An A-Z is a must for serious drivers. A sat-nav will get you the bulk of the journey, but it's that last half mile they cock up and you find yourself the wrong side of a block or down a little country lane cu-de-sac!Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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An A-Z is a must for serious drivers. A sat-nav will get you the bulk of the journey, but it's that last half mile they cock up and you find yourself the wrong side of a block or down a little country lane cu-de-sac!
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Especially if you made it varifocal.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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I remember Anita's sat nav, in taking us to IKEA, actually put us on a neighbouring industrial estate. Which was fine by me
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No, that was her reaction when she first unzipped and released my 'python'!I bet when Del saw you after collecting her first pair of specs, her reaction was somewhere betweenand
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More likelyNo, that was her reaction when she first unzipped and released my 'python'!
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I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Yeah, defo, especially the last bit, although you can take some steps when you're very young to protect your eyesight, by not straining your eyes trying to read things in poor light conditions, and just generally eating well and being healthy.
Same applies with your hearing... Even at a young age, I was always protective of my hearing, and so when going to really loud gigs, I'd always put ear plugs in at some point, just to 'give them a rest', and never listened to music loudly on headphones, plus I've been fortunate never to work in excessively noisy environments, all of which can lead to tinnitus.
Consequently, my hearing is as good (probably better) than my eyesight, but that doesn't stop me from getting 'earache' from Del when she WANTS, or DOESN'T want, something!
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
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My postcode is in my sat-nav as the home setting, but it always wants to take me the other side of the block.I remember Anita's sat nav, in taking us to IKEA, actually put us on a neighbouring industrial estate. Which was fine by me
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Lol - NEVER rely 100% on a sat-nav, as it's almost always guaranteed to end in a tale of woe! Does no-one use maps anymore?
On long journeys, to somewhere we've never been before, our default 'guidance system' is still a detailed (up to date road map), as at least you know then generally where you are, because you can SEE it, unlike with many navs, and which make you lazy.
The sat-nav only gets used if we get lost and/or can't find the road sign we're looking for, and get us back on our road, which can be invaluable when driving abroad!
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
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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.
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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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my sat nav in car is very good, plus i have a phone version that can be bluetoothed into it if needed. never got me lost yet
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I bought a touring map of Scotland at the Green Welly Stop, and it was our 'go to' for the whole week. I love maps. If I had my way I'd wallpaper the lounge in Ordnance Surveys, but Anita wouldn't go for it. Women are funny that wayLol - NEVER rely 100% on a sat-nav, as it's almost always guaranteed to end in a tale of woe! Does no-one use maps anymore?
On long journeys, to somewhere we've never been before, our default 'guidance system' is still a detailed (up to date road map), as at least you know then generally where you are, because you can SEE it, unlike with many navs, and which make you lazy.
The sat-nav only gets used if we get lost and/or can't find the road sign we're looking for, and get us back on our road, which can be invaluable when driving abroad!
Marco.
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: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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