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geoffkait

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Advice to Newbies
Repeat of rant from 6 years ago. What about this? What about that?  
Are these fake?
If it looks too good to be true.....The real ones look like this:https://www.ebay.com/itm/264259564910 
Bob Dylan - new album just out on Tidal - Rough and Rowdy Ways
Dylan was a fan of Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, ND of Like a Rubber Ball I’ll Come Bouncing Back to You fame. Dylan progressed from songs about death and doom on his first records to some outright rockers when he went electric. Then back to doom and ... 
To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands?
Always decouple. Don’t listen to 4H clubbers. 🐄 🍀 Decoupling eliminates ringing of the speaker cabinets AND mechanical feedback to the front end electronics via the floor. See Max Townshend’s video showing ... measurements with and without decoupl... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
mahlware? 
I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery
wolf_garciaI’ve been a motorcycle freak for over 50 years and still ride frequently (if it’s too hot I just drive an interesting car instead), and, of course, have crashed a few times (I wear lots of safety gear now...full face helmet, armored jac... 
Advice to Newbies
broadstoneThis is where the basis of my advice to newbies begins. First, do not use self serving marketing advice to make your choices. At the same time, though, respect expert’s knowledge and listen to them keeping in mind that tastes are so indi... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
Sarcasm is the last refuge of the anti audiophile.  
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
A trolling, a trolling, a trolling I will go, hi ho the dairy o, a trolling I will go. 🕺🏻 
Bob Dylan - new album just out on Tidal - Rough and Rowdy Ways
Gee, noone’s ever accused him of that before. 🙄 
I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery
I’d be more concerned about putting some skin on the asphalt. I once came upon a turned over motorcycle on the highway and wondered where the rider was. As it turned out he was about 100 yards up ahead, being attended to.  
Just received my new Luxman CL-1000 pre-amp.
luxmancl38He only had it for a few weeks so it wasn’t fully broken in but this preamp can stand up to any preamp on the market. >>>>>That’s very comforting to know.  
I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery
Sadly astronaut Pete Conrad, test pilot, etc. died as a result of a fall off a motorcycle at slow speed. It can happen to anyone.  
I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery
I had a Triumph 500 for a couple years, was happy to sell it. A death trap. Someone I know put his leg through the (spinning) spokes of a Honda 50 when a woman drove through a red light. You can’t stop what’s coming. 
Bob Dylan - new album just out on Tidal - Rough and Rowdy Ways
A lot of his later stuff is overly compressed, I look for cassettes like Time out of Mind, Love and Theft but the one I really want, Modern Times, is only available from Russia, at some insane price. I met Paul Clayton a long time ago in Charlotte...