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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    rope ladder for getting up there, Batpole for going down.
    Didn't they used to slide up the poles as well or am I imagining it?

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    I'm loving the pole idea. For me, it's defo a goer, along with a dancer!

    Hey Marty, parties are gonna be good at your place....

    Marco.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    Didn't they used to slide up the poles as well or am I imagining it?
    No you're not - They stood on pads at the bottom and were then propelled upwards using steam power:

    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I'm loving the pole idea. For me, it's defo a goer, along with a dancer!

    Hey Marty, parties are gonna be good at your place....

    Marco.
    I did use to know a pole dancer. She was eye-wateringly fit.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Love how everything had to have a very descriptive sign on it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    Love how everything had to have a very descriptive sign on it
    I'm just surprised they don't say Acme on them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I did use to know a pole dancer. She was eye-wateringly fit.
    There you go then, have you still got her number?

    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    There you go then, have you still got her number?

    Marco.
    She was only a friend and quite a bit younger than I was anyway. Was funny to watch the young lads around her though, she just had to snap her fingers with them.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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