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I've just played side 1, and have to say I haven't changed my opinion. Will play Side 2 tomorrow, after I have cut the grass. :lol:

I have it on LP (Epic S EPC 86025). Think I picked it up cheap somewhere. Haven't played it much - it's a bit too smooth for my tastes, I prefer Beck when he is more bluesy rock 'n roll.

You may...

Oh well, it must be "the exception that proves the rule".

Well spotted Steve.

17 April 1961
An attempt by Cuban exiles and US forces to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, and overthrow Castro's Communist regime, was driven back.

17 April 1970
Apollo 13...

Is the power to these houses supplied by overhead cables?

Again, it all makes sense, and that the idea was continued for new-builds.

Yes - it does mean speaker cable costs are minimised, but also it gives you the opportunity to try other 'exotic' designs for minimal costs.

Many homes had to be rebuilt after the war and the country was almost bankrupt, so new builds had to be designed to save costs. When it came to semi-detached houses, they were designed to have the...

Well that did make me laugh! One hopes he was able to contain himself, apologise and wait.

Well done!
I use monobock amplifiers located directly behind each speaker, fed by balanced line cables back to the preamp. The advantage of such an arrangement is that the speaker leads need only...

I had a very good friend who lived in Gyffin just outside of Conwy, so visited the place dozens of times.

Regarding the "smallest house in the UK", I have often wondered why visiting tourists...

15 April 1793
£5 notes were first issued by the Bank of England.

15 April 1912
The Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage.

15 April 1942
The...

I'm not sure if Ikeda are still in business, but there are some excellent audio shops in the Akihabarha region in Tokyo, many of them sell used gear. When I was there in 2012, I saw an used EMT 930...

Excellent write up Steven and a great system.
I always preferred the grey hammer finish over the cream finish on the Garrard 301.

What is the curved arm at the rear of the deck? It looks like an...

Sunshine and showers (short and sharp), with a wind that makes it feels cooler than it is.

Agreed! :)

I like them all, save for Soft Parade, which I think is their weakest LP.

When I once jokingly described the DV 505 and DV 507 as the sort of arm Desperate Dan would use, you took umbrage, yet you are now quite happy with the nickname of the CARJACK.

All pickup arms...

Did you compare your DV 507 Mk 2 with an SME V?

Yes, provided the style of the font used for the numerals could be kept.

Stand alone phono stages have the advantage of being able to be situated close to the cartridge; expecially if they are powered by a separate DC power supply. This arrangement shortens the...

Not bad - I quite like it, though I would prefer the quarter hour numerals and the batons to be slightly smaller. Fussy bugger that I am!

12 April 1606
The Union Flag became Britain's official flag.

12 April 1954
Bill Haley recorded Rock Around The Clock, the first record to sell a million alone in Britain alone. It was featured...

They're made by an outfit called &SONS and are called Churchill Denim Coveralls.

I can't find a direct link, but only showed it to my partner as a joke.

It did - it belonged to my father. I now use it, and it's been used hard and I have never had the rips or worn parts patched. It's too far gone to do anything about it now

Surprisingly it has...