But have you see the new avatar of Steven Hopkins?

Lately my eyes started to play tricks. But it looks like a dried cod.

Seems to me a club, to use for customers whingers 

Same solidity!

Could it be a fossilised dinosaur penis? While on the subject of funny avatars, I always think Bicela's looks like a toilet.

Dried cod was not bad HH.

Olympic torch ?

No it's not

I thought it looked like an oosik. 

The is an oosik.

ODE TO AN OOSIK

Strange things have been done in the Midnight Sun, 
   and the story books are full---
But the strangest tale concerns the male,
   magnificent walrus bull!
I know it's rude, quite common and crude,
   Perhaps it is grossly unkind;
But with first glance at least, this bewhiskered beast,
   is as ugly in front as behind.
Look once again, take a second look -- then
   you'll see he's not ugly or vile --
There's a hint of a grin, in that blubbery chin --
   and the eyes have a shy secret smile.
How can this be, this clandestine glee
   that exudes from the walrus like music?
He knows, there inside, beneath blubber and hide
   lies a splendid contrivance -- the Oosik!
"Oosik" you say -- and quite well you may,
    I'll explain if you keep it between us;
In the simplest truth, though rather uncouth
   "Oosik" is, in fact, his penis!
Now the size alone of this walrus bone,
   would indeed arouse envious thinking --
It is also a fact, documented and backed,
   There is never a softening or shrinking!
This, then, is why the smile is so sly,
   the walrus is rightfully proud.
Though the climate is frigid, the walrus is rigid,
   Pray, why, is not man so endowed?
Added to this, is a smile you might miss ---
   Though the bull is entitled to bow --
The one to out-smile our bull by a mile
    is the satisfied walrus cow!
(Anonymous)

You can see the silly 2012 graphic on it. though looks like someone sat on it,  not much of any use now.

Well, HH... This is the closeup photo of the NAP 250 transistor taken from a space gap from its heat sink... The same used on 300 and 500 too.

P.S. Rather cheap as toilet, isn't it?

No. Dinosaurs reproduced via cloaca and it's not fossilized. It does appear to have scales on it though. Perhaps a tail from a crocodilian?

Strange things have been done in the Midnight Sun, 
   and the story books are full---
But the strangest tale concerns the male,
   magnificent walrus bull!
I know it's rude, quite common and crude,
   Perhaps it is grossly unkind;
But with first glance at least, this bewhiskered beast,
   is as ugly in front as behind.
Look once again, take a second look -- then
   you'll see he's not ugly or vile --
There's a hint of a grin, in that blubbery chin --
   and the eyes have a shy secret smile.
How can this be, this clandestine glee
   that exudes from the walrus like music?
He knows, there inside, beneath blubber and hide
   lies a splendid contrivance -- the Oosik!
"Oosik" you say -- and quite well you may,
    I'll explain if you keep it between us;
In the simplest truth, though rather uncouth
   "Oosik" is, in fact, his penis!
Now the size alone of this walrus bone,
   would indeed arouse envious thinking --
It is also a fact, documented and backed,
   There is never a softening or shrinking!
This, then, is why the smile is so sly,
   the walrus is rightfully proud.
Though the climate is frigid, the walrus is rigid,
   Pray, why, is not man so endowed?
Added to this, is a smile you might miss ---
   Though the bull is entitled to bow --
The one to out-smile our bull by a mile
    is the satisfied walrus cow!
(Anonymous)

Steve!

I didn't know that before!

Great post!  I'm also impressed by wiki explanation... 

A piece of useless information I picked up doing comparative anatomy at Medical School in the '70s. 

I know what it is, but if you just quickly glance at it.....

..... It looks like a toilet seat. 

Exactly.

You guys might be on to something big here...

A toilet seat, covered in a self-adhesive vinyl wrap that's printed to look like a 007 transistor!

Just in time for Christmas 2015, a must-have for all Naim fans!  

But, seriously, I've just realized now... Well, it is, but was not intentional! Let's go, is also funny, isn't it?

Should I make a new photo from another prospective? I guess can be even worst!