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cressy wrote:...you might find yourself on the slippery slope that leads to a slate 301/401!

Or how about a slate 124?

http://wduk.worldomain.net/acatalog/inf ... SNG30.html

A young blonde Aberdonian girl, down on her luck, decided to end it all one night by casting herself into the cold, dark waters off Aberdeen docks. As she stood on the edge, pondering the infinite, a young sailor noticed her as he strolled by. 'You're not thinking of jumping, are you babes?' he aske...

Hm, have to send him off to be retipped with shibata profile.

How about this, should be able to sort Des out!:lol:

My.My ! A cylinder that goes round whilst the piston goes up and down ! Must be interesting to watch. How would you control the throttle and fuel feed to carb ? Don't understand,or does the cylinder casting stay still and the inside liner rotate-perhaps i understand now !!!!!!!!!!!! How do they thi...

pre65 wrote: I thought Amyl Nitrate was fertiliser ?

That would be Ammonium Nitrate, also used to produce the explosive ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate + Fuel Oil). I believe Amyl Nitrate is commonly referred to as Poppers

cressy wrote: 3. stylus balance (a somewhat err 'herbal' purpose was intended originally by the maker no doubt)

I got a similar product from an e-bay seller. Brand was "Rolling King", think that says enough.

"There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish, sometimes"- Tom Baker as Doctor Who (his first ever episode if I remember correctly).

Oh Frank Zappa is doing rather well at this precise moment !!! always does in my opinion :D Great music, performed by great musicians, well produced and mastered. He tended to keep his albums down to a sound quality friendly length ( or go double or triple). Not so keen on some of his UMRK remixes ...

Not knowing the actual problem, I will guess its a issue with the web site following what IE does, and Firefox trying to follow W3 specs. You've probably nailed it Nick! Most problems with other browsers displaying web pages are due to them being designed for IE which deliberately does not comply w...

Theft of copper and other metals has become really common in recent years, due to very high scrap values. It's all due to massive demand from China

Tuck Andress is an incredible guitarist, I first heard him on a soundpage supplied with Guitar Player magazine.
Very few guitarists can do Castles Made Of Sand or Little Wing justice compared to the original.

al newall wrote:Pioneer DV575 or similar, sounds good straight out of the box, and caused a stir when it was first discovered. Still in big demand.
Plenty of articles on the web concerning upgrades.
Good transport too, if used with external DAC.

Also plays DVDA and SACD (if you can find them ).

Hi, Just discovered this forum, can't believe it's taken me this long! I've been a member of the World Designs Forum since the start of 2006 and The Art of Sound since this February. I'll post details of my system when I have more time. Getting married on Friday so future Hi-Fi developments may be o...