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Donnie

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Reminiscing
12/04/20 at 20:23:22

For whatever reason I just looked up how long I've been hanging around here, almost 10 years have gone by already.

Anyway I just started thinking back to the people who have came and went.
Like Pale Rider, DBC, Fireblade and on and on....

I just wonder what happened to them, moved on to other hobbies, other equipment, got tired of us, perhaps passed away???

I'm planning on hanging around here for the foreseeable future and I ain't dead yet, but it is still early in the day.

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DPC Ex Member	Re: Reminiscing Reply #1 - 12/04/20 at 21:20:17 Funny you should bring this up. I asked Steve just a couple of weeks ago about someone. He said that he did not have any idea. I do miss some of them. I guess we come and go foe what ever reason.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23524	Re: Reminiscing Reply #2 - 12/04/20 at 21:34:04 Pale Rider does post every now and then in the PS Audio forums. Terry, one of the original demigods, is active on Facebook.
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Lin Ex Member	Re: Reminiscing Reply #3 - 12/05/20 at 02:55:30 fireblade is on AudioAficionado using a different name. It's funny that after he went postal on me here we had a few positive exchanges* over there because I also have a different user name and he didn't know it was me. * answering questions he had and trying to be helpful just like I did here
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Brian Seasoned Member Posts: 897	Re: Reminiscing Reply #4 - 12/05/20 at 03:26:09 I miss the technical treatises from Terry Gesualdo, Eli Duttman, and Eddie Vaughan. I never understood it enough to say I learned what they were teaching, but I enjoyed taking it in and feeling like I had a better understanding of what makes a circuit sound the way it does. I wish they would return here. Brian
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armstdav Seasoned Member Posts: 177	Re: Reminiscing Reply #5 - 12/05/20 at 04:17:15 Indeed, I can't believe it's been 7 years since I joined. I love the vibe here, and the mutual support, and the willingness to learn and experiment. Above all else audio should be fun, and the members here clearly enjoy themselves. I'm glad to still be attending the party!
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Donnie

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Re: Reminiscing
Reply #6 - 12/05/20 at 05:22:52

Lin wrote on 12/05/20 at 02:55:30:

fireblade is on AudioAficionado using a different name. It's funny that after he went postal on me here we had a few positive exchanges* over there because I also have a different user name and he didn't know it was me. Roll Eyes

* answering questions he had and trying to be helpful just like I did here

Yeah Lin, I tied into Fireblade once also.
The poor guy suffered from analisis paralisis and I jumped him about making a decision instead of worrying about insignificant numbers.

That is one of my pet peeves, make a damn decision and move on!

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rayd

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Re: Reminiscing
Reply #7 - 12/05/20 at 10:36:32

Hi All, it's very interesting this thread was started. I haven't been posting for years but lurk everyday and thought I'd pop-in and say "Hello".

It was just yesterday I fired up my 20-year old Zen Select and she sounded just as sweet as the last time I turned her on. The aroma coming off the amp was intoxicating. Not sure what it is the tubes? Transformer? Negative Ions? Dust? Smelled nice.

It's been years since I listened to my system regularly. Been very busy with work and life and girlfriends lol...

I miss the old crowd also (been here about 20 years) and see Lon is still here contributing and helping folks out and we can't forget Randy's contributions including his new speaker business. Randy was and is always a gentleman and I always enjoyed his insights and philosophies of music and audio.

I'm a huge supporter of Steve and Decware. Class act all and amazing products and support. Steve is always evolving and exploring new things and it's fun to watch the Decware product line evolve.

I hope you are all well.

Ray

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rayd

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Re: Reminiscing
Reply #8 - 12/05/20 at 11:54:13

If you crave nostalgia, the Wayback Machine has some old Decware forum threads archived:
https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.decware.com

Here's a short fun one:
Music to Zen by
https://web.archive.org/web/20040704042349/http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb/Y...

And some older forum stuff from 1998/99:
https://web.archive.org/web/20040817213346/http://www.decware.com/bbs/forum.html...

And an interesting forum post and paper Steve wrote in 1997 regarding apex listening.
https://web.archive.org/web/20040928074825/http://www.decware.com/bbs/messages/2...

Paper regarding the subjective effects of apex listening in a variety of system models using imagery.
https://web.archive.org/web/20041015230834/http://www.decware.com/sound.htm

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Tommy Freefall Seasoned Member Posts: 400	Re: Reminiscing Reply #9 - 12/05/20 at 19:00:36 Does anyone know what happened to Stone of Tone? He stopped posting about 2 years ago not long after he took delivery of his ZMA with the new mods IIRC. Not a peep since then.
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Doorman Seasoned Member "pouring from the empty into the void" Posts: 450	Re: Reminiscing Reply #10 - 12/05/20 at 19:58:54 As an infrequent poster, but having joined around early 2000’s, I still check in very occasionally, and still enjoy my ZCD/SE34I !
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rayd Seasoned Member Posts: 166	Re: Reminiscing Reply #11 - 12/05/20 at 20:23:08 Be cool if we can coax a mini-reunion in this thread.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23524	Re: Reminiscing Reply #12 - 12/05/20 at 21:22:07 Yes, Larry (S of T) moved his residence and hasn't been heard from since. Hope he is alright.
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Jeff of Arabica Seasoned Member Name the greatest of all inventors... Accident. Posts: 968	Re: Reminiscing Reply #13 - 12/06/20 at 10:13:58 SoT and I check in with each other (outside of any forums) from time to time. He is doing just fine!
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23524	Re: Reminiscing Reply #14 - 12/06/20 at 12:17:44 Good to know, thanks for updating.
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