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I wanted to share this short walk through our neighbourhood when we still had a bit of snow, which completely melted in the meantime. I also wanted to take the opportunity to wish everyone a merry Christmas, and a great peaceful time together with your family or your beloved, something I cannot claim about myself unfortunately.

I am so sorry to bother you with my own private life issues especially during this wonderful period and I wanted to avoid getting too personal with my life problems, but as all of you are supporting me allowing me to do what I do, I feel obliged to share some details about my current crisis.

Like already mentioned before, I have had some family grudge which is already lasting for longer. Every relationship has some up and downs, but this time it became really serious and it would seem as if me and my partner will have to separate with all consequences regarding our child, home, finances etc. The decision is from my partner's side, she hates me, hates what I am doing, thinks I am the biggest loser and retard in life. She claims to have wasted 20 years of her life with me with the biggest error being getting a child from me. At some certain point, there is no return anymore. I was beaten by her today trying to calm her down. She has always been very impulsive, throwing things at me, or destroying things in the house, but I always managed to find some balance with her again. Unfortunately this time I simply have no power anymore to handle this, she seems way more convinced and sure about her decision than usual. This will of course mean a lot of changes for me. Right now I am completely devastated because of this, despite some dispute here and there I always believed I could save our relationship, not only due to our son. I have spent nearly 20 years of my life with this woman being always loyal, thus I see her as part of my life even as part of myself, we had a very intense relationship and spent and shared nearly every day together, never being separated longer than a couple of days. Therefore I cannot believe and don't want to accept this fact it could be over.

All this will of course mean that we would have to sell our house. I have no plans for future, what to do, where to go. I have no idea how long this entire period will last, what to do next etc I am in a heavy depression right now because of this, aside from the story which just happened with Earfun recently, completely let me down and brought me to the edge of despair. I still have a video to finish putting the A28, A38 and A48 side by side. I already shot all footage but need to edit and finish the video. This all happened some days ago, just like the Christmas walk which I did earlier but right now I am not in a constitution to be able to shoot much else.

Despite all the support from you which I am really thankful for, I am still fighting with my finances every day, as I have to pay mostly all bills regarding our cars, home, shopping etc. Because of this I cannot buy any products for reviews right now. I don't know how long I will need to recover from everything, right now I cannot even think properly and am crying half the day. The only thing which helped me a bit to get through this crisis was to start with sports again. I want to keep this activity for longer as it definitely helps me to forget about the problems and also make me feel better. I am trying to get at least 1:30h of workout every day. Maybe this will also allow me to get more in shape again like I looked 23 years ago (together with my back then partner):

I will keep you updated of course as you are my only "real friends" right now. But please apologise if I don’t manage to react properly to your comments or inquiries. Losing your support will bury myself completely 🙏

Yours, O.

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Christmas walk

Merry Christmas to everyone!

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ᗩᗰIGᗩ 500

Harte Kost mein Freund... Wenn dir danach ist, melde dich. Schreib, ruf an, meine Nummer hast du! Kopf hoch; alles geht immer irgendwie weiter. "Man weiß nie wie stark man ist, bis Stark sein die einzige Wahl ist die einem bleibt." Weiß, wovon ich rede. Und sei dir gewiss: "Jeder Tag ohne Zettel am Zeh ist ein guter Tag!" Trotzdem schöne Weihnachten dir! Halt durch.

Foltea Iustin

Oluv, you MUST talk to your wife more in detail when you catch her in a better mood. You have to discuss with her what will happen next and, who knows, maybe you'll feel a bit better, having at least a small ideea about what to do next. Maybe that discussion will save you or at least the future. Also, your kid,Alexander. The house. I really can't believe you're moving. That place was iconic for you and for us. And please, don't get stuck in the present. That will lead you to an infinite loop in this exact moment, which will cost you many years of sadness and tiredness, until you find your ray of sun once again. Peace. Yours, Justin. 😥 PS: I will write a longer message when I have time. Maybe tonight. Also, what made her lose control today? You said she started throwing things at you, but that can't be without reason.

Dennis.M

Das tut mir wirklich unfassbar Leid von dir zu hören. Eure Beziehung ist nicht mehr zu retten so wie sich das anhört, was mir wirklich leid für dich tut. Nach über 20 Jahren mit der ein und der selben Person Schluss zu machen und los zu lassen ist alles andere als leicht, aber daran hoffnungslos festzuhalten ist auch keine Lösung. Auch zum Wohle für Alexander ist das sicherlich besser, er wird mit Sicherheit auch die Dicke Luft zwischen euch bemerkt haben. Ich glaube die beste Lösung wäre, wenn du dich mit deiner Frau in Ruhe zusammensetzt und ihr alles besprecht, wie es weiter mit Alexander geht usw. Ich kann mir vorstellen, wie unglaublich schwer dir das fallen muss, aber im Endeffekt wird es zum Wohle aller besser sein. Und lass dir nicht sagen, dass du ein Versager bist. Du bist mit Abstand der hart arbeitenste und leidenschaftlichste in dem Geschäft! Sport ist definitiv ein guter Weg, um den ganzen Umständen ein wenig zu entfliehen. Mir hat der Sport auch enorm geholfen, um meine Depressionen zu überwinden. Du warst damals wirklich in Top Shape! Dank Muscle Memory bist du mit Sicherheit in wenigen Monaten wieder in Top Shape. Ich wünsche dir trotz der Umstände schöne Weihnachten, erhole dich gut und halte uns auf den Laufenden! Wir unterstützen dich, wo wir nur können.

