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  1. #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by User211 View Post
    Ever stopped to think that hi-fi is a bit of a nerds hobby, that it is full of bullshit, and that you, of all people, might actually be slightly odd?
    Happy to admit that I'm not normal. I don't even pretend any more.

    All that matters is to be 'comfy in your own skin', if you'll excuse the psychobabble.

    FWIW, I've found the mad, the slightly mental and the eccentrics of this world tend to be more stimulating company than your average Janet and John. Here's a cheery thought: life's too short and time is too precious to spend too much of it surrounded by conformist dullards talking about their new kitchen or parroting some obnoxious shit they've read in the Daily Mail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hermit View Post
    FWIW, I've found the mad, the slightly mental and the eccentrics of this world tend to be more stimulating company than your average Janet and John. Here's a cheery thought: life's too short and time is too precious to spend too much of it surrounded by conformist dullards talking about their new kitchen or parroting some obnoxious shit they've read in the Daily Mail.
    Hear, hear.

    Ooh hang on, could that be construed as audio related

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    Dullards rule
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    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by hermit View Post
    Happy to admit that I'm not normal.
    Paul, you're from Glasgow, so abnormality is a given!

    Other than that, good post - it's obvious why you fit in so well here

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    Quote Originally Posted by hermit View Post
    Happy to admit that I'm not normal. I don't even pretend any more.

    All that matters is to be 'comfy in your own skin', if you'll excuse the psychobabble.

    FWIW, I've found the mad, the slightly mental and the eccentrics of this world tend to be more stimulating company than your average Janet and John. Here's a cheery thought: life's too short and time is too precious to spend too much of it surrounded by conformist dullards talking about their new kitchen or parroting some obnoxious shit they've read in the Daily Mail.
    What about "conformist dullards" talking about their new speaker cable?
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Dullards rule
    Yes, we do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    What about "conformist dullards" talking about their new speaker cable?
    Fine amongst fellow enthusiasts. I can't imagine starting a conversation on the topic when socialising with disinterested friends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    What about "conformist dullards" talking about their new speaker cable?
    It's far more fun being a "non-conformist dullard"!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    It's far more fun being a "non-conformist dullard"!

    Marco.
    Yep - that's me.
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by hermit View Post
    Fine amongst fellow enthusiasts. I can't imagine starting a conversation on the topic when socialising with disinterested friends.
    Easy... You could slip something like speaker cable into the discussion if said friends enjoyed being tied up and whipped!

    Nordost or Van den Hul - which inflicts the most pain?

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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