But no active compensation can do anything about early reflections that can muddle the sound, nor frequency cancellations.
Thanks, good on you, your choice,
Martin
Yes but flights to where? We have two boilers and live in near Siberian climate but have first rate insulation. And yet I doubt it comes close to the horrific 18.5hr flight (37hr return) the family did over New Year.
I suspect comparing boiler costs to flights helps get people thinking, but as a true comparison it’s not even apples and oranges. More like apples and crowbars.
The article I read said the following: ‘Using gas to heat the UK’s homes adds a huge amount to the country’s carbon footprint; home heating accounted for 18% of all UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, and the average UK gas boiler is responsible for more CO2-equivalent emissions in a year than taking seven transatlantic flights.’
I’ve no idea of the source of the research, but it makes an interesting comparison. London to New York, which I imagine is what’s meant by transatlantic, takes around eight hours.
I’m terribly sorry for this thread diversion but please don’t blame me, as the OP asked whether I planned to go to Australia. I guess the diversion is more interesting than another Focal Powered By Naim store.
12 Apostles in Australia on the left. Had a great holiday driving along The Great Ocean Road, many moons ago…
In 2024, commercial airlines are expected to use 99 billion gallons of fuel, which is a record high. This is due to the increase in jet and kerosene demand, which is expected to grow by 550,000 barrels per day…jet avaition is not good. I have worked at Manchester Airport … and the smell of burnt kerosene…is overpowering at times…resource wise its scary how much damage is being done…in the name of having a good time…
14,000 km in the city
by city car 8,500 km in town
in 4x4
1.8 tons of paper
1 ton of carbon equivalent
250 kg of beef
100 kg of veal
1 ton of poultry 190 round trip Bordeaux-Paris
by train 20 return Bordeaux-Paris
by plane For a 3-room accommodation
9.5 months of fuel heating
1 year of gas heating
3 years of electric heating
I understand the first part of that, although I thought the world economy meant that jet usage had not recovered to pre-covid levels. However, whilst of course any increase in jet usage will increase kerosene usage (moderated at least to some extent by jets gradually getting more fuel efficient), the statement suggests other kerosene use is increasing. What is causing that?
I read somewhere that 80% of flights are by 20% of people, or maybe even fewer. It’s not people flying off on their annual holiday in the sun so much as the rich flying all over the place all the time. And business trips of course.
Wishing Naim, Focal and their customers success in this Melbourne venture.
If people wish, I started a thread in The Lounge about carbon footprints etc. No wish to stifle the conversation here at all though, as it’s been tolerated so far!
Funny, as I prefer Naim to be speakered by other speaker vendors
I understand that those wiki “facts” are not reliable. Before I left the catastrophe that is twitter / X I was for some time following Dutch Academic Auke Hoekstra (apologies if the spelling is incorrect) and he puts the break even much sooner than eight years. And a single figure for all cars is suspect too - we generate around 60% of our household consumption ourselves, we are on a green supply tariff, the British grid is one of the cleanest worldwide and getting cleaner every year, and EV manufacturers are working to reduce the co2 content of building them
It is profoundly depressing to see anyone saying that getting rid of one source of pollution means they can substitute another at will. The vast majority of people I know don’t give a fig for the planet. They still fly for holidays, won’t consider an EV because of all of the lies sponsored by oil companies…
By the way the lounge new discussion on carbon footprint seems to have been put into quarantine. Presumably got too political
I just posted to feed the discussion. Have no idea which solutions are the absolute best for the planet. But it appears to be not easy to know.
I think getting good exact data may be difficult to find and there is a lot of detail if you dive into it. However, I think doing what is good for the environment is largely common sense.
Electric or bio ethanol, that’s the question.
Depends on region. In Asia Pacific, international tourism is higher than it was at any time in history and that means air travel is both expensive and seats are few.
Although I had an odd experience on a Cathay flight from Hong Kong to Frankfurt the year before last. Normally 75% of the seating is economy, 20% business and 5% first class. Such was the demand profile, the flight was arranged with 70% business and just a small economy section in back. This supports the claim that a lot of flying is by a few people. Whole families had bought business class seat blocks.
… OTOH, it takes a special kind of masochist to fly over 10hrs in economy. I tested economy over new years with an 18hr flight. I won’t be doing that again.
I am shocked to find myself, of all here, suggesting that the carbon debate should be on that separate thread rather than continuing to fill this one.
Otoh, keeping this thread for the topic on the title strip to a slightly greater extent may help those interested in the Naim agents in Australasia.
In Sydney, Audio Genesis are definitely still Australian Naim dealers.
The plane is going whether you are in it or not- At least you arent on a megayacht or private.