Things we cannot be bothered by anymore

@deep_333 I agree.  It's hard to get diverse populations to get along much less see eye to eye.   But that's pretty much what this country is about and supposedly makes it great and a place diverse peoples want to live in...all that melting pot stuff.  Maybe we are doomed to fail in the end, or maybe we truly are "great" and make it so.   Nothing lasts forever.  THat much is for sure.

No land with very polarized ideologies has stayed as a unified land/entity for too long (in the history of humanity)..

Major powers constantly produce disinformation campaigns to weaken each other in that regard (divide & conquer). Relatively simple minded critters that form the majority of a population don't have much choice in the matter, except fall for it..requires more intuition and iq to look through it. 

Some cultures are more resilient, some are not.

Vote for throughtful and maybe even compassionate centrists/moderates willing to listen to more points of view.

@carlso63 I think most people would agree about the intrusion of politics into so many aspects of life.

I blame it on the voters. Stop voting for control-freak, narcissistic, far right and far left politicians who are unable to process and address the views of 90% of society. Vote for throughtful and maybe even compassionate centrists/moderates willing to listen to more points of view.

That’s the only way. Otherwise we will all live in the h-lll we ourselves as voters  create trying to always stick it to the other guy and get our own way, no matter what the effect it may have on others or society as a whole.

Very selfish!!!!!! I guess it's  simply a part (luckily not the whole) of human nature that we should all learn to get a handle on.

Cheers!

@curiousjim 

Excellent - and then of course there is "punches above its weight" - what weight?

And this ties into the infamous loophole in all YT reviews, "best in its price class" - seems sort of limiting in that other products "punch above their weight" eh? 

In general:

How politics has seemed to now permeate every facet of our lives and every single topic ever discussed, no matter how irrelevant;

Audio specific:

Hyperbolic overmarketing of opinion as fact. If you want me to pay attention, just tell me WHY you think something is cool (and please, a few factual data points to back up your points - or even a comparison to show superiority... OR just say "I don't really know why this is so cool - I just like it!")

Leaf blowers and the folks that used them.

YouTube videos that over hype products. “This will destroy all others” or “The last    “blah blah” you’ll ever need”. “Holy Grail.” And my all time favorite “Giant Killer”.

I’m done going to see & hear great musicians in even moderate sized venues whose sound gets ruined by big line array speaker systems digitally amplified. Most of the beautiful nuance, detail, tone etc. of their fine skills played on great instruments is lost. My pretty good home system does a better job communicating all this than any live concert I’ve seen in several years. Small venues like a nightclub or cafe is all I’ll consider now but there aren’t that many left anymore. 

Appreciating and experiencing incredible sound without the manic need to own it right then and there ... not easy 

Approaching demos with the mindset of "what is weak here" before even firing it up, then leaning into a listening positing looking for faults - this is my own character defect in life overall - WIP 

@hilde45 +1.

Extra large concert venues

Politics that I have no control over

looking at house for sale that are 40% overpriced 

Filling the car with gas, oil change and all car services

(Bought an ev in 2023)

listening to people comparing new music and classic rock

(laptop music vs actually excelling on playing an instrument)

BS trends that folks are lining up for like Sheeple

Music artist Genre jumping because they can’t come up with anything original in their own genre

Renting/leasing a Nissan forklift to raise my amp while I dust under it.

Speaker grilles

Pop up ads on vinyl. They really mess with the stylus in a bad way.

Kiosks and/or self-service of any kind.  It's really difficult to hold the mirror AND the Dremel during a DYI root canal.

Those who preach that the stuff inside our audio gear is created by a higher power and we mere mortals shouldn't mess with it.

Forums with no sense of humor.

I cannot be bothered with forum contribution's that read like an advertisement for Big Audio. “I own a … and it cost … and it is better because it came from…”

Let’s get real here folks, anyone who is on Audiogon has owned, borrowed, bought, built and experimented with lots and lots of Stuff. You are not impressing anyone (at least not me).

You guys inspire me:

1. YouTube videos where the poster blabbers about anything except the point of why you clicked in the first place.

2. Small type. Can’t read it, MAKE IT BIGGER! Related: Ads with a black background and small gray type. Idiots.

3. $100k speakers (and subwoofers extra). Why do $100k speakers NEED subwoofers?

4. Songwriters that don’t know how to write songs. Apparently, writers these days don’t know how to develop a song. Give you EVERYTHING in the first verse and have nothing (new) for the last. Also, stupid repetition. Changing a single word in a subsequent verse (hey! Don’t cost anything!) shows that you’re, at least, awake.

Hey you kids! Get off my song!

Endless debates about gear when control of key variables have not been accounted for. Take, for example, the room.

Food critics would never debate the quality of food if they were unsure whether or not food was doused in ketchup...

But many audiophiles will debate the sound of gear not knowing the role the room is playing.

For music I can’t be bothered with:

1. vinyl except when it’s included in box sets with CDs and BluRays.  I don’t have a turntable anymore so the albums stay in the box.  
2. Radio with commercials.  

