"Today scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality"
Nikola Tesla
Its now a conspiracy theory to believe that the Immune system is capable of doing the job it was designed to do.
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Matthew 5:10
You used to get free glasses with your petrol anorl. Always smoked glass for some reason. With the dimples in the bottom.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Location: Middlesex, UK
Posts: 4,482
I'm Alex.
Thanks for posting.
Brings back loads of memories. Used to visit Tottenham Court Road and Lyle Street in London to purchase components or ex military radios for home build stuff. So many different speaker drivers to choose from 😊
Also built Heathkit radios and test gear such as a grid dip oscillator. The transition from valves to transistors was quite a revelation.
GyroDec 2M Black, Amplification: Luxman 505ux.
Loudspeakers: Harbeth HL-K6
Quad 99 CD, Amplifier: Teac A H 500i, Loudspeakers: SCM11
Receiver: Teac CR H500, Loudspeakers: B&W CDM 1NT
Location: essex; uk
Posts: 260
I'm richard.
That resonates a lot with me. Its really irritating to find that over 50% (say) of the average mag is addressing this stuff when a tiny % of the hifi crowd can afford it plus probably can't appreciate it.
Most of us spend massively less and are looking for best value/improvements per buck. Rant over
Location: London
Posts: 200
I'm Neil.
i used to visit Tott Ct Rd every saturday when i was a student in London - as well as Laskys there were numerous other smaller hifi/electronics shops on TCR to nose around in. In those days according to the salemen it was all about the watts, knobs and slider controls (equalisers), VU meters and lights. There were huge RtR tape recorders, mega size japanese amps and receivers. Lots of big brands, - Wharfedale, Rotel, Tannoy, Celestion, Leak, Garrard, BSR, Thorens, JBL, Yamaha, Pioneer, Trio/Kenwood, Akai and then the cheaper "Audiotronics" stuff. Speakers came in teak or white (!) and there were devices to allow the salesmen to instantly switch between different sets of speakers. Everything was solid state. The atmosphere was kinda like Currys/PC World is today - racks of kit all blaring away at the same time at high volume. Life was simple...... beer was 28p a pint - shit beer mind you before the revival of real ale.
Fiannly managed to save up for my Rotel 611 amp (complete with slide controls) and Pioneer PL12D T/T and Sennheiser HD414 headphones which i bought from a hifi shep in Wembley and hauled them back by tube to my digs in Woodford because it saved me about £3 in total compared to TCR. I couldn't afford any speakers (my friends had Ditton Counties I think. Few years later picked up a pair of s/h Ditton 44s which I sold to a man in eastern Europe a couple of years ago. Hey ho...
Neil.