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  1. #11
    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    I'm Grant.

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    once played golf in them now there was a handicap
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    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  2. #12
    Join Date: Jun 2014

    Location: Plymouth, UK

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    I'm Barry.

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    Rotel RA 312 Amp, Rotel RP1500 Turntable and a pair of solovox speakers. (Still have the amp and turntable) plus a pair of yellow/brown platforms, very handy for watching football.
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  3. #13
    Join Date: Aug 2009

    Location: Staffordshire, England

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    I'm Martin.

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    Did anyone have platforms with the built-in fish tanks like Disco Stu off of the Simpsons?
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

  4. #14
    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    I'm Grant.

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    Nike made a bespoke pair of fishtank trainers in 1978
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  5. #15
    Join Date: Nov 2010

    Location: Yorkshire

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    I'm Andrew.

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    No pics but I did have a complete Quad 77 system including x2 power amps, cd, preamp & Quad 22L speakers.

    Great memories.
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    CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10

    VALVE
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    Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker



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    Join Date: Oct 2011

    Location: Charente, France

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    I'm Nodrog.

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    Alba amp, BD1 kit - can't remember the arm or cart and KEF Kit 1. My second amp was a Rotel 611 as well. There was a mint one for sale on French eBay last month and I very nearly gave in to temptation.

  7. #17
    Join Date: Jul 2014

    Location: Hertfordshire

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    I'm Graeme.

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    Dual CS505-3 turntable, Cyrus One amplifier, Castle Durham speakers. I've still got the amp and speakers, though they are boxed up and in storage.

    My brother went for a Sansui SR-222 turntable, NAD 3020 amp and Wharfdale speakers - though I can't remember exactly which model of Wharfdale he had.

  8. #18
    Join Date: Aug 2010

    Location: Torquay, Devon.

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    I'm Shane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Nike made a bespoke pair of fishtank trainers in 1978

    Holy Shit! Now that is cool.

    S.

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    Join Date: Oct 2012

    Location: Napier, New Zealand

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    I'm Andrei.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Nike made a bespoke pair of fishtank trainers in 1978
    If only Jockey could make the matching undies.
    [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Sources:[/B] [B]1[/B][/COLOR] PC & Wyred4Sound DAC-2 DSDse   [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]2[/B][/COLOR] Oppo BDP105   [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]3[/B][/COLOR] Technics SL·1210 MK5 (Jelco 750D · Benz Wood).    [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Speaker Cable[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Nordost Frey.[/COLOR]    [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Interconnects [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Oyaide[/COLOR][COLOR=black] & [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Geisha [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Silver.
    [/COLOR][B][COLOR=#a52a2a]Phono Stage [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black]Fosgate Signature V2. [/COLOR]   [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Preamp [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Ayon Eris[/COLOR][COLOR=black]. [/COLOR]   [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Power Amp[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=Black]ATC P1. [/COLOR]  ​ [COLOR=#a52a2a][B]Speakers[/B][/COLOR] Triangle Magellan Cello.     [COLOR=#A9A9A9]Oh Sting, where is thy death?[/COLOR]

  10. #20
    Join Date: May 2008

    Location: Surrey

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    I'm Rob.

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    Was probably about 18 here. Amp is an Eagle TSA149 (I think) Garrard SP25 Mk1V, Speakers Sykes & Hirsch spherical thingys. I bought the amp and TT when I was about 15, and got the speakers from a school mate whose family were loaded and his dad was always buying him the latest gear. There were 2 sizes, one the size of a football and these which were much bigger. Pretty crap sound wise, but it was the "swinging70's" and the "hifi" shops in the Kings Road would have these in their window together with the latest B&O stuff. I paid £25 for them, which I suppose was quite a bit back then. There was a pair on ebay recently for £500!. I sold mine around 1980 for.........yup £25. Not sure what the box on top of the amp is. It could be an old Pye tuner. My dad bought a Pye valve amp and possibly a tuner together with some coffin sized speakers. When they moved I had the speakers which I didn't think were too bad, a bit dull for me. Some years later I had a look inside them and saw that they were Goodmans Axiom (not sure which model) and they were sold for........yup you guessed it.....£25.

    Buy Bose...And get your parking validated!.

    https://youtu.be/ZCBe7-6rw4M

    No Highs...No Lows....It Must Be Bose!

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