Recent content by Colonel_Mad

I've mentioned it before here, but I once sold a CD player to someone in Italy. After winning the auction they asked me to send it straight away but that they would have to pay me the next month as their Dad had died and they needed to pay for the funeral. Obviously I cancelled and relisted...

11 pages and no-one has a Roksan deck. I have a Roksan Radius 5 and it sounds really, really nice with Ortofon MC cartridge. Having said that it's probably the one part of my system that I'd consider swapping something else for. The Xerxes used to be quite common amongst the people who frequent...

Oasis and the Gallaghers are the Naim of bands. Good music, more than capable, wildly popular and successful, far better than most of their peers….but everyone has to single them out as being shit on PFM even if no one was asking.

PET is Polyethylene terephthalate as opposed to PVC Polyvinyl chloride that is usually used for records. PVC is clear and the black colour has to be added, same as any other colour. I agree no difference in colours to my ears these days. Would be interesting to compare PVC and PET though. Not...

Amazon are doing an orange “Vinyl” version of the new Liam Gallagher and John Squire album pressed on supposedly more environmentally friendly PET rather than the usual PVC used for LPs. It’s billed as “the world’s first EcoRecord”. Would be interesting to compare the SQ of the Orange vs...

"Any questions just ask" How long have you got?

Lovely little 1 min video tracking the processes from cutting to playing a vinyl record. How knackered does the Ortofon cartridge used for play testing at the end look though? Might explain why SQ quality control isn’t where it should be. https://fb.watch/pFV4k1NQwx/?

New Boots and Panties - Ian Dury Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel Different Class - Pulp Please - Pet Shop Boys Short Sharp Shocked - Michelle Shocked Astral Weeks - Van Morrison Blue - Joni Mitchell This Is The Story - The Proclaimers The Voltarol Years - Half Man Half Biscuit...

When trying out a new component don't play really well recorded music you don't normally listen to at a volume higher than you'd normally listen to. Some right old shite will appear to be an improvement.

Quite similar really. I tend not to do serious side by side listening comparisons, rather just stick on whatever comes to mind. These Lancasters are relatively modified with new internal wiring, bracing, tuned ports etc etc. There’s a thread about the renovation somewhere on here. Search 12R...

Not posted a picture since the arrival of the 12” Lancasters. Treated myself to Cooky-renovated speakers to replace the old Cheviots. Everything else unchanged. Roksan Radius 5, Heed Orbit, Ortofon Rondo Red, Naim CDX, 72, Hicap, 135s and a homemade Raspberry Pi streamer.

Criticising the Police and setting them up as an enemy of the people on the Radio this morning. Good old Sue Ellen. This leads to one of two places. A fascist police state or a lawless state. Which do you choose? Can’t wait for the next General Election. I want our country back. Lest we...

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The Lancasters have been in place a few weeks now and are definitely staying. So I’m selling my Tannoy Cheviots. Sound wonderful and have replacement modern speaker cable terminals. Look great with grilles on but have a few imperfections on the baffles that can be seen in the photos. A previous...

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