A Reel Person said:
I'm happy with my stocks of 7" reel media. This isn't a dick whippin' contest.
Sorry to hear your bad experiences with 031, but I'm working fine with it.
I know you're only trying to "save me from myself", cause you obviously know better, on everything analog. Your recordings are by far more important than mine, as is your experience.
Au contraire! I've always considered you my equal, if not my better in all things analog. I can understand your reaction to my criticism of 031 after having stocked up on it, but it wasn't aimed at you, for I didn't even know you used it.
Threads like this are intended for the inexperienced, to help guide young analog hopefuls down a safe path. I certainly wouldn't presume to be telling members like you or Ghost something you don't already know. You have the experience and knowledge that only comes with time -- there's no way to fully impart that to newbies.
A "dick wippin contest"
You caught that too. See, after people started posting pictures of equipment and when you listed all the tapes you have there was at least a hint of that, or how some might perceive it.
Few people can appreciate my dry sense of humor and it doesn't translate well at all to text. But if we had been talking in person and I started rattling off like that you would have known by my inflexions and expressions that I was making a joke of it -- pointing out how what you had said might have sounded. That's all it was.
This thread like about 98.4% of the threads on this bbs went south over some misunderstanding over intent and semantics. It won't be the last.
Anyway, it all started because I have some pretty strong feelings about people being taken advantage of on eBay. If I can warn a few people that are just getting there feet wet in analog in this forum I think I should.
By the way, I sent that seller an email telling them the tape they were offering was not audiotape. They never replied, but only continue to post new listings with the same false information. If the person lived near by I would knock on their door, look them in the eye and tell them they are a son of a bitch. That's just the way I am -- full of passion about one thing or another. Hell, and I'm not even Italian.