You really need a hobby. May I suggest flying stunt kites? Great on a sparsely-populated beach. Here’s my friend Dodd, who taught me how to fly them.
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Don’t need another hobby. Retired is a hobby all into its self. But I still play golf, Kayak, fish, a little guitar and photography. Stunt kites, I’m to old to act nuts. Our neighborhood has one of these, nope he can have it. .
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Well aren’t you lucky lol, sadly I’ve only the hustle bustle of appartment living to hear outside my window
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Where’s the sound track that goes with this?
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Paragliding is awesome. I’ve wanted one of those for awhile! 
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Oh you mean " Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire 
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That’ll do.
Our maybe the ubiquitous Pachelbel’s Canon in D with the waves in the background.
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Stunning view you have. I’m jealous.
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@prfallon69 - I remember coming across an article or two of someone who specialized in binaural recordings of remote nature settings - I’ll post those here if I find those. (Edit - here’s one link: https://www.binaural-recordings.com/listen/ - and https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/0000015c-b308-d1cb-a7fd-f7ddc9990002 and https://www.sprucetonefilms.com/beinghear)
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That’s not a stunt kite. Similar principles, but there’s no line attached. Using a stunt kite, even in brisk wind, I’ve never gotten more than a couple of feet off the ground - and then I had to jump.
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Thank you very much. I shall definitely check these out.
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I know its not a stunt kite ( sport kite) its called a paraglider. The guy flies every weekend when its not windy. Still nuts and I’m to old to get into one of those things. .
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He doesn’t talk about his testing methodology or the results.
Would be useful to be able to check this although cd-quality is all I need, considering different platforms (PC, iOS, Android, hardware streamers) will probably never all line up.
A quick look at the comments seems to show an anti-Amazon bias plus some tinfoil-hat conspiracy talk. Don’t know how much weight to give the site.
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He got into the devices he used back in Oct of 2019. https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/amazon-music-hd-with-ios-macos-windows-10-bluos-and-a-sonos-port-r848/
Update : That thread on that site is moving along with a lot of questions.
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Bloody hell! Why cant Tidal keep its grubby mitts off my tracks. If you want us to be able to “favourite” a song/album/ then dont have it randomly disappear and make me find it again. Amateur hour.
The canucks need another high res streaming service…
Tidal is overpriced garbage. Rant done. I’m posting this while listening to Tidal and it pisses me off!
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Fwiw, Qobuz has done that to me as well. It’s frustrating, especially since there is no notification.
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But isnt the Q cheaper, actual high res, and a more varied catalogue?
So does Amazon HD. I think all are victims of the copyright owners’ decisions to update the library and streamline their offerings. Sometimes bad flaws get fixed, and sometimes one gets another remastered version. Like it or not.
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It’s different. Better for some genres I think.
@generic yeah, something tells me it’s the labels messing with crap
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