100%. The cartridge is also very important for sound quality. An Audio-Technica AT3600L is a good budget option. Elliptical tips will sound better, but also come with a higher price-tag... see the Ortofon OM10. One also doesn't want to damage the record, which cheaper cartridges can do.

Good, down-to-earth review. Selling essentially a sample-pack with a pretty GUI is... yeah, kinda lazy. Nice to see someone doing critical reviews, especially given this trend in the plugin industry.

> After sharing my findings with Lenovo and being surprised by Windows 11 leading where Linux typically dominates, they roped in their BIOS and thermal/power teams as well as Intel liaisons.

I love that phoronix has this kind of influence! Linux is usually more performing, after all.

„Zensur-Vorwurf“ – da dachte ich als Erstes, dass HateAid *Trump* Vorwürfe macht, nicht andersrum… was für eine verrückte Welt, wo die US-Regierung meint, wir müssten Hass online verteidigen.

wish i was a right wing influencer bc the obvs next move is to say, "folks i talked to a doctor. to see what they had had to say, subscribe to my patreon/substack for $20/ month and buy my 'there's a hole in his hand' merch."

Und Böhmi hat eine show dazu!

www.zdf.de/video/shows/...

5/3 though I think my cousin’s boyfriend might have a strange impression of me now. Worth it. He has to prove his worth here, by accepting the weird :P

4/3

Well, it turns out my cousin’s German boyfriend is not political and has never heard of Jane Austen. But the rest of the family has, and thought it was hilarious.

I definitely had fun as a Secret Santa this year, even if it cost me more than I care to admit.

And I needed one more book, something to lighten the mood...

Well, the best comedy I know is _Good Omens,_ so I naturally chose that. I've read it at least 10 times. (Highly recommend)

And I decided to number the gifts, so he'd open them in order.

For more effect, I guess...

3/3

After some deliberation, I decided on _The Communist Manifesto._ I had a wonderful teacher who once told me that he read it every Christmas, so it seemed appropriate.

I don't know if my cousin’s boyfriend is political at all, but I reckon Marx is a safe bet.

2/3

That's a wonderful interpretation of hip-hop and definitely sounds appealing! There's a unique, experimental, re-inventive sound to airwindows plugins that I really love; I imagine that this new console will beautifully accentuate that characteristic. What a wonderful Christmas present!

I've never produced HipHop in my life, and yet I'm super excited for this. Thank you Chris!