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I try to have some porch time every day. Our indoor/outdoor cat loves to sit in my lap while I enjoy the quiet beauty of nature, a purring cat and a beverage.

Shit is like ridiculous good.

I know what you mean...doubling down on tubes though!

Don't know if this helps at all, but the wayback machine may have a copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20170608060531im_/http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/data/avatars/l/2/2094.jpg?1471027803

@scblock That may have been it. Either way, I'm going to stick with that one. Thanks to all who lent a hand!

There is only one Son House!

Yeah, I de-modded the account and changed PW. Will reach out to Jimmy separately.

Thanks for taking care of things @zerodeefex.

Lol, I literally wouldn't even know how. I was googling if Paypal could do a conversion like with foreign currencies.

@wbass I know of a great pair of Auteur Blackwood for sale.

New stuff is in the pipeline. Pandemic and moving to new facility pushed back release date but ZMF's working on a sub-$1K headphone. Zach talks about it here (starts at ca. 51:00): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HS7lxxtdcOoOZt9XmNrcX?si=beacc7f527444d5b&nd=1

One of these days I would love to go to ZMFestivus and try the whole line next to each other. They are beautiful and I would love to have one again. Finally (as in last week) just got all tube amps in order and sounding great.

Maybe I've just listened to it in passing so far, but for sit down headphones time it's gonna be a no from me.

Nah, that’s just how he talks, bro. :P

Love his songs but his voice is probably best with the next-room and wet blanket knobs turned right up.
I once left the house for awalk when a housemate took a Dylan double album to the turntable and I knew it was for all 4 sides

Next up, @jaker782 plz and thnx.

Thank you! Very cool place to be hanging out and learning from.

Been an exciting day...Friend status here and also Boondock Saints 3 is official!

Don't think I'm quite in your league, but I appreciate the endorsement... I have much to learn!

Wait... there was a Boondock Saints 2?? ;)

We get behind sometimes but it’s not a reflection on members like @dematted

Nice! Sounds fun. Good friends!

Interested in seeing impressions on +/- vs. Walnut.

@Syzygy I'll ask those in attendance to put forth some general thoughts later.

Hope you’re doing ok. Please continue to share if it helps at all.

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's difficult to lose someone who means that much to you.

I truly sympathize, went through something similar with my maternal grandmother who lived with us. Music + booze tends to stoke my emotions with memories of her, as well as others who left too soon. My condolences to you, and easier to say it rather than to hear it but thankful she completed her life's journey in relative peace.

svp loan to me next with the appropriate shipping protections. :)

I get anxiety just hearing the word "portfolio." Goes back to grade school where I fell like I am already WAY behind.

Spending a ton of money to make some other money doesn't sound amazing. Personal investing beyond the normal 401k stuff is probably better. We are looking into franchises for sure, just trying to make sure we have an overall plan rather than a "big idea" type thing going on. Thankfully we have a few income streams at the moment, but we're both 40-ish and trying to push forward smartly.

(And hopefully continue to have multiple incomes, and more than we have now, in retirement if the world doesn't blow up before then.)

Hopefully you won't be driving 10-12 hrs/day to different parts of the city to do measurements, installs, and marketing. If you'll be doing the work, make sure it's work you won't mind doing. And if you'll be hiring employees to do it, there's a whole other can of worms.

I know that buying a franchise is buying a "proven system" (hopefully proven), but I wonder if you need a franchise at all for window treatments?

@Syzygy I think it's about hitting the ground running and having processes in place, ground already well worn, vendor relationships, training, complete platform for managing the business, basically taking the easy way out. I can sell anything (I think), and have a career based on sales and management.
I've started calling franchise owners and asking their opinions. We'll see what they say.

Find out if you're gonna have to scam people in order to make it work or to get what you want out of it. I'm not saying, "Don't be a crook." That's a given. I'm saying find out if there's some crooked aspect to it that's hard to avoid in order to make a decent living. It's not a fun question to look into, but you're *much* better off knowing.