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    Join Date: Jul 2011

    Location: London

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    I'm Colin.

    Default Retired due to poor health

    Hi All,

    I have just had another bad few weeks of ill health and thus Elsdon Wonfor will be no more I am going to stop the R&D work and relax go back to uni and study.

    So thank you all for all your support and help .

    PS I will still upgrade Inca Tech and Magnum kit but in a more relax life.

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

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    I'm Geoff.

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    Sorry to hear that Colin. Take it easy and I hope you feel better soon. Enjoy your retirement.

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    Join Date: Mar 2014

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    I'm Mike.

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    Sad news indeed, wish you all the best Colin, I know this won't have been an easy decision to make.

    Lang may yer lum reek

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    Join Date: Feb 2011

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    I'm tony.

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    Colin,
    You have brought tremendous musical pleasure to many, myself included.

    Enjoy your retirement.

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    Join Date: Mar 2018

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    I'm Joe.

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    Take it easy Colin - written as I look across the room at my Oberon.

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    I'm Keith.

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    Enjoy your retirement Col.

    I am still very much enjoying listening to music through my One4 SECA amp for which I thank you.

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    Join Date: Apr 2009

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    Wishing you all the best.

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    Join Date: May 2011

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    I'm Brian.

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    Hope you have a long , healthy , and happy retirement Colin
    Regards
    Brian

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

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    +1, mate. Life's too short to spend it always working! Enjoy your retirement, chill out, and make some nice memories with your loved ones. *That* is what's most important!

    Take care and look after yourself, and so here's to your better health in future!

    Marco.
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    Join Date: Oct 2008

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    Best of luck Colin,
    you gave a lot back to the hifi community and despite other folks’ mistreatment you kept your head up and kept going forward.
    Bad healths a bugger, and can come to us all, so enjoy the quiet life and don’t worry about us lot, we’ll be ok.

    Keep active, keep tinkering but most importantly....relax.
    Relax, enjoy the quiet life and recharge your batteries.

    Be happy Col and thanks for everything you’ve done for us audiophile nuts.
    You can look back and be proud mate.
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