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- Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:03 pm
- Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
- Topic: The Twenty-Tens, what happened?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5464
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 ...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: DIY
- Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
- Replies: 248
- Views: 125446
Re: DIY thoughts of the day
Whatever.
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:47 am
- Forum: DIY
- Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
- Replies: 248
- Views: 125446
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...
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: DIY
- Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
- Replies: 248
- Views: 125446
Re: DIY thoughts of the day
I'd have thought it was a statement of the bleedin obvious, meself.
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Non NVA Equipment Used By Members.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12962
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...
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:23 pm
- Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
- Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13229
Re: Gosh I'm bored.....
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.Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:49 amOn the other hand, egocentric is not something to boast about
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
- Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13229
Re: Gosh I'm bored.....
I'm not!
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:43 pm
- Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
- Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13229
Re: Gosh I'm bored.....
Well, quite. Actually my thesis is not really about novels, though a few are cited in passing.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.
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Multichannel and Movies
- Topic: Your favourite war film
- Replies: 42
- Views: 41664
Re: Your favourite war film
I'm not much of a war film fan. 'Ice Cold in Alex' is good.
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:13 pm
- Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
- Topic: Gosh I'm bored.....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13229
Re: Gosh I'm bored.....
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?'