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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: DFS Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: GNU/Linux is the Empowerment of the PC. So What Do You Do? Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:28:59 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <17c37c35720e7ddc$20295$3326957$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <17c40c6de0c879aa$405$1351842$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <17c417d563439fed$44$3121036$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <17c43fa6cd7d5d2d$59197$3716115$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:28:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a4a3e89b3479fda13df9e68f7b8f5de1"; logging-data="1804663"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+VinR9QEVrj9qhklbRKDv6" User-Agent: Betterbird (Windows) Cancel-Lock: sha1:uS9EFpImhA70oHaMSzVPxGMmODc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2691 On 4/10/2024 7:02 PM, -hh wrote: > On 4/9/24 11:14 AM, DFS wrote: >> On 4/9/2024 7:52 AM, shitv wrote: >> >> >>> Of course distortion, noise, and frequency response can be measured, >>> although "golden eared" audiophools will assert that the measurements >>> do not suffice. >> >> >> Speaking of which: >> >> "I like movies and music and have a pretty darn good stereo (the >> speakers alone list for over $10k)." - shitv Jul 2006 >> >> >> $10K just to listen to the Ghostbusters soundtrack in hi-fi... what an >> idiot. > > It might have been worth spending that much ~20 years ago, but for most > of us, mere age has reduced our hearing range capability by quite a bit, > such that Billy Joel's "cheap pair o speakers" does well enough. For 2 decades at least I listen to music only thru $12 Logitech Z130 desktop speakers, or lightweight Skull Candy headphones. But pop some quality Sennheiser headphones on your skull and take your hearing back 20 years! I own some old HD-580s, and the sound is just amazing. https://www.stereophile.com/headphones/1294senn/index.html