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by Shevans
Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: HFS - The Essential Album Top 10
Replies: 47
Views: 10878
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Re: HFS - The Essential Album Top 10

DSOM like Brothers in Arms are overrated and overplayed, the list is looking good now :dance: enter Lou Reed... Lou Reed - Transformer Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Crass - Stations of the Crass David Bowie - Aladdin Sane Fleetwood Mac - Rumours The Beatles - -Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Bea...
by Shevans
Wed Jan 15, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Surprise surprise
Replies: 6
Views: 2582
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Re: Surprise surprise

I have an Echo and as you say its quite good but a step up is the Sonos One speaker, paired (stereo) they are more capable than a department store hifi. We now have several Sonos One speakers but only the one Echo. The sonos One is however more expensive.
by Shevans
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: radio
Replies: 9
Views: 3452
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Re: radio

Sadly the age of the SW/LW/AM/FM portable radio is pretty much over, Sony used to make some great small portable sensitive radios but stopped production a while back. Hang onto the Radio Shack radio if it still works. The included telescopic aerial is usually suitable in most locations. A few possib...
by Shevans
Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:23 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Soldering
Replies: 26
Views: 8894
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Re: Soldering

The Doc did buy tools and soldering stations from here at one point...

https://www.rapidonline.com/

Like others use Fluke multimeters and I use Weller Soldering irons / stations.
by Shevans
Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Down on the farm
Replies: 3
Views: 1885
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Re: Down on the farm

My Dad has an old Nuffield Tractor, If it ever needs to go on the road I am called up. The blooming thing does wheelies when trying to go up hills :shock:
by Shevans
Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:24 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Dancing
Replies: 13
Views: 4816
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Re: Dancing

I’m a big fan of Chelsea Buns... I think I spotted some in this video...

[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOMSZQ7RacQ[/BBvideo]
by Shevans
Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Happy Birthday to you....
Replies: 434
Views: 170765
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Re: Happy Birthday to you....

Ah.. thanks, we love Grumpy Cat here aka Tadar Sauce (RIP)
by Shevans
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Happy Birthday to you....
Replies: 434
Views: 170765
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Re: Happy Birthday to you....

karatestu wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:36 am Happy Birthday Shevans. :guiness; :guiness; :guiness;
Cheers and most certainly Beers 🍺
by Shevans
Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: NVA Quiz!
Replies: 17
Views: 6032
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Re: NVA Quiz!

oh no miss information... It is 7 pretty thick copper cores run within a polymer sleeve. NVA cable has a totally different idea and construction. The easiest way of thinking about about NVA cable is it a series of insulated single core speaker cables run in parallel within a expandable sleeve. Two d...
by Shevans
Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:26 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: NVA Quiz!
Replies: 17
Views: 6032
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Re: NVA Quiz!

I’ll try 384 meters