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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
I find lager too gassy, and also lacking in flavour compared to good real ale. Fortunately, where I live, there is no shortage of locally produced real ales, all served in rather nice country pubs.
However, on a hot summer's day nothing else hits the spot than an ice-cold pint (or pints!) of Pils/lager
My favourites include Peroni (Nastro Azzurro), Moretti, Jupiler, and almost anything German
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.
ELP Fanboy
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Aye the central heatings always on full throttle in our boozerOriginally Posted by Marco
However, on a hot summer's day nothing else hits the spot than an ice-cold pint (or pints!) of Pils/lager
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I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
Pint of Belgian Hoegaarden wheat beer for me please if you're in the chair Marco!
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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Location: Central England
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Hoegaarden is rather sweet. German wheat beer is better and purer. Try Franziskaner or even the one brewed by Grolsch.
Spotify + Facebook Moderator / Chilled-Out Wino and only here for the shilling
Location: Sunny Suffolk, UK
Posts: 18,533
I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
Thanks for the tips Steve. Prost!
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing and be nothing Aristotle
ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
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10 pints of Touborg Larger tonight. Yum Yum...Of to my pit early doors..Being dentist early this morning no time for brekfast or dinner, not a good idea with the Amber nektar
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Location: Essex
Posts: 37,846
I'm openingabottleofwine.
A bottle of this:
2003 'Château La Bernarde', Côtes de Blaye. A 100% Merlot Bordeaux.
Cuvée Blavia:
Le Domaine étend son vignoble sur un terrain agrilo-calcinaire complanté de cépages nobles Bordelais. Blavia est une cuvée spéciale 100% Merlot. Issu d’une sélection rigoureuse, le vin est élevé pendant 12 mois en fûts de chêne merrain. Blavia (ancient nom latin de la ville de Blaye) fait réfrénce au camp Romaine construit en 25 avant J-C à l’emplacement de l’actuelle citadelle.
La vin signé Mähler-Besse, est dense, puissant et complex, laissant percevoir le fruits mûr.
Enjoyed this evening with chicken Kiev, with a garlic, cheese and bacon wrap in breadcrumbs, with mushrooms, braised celery hearts, tender-stem broccoli and sugarsnap peas.
Barry
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,618
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Chicken Kiev, Barry? How very 70s! I wholly approve
As we have our main meal during the day, and eat very little at night, today for Sunday lunch we had...
...some Gravadlax with dill sauce, accompanied with a cucumber salad, to start, followed by pan-fried rib-eye of Welsh Black beef in a rich red wine, herb and caper sauce, served with griddled red peppers, champignons farcis, mange-tout and sautéed potatoes, washed down with a bottle of:
Château Dubois Gramont 2007, Appellation Bordeaux Contrôlée - £6.99 from Sainsburys, and quite incredible value.
This wine showcases the quality available from les petits châteaux of Bordeaux, often only a few miles from the famous domaines of the region, and of course, as a result, a mere fraction of the price!
Think deep, rich, intensity of flavour with blackberries and damsons to the fore overlaying cherry and a hint of fig. The Merlot contributes the ripe, soft summer fruit character, while the Cabernet Sauvignon brings with it classic structure and body.
This is a wine that can compete favourably with some St-Émilion and Médoc, as it has a similar level of finesse.
Rush now while stocks last!
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.
ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Sunday afternoon 10 Pints of Coors Light darn the boozer, Beef Stew on coming home before an few hours kip
No hairs & graces with me
Now i'm wide awake..
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,618
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Beef stew? Yum yum!
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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