Miguel

I’m very sorry about what you and your wife are going through now… please seek for an evangelical church, find an evangelical counsellor for your marriage. I know it may feel hopeless… but I can say by experience, give a chance to Jesus, He, his power and influence are Real to those who have faith in God.

Miguel

Be praying for you.

Barton

We are here for you Oluv. Trully wish you all the best. You mean more to us than you think.

D. Oeltermann

Life is a bitch sometimes… But it will go further Oluv. Believe me. Marry Chistmas to everybody!

Sebastian

It sounds like your wife is hating her life but she is blaming you for it. She needs psychotherapy and also you maybe professional help!

markus intimidantus

Take care Oluv.. Have the strenght to solve this and make the right choices. You both can't throw away 20 years..Normal counceling can be sufficient. If you both want to fight for it there is always a happy future possible for both of you togerher. Merry christmas...

Foltea Iustin

Yeah,I'm back. I don't even know where to start. First of all, I can't imagine the next days, without content from you. Really!Let me explain. Everything started in 2019. I have discovered you earlier, but the important changes appeared in december 2019. Before 2019 I was the kind of guy who would just watch Flossy Carter and Dlx Willington. I was a huge bass fan and would even enjoy the worst sound ever only if it had some "good bass", which back then meant some garbage knocking bass. Everything until one day when I had to make an important decision. To buy my next speaker after my old sony xb41. I had to choose between 2 12 inch subwoofers with some old 2.0 home theatre as mids+ treble, a Jbl bar 2.1 and the jbl partybox 100. If it wasn't your review would have bought those subs. I don't know if you realise, but you changed all the days after that one. You brought me to a new "me". I started loving Princess Freesia, jazz,funk,70's, 80's iconic music etc. You changed the everyday life of a (now) 16 y old man here. I can't thank you enough! Without you I would have still listened to bass boosted music with no real taste. I want you to know that, whatever happens, you can count on us, including me, to support you until the end of your Patreon channel.(just message me for a good advice or sth else, even though I know it's hard to trust someone you don't know). And here by "us", I'm not talking about those who have read that there will be some lack of content next and already left or will be leaving.No! I'm talking about people like me,who are really valuable and priceless friends. I"ve had so many people in my life already that demonstrated me that they were just assholes, using me only to be able to ride my 3k dollars scooter. They might have been jealous. Who am I to judge? They just don't deserve my friendship and they don't even know that, the persona that they're ignoring right now could have been like a brother to them. Anyways, back to the subject.I'm really getting emotional too writing this message. The point is that YOU CHANGED MY WAY OF LIVING, MY WHOLE STYLE OF LIFE. This messae is getting long AF, but I'm trying to be as sincere as possible, as I know you need that. I can feel the pain and despair that have gone into that message. All I know for now is that I don't want mmmmmm, WE don't want to lose YOU. Not the content you bring, but you. For example, the walk you did in 2020, presenting the best 2020 audio gear. I,personally, enjoyed that video wayyyy more that I would have enjoyed some static, home presentation like you said you tried to shoot before that walk. You know how to create content out of your hobbies and pleasures only tot. Now, back to the serious business, which is, currently your family. I have no experience on how to take care of a family, but all I can do is talk from my experience of being alone, only with my mum. You must talk to your wife about all that has happened and make her realise that she, first of all forgot the respect between the members of a family (respect between husband and wife for example means that you treat your spouse or partner in a thoughtful and courteous way. It means that you avoid treating each other in rude and disrespectful ways. Or at least that's how I see it). You said that she is usually breaking things in the house and today she had beaten you, but qwhat did you do that made her angry? Also, the house. You said that you've spent more tnan 4000 euros on the house in that video called "I'm back". Now you have to sell it. :/ You have to discuss with your wife about what's gonna happen next, askng her this exact thing: "What's gonna happen next?". Maybe you will find a common factor between your relationship and your passion with audio. Actually for me, no wonder that she is sometimes mad about all these products arrivint in your home(I can say that from my experience with my mother). When she sees that mess she will start saying: "Isn't this enough? Look at this mess in here! What's our house, a deposit?"(that how it happens with me sometimes). Anyways. This discussion can save you. Recognize that you're in a gridlock. ... Express yourself constructively, trying to explain her that this is your passion and for the love of her you can at least not make videos or unboxings in her presence, or I don't know. I might not know what I'm talking right now, but I'm just trying to help as much as I can. You have me and us here, supporting your back and people like me, who feel sorry for you, won't leave this patreon site. I hope you'll keep us updated! Also. NO ideea of a nice video? Try a sunset session in the swin with the audio pro t3+, and I assure you that we will enjoy it. Peace! P.S: Try talking to your parents too. (I've seen that you often go to their house)(or talk to her parents). her behaviour in this situations is unacceptable. Destroying things? We are dealing with mental problems then. Excessive anger. Uncontrolness. Make the right choices! If you still love her, don't just give up on her! (I, for myself, am really afraid that, when I'll become a husband I'll forget to make surprises and random presents to the one I love) Still, Merriest Christmas ever to my favourite guy! Keep doing the everyday training and NEVER give up on what you love. The person who loves you will adapt her style of life to your passion too. Also, you should too, as the other member of the couple.

