On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:40:11 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

I think everyone is feeling the squeeze and retreating into their
shells. Most people certainly won't be buying trivial stuff like audio
gear when they could be out of a job next week. I now regard things
audio as commodities - I have my system and see no reason to change
it,

Ditto cars .. our umpteen old Audi and Volvo are still performing fine
so I can't see any reason to change them, and keeping up with Mr Jones,
yes we have that ex Neve Mr Jones across the way, isn't an issue and
he's not got a new motah every year either;!...


For me and audio it wasn't a matter of keeping up with the Joneses - I
was simply an early adopter. I was cured of that in a big way by DAB -
shelled out a fortune for an Arcam radio which now lives in a
cupboard.

so the interest I have for advancing is in recording techniques -
plus of course


practicing the instruments (of which I have bought a
few over the last year).


Now thats a good waste of time)...
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Oh yes!

d