asvjerry
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| Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity? @barts ....and leave it for us to watch and hopefully endure despite.... The fire ants in HOU were just another thing to leave behind. The rain and floods were already getting more common, I'd hit the ceiling in terms of who'd be less of pain to ... | |
| What's up with the weird time stamp in these forums? ....that’s Reykjavik.....🤷♂️🤨 ...now, I could understand GMT....but Iceland?! | |
| What's up with the weird time stamp in these forums? Testy testing.... Time displayed is 4 hours 'later' than EDT (2:48 am NOW) | |
| Europe vs the USA A local brewery held a presser talking about how all the aluminum cans they order will cost an additional 25% which they have to pass on, since brewing beer is really not a huge cash cow, given that local farms can’t grow the level of quality of t... | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? The only times I wear gloves is when it's wood (not mine....Lumber....) or the 10' pole I carry around Here. 😏 John Harvey Kellog....wade into this morass.... and there's a whole lot of it... ;) Other times...heavy, oily, caustic... I'm fond of ... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… YRWV....sorry. *G* The Chicago show is coming up....perhaps time for an audio exposition expedition? Put together a dongle within it the sort of detail you'd want to have. If a vendor won't play it between demos, then you'd rather not have thei... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… @daytrader , your last sentence is a worthwhile venture and costs nothing for now... ;) You've indicated rather particular desires, worth the time to spend to satisfy..... Unless there exists a specific event in mind you've the desire to indulge... | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening @faustuss We All need to get ’out’ more....;) I have to be ’in the mood’ to engage ’The Ritual’, but there’s competitors for my attention, nimble as it may be or easily distracted.... Cassettes that still play that which marked an era passed..... | |
| Need some advice: Found some Audio Equipment Quick drill about, imho: Sell as a set, some bits could draw... ;) | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening @paqua123 ...get ready to put an ’alter-native’ into that pipe after the ’intro post’ to this corner of the ’Gon-verse’, because it’s just been elevated into some sort of ’priesthood’, and who knows What they’ll want to sacrifice...... ...they’ll... | |
| How to find local audiophiles For as much as a 'live music' area that Asheville can be, 'philes seem to stay in their burrows 'round here...a ...but when your b&m is Best Buy (....well, occasionally...😏 ) or Guitar Center ( for the really obscure...), not surprising I gue... | |
| Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity? @ all_y'all...it's been a great read in this space where all basically agree that 'civility' is A Good Thing in this format.... Been in 'chat places' since late '90's...Tempers become 'flames', fur strokes misunderstood.... Unfortunately, not unc... | |
| Did I Expect too much? Actually, a concierge audiophile manufacturer deserves a higher profit margin. This is because of a smaller market for what's presented, be it electronic or speakers. It's why Macintosh has survived where the path is jammed with 'the rest' on it... | |
| Buy or stay with? @albertballew I vote with the ’get a sub...or 2’ if you must have that foot pedal itch cured. The CV’s don’t have it in them. Any practical suggestions, gentlemen? ;) As for social media...like the song, ’act naturally’....👍 ;) | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? Personal experience is to begin with a 'practical' Integrated as the 1st course; a receiver if you must. Try to use it to listen to as many types of speakers you accept as better than your current.... Consider used as means of stretching the bu... |