Does this count as black face?

That is all contingent on parts being replaced and regular servicing. These style amps often need to be serviced once every 5-10 years based on the manufacturer’s recommendations.

I bet you know that, but make sure those that are being passed such an expensive piece of hardware understand they will need to pay those expenses too. Otherwise they will just end up with an expensive paperweight.

Colour of text and heart has faded but not a stitch out of place!

Lol just a joke.

West Paw makes a great frisbee for dogs, it’s lighter and softer than the kong and it flies better

I don’t know.. 50’s here and was cranking Jane’s Addiction - Three Days this weekend. Sounded pretty good!

Mine are from 2017-ish, and I wear them pretty much all fall, winter, and spring (unless it's a particularly snowy or mushy winter day, in which case I have toasty lined LL Bean duck boots).

They still look almost new, but even if they started to crack at this point, I would consider that a reasonable lifespan for the price point.

I'll keep those other brands in mind, too!

That's too bad. The shirts I have are from 2009-ish. I bought another last year, but of course it's too early to call that BIFL...

It's a common theme whenever this question pops up, though. You can't call something BIFL unless it's been at least several years ... and by then, ownership and manufacturing standards may have changed!

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That's funny - I wonder if it's all hit or miss depending on the specific pair or which batch you end up with?

I started with a thinner pair of Darn Tough socks (maybe it was the "lightweight" or "lifestyle" kind?) and developed holes in the big toes within a few months. To their credit, they stick by the lifetime warranty and replaced them.

Since then I only buy thicker Darn Toughs with a bit of padding (hiking style socks) ... those are both more comfortable and have proven more durable.

With Smartwool, I've only owned 2 pairs of their socks and a pair of convertible glove/mittens, but those are still going strong.

Wow!

You can put the money in an educational trust for your children. MIL started to slip with alzheimer's. Before we lost her completely, we had her put money in a prepaid educational account for our kids. She also prepaid her funeral. Remember her with your children's education.

Neat!

About 65 pounds I believe. Lots of copper in there!

That’s a great setup! I love the 702s. I’m using a REL sub which is fantastic.

Recapping shouldn’t be necessary for a long time, if ever on a modern unit (gen 4 and newer). Yes the tubes need replacing eventually, but I’ve got 16 years on mine so it’s not like it’s common, and they’re obviously user replaceable.

KT88 are relatively commonplace, and those are the primary tubes that will need to be replaced. I would hope someone would step in to continue manufacturing them if it came to that but who knows.

Yeah. I miss the way audio used to be. The mid-tier is gone. Everything now is either high end or bargain basement.

Duluth Trading company firehose products

I have multiple pairs of pants from them that I've had for almost a decade of daily work use in a garage

Despite constant kneeling down to do tires, oil and other fluids, and an estimated thousand miles on them and as many washes they have no holes, and only the black and camoflauge pants seem to have any fading to them after so many washes

Ha. I don’t think they judge.

Pffft, I will sell you my desktop monitors for 100k each. This game is EASY.

That’s a shame. So many great audio brands died as consumers chose convenience over quality.

He does. You make him proud.

Yeah my mom's dog is the same way but has a pillow pet from when I was 8 (18 now) that's indestructible.

How heavy is it? An estimate if you aren’t sure?