Post B0htqbOUGEf9ndueKu by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #B0htqbOUGEf9ndueKu by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:13:41Z
       
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       #TwitterMigration Yeah, me too. I've been on this platform for only a few hours, have already put up some background on me, just because (because I'm not famous so there's no Wiki), a bit about why I'm here, but in the event anyone's listening, I'll do some background in pictures, starting obviously with this one.  #introduction
       
 (DIR) Post #B0htqjZ3snsJ8kvCvg by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:18:55Z
       
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       I'm so old I remember Usenet, AOL chat groups, should have recognized the problem when it showed up on more modern social media platforms.You go for "followers" instead of conversation and pretty quickly your virtual living room is crowded with people between you and the one person on the other side who might be worth talking to. Then the crowd morphs into some kind of medieval battlefield and you're wondering why they're bleeding all over your floor and coming after you. Like a dirty record
       
 (DIR) Post #B0htqrsqx6SYwSF7tA by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:22:26Z
       
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       OK, not exactly like a dirty record, but I needed a segue. Because much as I follow politics, I also collect and play (because it's about the music, not the collection) records.And yes, records are dirty and yes, you need to clean them. I've got a VPI (glorified shop-vac) to do the heavy lifting, but these days, it’s followed by multiple cycles in the 120kHz Degritter MKII ultrasonic to get down deop into the groove. #vinyl  (updated 02/13/2025)
       
 (DIR) Post #B0htqzjZlTnBHzxpXU by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:23:49Z
       
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       Once they're cleaned, they get auditioned on this pretty thing. It's a Thorens TD 124/II, restored by a friend in the Netherlands. It's not as old as I am, but damned close. #HiFi #turntable #stereo #audiophile
       
 (DIR) Post #B0htr9OJrMjNEy5znM by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:26:53Z
       
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       "I like any kind of music, so long as it's good," is certainly not my line, but I do agree with the sentiment. That said, "good" is subjective, which means in this house, because my wife loves all manner of Christmas music, I play some things I'm not that thrilled with, but she is. I'm not saying I hate the Christmas album on the far right of this photo. I do have some issues with people on the far right, but that's politics and I'm trying to stick to music here. #Music
       
 (DIR) Post #B0htrH1DV90KtdLetc by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
       2022-12-12T16:29:39Z
       
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       I don't get into audio wars any more than I did political wars on that other social media. I do tubes and transistors, physical media and ones and zeros. I just like records because they force me to do things. You know, like get out of the chair and flip the disc. And I I think the groove is art, too.  #Photography #introduction