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Just got a nice surprise in the post thanks  to a kind member. ...  I am really going to enjoy them once I finish some  damn antibiotics. 

I purchased in April nap 500   according to the importer assurance I should get the amp in July,   whether I will get the amp with the new  output transistors developed or with the previous transistors? the reason to my...

Hi, One day last week I was offered the chance to try the new BBC website on my steam-powered Macbook. I clicked the button.   The new site looks like it's more for mobiles and tablets. It's not so good for me with my desktop. But can I get the...

Yes I love a good shower but when you want to clean the ears with the usual shower wash I am always left with crackly ears from the soap and it takes ages for it to feel back to normal. although having a bath and soaping up the ears and letting them...

If you have a great road frame with down tube friction gear shifting levers, then till recently you had a problem moving the gears to to handle-bar.   Finally IRD have come up with a less than cheap, though nicely made , solution:  ...

With another round of upgrades available it brings the question to mind----   Before we had the internet did people just enjoy their music more?  I see people on several audio forums with great gear always trying to get to that "next level"....

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/phillip-hughes-death-cricket-australia-announces-independent-inquiry-20150514-gh1ken.html   Pointless.   There will also be a massive over-reaction to the train crash in Philadelphia, imposing new,...

I feel like a complete twunt. I borrowed a friend's car today and reversed through a gate that decided to shut itself while I was reversing. The gate has not scratched the car but black paint from the gate has transferred to the car. So, what to do?...

This weekend, as I'm sure people are aware, heralds the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Eurpoe. The greatest conflict in history that resulted in the deaths of an estimate 50 million people around the world. It seemed to be a...

Anyone fancy a Sally Synth for £20K? Or just Humans?

I seem to get offers on shirts from this company - for sale at £22.95 from an alleged £80 - quite often. I've been buying Autograph tailored fit shirts from M&S for a while, but the price has risen from £30 to £35 and the range is very small. So I thought I'd give the Tyrwhitt shirts a go; one formal and one casual. Does anyone here wear these? Are they actually good shirts, and importantly, do they last?

Timely today and timely when first broadcast in 1985:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/holocaust/5113.shtml   This sheds a fascinating [and somewhat alarming] sidelight on politics during WW II.   ATB from George

We have a general election today yet there's barely been a word spoken about it. Why is this? And what does the team think about it?    

I thought there was a post with this topic on the forum yesterday that I added a comment to but it seems to have disappeared. Did I imagine it?

I don't notice nights where everything sounds better than usual as often with this current system,  although I did with its predecessor.  More often I get the odd night when it sounds a little off but tonight it sounds truly fantastic....

                    It's rather quaint but what the 'Effin aida ' is this supposed to represent ?

OK there's lots of nasty things going on the world and yes she's born into a life of luxury but even the cynic in me feels it's nice to celebrate a new birth, a new princess. Congrats and felicitations to mum and dad.

Anyone else enjoying the mash up of new players with interesting seasoned pros' for up coming final ?

Does anybody know what happened to the Connection Magazine? The "online" version can't be accessed and won't  download properly.

Today I realised that the plastic Naim logo in my 250 is slightly misaligned with the aluminium surface, there is a little inward step. Are yours the same?   Warm regards, Maurizio

  No, it's not used  to top up the oil on your vintage racing 1928 4.5 Bentley. A couple of people here will know straight away.              

Bit of a mash up between Spooks, Le Carre and Harry Palmer. A couple of flaws but could turn out to be quite decent indeed IMO.

Ten days before what is likely to be the closest General Election in decades the political apathy I see around me seems to have reached a new nadir.   I looked at the BBC website for a news update at lunchtime. The headline story is the death of...

I've been thinking about getting a decent watch for a while - preferably a mechanical one that doesn't need batteries. I liked the look of a Tudor I saw in an advert, which cost far too much for me. When I googled it, lots of people seemed to be...

Hi Everyone,   I found an old post (link below) The future of HiFi Dublin | Naim Audio Forums It discusses a possible Naim Audio community in Ireland but seems to finish with no resolution.   As a Naim enthusiast living in Ireland what are...