The GREEN is gone...

[two dot]

Originally Posted by Alberto

Wow Stephen, that's a shocker!

I know you are a smart and deliberate person so I am sure what you did had solid thinking behind it. And the Luxman is no slouch ... as long as it does not smell funny like the one I had :-).

I will be forever grateful to you for turning me onto Shindo.

Alberto

Alberto.

I am glad that I was able to help you find your audio bliss.

If I had a dedicated room, like you, I would never consider parting with my beloved Shindo gear.

Having the gear set up in the "main room" of an open floor plan 70's California house and having a rambunctious 9 year old means you want SS and a very robust solid, non delicate TT. I have that now and am very happy.

Audio bliss comes in many forms.

I get to play the music much more often now, and my 9 y/o gets to play record also.

[TommyC]

Stephen, you're also one of the reasons I started my Shindo journey. I don't know if I should thank or hate you

[two dot]

A journey down the Shindo road will always be very rewarding.

It is truly the one audio journey that I will never regret.

It taught to me that it is the music that matters.

A $5k Shindo beginner set up was a far greater musical experience than $25k worth of other audio gear.

You have to be ready to experience something totally different. Not for the faint of heart.

[Jerome W]

Stephen,

Your story with the kid reminds me something.
When we arrived in Montreal with my wife, we met a lady who has had 2 kids, now adults. The house was filled with little sculptures, fine arts, ceramics, exposed open and all reachable by kids.
We told her : " your house was not like that when you had kids right ? ". She said : " it was excatly the same. You just have to be very strong and forbid them. Have authority and they won't touch".
First, I was impressed and admirative.
But when we got our first kid, we read a lot of books about education and children's psychology and all the authors were saying the same thing : children means "mess". If you enter a home, and cannot guess that small children leave there, then there is high chance that those kids will be raised in some trouble and will be adults patients of psychiatrists !
You did the right thing buddy. And you have a very generous mind.
Everyone in your home should be able to play music.

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[two dot]

Thank you for that, Jerome.

You tare a true friend.

Yes we encourage messes of all kinds... art, cooking and music