Not posting much at the moment - life here is rather complicated. :doh: But, still playing plenty of music when I get the chance. Current main listening is to the German band Kraan who have been operating since the 70's. Starting out as a Proggy, Krautrock outfit they developed a Jazzy direction and...

Here in The Netherlands most of our bad weather comes from the UK.




Now, if only Sunak could close those borders properly or divert the weather to Rwanda .....

Mike Pinder (82)

Keyboardist and founder member of The Moody Blues.

RIP

Dionne Warwick 'Sings the Bacharach & David Songbook' (2008) https://media.s-bol.com/JJAA0vOmJm2/550x552.jpg Not my usual Proggy ego-clashing or Fusion speed-spectaculars but pure music and timeless songs from a time when life was innocent and simple. Growing up as a child in the 60's, these so...

... and Dutch.

Just worked out that the PC I use for streaming Downstairs must be about 15 years old. When I bought it, it had Windows Vista installed with an upgrade package to the then forthcoming Windows 7. This 'ancient' desktop unit performs excellently as an audio source running the Linux-based Volumio opera...

Definite improvement in the clarity of sound from the streaming PC with new PSU. More punch, crispness and openness. Sound field is more solid allowing for better imaging in a system where the speakers are far from being optimally placed. Just goes again to prove that digital sources benefit from pl...

PC was off, luckily

I was already looking at replacements in case it was knackered too.

Just the PSU.

A near-hit from a lightning strike this week blew the external power supply for the streaming PC in my lounge system. Oddly, it was the only device that was affected, the safety switch on the main fuse-box tripped out and nothing else was damaged. Found a replacement PSU on Amazon and have installed...