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another example: setting out to measure Cyan 2 on the dScope and not being able to configure appropriately, knowing full well I once knew how to do it. Today I am recovering those memories and Cyan 2 is undergoing measurement suite.

Be well soon our Friend

Do you ever video record yourself setting up/talking through/configuring your measurements? It doesn't have to be production quality; just enough to help jog the memory cells.

I do enjoy Freya+ in my setup a lot.

My Freya S's active mode is on the Fritz so I thought I could substitute it temporarily with the jot2. It sucked the life out of everything - too warm, weird bass, a complete loss of transparency

Another data point: when I bought Mjolnir 3, I hoped it could also serve as a preamp. It was OK, but Freya+ was noticeably better.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

They don’t care. All they see is dollar signs now.

Saw them at The Met in Philly last evening. Really good mix of their classics and 4 (?) tracks from the new album, 2 of which I think are as good as anything they've done

And the miracle - the sound was, mmmm, like music. The drums'n'bass didn't overwhelm; vocals, guitars and keyboard were pretty clean. I honestly don't think I've heard a rock concert sound this good for the last 15 years or so

The band was really on; play the song, move to the next. Tight. Very highly recommended if they are coming anywhere near you and you're into that kinda southern rock style.

Agree but not sure I follow. Prevent which occurrences?

prevent such occurrences = sudden death from cardiac arrest
I spent half a century in medical device R&D including AEDs for use in the chain of survival when someone has a deadly cardiac event.
Steve Albini died of a heart attack.

Wow. Gotcha. Important job

^ This ... is exactly what I've been trying to convey. Maybe too subtle.

So even in this hobby I've had a Holo May at the bottom of my wants list for more than a year or two. Still can't bring myself to buy it even used at a good price knowing it will retain at least 50% value.

At the same time, I REALLY needed to refresh my wardrobe and have already spent more on clothes and shoes, which I don't like buying, than a used May would have cost.

Also read something (unverified) that the average American buys new underwear once every 5 or so years. Yet a lot of people have no problem spending $100 drinking on a night out or $1000 on new audio gear, car stuff, vacation (probably with said old underwear), etc.

That time of year in the South again. Hopefully won't last long like last year.

It's the humidity that kills me......

As I said some time back, if one jumps in the shit pool, only one thing happens. I appreciate those who feel they have no choice. There's a kind of honour there. And maybe I just got too old.

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...

But it is still true: jump in that shit, and you *will* get covered in shit.

So, OK, do it. Join the fight. Get bruised and battered.

But there is no point in *complaining about getting covered in shit.* That was the basic, bottom-line, entrance-only, price of jumping in.

... I think that's what people are saying.

And in the end, we are all going to stay or go depending on how we feel. Or lie low for a while.

@Rustin Cohle Is that $400 used? Or new? Elex at $400 new would be tempting..

@ColdsnapBry I snagged mine for like $350 open box (effectively new) at headphones.com. It's probably $400+ over there right now.

SG Akustik in Germany still have b stock Elegia (not Elex!) for less than € 500,–. Probably better value, yes, if you’re not specifically looking for a light-weight HP.

Shortly next to Extreme with Alfred in assembly :)

I put in an order for a Citizen Promaster Fugu. I’ll see how it is like owning an Automatic.

The Hamilton has the H10 movement. Amazing movement for the money. Citizen Promasters can be amazing for the money. A lot of value for money.

I need to get myself into the watch thread - it'd be nice to have something functional for those days when I just want to leave all the tech locked up at home.