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Hello From the Independent Republic of Pencombe
Hello. I am a 71 year old decrepit hippie getting worse daily! 50+ years ago I got my first decent paypacket and decided I needed, what we called then, "a stereo system". I loved music (Floyd, Dead, Joni Mitchell, Roy Harper etc) but had no clue about systems. I went into a hifi shop in Birmingham and asked the man for a system! A couple of weeks later I was mesmerised with what the hifi man had sold me. It was:
Tannoy Lancaster speakers
Goldring turntable
Quad 33/303
Stax SR3 headphones
Now, 4 children and 7 grandchildren later I have decided to try to return to the sound I loved. What I am setting up is:
Tannoy Legacy Arden (sitting in the spare room)
Linn Selekt renderer (keeping speakers company)
Audiolab 3000C pre-amp
Radford Revival STA 25 (being built)
LP12 (in for new motor and service)
I hope I have chosen wisely! As soon as the Radford arrives Audio Affair will help me set it all up. I am also making a unit to house it and I have tried to attach a picture but not sure I have done it correctly. I am using new scaffolding boards rather than reclaimed ones. I got a really talented man to make me a solid walnut plinth for the LP12 to sit on. The plinth will sit on 4 Ukishima 6A - adjustable isolation feet. The only thing that still foxes me is a decent record cleaner as I have hundreds of records that have never been properly cleaned. I am pretty good at research but despite my best efforts I go round in circles. I would love to have a go with a Degritter but spent all my money! Not sure whether to make an ultrasonic unit or make a vacuum unit - either way I need to keep cost down a bit. Apart from music my passions are woodwork and stamp collecting which I have similarly taken up again after a 50 year gap. I doubt that I will contribute much to the forum initially but I am really enjoying exploring some amazing threads and learning so much. Sorry for the ramble - I put it down to disintegrating brain.
The critical role of aloe vera in isolation and wifi
Many thanks for the welcomes. "Tannoy+Radford=pure pleasure" really gave my spirits a lift! I must take issue with Pigmy Pony however. It is well known in my village that the aloe vera plant absorbs all unwanted sonic frequencies. That is why it has fat leaves. The only downside is that it cannot tolerate either wall or floor coverings. I also have an identically tuned plant in my study and both together make one of the best wifi extenders on the planet. I call it a "mash system". I propagate these miracles and can supply any member of AOS at a discounted price of £254.56 per matched pair. By the way, did I mention my brain problems?