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by joe
Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:03 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: The Twenty-Tens, what happened?
Replies: 13
Views: 5374

Re: The Twenty-Tens, what happened?

It's been a good decade for me. Gave up work early in 2013, did a lot of travelling, did an MA and then a PhD. My wife got her MA just before mine, and my elder daughter got her PhD the year I got my MA and is now established in academia, having published her first book in 2017. A lot of ill-health ...
by joe
Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:25 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 112138

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

Whatever.
by joe
Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:47 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 112138

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

I don't see how it could be stating the obvious. The obvious bit is that a musical performance and the reproduction of that performance are entirely different things and will be evaluated using different criteria. The arguable point is whether musicians are less good at evaluating reproduction of m...
by joe
Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 112138

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

I'd have thought it was a statement of the bleedin obvious, meself.
by joe
Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:27 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Non NVA Equipment Used By Members.
Replies: 35
Views: 12775

Re: Non NVA Equipment Used By Members.

Downstairs Roksan Xerxes X/Rega RB600/Van den Hul Frog Gold Meridian 500 CD transport Devialet 250 integrated amp/DAC/streamer Spendor D7 speakers Upstairs AR turntable/RB300/Ortofon MC10 Exposure CDP Michell Iso phono stage Exposure 21 pre/18 power amps Harbeth PSE3R speakers Plus Stax headphone sy...
by joe
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:23 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
Replies: 42
Views: 12971

Re: Gosh I'm bored.....

Daniel Quinn wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:49 am
joe wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:42 pm
Daniel Quinn wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:38 pm Never be ashamed of personnel achievement.
I'm not!
On the other hand, egocentric is not something to boast about
It's good to know we have a self-appointed arbiter to guide us as to what is boastful compared to what is not being ashamed of one's personal achievements.
by joe
Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:42 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
Replies: 42
Views: 12971

Re: Gosh I'm bored.....

Daniel Quinn wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:38 pm Never be ashamed of personnel achievement.
I'm not!
by joe
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
Replies: 42
Views: 12971

Re: Gosh I'm bored.....

Daniel Quinn wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:40 pm And here's me thinking you had to bored in retirement and just read a few novels in between giving your wisdom on hifi forums. Silly me.
Well, quite. Actually my thesis is not really about novels, though a few are cited in passing.
by joe
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:28 pm
Forum: Multichannel and Movies
Topic: Your favourite war film
Replies: 42
Views: 35431

Re: Your favourite war film

I'm not much of a war film fan. 'Ice Cold in Alex' is good.
by joe
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
Replies: 42
Views: 12971

Re: Gosh I'm bored.....

Daniel Quinn wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:09 pm No it isn't.
Yes it jolly well is. It's the highest academic award. I am now a Doctor, and am eagerly awaiting the call 'Is there a doctor on the plane?'