| | A quarter century ago, in the summer of 1984, Prince's Purple Rain reigned supreme. But he took the time to produce The Time's Ice Cream Castle album. That summer, I took Marine Biology at Punahou. I've had other great classes, but this one will always have a special place in my heart. It was just so damn fun. And of course, the girls were much prettier and friendlier than the ones at my regular school, Presidio Middle. So, school was good, the girls were good, the field trips to Oahu's beaches were awesome, and I loved it when my parents picked me up, and then went shopping. There was nothing like hearing The Time's "Jungle Love," as we tried to find shaded parking (an absolute must in the Hawaiian heat) at Holiday Mart [now Don Quixote].
Fast forward to the mid-90s. Who's the only audiophile who plays "Jungle Love" at high-end audio stores? Yours truly. I remember playing this at San Francisco's Ultimate Sound, while that customer who lived on Lake Street bought a Creek integrated amp. And I will never forget how he remarked that he could spend more on high-end audio, but didn't. The Creek gave him all he needed, but still left him with space and money to do other things. And when you are in S.F., you will need $$$$ to get around and do things.
Me? I was so hooked on high-end audio. Since I was living at home, I spent all my money on audio, music, and sports. I sacrificed everything else. I didn't go to movies, I hated spending money on food. Everyone else my age was into clothes, cars, food, travel, porn, drinking, and entertainment. But going to Ultimate Sound always excited me, kinda like how Toys R Us excited me when I was a kid. And I've always loved the Union Square area. I loved the BART/MUNI stations, FAO Schwarz, Macy's, Gift Gate, Borders, Sur La Table, Crate And Barrel, Rasputin Music, the S.F. Centre, et. al. With high-end audio, life was good, and I didn't mind spending $10-12 on lunch.
I didn't have to cheap out, and eat at Costco. But still, that customer's quote about enjoying life hit me. Oh well, now that I have the Creek Destiny, I feel like it sufficiently takes care of the music. So much so, I can forget about the Big Bux Audio, and go out to eat more.
American audiophiles stupidly cling to their spade lugs. In the 90s, many British amps (smartly) accepted bananas. And of course, the whiny Americans would complain.
Yes, the Creek Destiny nominally accepts spades. However, the narrow slot only permits one leg of a spade lug. And as you can see from the picture above, there's just no room to hook up spades to the lower binding posts. So, as I am fond of saying, use bananas!!!
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