AJ
US Veteran
Same with Patrick Space Force Base. Still trying to figure out what those folks do???
Any audiophiles out there?
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This is also something I talk about every time music comes up.
When I was a kid I had maybe 50 LPS. I had a friend who had managed to amass a collection of 1500. I thought that was so cool. I wanted an LP collection like that.
I had another friend his name I don't even remember who said that he never listen to the radio anymore because he had so many good albums.
Again, I wanted to be that guy.
On the way I have accumulated between 6 and 700 CDs. I just checked and 160 of them are on my phone. I can take them anywhere I go. I maybe listen to 30 of them on a regular basis.
I have Pandora and TuneIn on my TV, I have Klove, Air1 and the local Christian station on my phone.
And 90% of the time when I'm home alone I turn on the TV I turn on the local Christian station that we have through TuneIn and that's what I listen to
When I was a kid I had maybe 50 LPS. I had a friend who had managed to amass a collection of 1500. I thought that was so cool. I wanted an LP collection like that.
I had another friend his name I don't even remember who said that he never listen to the radio anymore because he had so many good albums.
Again, I wanted to be that guy.
On the way I have accumulated between 6 and 700 CDs. I just checked and 160 of them are on my phone. I can take them anywhere I go. I maybe listen to 30 of them on a regular basis.
I have Pandora and TuneIn on my TV, I have Klove, Air1 and the local Christian station on my phone.
And 90% of the time when I'm home alone I turn on the TV I turn on the local Christian station that we have through TuneIn and that's what I listen to
I'll bet you if you adjusted for inflation it's the same price
My grandson-in-law is Space Force. He basically sat in an office in Colorado Springs and killed people in Afghanistan with drones.
According to him and I have no reason to doubt this they make him wear OCPs to work so that he remembers that he's in a combat situation.
And they gave him the Space Force equivalent of a combat patch which he refused to weat
I'm using some of the same stereo stuff that I bought when I was a kid.
The Marantz receiver I bought in 1974 from a friend in high school. I have it set up as a tuner only now, but it still works. I bought the Phase Linear amp and pre amp in 1978 from my cousin who owned Sight and Sound on Queen City Ave.
The Marantz receiver I bought in 1974 from a friend in high school. I have it set up as a tuner only now, but it still works. I bought the Phase Linear amp and pre amp in 1978 from my cousin who owned Sight and Sound on Queen City Ave.
One of tthese makes quality stereo equipment unnecessary.
The vast majority of you will not give a damn about this and I wouldn't have posted it except for this just came in the mail today and this thread is here.
The CD is 28 years old and it is almost impossible to find
When you do they want upwards of 70 bucks for it. The last time I looked for it they were selling it between $75 and $85 a copy.
I found one copy on eBay from a Goodwill in Pittsburgh. Three bucks plus shipping. I think I paid seven bucks for this copy.
The CD is 28 years old and it is almost impossible to find
When you do they want upwards of 70 bucks for it. The last time I looked for it they were selling it between $75 and $85 a copy.
I found one copy on eBay from a Goodwill in Pittsburgh. Three bucks plus shipping. I think I paid seven bucks for this copy.
AJ
US Veteran
I have a friend in PA. that I was in the Corps with. He had all the stereo gear your could ever want. Every week he bought a Billboard and checked the "Hot 100 Albums" list. If he did not own all of them he would go to the Sound Shop on base and buy them. Last count he had over 2000 albums (some still sealed). Then he got into CD's (both music and money). Again he has over 2000 of those. Then I got him interested in firarms..............................an we won't go there!
What exactly is OCP’S?
Larry
I'm an audiophile but one that's on a tight budget so most of my equipment is
'entry level' audiophile. I and Missus Smiff are both classical musicians and singers. I've been recording our performances since about 1980 and my recording/playback equipment has gotten more hi-fi as the years have gone by. Again, being on a budget I have to be VERY careful in how I chose equipment in order to get the most bang for my buck. I started out editing reel to reel tape with a razor blade and splicing tape. Now I have digital recorders or record into my computer with an International Audio Volt 2 interface. I have Shure and Audio Technica mics (and a few other misc. mics). My best one for vocals is an AT 4040. For editing, I use Audacity and a pair of small Yamaha monitor speakers. I only do enough processing to get a natural sound. My regular stereo equipment is a NAD receiver and KEF speakers (for their natural sound).
Model19man
Member
Having no money in high school and money in 2003 meant the difference did not matter. Zero has no multiples.
OP
That reminds of stories I've heard about Tom Scholz mixing the original Boston album. Pretty impressive work that he did. Still one of my all time favorite albums...
AJ
US Veteran
When I did an internet search it came up with Oral Contraceptive Pills or Oregon Catholic Press or Office of Contracting and Procurement.
So what does OCP mean to the SF? In the Army those use to be BDU's (Battle Dress Uniform), in the Marines and Navy they were Utilities.
El_Phantasmo
Member
I dabble.
I have a Creek amplifier
Arcam CD player
set of NHT Superzero speakers
Audioquest Crystal cables
SOTA turntable
It's pretty good, kinda entry level audiophile level I'm told.
I have a Creek amplifier
Arcam CD player
set of NHT Superzero speakers
Audioquest Crystal cables
SOTA turntable
It's pretty good, kinda entry level audiophile level I'm told.
I don't have good enough hearing to be an audiophile. I stream music from my iPad or iPhone, usually Spotify or YouTube Music, to my Sonos system, two Play 5s and a Sub.
I like the convenience of streaming. No need to chase down LPs, tapes or CDs, organize and store them. City of Gold, the almost impossible to find, 28 year-old CD posted above, is on YouTube Music, for example. I realize audiophiles can hear the difference between analog and digital music, but I don't think I can.
I like Sonos because it is wireless. No unsightly wires to struggle with.
My younger brother is an audiophile, and likes to rebuild 1970s audio equipment. A hobby for him, along with ham radio, old muscle cars, motorcycles, etc. Don't recall the component brands, but very nice stuff. And sure looks nice and sounds nice the way he has it all set up.
I like the convenience of streaming. No need to chase down LPs, tapes or CDs, organize and store them. City of Gold, the almost impossible to find, 28 year-old CD posted above, is on YouTube Music, for example. I realize audiophiles can hear the difference between analog and digital music, but I don't think I can.
I like Sonos because it is wireless. No unsightly wires to struggle with.
My younger brother is an audiophile, and likes to rebuild 1970s audio equipment. A hobby for him, along with ham radio, old muscle cars, motorcycles, etc. Don't recall the component brands, but very nice stuff. And sure looks nice and sounds nice the way he has it all set up.
Portability was the ONLY reason I ever bought 8 tracks. That they were terrible was obvious from the get-go.
And that reminds me of when people ask how much music theory the Beatles knew. They didn't have to know it. They just DID IT.
Tom Scholz pulled the wool over THEIR eyes! He did an AMAZING job! I'd like to find out more about that story. I think I'm kinda like those people that recorded the Grateful Dead concerts. The Dead were a group that actually encouraged people to record them. The band was interested in good sound (hence, wall of sound system that had separate channels/speakers not only for each musicians but even separate STRINGS) and gave people advice as to how to get it.
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