500 members - a small but significant milestone!

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Originally Posted by Steve Toy

I was just taking a little preventative action that's all. I could see the floodgates opening to that kind of thing if we were not careful.

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Nah, we're on it like a rash. :)

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Originally Posted by Marco

I've been posting on audio forums since 2000 when I joined the old Naim forum. That's where I met the Toyster and we've been in love ever since! :lol:

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Did they chat about wind-up record players back then? :D

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Definitely you old fuddy duddy. I didn't get internet until 2002!

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Was that around the same time you popped your cherry? :eyebrows: :lolsign:

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Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Was that around the same time you popped your cherry? :eyebrows: :lolsign:

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Yeah, I was a late developer at 26! LOL! I'm happy to say that interesting event was many years earlier on the high school field trip to St. Moritz. ;) I have fond memories of Switzerland let me tell you. :D

Hey, maybe it's on You Tube somehere? :kiss:

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Yeah, I was a late developer at 26!

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S'ok, Steve was even later! :lol:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Hey, maybe it's on You Tube somehere? :kiss:

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Mmm, that was 1990 mate, not many personal video recorders then apart from those massive VHS Panasonic cameras - they were really tricky to hide in a bedroom.

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Originally Posted by Marco

S'ok, Steve was even later! :lol:

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I knew it! :D

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Originally Posted by Filterlab

Did they chat about wind-up record players back then? :D

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Yes, they did indeed, especially rubber band decks. That was the day they called themselves flat earthers and were proud of it. Somebody even devised a FEP scale. Yes, Flat Earth Points! In fact if you curious, you can take a look at pages 900 and something on the Naim forum and you'll see some familiar names.

bin jaw

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Originally Posted by Filterlab

Mmm, that was 1990 mate, not many personal video recorders then apart from those massive VHS Panasonic cameras - they were really tricky to hide in a bedroom.

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I think I popped mine around the same time Channel 4 was born!

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

I think I popped mine around the same time Channel 4 was born!

Marco.

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Yeah, I liked that spinning logo too. :D

Anyway, we're drifting somewhat.

Ah, '82; I remember it well: fifth year at school and parties in Glasgow with girls from Whitecraigs tennis club :)

Yes, this is most definitely 'thread drift'! Oi loikes it, though :eyebrows:

Anyway...

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Yes, they did indeed, especially rubber band decks. That was the day they called themselves flat earthers and were proud of it. Somebody even devised a FEP scale. Yes, Flat Earth Points! In fact if you curious, you can take a look at pages 900 and something on the Naim forum and you'll see some familiar names.

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Peter I remember it all too well, and what a load of old bollocks it was. The scary thing, like you say, was people took it seriously and were proud of how many bloody "FEPs" they had :mental:

I never really got the whole 'flat-earth' thing. I think it originated at a time before I got into serious hi-fi. If I'm right it was a 70s incarnation, n'est-ce pas? I used Naim gear in the days of the old Naim forum simply because at the time I liked how it sounded - nothing else. I didn't want to be labelled in any way or part of some silly 'club'. Do you remember that pfm was simply an extension of the flat-earth thing when it first started? How times have changed.

Even scarier, I think there are still 'folks around' (ahem ;)) who remain firmly entrenched in this peculiar mindset...

Marco.