What frustrates you the most about your system on any given day?

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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,131
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    Some days my system just sits there and does nothing.
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    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,443
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    I would say the environment in which my system sits is my biggest frustration.
    - Interference comes through when using certain phonostages.
    - Room treatment (or lack thereof) and positioning
    - Other gear (vintage) from my dad's collection clutters up the place, being a constant, nagging reminder that I need to do something with it.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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  • xschop
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    I only get frustrated when I cant listen to my systems at any given time.
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  • SillyOldSod
    SillyOldSod Posts: 12
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    "What frustrates you the most about your system on any given day?" -


    1- The room. It's an odd shape, it's too small for my stuff and it's too square to make good bass.

    2 - The chaos. My ADHD approach to changing gear precludes my ever having the system dialed in and working to its fullest potential. (But at least I'm cognizant of my weakness for buying/changing stuff so I'm able to adjust my expectations accordingly, sometimes.)

    3 - The clutter. On an almost daily basis I struggle with the temptation to sell most of the many black-boxes and buy a quality integrated amp with inbuilt DAC and streamer.

    4 - The surface noise. I've a true love/hate relationship with vinyl. I lack the discipline to properly care for my records and I'm irritated by how even new vinyl can come with elevated levels of surface noise.


    Otherwise it's all good.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    He posts!!! 😎

    Ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to introduce you to SillyOldSod. This is one of the cats that met up with us at the latest Carolina GTG. One of the coolest guys you will ever meet up with. He is bashful about his audio knowledge but he's been through more gear than Trey and I combined. He's been at it longer than we have as well.

    He comes to us with a great style of British humor and if you blink? You done missed it. He's kinda like Ron White with his whiskey glass. He says things so nonchalantly that if you aren't paying attention? You simply missed it.

    Please allow me to offer you an official warm welcome to the Polk Forum!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • SillyOldSod
    SillyOldSod Posts: 12
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    Well, thank you Tom for the nice welcome. :) I don't know who Ron White is but anyone who drinks whiskey is cool with me. (so long as it's a nice single malt).
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,905
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    Dust magnets. Dust frustrates me. And the greasy fingerprint dust combo on piano black anything.

    :)
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,124
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    Who woke up @SillyOldSod and let him in?

    Any guy who A. know who Nick Drake is and B. drinks single malts is OK with me.
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  • SillyOldSod
    SillyOldSod Posts: 12
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    I actually found this forum by Googling “hearing aid batteries”.
    It’s nice to be among so many people with the same affliction.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    SillyOldSod wrote: »
    I actually found this forum by Googling “hearing aid batteries”.

    Dang...If someone put that on their signature? Awe chit son! LOL

    Tom

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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,936
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    SillyOldSod wrote: »
    I actually found this forum by Googling “hearing aid batteries”.

    Dang...If someone put that on their signature? Awe chit son! LOL

    Tom

    That wouldn't be a *ringing* endorsement for Polk..... :#

    PS: but it might be apropos for the avg. age of us forum members lol
    George / NJ

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,396
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    treitz3 wrote: »

    He comes to us with a great style of British humor and if you blink? You done missed it.

    Kewl! Welcome! Been around deaf folks and if you ask them to repeat, you get.... :D

    https://youtu.be/A97OxM5gAHU

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  • SillyOldSod
    SillyOldSod Posts: 12
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    Thanks y’all!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,802
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    Mine is still in boxes from the move. SillyOldSod looks like a chump that I might let wash my car.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    Shut up Russ.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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