Douwe de Vries

I am really sorry you are going through this Oluv. Do take care and also take the time you need for you for self care. Good to hear that exercise helps with that. I don't think it's acceptable how she talks to you. Respect is an important value I do think in a relationship. I did join because I think you are talented in what you do and I like to learn about audio and tuning. Do take care and don't take on what she is saying in a mood like that. Deep down you know who you are, want your qualities and abilities are and can learn from experiences. Take good care and Merry Christmas to you as well.

SuperX

Much love Oluv. A Merry Christmas may be hard to find this year, and perhaps every year from now on, but I will still wish you to have the most Merry Christmas as possible for you and your family. Your passion in this field/industry is greatly appreciated, and it is unfortunate your partner does not appreciate it, or you. Forgive me for jumping to conclusions, but it may be possible she probably doesn't know or understand how good she has it in life, and how much worse life can be, which is a potential side-effect of entitlement. Marriage is a partnership after all, full of struggles and compromises, with the intent of mutual benefit, and it takes two. One cannot carry all of the burden, all of the time. Stay strong, and I wish you the best of luck with whatever you choose All love

Mika

For whatever it may be worth, you were probably the single most important person to me this past year. I went through a severe depression (hearing-loss related) and the only thing that kept me afloat for 6 months was tuning my headphones and trying to carefully listen to music through them again. If not for you, that would not have happened and who knows where I'd be now... The way I see it, when you lie down under the trees and try to get the sound of the wind right, you're doing one of the most important work in the world: making sure the animal sensations and human emotions of /hearing/ are reproduced as faithfully as possible in our increasingly mechanical and artificial life. We need a lot more people like you... please never give up. Love

Raymond Allo

Sorry to hear you are going through a hard time. One of the best things to do for your mental state is to exercise. when I went through my divorce I was in the gym 3-4 times a week. I was lucky I had a great gym as it had a swimming pool, sauna, and steam room as well. I know things look pretty bleak at the moment, but you will get through this as I did and as many others did. If you have moments of despair visit friends or just put yourself among people. Don't lock yourself up in your house. Go to a movie, theatre or just something like a shopping centre. Listen to music. I don't know if your Google channel is your main source of income, but if it is you need to try to keep things going. Many people who went through this, concentrated on their work/job. But everyone is different. I lived together with a girlfriend for 7-8 years who was quite explosive at moments and threw things too on occasions. Tried to rescue that relationship for too long. And you know one day you will find someone else who will respect you and love you for who you are and understands your passion. I am happily married for 22 years in my second marriage. And on a positive note. I finally managed to borrow an Android tablet from someone and applied one of your eq profiles to my Earfun Pro 2. I had no idea where to start so I went for the middle of the road, the 5600 version. I also did not know what to expect. Good not to believe how good the improvement is. It is like a new set of earphones for $600+. Maybe my brain is messing with me or I am delusional, but then everything has so much more clarity and definition and it seems the soundstage is better or there is just much more air in the music. Whatever it is, I love it. I will experiment with others. One side note the app does not let me set a gain below -12 and above +12

Crispin Herrod-Taylor

So Sorry Oluv. I have no words of advice, but there are people out there that are trained to help, I hope you can salvage what you need. I wish you a speedy resolution to your troubles, and the best going forwards

Dosh Kalem

Cheers and condolences towards you oluv.

bodi

So sorry for you Oluv, I‘ve been through this 12 Years ago, my wife left me for a spanish waiter when our son back then was only 2 years old, what a mess. Since then I‘m a single parent, having a full time job and having to care alone for my son, our financed house and so on. But I never quitted my passion, for it is being a musician and listen to music whenever I can. There are no really working general tipps one can give, for everyone has its own way to deal with bad things that will happen throughout our lives. The only thing I can say is, keep your passion and you have to know that you are a really valuable person, that deserves any respect one can give. Don’t believe in anything else and trust in yourself, that you always can make the best out of everything. If I could change my life to something better, you surely also can. As being one of the first supporters on your Patreon adventure and still here, I wish you all the best, stay strong and keep doing whatever is good for you. Back then I made a list of things I really love to do, and when I feel sad, I just take a look at it and then choose something beloved to do from it. We won‘t leave you so you are not alone.