Jeff In San Diego Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 One of the few advantages of being both an old guy and a nerd (a.k.a. technorati) is that you occasionally catch yourself doing something that you would normally give your Dad a hard time about. So without further ado: You might be an old guy if... ...you point your iPhone at the stereo to pick a different track to listen to using the Remote App. Very big grin. New guy here - old guy elsewhere...Mac Mini - BitPerfect - USB - Schiit Bifrost DAC - shit cable - Musical Fidelity A3.5 - home-brew speakers designed to prioritize phase and time response (Accuton ceramic dome drivers and first-order crossovers) and a very cheaply but well corrected room...old head, old ears, conventionally connected to an old brain with outdated software. "It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." -- Mark Twain Link to comment
Paul R Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You quit trying to hold you stomach in, no matter who is in the room, and - the stereo you buy now won't wear out! Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 This is great humor :~) Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
wgscott Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You might be an old guy if the music you listen to has a Nyquist sampling frequency 7 times your threshold of hearing :-) Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 you have more vinyl albums than CDs... ;-) No electron left behind. Link to comment
wgscott Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... you have more CDs than external hard drives in your living room. Link to comment
Brian A Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ...you discover CDs you don’t remember you had. Peachtree Audio DAC-iT, Dynaco Stereo 70 Amp w/ Curcio triode cascode conversion, MCM Systems .7 Monitors Link to comment
Brian A Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... Hawaiian music makes you want to get up and dance. Peachtree Audio DAC-iT, Dynaco Stereo 70 Amp w/ Curcio triode cascode conversion, MCM Systems .7 Monitors Link to comment
Brian A Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... if it takes you twelve $#%@ tries to imbed an image into a post. Peachtree Audio DAC-iT, Dynaco Stereo 70 Amp w/ Curcio triode cascode conversion, MCM Systems .7 Monitors Link to comment
Brian A Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... you think of Michael Jackson as a 'kid'. Peachtree Audio DAC-iT, Dynaco Stereo 70 Amp w/ Curcio triode cascode conversion, MCM Systems .7 Monitors Link to comment
Brian A Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... transistors amps seem too new-fangled to be trustworthy. Peachtree Audio DAC-iT, Dynaco Stereo 70 Amp w/ Curcio triode cascode conversion, MCM Systems .7 Monitors Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 no matter how hard you looked at that photo you didn't see the Skipper, Gilligan, Maryanne, Ginger, The Professor, or that old couple anywhere... ;-) No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 you have to let the tubes warm up before playing music... No electron left behind. Link to comment
Guest Caner Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 you still think the vinyl is the best source media... Ooops, now I am in deep trouble I guess. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 before too long someone will come in here and explain to you why vinyl is better... me, I enjoy both. No electron left behind. Link to comment
paulr Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 .......you know what VMS is..... Link to comment
bzr Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ...you started rumours about a guy that owned a monkey called bubbles..... Link to comment
nemick Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You might be an old guy if you spend even a nano second wondering about the tracking weight of the arm thingy that's reading your hard drive!......I am an old guy, sheesh. Neil M. CA System 2013 i7 Mac Mini, JRiver, AQ Cinnamon, MF V Link 192, Teradak PS, DACiT, W4S STI 1000, Linn Ninka's Main System (Analogue) LP12, Ittock, Klyde, Lingo 2, Kairn, Wavelength Duetto, AvanteGarde Uno's Main System (Digital) CEC TL51, dCS Elgar, dCS Purcell, Wavelength Duetto, AvanteGarde Uno's Link to comment
Mark Powell Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I think of MJ as a corpse... Link to comment
Dave H Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 "You might be an old guy if... you have more vinyl albums than CDs..." Ooooh, I think I'm close. Link to comment
elcorso Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 "You might be an old guy if the music you listen to has a Nyquist sampling frequency 7 times your threshold of hearing :-)" But it could help a lot, since high frequencies wash out with the years! Roch Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Th VTA either... No electron left behind. Link to comment
Paul R Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If you think VMS is still a bit newfangled, and keep a copy of RSX-11 and your PSP-11/45 handbook around, just in case! Worse if you still have programs to make the printer play Jingle Bells... Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
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