Record Collector Confessions

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VC Social Club podcast (erroneously referred to as Surface Noise in this episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YXR2fMac4k&t=8085sHella Hi Fi's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpyYPb-8eqI&t=905sBlind Testing video: https://youtu.be/OZMACL6z3OU?si=MKjCkCjaGJIrtO0nListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Selling Superman documentary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FKRCCSTX/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_Tn74RA_1_1_1?sr=1-1&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B0FKRYJ5YN&qid=1762936545675Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Link to Andrew Robinson video: https://youtu.be/x37k-4wrLIg?si=Hl96HqN0iL6pxgnQListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

Bob's IG: https://www.instagram.com/imhardforhardbopListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Bob's IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobh812Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Tickets for Hot Club of NY: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/deep-groove-monoListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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This week's episode thumbnail: Alfred Lion (center) with Lorraine Lion (left) and Doug Hawkins (right) at the Tadd Dameron Sextet session, WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947. Photo by Francis Wolff.BBC Audiophile video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6hQLwG1S8&t=1sHigh-End Audio website: https://www.high-endaudio.comListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Dominick is a fellow member of my weekly depression support group. He is also a jazz fan and record collector, so I thought he would make a great guest for the podcast.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Sorry for the short episode this week, folks.Consumerism Video: https://youtu.be/X-8oggi0_p8?si=XdPUNpw6uYri6r-XConsole Restoration Video: https://youtu.be/gR781hutSt4?si=lj6rRDct0nkQAKRpConsole Demo Video: https://youtu.be/zpyetBhSyOY?si=zyAVRVRsS1-F0fKpListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Doubt Collective YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDoubtCollectiveListener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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It was a pleasure to finally link up with Donovan, a 22 year-old collector from San Diego. Donovan shares his unique perspective on the hobby with me, including growing up thrifting, breaking up with his girlfriend, taking a break from collecting, and his friendship with Ryan a.k.a. @amanandhismusic, amongst other things.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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This is the official start of season 2,. By coincidence, our first episode launched one year ago today (June 15), so this is also our one-year anniversary!Check out my first conversation with Jamie in episode 13 if you haven't already.Conversation with Gabriel and Malik referenced in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZyDrWgpZcv/Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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I just want to add a quick comment about this episode here: Although I talk quite a bit about potential life changes aimed at helping prevent future anxious episodes, in hindsight I believe that was my perfectionism creating unrealistic standards for myself to live up to, and I am not convinced that is a healthy outlook. When I am in an anxious episode, I now believe it might be better for me to stick to my day-to-day routines and to not put pressure on myself to upend my current way of life, and I believe my personal road to recovery might be more about acceptance than change.Since I recorded this episode, I had another anxious episode, and I am trying my best to work through all of this. Wish me luck.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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Stay tuned at the end of this week's episode for a special treat to celebrate our 50th episode.After recording this week's episode, I realized that I failed to drill home an important point about audiophiledom. I think the main change in my thinking since I published my audiophile article (https://dgmono.com/2025/04/25/why-i-dont-call-myself-an-audiophile) is that I now I feel I understand that I don't need to exhibit all or even most of the traits associated with a certain definition or label to be considered in that category. Though I still feel I do not identify with the majority of what I feel makes one an "audiophile", I do believe in a simple definition of the term that is more or less simply "someone who loves music but is also passionate about *sound*". I also believe in "fighting the good fight" in that I guess I consider myself a "sensible audiophile". If someone else decided to refer to me as an audiophile at this point, I don't think I would object.Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confessionEmail: [email protected] have been creating and sharing free hobby resources online since 2013. If you have ever benefitted from my content, please consider donating by clicking here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VFU8XA8URC9A

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