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Interesting thought
How many young people, like 27 and under, care about what bourbon they get when they go to a bar? 
So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...
I've never bought into the directionality myth. Blind tests over the years indicate I cant tell the difference when the directions are reversed, no matter where the arrow is. I align the arrows just to assuage my OCD, but that's all. The same with... 
Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?
I think this thread answers the question of the "Where Are The Young Audiophiles" thread.The Millenials suffered through the Great Recession and a huge increase in college tuition; disposable income for many of them is illusionary. Gen Z's are con... 
Turntable Isolation
+1 for MC. I placed Nobsound springs under my VPI HW19 and they made a world of difference. Much cleaner sound;; and a deeper sound stage. I had to make a commensurate adjustment in the sama, but it was all good. A highly recommended tweak. 
Analogue Productions announces May 21st release of ultimate Kind Of Blue LP
Look, I have several vinyl copies of KOB, including a 1959 OP with only several clicks and pops here and there. I get the idea of a re-release with better sonics, trust me. But this is nothing but a cash grab for a select audience. And yes, unfort... 
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent yes, and you're right in that it doesn't capture the magic of the early-90's indie vibe that NAD and Ride and others created. "Godfodder" is a classic of the genre.  
If a blind guy can use a Rega Planar 3 ...
True. I had one made for my vpi HW19  
If a blind guy can use a Rega Planar 3 ...
The P3's dustcover is removable. I keep mine on out of convenience's sake. However. if you're hankering to upgrade, trust yourself to muscle memory for whatever you get.  
Do you care about car audio?
Yes! In fact, I’ve been leaning more and more to having a good amplifier installed in my 2019 Kia Sorento , then subsequently having better speakers put in. I drive a lot and thus listen to tunes (downloaded, streaming, or CD) way more than to new... 
User Error Disaster
Have you tried Audio Electronics in Dallas?  
What are you streaming tonight?
@big_greg -- Alfamist is da bomb! Such a beautiful synthesis of jazz an d musicality and hiphop 
What are you streaming tonight?
@reubent what a great last album from a band! 
What are you streaming tonight?
I'm uber late to the party, but Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue - which I had never heard nor heard of until it was the next album on a suggested playlist after a Mechelle Ndegeocello album had finished a few nights ago.  
Analogue Productions announces May 21st release of ultimate Kind Of Blue LP
Boomers with money will buy audio artifacts that can help them show off their systems to other boomers with money 
What happened to the "What do you consider Rap and Hip Hop masterpieces?" thread?
Inevitably, each thread on rap or hiphop devolves into racist and bigoted generalizations about the genre and its artists and listeners, and thus Agon removes them when the ankle biting draws too much blood.However, before they're removed, there a...