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by orbscure
Mon May 18, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your top 10 albums......!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 8088

Re: Your top 10 albums......!!!

I was around 11 or 12 when Out of the Blue came to my attention Jammy and was drawn as much to the sci-fi gatefold as I was the music. It was around the same time as Star Wars, so sci-fi was all the rage at school. Time was a great LP too, but I also have a soft spot for Secret Messages and Balance ...
by orbscure
Mon May 18, 2015 9:04 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your top 10 albums......!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 8088

Re: Your top 10 albums......!!!

Off the top of my head with no real thought, cos if I did, it'd change several times before I hit the [submit] button: Mike Oldfield - Amarok The Who - Who's Next Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld Banco de Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa Dire Straits - B...
by orbscure
Fri May 15, 2015 2:42 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Hurry up...
Replies: 18
Views: 5001

Re: Hurry up...

Know what you mean Rich... I need to hope that my neighbours sign for my LS6 cables... it'd be good to fit them and have good play at the weekend :) But if not, hey ho!
by orbscure
Thu May 14, 2015 9:43 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Schiit
Replies: 28
Views: 6667

Re: Schiit

I've got one of their Magni headphone amp powering a pair AKG K550's... but I'll reserve judgement as neither have been run in properly yet. It appears that they chose the name deliberately, from their website: "Yes, that is our name. Shih-tah. It's a proud German name, host to a long line of a...
by orbscure
Thu May 07, 2015 4:33 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Cubix Pro (top set) and BBBMU now running
Replies: 22
Views: 4399

Re: Cubix Pro (top set) and BBBMU now running

It is the best of Mike Oldfield IMO. Very new age, but that has its place as well. Ohhhh.... bet that sounds bloody good Doc! In a previous lifetime when I was involved in the official MO magazine, we attended the world premier of TSODE at the London Planetarium and although we'd been fed snippets ...
by orbscure
Mon May 04, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Ask a designer
Replies: 605
Views: 183404

Re: Ask a designer

jammy395 wrote:I think every good Khazi should contain a copy along with a current MCRU price list
...and it saves on having to buy toilet paper too, so unblock without prune juice and wipe is a win/win! :grin:
by orbscure
Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Kit required to add record player
Replies: 44
Views: 10124

Re: Kit required to add record player

Depending on the tt you choose and your budget Rick... perhaps a spanking new NVA Phono 1 at £260 via NVA's eBay shop is the best option?
by orbscure
Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:38 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: digital radio
Replies: 25
Views: 6360

Re: digital radio

I've also found this resource very useful...
by orbscure
Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:08 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: digital radio
Replies: 25
Views: 6360

Re: digital radio

My tuppence worth, the little device linked below works a treat for me, at least with regards streaming from my iPhone... and its cheap as chips too http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-Wireless-Receiver-wireless-streaming/dp/B00O0U37HO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1427788669&sr=1-...
by orbscure
Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:01 am
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: BNC plugs for TIS/SSP cables
Replies: 2
Views: 1631

Re: BNC plugs for TIS/SSP cables

Many thanks indeed... plenty of choice from Amazon and eBay, so off to take a look :)