Endless discussions on cables (power and signal, both)
Things we cannot be bothered by anymore
Occurred to me today that I have dropped stuff that I cannot just be bothered by anymore, and wondering what some of you out there have let go of as well
Me (lean mostly into analog)
- Lifting a tonearm lever to cue a platter - no more - years off my life
- Carbon brushes, cart cleans with every spin or two - years off my life
- Ugly racks that look like ones I had in 10th grade, though cost 20x more - out
- Listening at low volume levels to gauge audiophile purity
- A/B'ing streaming platforms
Finale - $50 audiophile pressings "remastered from the original master tapes" that sound like sanitized cheese spread - magic gone, warped, drop-outed, bubbled, and gain-whacked (there are exceptions for sure)
How about you?
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I don’t mind all the hurdles to overcome for vinyl playback. I’m sure the day will come when it’s too much of a bother, but that day ain’t here yet. I can’t be bothered with 1) preamps without remote 2) "girl with guitar/piano" recordings that are more about the sound than the music 3) speakers that fall flat when trying to reproduce Tool at 95 db 4) people that disregard, out of hand, tweaks and equipment without first hand experience. |
I don’t have time and patience for and can’t be bothered with; reading the newspaper reading audio mags paying exorbitant prices for audio racks. I build my own now. Listening to flat earthers or MAGA followers. They belong squarely in the same group. YouTube televangelists anything on TikTok believing in the intelligent capacity for critical thought for half of my American friends |
@2psyop + 1, except I read newspapers and don't build furniture! |
