Ah, so nice be be outdone by a V8 :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by shabby64
My gosh 5L of one to :eek:
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Ah, so nice be be outdone by a V8 :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by shabby64
My gosh 5L of one to :eek:
Good to see it on good old RostylesQuote:
Originally Posted by shabby64
Ah, I know this one! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
The Tickford was only available in white, red or black - Mike, I have a feeling you are thinking about the Capri 280 - the final Capri ever, which was only available in Brooklands Greeen (and in fact is often referred to as the "Brooklands Capri.") Whatever, they're all fab, though they were a bit naff a few years ago! :lol:
Was offered a RS3300 (only two done by Chris Craft Racing for Ford Dealer in Dunstable) road going. The second one did not have the suspension mods once the garage saw the bill for the first one. As soon as I said the G'friend might drive it, he warned me off it. Twisted (when revved) better than a 427 Mustang!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
Saw some white ones and blue ones round Newport Pagnell. I thought it was only the Capri 280 Brooklands that was in BRG. Tried one of these near M5/M4 Bristol, frightening understeer, actually dangerous. Actually worse than Sapphire Cosworth. Waited and ordered whaletail - best car Ford ever made IMO. Had 9 new RS's in under 5 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
When marketing Ram, Michell and Setton, we had in the warehouse, Alfa GTV, Lancia HPE, Lotus Eclat Turbo, Alfa Sud Sprint, RS 2000, Renault 30TS, Porsche 911 & Renault 20TS (boring). Funny thing is, there was only three of us on the company, though the 911 was a no-no! We didn't have a Cortina on the Fleet. What the Hi Fi industry wasted on cars it made up for in fun!!:cool:
Beaten to the punch again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
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Originally Posted by Andre
I love Capri's, i had a MK2 3Litre S, my workmate had a Mk2 3 litre ghia bored out to 3.1 fitted with a xpack body kit another mate had a proper RS3.1 which i wish i could of bought when he offered it to me but my apprenticeship wages wouldn't stretch that far back in 87, just remembered another workmate also had a 3 litre as well, we all worked at the same place, must of been capri heaven:D
The impulse response of the Ariel loudspeaker as seen on MLSSA. Kind of dorky, I know, but it sort of reflects my Tektronix orientation to audio. An old record cover would look a lot classier - maybe my SQ copy of Dark Side of the Moon? Then again, the covers from the Fifties had a lot of style.
Pet Rat comprises the first three letters of my first and family names, so the avatar followed. The crash helmet became necessary to protect against the marauding cats on the 'wam ... probably not needed here, though.
A duck.
I use it on all the forums now.
It harks back to a small spat I had on the Wigwam forum.
I'd just bought meself a pair of re-juved Bowers Active One speakers.
Lovely they were, and I said as much.
This old duffer then posted how he remembered them and how the bextrene mid/bass cones had a severe quacky colouration. He just wouldn't let up ... on & on.
The speakers sounded great of course - it was one of those cases that Marco knows so well where modern supporting kit really shows the best in old designs and old "flaws" just disappear.
Ducks go quack, too, so I just posted up the pic on the thread and we had a laugh about it and agreed to differ. I invited him round to listen for himself, he doesn't live too far away, but he didn't, of course, as he knew better! :rolleyes:
And anyway, I like ducks :)
Lol... Jeez, doncha just hate 'rigid opinion' people like that? An 'opinion' based on little more than the sum total of feck all! :rolleyes: :wanker:
Marco.
Ah well, it gave me the inspiration for a cutely distinctive avatar ... every cloud .... :)
Nice..I've been in the Mk.1 3000E V6 full on, i bet thats a machine & a half..Quote:
Originally Posted by shabby64
Avatar's basically a my fav design metal reel..Anyone got any laying around yes please 7'' or 8.25''..
My avatar is now constantly changing in an attempt to set the world record for avatar changes. Don't know if a trackable count is kept though and its no good asking me about the images as I probably won't know what half of them are.
No, you'd have to keep bobbing back in here to stick it into a new post every time you change it.
My avatar picture was taken around 8.00pm as the sun was setting on 18th January 2004. The ridge I'm standing on is around 2,500m above sea level in the Andes of northern Chile, the area is known as Puna de Atacama on the outskirts of the small town, San Pedro de Atacama.
