I recall a Hi-Fi show at the Last Drop village in Bolton as a much younger man. The Linn room was the hottest ticket in town. You had to register to book a seat at one of their demonstrations / lectures. They were all packed out. Anyway, they were comparing their amplifiers against Naim, bad mistake...

This company have made some stellar equipment. How could anyone fail to be musically satisfied with the 72 / Hicap / NAP140 combo? A lot of their products fall out of my financial means but if I ever win the lottery...

I have to keep them as an insurance policy because one never knows one's future. As Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes once said, who knows what tomorrow brings.

The have been re-cabled with Stefan Audio Arts Equinox. They cost me £400 second hand about twelve years back. I went through about a ten year period where all I could do was listen via phones in an eight feet by four feet something box room. Small house, kids needing bedrooms scenario. I tried Grad...

Forgot to mention, they are extremely comfortable.

I have the original AKG K1000 in my loft. Brilliant sounding headphones. I use them with a Musical Fidelity A1 from time to time.

Paul Benson was a strong advocate for his products. I never heard any benefits from the few things I tried myself but may he rest in peace.

What are members opinions on moving coil cartridge longevity? Playing clean records within recommended tracking force. I always thought 1000hrs was around the maximum but I've usually accidentally broken the stylus by then anyway. Anybody gone upwards of that figure?

I cleaned all my records using the two bath Knosti method. When I play a side now, whilst it is spinning, I squirt distilled water with a touch of surfactant on the LP and spread it across using the Clearaudio wet brush. It's pretty wet after this. I then use a microfiber cloth with my finger inside...

Cheers Dave. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I've been using them for a few years. I have made very few comparisons so have extremely limited experience. I tried some Klotz Rega clones and thought my old Cable Talk's were superior. It could be the Klotz need to 'burn in' or maybe my ears need to ...