I am new. Had a long hiatus and now able to get back to my beloved hobby. Its a different world. There are not 5 stereo stores with in 10 minutes of me like there used to be. I am not lucky enough to have really reliable local dealers. So I watch you tube reviews and come to forums like this. I do appreciate the advice, noble has been particularly helpful. I am a major jokester however, I will admit sometimes it is exhausting having to go thru 2 to 3 pages to get your answers. I do get the answers and the experience and advice you in-part is priceless…so thank you!
Lay Off the Newbies!
I always try to keep my posts constructive, but there is something that regularly goes on here that I think is detrimental to our hobby - A newbie has a simple question and a bunch of neurotic geezers (of which I include myself) jump on the guy with a million rules and rituals he must follow to achieve his goal, which ends up discouraging the guy right out of hobby. There was one analog thread on static where I recommended Gruv Glide and you geezers started in with so much BS- humidifiers, move to another climate, expensive gimmicks, etc, that GG would kill him and his records. The end result? By the end of the thread, he sold his analog rig because he couldn't deal with the stress. In a recent digital thread, you guys are recommending a newbie buy 20 year old transports. All this does is just make newbies so stressed out that you'll drive them to MP3s. Newbies need simple answers, commensurate with their experience level. Buy a Rega table, screw in a Rega cartridge and play records. They have plenty of time to turn into us. Somehow we survived, listening to our Sansui receivers and JBL L-100s in bedrooms thick with pot smoke and spilled Boone's Farm. And we made it. Sometimes I'm amazed as well. Let the young have fun while they can. Be well.