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    Ah, yes.....

    Be good to meet up again and have a proper natter this time

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    Alex has threatened to drag me kicking and screaming with him
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    Alex UK? Ace - two for the price of one!
    Yes Marco - I've already got the Gaffer tape and chloroform ready!

    I'm with you on Northants though, Dave - I was born in Northants, spent my first few years in either Rushden or Irchester, and returned frequently to Wellingborough to get mugged I mean visit the Grandparents I have to go to Kettering frequently with work, but mercifully just to a business park on the outskirts!

    Melton Mowbray, however, is a much nicer part of the County, and I'm sure we can find you a gas mask on ebay!
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    Be nice to meet you two if you go..

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    Hi Alex,

    Yes Marco - I've already got the Gaffer tape and chloroform ready!
    Well, as it's a Sunday I'll have me frock on (usually a pastel coloured floral number with matching high-heeled peep-toe sandals)... Just don't dare clash with me!

    Melton Mowbray, however, is a much nicer part of the County
    Indeed, and as far as the show is concerned, that's all that matters!

    Marco.

    P.S What the bloody hell is a "Radon Trap"?
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    P.S What the bloody hell is a "Radon Trap"?
    Radon is a naturally occuring radioactive gas that comes from beneath the ground. I'm assuming that it won't penetrate concrete so your house won't fill with Radon gas & you won't give birth to any squid


    By the way, when the hell is this show? I reckon i could get a train to Melton Mowbray myself & come & annoy you all
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    Ah, cheers, Mark! I've never encountered that before, so hadn't heard of it. I think being well away from 'mass urbanisation' in North Wales cocoons me from this type of thing - thank God!

    Yes, do cruise along to the show (beers are on me) - it would be good to meet ya

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    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 don't think it's anything to do with urbanisation It's more to do with the type of underlying rock & it's permeability by the gas

    Is this show this or next year?


    Back to the topic in question
    Bests, Mark



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    I thought you were more observant than that - lookie here, daftie:

    http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=8338

    It's even a Sticky thread, too!

    I don't think it's anything to do with urbanisation It's more to do with the type of underlying rock & it's permeability by the gas...
    Yes, but they shouldn't be building bloody houses on top of areas like that!!

    And if it wasn't the case that of most land these days is being used to build houses on and create 'concrete jungles' (commercial greed for gold yet again ), then perhaps there wouldn't be any properties being built on "Radon Traps"?

    ...hence my reference to "urbanisation". We'd be in a much better state ecologically if building contractors didn't want to cram people together inside glorified 'chickens coops' all over the country, and left the land and perhaps a few trees in place instead.

    Don't get me started on that one, mate!

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    Be nice to meet you two if you go..
    You too Andre - and I will keep working on Dave! Be good to try and get as many AoS'ers there next time - everyone put 6th March 2011 in their diaries now and let's make a concerted effort to take over the place!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I thought you were more observant than that - lookie here, daftie:

    http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=8338

    It's even a Sticky thread, too!


    Righty ho, i can get to Melton Mowbray dead easily, just checked the train services & i just need to hop on here at Peterborough & go through Stamford onto Melton

    Of course the big question is how far is this place from Melton itself & what transport is available apart from taxis
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