Recent content by Robn

I bought a cheap Blu-ray player (S5200) new for about 10 years ago. Only recently did I buy a HDMI Audio Extractor so I could try it through my stereo system on CDs and DVDs. I'm so glad I did as it sounds ace. Crisp, dynamic and detailed and with the facility to play all sorts of discs. On...

ACR - 'It All Comes Down To This" and 'Keep it Real' in glorious Ultra HD. Really like this, sounds more gritty than much of their recent material.

Don't remember seeing him live but love his contributions to Little Axe. RIP.

First time for many many years, most likely at least 20. Ricochet by Tangerine Dream. It is based on edited live recordings from performances at Croydon's Fairfield Hall. Sequencers & synths abound, there's a little electric guitar, a short piano part, some electronic percussion all...

This works very well for me. Don't need to think too hard to hear the difference over the supplied unit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/GETIHU-Portable-High-Speed-Flashlight-Compatible/dp/B07KW2P3B8/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

Wouldn't want to bracket everything made purely on a country by country basis but I would have to be astonishingly naive to think that the levels of human and environmental exploitation associated in the production of any goods are the same everywhere or are unimportant. But being selective is...

This has been in my home for about 10 years just used occasionally connected to a projector to show DVDs and the few Blu-ray films that have passed through my hands on a fairly low budget projector. I'm not so interested in surround sound set ups for films and it doesn't have stereo audio...

Only reason I can ascertain for it having been illegal so long is to protect alcohol producers. Otherwise take a look at experience in the USA where about half the states decriminalised it. There are some risks, though arguably fewer than with alcohol, these are easier to manage if legal than...

Have experienced numerous MMs and enjoyed many of them, old Shure V15s on SME 3009s, the Roksan Corus Black ( a modified Goldring 1042 I think) on a Rega 3, but when I fitted a Dynavector 10X5 also on a Rega I found I preferred the sound, maybe the tonal balance was just different but it seemed...

Always liked Tales and listen to the early vinyl copy I bought every year or so. I saw them with Gryphon supporting in Preston in 1975. Patrick had taken over Keys and Alan White drums. Although this was the Relayer tour they played a great selection and ended with a fabulous version of Ritual...

In a Victorian through lounge with front section used for the stereo. Speakers KEF 104/2 (in Winter) are about a metre in from the bay, the centre of each almost in line with an edge of the bay, the sub woofer in line with the cent5e of the bay. Takes a lot of fiddling around as some parts of...

Would love to see Squid there

Curious looking arm. Is it a unipivot?

From the time when Kate was able to choose who worked with her we hear various new influences colouring her work. Gaelic, Bulgarian and on HoL the then new Fairlight (I think) technology. Thematically I'd argue that Side 2 of HoL fits in well with the then general idea of 'Prog'. Not...

Nice guitar sound