Steve Jobs with a Gyrodec?

Who cares? (nt), posted on November 6, 2009 at 18:04:57
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Lotsa inconsistencies there . . ., posted on November 5, 2009 at 13:06:03

hiatt@alaska.net
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Like all of us, he simply chooses which items he will spend big dollars on. His zen-like lack of furniture is vastly out weighed by the big dollars he spent on his stereo gear.

I hope that he doesn't look down on others who choose to spend their big dollars on nice, comfortable, furniture. In fact, his listening experience might be enhanced with one of these in the sweet spot and the lights out.

http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Product.bos?quantity=1&

He's not camping out any longer, posted on November 6, 2009 at 14:40:38
beach cruiser Audiophile Posts: 2613 Location: so cal Joined: September 24, 2003	I remember people pointing his giant pad out to me as we traveled Elliott bay in Seattle Washington.

Interesting, since his biggest rival lives on the water 5 miles away(pic), posted on November 6, 2009 at 18:15:51

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Big gates at Gates' house I'm sure.

RE: Lotsa inconsistencies there . . ., posted on November 5, 2009 at 14:57:13

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Good for relaxin' except I need to get a theater before I have need for one.

There is no such thing as too many records.
There is just too little room for them!

I like mine

Wish I knew, posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:41:53
spyderx Audiophile Posts: 410 Location: SoCal Joined: July 15, 2008	Maybe "extreme simplicity and lack of clutter" ???

RE: Steve Jobs with a Gyrodec?, posted on November 5, 2009 at 10:46:34
hella356 Audiophile Posts: 97 Location: So. California Joined: June 30, 2006	Though no fan of Apple (primarily due to the cultishness) I am partial to Acoustats. Those look to be Model 3s in the background.

Times change, no cults nowadays., posted on November 5, 2009 at 13:59:00

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I've used both kinds of operating systems, and Apple is much easier. When the stuff was new, a lot of people "took sides" primarily because experience with the products was limited and a lot of people wanted a good one and were asking around about what to buy.

Kind of like when the Panasonic turntables were discovered here. No one is going to spend hundreds or thousands on a product and then say it is not, "the best".

When you think about it, what you are really buying with a computer purchase is the operating system. Most people now understand where they shake out in performance, so not too much debate about any questions of what to buy.

RE: Times change, no cults nowadays., posted on November 5, 2009 at 15:19:23

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I'm an architect but in our small firm I also function as the IT dept. We use both Windows and Mac. Personally, I find Windows easier to use but it's a personal preference whichever someone likes better, I think. What I was getting at is the smug, "I'm special because I use a Mac" attitude I get from almost every Mac user I meet, and their insistance that Macs are essentially infalible and that Apple invented every electronic device while everyone else copied them. I do think Apple makes good products but their customers can be insufferable. Really, either platform can do pretty much anything anyone would want a computer to do.

However, I'm always glad to see anyone digging quality audio gear and thumbs-up to Jobs on that account. But, I'd get the same amount of enjoyment from seeing Bill Gates with that system. Or anyone else.

RE: Times change, no cults nowadays., posted on November 6, 2009 at 16:57:42
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dude, switch bars, posted on November 6, 2009 at 14:34:14

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Sounds like you are running into a bunch of drag people. Engineers perhaps? They sound like how people say Yankee fans act, another fairly unpopular group outside of the believers.

probably I don't hang enough of the computer world to say much about the situation. I do know a little about the Apple corporation and they certainly treat their employees well. (Brother in law works there, meetings at the Olympics, Paris, Hawaii. I get a memo for Christmas at my job. )

I never met anyone that liked PC better. I suppose they have gotten past all that backslash stuff by now. Is it also now all point and click like the Apple product, or have they gone in a different direction? ? PC used to be a pain to start and close, compared to the Apple operating systems where it was just click to off or on.

RE: Times change, no cults nowadays., posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:20:53

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"What I was getting at is the smug, "I'm special because I use a Mac" attitude I get from almost every Mac user I meet..."

It seems you are painting with a pretty broad brush there. How do you know if someone is a Mac user when you meet them? Do they have stars on their bellies like Star Belly Sneetches?

I would suggest the smug users you meet (and I know what you are talking about) happen to be the ones who want to get in your face and talk about all things Apple. I'm a relatively happy Mac user, but I don't feel the need to prosthelytize to people who are happy with Windows anymore than I feel the need to prosthelytize about LPs to folks who are happy with CD or MP3.

RE: Times change, no cults nowadays., posted on November 5, 2009 at 17:22:38

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Apple products in a nutshell (hmm, that's a bad metaphor).

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RE: Steve Jobs with a Gyrodec?, posted on November 5, 2009 at 10:22:53
AudioDoctor Audiophile Posts: 678 Location: Minnesota Joined: March 25, 2008	What does he have against furniture? Happiness is a clean record, and warm tubes!

RE: Steve Jobs with a Gyrodec?, posted on November 5, 2009 at 13:21:21

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Couldn't find any that he didn't hate.

I noticed the Michell too. It's a Gyro SE MkI, with the solid aluminium platter. Say what you will about Jobs, he knows a classic design when he sees one. In fact, looking at the subchassis of my MkII, the textured metal finish is eerily reminiscent of the skin of the current iMac and Macbook Pro. Coincidence? :)

Not an SE...., posted on November 5, 2009 at 19:04:13

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SE didn't come about until 1999. I think that the black acrylic plinth is there but just not very visible in the photo.

If the photo was indeed taken in '82 that is a very, very early Gyro as Werner's history on the table essentially starts in '83. I have a standard Gyro, now fairly extensively updated (but still with AC motor) that dates back to what Werner describes on the Angelfire website as Mk 0 status that I aquired in the mid 80's.

RE: Not an SE...., posted on November 6, 2009 at 09:03:36
Hopstretch Audiophile Posts: 7 Location: Boston Joined: September 5, 2009	Really looks like it's standing on silver feet though, doesn't it? Perhaps that's actually the reflection of the spring covers in the shiny plinth of the Mk1. Curious!

RE: Not an SE...., posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:23:12

blake

The photo of the Mk I that you've posted is a bit deceiving. It definitely has feet but they are not showing up due to the angle of the photograph. In the Jobs photo, the angle is much different, hence the feet are showing up.

Posted link is to one with a clear plinth.

http://www.divineaudio.co.uk/images/uploads/products/Michell

That proves it!, posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:13:21
rebop Audiophile Posts: 1873 Joined: January 11, 2003	Steve Jobs has a time machine! I knew it!

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