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A note of absence at the turn of the year. In 2024, I plan to undergo a digital detox and step away from internet forums altogether, just as I did with my own online publications years ago. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to Amir, the moderators, the administrators, and the...

This is obvious. :D

OMG, it's all so awful and then there's that music. I am disgusted. :facepalm:

Twenty years ago, I myself could still clearly hear the differences in the sound of DACs. I used to use a lot of DACs A/B/C... side by side in my home. In this respect, it may have made sense to develop your own professional device. Today, most DACs are almost perfect and I would no longer hear...

Thank you, I find the story about the Japanese-influenced house in Sidney more than exciting. Perhaps I would also be a Japanese architect in another life? :) I'll write you a PM about it so as not to burden the thread with OT.

Vinyl chloride is a precursor from which PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is made. PVC is one of the best-selling plastics of all. Around 50 million tons of it are produced every year. You can imagine that vinyl record production accounts for a negligible proportion of this. In fact, this is a global...

There could be something to it. When you see pictures of furnishings, you can usually guess the age cohort of the owners. You don't even notice if you've fallen out of time. But it doesn't matter, the main thing is that you feel comfortable with what you have.

It would have to be set against the environmental impact of the server farms from which we retrieve our music today.

Most of the records I own today cost me nothing at all. In fact, this is my third attempt at building a record collection. Twice before, in the course of my audio journey, I had given away everything I had on vinyl. Then I came across this extensive, valuable and expertly curated record...

I think the hunt for better and better devices is not limited to the "subjectivists". Someone else might also keep buying new devices because they objectively have a better SINAD and are available at bargain prices.

As Søren Kierkegaard once pondered, 'Life can only be understood backward; but it must be lived forwards.' I agree with that. But I think it's an exaggeration to label vinyl record listening as anti-intellectual.

Better that than harder drugs.

Yes, Ukraine's most important composer is repeatedly accused of having a penchant for kitsch. But Valentin Silvestrov's tender music is anything but schmaltzy, in my opinion. Music can simply be beautiful.

Today I would like to recommend the Ukrainian contemporary composer Silvestrov, if I haven't already done so. My wife sent me an e-mail this morning saying I should listen to him. But I had already heard of him before. We often e-mail each other because we sit in different study rooms in front...

Yes, why not? Consuming fast food is also a convenient cultural practice of today for getting full. ;)

Very good analysis!

In the vast sea of discourse, where it seems everything has been said, I post, therefore I am. In the words of Albert Camus, 'I rebel; therefore, I exist.' Engaging in dialogue, even when topics appear exhausted, is a declaration of our digital existence and of our intellectual identity.

Lately I've been reading more and more about excellent restaurants in Germany that are giving up because it's no longer profitable and they can't find staff. That's sad and also strange, because it obviously worked n the past.

This is a very interesting topic that is also on my mind at the moment. I find it difficult to realise for myself that everything is actually in the bag. I always want to keep the hobby going and somehow keep it alive, but the point at which I stop participating in forums is getting closer and...

What System Would YOU Choose To Blow Away Non-Audiophiles? Conversely, I have been impressed by certain exemplary installations. Through fortunate circumstances, I gained access to circles that have built incredibly great systems. This alternative and idiosyncratic old-school audio scene is...