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[Boris Zubov]

Ill be visiting CT soon. It has some very nice scenery which I enjoy. I could live with the higher taxes but not sure I'd enjoy winters. I like 65-95 year round

The weather here blows. Simply god awful.

 

[Kane One]

The weather here blows. Simply god awful.

My brother wants to go on a pizza road trip to New Haven this summer. Aside from the obvious like Frank Pepe’s, have any recommendations?

 

[will1066]

I’m laying in a strange woman’s bed while she’s in the bathroom and my first instinct is to check HFb. What’s wrong with me

POTY

 

[will1066]

Came across this and felt I had to share. Great reference for us older folks on the boards.

So this is where @Machinehead drops the "slaps" and "dogwater" in his posts.

@NickyFotiu why you wanna move?

@Machinehead high-end puzzle cubes? Who knew these existed? But I get you when you don't let people touch yours. No one touches my Ayre Acoustics and Focal hi-fi system.

 

[will1066]

The not olympic handball is absurdly fun.

Oddly enough, my wife and I, one of our fondest memories is when we took a pre-baby beach trip in August of 2021. We were sitting at the bar of this seafood restaurant in Panama City, having a great time, watching women's olympic handball. We got so invested in these random teams .

Panama City, nice. Was there in 2010, when it was still on the upswing as a destination. Fun times. Best bowl of fresh chicken soup I ever had was there.

 

[Machinehead]

So this is where @Machinehead drops the "slaps" and "dogwater" in his posts.

@NickyFotiu why you wanna move?

@Machinehead high-end puzzle cubes? Who knew these existed? But I get you when you don't let people touch yours. No one touches my Ayre Acoustics and Focal hi-fi system.

WUT

 

[Machinehead]

I dropped a 22.1 second five-solve average yesterday and beat my chest in public.

 

[will1066]

WUT

What wut?

 

[I Eat Crow]

My brother wants to go on a pizza road trip to New Haven this summer. Aside from the obvious like Frank Pepe’s, have any recommendations?

Zuppardi's in West Haven.

Modern for New Haven proper.

If he's willing to stray off the beaten path a bit, Fuoco in Cheshire and The Little Rendezvous in Meriden.

 

[Boris Zubov]

My brother wants to go on a pizza road trip to New Haven this summer. Aside from the obvious like Frank Pepe’s, have any recommendations?

You know I do!

Zuppardi's in West Haven is my favorite "New Haven" spot. Great pizza & really nice ladies who own the place. And you don't need to wait in line like Sally's or Pepes.

Off the beaten path...
Roseland Apizza in Derby (They also make a solid chicken parm hero, rare in CT)

I need to add one huge caveat...NH pizza has little brother syndrome. It's very good, but it's just not NYC pizza. Portnoy can scream it's the pizza capitol of the world from the mountaintops, but it's all just bluster. There are 50 Brooklyn pizzerias better than Pepe's, Modern or Sallys. And 50 more in Manhattan.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Zuppardi's in West Haven.

Modern for New Haven proper.

If he's willing to stray off the beaten path a bit, Fuoco in Cheshire and The Little Rendezvous in Meriden.

I wouldn't recommend anyone going to Little Rendezvous. I drove there with my neighbor & the place was empty on a Sunday afternoon around 1pm. When I say empty, I mean it, the two of us were the only people in there. I asked to order a pie to dine in, but the owner, who is a giant pompous ass, told us since he had too many phone orders backed up that it would be a 3 hour wait. Ummm what?!? I'm here, in front of you, with cash, but you can't slide a pie in for us? Like big deal if you bump one of your phone orders, they will have to wait an extra 4 minutes. Portnoy created a monster with that dude. f*** him, I'll never go back there.

I've been meaning to try Fuoco, but they have odd hours & I'm not in the Chesire vicinity often.

 

[I Eat Crow]

You know I do!

Zuppardi's in West Haven is my favorite "New Haven" spot. Great pizza & really nice ladies who own the place. And you don't need to wait in line like Sally's or Pepes.

Off the beaten path...
Roseland Apizza in Derby (They also make a solid chicken parm hero, rare in CT)

I need to add one huge caveat...NH pizza has little brother syndrome. It's very good, but it's just not NYC pizza. Portnoy can scream it's the pizza capitol of the world from the mountaintops, but it's all just bluster. There are 50 Brooklyn pizzerias better than Pepe's, Modern or Sallys. And 50 more in Manhattan.

It's apples and oranges. Completely different styles of baking and preparing. It's like comparing Detroit style to a Sicilian pie. Similar doughs at their roots, but manner of preparation has massive differences. Not fair to compare NH vs. NY/NJ pizza.

Just my two pennies.

 

[Boris Zubov]

It's apples and oranges. Completely different styles of baking and preparing. It's like comparing Detroit style to a Sicilian pie. Similar doughs at their roots, but manner of preparation has massive differences. Not fair to compare NH vs. NY/NJ pizza.

Just my two pennies.

