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Aug 12, 2014 1:10:59 GMT
Post by istari_knight on Aug 12, 2014 1:10:59 GMT
Good morrow fellow forumites. I did join here before but my account got lost in the abyss. Known as "istari_knight" pretty much everywhere else but I fancied a change. No need to say hello again, you did that already when I joined the first time 'round.  |
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Aug 12, 2014 4:11:32 GMT
Post by John on Aug 12, 2014 4:11:32 GMT
Great to have you back
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Aug 12, 2014 4:51:37 GMT
Post by ChrisB on Aug 12, 2014 4:51:37 GMT
Well in that case, consider yourself not said "hi and welcome to TAS" from me!
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Aug 12, 2014 5:52:02 GMT
Post by MartinT on Aug 12, 2014 5:52:02 GMT
Hah! Welcome back - you just wanted to be welcomed twice, didn't you? Get yourself an avatar and join in the fun  |
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Aug 12, 2014 7:49:25 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 12, 2014 7:49:25 GMT
Welcome back Mr.Renault |
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Aug 12, 2014 7:50:59 GMT
Post by Dave on Aug 12, 2014 7:50:59 GMT
I have a strange sense of deja-vu... Welcome oh great spirit of a certain French mid-ranged family hatchback.... I mean, James... 
EDIT: LOL We're on the same page Mike.... |
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Aug 12, 2014 7:59:55 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 12, 2014 7:59:55 GMT
Possibly Mr.Corkscrew.... Some are gonna have to work at that one |
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Aug 12, 2014 10:46:34 GMT
Post by istari_knight on Aug 12, 2014 10:46:34 GMT
Ta lads, not sure about this Renault rubbish though  |
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Aug 17, 2014 12:49:47 GMT
Post by jollyfix on Aug 17, 2014 12:49:47 GMT
Hi there James, welcome, i joined yesterday, gotta say its a great forum.
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Post by istari_knight on Mar 30, 2017 15:29:13 GMT
Just popped back after an 18 month hiatus, good to see you're all still enjoying yourselves After doing some serious self reflection I found hifi had become a destructive hobby so gave it up... Including fora. Turned out to be one of my better decisions. Not sure why I popped in but I'm here so hello chaps! I won't be an active member like I used to but will try to drop in every now & then and say hi. James. |
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Post by Mr Whippy on Mar 30, 2017 16:05:27 GMT
James, man. James, ya cannot do that, man. Just Sunday gone I I tried Googling to see if you had been posting anywhere, but the last I could find was Pinko.
Not sure about your thoughts about the hobby being destructive. Might you like to expand on that? Of course you might not want to.
Anyway, nice to see you back. Hope you might think about sticking around. I'm sure many would value your knowledge and experience.
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Post by brian2957 on Mar 30, 2017 16:32:14 GMT
Ello James , good to see you here again . Hope all is well .
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Post by John on Mar 30, 2017 16:32:18 GMT
Welcome back James
Sounds like you had plenty of time to reflect. Glad you doing well
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 30, 2017 17:58:37 GMT
Nice to hear from you again Mr_knight! |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 30, 2017 18:32:46 GMT
Hey James, no sweat and just pop in when you feel like it. Don't feel obligated to do anything.
Anyway, it's nice to say hello again!
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 30, 2017 18:39:14 GMT
What they said!
It's nice you dropped by and nicer still that you thought to say hi. Hope to hear more from you soon.
Cheers
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Mar 30, 2017 21:14:51 GMT
Post by istari_knight on Mar 30, 2017 21:14:51 GMT
Thanks chaps Mr Whippy The hobby isn't destructive in itself but when the hobby becomes an obsession then it becomes destructive. Its odd as I'm not normally an OCD kind of guy, I certainly dont have an addictive personality and yet I let stereo equipment rule my life for a few years, it was pretty much all I thought about... In the end I couldn't even enjoy listening to what i had, I would be on the laptop *whilst listening* looking for the next 5 minute wonder... All day long. Possibly not an issue if you're retired, a bachelor or both but I'm not far off turning 30 and decided I really ought to be out enjoying my life, not to mention being there for my nearest and dearest. That said, I still enjoy listening to music and am very pleased to tell you chaps that initially when you go from decent equipment to a portable radio and budget headphones it hurts, it hurts like hell. You feel you cant enjoy listening to anything because it sounds so inferior... But dont panic! Given a few months your aural memory resets and everything sounds great no matter what the source |
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Mar 31, 2017 16:34:30 GMT
Post by John on Mar 31, 2017 16:34:30 GMT
I went through a similar phase not quite as intense as yours James where I started to end up just listening for those small changes and it got in the way of enjoying the music. It took a few weeks to reset myself once I identified what I was doing
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Post by MartinT on Mar 31, 2017 16:42:28 GMT
Agreed, an occasional check that you're still enjoying the music is worth doing.
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Apr 2, 2017 13:34:32 GMT
Post by kettlechips on Apr 2, 2017 13:34:32 GMT
Hi James, and welcome again! I bought a MacBook Pro off you on another forum, and am pleased to say It's still going strong. Good to see you over here.
Graeme
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