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In Reply to: "You give me the sweetest... posted by peppy m. on November 29, 2024 at 04:03:16:
Sorry, we don't have any old photos, so this current one will have to suffice. During the Spring 1992 quarter, Tuyet and I went to our favorite place to de-stress, Well Within Spa. Afterward, I bought cookies from Pacific Cookie Company, and she bought the new XTC CD, Nonsuch.
Tuyet and I went to my apartment, and waited for Kim, Pauline, and Quyen (hands-down, our best cook) to come over. While we were making dinner, Tuyet removed the Original Monster Cable, and replaced it with AudioQuest F-14. Overall, the 79-cents/foot F-14 was superior, with greater speed, resolution, and focus. We were hanging out, while XTC's " The Disappointed" played.
Kim innocently pointed out that (a) none of us had a boyfriend or girlfriend, and (b) if anyone did, she would not be with us; she would be with her boyfriend. Eyes went around the room, no one said a thing, the music kept playing. FML. My housemate Dave came out of the shower, passed through the living room, went to the kitchen, and boyishly asked, "What's cooking?"
When the Fall 1992 quarter began, I was in a different apartment, with three new housemates. Right off the bat, my friend Tish, who lived in a triple dorm room, was sick. To recover, she stayed with me, in my apartment (above), which had much more room than her cramped dorm. My housemate Tron was annoyed, because, with a girl over, he felt that he could not be free and all man-cave about the place. Our bathroom sinks had an open space, between the countertop and bottom of the mirrors. One night, Tron and Tish happened to be brushing their teeth at the same time. Tron thought it was weird, that he could see Tish's hands at her sink.
And then other girls, like Kim, Pauline, Quyen, and Tuyet, came over. In our apartment building, all five of the other units were occupied by girls. Because I had high-end audio, those female neighbors loved coming over, to listen to music. Moreover, it turned out that Tish had mono. So Tron was really annoyed.
One day, I invited Tron to help VSA's intramural softball team practice. Tron knew some of the guys, and noted how well they got along with me. When Tron and I got home, he quizzically asked, "How come you don't have any guy friends?"
Later that Fall 1992 quarter, Sade came out with the heartbreaking, intoxicating, smoky, and sophisticated "No Ordinary Love." It was a somber take, on unrequited love. We watched the Sophie Muller-produced video, where Sade is a mermaid, making out with a sailor. In order to find him, she gets human legs. Sade ultimately does not find the sailor, and ends up languishing on the docks.
Again, all of us were single. As much as we liked Sade, "No Ordinary Love" just killed us.
As for the Totem Tabu, when it was on the market in the mid-1990s, I could not afford it plus heavy-duty stands. Moreover, for the price, you could get more substantial floorstanders, such as a B&W Matrix 804, Martin Logan SL3, Sonus Faber Grand Piano, Thiel CS2 2, or Vandersteen 3. Above photo was taken just a couple blocks from San Francisco's Audio Excellence, which carried ML, SF, and Thiel.
That said, I really liked the Tabu, which fit into average-sized rooms, better than Totem's own Model 1 Signature and Mani-2.
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- Alas, Sade's "No Ordinary Love" wiped us out - Luminator 12:29:31 11/29/24 (0)
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