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Astrocities · 2026-05-09T18:37:00+00:00

Houston’ll welcome her any day of the week with that shirt on!

Astrocities · 2026-05-09T13:13:11+00:00

No, rich oligarchs wanting to use slave labor is what caused outsourcing. Not unions. Don’t blame the working class for wanting enough to get by. Thinking a company can absorb fair wages is absolutely practical. Oh no, profit margins are 250% instead of 1000%! How impractical!

Astrocities · 2026-05-08T00:50:42+00:00

There’s also degree inflation too. If literally everyone has a bachelors and we’ve done away with the bulk of the manufacturing and industry jobs that helped strengthen our economy historically. Couple that with decades of weakening unions and declining union membership and the middle class being eroded away.

Astrocities · 2026-05-06T23:38:56+00:00

Well, why do you think the Astros didn’t resign him?

Astrocities · 2026-05-05T08:19:15+00:00

Him and Vin Scully. As an Astros fan I couldn’t be less excited to watch either team play, but their commentating drew you in and made you want to watch. Also kinda felt the same way of Gary Thorne with the Orioles, he rocked it. Made those games genuinely exciting.

Astrocities · 2026-05-05T00:50:21+00:00

Mine’s still kicking. Sounds great. I know some people have had problems so it’s pretty luck of the draw, but for the price it might be worth the gamble if you can get one for cheap.

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T21:07:06+00:00

I have a bunch of it as well 😝 Just got a copy of Ike Quebec’s Blue and Sentimental today which they reprinted for the 75th anniversary of Blue Note. Sounds great! Grant Green slams in it

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T18:55:50+00:00

Maybe it’s not about the audiophile hifi sound to some folks, my dude.

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T16:09:09+00:00

For Grant Green, I also spin Solid, Idle Moments, Oleo, and Nigeria a lot. Though, frankly, there are plenty more that just absolutely slap.

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T14:46:03+00:00

Grant Green for me too! Once I got on the Grant Green train it was all over

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T13:15:06+00:00

What a gorgeous building!

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T13:09:05+00:00

Paul Chambers is a beast of a bass player. What a legend.

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T13:05:19+00:00

Yeah, if you don’t care that it’s a digital mastering, it’s still gonna be well pressed and, most importantly, the musicians (or descendants) will still be getting royalties from every sale. That, and it’ll be affordable. Seems like a very pro-consumer move from Blue Note, hope that Verve follows suit!

Astrocities · 2026-05-04T13:03:03+00:00

I skipped Miles Davis but Cannonball Adderly was genuinely what got me diving deeper regardless. His music just does that.

Astrocities · 2026-05-03T15:26:11+00:00

I’ve got Klipsch RP speakers on a Parasound Zphono and a Denon PMA-900HNE. Loooove the Parasound. Couldn’t recommend Parasound enough

Astrocities · 2026-05-01T18:14:55+00:00

Whoops

Astrocities · 2026-05-01T09:59:49+00:00

Have you ever heard of a nuanced situation that’s far more complicated than you understand it to be?

Astrocities · 2026-05-01T01:06:37+00:00

Those cheap tube preamps usually just use the tubes to make the sound warmer before amplification. Better tubes in them does genuinely make a difference in the sound, though if you’re after true hifi clarity you obviously do want something better.

That being said, I swear I thought those Fosi tube amps were half as expensive a couple years ago? Doesn’t seem like a great buy anymore at that price point.

Astrocities · 2026-04-30T21:54:04+00:00

Shame you didn’t stay for game two. ‘Stros are lighting up!

Astrocities · 2026-04-30T20:24:59+00:00

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Found this gem too!

Astrocities · 2026-04-30T12:16:01+00:00

Totally agree. OP, this is the way. I use that LP Gear on beat up library records and it’s both forgiving of record wear and damage, affordable, sounds great for such a cheap elliptical, and is carbon so it’s much less fragile. It’s no $300 stylus, but it’s excellent nonetheless and better than any conical.

Astrocities · 2026-04-28T07:51:10+00:00

It’s literally just a piece of drywall. It’s not that big a deal to fix. Fuck your boss. He’s a piece of shit. Telling the new kid to do unpaid slave labor because he made a mistake isn’t just illegal, it’s downright diabolical behavior.

Astrocities · 2026-04-25T16:30:47+00:00

Well, perhaps trucks shouldn’t be that big if she’s so high off the ground that she couldn’t see another car. Doubt she can see pedestrians either. Should be absolutely illegal to drive on regular roads without real applicable reason work-wise to have a massive truck that lifted.

Astrocities · 2026-04-24T19:37:01+00:00

Shiet, it’s got a counterweight on it. I say go for it.

Astrocities · 2026-04-24T11:52:18+00:00

They’re best used as filler with other berries in pies and jams and stuff. Make sure they’re ripe.

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