The biggest difference between NYC & NH is the ovens. Dough is basically identical, but they stretch it thinner & 99% of NH pizza doesn't use enough sauce which dries out the crust at the heat they cook it at. Crust becomes a cracker & loses most of its flavor, IMO.

I'm not saying I don't like NH pizza, but it's not worth waiting in line for more than 10 minutes at any of those places. Zuppardi's would be my choice because they don't go THAT thin & its not as charred as the others which lets you taste the flavor of the dough instead of the bottom of the oven. I love the char of crisp crust, but not when it's the only thing I can taste.

Different strokes...

 

[romba]

@will1066 sent this thread completely off the rails and I approve. Carry on.

 

[NickyFotiu]

It's apples and oranges. Completely different styles of baking and preparing. It's like comparing Detroit style to a Sicilian pie. Similar doughs at their roots, but manner of preparation has massive differences. Not fair to compare NH vs. NY/NJ pizza.

Just my two pennies.

My 2 cents from living in 3 states.

1. NY Pizza is overrated but NY Chinese food and NY Delis are the best that I have ever had.

2. Texas also has very good food. Austin has all sorts of good food from food channel quality guys to great Tex Mex.

 

[Greg02]

@will1066 sent this thread completely off the rails and I approve. Carry on.

I want to hear more about his HiFi setup

 

[will1066]

I want to hear more about his HiFi setup

I'm an audiophile. Traditional 2-channel system of Ayre electronics (CD player, preamp, stereo power amp) and Focal standmounts with Cardas cabling. I used to be into multichannel home theater, but nowadays it's just 2 front channels (Dynaudio standmounts) and a subwoofer, driven by an Arcam preamp and Bryston stereo amp. Maybe one day I'll get into hi-res streaming but don't feel the need still, with my CD collection.

 

[Greg02]

I'm an audiophile. Traditional 2-channel system of Ayre electronics (CD player, preamp, stereo power amp) and Focal standmounts with Cardas cabling. I used to be into multichannel home theater, but nowadays it's just 2 front channels (Dynaudio standmounts) and a subwoofer, driven by an Arcam preamp and Bryston stereo amp. Maybe one day I'll get into hi-res streaming but don't feel the need still, with my CD collection.

The thing I struggle with for speakers is how much am I listening to the speakers vs how much am I listening to a room with major placement compromises due to living in Brooklyn. While my wife does not understand why we have three sets of speakers in a one bedroom apartment (it makes sense!) I personally direct my audiophilia towards open back headphones and cIEMs.

 

[Takeahnase]

I'm an audiophile. Traditional 2-channel system of Ayre electronics (CD player, preamp, stereo power amp) and Focal standmounts with Cardas cabling. I used to be into multichannel home theater, but nowadays it's just 2 front channels (Dynaudio standmounts) and a subwoofer, driven by an Arcam preamp and Bryston stereo amp. Maybe one day I'll get into hi-res streaming but don't feel the need still, with my CD collection.

I still use my 300-disc CD changer nearly daily.

Still rocking like a 20 year old Onkyo receiver and Polk speakers.

 

[will1066]

The thing I struggle with for speakers is how much am I listening to the speakers vs how much am I listening to a room with major placement compromises due to living in Brooklyn. While my wife does not understand why we have three sets of speakers in a one bedroom apartment (it makes sense!) I personally direct my audiophilia towards open back headphones and cIEMs.

I hear you. Hard to integrate speakers and setup when the room is also the living space. I have my setup in a 10 by 15 room, still small, but at least a dedicated listening space, where I can move the speakers out into the room more and away from the walls and corners. I also have diffusors and absorbers from Real Traps mounted on the walls. That being said, speakers will never reach headphones in purity and clarity, as there's no perfect room, but don't ever tell your wife or your speakers will be gone lol.

 

[will1066]

I still use my 300-disc CD changer nearly daily.

Still rocking like a 20 year old Onkyo receiver and Polk speakers.

Love it. I had a pair of Polks and a Sony receiver back in the day.

 

[Greg02]

I hear you. Hard to integrate speakers and setup when the room is also the living space. I have my setup in a 10 by 15 room, still small, but at least a dedicated listening space, where I can move the speakers out into the room more and away from the walls and corners. I also have diffusors and absorbers from Real Traps mounted on the walls. That being said, speakers will never reach headphones in purity and clarity, as there's no perfect room, but don't ever tell your wife or your speakers will be gone lol.

I made the argument that the speakers in the bedroom are for her so she doesn't have to listen out of the iPhone speaker when she's getting ready to go out.

In reality, they're for me because hearing music coming out of that horrible little thing drove me nuts.

 

[Kane One]

Today was my first match of my straight pool league. Somehow the handicap had me giving the other guy 20 balls even though I never played straight pool in my life. I lost 100-65 (85-65 if you remove the handicap). Not bad.

 

[Takeahnase]

RIP Mike McCallum, one of my favorite middleweights and who had my favorite boxing nickname of all time. The fights with Toney were class.