Re: Now: Face to Face (again)

[Raymond <Reb.barnett@xxxxxxx>]

Sounds good to me. Is a telephone number a good or bad idea?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: paul_gordon@xxxxxxx [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 November 1999 13:36
> To: REB.Barnett@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Now: Face to Face (again)
>
>
> All very good points!
>
> (although if anyone wants to TRY to steal my 43" TV, then
> good luck to
> them!! - It took two men to carry it in to the house!!)
>
> Perhaps a better sort of arrangement would be something informal like:
>
> *********************************************************************
> LISTMEMBER PROFILE: Paul Gordon
> I Live in East London, I work mainly in & around the London Area,
but
> occasionally travel the whole country.
> I will be in Wigan on one weekend in November '99
> I will be in Manchester for a few days in early December '99
> I am happy to receive listmembers as guests at weekends/evenings by
> arrangement.
> *********************************************************************
>
> Which is as much as needs to be publicised, all listmembers'
> private email
> addresses are public knowledge already, and if anyone in the Wigan or
> Manchester areas fancies meeting up in November or December,
> then they could
> email me privately to arrange....
>
> Just a thought....
>
> PG.
>
>
> >From: Raymond <Reb.barnett@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Now: Face to Face (again)
> >Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 13:15:54 -0000
> >
> >The trouble with making addresses available to the list is that
you
> >instantly create a nice searchable database of who has what
expensive
> >kit (41" TVs etc) and where they live. Combine that with
> "let's meet up
> >next weekend" and you've got the ultimate internet burglar
resource.
> >
> >I'm quite happy to let active members of the group know my
> address, but
> >not so happy about it being available for anyone to find.
> Unless they're
> >also a member of the Comfort group, so know not to bother trying a
> >break-in at my house ;-)
> >
> >Ray Barnett.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: paul_gordon@xxxxxxx [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 03 November 1999 17:04
> > > To: REB.Barnett@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Was: Whole-house audio, Now: Face to
> > > Face (again)
> > >
> > >
> > > This kinda makes me recall the discussions a while back
> about a UKHA
> > > face-to-face meeting...... (which hasn't really got off the
> > > ground yet...)
> > >
> > > I guess it's now the wrong time of year, with Xmas coming up
> > > & all, so if
> > > it's ever gonna happen, I guess it would have to be in the
> > > new year?....
> > >
> > > Failing that, the kind of one-off meetings like the kind
that
> > > could have
> > > happened below (if only the protagonists knew they were just
> > > 10 mins away
> > > from each other), could be facilitated if we all knew, or
had
> > > access to each
> > > others' private addresses....
> > >
> > > I'm willing to publish my details to the list membership,
and
> > > would be happy
> > > to receive visitors (not unannounced of course), from list
> > > members should
> > > anyone happen to find themselves in London with an hour or
> > > two to spare....
> > >
> > > What do you all think of this?...If it's a goer, should
> > > someone (perhaps the
> > > list moderator) serve as a central repository for contact
> > > details, or would
> > > it be better to just have each individual mail the list with
them?
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > Paul Gordon
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Keith Doxey <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >To: ukha_d <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Whole-house audio
> > > >Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:08:43 -0000
> > > >
> > > >Wish I had known Jerry lived in Lancaster.
> > > >I spent the last two weeks staying at my mums house 6
> miles away!!
> > > >
> > > >Keith
> > > >
> > > >Keith Doxey
> > > >http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
> > > >Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Jerry Treweek [mailto:J.treweek@xxxxxxx]
> > > >Sent: 03 November 1999 15:36
> > > >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Whole-house audio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Hi Brendan,
> > > >
> > > >thats a very kind offer - yes please!
> > > >
> > > >Jerry Treweek
> > > >2 Rutland Avenue
> > > >Lancaster
> > > >LA1 4EZ
> > > >
> > > >Enclose your address and I'll happily cover your costs.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Jerry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Brendan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Folks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Think I might have an answer to your requirement.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have an article published by Steve Ciarcia in
1986
> > > covering design of
> > > >a
> > > >8
> > > > > x 8 cross-bar switch (scalable in multiples)
allowing any
> > > Audio / Video
> > > >i/p
> > > > > to be switched to any of the
> > > > > 8 (or multiples of) o/p.
> > > > > Utilises RCA 74HC22106 crosspoint switch which
presents
> > > some 95 ohms ON
> > > > > resistance and some 9MHz bandwidth.
> > > > > Routeing of any i/p to any o/p is achieved by
clocking a
> > > 6-bit address
> > > >onto
> > > > > the switch.
> > > > >
> > > > > I obtained this some years ago wvt building but it
is,
> > > unfortunately,
> > > >one
> > > >of
> > > > > the many items I have never 'got around to' ... so
no
> info on its
> > > >operation
> > > > > in anger.
> > > > >
> > > > > If any of you interested I'd be happy to snailmail
> > > photocopies of the
> > > > > article of scan and mail
> > > > > (15 pages).
> > > > >
> > > > > Let me know.
> > > > >
> > > > > Brendan
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Date: 03 November 1999 08:50
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Whole-house audio
> > > > >
> > > > > >At 16:39 02/11/99 +0000, you wrote:
> > > > > >>I'm working on a similar idea. I would
like to
> > > distribute hifi - (yes
> > > > > hifi)
> > > > > >>from a central system, the intention being
to have
> > > computer control
> > > >over
> > > > > the
> > > > > >>routing at some future point.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >'Me Too'...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>people who share the house...) so I've
been turned into
> > > a carpenter
> > > >making
> > > > > >>stair gates - anyway I digress...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >If you hadn't been digressing, you might not
have had to
> > > make stair
> > > >gates
> > > > > ;-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>The idea of a multi-input multi-zone amp
sounds rather
> > > like 100volt
> > > > > speaker
> > > > > >>drivers - I really don't think you're
going to get
> hifi quality
> > > >through
> > > > > that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Not necessarily.  Lots of the big PA systems
(EAW, Meyer
> > > etc) use high
> > > > > >voltage distribution rather than 8 ohm, just
to cut the
> > > losses in the
> > > >line.
> > > > > > There are good music quality 100V
transformers around
> > > (try Canford,
> > > >for
> > > > > >starters), but good transformers aren't
particularly
> > > cheap.  There are
> > > >also
> > > > > >some speakers (like the odd looking Canon wide
> > > dispersion thingys) that
> > > > > >come with 100V as an option instead of 8 ohm.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>You really do need an amp (preferally with
a
> > > differential/balanced
> > > >input)
> > > > > >- eg
> > > > > >>Samson 'servo' series of studio amps
(excellent value)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I'd agree with that as the best approach, but
for some
> > > rooms where you
> > > > > >don't want 'things', a central amp would be
better.  In
> > > a typical
> > > >house,
> > > > > >with speakers run on 2.5mm T&E mains
cabling, there
> > > would be few who
> > > >could
> > > > > >claim to notice the difference between a 2-3m
run and a
> > > 10-20m one.
> > > > > >However, the potential interference from the
long runs
> > > of cable near
> > > >other
> > > > > >signal cables might be an issue.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>I think that using a network link and
mp3'ing to each
> > > room is a very
> > > > > >expensive
> > > > > >>way to go
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Agreed 110%!  At least for now.  MP3 decoders
are
> > > actually getting
> > > >_very_
> > > > > >cheap, but if you've run cat-5 for audio, you
might be
> > > able to use the
> > > >same
> > > > > >cable for digital audio and video in future. 
That'll be
> > > the Kat-5
> > > >plus,
> > > > > >right Keith?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Nigel
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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