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May you never run out of solder. May you never drop anything on the floor that disappears forever. May the smell of the place when you first walk in always delight you . Live long and prosper.

Depends on what you think is wrong with it. If it looks rather grey and dusty no matter how much you wipe it, you may like to try the technique employed by a well known fettler of chrome bumper boxes ; 1. Remove rubber feet and liberate that sleeve. 2. Scrub said sleeve in warm soapy water with...

Secure that shit , Hudson.

Rio rosewood refers to the port from which it was exported ie. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. Rosewood from India was likewise known as Bombay rosewood in the trade. Neither were commonly available in board ( ie. plank ) form from the specialist hardwood suppliers in the UK, the respective...

Two of those on the bottom shelf will be less than optimum for whatever goes on the shelf above. They will also cause the shelf to sag noticeably under their combined weight - which may - or may not - bug you . Depends on how much bugging you can bear .... It bothered me enough to make a new...

Yes - a full size will fit , or 2 half size will. I ran my 62 and 140 like this for years , despite it not being the optimum distance apart. My local Naim dealer chastised me for doing so - and he was actually right - but I guess it all depends on how keen you are on squeezing the last potential...

I bought the Alpha 1 because it sounded ok in the shop demo. Took it back 2 days later because it was atrocious in my Naim / Talisman system . The dealer admitted that it wasn't easy to just slot a cd player into a Linn/Naim system and steered me towards the Naim cd3. Didn't have the cash for...

Yes, I never thought to look at the foam surrounds ... may well explain the disappointment. Just as well they didn't stay - we had 4 young children bouncing around and hard up to the wall was the only safe place to have speakers. My Lasky colleague was forced to have his in his bedroom...they...

DQ 10's figured prominently in the mag adverts of influential dealers in the mid 70's. Jeffries Hi Fi used to promote the Linn / Grace / Supex / 32 / 250 / DQ 10's as the ultimate musical system . ' Challenges fully accepted ' it used to read. I did indeed read those adverts a lot , and it's...

If you are attracted to the Ela style of presentation , why not consider Naim IBL's ? Cheap these days ; there were some for sale on here recently. Just a thought.

I'm after - the transformer - the tray / sled - the sleeve Anyone got anything laying around doing nothing ? Thanks for looking.

Two pairs of Gale 401a ‘s here.

Have an original Mana wall shelf , but no glass for it .

The guy on the right was Dave Berriman . He wrote for Practical Hi Fi mag ; the 120 amp was reviewed in July or August of 1976 and the photo was from that review. I can remember reading it whilst in the bath during the long, hot summer of 76. Alas , I had no one to share my water with, even...

If you are getting 'bass bloom' then I suspect other parts of the system. Talismans have a really clean, tight and deep bass signature. Fill 'em up with sand or lead shot and they will go even deeper - but slower and lifeless. Even hard up against a wall I never suffered boom or bloom. Spikes...