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    Wait for it... Won't be long...

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    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
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    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***

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    Yesss... Justy's usual awesome quality pics and vids - can't wait!

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    I liked this Stereo 50 ifi Retro All In One Vacuum Tube Amp and matching LS3.5 compressed bamboo speakers.







    No idea of price. Couldn't cop a listen to the speakers, but had ago on some planar magnetic headphones.

    It does a lot - aptX Bluetooth, high res USB coax/PCM/DSD/DXD, 3D bass, 25 Watt/ channel tube amp, MM/MC preamp.

    The LS3.5 is a modern take on the LS3/5a according to the blurb.

    The headphone listening wasn't that promising I have to say but I was unfamiliar with the source and headphones. It might be alright in practise.

    Very nice looking in the flesh.

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    did you take any of those georgeous kudos 707 ? now they WERE something
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    Looks pretty.. its about $1500
    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***

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    ah you mean the retro the kudos is 13700
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    Always liked the idea of a pair of these Pioneer Exclusive 2402.



    Or even the Rey Audio RM-11BC.



    So I was quite shocked to see these in the Icon Audio room



    £10K so I was told. Obviously not in Rey or Pioneer Kenrick audio "pimp my speakers" quality. They sounded peasant enough, though I didn't get any hint of the sort of sound coming from the Kenrick videos played back on a decent system.

    Interesting. I asked if they were a Pioneer copy and the man said no. He said they assemble their own drive units. But what that really meant is they buy in the bits to make them. He also said they were TDL inspired. How so? I thought. Any ideas anyone?

    Another thing I liked was the TJ rectifier. The pic unfortunately is shite, but in the flesh they look fantastic. Been meaning to buy a pair and I think I will now. Shallow I know but the standard TJ 274B is pretty good, so I am sure the sonics of this elongated version will be fine too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yesss... Justy's usual awesome quality pics and vids - can't wait!

    Marco.
    Got pics but no vids. I am fed up with receiving messages from YouTube saying my video has been banned due to copyright restrictions from various multi-nationals. Loads of them have been blocked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hifinutt View Post
    did you take any of those georgeous kudos 707 ? now they WERE something
    Yeah... but do you remember a while back they had some even better ones... the Titan 808? Now they really were good. I could live with a pair easily, I really could.




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