Recent content by dannybgoode

You know what they say about men with big LP’s?..

Oh no, you definitely need them...:D

Much better to have a 50W(RMS) amp with a sodding great power supply that can provide a nice dollop of amperage for transients and to drive loud but without distortion than a 100W(RMS) amp with a weedy power supply that can’t cope with sudden, quick loads.

Picked up my BK XLS200 today. £180 secondhand from a music producer who used it in his studio so in mint condition and not driven to destruction. Really very impressed and very surprised at the effect it has. I thought I really liked the sound of my speakers but even after an hour or so if...

Thanks all. Sounds like a plan and I can keep my eyes open for another decent secondhand 200 :). I’ll be sure to spend time setting it up properly also...

Apologies for blatantly jumping in on the thread but this has got me really interested in getting a sub. It will be in a room approx 3mx4m, wooden floor and fully carpeted. Usual bedroom furniture- it’s the guest room so has a sofa bed in. I have found a B.K. XLS200 for £180 and a 400 for...

The money is in the heating and lighting -leccy bill is £120–140 p/m! Being snakes they don’t eat that often. Some every 10-14 days. Some every couple of months. They eat nice, rats, chicks, pigeons etc.

There are 5 vivs in this room. An emerald Tree Boa, a carpet python, royal python, albino Texas black rat snake and a European leopard snake. There are a couple in the garage - cliffords rat snake and a Madagascan ground boa and then in the cellar there’s an olive python, black headed python...

I’m well into my secondhand speakers now. Total convert having bought a mint pair of RAM 200’s for £150 - just don’t see why I’d spend four figures on a new pair of speakers these days. Get a really good pair of vintage ones at a good price and job done. Ok you’ll need to spend a tad more than...

Paid £50 for this one and the chap through in a Yamaha A320 amp to the deal as well. Wanted a dedicated mono deck and for the money this was ideal.

And huge 90cmx30cm porcelain bathroom tiles. Each one weighs in at around 9kg. So it goes obligatory Ikea thing, tile, carpet, tile, carpet, tile. Will get round to trimming the carpet to size some time soon :).

Getting there with my system. Lived for a number of years with just streaming from a NAS to a high end headphone setup but circumstances have allowed me to get a fully fledged separates rig again. Much of it is secondhand with just the ‘main’ turntable and phono stage being new. Have finally...

Sony 337ESD here. To be honest I stumbled across these fantasy players by accident. Wanted a classic reference player and was offered one at an very good price. A quick bit of research and I knew I had found the machine I was looking for. Mine has the non-A 1541’s fitted and sounds just...

If you want active noise cancelling then imo go Bose or go home. I’ve tried various others from the cheap to the expensive and I haven’t found anything that works as well for me.

Goldring E3. Lovely sounding thing and can be had for £80 on Amazon.