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A blessing? Or a curse?

We all know there’s people who seem to have no memory of or ability to recall anything they hear. We know because they tell us so. In no uncertain terms, either! They are quite certain the only way anything can be compared is to flip back and forth instantaneously, because no one can remember anything they have heard for more than like a microsecond.

So okay, they can’t hear, can’t remember, they are quite certain this is the case, what can we do but believe them?

We also know there are people who seem to be able to recall very well things they have heard, sometimes even quite a long time ago. We hear this one all the time too. They tell us how a certain speaker or whatever sounds, even though they heard it only maybe once at some show or whatever many months ago. Let’s not quibble was it the speakers or the amp or the room or whatever. Point is a definite acoustic memory formed and has stayed with them.

Which at long last brings us to what you already know its really all about: Me! I have this decades long ritual where whenever people are coming over I do something, and sometimes a lot of somethings, to make the system really shine. My favorite thing about this, if I’m totally honest, is at the end when its late at night and the system is truly peaking I get to relax back and take it all in.

So this last time with the guys from Portland coming up, and then on to Mike Lavigne’s, well guess what? Left the Herron and the table on from the night before, woke up early to get the Melody going, ran the XLO demagnetizing tracks about a zillion times, demagnetized, sprayed, and then played a few sides. What they heard when they got here was pretty good. Or as I am told the unanimous opinion was, "Fantastic!" Then off to Mike Lavigne’s. So by the time I get back and relax that night its all been running for like 24 hours.

Holy moly did that sound good! Did not even want to go to bed.

Okay so here’s the problem. Last night, system been off a week, usual 30 min warm up, nothing else, anyone wonder why I was kind of underwhelmed? Its that dang auditory memory. If only I could forget! But then, if I was one of those guys who can’t remember a ding dong thing, would I have the system I have?

So what say you? Is it a blessing? Or a curse?
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oldhvymec
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Why can most folks can remember someone's voice on the phone after 20 years. A lot of people can.. But can't tell when someone kicked a hole in a speaker...or could care less, maybe that's it.

It's a blessing, you know when something changed. It's a curse because it takes 24 hours to get back there.. I suppose the question is are you gonna suffer?.  Suck it up..   Listen to a walkman for 20-30 min under a highline wire.. That will make it better, as the hours go by...it will all get better. :-) We ain't sick....

Regards
oldhvymec
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audio2design229 posts11-19-2020 5:43pm

We know there are people here who have delusions of grandeur and of perceive they have superhuman capability.

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Some maybe, others maybe not. There are folks that are blessed with the ability do something better than others. Some accept it, some don’t.

To what end? That you can say they can’t and they know they can. Who cares. I already had this conversation before. WITH YOU. Do you alway tell others what they can and cannot hear, because you have such a trained ear. Is the benchmark YOUR learning, your way, what a person like me would be at odds with? OR the fact that when others bring up the facts of THEIR good fortune, your ability has to TRUMP, that simple fact.

I’m sure of myself, because of my training. For some reason, others think I or ANYONE need their approval, for their abilities. I don’t.
I’m pretty sure that YOU are good at what you do. BUT I would never tell you, you had delusion, of grandeur, or that you were NOT superhuman.
You might be! The delusions, I hope they are NOT... Va VOOM!!

I mean has the bar been raised? Not by me. I just want to learn a little something.

Who wants to learn from a smart guy who keeps telling you, "your not good at, what you know you are". Polished no, haughty, oh yea, downright RUDE, gives as good as he gets. MC just like you me and everyone here, wants to share and not be insulted, even though you don’t put a name to the dispersions. Everyone will do just fine...

Word Up!! (from the neighbor kid "Corry the Thief")

He was talkin’ bout memberin’ shi# dowg!!!...

He lovin his shi$, b lovin wit’, BUT NO NEED fo Hatin’, mofo

Shinny shoes on the top still got shi$ on the bottom, dude..

My buddy Corry’s.. thoughts... He figured you out with one read..

Corry is into BASS comp.. Good kid. Come to see Ol Man Bass
WE go to church together.. I had to edit a bit. The language!

I think YOU, ME and MC would get along just fine. But Corry, Duno

It has been proven to me over and over, there are people that have some pretty special talents. Thank the good good Lord for it.

Time to DANCE.... HAT on the floor... I slowly walk around the hat to the beat of the musicka’. The dog follows me.......Olay...She keeps wanting to polka.. Irish dog...

What is wrong with dancing, with the ONLY star in the room, ME.. Tap Tap!!! Samba

It’s a blessing, A BLESSING..... maybe...

Regards
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