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I will be heading to New York next week and was looking for recommendations for record shops to visit - and also second hand bookshops. Thanks, Gordon

The boundaries of Northern Ireland were drawn by the British with the intention of creating an inbuilt majority. Still illegitimate. Illegitimate then - when it was created - and illegitimate now.

Northern Ireland is statelet created by British imperialism. British rule in Northern Ireland is as legitimate as British rule in the Falkland Islands or Gibraltar or the other remnants of Empire - illegitimate. Northern Ireland should be abolished and returned to Ireland. A statelet that...

Anyone come across this? https://www.gumtree.com/p/record-players-turntables/new-and-unique-record-player-wheel-2-by-miniot-in-holland/1473152438 And here is the company. https://miniot.com/products/wheel-2#ProductImages Gordon

The best paper is the Morning Star. Order it from any newsagent. www.morningstaronline.co.uk Also has an electronic edition - you get a lovely crisp and clear .pdf of the print edition. Essential reading.

Three things: Emile Burns, Introduction to Marxism. Maurice Cornforth, Historical Materialism. Marx Memorial Library - for free online courses on Marxism.

Hi folks, The phono stage in my Linn Kairn has given up the ghost and I am looking for a lighly used and cared for NCJ Audio Reference Series - Phono Preamplifier to replace it. If anyone has one that they are looking to move on then do get in touch. Thanks in advance, folks.

Not really 'into' hifi as such. I have bought very little of the stuff over the years since 1976 when I could afford to start buying albums. It is about the music for me, and not really very bothered about the quality of the system, obviously as long as it doesn't sound dreadful. In saying that...

Thanks. Ordered it.

Dean Friedman, Well Well Said the Rocking Chair Dean Friedman, self titled. Gerry Raffery Night Owl Gerry Rafferty, City to City Acdc Highway to Hell Led Zep, 1,2,4, In through the out door. Yes, Fragile. 90% of Bob Dylan.

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Thanks for the advice. I will see what it is like when it arrives. It only cost £23 on aliexpress, in comparison to £53 on Amzon. It is just a stop gap till I can order a decent phono preamp at the end of January.

I was looking around for a phono preamp and came across Douk Audio on YouTube, Amazon etc. Looked at their website, and they have a range of pretty small and inexpensive amps. I have bought one to give it a try. Has anyone else on here had any experience of them? Would be interested to hear...

I see that there various versions of the Linn Kan speaker, I think from the first version to the fourth or fifth version. I have version one using them with NAC 72 NAP 140 and a CJ Walker turntable. I am quite happy with the sound. Does anyone here have experience of using the other...

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