I took a year out in 2003/4 to travel around the world and this day was just superb and the picture pretty much sums up that entire year really. Total bliss at 2,500 meters on a wonderful day during the best year of my life, which is never likely to be topped :)
. . . . here's the picture its taken from.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g/P1180047.jpg
I'm jealous, Tim, as the Andes are somewhere I want to visit before I die. Preferably Peru, but I'm not fussy.
I did Peru too Martin and if its something that interests you, you really should do it, this is the most amazing place I think I have ever been, just breathtaking - I walked there too, not like the majority who take the train ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...gig/macchu.jpg
Yep - Machu Picchu is on my list, has been since I was a boy. Think it would have to be the train in my case, much as I think I could still do the walk :eek:
My avatar is of me flying my paramotor.
I have been flying it for 5 years, it is one of the most exciting things you can do IMO.
OK, after over 4 years with the same piccie, and despite previously being pleaded with not to change it, it's time for some festive frivolity.
I am reeling, Chris, simply reeling. I don't know what I'm going to do, it's so much to take in. Give me time, mate, I'll get there. Oh the changes, they're too much...
As long as it changes back to the 'al fresco office worker' on 1.1.13 - or the young lady wearing the tight fluffy pink angora sweater comes out! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
I swap mine all the time but i think this ones a keeper. I tried to create a Tutankhamun type effect with the BSS cover
It's a good one, Andr'e. Instantly recognisable.
I always prefer these types of Avatar for you André, they just fit ;)
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...ig/image-1.jpg
That's my dog Archie with his "welcome home" smile, snapped as we came in one day, it does put people of entering the house mind.
Cos I like Quadrophenia and I like Kelham Island's beers. Simple as that!
Changed my Avatar for 2013 - probably going to stick with this one now, as its a little more discreet.
Anyway, as many here post pictures of their equipment, I thought it pertinent to have a picture of a computer hard disk drive (just in case you didn't realise what it was), as I am fully committed to file based audio. It shows the innards with the disk platters, arm and pick-up head. As Chris (TGW) noticed in another thread, it looks like a stack of records - not that different eh? A spinning disk with an arm reading information from the disk, you just can't see it :eyebrows:
File based audio is the future even if we don't want it, at least until people store all their music in the cloud and stream it to smart phones, tablets and smart TV's which will be the central hub. No reason why most of us shouldn't have a turntable and a music server in the furture, then you have the best of both worlds - I predict that within 10 years CDP's will be a thing of the past and no longer manufactured, they will be a vintage niche product and new CD's (if you can find them) will be more expensive than vinyl, manufactured mostly for lovers of classical music.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...psc9e8f0b9.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Russolo
Luigi Russolo was perhaps the first noise artist.[3][4] His 1913 manifesto, L'Arte dei Rumori, translated as The Art of Noises, stated that the industrial revolution had given modern men a greater capacity to appreciate more complex sounds. Russolo found traditional melodic music confining and envisioned noise music as its future replacement.
The Art of Noises classified "noise-sound" into six groups:
Roars, Thunderings, Explosions, Hissing roars, Bangs, Booms
Whistling, Hissing, Puffing
Whispers, Murmurs, Mumbling, Muttering, Gurgling
Screeching, Creaking, Rustling, Buzzing,[5] Crackling, Scraping [5]
Noises obtained by beating on metals, woods, skins, stones, pottery, etc.
Voices of animals and people, Shouts, Screams, Shrieks, Wails, Hoots, Howls, Death rattles, Sobs
He designed and constructed a number of noise-generating devices called Intonarumori and assembled a noise orchestra to perform with them. A performance of his Gran Concerto Futuristico (1917) was met with strong disapproval and violence from the audience, as Russolo himself had predicted. None of his intoning devices have survived, though recently some have been reconstructed and used in performances. Although Russolo's works bear little resemblance to modern noise music, his pioneering creations cannot be overlooked as an essential stage in the evolution of the several genres in this category,[6][7] and many artists are now familiar with his manifesto.
