"I’m sorry fellas, I was not born handsome."
Yes, but you make up for it with your sparkling personality.
On a positive note, there's always radio.
Lamp cord and speaker hanger audiophiles
I am retired now, but while I was working - I had probably a dozen or more coworkers within different departments reach out to me about system building.
The enthusiasm was certainly there - but what’s missing is their commitment to actually building a system; or a decent one at that.
These so-called gentlemen were the same people who pulled up to corporate dinners in their semi-high end luxury cars (i have a Bentley so I’m not picking on anyone) but it seems the best most of them could afford was BMW or Mercedes Benz. I sold my Maybach last year and acquired a Bentley; and I’m never going back!
With that said - the point I’m trying to get across is - they have the MEANS to spend, (doesn’t have to be excessive) but cheap out on everything. You find out later that they’ve been leasing their vehicles, don’t own any or very basic real estate, etc.
Sometimes they complain when a steak dinner is about 50 dollars or a pasta dish is just over 30 dollars. This is not even expensive. I told some of them to get with the program, and they apologized to me in person and over email.
And with rising gas prices, they’ve been complaining even more, and trying to save money at every turn.
These guys don’t really live their lives. They just live to exist and impress their wives - You know, happy wife - happy life. And they are miserable.
Before I retired, one such fellow was annoying the daylights out of me.
Showed me an all plastic low-fi system from the 1990s that he had inherited from his deceased brother. Told me he had 100 dollars to spend to make it sound better. I told him that was not good enough considering the amplifier was just so lousy.
Well guess what? He passed away a month ago. He died in his sleep. He was going through a very turbulent marriage and his daughter wanted to move to Nigeria to live with some guy she met online.
The one thing he told me that he had was - alone time, because his wife would barely talk to him. It’s sad and unfortunate that he never got to enjoy his money.
He was earning about 150k a year, which is kind of okay.
What’s not okay was trying to save money at every turn. You can’t take any of the things you acquire with you; and we only have this one life...
He was the perfect example of a lamp cord and speaker hanger audiophile.
At one point, he tried using bent coat hangers on speaker terminals. I am actually serious. he found an article that was linked to Audio Science Review.
Godspeed.
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What is exact prompt you gave to the AI, that pulled up the information about me? I’d like to check it out. The the trouble with AI is it wants to make you happy, so it will tell you what you want to hear. If you started with - there’s a troll guy on audiogon, blah blah, it will agree with you, even if that’s not true. Google and ChatGPT are both designed that way. They tell you what you want to hear. Unlike you, I use AI to enrich my life. I was looking for the best red wine to buy for a family gathering and it turned out to be a hit. I did extensive research and had to correct ChatGPT several times during the process. You on the other hand are utilizing it for your own self righteous, pointless attacks on me. Many of you are sorry losers and stick out like a sore thumb.
I had the courage to show my real face. And you guys mocked it. Well, I have a very attractive Wife, a beautiful home, wealth, etc. What do you have? Nothing but rotten manners and very weak arguments. Same with @audphile1 and many others here. And he’s got 7866 posts so far. That’s a lot! Why remain a ghost; no photos of his system either. Why pretend to be Paulie from the Sopranos? Many have said I look constipated. That isn’t true. I look serious. It’s because for the ones who insult me, you are most probably broke and miserable, and your audio system is your only refuge. That’s a pretty sad life. @audphile1 has been a member since 2010. If I’m so wrong for not posting a photo of my system as a new user and my car (this is not a car forum) what exactly does that make all the veteran posters who have NONE of the following? 1. Real photo of their face as profile photo. 2. Real photo of their audio system. 3. Real photo of their car (wildcard, this is not a car forum). It makes them trolls. That’s what. You can’t demand all of this from a new member unless you are willing to do the same. Cowards hiding in the shadows. Maybe I’ll post my system and Bentley on here one day. But so far, the rotten apples on here have given me no practical reason to accept the request and follow through. There are some profiles with only listed gear, their systems without photos, but most remain anonymous. Get with the program. Get woke.
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"stop feeding the troll" Seems to be the best you and your friends can do. It’s a pathetic retort. You have been a member since 2008. No photos of your system and no photo of your face. Okay, if you have a lousy car you don’t have to post a photo of it. I had the courage to show you all what I really look like. As I said, cowards hiding in the shadows, and it's lame and laughable. Just proved me right. Everything I just said was true. Many of you are pretenders, not realists. |
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