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A Different "Analog" Question
sounds like a whole lotta conspicuous consumption goin' on!  
How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?
A lot of incredibly coarse and cruel members here joking about hurting animals - what a great look you are going for!  also, congrats to anyone celebrating not having children, judging from the comments, the world is a better place for it.   
A Different "Analog" Question
I used to wear analog, but the Apple watch has literally changed my life. I have learned that tactile reminders are a lot more effective for someone who doesn't like looking at his phone. I also use the timer daily for cooking, or timing how long ... 
Was I Expecting Too Much
I'm sorry this happened to the OP, it is a real kick in the pants to be treated poorly. As someone who has been on both sides of this equation (customer and dealer) I understand and sympathize with both parties here. When I was in my early 20s I ... 
2023 AXPONA Show Report
@atmasphere, that's "midwest nice" behavior you are describing.  It's a "I don't want to be the selfish one in the room" sentiment and often results in nobody getting "the best seat". It's also why the last piece of pie will sit, unattended, for d... 
Songs with excellent advice?
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel  
New Vandersteen Control Center (pre amp) will be at the Ultra Fidelis room at AXPONIA
looking forward to it - both Richard and Jon are genuinely great guys.  
what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history?
Stax headphones Vandersteen 2CEII  
Fee for home audition
@xtremefidelity +1 your description of the process of auditioning a product from a dealer then searching for the lowest price from ANYBODY is spot on. Having said that, if the product is already a store demo, I wouldn't charge a rental fee for a ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl  XTC - English Settlement Zappa - One Size Fits All Gregory Porter - Take Me to the Alley Dexter Gordon - Go!  
Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s?
@bdp24 spot on. I don't have a complete collection, sadly, but what I do have I treat like the dead sea scrolls and enjoy re-reading them from time to time. Long live Wilmer!  
FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M)
I actually kind of cracked up when I saw the Biden comment was literally the first response in this thread. The need to spout off with this kind of rhetoric while maintaining no understanding of economics, whether micro- or macro- is just astoundi... 
LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus
Disaster Area at Milliway's, end of the universe. Great show  
One of the great things about Vinyl
I can't trick my ears into enjoying digital as much as analog, it's as simple as that.  
"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
@waytoomuchstuff, very entertaining - I like your style.  I'm guessing you, like me, are a Douglas Adams fan.  Thanks for making me smile this morning.