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15 April 1793
£5 notes were first issued by the Bank of England.

15 April 1912
The Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage.

15 April 1942
The...

I'm not sure if Ikeda are still in business, but there are some excellent audio shops in the Akihabarha region in Tokyo, many of them sell used gear. When I was there in 2012, I saw an used EMT 930...

Excellent write up Steven and a great system.
I always preferred the grey hammer finish over the cream finish on the Garrard 301.

What is the curved arm at the rear of the deck? It looks like an...

Sunshine and showers (short and sharp), with a wind that makes it feels cooler than it is.

Agreed! :)

I like them all, save for Soft Parade, which I think is their weakest LP.

When I once jokingly described the DV 505 and DV 507 as the sort of arm Desperate Dan would use, you took umbrage, yet you are now quite happy with the nickname of the CARJACK.

All pickup arms...

Did you compare your DV 507 Mk 2 with an SME V?

Yes, provided the style of the font used for the numerals could be kept.

Stand alone phono stages have the advantage of being able to be situated close to the cartridge; expecially if they are powered by a separate DC power supply. This arrangement shortens the...

Not bad - I quite like it, though I would prefer the quarter hour numerals and the batons to be slightly smaller. Fussy bugger that I am!

12 April 1606
The Union Flag became Britain's official flag.

12 April 1954
Bill Haley recorded Rock Around The Clock, the first record to sell a million alone in Britain alone. It was featured...

They're made by an outfit called &SONS and are called Churchill Denim Coveralls.

I can't find a direct link, but only showed it to my partner as a joke.

It did - it belonged to my father. I now use it, and it's been used hard and I have never had the rips or worn parts patched. It's too far gone to do anything about it now

Surprisingly it has...

Not bad. I have to confess I hadn't heard of Silverhead before, but it was 1972 and I had little interest in Glam Rock (apart from David Bowie).

Don't make it too short James; Andrew's (Wakefield Turntables) restoration of his Garrard 301 is now running to 48 pages. ;)

13C and bright sunshine! :eek:

I was going to suggest either SME V or IV arm, but didn't as you would have to find a used sample because SME no longer sell the arms alone.

Also there is a rumour going around that since SME...

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You may have posted in jest Steve, but The Repair Shop is one of my favourite programmes on TV. I'm always amazed...

Nah - my 'overalls' are actually a boiler suit; the sort you climb into. But they do have a fashionable rip in one of the knees! :lol:

My partner has offered to buy me a new replacement. When I...

Some interesting and thoughtful comments have been made concerning the relative dynamic range of vinyl vs. CD. The maximum theoretical dynamic range for vinyl is 70dB and for CD it is 95 - 105dB;...

Just spent the last two weeks completely redecorating my partner's flat. So that's kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom.

Everybody thinks my overalls are a new sartorial direction for me,...

In my time, I've heard the following tonearms in my own system:

SME 3009/II S2
SME 3009/II (improved) fixed headshell
SME 3009/II (improved) detachable headshell
SME 3012/II S2
SME M2-12R with...

11 April 1732
Gibraltar and Newfoundland were ceded to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.

11April 1814
Napoleon was forced to abdicate- but allowed to retain his title of Emperor - and banished...

Didn't think it would hang around for long. The buyer should be pleased. :)