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NYT piece on new book. Don't know if the author is related to Doug.
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"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
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I don't give a shit about ritual. I have thousands of records. I have 10 CDs. About 5 SACDs. 100 or so DVDs. A handful of DVD-As.
I persist with vinyl because it is the mainstay of what I listen to. I don't follow trends.
The book doesn't surprise me.
... at my place and others, we listened to practically nothing except reel-to-reel tapes.
I just realized this.
Tomorrow will be different, though.
My guest doesn't have a tape deck.
I never left LPs I listened to CDs when they came out and found Lps were better to my ears. But I didn't say that is true for everyone let everyone enjoy music as they see fit.
I have a 35MM camera I enjoy it for many reasons one is I enjoy the result of the photo, and it made me look at life on a physical way much more differantly, it slowed down the process of looking I could go on but if someone enjoys digital camera's run with it, it is only when people start to argue over what is better that I move away from the whole conversation.
I try and keep it simple even if it takes 101 steps to get to the end product.
Kindablue
Good points all. I also use film and 35mm. Even take a brick of an S-RT 101 winter camping.And in wood working, I prefer hand tools to machinery. That is not because I am a Luddite (though I do believe the industrial revolution is largely the world's hamartia) but sensory overload.
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Way too many things can be faked way too well (and easily) with digital technology-our whole concept of reality is being massively distorted and misled.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
MWE would you like to elaborate on what you posted? I would like to know more of what you are getting at, appreciated.
Kindablue
It's getting too easy (and convincing) to alter photos and such. There's apparently a new "Photoshop"-type system now for audio-it will become quite possible to fake someone saying something. Heaven help us when we simply can't trust the veracity of ANYTHING seen or heard in any electronic media.We think "fake news" is a problem now?? Just wait...(.) I do realize that the cat's out of the bag, and we're not going back in any substantial way-and to me, that's the worst part. As my mother used to say in her last few years-"I've lived too long".
Hope this clarifies thing a bit.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
I agree; these days, some people who call themselves 'photographers' are actually just image manipulators. And the images they create look disturbing and unreal to my eyes.
"When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"
Thank you for the post. One element we may forget about in the digital/analogue debate is the power, need, and importance of ritual.
For example, with a cd,
1.I take it out of storage box, careful to touch only edges,
2.open CD player drawer,
insert, and
3.push play.
4.Sometimes they need cleaning or buffing/scratches. Not much ritual, but YMMV.
With an LP (used, which is how I purchased 99.9% of collection (a measly 950 currently).
1. I give it a thorough cleaning with manual scrub and RCM.
2. Then allowed to fully dry on rack overnight.
3. Next, new inner and outer sleeves. (Then, like CD, placed on shelf in alphabetical by artists name).
4. Then to play, I take it out of cover, and without fingers touching playable surface, carefully place on the turntable platter.
5. Then I place clamp on top.
6. Then I start 33 rpm,
7. and use a carbon fiber brush for 2 revolutions.
8. Then Volume is at 0 (if not already)and preamp to cd.
9. I place tonearm in up position (Thorens TD160) and place stylus at correct position for track 1.
9. I then place the Monk Pivot Sweeper at track one using left hand.
10. While simultaneously lowering the tonearm with right hand.
11. Quickly switch preamp to Phono.
12. Increase volume.
Ritual is so powerful, and addicting. For example, if a person is using illegal/illicit drugs, and must cover/hide that use from law/family/friends, they develop rather elaborate, at times, rituals in order to achieve that goal. In practice, (let's assume this drug is not addictive) the person becomes addicted to the very process of ritual itself.
Likewise, we use ritual with evrything religion to sports. But it can be very addictive, though I know vinyl ritual addiction has not yet appeared in DSM (5).
If you have an RCM why are you rack drying overnight?
1.I do not think most RCM's get 100% of the water off an lp. or at least mine doesn't 100%, but I have cleaned only about 15 lp's so far so maybe it is my unrefined touch (it was an early Xmas gift--to myself)In fact I do think I read somewhere here that LP's actually do absorb moisture, and balance out humidity level in stored location, just like wood furnture.
2. I usually wash late night. Too tired/lazy to repackage, but they would also dry out in the cover (if not sealed of course)or I could use a hair drier carefully for playing right after washing.
nt ? no text? I am acronym uneducated.
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