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  1. #161
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    I agree with nearly all posts both for & against. A healthy discussion.

    Oh, and I never never mentioned schilling.....but if the cap fits....

  2. #162
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    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

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    Ah, so that's where you've been hiding!

    So are you happy now that the thread's served its purpose, if it's closed?

    Marco.
    Main System

    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.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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  3. #163
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    Hold up a minute!

    FFS, have a few hours with the wife, come back and Alan and I are in a business partnership!

    Let's get things straight:

    1) Alan and I are not a business partnership. If we were, it would be advertised as such.

    2) Alan and I have collaborated as a pair one one project. The Bigbottle phonostage PCBs. It's a NOT FOR PROFIT venture for you bunch!!!!! It has been made more obvious than was necessary to ensure there was no confusion or misleading about the origin. It was also made blatantly obvious because I like to give credit where it's due. Same to JPS64 On DIYaudio for his work on the PCB.

    3) If and when Alan has done ANY work for me, ie changing wires on my tonearm in the early days right up to today, when I he finished off my phonostage for me, I have ALWAYS paid my dues. Now whether that be Monetary or by a few beers, it's been Alan's choice. I have ALWAYS paid.

    4) I have never received ANY incentive from Alan or anyone associated with him to leave any comments on the gear he makes or promote it. I recommend his gear because it's a bargain. It's that simple.

    5) Alan is a good friend. He has been dragging me along the route of learning how and why things work. I am trying to learn and build a better knowledge of the technical aspects of things.

    6) I find it absolutely repugnant that I am having to sit here and defend my posts or my position.

    I've been very generous with my time to members here. I've tried to provide information on as many pieces of kit as I can, I've helped as many people as I can. I've repaired cables for free, highlighted bits of kit to people who've been looking for a particular item. I've given stuff away, taken my gear to people's houses so they can try it in their system, I've never made ANY profit from a member of this forum when ive sold a used item, I arranged an AoS bakoff and generally tried to embody the ethos I believed we had on this forum.

    What a waste of fucking time.

  4. #164
    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    I'm Grant.

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    Here here. As expressed earlier. Don't let it get to you. That's what many want.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  5. #165
    Join Date: Jan 2008

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Hold up a minute!

    FFS, have a few hours with the wife, come back and Alan and I are in a business partnership!
    Yes, it's amazing to think that some of us have LIVES outside of hi-fi forums, and other things to do than just sit on a keyboard, 24/7, and bitch about people we're jealous of

    There are some right (pitiable) sad bastards out there, some of whom show clear evidence of needing a damn good shag!

    I've been very generous with my time to members here. I've tried to provide information on as many pieces of kit as I can, I've helped as many people as I can. I've repaired cables for free, highlighted bits of kit to people who've been looking for a particular item. I've given stuff away, taken my gear to people's houses so they can try it in their system, I've never made ANY profit from a member of this forum when ive sold a used item, I arranged an AoS bakoff and generally tried to embody the ethos I believed we had on this forum.

    What a waste of fucking time.
    As they say mate: 'Don't let the bastards get you down'. What you've described is precisely what makes this place special, and which others are jealous/resentful of, and seeking to destroy, so don't let them win.

    Just send them an appropriate 'two-fingered salute', thus....

    Plus, some of them out there will be due a much deserved slap, when an opportunity presents itself (sooner than they think), and trust me have had it coming for a very long time.....



    Marco.
    Main System

    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.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


  6. #166
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    I'm very disappointed

  7. #167
    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    I'm Grant.

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    Jealousy mostly. It's one of the worst traits of mankind
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  8. #168
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

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    Well mate, such is life. I sympathise, but sadly the world is full of jealous and resentful inadequates/keyboard warriors. You either let them drag you down to their pathetic level, or you rise above it and concentrate instead on what really matters: your own success and continued education in a subject that you're passionate about.

    That's the thing about losers: they hate the success or happiness of others, and so revel in trying to make them feel as miserable as they do... You've got the support here of many decent members, and also from all of the mods and admin, so that's what counts. Don't waste it, so chin up, and move on

    Marco.
    Main System

    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.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


  9. #169
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    I'm Geoff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    I'm very disappointed
    It is the 'bullshitting' thread mate and much of it may well have been exactly that. Ignore it and move on. I doubt the thread has much life left anyway.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

  10. #170
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    I'm AndyElectroNumpty.

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    As I understand it one manufacturer who was very genrous with his time and knowledge (Paul of RFC) has stopped posting here due to some of the attitudes he encountered, lets not lose any more eh?

    The place would be far poorer if that happened.

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