In this week's monologue I have FOUR listener confessions to read! I also give an update on my search for a preamplifier (which includes talking about a vintage DJ mixer I got recently), and I discuss an old idea to broadcast my own AM radio station, a difficult conversation with friends via a group text, and phone addiction, amongst other things.

AM transmitter: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134906011913

Apt Holman preamplifier: https://www.kenrockwell.com/audio/apt/holman-preamplifier.htm

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I have a conversation with Instagram's @thejazzbasement a.k.a. Jason, a 45 year-old gentleman from Washington D.C. who falls into the category of what I call a "heavyweight collector". We discuss buying records that cost $1,000+, making sacrifices, budgeting, sparking joy, anxiety around minimalist collecting, YouTube show and tell videos, jealousy, depression, IVF and becoming a father, losing 40 pounds, and getting kicked out of The Record Collector in L.A., amongst other things.

Jason's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejazzbasement

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This week I discuss a fiasco related to buying a phono stage on US Audio Mart, triggering content on YouTube and the Stereophile website, subjectivity and objectivity in art criticism, and philosophy of originality and creativity, amongst other things.

Saxophone Colossus video: https://youtu.be/UbOIxc42ZG8?si=UnWz8NorEcY_bpCf

Stereophile Fairchild article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-19-music-among-fairchildren

Stereophile Miyajima article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-17-monomania-miyajima-zero-mono-phono-cartridge

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I have a conversation with Instagram's @abrasive_beautiful a.k.a. Jesse, who is co-owner of Rogue Planet Music, a record store in Des Moines, Iowa. We discuss getting kicked out of the house as a teenager, drinking as a social lubricant, audio gear, owning a record store, Instagram, and phone addiction, amongst other things.

Jesse's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abrasive_beautiful

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

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This week I have a listener confession to read. I also discuss several new records, an update on my tube amplifier build, some strong feelings of jealousy related to seeing another collector's Instagram page, and paranoia after a collector friend failed to get back to me immediately, amongst other things.

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

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I have a conversation with Instagram's @kalmiasoundcompany a.k.a. Jami, a 23 year-old musician and collector from Pittsburgh who is wise beyond their years. We discuss post bop, music theory, cassettes, ADHD, having more than one hobby, and spending as a means of coping, amongst other things.

Jami's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kalmiasoundcompany

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

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I have some money to burn and I have been thinking about things to buy a lot. I discuss new records, equipment, recent eBay auctions, Glenn Gould, DJ gig update, a vindictive Japanese Discogs seller, Van Gelder Studio update, and wondering if people don't like me when they don't get back to me.

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I have a conversation with my wife, Ako (@helloiamako). Ako is 53 years old (turning 53 on the day of this podcast's release!), and she brings a unique perspective to the podcast as a Japanese woman. We discuss growing up in Japan, studying English in London, how we met, OCD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, her "offbeat" taste in jazz (that usually excludes Blue Note), mental health in Japan, differences between American and Japanese people, being financially responsible, anti-social tendencies, anger management, and couples therapy, amongst other things.

Ako's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helloiamako

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

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In this week's monologue, I start things off with a great, detailed listener confession, then I move on to the topics of tubes, Alan Zweig's 2021 documentary "Records", hypermasculinity in collecting, mono playback and Internet collectors getting it wrong when discussing the science of audio playback, a budget update, a new record, OCD, and DJing.

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

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I have a conversation with Instagram's @infinitesound__ a.k.a. Jamie, a 36 year-old Scottish collector, musician, and DJ who is currently studying to be a therapist. We discuss collecting as a mean of coping with loneliness, shopping addiction, eclectic taste in jazz, competitive collecting, and online collector communities, amongst other things.

Jamie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/infinitesound__

Listener confession form: https://dgmono.com/confession

Email: [email protected]

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