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Wow, excellent answer.

One of the messages of TCATSS for me. no wait, the main message, was, whether you call yourself a christian or not, whether you subscribe to any church in any way or not, it is one of the biggest influences over the culture, and it has affected you (me) to the core, as I grew up. And as I was then and am now. Whether I know it or not, and whether I like it or not. And it's not really a very good smell.

I gave that book away. I should get it again. But it is a mirror that I may not be man enough to look in, as a decade of India has eroded a lot of my hard-won feminism, and I let that happen.

 

This thread coninues to surprise, refresh and nurture - thank you.

Disharmony and mystery are built into the fabric of the universe and our existence. The brain is the most complex mechanism in the known universe. Science is capable of predicticting a large assortment of events with an extraordinary degree of accuracy, yet our behavior defiantly remains irreducible to formula. The latest elections certainly proved that. Our love of music also speaks to this, Dr. Luke and Max Martin be dammed.

Some of our worst moments as a species have come as a result of trying smooth out that disharmony and mystery with some ideology proclaiming omniscience and therfore power over us. Nazism, Stalinism, The Slave Trade, The Spanish Inquisition are the obvious examples but I think the structure of the nuclear family is capable of this totalitarian dynamic. Depression and trauma also can reduce us to a bundle of predicatable reactions. Fortunately, mysterious and constant is our abiliy to endure, survive, overcome and thrive despite unbelievable odds.

It's great to encounter people with whom I can talk to about these sort of things. Thanks again

 

Who's the cuter feminine white-haired Dark Souls guy, Lothric or Gwyndolin?

 

If I could hijack the thread for a minute with an audio question, do you still have a Cavalli LG amp, and did you ever settle on a favorite tube pair?

 

Thanks. I doubt I will ever sell the LG because I would anticipate instant regret. Lots of them get passed around though and there are usually a few for sale in the middle $2K range. Mine passed through two people (Greed and sensui123 at HF) before I rescued it and gave it a permanent home. I was hoping you had landed on a reasonably priced favorite. After I had a Mullard go intensely microphonic and hissy on me a month after I bought it I swore off the rarities. I have settled on and really like the Baldwin branded Raytheon 6SN7GTB 1959 NOS (and the 1950 Sylvania version) as very good but affordable valves with my modded HD650's. I'll probably have to start rolling again when my HE-6's arrive to make sure they are properly fed.

I intend to play around with using the LG as a tube preamp to a Schiit Jotunheim that I bought for running IEM's. Even though the LG is single-ended, it would be funny to find that the sound was improved using the Yggdrasil's SE output, through the LG, and into the Jot's SE inputs vs. balanced directly from Yggdrasil to Jot. . The "go balanced or go home" crowd would become vocal.

 

After some years finding my own path in life I left religion and stayed away from atheism. I always found inspiration in Erasmus and Montaigne and when reading about history I often noticed the lack of women. Then it occurred to me, many historians whose accounts have survived have been a man. Additionally you will notice that for every powerful man/ruler there has been a powerful woman backing him up or even leading him. In the Bible among other works this is sometimes actually mentioned. Even in Medieval times powerful/noble women with strong personalities and a certain code of conduct were admired and appreciated, of course equality was a different matter.

If anything I am rather stoic with a penchant for silliness (for laughing matters). Humanism over religion for me. I find feminism and the social trend to accept diversity very important. Coming from a troubled family there is one thing I detest: when people play the victim card I am done. Address the issue or walk away but do not wallow in nothingness. At least make a joke so you can sarcastically grin at your own misfortune and then play Iron Maiden's "Die With You Boots On."

"Harmony in disharmony," it is the reason why I am enjoying art again. Sometimes things do not fit in yet are still there. Reminds me of the comic Storm by Don Lawrence (I used to love comics)...

 

How many 2a3s did you try to land on these? i have been hoarding 2a3s and never heard anyone mention these. I have a few quads of Canadian made 2a3s but not this Marconi variant.
Also I'm still dirty at you for giving me my only dislike.

 

Sometimes people insist on their "unjust/unfair" misfortune to the extent that they metaphorically dig themselves in a hole they do not want to get out off. It is all "look at me, this happened, that happened..." and the sorrow and complaints continue but when you talk about solutions they ignore you or worse, they act as if you do not care.

I grew up with (religious) social justice warriors and eternal victims. After listening for a long time you become too tired. You can only help people who can help themselves. That realisation hurts because it means that sometimes people are not worth the effort. When these people are your loved ones sometimes you (must) build a wall around your heart and let them be. Life goes on...

 

Much appreciated. I will try find a quad of them to try.
I want to do a 2a3 review since the EC and DN stuff both have a flagship using them. Most of the info on the NOS stuff is from questionable sources.

Also, thank you!

 

@MF : I am pretty sure that Cavalli LG can't use 2A3 tubes. I wonder if you are actually referring to Marconi 6SN7 ?