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A bit of a non sequiter here. Can you explain how you get from opposing big government to not being fascist?

His opinions are why far right extremists shoot up gay clubs.

Trust me, I've tried them all and the only coffee that comes close is the Americano coffee at my local gym for 50 baht. You'd have to wonder how they can charge approx double the price of their competitors and still stay in business, let alone add 355 stores.. I'm not wedded to Starbucks coffee but I can see how they justify the price even if it is expensive.

They're obsessed with labels to denigrate people they don't like. Many of those epithets they don't even understand. It's a just a convenient buzz word. Like woke.

Yeah, it's a political thing for many people because they encourage diversity hiring policies. Nothing to do with the coffee.

I always use cash at Starbucks and the coffee is always at exactly the same temperature. Consistency in quality is one of Starbucks main selling points. You get what you pay for an any honest comparison puts SB coffee way above any of the other chain franchises.

I've never seen a toilet in a Starbucks in Thailand.

This is why the Republicans are clinging to so desperately to the Hunter nothing burger. They don't care that there's no there there, they've got nothing else and it looks like they are stuck with Trump as their candidate and he will have to face Biden. They can't really talk Trump up, they need to attack Biden.

Somehow this is the kind of president about 35% of the population want. Reacting to a claim by a former Department of Homeland Security official that Donald Trump shared secret documents related to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with reporters, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade suggested special counsel Jack Smith has one more charge he can use to bolster his case against the former president under the Espionage Act. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-secret-documents/

It's OK, it's just hot, nothing to do with global warming.

If only Republicans would open their eyes to the truth. They seem incapable of dealing with it. They accuse the left of having Trump delusion but that's just projection. The opposite is the case.

I have a close friend who is heavily into hifi and designs and makes his own cables. The cables he bought previously cost over 10k AUD for the pair second hand. He explained in detail what's wrong with them. He says good audio cables make a lot of difference and that solid core is a must. His main concern is reducing the dielectric differential between the core and it's sheathing. I know little about but I just take his advice. 2,000 baht isn't huge for a pair of cables. Perfect Surface Copper Conductors Conductor material quality makes a world of difference in the sound of an audio cable. Since the surface of a conductor has 100% current density at all frequencies, the surface most defines the sound quality of the whole conductor. Ultra-smooth Perfect Surface Copper minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries that exist with any metal conductor. Solid Core Conductors Strand interaction is the single greatest cause of distortion in cable, and one of the easiest to avoid. Whenever current crosses the oxidized contact between bare strands, the signal will be altered. In addition, the magnetic fields of the various strands are constantly interacting, causing confusion (smearing) and causing the contact pressure between strands to be constantly modulated. AudioQuest's solid core conductors are the complete solution to this problem. https://nocnoc.com/p/Products/AudioQuest-สายสัญญาณ-RCA-รุ่น-GoldenGate-1-เมตร-RCA-Cable/10194324?utm_source=google_pmax&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=|pl:pmax|fn:conversion|cat1:electronic-appliances|cat2:home-entertainment|&gclid=Cj0KCQjwho-lBhC_ARIsAMpgMoeSUQAl162gRgGfm7mFtHCKDtyGbva0lY2SbtwWqPZE6xmbCNqDEpEaAmucEALw_wcB

Well they would ????

I decided not to buy the KEF speakers which was probably a mistake as I will have spent half the money getting something I can listen to flac music on at 24 bit / 96 KHz. I have a Fender Monterey which was on sale at a good price and have ordered a Topping 10s DAC from Lazada for 3,690 baht. I'll probably need a decent pair of RCA cables which could set me back close to 2,000 baht. I chose that DAC because it doesn't have a pre amp. The Monterey are active speakers. It also has USB input and RSA output only which is fine as the Monterey has RCA and audio jack input.

I built a pair of speakers the size of a small fridge for a pair of Tannoy 15" (maybe 18?) concentric speakers. I made one fatal flaw though, I used marine ply instead of chip board so I could take them to outdoor parties.

Did Obama put kids in them? Did he forcibly separate those kids permanently from their parents?

I don't like wearing headphones. I do understand that the sound can be great but I find them restrictive to wear instead of just listening to speakers.

That's a common argument but I believe it's not as bad as it's made out to be. I have a friend who is a real audiophile with $50k in one stereo and he claims huge differences. He uses tidal with roon.

As I sadi but you missed the point, rich students don't even apply for student loans and therefore never have to pay them back with interest. Inequality. Universities that don't have an entrance exam still rely on high school exam results. Same thing.

Yes, the verified sticker was an attempt at stemming the cash burn. Didn't work. This is the next idea. It won't be long before a safer alternative hits the market. Australia and the EU are slipping a spanner into the gears as we speak.

I see that MQA is controversial. Any thoughts about Qobuz? It's cheaper than Tidal's MQA offering and likely has better quality than the Tidal basic service for $2 a month more.

You're correct but the absence of those foreign workers is one of several reasons why Brexit was a bad thing for the economy. Great for xenophobes though. The economic warnings were out there in abundance bit ideology trumps economics for the far right.

It the student loan forgiveness program isn't available for rich people. And nobody gets into university without minimum test scores. Admission policies are off topic here, this topic is about student loan forgiveness, not some far right talking points.

I'm considering buying a pair of KEF LSX ii speakers and paying for a Tidal subscription to stream FLAC format music. Tidal has a superior service which allows streaming of MQA at twice the price. I think the difference between FLAC and mp3 is enormous, especially for a decent set of speakers. The KEF speakers possibly don't justify the additional expense for the MQA format. I can buy them for 46,900 from Piyanas in Pattaya which is 5,000 under the listed prices from online sources. <snip> Does anyone have any experience with these services and formats? I'd appreciate comments.

At least some Republicans want to stop digging.