Recent content by JustJohn

Semi-baldy. It's time for Bond to go in a new direction on the hair front.

I am available. My ears are not sticky-out.

A few thoughts on the subject. Boudicca and the Bede, Geoffrey Chaucer and the road to Canterbury. Roman roads, Sutton Hoo, Stonehenge. Francis Bacon and Francis Drake, Samuel Pepys and Christopher Wren. Thomases Hobbes and Paine. The streets of London and the lakes of Cumbria. Short winter...

Based on my experience, if the room has a pitched ceiling you may struggle to accommodate ported speakers.

I haven't directly compared any of the models mentioned, but I do have a Naim Uniti (5i-based, even had a 150x on it for a while) and a Nait XS3. The XS3 is superior in every respect, possibly because of the better pre. For a more streamlined solution with all the poke of the 122/150, I would...

Most trains to East Croydon, including Thameslink, go from London Bridge. That's probably still the quickest way. Alternatively, get the tube across to Farringdon and pick up an alternative Thameslink train from there. You could also go from Victoria. The south London train network is a thing of...

This is going up to the recycling centre later this week, but ahead of that I thought I'd offer it here in case anybody fancies a project. It has no feet, the lid is non-operational, it takes a few minutes for the speed to stabilise (needs new caps?), and has various scuffs to the plinth. Other...

Excellent write up, Colin. You've captured it, quirks and all.

Uswitch.

My renewal, due February, was £435 up from £320. Shopping around I've found £300 for slightly better cover.

I bought a Philips OLED just over a year ago. The picture is superb, much better than the LED it replaced. 'Filmmaker' mode bypasses all the processing to give the purest picture. The speaker system is also good enough not to bother with a soundbar or anything else. The only downside is the...

You have PM.

Another vote here for the achromat, though I know it's not to everybody's taste. To my ears it raises the performance of the P8 a notch. It's the only tweak I've tried, as overall I don't feel the need to go down that route with the P8, but I do have a Tecnoweight I wouldn't mind giving a go – I...

I bought this from Tim Jones to try with my P8. Following a mishap, the cartridge was rebuilt by Rega in February 2023 and then sat unused until I cracked it open last week. I’ve put no more than ten hours on it: it’s just a touch too warm for my taste and I doubt that putting more hours on it...