Well, I've been a thrift store hunter for quite some time, mostly for cds, but also found some decent audio gear as well. Just realized how much of a better deal it is to buy used. But it is impressive how well some of the "budget" dacs and headphone amps coming out measure and sound.
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Good looking Telecaster in your photo. Just bought my first one (a cheap '52 replica).
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Welcome, Jim! Great to finally find a place where actual data is used vs all manner snake oil, eh? I love it here.
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Good to have ya Jim.
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Hello everyone, long time lurker here. I've gathered lots of info from ASR, not sure if I've learned as much as I think I have. I'm here because I love music.
Jonathan, Norfolk (UK)
So much music, so little time ...
Jonathan, Norfolk (UK)
So much music, so little time ...
Does your handle have any relation to the brilliant movie / book 'Being There'???
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Of course, that and I'm sometimes a gardener
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Sorry to jump in Jim, but I have a different opinion.That's the best reason to be here! Welcome!
Jim
I love music, I love listening to music with audio gear, but ASR's primary reason for existence has little to do with those.
If @ChaunceyG loves music, he should go to concerts, enjoy it where he can, be it on a TV speaker or even from his mobile phone tiny speaker, without worrying. I can!
I come to ASR, because here, we take an unimpassioned, objective, scientific look at all things regarding Audio Reproduction Gear.
We argue what makes these gears tick in a purely scientific, ultra-unsubjective manner.
That is as far away from "enjoying music" as one can get! Hell, we often vote on equipments, purely by looking at published electrical test results, without ever having enjoyed music through them.
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My opinion is based on the viewpoint that the equipment we discuss on ASR exists due to the recording, transmission and reproduction of music .... or movies. But I understand where you're coming from.
I think there's room here for both our opinions ..... no?
Jim
I don't know!I think there's room here for both our opinions ..... no?
Jim
loving music, enjoying it, is a subjective thing.
Just try mentioning a subjective viewpoint about loving or enjoying music on ASR, chances are, you get confronted!
Here, measured results talks, all else walks.
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I apologize for not answering your post sooner! I was busy, scanning the "Jazz Music only - in the now, or recently, or that you love" thread:
Jazz ♫ Music only | In the now, or recently, or that you love...
Any medium (analog and/or digital), any cover album or video, all Jazz related ... and discussions... ...All that jazz love affair. I'm big on John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Chet Baker...and many many more...Billie Holiday, Nina Simone...
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... and my favorite, the "What are we listening to right now ..." thread. You know, the one that's 975 pages long?
What are we listening to right now..
as it says on the tin, music we are enjoying or planning to listen too today.. i hope we all post our music here, all genres all formats so we can share our passions and learn from each other.
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... and another that I like, the "Classical Music only - some you listen to now or recently, or some you love "...
Classical ♫ Music only | Some you listen now or recently, some you love...
It don't matter which medium, and it don't matter a video or an album cover. It's Classical music, and all discussions are open to your heart contentment. ...The recordings, the musicians, the composers, the music.
www.audiosciencereview.com
... and I was on my way to the "Latin music and artists" thread when I saw your post.
Latin music & artists
Post and discuss Latin music and artists that you're listening to. You may post as often as you like here. But if you are posting multiple videos or albums (for example), then I suggest putting each one in a separate post, to keep the page load times more manageable for the ASR members who may...
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After thinking about what you said, I suppose you're right.
Jim
You know what I mean.
For every exception you can point to, there are many times the opposite.
For every exception you can point to, there are many times the opposite.
how many threads can you point to where people are told they don't love music? Or where someone gets confronted for saying they do?You know what I mean.
For every exception you can point to, there are many times the opposite.
(as distinct from a subjective statement about preference for listening to it using particular gear)
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Wow, I just said I love music. Does that mean I'm not interested in the science?
Of couse not. I am questioning @Ken Tajalli's statement, not yours.
You are free to (as many do) talk about love of music here, and not have that detract from a scientific approach to reproduction gear.
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Sorry, I should have replied to Ken and also to have thanked you for your camradery
All's good - welcome by the way.