It's goodnight from me (and it's goodnight from him)...

Posted by: Top Cat on 11 December 2001

Hi folks.

I just thought I'd let you know that I'm going to be easing back from this and the other forums for a while - I've got the system at a state which I am delighted with, and so I will be concentrating on enjoying what I have and buying new music.

It's been one heck of a journey and I've discovered a great many things about audio and music along the way. My system has evolved significantly over the last two years, although I never did end up on the Naim path that so many of you are on, but you've accepted me nonetheless, for all my faults

So, thanks to everyone, I will fade from view for a while now and enjoy where I am with my system and music. Of course, you are all welcome to email me, but I'll be making only the occasional visit to this and other forums for the forseeable future.

Because such things can be blown out of all proportion by hearsay and speculation, I'd like to add that I am doing this the following reasons:

I'm spending too much time surfing around on audio sites which is fuelling box lust - therefore, if I only make the occasional visit, I will gain that sense of perspective I think we sometimes all lack from time to time...
I have reached a certain point in my hifi where I am satisfied with the performance of my system in every way, and realise that upgrades from this point on will be expensive and therefore will have to be saved for and planned over a much longer period...
In the new year I will be having a lot of work done to my house and also will be spending a lot more time on a new photographic venture and developing my existing business, so won't have the free/idle time I have at present...
I hate you all Nah, just kidding

...and not for any other reason, as all those disagreements were fun, really, honest Guv...

It's been a roller-coaster ride, from the hey-days of the old forum (as a lurker) to my Mana Preacher Stage, my dithering about that 82/250 (I dithered in the other direction), the death of a loved one (LP12/Aro/etc.), its transparent replacement and latterly my radical move to a lunchbox-with-cooker-knobs as a preamp (it works, and is in some ways the biggest upgrade I've ever made to any system, although the Mana has to be up there too).

So, my friends, I can only thank you all for an entertaining, if somewhat up-and-down, ride.

I'll pop in from time to time just to observe and answer any directed questions, but for now it is goodnight from me and goodnight from him...

TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Allan Probin

TC,

It's sad to see the hatchet-job thats going on over there, you have my sympathies. Hope your decision to give the forum(s) a rest for a while wasn't precipitated by recent events.

Allan

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Top Cat

I don't think anyone mentioned any lies, so is this something you know that nobody else does (myself included?)

As for hospitality - well, cooking a veggie chili which was ready for the agreed time but still waiting with said food ready over an hour later (Ian was delayed) without a call. When the call came, I put the thing in the freezer as I figured they must have stopped for tea at TFs.

The hospitality stuff is nonsense - Vuk, you're obviously believing all the misinformation that is flying around, such as the jogging thing (who jogs at 11pm at night anyway? Not me? But it has been claimed that I was out jogging when Ian and Greg arrived - rubbish, I was watching the end of Frasier on the TV!)

Sigh. Vuk, get your facts straight first, my friend.

TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Steve Toy

I think not. TC has merely committed the terrible crime of omission.

After all, with the Mana pack, one has to be very careful what one says...

Actually, the ones that I've met and got drunk with are a decent bunch o guys.

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Steve Toy

Anyone who has heard what Mana does, and yet states a personal preference for something else is either dishonourable, mad, deaf or lying, or all of the above.

Vuk, how are the flying lessons going?

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Steve Toy

I'm glad that the flying lessons are going well for you!

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Alex S.

You choose to ignore me and I normally choose to ignore you since I have no desire to be shouted at.

Nonetheless, I find your self-appointed directorial post as arbiter of matters moral and aesthetic on this and the Mana Forum to be in need of voluntary redundancy.

Alex

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Alex S.

May I congratulate your managing to hold on for 3 minutes before ejaculating.

What is the exact opposite I meant Stallion to write for me?

Alex

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by Steve Toy

I think he has been a t***** for more than three minutes!

That was a joke, BTW.

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

Posted on: 12 December 2001 by MarkEJ

Something like this:

quote:
Nonetheless, I find your self-appointed directorial post as arbiter of matters moral and aesthetic on this and the Mana Forum to be in need of voluntary redundancy.

A "directorial post" in this context cannot be said to be "in need of voluntary redundancy". The person who holds said post can.

As a "Stallion" pastiche, however, it was, as always (and constantly unsought, in the least-likely quarters, greatly, fondly to await), magnificent.

Best;

Mark

(an imperfect
forum environment is
better than none)