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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Ha - well, you know how tiring all that 'wrist action' is!

    Last time I visited your place, I spied your collection of vintage 'Razzle'....

    Marco.
    I don't know why I still keep those around, you can only read the front and back covers, the rest of 'em's stuck together.

    And you're absolutely right about the tired wrist - mine is suffering from RSI and is completely knackered. So I've switched to my left, as per Barry's recommendation (and I've no reason to doubt his expertise in this matter)

    I spoke to my practice nurse about this, and she thinks it won't be long before my left wrist suffers the same fate, in which case I should return and we'll come to an "arrangement". Free prescriptions these days, so could be quite a bargain
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    You, and the adolescent boy in the house across from yours - he's been waiting all winter for this! And those binoculars his mum got him for Christmas (for bird spotting if you can believe that) will finally come out of the box
    You crack me up Steve...

    My neighbour across from me is definitely not an adolescent boy but I get your point...

    Binoculars at the ready
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichB View Post
    Yesterday was lovely... Took the campervan to the Lake District for the night. Nice and warm in the daytime and not cold at all last night, running a little electric radiator in the van took any edge off.
    What campervan do you have Rich? I once owned the original VW rear engine campervan and Colin had the later rear engine VW (I think it was a Danbury conversion) .... that'd make it the type 2 ?

    Lovely vans with bags of character
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    Yo Rich, nice to see you checking in again, mate! Hope all is well

    Glad you had a nice time in the Lakes. Yeah, as Bev says, a pic your camper van would be good, as some of them are quite cool

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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.

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    What campervan do you have Rich? I once owned the original VW rear engine campervan and Colin had the later rear engine VW (I think it was a Danbury conversion) .... that'd make it the type 2 ?

    Lovely vans with bags of character
    It's a 2007 T130 2.5l. Camper conversion was done by Leisuredrive of Bolton, it's a bit fuddy duddy on the interior but I'll get that sorted in time. I'd upload a pic if only I knew how?
    One of these days... I'm going to cut you into little pieces.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yo Rich, nice to see you checking in again, mate! Hope all is well

    Glad you had a nice time in the Lakes. Yeah, as Bev says, a pic your camper van would be good, as some of them are quite cool

    Marco.
    Cheers Marco.

    It's become another preoccupation and I intend to use it for fests and band stuff, as well as weekends away with the Mrs. Allowing me to indulge my passion for live music further. Hence I'm not really doing anything of note with the hifi or changing much. I've a bunch of gear that works well enough at the moment, it's just my attention seems to be elsewhere.

    Also changed jobs (again) last year and getting to grips with a more challenging role. Supporting Mrs B as much as possible as she embarkson her new ventures following the closure of the business she works for. Add to that some additional responsibility for the ageing parents and you wonder where the time all goes don't you.

    It's overrated this whole 'grown up' thing isn't it.
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    -2c this morning.. Brrr
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    Yep, frosty here too, but it'll get better later, and with the wind gone should be pleasant in the sun.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

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    Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF

    A/V:
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    Not far off that here, but the sun's splitting the skies, and it looks like it's going to be a lovely day!

    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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    Find a sheltered spot with a book and the radio. Perfect. I'm talking myself into an early finish!
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF

    A/V:
    LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub

    Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.

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