members and their systems

A good thread, y'all.....'educational' to state a least,...*s*  It can be a pricey hobby, pursuit, endeavor....that 'music thing' we chase, each in our own.....
I quit chasing the peaks when the cost of the climb grew too steep to attain, at least for me.  The spec'd numbers grew or shrank, adding zeros or numbers before or behind the decimal point that I couldn't hear.....

"Fine wine", expensive cars, the trappings or traps of habit....fun to sample, easy to avoid...

I've not spent a fortune on the new, used, and vintage of my stuff.
It pleases my ears for the most part, allows for the esoteric part....

Semi-retired....until CEO/spouse finds a stand-in, no need to hold breath there...*s*  

Meanwhile, logged in on a laptop in the hospital after having the little toe of my right foot amputated.....

I have no short stories....;)

@tomic601 ...Thanks, getting sprung from Hotel Hospital today @ some point. *G*
Playing my Spotify playlist on the laptop in room now to 'speed up' the process.  The night shift likes my mess, the day crew doesn't seem to have an opinion...
Likely is gritting teeth and remaining 'professionally diplomatic' about it.

We've both have more serious matters and wretched bodies to deal with in our ways, after all....;)

Yes, I know.....Nothing to do with members' systems....

Just systems with my members of various varieties, but....hey.  More amusing....at min, to me....

...esp. if you're on pain meds.... ;;;;;))

(No, you can't have some...not text-able....)

@tomic601 , @ et al....

I can't count to 20 anymore....*L*  Oh, well....

Think I'll carve a wooden little toe from purpleheart to fill the gap in my shoe...start a nuevo fashion trend, barefoot w/StyleStubs...make the foot fetish fans freak 'n frenzy....

FOOT FILLERS!
"With our red-hot poultry shears, we can take your ugly feet to Fashion Fab!"
(Not recommended for those of low pain thresholds; high yield pain killers available for the weak of will....).

Groucho was Not listening to music....*evil S*

Long ago, far away, the Mz. of my affections learned that the fem of the couple in the next apt. liked to listen with a wine glass to us making 'affectionate noises'.

Not long after, they returned the 'favor', squeaking bedsprings.....for about 30 seconds....

P turned to me..."That's It?!  Damn, that's sad...."

We both started laughing...loudly....

Acoustics are what you make of them.....*smirk* ;)

@mesch ....Yeah, it was an old building and the rent was cheap.*G*

My spouse to become on her 1st encounter with that studio later opined that she could trust me because my bed was made and I had a healthy and friendly cat...
...and at that time the couple 'next door' had moved on....*L*;)

'Lack o toe' is doing nicely, thanks.  The pain meds have an interesting side effect....'speedy', which is OK with this old hipster tyke...*G*

Doesn'tseemtoeffectmytypingatalllllllllllllll...*LOL*

Since the MDs' gave me 90 of them, I'm going to try to 'utilize' them to get some work in on my DIY speaker projects....along with the usual daily work.....

Stand back, y'all....."Warp 20, Sulu.." *Pow*G*

My senseless humour helps me.....tolerate....this....planet.....*fists clenched*gritted teeth*eeerrrrRRRR*

Hearing from the PD in Atlanta that the idiot that shot those folks 'was having a bad day' made spouse and self pause...

"NO, BS!  The ones' he shot had the bad day, not to mention anyone that was there to see it go down!  Jez....  'I'm depressed, so I think I'll go out and off some women....'  "

Why not just suck the barrel and let it go, slick?  Save us from yourself....;(

Live it or live with it....damn....*fume*

@keegiam, aewarren, 'and all the ships at sea' (for those of you who remember That phrase...*L*)...

Nearly Everything I own is used, or has been about me for decades in some cases; it was SOTA then, and it still is, spec-wise.

The exceptions:
-IC's; most cables and speaker lines are new....not fancy, but capable.
-A digital crossover (beats a bunch of individual boards)
-A digital splitter/mixer, for my own devious (and perhaps demented) purposes...and Yes, I heard that...*L*
-A purpose built computer for audio only that'll boot your laptop into a corner.  It works in conjunction with an older one that basically monitors what's going on...

The 'freeware' I run is able to accomplish nearly Everything I can consider doing in an audio environment, including mine.

Like some 'hot rods' and 'rat bikes' of my (and likely your) past...
...'tain't 'pretty'....but It Works.  Real Well, thanx.
J

@aewarren...*S*  I'll assume a friendly suggestion re: https://www.naimaudio.com/products
Nice....*S*

New or used, natch....we all have our prefs about 'stuff'...
I run such a weird batch of things that most likely consider me brain and ear damaged. *L*  But, they're meant for flexibility vs. 'absolute performance' and they make me happy....which, in the end is my interpretation of the Concept.

'Concept' being Why we do what we do, audiophilia-wise. *S*

Currently, I'm in a space that is hardly 'perfect' in terms of 'proper' acoustics, and will never be such.  A steel building with 13' ceilings, plywood walls, concrete floors, and various 'n sundry STUFF about my speakers.  So I cope with it...  

'High-end' here would cringe. *LOL*  I'm so used to dealing with 'problematic spaces' that I hardly blink anymore.... ;)

Hey, it's Fryday! Yay....

I absolutely NEED this shirt.....

https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/men-s-t-shirt-hot-stamping-animal-print-short-sleeve-daily-tops-1...

That about sums my 'tude up.....*LOL*
Cheap, too.... ;)

...at least I show up after everyone's' gone to bed or (perhaps) turned their heat down.....*phew*

Spend what thrills or chills you on audio...and let your ears do the walking. ;)

Cells....our 'lectric leashes tend to echo our desires and maybe our needs.  Kinda like ones' underwear...*L*

Since the business 'we' are looking to hire some new slaves (I mean) 'employees', we're looking at using a 'burner' for initial contact purposes.
We can remain anonami to winnow the huff 'n chuff from the potentials to keep from being pestered by the wannabees.

The hire hall at this point is such that any biped worth considering is already busy; we're looking for some newbies that exhibit potential without ingrained habits and lofty self-worth $ in their eyes....

Ones' that make new mistakes that don't repeat them just 'cuz they think they know Better....

"Well, I used a bigger hammer on it...."
'Your mistake was using it on the item, instead of your head...'