skullguise

Wow....RIP Klaus.....another legend gone!

Hey, give it a chance! I think it will give Pono a run for the money! 😄

Love my boy....he surpasses me in sarcasm and is almost Bernie-left....but we had this fun exchange when he told me he was going back to Spotify instead of the TIDAL family plan (more selections and features for him and his g/f).

Some folks aren't understanding the difference between something being publicly accessible but still not "a public space." This is a MODERATED forum. Over the years it has established itself to have a certain personality, for lack of a better term; and it is moderated to fit that personality. Yes, it can be exclusionary, but only to people who argue excessively about the personality and try to change it. Otherwise, we want it to be open. When someone is banned, it's not us being cowards, it's reducing excess noise from someone who doesn't respect what this forum is about. There are a good number of very technically-inclined and experienced people here. They freely give advice to those who ask, some design their own equipment, and overall have earned the respect they get. I have seen countless cases of people posting pictures and getting some great advice about what is good and bad about a design. As a group, we DO listen to a lot of music. There are dedicated threads for this, but there are also many threads for other things as well; we're quite an eclectic bunch. When it comes to equipment, though, we're not going to ONLY judge based on sound. As I mentioned before, sound is on par with build quality in this forum, and even if something sounds good but has potential build issues, it will get called out. That is part of the personality of this forum. I will read and respect someone's thought on sound, but will also read and respect good technical input, brash or not. If something is built well and sounds good, it gets praised. Otherwise, it's open season for criticism (based on sound or build). Again....this is the personality of this forum. Accept it, join and try to have fun. Or leave. But if you keep fighting it, you will be banned - to reduce the noise.

The point is that things can potentially SOUND good, but if corners are cut there may be issues with usage and/or longer-term reliability. Some prime examples of this have been HiFiMan (QC issues with many of their phones but often sounded good; and "production" models VERY quickly upgraded to v2 or higher, which tends to mean the product wasn't even a fully finished product to start on first introduction), Cavalli (similar QC type issues and possible design shortcuts), and as an extreme example, Single Power (parts used that aren't in spec for voltages present, poor construction that could literally cause fires and failure; but boy they sounded great). This is not your normal forum, and while it's good to learn about new things there are colleagues in here that can tell many aspects of design and construction quality based solely on the pictures of the innards. So while your opinions on sound are worthwhile in some aspect, it is tempered by build quality questions; so many decide not to move forward and blindly accept sound impressions without more technical info. It could save $ and aggravation in the long run. The argument is that both go together, sound and design/build. So if one is clearly not up to par, then the other doesn't matter - at least to people here. I'm in no way saying these products are like Single Power, but a LOT of people got burned by him/that company.

It's amazing that certain bands from "back then" still have the fanbase among new and younger fans. One of my ex-neighbors has a son that - when he was all of I think 12 or 13 - had a Misfits t-shirt he would proudly wear. I found out his mom - a quiet schoolteacher - was actually quite the punk fan in the day and LOVED the Misfits. My son has also reported to me that two of my favorite bands - Joy Division and The Chameleons - are held in quite high regards by several of his friends too. So I get to be "cool dad" for a bit 😊 And my old HS friend who died of COVID-related complications was in 2 bands up until he passed; one of them was a Misfits/Danzig cover band....

^^ That looks awesome Mikey...though I shouldn't partake of such things due to Passover laws. Of course, the bagel I had this morning when my niece and nephew (the astronaut-in-training) came by with their daughter was kind of delicious.

RIP to Mike Bossy, hockey great with the NY Islanders. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33742790/mike-bossy-four-stanley-cup-champion-new-york-islanders-dies-65 As a hockey fan, he was doing some things that Wayne Gretzky did a bit later later, but I think outside hockey he was much less known. A legend, and from all accounts a great person. And...fuck cancer.....!

Very Happy Birthday!!

^^ Very cool....but in one ad/article about the reunion/tour, they had a picture with Eno in it. THAT would have been fucking incredible!

I listened to "Think Of Me" first, as it started I think "This has a very nice Shawn Colvin voice and taste...." Then came the chorus 😄 Still quite good

Done....read up on it a bit, nice cause!

Hope it's a happy (and invasion-free) birthday!!

Wow, incredible story.....RIP to your uncle, may he truly rest in peace now! Wishing you and your family some peace as well, give or take the asshole uncle....

My brother (works in the liquor industry) says he has an extra Ardbeg baseball hat - need to remind him to get it for me! I would wear that over my usual sports hat (Boston Bruins hockey). Somewhat related: one of my best friends is from the UK originally, and loves Marmite. I found this video and he loved it!

Karen and I just found out Ghosts (US version) is continuing.... Fun show, just watched the latest episode....we had binged the first (I think) 14 or 15 a couple months ago.

^^^ That's so bad but I chuckle each time I look at it....

Needs more coconut audio devices.....

Very sad that people die so young, especially if there are drugs involved....very sorry to hear Dan....!

Very Happy Birthday!!!

Replied in another thread. Just read that Jada has a medical condition that causes hair loss, and has been public about it. So I think Will Smith still overreacted, but the joke-writer is a complete douche as well....and I'd have to assume Chris Rock knew about that, and even HE would have tempered or not done the joke. In other words, Steve is most likely correct....

Condolences Bryan.....people with genuinely good humor are wonderful!

^^^ Nothing will beat Voltron-level! 😄 BTW, one additional funny point about my name: when I was looking to get the samost.com domain rights, I got notice it was already in use. My first thought was a cousin of mine in NJ, he was very "internet aware" at the time, and I thought he may have reserved it. But no....samost.com was used for a hotel chain in China!! They've since given it up, and I claimed it; but that was a crazy find. And now, samost.com.cn is for the "Samost Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd" Has me curious if there is any connection....

Me 3.....my last name, Samost, is quite unique. I have been called Samos (and there is a cabinet-maker family near me with that name), or Samoset like the Native American Tribe. When we first moved in our neighborhood, someone told me they were excited because they (didn't fully catch my name and) thought I may be related to John Stamos 😊 On the other hand, I love having this unique of a name. Pretty sure that anyone with that last name in the USA is a blood or marriage relative.

Nice Nate! So does that make Andrew Mr. DIY'er Jr.? 😊