On a HOO far away?Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
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On a HOO far away?
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and 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. 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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I'm Robin.
My Q5 has been detailed since it was purchased and looks great, just needs a quick wash by me and looks great.That's cool, mate. It's for you to like, not me
Detailing is a lot of fun, and if you think the car's got a good paint finish on it now, wait until you see it after it's been detailed! Also, it's always better cleaning the car yourself with proper products. Halfords carry a great range of car cleaning items.
Marco.
Regards
Robin
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Origin Live Calypso MK5 turntable, Origin Live Onyx tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Bronze
Pathos Classic Remix Amp, dac
Cyrus Signature phono stage, Cyrus PSX-R2 power supply
Eversolo DMP-A6
Cyrus CD i
Audio Physic CLASSIC 25 40th Anniversary Ltd Edition speakers
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I'm Ian.
My 19 year old BMW 323ci was ( unbelievably ) recalled a couple of years ago by the main dealer to have an airbag module replaced. I don't use the car much and it was in a bit of a state, they came and collected it from here, did a mini service and valeted it inside and out. When they bought it back the chap told me he noticed the oil pressure warning light came on but there was plenty of oil and they found the switch was faulty and replaced it. Total cost, nothing, FOC. He said as the ci models are now becoming sought after they did the extra work to keep it nice, can't say fairer than that.
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
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I'm TheMostHonestPersonYouWillMeet.
Another MOT passed with no advisories.....
A couple of rear tyres and a quick service was all she needed... 120,000 and still going strong..
Bev
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I'm John.
Changed the rear discs and pads on my Audi Q3 today. Did the fronts on Saturday past so all good now. I’m really well pleased, saved pots of money and got a warm feeling inside having done it myself
Spot the difference!
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John... shiny
The old ones look done for... so glad you managed to replace them yourself...
The only brake stuff we've done was a new set of front pads on the old Merc... got proper Merc pads which were not expensive at all and I think it only took about and hour & half including bleeding ...
The Prius I don't touch, I just put it in for a cheapo service with Toyota each year and get them to do the MOT at the same time... This years bill was about £250 which included a service, new wipers all round, 2 new rear tyres and the MOT which I didn't think was too bad
So hopefully another year of trouble free motoring and upto 65 mpg, can't be bad
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
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I'm John.
That's cheap motoring Nina! .... and good service from your dealer.
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I'm Grant.
Yup my car uses very similar internals to prius. Car is great and mpg can be good depending.John... shiny
The old ones look done for... so glad you managed to replace them yourself...
The only brake stuff we've done was a new set of front pads on the old Merc... got proper Merc pads which were not expensive at all and I think it only took about and hour & half including bleeding ...
The Prius I don't touch, I just put it in for a cheapo service with Toyota each year and get them to do the MOT at the same time... This years bill was about £250 which included a service, new wipers all round, 2 new rear tyres and the MOT which I didn't think was too bad
So hopefully another year of trouble free motoring and upto 65 mpg, can't be bad
Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
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I'm Geoff.
I can't think of a car cheaper to run than mine apart from something all electric maybe, which I wouldn't want. Got a hankering for something a bit sportier at the moment though!
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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I'm Grant.
All electrics are expensive to buyand limit u to distance. In and around London I guess they would be good. I wouldn't say no since getting the hybrid
Regards,
Grant
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***
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