3.  Overpriced concerts.  If I can buy your entire music catalog on CD for less than the price of 2 tickets, I’m out.  

Beyond music, negative or toxic people.  Life is too short.  

Hey, you kids stay off of my lawn!  

More than tired of being bothered by being bothered by that which shouldn't be bothered with in the first place....trying to read 'the signs' that ought to be placed around and about the latter bother that no one bothered to leave such warnings when it bothered enough to bother to bitch about That bother....

All Is Bother:  Bother to show me it's not. *Bronx Cheer*

@rlb61 #2 & 5: "Hell is other humans."
             #1: For those that Can when you Can't....Deal with it....😒

             #4: See initial ihmo at the beginning above...if you bothered to...

             #3: Was in NJ & NYC recently... not impressed with either.
                   Grew up with LA freeways.  I already know what you're going to try.
                    Don't....

Assume that all are operating under my 'comment' for #'s 2 &5; I'm behind you.

Sleep well, y'all.... ;)

2 ohm loudspeakers.

Can't be bothered by any transistor preamps/amps. They may have them, I won't.

Can't be bothered by cars that cost as much as good/excellent/great audio system.

Can't be bothered by record reissues. No need, I go after originals.

Can't be bothered by French speakers. Just kidding.

1. Audio reviews that claim speakers selling for $750K are a screaming bargain.

2. People.

3. New Jersey drivers.

4. The constant bickering surrounding vinyl vs CD.

5. People.

Didn't realize until now that today is Festivus.

Cranky old audiophiles. 
 

Oh…wait…

Expensive gear with no features. 

Giant heavy toys that are a pain to work with.  Maybe an exception for larger  speakers that really deliver. 

Marketing hype.  Just the facts ma’am!

Playing around with different wires. 

Getting  ripped off trying to buy concert tickets.

Tubes.  Very 2@th century!

Hifi gear that costs as much as a car. 

At my age, I cannot be bothered with pre-ordering "soon-to-be-released" music that never seems to get released. Other than that. I cannot be bothered with reading people's complaints, including my own.

This has to be one of the silliest things that has crept its way into audiophilia.

Just this weekend, a buddy of mine was hitting a sax with me backing him on keyboard in my listening room, 90db, 95db, piece of cake...

I bet you all won’t last 10 minutes of your great Miles Davis playing something in your room..all your purity is gonna get a rude awakening real quick when that trumpet hits a 100db.

Purity (facepalm)

- Listening at low volume levels to gauge audiophile purity

Not even getting a crappy remote with some "budget" components.

Turn tables and CD players.......no more!!!

Cable/fuse arguements.

I don't care. Buy them/try them/keep them/return them. Don't care.

Do whatever you want.

surface noise, tape hiss, AC mains hum. 

Luckily none of that applies to me no turntable, happy with my streaming setup and listening to Class A SET amps.

I cannot be bothered by/with reading about how much better vinyl is than digital.  (Even if it is that much better.) 

Reviews of $100,000 (and above) loudspeakers, power amps, and turntables, $50,000 (and above) CD players, phono stages, and pre-amps, $10,000 (and above) phono pickups.

I wish I was not bothered by WalMart shoppers who appear to be oblivious of the fact that there are other shoppers who would like to traverse the aisle or store exit that has been obstructed by what has effectively became a human road block.

I feel kind of bad because because earlier today I was attempting to leave Walmart and an employee was engaged in some type of conversation with a shopper who was sitting in one of those battery operated shopping carts that some shoppers use to drive down aisles in and they were both completely blocking access to the exit of the store, and I am sure I came off as being rude.

Sure is difficult to follow a thread when referenced posts are gone.

I cannot bother with listening to horrible recordings/masterings/mixes of great music that come out of my speakers sounding like hammered dogcrap.

Totally understand the sentiment. However, I just replaced my jurassic-era DAC, and I have to be bothered again. CDs I thought were good now are meh. Some that I thought were merely good are excellent. It's not all for the worst - I'm rediscovering stuff I didn't remember I had ever listened to!

I cannot be bothered with/by people who are constantly preaching that the actual sound of the recording that is being reproduced by my system should not matter and that it should be "all about the music" and that because this is how they feel about listening it is the only correct way to feel about listening and therefore the way everyone should feel about listening.

I cannot bother with listening to horrible recordings/masterings/mixes of great music that come out of my speakers sounding like hammered dogcrap.

Socks,🧦 No longer find much of a need for them. 

I agree with you both.

@cleeds 

I cannot be bothered by those who can't keep their politics out of an audio and music forum.

I wish it didn't bother me but I think we are in agreement that such topics have no place here. 

I cannot be bothered by those who can't keep their politics out of an audio and music forum.

One may not be bothered by chaos but that will not shield one from the impacts.

Chaos is chaos. Nothing to do with politics. It’s never good though some may actually enjoy it. Different strokes….