Ha - I was waiting on that one!
Marco.
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Ha - I was waiting on that one!
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
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I'm Martin.
Just bought me a 'new' landline telephone:
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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Unfortunately that design of phone is the exact same as the one I used at work back in the late 70s/early 80s, and is thus slightly depressing.Originally Posted by Macca
Just bought me a 'new' landline telephone:
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Location: Woodmancote, West Sussex
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I'm Ian.
I rather like the old telephones. I bought an original 70s Trimphone a couple of years ago, looked great but I soon got fed up with the rotary dial. Also problems arose when phoning anywhere with a menu system, no buttons to choose an option.Just bought me a 'new' landline telephone:
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Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
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Senior Member
Location: Neath, Wales
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I'm Shane.
Just bought me a 'new' landline telephone:
Looks nice. What make/model is it?
S.
Shane Lonergan.
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I like the styling of those old phones - but I also like to have caller ID and the ability to store numbers which I can 'dial' with a few key strokes.
Also. as Ian has said, there is no provision for dealing with menu systems. Could they not have included both a * and # key?
Barry
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Location: Staffordshire, England
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I'm Martin.
I was tempted by one of the old bakelite efforts but decided I couldn't face the rigours of the rotary dial.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
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I'm Martin.
I don't know, just billed as late 70d/early 80s GPO. Might be a model number on it, I'll have a look when it arrives.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 37,872
I'm Martin.
I very rarely use my landline so not really an issue and I avoid calling places with a menu system like the plague. Obviously it predates the horror that was the introduction of menu systems.
It's just for emergencies in case the network is down or my mobile packs in or something. The phone it is replacing is only a couple of years younger than this one (A Southwestern Bell Telecom FA300) but the membrane below its rubber keypad has almost perished. You can still dial but you have to press the buttons really hard, ideally with a biro or something, and that was getting a little tedious.
I always have it switched off to incoming calls anyway as the only calls I get are from people trying to sell me some crap. But I did want something that looks a bit anachronistic.
Was tempted by some of the fancy 1990s Scandinavian jobs like B&O but your talking about paying £150 or more and I decided that was a bit silly. Anyway, just a bit of fun.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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