Before anything, let us send some love to Ben White, who had to leave England World Cup squad for personal reasons.
There is some good and bad news coming from Brazilian side of the World Cup football. Martinelli showed his worth against Cameroon and had a very good game at the left coming close to scoring twice, saved eventually. He is such a threat to the defenders, I always get a CR7 vibes in him; he is probably one of the worst players to play against for any defender. Saying this when he is playing on the grandest stage of football means something.
Coming to the bad news, Gabriel Jesus picked an injury and will probably be out till January. That means he is going to miss some games for us, when we are fighting for the league. Time for Eddie Nketiah to show up, but this might tempt Edu and Arteta to go for a CF in the January window. We needed that fund for the midfield where we need a proper competition for Thomas Partey. I would personally prefer strengthening midfield and waiting for Jesus while Eddie fills up the spot. I have always wanted to see Martinelli in the CF role but I guess we will never know.
In other news, World Cup is getting exciting now. Germany, Mexico, Belgium, Uruguay are out. Such a shame with Belgium, even with so much talents they can’t get through the group stage. Same with Germany, I guess they need a reboot like Arsenal.
Good to see Japan qualifying for round of 16, kudos to Tomiyasu. England is doing great, finishing top of the group with some brilliant games. USA qualified too which will keep Turner busy.
Right, short one today. Apologies for missing for last two weeks, been busy a bit in my own marriage lol. I will take another week off, need some sun somewhere on the beach.
Hope you are doing well, have a good evening!
According to the Telegraph Jesus has had the surgery and it was for medial ligament damage.
Marc…of course we have similar financial concerns regarding any potential replacement, but it would be difficult to envision a productive second-half of the season if we lost the services of our primary Striker for several months or more…that said, I believe we might have to bite the financial bullett as we can’t afford to let this opportunity go to waste, especially after last season’s winter window debacle…maybe we can find someone on an expiring contract, so that our financial outlay would be considerably less…all I know is that I can’t imagine a world where we ride Eddie to an European invite…not to mention, without Jesus, there’s a really good possibility that the sideways borefest will be making it’s way back to the Emirates in short order…I want to remain positive but it’s difficult considering what was on offer prior to Jesus’s arrival
SPAIN IS OUT..
F**k Spain that is what you get with a manager that doesn’t know his best starting 11 and gets in play management more wrong then right. Reminds you anyone?
H-T v Lyon. 3 – 0. All very different but equally brilliant strikes.
And they won the post game penalty shoot put 2-1. Better than losing eh?
Morning all
It’s been calibration week, so I have had little time to follow football at all – just 14-hour sessions calibrating 18 speakers.
I’m at the post calibration testing stage for the rest of the week isolating frequencies and getting the MS timing right on the 3 subs firing and much more.
What caught my eye this morning was a report that White had fallen out with Steve Holland and couldn’t fit in with the rest of the England team.
Being the resident spectrum dweller I’ve always felt White had spectrum issues: when you have them it’s easier to see in others.
What led me to that conclusion is a guy playing a sport he doesn’t watch or like that much. So, if the reports are true, I’m not surprised at all and hope he sorts his issues out before Boxing Day.
I genuinely feel for the lad because ADHD is bad enough to deal with, ask Rory Bremner.
I’m going back to room testing until 10pm where I’ll finally get to watch the Brazil game, but Netherlands v Messi will have to be highlights as my DVD recorded has given up the ghost, so needs replacing and me stuck with the next morning’s highlights.
K’Phobe I’ver got Wisdomitis from my Wisdom Audio. When you get to Spain check out the L75s. My mate here has 7 x L75s being calibrated now with a Wisdom STS and wisdom electrics.
https://www.wisdomaudio.com/product/sage-series-l75/
If you get to that stage I’m always talking to Luc ands my friend Steve, Wisdom’s MD and second in command a lot where I’ll find out the best demo room for you and Mrs KP to go to.
Wisdom is big at elite end in India, too, Ambarish. Something to aim for when you’re older. I’m 67 and just got my first Wisdom.
Hope all here are well and happy.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/index.html
R.I.P Jet Black -The Stranglers drummer.
Good stuff Tony. With my hearing, I wouldn’t have a clue. It would be interesting to know what you think of the final result.
I saw the Stranglers in 78 or 79. Their first few albums had a really unique sound. Punk mixed with harsh political lyrics and a Hammond (?) organ. Get a grip on yourself, dead ringer, and of course no more heroes will always stand out. I also enjoyed their cover of that Dionne Warwick tune, Walk on by’ which I’m sure was written by the great Burt Bacharach. Golden Brown on the other hand I could take or leave – the song always reminded me of cooking toast rather than heroin for some reason!
I read Jean Jacques Brunel’s obit yesterday. It was really warm, describing Jet Black as ‘a rebel with many causes’.
I’m up early watching England reinvent test cricket in Pakistan – it’s quite sonething for devotees of the game.
That thing about White is a little sad, although footballers who don’t like their metier aren’t that rare. If he can stick to the task, ie playing football for Arsenal in spite of all the bollocks in the game, I hope he’ll be fine. I always sensed that Ozil had the same issue when he joined Arsenal. Its pretty commonplace in other professions too – the person who reaches his mid 30s and still enjoys their job is a rare commodity. I can’t imagine the people in Southgate’s backroom team being sensitive to that necessarily. In essence, the fewer players we have getting involved in their NTs the better if it means they’re fresher when turning out for us.
