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I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery

Couple of threads have shown up lately. "Should you be an audiophile if you..." either have a certain type of gear, have a certain amount of money, or don’t make your own.

I personally reject all of that. I’m here for the enthusiasts, and those who suffer. That is, people who are enthusiastic about listening to music via electronics and those who are suffering with problems who need a little help. That’s how I try to build a community.

Also want to point out, again, that this hobby was built by hobbyists and tinkerers. The range included backyard self-electrocuting iconoclasts to scientists in acoustics and electrical engineering. I’m happy to welcome them all.

Laslty, I want to say something about the Porsche metaphor:

1 - All Porsches are ugly. This is an indisputable fact no one wants to talk about and means all debate needs to stop right there.

2 - Any motorcycle is more fun and exciting than any car.


Thank you for reading this and I’m glad I had a chance to nip these conversations in the bud. << evil troll laugh >>
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"backyard self-electrocuting iconoclasts "....Damn, I like that! *LOL*

Finally, some intials I could place after my name....

"J.L.H., BYS-EI" (eieio)....

Where'd ya go to school for That?!

"HKU...  Hard Knocks Unversity.  They kick your aze out the door when you know more than they do...."

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Faster, FASTER....Until the Thrill of Speed
Overcomes the Fear of Death

...the only vehicular t-shirt I saw on someone that I could never source, but wanted anyway....

Agree with nonoise, I loved my cycling days....never had to pay too high of a physical price for the priviledge. Now, with blood thinners and the wrong DNA I bruise if you look at me hard. The slightest cut makes me leak like a slash case....

"YOU OK?!" Yeah, normal hydralic leak...it’ll stop soon enough...
(I clot quickly, ergo the thinners...)

Porsches’ seem to be devolving back to the Bathtubs in appearance.
Guy bringing his Beemer in for ’something’ had never heard the term ’Barbaric Mulch Wagon’, and had a good laugh over it....
"Damn, it’s always got an issue that’s expensive!"
Yup, you haven’t bought a car, you’ve aquired a mistress...with all that applies...

My tastes in cars is much like my taste in audio gear....
I’ll run what I brung, and won’t lose sleep over the cost if I break it. ;)
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@rocray....awhile back, the spouse tired of the Yamaha scooter she commuted to CSUSF, to/fro the bookstore/coffee hangout....
"Shitty brakes, randumb numb handling, no Power...."

So she inherited my RD350...helmet and leathers to match the marroon tank....and that took care of those complaints....;)

"You let your wife ride an RD?!" astonished co-worker 'sclaimed....

Sure...she's not subject to the homone-driven idiocy us guyz are prone to, she's about the right size and weight to enjoy it....and now she's capable of getting away from the brain-dead in an Impala.

Me?  Moved on to a 550 Vision shafter with the fairing.
Great commute bike, once I put air horns on it...:)
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