Not here. Insane amount of people out last night, most ive ever seen.

The power in Jumper would be damn legit. Teleportation.

Criminally under rated movie.

I should say, destroy web 3.0, ha. But I was only looking at the negatives of internet which to me are social media, corporate takeover, and cheapening of human creativity.

True.

The good news is any of us can disconnect at any time. Maybe I should have titled the post, what if we destroyed toxic social media, that seems like the actual problem.

Cheeky

I can see that, however there’s the flip side that a lot of people are more lonely because of the internet and getting sucked into extreme viewpoints. If you didnt have the internet, there wold be poster boards for groups etc to join. If youre not in a city, that would obviously be tougher.

The Bluetooth adapter quality is not really of importance (also, I dont use Amazon, been against them for many years). I merely stated that a consumer receiver with built in Bluetooth is probably not built to the standards of an older unit without it. Its well known that the more “features” they try to shove in consumer gear, the less quality the gear usually is. I dont use bt for quality music listening myself, but I realize quality has improved.

Sure, optical is fine. I just dont see a use for it for most people (maybe their tv?) And I do use optical in the studio although it can cause a lot of issues with bad cables and things not being super clean. Its not rock solid stable like you think, especially in studio use and field recording where stability matters. High quality optical cable is a must in that case.

Also, they only have a record player. Why would they need to dink around with optical?

I was confused why youd recommend surround sound to someone who only mentioned music listening as well. It seemed odd.

Sorry you got offended!

Agree to get all used, but optical is silly. I’ve never known a single other person except myself to use it. And I only use it for 1 specific reason. Also, a lot of receivers dont have Bluetooth but you can get an adapter so cheap online. Id actually wager a receiver with built in Bluetooth is likely shit tbh. (Most consumers gear after 03 ish is shite so try to go older if you can). Or spend more for newer boutique stuff.

Also surround sound is a bit silly in a 300 sq ft room but ydy.

It sounds like if you want “car audio” you want “party” speakers (i.e., bass) If youre in a house without neighbors, get at least a 10 inch sub to pair with some bookshelf speakers .

Almost all my gear was used. Don’t get new. There are tons and tons of people getting rid of “grandpas” old sound system (because all anyone uses now are airpods and Bluetooth soundbars) so you can get crazy good deals on solid gear.

Also dont forget, speakers aren’t headphones. They dont just sound the same e everywhere. The room and placement is probbaly 50-70% of the sound. So experiment with placement and buy some rockwool insulation panels to put in the corners. With small rooms youre going to have a lot of peaks and nulls, especially if dimensions are even

Feel free to pm me, im glad to help people get the most out of their room And gear.

One note: studio monitors dont neccessarily sound good to listen to for enjoyment. Yamaha hs series for one, are not that enjoyable, theyre good for monitoring mixes though on the lower end.

My main enjoyment setup is a pair of smg-a’s, defiitely not something youd use for mixing, but very enjoyable to listen to. And some miller kriesel satellites as well.

I have HS7s for mixing, and theyre fine, but not “fun”.

Had the exact same thought. If it was revolutionary and innovative we would be praising it and actual tech people would love it.

Guess who actually loves it? Authoritarians and corporations. Yay.

Reminds me a little of 11/22/63

In my experience young children are the most empathetic and caring people. Its surprising (also why lord of the flies is a stupid story).

Until they get parented by magats and sent to school.

Totally ! The episode with destroying old ladies killed me hahaha

In some forms, but we also cant improve if we have no idea what to compare too.

Adventure time. Seriously laugh out loud moments. And big feels

Ah, thats 7 times bigger than my city haha. No wonder you have great opportunities!

Very true. Too bad there’s no other way.

Especially for kids who really like any older music, those bands will not be around long (many bands on the sick new world fest for an example are 35+ years old). So yeah I guess whole generations just have to miss out on that music they love.

You must live in very artistically rich city ! Im glad for you. Sadly around here its washed up metal (with lots of fake backing tracks) and rapping to a backing track, mixed in with bad country covers.

Oh i do. But the music around here mostly sucks, and the sound guys are lazy and terrible. Im one of the best sound guys here that actually tries, and I hardly ever do it as a side gig (way too many projects). I actually just studied sound (and the blade) and know how it works, unlike many (small time) sound guys today. And before you ask, I dont do it for a job because I already have a very good job. I have thought about offering classes on the subject locally.

People want to see pro bands with an actual good audio setup and talent. Sadly, youre not getting that at a local level unless you live in a metropolis or somewhere where the local water creates amazing talent from nothing.