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Now there's some marketing terms I've never heard before 'functional seltzer', 'organic social tonic'. lol Hope it tastes as good as it reads! Is it legit all organic? Or are you just getting a big processed sucrose buzz? :D

I know what you're getting at regarding cultural/class-distinction Bob and it may well have connotations of that but I think it's less to do with socio-economic legacies and more to do with outright hifi snobbery and marketing improprieties. If you consider that most 'high end' gear is...

I admit there's more force required for insertion/extrication of Neutrik jacks and connectors but for me that just means longevity in operation and a very secure contact. If used properly there should't be any problem. I can imagine it's more difficult for people with joint-pain and movement...

I've never been comfortable with the term 'High End' when referring to audio gear. I know why it's used of course- it's a differentiator. It says 'I'm better than your lowly cheap tat' and I think we can all possibly agree tha there is a direct correlation with the term and the associated asking...

I always advocate using the Neutrik D-type panel mount jacks if you have the space. They're solid and reliable and the gold-plating is real - not just gold spraypaint. I've used it on quite a few components now with great results. Not all panel jacks are the same - especially the cheap-ass...

I briefly owned a NAD 6340 which is the NAD deck many people rave about, especially that cranky old basturd Lucky over on TH. When I bought it the owner already warned me it had a few caveats, such as not being able to play anything for more than 30 seconds. Meh, sounds like an easy enough fix...

So the Police Box set, or 'book-set' also contains Sony MM tapes? That was what I was alluding to - as to whether they had any special printing on them for the box set etc. btw, as nice as Gen 1 MM's are I favour the '88-era Sony Metal ES. As well as being much more ubiquitous, relatively...

You used the description 'Metal Master' I assumed it eas 2 CD's and 2 Sony Metal Master tapes. I prob assumed it wrong? What context is 'Metal Master' used for?

What do the MM's look like? Any printing on them?

Sad news, but 89 - a good innings by any stretch. Should I be ashamed to say that I only got turned on to Sam & Dave via the Blues Brothers film?

When music, nostalgia, reminiscences and film-remakes conspire to evoke a renewed interest in music. I used to love watching the journalist Brian Walden grill his guests on 'Weekend World' on a Sunday afternoon on ITV back in the 70's. His guests, including Margaret Thatcher, squirmed under his...

...never tasted so good. Cheers!

My doctor would definitely say 'Mine's a Guinness, thanks' My lovely lady urologist would say 'Sparkling water with a twist of lime plz' :D

It's been about a month since my last tipple. A hospital stay and antibiotics have (justifiably/logically/medically) prevented me from indulging in my favourite libation of Guinness. It's been a week since my Flucloxacillin IV line was removed and seeing as it's Friday I'm tempted to go and grab...

I was following this just before and over xmas from the comfort of my hospital bed. Made for a great bit of entertainment and shows just how gullible some can be falling for this over-priced, underwhelming sh!t. There's a few Tom Evans review videos on youtube and they're just a total...

It's from a Troma film. Dunno which one but the chickypop on accordion is Phoebe Legere. I first saw her on TV back in the 80's and she left a lasting impression. Here she is doing a mighty fine rendition of Johnny B Good with Hugh 'House MD' Laurie on drums and PAtrick 'Mr Stars' Moore on...

No biggy re the beep. Can always use my cheapo mm. Started researching this unit and evidence suggests that it has an internal battery to keep ram stable.

Thx. Does it also beep on continuity? Did you replace any of the EL caps? power supply caps, smoothing etc? Backup battery?

Oldschool DMM that takes up a lot of bench real-estate, but can anyone recommend it for measuring mV (has 100nanovolt sensitivity apparently). Can pick one up close to me for a very few shekels. Any better budget-oriented options? Example...

By the way, what are your recommendations for a decent PB torque tape for Nak classic and Sankyo transports? I assume you have Nak devices but I can't find any available anywhere.