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Reading Fredrik's postings about giving up motoring (and other sacrifices) for the 'green cause' over on the 'Leaving Naim equipment switched on' thread, reminded me of a visit made to a customer today.We have been in negotiations for their business...
This Sunday my little boy (4) decided he had a tummy ache so didn't want to go out of the house. We got out his Thomas The Tank Engine train set and set it up in the living room, which took up the whole floor, and had two trains running with a truck...
Maybe it's been seen here before, but one of my favs!Bush and BlairDavid
I've just finished watching ER on channel E4, not a programme I usually watch.There was a music track played by a female artist (unknown to me). What a wonderful voice quite slow and breathy,did anyone recognise the singer & track. Any answers will be followed by an immediate purchase. Thanks Dave
How many people recorded the Daytona 500 shown in the early hours of Monday morning by Channel 5 on their sky+ or telewest box only to find out after watching it for 3 hours that the recording ends 15 laps from the end. Not very impressed by Channel 5...
An article in today's Daily Telegraph suggests that Israel will never permit the Iranian muslims to have nuclear weapons so it looks like another mid-east conflict is in the offing whether or not the West takes preventive action against Iran.
In this month's Hi Fi News, Ken Kessler not only has his usual guest column that he has been writing since he 'left', but has also written a review on the Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento speakers. he has awarded then 20/20 by the way.Does this mean he is...
HiWe are having a complete rebuild of our kitchen shortly. The plan is to have Corian worktops. We can live with the expense of the stuff. But I am hearing uninformed (I think) negative comments about marking and scratching easily.Has anyone actually...
Dear Friends,It seems I have a buyer for my lovely old Volvo 240, first registered 1/3/89.The guy wants the engine, gear box, and back axle to put into a racing Ford Escort Mark Two!Apparently the 2,356 cc Volvo engine can produce about 300bhp in high...
I see on the BBC website that a new Superbrain compute, called Hector,is going to be built in Edinburgh. Funded by some UK Quango, no doubt drawing on monies extorted from the noble workers of the South East. When I mentioned this to a Welsh guy at...
Dear Friends,Is morality the only thing that divides Humankind from other life forms?It seems to me that apart from the thoughts and acts of humans, there is nothing else that can be characterised as Good or Evil in the Universe.Does anyone agree? Or...
Reading the posting by chillkram is kessler back on Hifi News.Got me thinking as an ex hifi news reader over over 15 years.Reading kesslers articles and collums i can't remember him ever mentioning Naim product.Can any one shed any light
I used to work in Bath and Plymouth (now a Sevenoaks) but left an age ago.Any of you hifi guys know when Graham Radford finally shut up shop?
MS VISTA RECORDING SECRET NOW REVEALED!http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/01/15/how-to-enable-w...-recording-in-vista/has info to go into Control Panel – Select Sound thing – Select Recording, and even if says ‘none’,...
Interesting link www.kodachromeproject.com/pages/contents.html/dl
Has anyone seen the figures published today showing how London and the SE is subsidising, the Labour heartlands in the North, Wales, N. Ireland & Scotland ? It is really outrageous, us southern softies have been bled long enough, time we dumped the...
.... since our German and Swindon correspondents left. Who are you missing the most?Nic
hi gang.i am going to dublin for a few days to visit my little brother (whos studying media there for a few months) and wonder if anyone would have a few good tips for:- record shopping- dining- bar/nice pub- a place that you MUST have seen in...
I think it's far far funnier, and the animation's better. Blows Matt Groening's good but rather overrated creation out of the water. Family Guy also has less merchandise and hype surrounding it. Which is a good thing.Discuss
Anyone tried it?
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE PIG TO ALL NAIM FORUM FRIENDS HERE!
I reckon the air around this guy took on a rather pooey fragrance: What 'chute?Tony
IRAQ: CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?Month by month in Iraq, the scale of death and destruction reaches new levelsof horror, with the slaughter of thousands of Iraqi civilians and US and Britishcasualties now higher than at almost any time since the 2003...
This slogan also known as "Graffiti" used to be quite popular, and I for one always wondered what it referred to!So I'm sharing what I've found out with you lot...Kilroy Was Here' graffiti began to spring up during World War II. According to legend,...
Currently I have a Lexus IS200SE, which I’ve had for about 6-7 years now. It’s still only done 55,000 miles and is in perfect condition, but I’m bored and fancy something else.I have 3 children, but my wife has a Renault 5 seater and...