Lamp cord and speaker hanger audiophiles

@deep_333 

So far I’ve been a fan of you posts, but will have to deconstruct what you said, just so I can understand it better.

First of all, when people like me drive a costly car (my Bentley is a little over 500k) we are NOT doing it to show off and make others feel helpless or make others drool over it. Now you might say - Well why did you mention the price? Because why not. You mentioned some dollar amounts, too.

There are many men all over the world (and even some women) who love a good muscle car, or a luxury car like me. That doesn’t make them a dumbass. You are entitled to believe that cars are boring; but that is your opinion. If you drove my car for example on a highway; or on the Autobahn in Germany, then you may have a different opinion of: 

 Its utilitarian crap that you oughta have to get your groceries home and that’s about it, can’t put enough lipstick on that pig.

Congrats. Well since you mentioned something that cost 6k, my scotch bottles are typically around that price; because I am a scotch connoisseur. I have many hobbies actually, not just audio systems and music enjoyment. 

I sat in uppity restaurants sometimes and they do nothing for me dude

I go to this Thai restaurant, 13 dollars a plate..the old lass there cooks up a storm, I am in nirvana eating there.

Cheap things are sooo enjoyable dude...

The best things in life are free - friends, family, loyalty, and devotion to ones craft. But everything takes effort, time, and dedication. I found this particular part of your post to be very heavily influenced by status resentment, class resentment, and overall just plain jealously.

I may have the means for some car that the boys may drool over...But, i find cars very very boring, its like some dumass tub a guy has to in and hit a pedal, whoop di doo... very very boring. Its utilitarian crap that you oughta have to get your groceries home and that’s about it, can’t put enough lipstick on that pig.

On the other hand, I picked up a used Yamaha Raider muscle cruiser for around 6k on marketplace. That motorcycle is so much fun dude...but, relentless attention it demands...Yq can’t be a adhd space cadet on that thing...attention...it is the key to opening more intricate things in existence.

I sat in uppity restaurants sometimes and they do nothing for me dude

I go to this Thai restaurant, 13 dollars a plate..the old lass there cooks up a storm, I am in nirvana eating there.

Cheap things are sooo enjoyable dude...

kevemaher

I’m right with you on a number of topics, but......what does this post have to do with audio? Seems more like a life’s choices post.

I have actually used some very thick (10 ga) solid copper wire from my preamp to power amp. Worked great! System sounds the same as with my 12 ga stranded copper wire.

Older audio electronics used copper wire in power supplies without problems.

I didn’t keep it in as it is impractical - zero flexibility, hard to fasten to terminals, and not significantly cheaper than stranded.

And I’m glad we agree on this subject. You are obviously an audiophile who knows what he’s doing. Have the knowledge, and know how to apply it correctly. 

It’s just something that’s been bugging me over the years. Folks who are amazed by high end audio systems, yet who can’t get themselves to spend the coin on them.

I wrote about numerous reasons for this in another post - the truth is that many non-audiophiles don’t want to invest the time, money, effort, or dedication. Other hobbies can provide instant gratification; and audiophile hobby isn't like that.

Now I’m not saying this is true for every non-audiophile out there. But of the 100 or so people I’ve asked, their reasoning has aligned with what I said. 

What really bugged me was them getting me excited, asking me technical questions, and ultimately giving me the impression that they were going to be building a system. It was wasted time. 

If you are going to "mention" your 500K Bentley, you might as well post pics of it. And that awesome stereo system while you are at it.

@ozzy62 

I’ve already made a lot of enemies around here. Why?

Pure hatred, jealousy, and class resentment. 

It’s not my fault some people are poor. I didn’t do anything wrong to them. They had every opportunity to build a comfortable life for themselves, and shame those who took action - for example, that other guy who was rude to me, I think he was probably a student someone in their 20s, said that my apology to him was BS. I’m sorry I have achieved great things in life and that hurts other people’s feelings.

I didn’t come on here to brag either. But when confronted with people who won’t let up, and who have very little common sense, irrational beliefs, and bad grammar, the least I can do is show them a bit of who I really am. It’s me showing my integrity.

I posted a photo of myself - as You can see. Most of you guys are ghosts with systems, since there is no reliable way to see "who I am talking to" Or even if that "system" is real, because there is no face to it.

So I will politely pass on your request for the time being. Perhaps, if someone actually makes my day around here, I’ll do it.

Actually, I love browsing other people’s systems for both inspiration and window shopping. I’m completely happy with my own, but it’s always nice to see what other people have and how they set it up. I always appreciate seeing a good system. So yeah, what do you got? I mean, I hate to say it, but you posted a photo of anybody. We have no idea whether that’s you or not, which I shouldn’t even have to point out at this stage of the social media game. However, your comment of "ghosts with systems" is a pretty accurate and poetic phrase to describe the world as it is now.