I’m pleased you understand mate
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I’m pleased you understand mate
See you soon
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Location: Dagenham Essex
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I'm Allen.
I don’t want to be that dad who’s staring at his phone whilst the kids try and get his attention, something I could easily become on current trajectory.
Thats the most caring comment I have read on hear for ages , WELL DONE Jake , A Propper dad
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Thanks Mate. It’s something I’ve become increasingly aware of. Far too dependant on the thing!! Might bin the iPhone and get an old one with buttons that doesn’t do tinternet. Old Skool!
Just to say Jake .. it's a shorter time than you imagine at this end of it ... my good kit went away for about 6-7 years while the pair of mine (born about 18 months apart) got to a sensible enough age not to wreck cartridges or put their hands on valves. If you think something will be hard to replace, just tuck it away. That's what I did and it was a total joy not just to unpack it and set it up later, but to spend time with the kids teaching them how to listen.
Now my lad (astonishingly he'll be 20 later this month) is into decent sounds himself (he's a headphones fan) and has a network of like-minded lads he exchanges Spotify links with. If he particularly bonds with an album he'll buy it on vinyl and he saves up to go to gigs with his mates. He's not into classical (the daughter, coming up for 22, is to some extent though and is an accomplished harpist) but much of what he listens to sounds to me like 70s jazz rock .. I must say I've given him a bit of a shock dusting off Zappa, George Duke, Brand X, Colliseum and the like stuff TBH I haven't played in years but some of it must have sunk in along the line.
What I'm saying is that this passion isn't as selfish as it appears ... you can pass it on. No need to get out of it, just shelve it for a bit.
That’s a nice post, thanks Tom.
There will always be music in the house for sure, as one of my oldest, most treasured memories is my mum spinning me around the front room to Jackson Browne (fountain of sorrow, what a track) but I’m thinking a half decent integrated rather than bottles. There is of course a distinction between music and kit, music and technology (esp smartphones!) but if I’m honest the three things are perhaps a little entwined here, so wanting to address the balance a bit.
Both of my lads, now 24 and 28 are massively into music, albeit via streaming / phones / laptops and we are constantly sharing new music discoveries with each other.
It's fantastic, still a really precious father / son (s) experience and I consider myself very lucky to have it.
The playback method doesn't matter, the music and sharing experience is everything.
Less bling, more integrity ©Spenagio
Well, I heard this amplifier a few years ago at Jakes house driving his Living Voice IBX speakers and it was absolutely superb.
I had the LV OBX's at the time and I was astonished at the sound Jake was getting compared mine.
If it was me I'd be putting it away for another day. Buy it now before he changes his mind!
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