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I just wanted to play a record

A friend visited my home yesterday and asked to listen to one of my LP's. I powered up. He then said, "do you have to do all of that just to listen to a record?"

I normally don't even give it a thought as I go through my routine to power up....but this time, I realized that it is a far cry from what I had to do to listen to and LP with my first reciever.

Thirty three years ago a Sansui 771 Was my first reciever along with my Technics SL 1500 turntable. I pushed a button on the reciever and everything was on. Another switch for the turntable and I was in business. Yesterday, I realized that I had to turn on nine different components to play an LP. A preamp, four monoblocs, the turntable, the phono preamp, the servo control for my speakers and the record cleaning machine to clean the record.

He told me that I'm crazy.

He might be right.
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samujohn
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If it ain't fun, why are you doing it? Crazy can be fun....or not, depends...!
If your friend is not crazy about somthing, I feel sorry for him.
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jim_swantko
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Thank God he didn't want to watch a movie! :)
leedistad
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Everybody has a hobby, and it's the little rituals that make it a joy. I prefer to use the analogy of the Japanese tea ceremony, but a suppose a junkie fixing up his next shot has some simliar parallels.
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mitch4t OP
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Plato, I have an all-tube front end, so I can't leave it on all the time.

Jim Swantko...I fell over laughing at your mention of putting on a movie. Six more items to switch on, the processor, dvd player, three more monoblocs for the rears and center and the projector.

Viridian...you are correct.

Armstrod....I'm sure my friend would have gotten up and walked out disgusted had I told him to sit a while for the system to warm up.

It may be a lot, but I would't have it any other way.
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