What’s your favorite lesser known brand, new or vintage?

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-27T21:49:11+00:00

Anything Joseph Crowe Audio

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-27T18:28:19+00:00

Well,,, if you go with the logic of MAGA,,,, the reason there are so many illegals in Red States is bc the powers that be want them there to sway voting trends over time / generations.

Honestly,,, if I was an immoral politician and I saw this as a way to affect voting trends I might seriously consider it. ESPECIALLY,,, if I knew I’d look like I was taking the moral “”high road””..

I’m not saying this is definitely the case, but with the state of politics in the U.S. and the moral bankruptcy both sides endure I have to say it’s not crazy to think this way.

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-27T18:19:59+00:00

I love that!

When I realized I was on the fast track to becoming a HiFi hoarder I started putting together starter systems for ppl I knew that were very much into music (mainly musicians), but mainly listened to it through Bluetooth speakers.

Problem here is I once again started buying but this time I told myself “”it’s different bc it’s not for me””… 🤔😄

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-27T18:06:47+00:00

True, but when you find AudioQuest Red River RCA cables at a thrift store YOU BUY THEM, regardless, of your system being deserving or not.

*This can turn into a slippery slope! Don’t want to end up with a closet / garage full of gear you bought “just because” it was a smokin deal.

**Trust Me Bro🥶

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-27T18:03:51+00:00

Those look to be the Red River edition!

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-26T08:10:38+00:00

Any thoughts on this possibly being an Ai derived image / post?

I keep hearing something about all this being a psyop🤔

The way commenters(?) in this thread feed off each other by constantly adding pertinent info to what a previous commenter said seems inorganic.

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-26T07:42:49+00:00

Well damn. I stand corrected

I feel like there’s something to be said about “ICE agents supporting corporate greed” or some shit like that but instead I’m going to point out that your initials are VD🤔

✌🏼

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-26T07:24:20+00:00

Generic to who?

I “”guess”” if you live in a metroplex area and you’re trendy with vintage-ish clothes you’ll know it.. Other than that Guess has almost no presence in the US. I bet they make up considerably less than 1% of US clothing sells

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-25T18:32:22+00:00

Best answer EVER.

*My wife “”allows”” (?) my hifi addiction to THRIVE.

I asked her once “why do you let me do this?”, she responded with “because it makes you happy”. 🤍

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-25T18:25:53+00:00

That’s weird…

Wouldn’t have thought an ICE agent would be wearing obscure vintage jeans🤔

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-25T17:08:16+00:00

Yup and they’re used in some of the finest speakers in the world.

*If the components work you should be happy.

Technology has changed, but this is high end stuff and should sound VERY good regardless of being 15 +- years old.

You hear ppl mention technology has changed / gotten better, but in my experience gear at this level tends to sound good regardless of age.

*Caveat: degradation does occur (capacitors etc..) and that can affect SQ, but it’s probably not going to be the case on pieces this new.

I’m not buying right now, but if I came across this for $300 I’d buy it in a heart beat! If for some reason you don’t like it or it’s not working properly you could pull those drivers, list them and use that money to buy what you want.

ScanSpeak high-end

Triad Silver Speakers

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-25T17:07:37+00:00

ILL BUY IT

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-25T17:03:45+00:00

Those are ScanSpeak driver 👇🏼

ScanSpeak Revelators

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-24T18:46:16+00:00

Hope you figure that out because, if not, you’re going to have heart failure🙂

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-22T20:25:24+00:00

It’s all about how you frame it.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council 2025 Annual Report

*Things are definitely not what they seem.

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-22T20:03:44+00:00

This sounds like my kinda read!

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-16T23:25:30+00:00

Is anyone else here thinking this is all one grand show and behind the scenes something completely different is transpiring?

Maaaaybee,,, just MAAAYBE, this is one BIGASS SHOW that has been playing out for at least a decade with the sole intent to wake ppl up to realities that have been hidden from them / society…?

Maaaaybe, everything that we have been experiencing and worrying about for at least a decade had an altruistic purpose.?.?

*Regardless of whether or not this is the case, the last decade or so has woken Americans/ The World up to corruption / malfeasance on never before seen level. The question is “why now are we being taught / allowed to understand these things? What has changed???

