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Brian Wilson
I liked the Beach Boys music. I liked Pet Sounds but never understood the mystique around it. With my system now completely refurbished/rebuilt in a new treated and dedicated room, I sat down to listen to it for the first time in years, in the gr... 
the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile
When I built a Dynaco Stereo70 from a kit, age 14, in 1968.  
Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community
Meh. I am totally not on board with 2, 5, 7, and 8. Some of the others are questionable. He sounds like a blow-hard, if you ask me. Anyone who comes up with an agenda like that and then says "take it or leave it", is a bit of a contemptuous pers... 
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
I bought two colored vinyl pressings at release. I have yet to open them. Just not interested.    
Stacking
NO.  Full stop.   
Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist
I just heard Mala Waldron live this afternoon. Great vocalist and pianist.   Goddaughter of Billy Holiday.    Limited recording output, sadly.   
How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers?
Maybe 50 years ago, poorly designed crossovers was an issue.  Not today.   
How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital?
@r27y8u92  “I cannot say possession of $150,000 is stupid, but also I refrain to say that was wise.” Is that directed at me? You are making a value judgement on how many records someone owns? Really? I hesitate to suggest what you may think of ... 
Claude #2
@mahler123  You didn’t bother to actually read the references that I provided, did you?  Confirmation bias at work here.    @gdaddy1  If I post on a particular topic, I find it more than reasonable to expect people to stay on topic. Otherwise,... 
Claude #2
@mapman  The problem is capitalism, not AI. You completely muddy the waters with your unedited, unorganized rambling. And again, someone (you) is off topic. This is a post about my leaving because people wanted to talk about AI, not about why wo... 
Claude #2
@mahgister  I always enjoy your contributions.   My website is a bit of a mess right now. I moved it from the WIX platform to Wordpress for two reasons: Wordpress is more flexible, creative and professional, and WIX is based in Tel Aviv and I ha... 
Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier?
It depends on the amplifier design.  I had a 6LF6 tube short the moment I turned on one of my Futtermans, and it somehow - we still haven’t figured out how - blew the low frequency driver completely out and caused the voice coil to lock onto the ... 
Critical listening and altered states
Black cat white cat, whatever catches the mouse.  The music alters my state. Weed + music alters my state. I think someone commented on this in relation to my thread about … what did I write about? Oh yes: vinyl as a karmic spiritual experience.   
What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you?
I just give it a rest and do something else.  Imho this is a non-issue.   
Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?
I miss geoffkait.  Cranky dude. 😝  if I may paraphrase an old country song that the Byrds resurrected on Sweetheart of the Rodeo: you don’t miss your whatever ‘til the well runs dry.  As for your question, I look for specific answers for specifi...