At first the art of music sought purity, limpidity and sweetness of sound. Then different sounds were amalgamated, care being taken, however, to caress the ear with gentle harmonies. Today music, as it becomes continually more complicated, strives to amalgamate the most dissonant, strange and harsh sounds. In this way we come ever closer to noise-sound.[8]
Antonio Russolo, another Italian Futurist composer and Luigi's brother, produced a recording of two works featuring the original Intonarumori. The 1921 made phonograph with works entitled Corale and Serenata, combined conventional orchestral music set against the famous noise machines and is the only surviving sound recording.[9]
Russolo and Marinetti gave the first concert of Futurist music, complete with intonarumori, in April 1914 (causing a riot).[10] The program comprised four "networks of noises" with the following titles:
Awakening of a City
Meeting of cars and aeroplanes
Dining on the terrace of the Casino and
Skirmish in the oasis.
Some of his instruments were destroyed in World War II; others have simply disappeared.[11]
Drawn by my (then) 7 year old son.
Its one I use in various nom de plumes around t'internet so that you can tell your Obs, Obdewllas, Obdullas and Sister Ob'dwella 'Xs apart.
I always think it should have the tag: In space no one can hear you drink!
Your son was having you on - anyone can see it's a cosmonaut rather than an astronaut - the green balalaika gives it away.
By the way, thanks for the Galoot Update on Sister Ob'dwella
Yours truly,
Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon
You're obsolete already, Tim! Never mind, SSDs are not beautiful to look at...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Lol, ah yes Martin, but all my music is on a 1.5TB mechanical drive, my SSD just has the O/S and JRiver software ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
(and they are dull to look at, as you say)
My Avatar is an oil painting I did in 1977 while at Hartlepool College of Art in the UK. It’s title is “Images”
The idea is that each of the geometric shapes represents a person - they come in all shapes and sizes. Each person sees the sunset in their own unique way and it will trigger feelings and “Images” specific to their personal memories. So the blocks, acting like prisms, reflect these variations to the viewer.
I thought it was kind of apt to use this picture. We all have our own taste in music and in its reproduction, No two people will hear a piece in quite the same way and it will have personal meaning for them, so there are similarities.
I have other paintings on my website if you are interested.
Blimey, Ken just trumped us all!Quote:
Originally Posted by Qwin
Nice one Ken :)
Indeed, nice bit of artwork. Any chance of reproducing it here in a larger size for us to admire? :)
Never tried inserting a picture into a post before but here goes!
It did not work, here it is as an attachment.
Can someone tell me how you get the picture to come up full size in the text, as per the blow by blow tutorial frankyc2003 did on his PSU mods?
The FAQ section did not help.
Attachment 8036
I really like that Ken.
Can someone put my avatar on garrardmatters on here. I can,t do it myself and it driving me mad. I'm using a tablet and it's proving difficult.
I cannot do it on the laptop either.
Natalie;)
That's a lovely pic Ken, hello from Gateshead too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Qwin
I've just had a look Natalie, but you have to join Garrardmatters.com to see peoples Avatars - is it anywhere else like Photobucket and do you have a link to it? If I can view it I can post it here and then a Mod can insert it into your profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Natalie NWA
Well why don't you join then. I can always ban you for life after you have updated my avatar :lol::lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Natalie
:rfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Natalie NWA
I'm a bit unclear as to how you can't make it work Natalie. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps the file is too big for the allowance that's given. Try again, but save the file as a version compressed to a suitable size maybe?
Because I'm still trying to figure out this tablet. I've only had it a couple of weeks and it is totally different to anything I have used in the past. It's not an ipad, it's a Nexus and everything i very small ie keypad, memory that story of thing. I'm sure I will figure it out.
Natalie
Very nice painting, Ken.
Thanks for the nice words on the artwork folks, I am a Product designer by trade and I am pretty good at making things and finishing to a fair standard but my Achilles Heel is the electronics so I will be relying on people here to steer me right.
Been around a few days now so thought I'd put up my Avatar. It's nowt to do with anything sound wise though.
Some will recognise it as the Millau viaduct (British design) with my and and my friend's Westfield parked underneath. This was the furthest south we reached on a 2000 mile road trip round France in our little cars. Was a lasting memory.
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Originally Posted by Westyman
Almost, but not quite. Taken from Wikipedia:
Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres (1,125 ft) above the base of the structure. It is the 12th highest bridge deck in the world, being 270 metres (890 ft) between the road deck and the ground below.
Good shot nonetheless. :)
My avatar is a picture of myself when i was a baby, yes that's a LONG time ago but even then i was into music.:lol::lol::lol: