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In Reply to: Post Etiquette posted by Karma16 on March 25, 2007 at 07:19:26:
Karma16,I should reply to your post as I believe I'm one of the worst "offenders" of very long posts around here.
The reason for long posts in my case is that I don't care for abrupt, replies to complex topics- and in the realm of reproduced sound, there is almost nothing that can be very compactly described or put in historical context, whether the description of a particular 12AU7, repairing an unhappy Marantz 10B tuner, or a favourite recording of a Frescobaldi Capriccio. Books could be written alone on very specialised, arcane topics such as the rebranding of tubes and of course on the music.
Sometimes, I sense that people have anxieties of various kinds- their beloved McIntosh isn't working, they believe thay've bought something that is fake, or overpaid for poor quality, they just can't seem to get the best from their expensive tube preamp, are unhappy With Borodin, & etc.- and I like to think a reply with concern- and call for calm is appropriate- and more welcome. Taking audio seriously requires a lot of effort, aural memory, and of course, often a pile of brass to pay for it. I should like people to benefit from my expensive and 20+ years of experience- if possible saving worry and duplicate effort.
I try to reply to others as I would like if I were posting, and this in my view, takes words, words to get anything meaningful done. I don;t often apologise for my very long posts, unless I spend what I consider to be too much time with diversions and digressions from the topic. I believe that if my writing holds interest I will be rewarded with someone reading the whole thing and repsonding, and if not, the person only needs move on and I will have at least had good practice writing. From responses I get typically, I'm actually a bit surprised to see how many people do read all the way through!
It's interesting that this topic came up today as I thought only yesterday that today I would be making my last post on this forum, and this post on "Outside" would probably be the longest post on this forum ever- my swan song- over 6000 words. I was not planning to apologise for the length either!
Welcome to the Audio Asylum and I believe if you stick with it, you can have an enjoyable and useful time of it. There are people who really know the technical stuff, many well-known industry professionals, and others with deep asthetic, analytical, historical knowledge and critical insight. Plus, I do believe I made genuine friends and have have coorpsonded offline with quite a few people with whom I've enjoyed gabbing and from whom I benefitted. This is by way of also offering a thank you to all here for the six or so years I've been hanging around.
As the name implies, we're nut cases, but mostly harmless after a good helping of audio obsessive/compulsive catharsis !
Cheers,
Follow Ups:
back soon. Posts are only long when they are devoid of intelligent content. That is never the case when you post. I look forward to seeing you back soon.
Ahoy Bambi B,Your posts are always bril and I enjoy reading and learning from them. If I'm not much mistaken, you are in the Santa Monica area. Do you ever pop in for a pint at the King's Head in Santa Monica? I ask because I am local to the area and would very much enjoy meeting up with you when you have a free evening. We could discuss ARC (a passion of mine also) and all things audio - perhaps over a game of Darts.
and, are you female, as someone last week suggested?Keep the MR tubes hot. I still have to get my uncle's old MR 66 back and try it someday, hopefully soon.
you just need a good editor!
Bambi B, whereas you seem inclined to make rather long posts, I've found most all of them to be particularly interesting and informative, usually filled with a good dollop of wisdom, a fine sense of humor and the accumulated knowledge of experience.Given that, leaving on Outside is akin to sneaking out of the building through the putrid bathroom down the shabby hall and out the back door. Maintain you dignity man! If you have to go, PLEASE don't do so in such an ignoble fashion!
"I always play jazz records backwards, they sound better that way"
-Thomas Edison
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HI bambi.
Yes, as a matter of fact you and I have commnicated via PM concerning ARC issues. I guess you don't remember me but I remember your excellent posts and our PM's.
Karma16,Sorry, of course I remember our discussion. I was looking at your Karma16 moniker- which is how I always adress replies even if I know the person's name- and when we had corresponded you were writing as "Sparky".
Best regards to beautiful New Mexico !
Cheers,
... Yo can check-out anytime you like, but you can never leave...
... Yo can check-out anytime you like, but you can never leave...
Yeah. I think I only lasted a few months before I came crawling back. :)
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My resolutions never quite turn out as intended either. While I've never sworn off the Asylum altogether, I find myself posting (and reading) here more than what I consider healthy at times. Perhaps I should mellow out. Yeah, that's it, I'm going to mellow out. Excitable boy they all said.
....was Andrew Gold. Remember this one?
Very enjoyable 2 disc set available on the cheap at Best Buy.
- http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=4632936&st=ultimate+power+of+songwriters&type=product&id=220724 (Open in New Window)
It's an interesting title both lyrically and musically. Andrew Gold seems like an interesting guy too.
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