My New System
Posted by: Alex S. on 01 May 2001
Things move fast. Since I joined this forum last Friday I’ve done the following:
1. Sold my house, car, yacht, wife, hamster.
2. Bought CD12; 52, 2 Supercaps (one to power my new hearing aid); Tri-amped TAG McLaren F1 AvantGardes (quite good wind-breaks) with Naim 500s.
3. Beefed the speakers up a bit with 12 REL Q400s
4. Bought Toshiba SD-900E and Marantz SA-1 just in case.
5. Melted down entire record collection and moulded into an isolation platform for CD12.
6. Bought blacked out cellar, own generator and tin of Brasso.
7. Made equipment support from gold ingots with fused diamond shelves.
Actually, the whole system’s a bit bright in the mid treble - can anyone suggest suitable cabling to help solve the problem?
Also, I’m cold and hungry - can anyone spare a couple of quid?
Posted on: 01 May 2001 by Ron The Mon
How much did you get for your wife and what would that convert to in U.S. dollars?
Ron The Mon
Posted on: 01 May 2001 by Mick P
which do you miss the most......the wife or the hamster.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 01 May 2001 by Dev B
Selling the wife, goat, Ferrari etc is fine BUT WHAT STANDS DID YOU BUY?
Posted on: 01 May 2001 by Alex S.
Can't sell the CD12 its disappeared into its isolation platform.
Wish I'd kept the hamster - should have harnassed the generating power as it jogged endlessly around its wheel with metronomic precision - probably a better power supply than a Lingo.
Thanks for your comments & suggestiions
Alex
Posted on: 04 May 2001 by bam
To cure your problem I suggest you use a cable that has very little stretch to it. Make sure it is strong but thin enough to form tight knots and for your comfort has a soft and non-allegenic sleeving. Ensure you tie both wrists securely and have at least 5 loops around your torso, spread evenly between shoulders and hips. For extra security in times of severe distress due to aforementioned mid-treble exuberance have wrists and angles bound together. Avoid unwanted bursts of Radio 4 in your head by running a braided earth lead to your cable cores and your fillings. However, avoid open spaces on stormy days.
I recommend Russ Andrews as a source for such cable due to their experience in this area. Also, you will find it difficult to install your cable system yourself - I advice seeking professional installers: eg, search for "BDSM" on the web.
Enjoy,
BAM
Fancy selling your hampster! Geez.
Posted on: 04 May 2001 by Alex S.
and I don't have a hampster I'm afraid
yours
Alex
Posted on: 04 May 2001 by bam
Alex, I meant to say "how could you sell your poor hampster?". But I infer you are ruthless in your pursuit of perfection and no small furry rodent will stand in your way!
BAM
Could you have used it for dusting your CDs?
Posted on: 04 May 2001 by Alex S.
Jeremy,
I'll tell you what a hampster is if you tell me what a sproggle is.
Alex.
Posted on: 04 May 2001 by Alex S.
perhaps a hampster is a napster in disguise (to avoid litigation). Perhaps not.
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by Alex S.
I'm fascinated by your reply. But code breaking is not my forté.
Alex
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by Sproggle
Code - of course! Why didn't I think of it?
Hampster is simply an anagram of PRaT mesh, a Faraday cage designed specifically to enhance the performance of Naim hi-fi, which will be available as an "after market" upgrade for the FRAIM just as soon as the manufacturers have thought of a better name for it...
Apparently, they had intended to call it simply the Hamster but an extremist animal rights group objected to their taking the "p" out of Hampster, on the grounds of cruelty.
When asked exactly what kind of animal a hampster is, a represetative of the group was somewhat cagey...
--Jeremy
[This message was edited by Sproggle on SATURDAY 05 May 2001 at 12:15.]
[This message was edited by Sproggle on SATURDAY 05 May 2001 at 12:21.]
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by bam
Aha. I guess I'd better take advantage of Sproggles' incredable (sp?) imagunation (sp?) and claim that a Hampster or Hampster Cage to use its full title, is indeed the ultimate route to Pratdom. See Russ Abbots (sp?) web site for price and availubility (sp?). Also cheaper and easier to install than gold rods in flour (sp?) beds.
BAM
(not a hamster owner)
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by Tony Lockhart
When screwing a hampster, which way do the screw-head slots need to point for the best PRaT, and how much masking tape do you recommend?
Tony
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by bam
Tony, I'd recommend posidrives and duct tape for a really robust performance.
BAM
Err...actually, I wouldn't recommend that. Scratch that...not like me at all...
Posted on: 05 May 2001 by Alex S.
My Homing Hampster is back and dusting CDs like there's no tomorrow. . . . .
. . . . maybe there is no tomorrow