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Re: Receiver/Amplifier Reviews
Ya_basta #336761 02/02/11 07:10 PM
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No, actually, a curry starts (usually) as a base of a number of whole spices and flavorings (including onion, sometimes as a liquid!) that are cooked at high heat together in a dry pan. If you talk to an Indian about curry powder, they'll look at you like you're nuts.


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Re: Receiver/Amplifier Reviews
Ken.C #336763 02/02/11 07:15 PM
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You are right again, KC. pan roasting releases the oils in the spices, then you grind them, preferrably not in a food processor, but with a mortar and pestle, then you can add onion, garlic, ghee (gosh), ginger and make a nice paste.


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2x6spds #336765 02/02/11 07:19 PM
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Yeah, I thought I was a little off about when the onion went in. We haven't made Indian food that often (since it's such a pain), but I remember there were all kinds of wild permutations and intensely tight timings to the whole process.

I'm pretty sure we broke our oven (or destroyed the heat shielding, at least) making tandoori chicken. But man, it was so, so good.


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Ken.C #336766 02/02/11 07:24 PM
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Thanks for the info, guys.


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Re: Receiver/Amplifier Reviews
Ya_basta #336768 02/02/11 07:36 PM
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Re: Receiver/Amplifier Reviews
tomtuttle #336772 02/02/11 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: tomtuttle
Waitaminute - that's "apple pie" Mr. Sagan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc


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ClubNeon #336778 02/02/11 08:54 PM
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That's pretty cool, Chris.


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tomtuttle #336782 02/02/11 09:07 PM
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Rest in peace, Dr. Sagan.


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tomtuttle #336783 02/02/11 09:13 PM
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That is pretty cool. But it struck me listening to it that auto-tuned Carl sounded a lot like Kermit the Frog.

Apparently I'm not the only one.

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Kruncher #336798 02/03/11 01:17 AM
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You know, this sort of thinking (that specs are the only important aspect in determining if an amplifier is "good enough" and that expensive/quality amplification is pointless) is exactly the short sighted "reasoning" that proclaimed that early cd technology was "perfect sound forever" and that 16/44 was good enough because it captured sound in a range that was more than adequate for human ears.

That turned out to be wrong on so many levels!

It's the same kind of "reasoning" that insists that a Soundblaster card is as good at digitizing audio as a high end converter. It's just not true in the real world. Maybe the specs are technically the same, but the quality of the outcome is very different.

Whether it's high end or low end, all audio gear is not created equal.

Using just science and cold hard data only tells part of the story.

Some cheap gear sounds great. Axiom speakers sound great and are a bargain!

But most cheap audio gear sounds like crap to someone with good ears.

I've never been able to find a decent sounding cd player for under $300.00. I've bought (and taken back!) lots of cd players that(theoretically) had the exact same technical specs but sounded very different. I would try them out on music I was very familiar with and try to find the one that was the most musically accurate and pleasing.

Tubes, transistors, wiring, components etc. have a lot to do with how an amplifier will sound.

I'm surprised that with all the talk about how an amplifier is just a way to amplify an electrical signal, no one ever talks about the actual quality of the power supply itself. But that's a whole other topic... grin

One thing I've noticed is that people who claim that high end audio gear is not "worth" it are the same people that say flying first class is just a waste of money.

Those people have never flown first class. wink


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