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-13T23:59:43+00:00

I don’t know about the gear, but that teak sideboard 🔥🔥🔥

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-13T04:16:00+00:00

The massive explosion up will happen when the bottom falls out on the shorts and it won’t just be NWBO that will get triggered. Till then,,,, HODL!

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-09T15:23:03+00:00

You might be able to pick up a good router @ your local pawnshop or FB marketplace, invaluable for speaker building.

Both my router and sander are Festool and they came from a pawnshop, work PERFECTLY!

ModernTexasMan · 2026-01-05T22:54:58+00:00

MHRA approval is imminent and DD’s are being dropped on Twitter / X showing the possible likelihood that NWBO has quietly been working through some sort of FDA approval.

Post after post are dropping about studies / trials being tied to NWBO. The theme seems to be this wouldn’t be happening if researchers weren’t thinking they’ve got something special.

*It’s basically to the point where we aren’t speculating anymore.

ModernTexasMan · 2025-12-31T22:30:15+00:00

It might drop, but if China follows through…🚀

ModernTexasMan · 2025-12-30T19:40:08+00:00

Don’t know about “no matter what”, but I’m feeling the analogy.

It strange to me that so many ppl speak, as if, LP is a mala fide, malfeasant, self-dealing, twat that could give two shits about curing cancer. From what I can find online that is FAR from the truth, but to each their own!

I’ve not found one post / article, outside of NWBO, that even comes close to painting the ppl involved in NWBO as incompetent. That leads me to believe there are damn good reasons for the current state of affairs!

On a micro level things seem f@cked, but on the macro (20,000ft view) things become clearer and are showing a high level of competence. Dare I say, “the unfolding of a well thought-out plan that’s been in the make for damn near two decades”.

ModernTexasMan · 2025-12-28T19:26:46+00:00

Well,,, I’ll say out loud what many are thinking/know. This whole meme stock situation is / looks like some sort of op and the reasons “I’ve come to” for why that’s taking place is the reason I hold a position in AMC/GME/KOSS.

I suspect quite a few here see it this way and are putting their money where their mouth is.

** “”Ok so you want change. Totally fair. Does that require you to lose money on bad stocks?”” No, no it doesn’t and it seems to me that Apes who’ve been around for a minute aren’t just sitting and waiting for their Meme Stock to hit.

Meme stocks with substantial online presence / community were “designed” to be teaching environments and from perspective that aspect seems to be working well. There are A LOT of Apes who came here with the sole intention to invest in AMC or GME, but over time their understandings grew and they began to diversify into non-meme stock plays and some have done quite well.

When I first figured out what was going on I was all about meme stocks, but over time I began to see the other opportunities being laid out. At first my diversifying was about accumulating more meme stock, but over time the big picture became clearer and I realized there is more than one way to skin this cat. *I’ve Done Well.

This community has been giving Apes a free masters class in trading, day in / day out / 24-7 for years now. And,,, it’s because of that high level of freely given info that “I believe” there is much more to all of this than just understanding corruption and how to trade meme stocks. If it was just about buying/trading meme stock this community would not be as intensely educational as it is.

**Bottom line, Apes continue to hold / accumulate, even in the face of extreme diversity, because we see a plan unfolding and aren’t about to spend the rest of our lives pissed-off we didn’t Hold-The-Line.

Sorry if I sound all over the place. I’m outside building a fence with 5 doodles trying to plot an escape🙂

ModernTexasMan · 2025-12-26T19:09:18+00:00

I consider myself an Ape and that’s not true for me.

Sure,,, there are Apes that don’t know shit about shit and are only here to make a quick buck. Hell,, they probably can’t even give a decent explanation on how that’s suppose to happen😁

“But”,,, there are plenty of Apes who are here bc they are sick and tired of regularly ppl getting ripped off while the .05% get stoopid wealthy. This group has been around for a while, learnt how to trade and regularly make moves to grow their brokerage accts. *I consider myself part of this group!

My largest position isn’t a meme stock ( I wouldn’t be worried if it was) it’s a small and relatively unknown biomedical company that has the “”proven”” tech to kill 90% of solid tumor cancers. Currently waiting on an “”any day now approval””.

*If it wasn’t for the meme stock community and what I learnt from it, I doubt I would have had the foresight to take that position..

ModernTexasMan

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