Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 27th 04, 10:59 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 27th 04, 08:13 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 91
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Neil Young prefers vinyl
Why not David Bowie,
Paul McCartney or Tom Waits (off the top of my head), for instance?
My second tier would be Waits, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello.
McCartney has no body of work...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 26th 04, 01:45 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 91
Views: 4,819
Neil Young prefers vinyl
"Francis Xavier Holden" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:49:41 -0000, "JustMe" wrote:
I think...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 26th 04, 01:38 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 92
Views: 4,935
Every amp in one
"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:45:21 -0000, "JustMe" wrote:
"Stewart...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 26th 04, 01:33 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 92
Views: 4,935
Every amp in one
"Chris Morriss" wrote in message
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In message , Stewart
Pinkerton...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 26th 04, 01:32 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 92
Views: 4,935
Every amp in one
You'll find links to three reviews of the Kraken Integrated (+ lots of
other info) he
http://www.alchemisthifi.info/ranges/kraken/alchemist_kraken_apd6_integrated
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 24th 04, 05:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 92
Views: 4,935
Every amp in one
"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:40:39 -0000, "JustMe" wrote:
The...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 23rd 04, 07:31 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 91
Views: 4,819
Neil Young prefers vinyl
"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:43:18 -0000, "JustMe" wrote:
I think...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 22nd 04, 11:43 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 91
Views: 4,819
Neil Young prefers vinyl
I think everyone here would agree that the concept behind "Straight-line"
is
to deliver the music as the artist intended, unsullied and uncoloured -
an
accurate reflection of the artist's...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 21st 04, 05:27 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 1
Views: 373
ciao
"Ian Molton" wrote in message
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I'm ducking out for a while as this is taking too much time from my
computing hobby.
see ya all...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 21st 04, 05:19 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 92
Views: 4,935
Every amp in one
JustMe wrote:
Many of you chaps believe that the Peter Walker(?)
"straight-wire"
ideal
is
that which any "hifi" designer should aspire...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 20th 04, 09:00 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 14
Views: 971
How did you get into valves?
"Keith G" wrote in message
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Two visitors this afternoon who dragged themselves to mine (from
Nottingham,
no...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 20th 04, 01:37 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 239
Views: 8,442
Amp swap disappointment
I will also continue to use my 8000CD which, to my ears, is the best CD
player I have heard at the price to date.
*Exluding the Philips CD Mech problem which wasn't their fault...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 1st 04, 05:02 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,119
'running in' new h fi equipment
Also 'wear' would not explain why a unit is alleged to require a fresh
warm
up for each new use after it has been left unused/unpowered for some
time. Hence my understanding is...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 1st 04, 04:54 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,349
The main reason valves & vinyl is better...
Is because I ****ING SAY SO!
I totally agree.
It's the height of arrogance and incredibly ignorant to assume that you
*know* that another person's perception of a subjective...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 1st 04, 04:49 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,349
The main reason valves & vinyl is better...
Is because I ****ING SAY SO!
I totally agree.
It's the height of arrogance and incredibly ignorant to assume that you
*know* that another person's perception of a subjective...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 27th 04, 03:16 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,119
'running in' new h fi equipment
My new Cambridge Audio amp and tuner both carry instructions that the
unit should be run continuously (playing music) for 36 hours "to get
it performing at its best".
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 27th 04, 03:07 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,178
Arcam dilemma
At present I have an Arcam Alpha 5 CD player working through an Alpha 9
amp and Mission Cyrus speakers.
I'd like to upgrade the CD player, but can't make up my mind on how
much to...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 12th 04, 12:20 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,444
Are these seperates or hi-fi?
Go to www.richersounds.co.uk. On the first page of bargains you can
make
a pretty good system for £260 - there's a Sony AV receiver, a Marantz
CD
player and a pair of Mission...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 10th 04, 12:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,407
Hi end vinyl system
"ruffrecords" wrote in message
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Don Pearce wrote:
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:28:24 +0100, ruffrecords
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 12th 04, 12:06 AM Posted to rec.audio.misc,rec.audio.opinion,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 80
Views: 3,532
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 12th 04, 12:04 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,756
The old headphones question.
Snipped Text
Anyway, I've kind of got my eye on the Grado SR60 phones at the
moment,
as their reviews are all good, and they are just under my maximum
budget.
I've got...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 11th 04, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.audio.misc,rec.audio.opinion,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 80
Views: 3,532
Surprising Quality of PC sound card
Keith G said:
OK, now that Arny seems to have learned that best approach in a UK
newsgroup
is *not* to try and batter retired MDs in their 50's around the head
with a
'figurative...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 2nd 04, 07:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 3
Views: 440
Ringing Noise
"Dave W." wrote in message
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This is only 90% OT ! I wonder if anyone has any idea what one of my close
neighbours...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
June 9th 04, 08:54 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,097
Micro hi-fi with DAB?
"David Mellor" wrote in message
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Hi Guys.
As my old CD / tape / radio is on its way out, I've just started looking
around for...
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