immatthewj

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How large (or small) is the audiophile market?
We've all got one foot in the grave whether we know it or not.  
How large (or small) is the audiophile market?
We will be here for years to come, not worth the effort today.  Well, Dr. Google does say that the average lifespan in the US is around 79 and in Canada around 82. . . .  
Test
. . . I remember once in the late '90s I had the house to myself for a few days and I did a rare sampling of a cannabis product and then I put on Lou Reed/Rock And Roll Animal and cranked it way up until I thought the speakers might explode as it ... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Not a criticism but you take the award for the longest posting (words not miles) in history. No, @mylogic , as much as I like awards, I have read much longer posts in the short time I have been on A'gon.  But thanks anyway.  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
@unclewilbur  it would probably be helpful if some people understood the difference between the acts of draft evasion and draft resistance and  showing up for the physical after getting  the notice in the mail but not being selected for military ... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
. . . it is also interesting that geedaddy has a problem with Bruce being a self made billionaire, as opposed to having his fortune handed to him on a silver platter via tax scams by his daddy so that he could blow most of it on bad deals and con ... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
@mylogic , 4-F was/is the military classification of unfit for military service, and as it applied to Bruce it was because he failed the physical.  Cadet Bonespurs, on the other hand, first got 4 educational deferrals (one was when he was attendin... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Never expected the discussion to achieve this level of interest. Idle hands do the devil's work.  
Work out music
I never used those ear-bud things so basically it was whatever radio station the kid working at the gym that day had on.  Personally, it never mattered much to me, I always pretty much tuned out everything except what I was doing.  As a matter of ... 
How much power needed to drive 91db speakers?
I used to drive a pair of B&W 805s (sensitivity of 87) with my Cary V-12 switched to 50 wpc triode most of the time, and I always thought it did fine.  It has been so long ago since I have listened at ear bleed levels that I cannot remember if... 
Work out music
Johnny Fish And The Fins.  
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
chrisoshea 442 posts 05-24-2025 at 09:22am  I do like Johanne Blouin... Chriso, I guess it is not surprising that the Shea "brothers" have the same taste in music.    
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
https://youtu.be/pVGGQ_WwR00?si=FtpDYcModme6UjV0 Does @chrisoshea  "also" feel the same way about that artist?  
What is your scariest moment in High End audio?
A circuit board on one of the ARC VTM 120s I used to own caught fire.  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Lord snowflake, you are such a cute little tosser.