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Axle Hongsnort

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  1. Put me in the pro Spotify camp. Not sure how having a giant portion of the music from planet earth available right there on your phone can suck. I keep Shazam as bottom right app on my phone to quickly nab random songs I hear on radio, movies, parties, etc and dig that it integrates straight to a dedicated Spotify list for easy relistening. And I’ll happily pay $10 a month for Sirius to avoid commercials when in the car. I spin between XMU 35 down to Beatles at like 17. Such a diverse span in between. Plus the comedy and live sports. The best of what I find via digital tees up select vinyl for what I really want to own.
  2. Khruangbin - perfect Sunday vinyl chill while cooking and watching football with TV sound down. They have a killer ACL taping / show, love their vibe.
  3. Solid, just nabbed tickets for the Austin show
  4. Alright Hate, I love your optimism…not a jam vehicle , but give me the best ‘when i paint my masterpiece’ cover?
  5. Horrible take FFS. Van Halen stopped being Van Halen when DLR left.
  6. solid flick https://www.buriedfilm.com
  7. Seconded. Just finished. I’ve shared with some ski buddies.
  8. Wow, really? Not sure what era you refer to, but I graduated from the business school in 96 and to think close-in houses were plentiful for the $30k contingent is laughable.
  9. I graduated in 96 and everyone bitched THEN about how bad it had become. Have since lived in midwest and west coast with a 15 year DFW pit stop. Moved back here in 2020 and it’s by far the best city I’ve lived in. I agree the real estate is spendy, but to go boating on lake austin, then downtown for dinner / drinks, jog the next morning at zilker and catch the horns at DKR in a given weekend is hard to match. Curious what cities all the haters prefer ?
  10. Heading to Crested Butte with the family on Monday. TBD guys trip in February. Booked Zermatt for my 50th in March. Nice year shaping up yo!
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    Vinyl

    I’m brand new to collecting and am curious how to best work through what can be overwhelming Discogs options for a given album. I’m looking for a copy of Also Sprach Zarathustra / 2001 Theme and the options are amplified because so many orchestras have performed it. Sifting through, many were replicated from CD which I understand defeats the purpose of vinyl. The Discog filters are not real helpful here, so it’s hunting and pecking just part of the fun? I’ve experienced this when looking for for everything from live jazz to best live Jane’s Addiction concert versions on Discogs, Amazon, etc. TLDR - is there a way to search for the “best” vinyl to weed out stuff sourced from CD or other substandard options?
  12. I’m shocked that WSP sold out most nights of this austin run. Not ready to go stubhub route but if anyone here winds up with extra for first or last night, lmk.
  13. Triangle of Sadness. Tons of setup before the story takes off.
  14. Was it a block off sixth street where the girls we were talking to told a car full of hoods to fuckoff when they whistled? If so, it’s been a long time, good to hear from you!
  15. I am now the owner of a new Valcourt fireplace. As mentioned unthread, research indicated the independent external air supply is key for an optimal hearth and our contractor is building in that conductor. About $6 grand all in, mitigated by doing as part of renovation. Fuck the haters, I have a quest for fire and for this to look like that.
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    Vinyl

    I have an irrational need to allocate some year end bonus funds to the Wrensilva Loft. Anyone familiar with them ? SOUND * Wrensilva solid state pre-amp * 100 wpc Class D output - ICEpower[emoji2400] by Bang & Olufsen[emoji2400] * Wrensilva 2-way bass reflex speakers with premium drivers * 55hz-20k hz +/- 2.5db TURNTABLE * Fully decoupled belt driven turntable with Pro-ject[emoji2400] 8.6" aluminum tonearm * Wrensilva split plinth construction * 33-1/3rpm and 45rpm playback speeds * Low-resonance, piano-black platter * Pro-ject[emoji2400] precision DC-powered motor * Ortofon[emoji2400] OM5E Cartridge LISTENING MODES * Vinyl * Sonos[emoji2400] WiFi streaming * Bluetooth * Broadcast from your Wrensilva stereo console to any Sonos[emoji2400] speaker throughout your space
  17. All of this. Was dead in lower bowl.
  18. All of this. Was dead in lower bowl.
  19. *puts on tinfoil hat* Serious question, is it a concerted effort where the refs are directed towards fuckery or implicit bias the refs have ? *takes off tin foil hat*
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