From the Grave

It's delayed this week due to a geographical error. I was in Cornwall & the PC was in Lancashire.

So here we go.....we're all a bit keen to get the best deal for the things we buy at the moment, so maybe this thread could be of interest for a rejuvenated discussion?
How about it?

Howard Popeck (whose real name is Howard Popeck) posted it in December 2008. It's Thread Number 1572:

New product priced far too low to gain credibility?
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1572


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From the Grave this week is the promised 6 monthly look at the top posters on AoS - it's just been updated.

This thread (no. 4066) was started by Dave Cawley a year ago.

Pick Of The Pops, the top 20 posters on A.O.S.

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4066



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Well, it was a lot less work to get this week's thread sorted than it was last week. That turned into a discussion of something completely different & there didn't appear to be too much interest in what the stats were saying, so I may not bother with the effort of gathering all that stuff into one place again.
We'll see.

Anyway, for this week, we've got something about sitting heavy stuff on top of your boxes. Any opinions anyone?
It was from Phil Bishop in May 2008 and it was Thread Number 573

Damping Blocks

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=573

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Time to breathe some life into another long forgotten discussion.

This is Thread Number 2439 from the end of March 2009:

Ferrite clamps - good or bad?

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2439

Marco asked the question. So.....in the time elapsed since this thread was new, is there any advance on "Well, maybe"?



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Due to a request from Alex, this week, it's one of my threads that's being picked up & dusted off.

Thread number 2674 from May 2009

Could've Been A Contender.......bands that could've been / should have been

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2674



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This week I've chosen something that follows the theme of last week's From The Grave - this thread should've been a contender but it drifted off elsewhere. I reckon we've all got a tale to tell about putting together a really cheap system that somehow seemed to gel much more than it has any right to. What do you think?

Thread Number 1399 from November 2008 - it was posted by ribside (I don't know what their real name is, but I'm guessing they like steak!).

El Cheapo Car Boot Systems

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1399



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How about a quick discussion on weird & wonderful glass envelopes?
This one doesn't have to many pictures embedded in it, so you have to work for it a little bit. Now's your chance to add some real piccies!

This was one of mine, I'm afraid. May 2009, Thread Number 2833

Interesting (or just plain weird) Valves

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2833


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This week I've chosen something from the Drawing Board.

Back in November 2009, in Thread Number 4495, Hamish wanted to know:

How Easy Would It Be To Add a Digital Output To a CD Player Without One?

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4495




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Thanks a lot to Mr Beechykins for arranging for my Graveside Thoughts to be published on the last two Sundays while I was away from it all. I had far more important things to be doing, like going to Morocco and contracting an acute case of Campillobacter, which I am still suffering from!

So, here's a nice system from the gallery.

Al (A.N.) posted some photos of his stuff back in January 2009 for Thread Number 1788
My Bits and Bobs
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1788



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This weeks From The Grave is to be found in Strokes of Genius.

It is Thread Number 3113 from Yiangos back in June 2009

Must Have Accessories
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3113



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