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Looking for Musi O Tunya and Forward. CD or vinyl. Not sure I can be ars*d going thru the boxes in the loft to find these 2!!!

fantastic dac, very latest edition with 192khz in all connections inc USB. USB, Coaxial, S/PDIF, AES/EBU and iPod RCA, XLR, and balanced connectors. As new condition only a few months old. ?800 new ?550 ovno. Post arranged and paid for your end. remote control headphone socket etc well specced dac and sound stunn SPEC. PCM1796 16, 18, 20 or 24 bits 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz High performance fixed 24 bit/192 kHz upsampling and conversion Ultra high precision re-clocking for virtually jitter free function -120dB (XLR) 117dB RCA 20 Hz - 20 kHz USB, Coaxial, S/PDIF, AES/EBU and iPod RCA, XLR, Headphone (jack type 1/4? 6.3mm connector) Variable (0-2 Vrms RCA - 0-4 Vrms XLR) Yes - Coaxial Black 320 mm x 280 mm x 62 mm w x d x h 3.5kg

Bass guitarist from Uriah Heep and more famously bassist with the Spiders from mars after a long fight with cancer RIP

Listened to a lovely little Naim/B&W system today that cost multiples of my own system, in fact one tweeter cost barely less than my speakers:rolleyes: 4ft high distant dwarf bands in teeth grinding clarity, marvellous! 14K Ghetto Blaster, wouldn't sell, would it?

As already mentioned in this other thread, this is a bit of an indulgent nostalgia trip with a pair of walnut veneered Monitor Audio R252 speakers - the first ever speakers I owned. This pair were found locally and were in good condition all round, but a few dings here and there, plus significant sun bleaching to one side of the now near thirty year old cabinets meant that they were passed their best. Not to mention a few water rings, sun damage and yellowing of the lacquer. I started by checking the internals. The only issue being that one of the coils had come unstuck from the terminal board. A very easy fix. Other than a tiny bit of creasing to one of the paper bass drivers they were in good working order. Even the foam was ok with no powdering or crumbling. A relief! Here they are after purchase… [/URL] So, let the cabinet refurbishment begin - GULP ! 1. First thing to tackle were the broken speaker grilles, which are a rather fragile design. One grille frame had broken on both sides. Some wood glue and elastic bands held it all in place overnight. Ideally they need a re-cloth too, which will be a straightforward job once some cloth is sourced from Wilmslow Audio... 2. First job was to strip the satin finish lacquer and sun damaged stain. As the veneer is only a couple of millimetres thick I went very slowly, initially using a random orbital sander to break the surface of the tough varnish finish on the cabinet... 3. Once this was done, I then used fine sandpaper, 240 and 320 grades on a sanding block, very steadily removing the varnish and stain by hand. Took quite a long time as you can imagine! Once done, I refined the surface with 420 grade until the surface felt like silk... 4. The cabinets were then stained with Walunt coloured wood dye. Left 48 hours for the dye to flash off fully, then buffed with a Microfibre cloth to remove any excess. And at this point the cabinet backs were given a fresh coat of black stain. 5. Now the tricky bit - the finish. I experimented with a few alternative top finishes, including French Polish, Matt, Satin and Gloss water based varnishes, polyurethane interior and exterior Yacht varnish. French Polishing was ruled out due to its fragile nature (little fingers present in the house). I also wanted to avoid the cabinets yellowing, so that excluded polyurethane. The difference between the richer French Polishing and water based varnish can clearly be seen... 6. So water based finish it was. In the end I settled on a combination of five coats of satin and the last two coats a mix of 25 : 75 ratio of gloss to satin, just to give the satin finish more of a boost to try and replicate the original satin / gloss finish. Obviously, in-between coats the varnish were left overnight to cure and then keyed with 420 grit sandpaper leaving the following finish... 7. As these speakers only have a lightly painted front chipboard baffle, where the grille covers all of that finish, the painted surface was pretty utilitarian, so with the age related dings I decided to repaint. Once cured, the side panels were masked up and the black centre baffles prep'd for painting. There were few marks and dings here and there, but a little filler and light sanding addressed those issues... A home spray booth set up in the garage - amazing how far spray dust travels... Leaving a final matt black finish... 8. Once the baffles were painted and cured, the drive units were installed and the tweeter and bass unit spade contacts were treated with Deoxit... 9. Speakers set up temporarily as near field monitors and briefly fired up to test... 10. And finally the Heybrook stands are levelled and the finished R252's seated... How do they sound? Ridiculously good for their age and what they have cost me. A total outlay of ?51.99. Broken down to: ?35 for the speakers. ?10 for the Heybrook HB1 stands and ?6.99 for the Walnut Wood Dye. Luckily, I had all other consumables in stock.

In the wake of the devastation and loss of life, film has been circulating on TV all day of emotional people giving thanks to God for his mercy. So, in a world created by their God, and don't forget that the good books teach that God watches over us all and knows best, we've seen a hundred people including children killed, hundreds more injured, homes swept away and lives ruined. I can't help but question the sanity of those grateful survivors, and of the President who's also giving us the praise be to God shit tonight. What is it that makes otherwise quite rational people go completely gaga over religion?

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Hi all. Im looking at consolidating my 2 channel nait 5i currently used in AV bypass mode and my surround amp into one system made up of quality components. I'm thinking of a AUDIOLAB 8200AP for the sound processing / preamp duties and a NAP 250 or 180 for the fronts with a NAP 175 running the center and the rears (if i can get my hands on one). My question is as the processor has RCA/phono outs and the 250/180/175 have varying inputs: a) can i get good cables which would work in this capacity? Ive found these:http://www.flashbacksales.co.uk/acat...lr-cables.html b) is there any know issues doing this? I know Naim equipment is notoriously fussy, am i entering a world of pain? Cheers :D

Original Audience Au24 Speaker cables 2m pair with Cardas spades. Excellent condition, no box. New RRP ?990. I will give away for ?370. Please PM me if you are interested. Collection fron Luton.

Linn Sondek ? Reluctant sale as it?s the only Linn (and rather a lot have passed through) that?s had pride of place but her indoors can?t understand the need for all these tables & it can?t cope with the weight of my Kuzma arm Full Funkfirm Vector Kit in a year old Russ Collinson ?Santos Rosewood? plinth. Silent Base, Cetech armboard, excellent condition black bearing/black liner. Five year old outer platter in excellent nick. New hinges, new springs and grommets fitted. Nice condition clear lid. The sub chassis was originally for a Cirkus bearing but the pre Cirkus one Fitted works fine as shown in the photo. The arm & cartridge shown are not included. All in a brand new LP 12 box. ?1,200 + postage/shipping at cost Alternatively, the Vector Kit and the Collinson plinth. That?s the plinth, rubber feet, sub chassis, springs/grommets, armboard, psu , motor and 5mm Black Achromat. No bearing, platters or lid. ?800 + postage/shipping at cost Given the motor & psu now cost >?800, I'm hoping it's sensibly priced:rolleyes: http://s208.photobucket.com/user/Sim...ored%20LP%2012