If you’ve not seen them Tony, check out the goals from that Lyon game. They’ll all bring a smile.
Oh, and that first album, rattus norvegicus, and the lyric
I’m making love to
The Mersey Tunnel
With a sausage
Have you ever been to Liverpool?
Hi K’Phobe
You’d be surprised what your ears are capable of if you haven’t done them physical damage or born with an affliction.
Wisdom are indescribable. Their MD told me their customer base is 80% are billionaires and the remaining 20% are at least millionaires because of the cost of the systems and for those who build reference rooms for their systems. I’ve spent 4 years researching room dynamics within modern sound proofing sound profiles and somehow got it to with a few % of being the perfect sound of silence. Meaning the room treatment hasn’t deadened the sound absorption. That’s layman’s terms.
My room is 3 rooms inside each other with the inner room floating on rubber and wood mounts.The inner floating room is covered in treatment material stretched over empty wood frames making the frequency containment perfect for sound separation.
My friend I calibrated with is one of the world’s top guys said this the next day after the 3-day calibration:
“I’m still buzzing about how good your room sounds and how much I enjoyed the music concerts, I hear a lot of great systems (it goes with the job!) but your room blew me away. Its able to authentically portray that live sound experience, and leaves you with the buzz you get when you go to a live gig. I know you will have so much fun listening to this system 😊. ”
The room is that good the MD is going to come over next year for a listen.
Wisdom is Elite Reference sound. To put that into perspective I have 14 Meyer actives (12 HMS-5s and 2 Amie subs) all considered elite and what Ed Sheren uses at home and for tours.
Wisdom audio is different: their sound is the next level and seriously deserve the best acoustics to sing at their best. That said paired with Trinnov in a less than perfect sound environment and the sound will still be the best you have ever heard.
Put Trinnov and Wisdom in a perfect sound room and then the sound leaves you breathless whether it being a movie or music.
Wisdom’s MD was Steely Dan’s sound engineer and possibly the world’s best calibrator. We have a lot in common.
I can’t say anything more, K’phobe. It’s my bucket list from my youth and sound engineering years. My ears were equal to my friends much to my surprise, so I can’t wait to see what Wisdom’s MD adds to the sound mix next year.
I’m 67 and aging fast so my room is my retirement present where it adds great value to the property for our kids. It cost £250,000+ but that’s what elite reference rooms cost to build from the ground up as an extension to our property. In the UK add another £100k for the building costs and VAT.
There is a cost for such luxury and that is the toll on one’s health who works all the hours investing in myself over and over and backing myself with decision making throughout my working life. 3 heart attacks, bypass surgery and now 5 stents coupled with colon disease in remission is the price I paid. Working without holidays and working abroad when few Brits did late 70s. We were expat trail blazers in those days now the world is small as a pea.
My wife runs the company now where I only consult when asked, which isn’t often. She a respected rain maker a rarity for Thai women in business. She’ll hit over 20m Euros this year from the covid rebound and hopefully improve from there.
It depends on what your budget is more than anything, K’phobe. Start with the top systems for demos to see how good your ears are. Go to a Wisdom demo in Spain. I’ll find out the nearest from the MD. Start there and work down. Think Trinnov for your processor with Wisdom speakers and electrics and you’ll be happy for life.
I’m an old desk jockey from the mid 70s onwards so you don’t have to go to the lengths I have. Wisdom L75 Point source and an STS and SP-3 amp should be in your affordability at your stage in life, which I mean with respect, K’Phobe. Some carpet or wood floor and it won’t matter about the ceiling with Point Source. Some nice sound panels on the walls and you’re all set for a basic studio class sound.
I could write for hours so better stop here. https://www.wisdomaudio.com Have a look at their website and do some due diligence over the next few years, it’ll be worth the effort.
Looking forward to tonight’s 2 games although The Nederlands v Messi I’ll have to watch the highlights.
Have a good weekend. You know where I’ll be 🙂
Ambarish, Wisdom are bought by the wealthy in India. My friend is always there doing calibrations.
Kroenke
Ambarish
People are rooting for Portugal over here for historical reasons .
Games have been at bit odd hours for us and unfortunately there don’t seem to be replays available as of now.
Tony
Instead of getting tied into knots over tuning up , am using a Samsung 5.1 sound bar which calibrates as per room acoustics. There was a higher end model available but what I have is adequate for my needs and is pronto.
And Tony
Your system appears placed into the stratosphere of things 👍🏽
Hoopah
Also, Sonos is good, we use in the family room. Sonos Arc and Sonos Move in the room makes for a great warm sound. You can place the Move in different places for different sound dynamics. Samsung is good. All the calibration does is layer filters over filters until the room sounds good. The downside is it’s compressing the sound when you really want Native or Pure.
Enjoy the games lads.
Tony
Absolutely spot on. Yeah about Sonos
By the way, way Brasil players are loitering around is dangerous territory. Croatia team are positioning better and are easily nipping everything Brasil do. If Brasil concede they lose.
Need Martinelli to raise Cain
Alex Telles because there is no functional midfield for Brasil?
Croats are taller and more physical, so compulsive aereal balls are all getting headed off by croats