The stereo sounds fine, music is great, but Jeff Bezos came back to earth.

well, what started out as a fun read soon ended up in the toilet, thanks to the usual suspects.
From afar, it seems that anyone can still be the prez of the US. As long as you have billion dollar backing and no morals.
You guys have Democrats and Republicans. We have Liberals and Labor.
For both countries the choice comes down to - what do I want to suffer from for the next 3 years, ticks or fleas?
The Bezos jaunt was all about, imo, getting a satellite up there for either an internet offer or drone delivery control. Or both.

I wonder if nonoise and devilboy would say their tripe to each other or other people in a face to face meeting.

I suspect not.
I try to speak to people on line as though they were a 200lb cage fighter who lives next door.
Try it guys, for everyone’s sake.

Self-praise is no recommendation nonoise.
Yeah, we get it. You're so tough you probably rust. A legend in your own mind. The older you get the better you were.

This is not a safe place, I know that. Is any online forum a safe place from smug self-promoters? Sadly, no.
I'd wager that there are far more people who have joined and left this site due to the smarmy snarking and sniping that goes on, than are still members. That's a shame.


I'm here to learn and maybe contribute something worthwhile, which is rare as there are way more learned contributors than me on here.

You're just not one of them.

@nonoise, no white flag waving but happy to call a truce. Life's too short and I am closer to the end than the beginning, so don't want to waste any more time being angry or bitter.

When people decide to contribute meaningfully, we sometimes realize that we have way more in common that we thought possible. I'll try the meaningful stuff more often from now.

I'm 64. Live in Sydney, Australia. Got into this hobby thanks to my dad. Also got into ELP thanks to him, along with Bluegrass and other genres. My interests are pretty broad and I can happily listen to anything if it is played and recorded well. Well, no opera, lol but pretty much everything else.

Purely digital sources now, FLAC ripped CDs on an Antipodes server/streamer and really enjoy both Tidal and Qobuz. All via Roon.
I listen to our local digital radio stations and lots of internet radio from the US of A as well.

All the best to you and everyone who reads this, sincerely.
Ian