Recent content by jimification

I remember reading an interview with a well known motoring journalist. He said people were always asking him about the most fun car he's driven, expecting to hear an exotic supercar name-checked but his answer was usually: "MX 5"

Same! I was really taken by the design. I have one holding up an Aro on my LP12.

I'm assuming that the selling point of these kind of fuses is that they supposedly have a less damaging effect on the electrical supply than bog standard fuses? If that's the reason for adopting them then I could see why you might spend a fiver or a tenner on one but once you get into the...

I always thought it was to do with micro-movements. Often the heart of these devices is a sphere sitting in a hemispherical cutout. (with the gravity dampening any movement). When I read further into it, though, it seems like the idea is mainly related to the way different materials transfer...

Never heard one but I'd like to. I do think it's great to have such an out of the box thinking fella design a turntable. Really enjoyed reading his articles.

That's what I'm taking from your post..... £400 is plenty to get yourself something nice used or new. "Better" is nice to have but the fundamental enjoyment of record ownership and playback doesn't change that much even at 10 or 20x that amount. As far as amassing a collection goes, I don't...

Jeepers, is it really 74 years old? I have the AP 45rpm reissue and it sounds incredible- like you're there. The quality of the playing and compositions doesn't hurt either...the little twists and turns and counterpoints in the Tatooed Bride are IMO Bach level genius...just insanely good!

Indeed...I bought my last pair from GAK and they had a big setup with different sets of monitors that you could toggle between instantly. They all sounded remarkably different from each other!

When you mentioned Bertrand Russell I thought you were going teapot...I hadn't heard the turtle story either. It's weirdly prescient of the idea of nested simulations. I only ever heard a system on Mana once and it was fantastic but didn't hear the system without so can't say how much the Mana...

Yes...

He was lucky it wasn't a jazz audience! Coughing is the traditional way of showing appreciation between movements, of course.

Lots of reasons but probably the foremost is the sound. Vinyl really has the feeling of a live performance for me. I went to a friend's house recently and they had removed their hifi, speakers and records (which they didn't use much) and replaced them with a small one piece digital unit. Much...

I'm not surprised: I've owned 800's (not 800S) twice and went to 650's from there. I don't think anyone would think the 650 was a "better" headphone, it's just a "nicer" presentation for some people. The 800 is obviously a far superior headphone IMO, but it's just too analytical sounding to be...

Oh I dunno, I quite enjoy the odd excursion of melifluosity. One of the joys of great English writers like Wodehouse is the reuse of words out of their original intended context ("If not exactly Disgruntled, he was certainly very far from being gruntled"..) Generally I find the reporting of...

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself: "It seems expensive now but as your salary goes up over time you will start to think that it was actually quite reasonable. You will enjoy it immensely for many, many years and it will retain it's value pretty well, so don't worry - buy it and enjoy".