I go through various cycles of being obsessed with something. In the past it has been cameras and lenses, fishing gear, golf clubs, coffee grinders and machines, building tube amplifiers. Right now it's razors and soaps but this is starting to fade. All these cycles have the same shape - huge interest at first, curiosity to try everything, lots of posts on forums, then stabilisation and selling off and eventually ending up with exactly what I want and moving on. I keep up my audio forums since I'm a musician and that's never going to go away, but I may eventually drop the razor forums. I have enough razors, blades, soaps and brushes for the rest of my days, as many of us here do.
What kind of tube amps? Ones for hifi or for guitar?
My wife commented that razors are cheaper than guitars. I can't afford the kind of guitars that I want. However I have settled with what I have. I think razors will go the same way eventually.What kind of tube amps? Ones for hifi or for guitar?
I see what you mean about having cycles of being obsessed with things. My major obsession has largely been music, it used to be buying records but transformed to buying guitars. I don't really buy as much shaving gear as some people here, my shaving purchases seem to be a distraction from buying guitar. FWIW, I've not really spent more on a razor then I have on a packet of guitar strings!
My wife commented that razors are cheaper than guitars. I can't afford the kind of guitars that I want. However I have settled with what I have. I think razors will go the same way eventually.
17 in 6 weeksOK, so as we all know the first way to start to deal with a problem is admitting you have/had one.
"Ladies and Gentlemen I am a former RAD victim!"
OK now that's done. So how many razors do I have, well I only have 7, so why do I say I have RAD? Well the desire to buy more never seems to go completely. I constantly salivate over other razors I see on SOTD. However, I have to keep the RAD in check and refrain from clicking the 'buy' button. I bought 7 razors in as many months.
My current Razor Collection.
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So how bad is your RAD? How many Razors do you have? How quick did you aquire your collection?
Come on, share it with the group, what happens in TSR stays in TSR.
17 in 6 weeks
Originally it was my stage amp that I started modifying, but these days it's highly niche audio stuff - I only use directly heated triodes (DHTs) for the last 10 years and I've been designing some very complex circuits to optimise them, together with friends from the London Audiocircle. PM me if interested - I'm in London.
Making up for lost time?17 in 6 weeks
I've pretty much concluded that I can get a great shave from just about any of them, so there's little point spending loads of money in the hope I will find "the one" (although I've been very tempted by a few modern SE models).
I just love the simplicity of them, always liked metal made useable tools, well, these can be admired and also used.Making up for lost time?
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