Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have never left my equipment on before.  But thanks to this post, I've investigated and found out how much better the sound quality is and how it can improve longevity on some equipment.  I'm sold !  Leaving it on .  Thanks for posting.

@elk2023 

I’m so glad to hear that.

I’ve been active on DPReview since 2012, here only since 2019, and the tone of every forum I visit is different: Sony; Olympus; Panasonic; Open Talk; Beginners, and here, primarily Analog. 

Sony is by far the friendliest, most helpful, and posting images and sharing personal info on DPR is wide open on that site. I made and have several good friends, we visit each others homes, plan photo trips together. There were a few difficult people on Sony forum at 1st, and a few who made the mistake of responding to them, but happily they dropped by the wayside.

The DPR site was going to close, at the last minute revived, but many had already found other sites and did not return. Some new people have yet to get my sense of humor, but I am determined to lighten up the place. New rules are more restrictive.

I’ve gotten a LOT of help and learned a LOT here.

Sadly, sharing personal info is not allowed. Despite that, I have connected with 4 members here, they all come here, we listen to each other’s lps, compare cartridges, we go to VAS together, I’m going next week to stay with one of them. A few came here to take me up on free LPs (I have too many). One new contact is coming soon, a rare bird who want’s classical.

Here I post so many images to try and lively up the place. ’All words’ gets pretty boring. I wish others would post more photos.

I've been here long enough that I'm sure for many it's "Here he goes again". But, like Cameras, I always imagine others, perhaps new members just learning, who lurk, follow a discussion, so I often answer for them as well as the OP, and off on tangents we go, for a while.

I poke the Bear sometimes.

@wsrrsw - Sounds like Davis and Portmeirion should be sister cities; be seeing you...  Big fan of 'The Prisoner' from when it first showed in the 60's. 

some of you never get tired of winning

I was once at UC Davis in June or July for a meeting. I tried to go running in the 100 degree heat, which was stupid. What I remember was no cars. It’s a very quiet California town. So biking should be a breeze, literally.