Barry
Fount Master & Moderator

Some, such as smoking and nail-biting were long term habits. I was able to stop or start smoking at will: I would smoke when on holiday and stop...

I have never made any New Year Resolutions. If I want to stop any annoying or bad habits, I just do it then and there. Some are easier to do than...

Is that a 'Dry January' resolution Mike?

+3C and cloudy. A small improvement weather wise.

I should have watched that after watching Looper, instead of watching the film following on Legend called Momentum. Momentum is a convoluted film...

Thanks Andrew, that's kind of you to say, but I have been interested in Hi fi since 1969, so have had plenty of time to aquire some decent kit. ...

I watched 'Looper' last night. A highly convoluted sci-fi time-travel thriller starring Bruce Willis. I had seen it before but somehow missed a...

I hope the shower was not at 4C - that would really wake you up! ;)

Now +2C and partially cloudy. I don't know what the surprise was with my post reporting a temperature of -5C ; it was made at 07:47 this morning -...

Was -5C, now up to -2C and cloudy. Expect it will reach positive figures later.

- 5C and foggy.

What an excellent post! I have bought records from Tower Records, Virgin, Our Price and Fopp, and with the exception of Fopp, complete satisfaction....

I'll close both of them then. You can start a new thread, with perhaps a less 'challenging' title.

The "hurling of insults" is guaranteed to get this thread closed. As far as I am concerned this thread has run its course, so should be closed. A...

What a trip down memory lane this thread is turning out to be. :)

That would account for it. I bought a Class D amp that was being heavily promoted here on AoS, only to find the moulded-on 13A three pin plug to fit...

No complaints from me there Loz. :) Those two and the Berlin trilogy are my favourites.

It is (so far). Only needs a few ad hominem insults for it to be closed.

I'm surprised your 3.5kW space heater was allowed to be sold in the UK, given it was fitted with a BS1363 13A plug.

Excellent - one of their best, but then I like them all, save for Soft Parade.

Oh that's a new one on me. When was it released? I think my favourite Bowie period was his collaboration with Brian Eno: his 'Berlin' period. I'm...

Yes, floor to ceiling curtains are a help, as is carpet, or at the very least a thick rug in front of the speakers. From what you say I may have...

Do you have a favourite Roxy Music disc Steve? I like them all, save for their debut album, which IMO is their weakest.

Great Post Martin! I've waited some time to reply to this thread as I wanted to wait until your new speakers had run-in and that you had had time to...

Yes, most pickup cartridge benefit from working in a warm enviroment: 25C seems to be optimal, but YMMV.

In some ways my speakers (the original Quad electrostatics) sound better in a cold environment, but such an environment does not suit the listener. ...

Frank Zappa was a big fan of digital recording and editing. He would often 'splice in' a recording of a solo of his because to his ears it sounded...

There is no obligation for anyone to read all the posts on a thread, or to look at any thread for that matter. Threads are only closed when it is...

Don't you have any heating in your house Martin?

- 4C with fog. Everything covered in frost.