Lewis, taught me to do this. Boy I miss him.  |  IP: Logged

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