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Basically SoundPosted: 05 January 2013Last Updated: 07 January 2013
That's Underground Great record, but looks like a pizza!!! Any contenders??? Tony & Graham
tonaimbutafewPosted: 05 January 2013Last Updated: 07 January 2013
My other half is a gas fitter an his cousin has just given him all his CDs to install a new radiator for him. We are gonna have so much fun going through them. This will really run the 252 in.
ZipperheadbanjoPosted: 04 January 2013Last Updated: 06 January 2013
Hey All, I just picked up a turntable (Pro-Ject 2-Xpression with Ortofon Bronze Cartridge) and am enjoying it immensely. As I'm in the process of building a vinyl library, I'm wondering if anyone can suggest some good online resources that review...
Kevin-WPosted: 05 January 2013Last Updated: 05 January 2013
...about Vini Reilly. He's had a series of strokes and is struggling to support himself. Get well soon Vin. http://www.guardian.co.uk/musi...ve&commentpage=1
joerandPosted: 03 January 2013Last Updated: 05 January 2013
I’m happily dusting off my old vinyl, which has been in a box for about 26 years. The vast majority of my collection is rock from 1963 to 1985 and was recorded, mixed, and mastered analogue. There is something about that process that is very warm, genuine, and endearing to my ears. No amount of digital remastering can capture that charm and so older vinyl (still readily available s/h) has it’s relevance in modern Hi Fi. Some of my more recent LPs used digital mixing and mastering and the...
graham halliwellPosted: 26 December 2011Last Updated: 05 January 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/21/lost-captain-beefheart-album-bat-chain-puller been waiting for this since I first heard the bootleg at Eric's in Liverpool played by Roger Eagle (one time promoter of the Captain in the UK).  I...
Kevin-WPosted: 05 January 2013Last Updated: 05 January 2013
Next Wednesday (9th Jan) Scott is 70. As part of the celebrations, the BBC is broadcasting a special programme devoted to the great man. Tune into Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on BBC6 Music at 8pm on 13th Jan - among the highlights are a new...
steven2907Posted: 29 November 2012Last Updated: 05 January 2013
02 priority moments are offering 50 percent of the stones Grrrr at HMV.... £6 Bargain
Paul@HiFi LoungePosted: 03 December 2012Last Updated: 05 January 2013
I guess it's that time of year again where we look back over the last 12 months and try and pick some of the gems from the last year, in my opinion it has been a pretty poor year with only really a couple of good albums that have got me excited,...
GraemeHPosted: 03 January 2013Last Updated: 03 January 2013
Going cheap on Amazon.  Zoverstocks sold me 3 cd's for 14p....!  G
vampyriaeroticaPosted: 02 January 2013Last Updated: 03 January 2013
Got home and found my RS Grrr! Blu ray copy landed through my letterbox. Playing it now and am disappointed by the SQ being played through my PS3 feed by optical into my Rega dac. The dac locks in a 44.1 -48 khz instead of "high def"! Even a normal...
David LeedhamPosted: 02 January 2013Last Updated: 02 January 2013
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...s-record-player.html   
dzambolajaPosted: 31 December 2012Last Updated: 01 January 2013
The FFH Lounge iRadio streams some beautiful tunes tonight, French esoteric, alternative.  I feel as if my mind flies all over the blue Planet, and then enters some unknown, happy Universe. This is a wonderful night, for all my friends in...
HiFiKidPosted: 26 December 2012Last Updated: 01 January 2013
All Haveing just been given the Killers cd Battle & Burn for Christmas. Very grateful but not the best Killers album. I was wondering what else was received as a gift and what you thought of it. looking forward to the new year Hifi Kid
ChrisHPosted: 21 December 2012Last Updated: 01 January 2013
There might not be too many out there who's cup of tea this might be,but it's a documentary charting Slade's career from skinhead band to glam rock kings to metal heroes.saw them many times late '70's / early '80's at Birmingham Odeon they were...
Richard DanePosted: 29 December 2011Last Updated: 01 January 2013
With 2012 almost upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread.  I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post. Anyway, links: Volume VII:...
YippedidouPosted: 04 May 2012Last Updated: 31 December 2012
Mine are... Michel Petrucciani - Trio in TokyoKenny Barron - Live at Bradley'sEric Watson - Conspiracy What are yours?
ospreyPosted: 12 December 2012Last Updated: 30 December 2012
I read some sad news this morning. The legendary sitar player, who taught Beatle George Harrison how to play the stringed instrument and brought Indian music to the West, passed away at age 92 in the early evening in San Diego,...
Paul@HiFi LoungePosted: 29 December 2012Last Updated: 29 December 2012
Hi Guys, I've just been made aware of a download site for Hi-Res music called 'HighResAudio' it's a German site but you can buy if in the UK, it has a couple of mainstream releases like Muse and The Eagles, and it got me to thinking about a thread for...
Quad 33Posted: 22 December 2012Last Updated: 29 December 2012
I have been thinking about starting this thread for sometime, So here goes.   When I first saw this cover, which is a gate fold. The inside picture of Ry and the girl, with the top down on the car, sat in the sun made me want to move...
David LeedhamPosted: 28 December 2012Last Updated: 29 December 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9769797/Fontella-Bass.html# Legend
{OdS}Posted: 27 December 2012Last Updated: 28 December 2012
All, I'm trying to buy the following album: XCom: Enemy Unknown, by Michael McCann. It is the OST of a game that came out just a few months ago. I was ready to buy it on my usual online shop but it seems like it vaporized in the ether....
ZipperheadbanjoPosted: 28 December 2012Last Updated: 28 December 2012
Mayer Hawthorne... How Do You Do incredibly soulful
Bruce WoodhousePosted: 26 December 2012Last Updated: 27 December 2012
Familiar but I cannot place it. Anyone?
HarryPosted: 12 December 2012Last Updated: 26 December 2012
You would be forgiven for thinking that I only listen to Rush.  As we know, the catalogue was remastered last year and rendered in 24/96. This is a contentious point and not confined to the Rush catalogue. However, in fairness to Warner,...