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Hi All,You may or may not know that we as a family spent a week over xmas in NY.Well id like to tell you all about my findings.We will dispose of the worst things first - and to be fair they were very few!We couldnt believe how dirty it was,rubbish in...

Dear All, I wonder to get an idea what you guys think about PG-Studies. I have a MBA myself at a decent university and had to pay the fees myself while working full time. What is your experience in terms of return on investment? Does the university...

The former Radio 1 DJ died last night in his sleep.Story here.For me he was the best radio DJ, ever.I am gutted.

Ok, I understand that the sensor on my DSLRs is smaller than a 35mm film frame so that, for example, a 50mm lens on my 40D will now be the equivalent of an 80mm lens on a full frame or 35mm SLR.However, while pondering if there was any difference in...

May be that should be an official day off (bank holiday)

hi to all, i am considering selling my planar2 circa 1997 to help finance a naim cd player.I got this deck from a friend and it has been very lovingly used and is in next to mint condition.the dust cover and the arm show no wear to speak of.it comes...

Titash Ale 5.0%abv "bottle conditioned pale ale with coriander, ideal for fish dishes and curries" from the excellent West Norfolk micro brewery Wissey Valley Brewery (their website hasn't quite caught up with this new brew...)Don't know if it's...

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Maybe I'm just an old fart but I'm astounded at the number of shops that seem to be opening on Boxing Day nowadays. It really worries me that such practices are eroding more wholesome activities such as spending time with loved ones, relaxing, playing...

Wonder if anyone can suggest something here. I had a big idea to use a new Ipod with lossless compression but having got the 6th generation classic ipod with 80gig I was so underwhelmed with the sound it has had to go back.I read around and apparently...

I'm very lucky to be able to watch my little kids open their pressies but it's still nice to receive I recently lost/was stolen Ipod shuffle which is now replaced by an ipod Nano 4gb, a cracking Xmas book '1001 great albums'(No HMHB ), some ingenious...

Due to a shortage of mantlepiece and shelf space, I have had to put a couple of Christmas cards on top of my speakers (Spendor S6e's). Will this have an adverse effect on the sound? It could be my imagination, but the treble now sounds more "jingley"....

Treating my wife to a few nights in Bruges early January for her 40th...Anyone care to recommend a nice resturant or two?ThanksGraeme

I don't think Irn-Bru is well known outside Scotland even though it's phenomenally popular up here. This ad was a big hit last year and it's back on TV now. Some of you may find it amusing.

....or have you done all of your Christmas shopping already?

Anyone bought one they are pleased with?Looking for an Xmas pressie, any recommendations would be welcome.Thanks.Steve

Hi, my plan for 2008 is to continue with infrastructure improvements to my kit. Now it can all sit on my Hutter stand i am planning a dedicated mains spur. I am still intrigued to know if a seperate spur terminated in several wall plug sockets will be...

I am thinking of buying (new) an Alfa 147, but have heard good reports and awful reports of previous owners.Am I mad to buy?

For all of you with little Naimees here is something to show them when they ask 'is Santa here yet?'...track santa

When I started in hi-fi [say 1965] you tended to buy bits from different manufacturers ... e.g. source [turntable] .. Garrard / Thorens .. amp .. Quad / Leak ... tuner .. Quad / Leak ... speakers ... lots The whole idea was that some companies were good at some stuff and some at others .. no one bought a full manufactors entire system .. I had [1978] .. source -- quad-amp -- quad speakers went to [2003 ??] .. source -- naim-amp -- quad speakers my current system is...

As our misguided politicians continue to shoot themselves in the foot at every opportunity and do us the disservice of expecting us to believe a word they say any more, is there an alternative?I'm not advocating dictatorship at all, but is there a...

Never in the course of human history has so much been spoken about by so few and yawned about by so many.Or a Gore in the hand isnt worth one in the Bush.Anyone got any more bright ideas?

Apart from killing me with embarrassment, Lead Balloon has a very attractive colour to its film. Does anyone know if it's just saturation of the colours?Tony

I have Google set as the homepage in my browser and I use it to go everywhere on the net these days because I'm a lazy farqua.Recently the thought struck me that I might be contributing to Googles coffers everytime I punch in say Ebay (comes up as a...

So a local hero were building a new amplifier yesterday.First he cut out the casing, then he wrapped the custom transformator.Here are the finished result: