what does "AK" mean

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what does "AK" mean

i think about stuff like this...

does it mean - if you steal d/l songs ... does your amp die - speaker blow..
or do you just blow out your eardrums playing them ...

just wondering - how the name came about ...
 
Maybe I am missing something with the intent of the post but AK is short for "AudioKarma". If you mean what does audiokarma mean, it was intended to be a place to talk audio without the attitude that other sites were known for. And if you do display that attitude, karma will come to get you and probably take your life at a bare minimum and maybe your entire family's lives, as well. That's why we don't need overbearing moderation here. :D
 
Ya really want to know ?

what does "AK" mean

i think about stuff like this...

does it mean - if you steal d/l songs ... does your amp die - speaker blow..
or do you just blow out your eardrums playing them ...

just wondering - how the name came about ...

Aleksander Kashelnikov (I have seen various spellings) who is the designer of the AK-47 who originally produced it for the Soviet Union. It is still in production and is one of the most widely available automatic rifles in the world today. Not particularly well-made, but it is cheap and takes a fair amount of abuse so it is ideal for those with little or no training.

So, in the spirit of that last sentence, Audio Karma (or AK) is for those who can take a fair amount of abuse such as answering the questions of those with little or no training.

so, now you have had your leg pulled a little bit...welcome to the most awesome audio board on the web...

:music:
 
what does "AK" mean

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Darned if I know. But every time I see it I think of this....

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what does "AK" mean

i think about stuff like this...

does it mean - if you steal d/l songs ... does your amp die - speaker blow..
or do you just blow out your eardrums playing them ...

just wondering - how the name came about ...

"Physics isn't fair
Is a tree as a rocking horse
An ambition fulfilled
And is the sawdust jealous?
I worry about these things"
Godley and Creme - "I Pity Inanimate Objects"
 
okay

a place to talk audio without the attitude that other sites were known for

ah yes - the "my amp has more watts than your amp" types ....

"my woofer is bigger than yours"

"my tweeter goes to 40k"
 
For us powder hound skiers AK is an affectionate term for Alaska. For example "It's dumping up in the AK wish I was there to enjoy the goods.
 
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Uhh, it was Mikhail Timofeyvich Kalashnikov 1919-to date who designed the AK-47 & assorted similar weapons. He & Dr Ed Ezell entered into communications w/each other in Ezell's interest in developing about Kalashnikov & his rifle, which led to Ezell's making several trips to the USSR, & then the Russian Federation, & "Miktim's" several trips to the USA, where he was a guest of the Marine Corps, became a Life Member of the NRA, meeting Eugene Stoner, the father of the M-16.
 
Aleksander Kashelnikov (I have seen various spellings) who is the designer of the AK-47 who originally produced it for the Soviet Union. It is still in production and is one of the most widely available automatic rifles in the world today. Not particularly well-made, but it is cheap and takes a fair amount of abuse so it is ideal for those with little or no training.

So, in the spirit of that last sentence, Audio Karma (or AK) is for those who can take a fair amount of abuse such as answering the questions of those with little or no training.

so, now you have had your leg pulled a little bit...welcome to the most awesome audio board on the web...

:music:

Avtomat Kalashnikova
 
I got the impression it had something to do with the rebirth (i.e. reincarnation) of vintage gear.
 
I don't think AK was ever intended to be a vintage audio site.

Audio??? Damn, it was intended to be a porn site. No wonder we're still not making any money... :D


And speaking of obscenities, why is this thread in TOL? There was clearly no thinking involved.
 
AK means that, since you joined our group, your audio spendings will now be in slices of "a K".
 
And speaking of obscenities, why is this thread in TOL? There was clearly no thinking involved.
This is what i first thought as well.

But, after reading the OP and some of the responses over a few times i now get that the OP wasn't intended to be condescending or insulting to fellow AKers at all, i had it waaaaaaaaaay out of context.

I'm pretty sure the OP is just asking "why was the name Audiokarma chosen?".
 
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