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I’ve been thoroughly enchanted by the warmth and fullness of sound from these KLH Model 6 speakers from the early 60s and the 1970s Pioneer SX-780 receiver. Picked both up from Facebook marketplace and it’s been a total treat for the ears. Show me yours! I can’t enough of this stuff
( I also have a raspebrry pi with a DAC running moode audio so I can also send amy music to it from my phone via airplay or Spotify connect, also sounds fantastic)
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I have a vintage JVC amplifier and some nice speakers hooked up to my turntable, cassette deck and CD player, and I could not live without it. i <3 physical music
Dec 3, 2024
ol reliable here has stayed with me through FOUR cross country moves, gonna upgrade eventually but it gets the job done. the needle is held on with painters tape. forgive the galaxy print slipmat I got it in middle school.
audiophiles don’t even start with me, I have great speakers (tower speakers from the 80s my dad gave me) and an audio degree. this setup is totally fine and I will fight you
Jun 29, 2024
I have 4 cassettes and nothing to play them on. I’m building my collection until the ole 440 is mine. I try to curb my nostalgia based preferences but I’ll let it take root for this one. That display is too sick
Mar 21, 2025
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Any Bill Evans Trio album, particularly LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD.
Floating Points albums including his remarkable collaboration of Pharaoh Sanders.
Dawn of MIDI if you want something a little more angular and abstract.
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there are some books out there that try to do a good job of giving an over of everything. Bill Bryson’s SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING comes to mind. I’ve heard lots of people enjoy SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari too.
However, I’d be more inclined to go in a different direction and read essay collections by a few prominent writers. I’d start with Christopher Hitchen’s LOVE, POVERTY AND WAR. Which covers a wide range of topics from war and politics to social commentary and art. Whilst I don’t agree with all his opinions, he is a great writer and draws in allusions from a broad range of domains. if nothing else, it will at least spark curiosity and further research.
I’m also very fond of the VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS series from the OUP which mostly do a good job of providing a broad overview a wide range of topics. I often see some in second hand book stores: https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/v/very-short-introductions-vsi/?type=listing&lang=en&cc=us
Feb 1, 2025