Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hysterics as in laughing a lot, or hysterics as in running away screaming

A bit of both really an outburst of laughter followed by a quick retreat in disgust.

You are so right its a waiting game, 30 watchers so may get lucky. I have learned that trying to sell privately means a low start price otherwise you never get any bids.

Its only got to £5.50 with a day to go, meanies on eBay. One sold just over a week ago at £130 and no mention if it even worked.

terrybooth wrote:Anyway, back to the topic. to Shevans.

Thank you, turns out the grass was not greener on the other side and when my housing issues are finally sorted I also know which make if amps I'll want to buy again

P.S. The wife was in hysterics when she saw your avatar.

It's the original 700, as you say it sounds very good and I absolutely love the styling. Also if the Vikings invade I can use it to fend off a few as it weighs so much :D

Its good but I really don't want to have another media format in the house, only just got rid of an 8-track.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Then they will be the Black & White Minstrels - ta da!! :D :D :D

Very good :D

I have a rare pair of White Minstrel's, they are staying. Only negative thing about them is the grills are in white so you can make out the drive units and I think it makes them look untidy, might recover the grils in black

My father was an audio engineer in his early television days and had an original recoding of Lulu and the lovers Shout that he made. Used to listen to it when I was young and it contained all the studio talk and "take 1" etc. no idea what happened to his tapes but as he threw away a Garrar...

I have done a little Googling on the Nak 700 and it was a very high end model, interesting what you say about loose tape on the head as the Nak 700 has some way of keeping the tape tight on the spools. I think a reel to reel would be even less popular with the wife, although the kids would have a gr...

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