Personally, I would sell the 3 month old child. Less expense in the long run.Originally Posted by CageyH
(My eldest is 44 and still costs me!)
Senior Member
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,326
I'm Richard.
Personally, I would sell the 3 month old child. Less expense in the long run.
(My eldest is 44 and still costs me!)
ABD.
Senior Member
Location: Toulouse, France
Posts: 7,191
I'm Kevin.
Just so that people are aware of the dangers of Cadmium, and can make their own minds up.
http://www.politico.eu/article/ban-o...-takes-effect/The European Agency (ECHA) has updated the REACH Candidate List with 6 new substances. 144 substances are part of the Candidate List from now.
Cadmium is part of the 6 added substances, which means that it has officially entered the "pipe" to be potentially regulated in the short term future (worst case scenario: banned in 2019).
Apparently, cadmium is also found in some LED televisions. I didn't know that.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Senior Member
Location: Toulouse, France
Posts: 7,191
I'm Kevin.
I am prepared for the costs. It's taken longer than I wanted for and a bit of a bumpy road.
Compromising on my HiFi for a few years is the least of my worries!
I won't have much spare cash for upgrades any more, which is a shame. I really fancy a new/different pre amp, and a valve based power amp so that I have something different to listen to when I fancy a change.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Moderator & Terminator!
Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,620
I'm Geoff.
Ah. I wondered if you'd get tempted by that idea Marco. I'm just receiving deliveries of components to attempt to build one. Should be able to try a prototype soon. I have impedances to work out and also pot values for the power supply to try yet. I'll probably cock it up, but nothing ventured................In other news, according to Chris, I'll soon have an LDR winging its way to me, so it'll be very interesting hearing how that compares with the Goldpoint (and Croft)... Nice to have so many good choices!
Marco.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,539
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
I'm sure you'll be fine, or if not, Chris will help you out
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.
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,539
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Hey, mate, sometimes sacrifices have to be made, and in your case, for a very good cause! The only fumes you'll have to worry about are those emitted by soiled nappies
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.
Super Moderator
Location: W Lothian
Posts: 98,920
I'm Grant.
Yup. Very worth it. You could have both but you would need to put the amp high enough that little inquisitive hand cant reach for a few yoers.. Ive 2 grandkids and they are mostly over the " must stick my finger in that" the youngest being 4 1/2. Grilles wise i meant speakers. They seem to be the most attractive. Nay irrisistible of targets even if you are right beside them saying DO NOT TOUCH THAT!...they still stick their hand out....its a magnet to them...good luck with the kid and teach him/her that once they are griwn up they look after you
Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
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***
Senior Member
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,326
I'm Richard.
Our hifi rose higher and higher until the kids understood the concept of dire retribution. Then it all came back down. And I've always preferred grilles anyway.Yup. Very worth it. You could have both but you would need to put the amp high enough that little inquisitive hand cant reach for a few yoers.. Ive 2 grandkids and they are mostly over the " must stick my finger in that" the youngest being 4 1/2. Grilles wise i meant speakers. They seem to be the most attractive. Nay irrisistible of targets even if you are right beside them saying DO NOT TOUCH THAT!...they still stick their hand out....its a magnet to them...good luck with the kid and teach him/her that once they are griwn up they look after you
And turntable lids.
ABD.
Senior Member
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,326
I'm Richard.
Chris (Stereo Coffee LDR) went through a whole rigmarole with the relevant legislation concerning cadmium in finished products. It's worth bearing in mind that the amounts in an LDR are tiny,and encapsulated, so unless you chew them the health risk is tiny. Your (older?) solar panels will probably be far more dangerous!
ABD.
Moderator & Terminator!
Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,620
I'm Geoff.
I have a few LDRs, but might stock up on more different values just in case they get banned. They're very cheap (from China).
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
