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On the other hand your bartender is saying things a true believer is supposed to say. Oh my. What is actually missing from a vinylphile's life?

Generally speaking people are not sick of streaming services. This is why the editorial you linked is newsworthy and catches your attention (it is meant to do that). It's the same as with vinyl: countless stories across the Internet reporting vinyl's comeback are actually an indication that...

A couple of points. 1. You obviously genuinely liked what you heard at the dealer. No point arguing that. 2. Measurements are not very good at predicting what you will subjectively prefer. They are not done because of that. Their significance is in showing how the equipment changes the signal...

What are the unsolved problems that these tests would be useful for?

Impressive pics, thanks. My personal favorite: the new Quad preamp.

Many Umg titles had very audible watermarking in Spotify, too. But it was apparently removed several years ago.

No wonder I sometimes struggle with this bean counter’s music

So?

Any specific examples? Yours is an often made claim. Usually no specifics are provided to support generalisations about early cds. You see, I lived through it too and my experience certainly was different.

This is audiophile stuff: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/mar/19/foodanddrink1

If we go by Webster then no, but you clearly did not understand what ejr meant by 'audible artifacts'

Touchscreens may not be suitable for everything. Physical buttons work better on some occasions. That is a simple usability issue. The author tries to get philosophical about it and read too much into it (”The button may be a way to almost de-technologize our everyday existence, to a certain...

Steel is real.

It will change your life. You feel so much connected with… well, something. And the ritual, ah, yes the ritual, the physicality, the tangibility.

This is my experience, too. I build integration processes with a low code visual system but every once in a while there is a need for C# code snippets. ChatGPT and Copilot have saved me hours of frustrating trial and error work. You can also learn from their recommendations, not least because...

South Tirol seconded, in summer too for walking.

Going to Alta Badia, Italy in the beginning of February. Last winter I was twice in the Dolomites (Alta Badia and Val Gardena). My boots are slightly narrower (98 mm). Last winter they were just fine - only one day of slight discomfort - but in 2023 winter (Les Arcs, France) they absolutely...

Brilliant Mahler 5th arrangement:

Ah, yes. I did not realize you were talking about remixes.

They have certainly existed on other formats. I have the Brahms/Gilels and the Pollini Preludes on cd.