I thought I would start an off weather topic on another of my favorite topics – music. I have been an audiophile since I bought my first stereo system with lots of power and (gasp) a turntable. Nowadays most music is purchased as mp3 files which are compressed stripped-down versions of recordings. The best music, meaning the way it was meant to be heard was always vinyl or better yet direct to disc recordings with a high powered tube amp and a pair of high wattage speakers.
Before the advent of magnetic tape recording in the 1920s, all audio recording was “direct”. It was a notoriously difficult way to record, as the musicians and engineers had to record a complete session live (one record side at a time) without any serious musical or technical mistakes. If a mistake is made, there is no way of editing in post-production. You simply have to start again with new vinyl.
In the 1970s, the process became popular among audiophile circles—despite the inconvenience—as a way of bypassing the inherent noise and fidelity loss associated with tape. The audio quality gains were considered worth the hassle.
When you consider that each transfer of a recording from tape-to-tape will degrade the audio quality, it’s easy to see why this process gained traction in the pre-digital era. Engineers could avoid all the noise floor and tape saturation to achieve a cleaner final record with superior high-frequency transients.
For those of you who remember 8 track and cassette tapes, you may remember the background hiss associated with the movement of the tape across the tape players head. The only unwanted noise from vinyl came from scratches on the surface of the vinyl if you weren’t careful in handling it.
I no longer have 8 tracks though I still have a few cassette tapes. Most of my music is in CDs and digital formats. When I converted my CD collection to digital I use the highest bitrate to keep the music as closest to the original as possible. The downside is the large file format which is generally quadruple the 128k mp3 format.
We can expect more sun today which is always a welcome addition to our day. Temps will be heading upwards beginning today on through the weekend. We are hoping for temps to rebound into the mid-40s or better over the weekend with more sun and the anticipation of hauling out the grill to cook some food (I use charcoal which I believe is the way the good Lord meant for us to prepare meat for consumption).
We’ve only had eight nights this entire winter when it has dropped into the single digits, and only one night sub-zero and that was only -1. That is remarkable.
Does anyone know what March will bring???
More Snow…INDY
We need to hear from Jack. I bet he had a great system back in the day.
So the one who cheers on the phantom “big daddy” snow storms that never materialize is now complaining because the winds to cold? To funny! Just a gorgeous day out today. Who can complain about this??
I went out for a nice walk and while the sun is nice and warm the wind is cold. So while it it 34 here is sure don’t feel like it when one is walking to the south with that south wind.
Slim
Slim with the facts all the time! A member of MV’S best ….Love it ….INDY!!
CPC switched back to WARM. I love it! The warmth marches on!
Warmth marches on??? Lol it’s 29* degrees outside …Fake news …..INDY
I seen that. In a way that kind of surprises me. Well not really seeing how this winter has been over all. My guess??? We will have a month or two of below average temperatures in the spring or summer.
Slim
Dress warm if your going outside the wind is bitter winter coat hat gloves you name it another beautiful Winter day we have had a lot of them this Winter who knew ???? INDY
While nice and sunny out the wind is cold if you are out.
Slim
The wind outside makes it feel colder then the last 3 Below Normal days better hope the wind goes away this weekend or them warm days just maybe be cold days …. I can’t believe how cold that wind is must be all the snow on the ground Unbelievable ….INDY
I have been skiing for 14 straight weeks! Great season so far.
Up to 34 here with 100% sun, the snow is dwindling. This time of year the sun will always win out, warming the ground with the higher angle each day. Snow should be totally gone within a day and back to bare ground in February again. How is this possible?
Currently 22* degrees out at thee YARDOFBRICKS Plainfield Township big question will we make 30* degrees today ?? Another below average day going into February from the post on here we would have very little snow and temps in the 40’s and 50’s lots red was showing ..We Have to admit the cold abd snow is winning out this month who knew??? INDY
Growing up, my folks had a Marantz hi-fi system with a reel to reel and a turntable. It seemed like everyone had a bar in the living room too – back when entertaining was a big deal. My folks had so many records from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Good times, simple times.
Having a Marantz system with a reel to reel and turntable were high end back in the day. In my grandparents time, they had the hand-crank Victrola and huge tube shortwave radio in the living room.
Breaking>>>>cold and snowy next week! I love these long winters!
Me too! I love long, warm, snowless winters like these!
Wow MV post on music put back a lot of old time memories. Way back in the day I played in a band (well we kind of played) and we did play at some local bars in Bay City and Midland. Our claim to fame was our copy of The Shadows of the Night “Gloria” written by Van Morrison. We also did songs (or tried to) by the Yardbirds and Rolling Stones. Little know to us at the time we stayed away from the Beatles songs.
Slim
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My brother and I both played in bands – he still does – I was more of a bluesman and he was Rock and Roll.
Yup, our grill will be out this weekend as well. Been a loooooong couple weeks since it was used last during the Super Bowl. Lol! Outdoor February grilling, love it!
I was in Grandville yesterday and boy there is a noticeable difference in the snow on the ground in the SW part of Grand Rapids.
Slim
Should drive towards the lake/beach, just about nothing at all except traces here and there.
Meteorologist Henry Margusty seems to think a BIg daddy is coming for Michigan around the 27th some places getting 20+ inches of snow with wind ….That would be huge …The GFS shows a monster of a storm coming also seeing ROCKY’S maps are on it GREAT SCOTT START PREPARING NOW! This could be the big one maybe just maybe a Blizzard lots of cold air behind it the lakes will be going nuts Shuuuu stay tuned to further Weather forcast MV’S best your thoughts?? INDY
There is definitely something brewing! Stay tuned for later updates! Rock n roll will never die!
1. yes there are some indications that there could be a system next week. Most of the current indications are that this will be to the east of us, but hey it could change. 2. As for mad dog Henry Margusty well I do not put a whole lot of confidence in his forecast 3. Mookie should be on here soon telling us how warm this weekend will be.
Slim
The current GFS model has the storm track heading right at us!
See that amazing …And that’s MODLE lol..The blog of holding hands ….INDY
Not that many 50’s this month Slim…All the recent talk you would think it was everyday lol… INDY
Not a bad 10 day snow map as we head into March! March will be cold again this year! Who would have thought?
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2020022106&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=240
Yeah an inch or so in that 10 day time frame! I can live with that!
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2020022106&time=PER&var=SNODICHANGE&hour=240
Michael: A question about yesterday’s post…
So what causes these Highs and Lows to form in the first place? Also, most surface analysis maps have several of each (forcasters talk about “double barrel Lows, for example, that are quite close together). This is confusing to me, and when these maps are put into motion, it gets even more confusing.
I will post more on this on Sunday
You said moron 🤪🤪
no offence, Bernie…