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SME Model 15/V tonearm, Lyra Dorian, EAR Phono Box.
Luxman 509X amp.
PMC 25 23i speakers.
Innuos/Roon/Qobuz/I-Pad. Oppo UDP-205.
Cables by Kimber, Yannis and Audioquest.
Audioquest Niagara. Tube Distinctions Mains power filter. Project RCM. Zerostat.
Location: Moved to frozen north, beyond Inverness
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I'm Dave.
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Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“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.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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novafidelity x40 music server/pre/dac, Arcam A39, roksan k3 power amp,Monitor Audio Monitor 50, Dali spektor 1, van damme interconnects and speaker cable, roskan k3 CD player
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I'm Shaun.
Maybe the answer to the question is because it can't get any better ?
How can you beat what we had ?
Location: Seaford UK
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I'm Dennis.
"Really? Blaming Margaret Thatcher for the likes of Sheeran and people like Stormzy or rapper Dave "
That seems a more than imprecise interpretation; I attributed some changes in youth culture to her during her 'reign'.
Indeed, music was already repeating itself in the 90s with Brit pop, a genre I hated, apart from the odd band. Rock was dead by the early 80s, apart from the odd act like Nirvama, then dance music came along, and that was the new rock 'n' roll, and it was fantastic. Nothing can beat it now, music has been dead since the early 00s, even that supposedly rebellious genre 'grime' has been going for almost 20 years, punk was done and dusted within 5 years max!! It's not the kids fault, or is it? Technology drove the dance music revolution, as it did rock and roll, something needs to drive the next big wave in music, what and when it will be is anyone's guess. The 20th century was like a bullet train, seems we're back to steam. Not to worry though, just enjoy all the great music that's ever been recorded.
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.
Most of them signed on the dole so they could pursue their music, it was like they were state sponsored, they also benefitted from free education, and a pint was way cheaper then too, as was of course, rent. In fact one could argue, things were much easier then, for young folk anyway, perhaps not family men, who suffered from the loss of our manufacturing base, and subsequent recessions. Of course may be these days you don't need a studio to make a song/record?
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.
I'm not sure the current crop of young people have it too easy, but certainly they did in their childhood ("helicopter parenting" where mum and dad got involved in everything they did, safety goggles in science class, lifts to school, not allowed matches, home made weapons discouraged, no proper discipline at school).
So now that they have grown up (sort of), and they've had to go into the big bad world, uncertain about everything, including their own gender, maybe "bland and crap" music is their comfort blanket. I've often seen young people going down the street with earphones in and been curious as to what they're listening to. I'd be tempted to stop them and ask, but fear the ensuing mockery might harm their delicate sensibilities.
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T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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