Recent content by Graceman

Working fine for me today.

I seem to recall that one of the design features of DIN cables is that they 'self clean' each time the connection is made or broken. Just keep working it a few times and the pins will clean themselves.

Wow!

That looks as if the bend is from just before it enters the body. If you have a delicate touch and a confident attitude it should be relatively simple to straighten it!

One of the reasons DIN plugs were popular (honest, they were everywhere once...!) was that because the socket was constructed to ensure they self-cleaned every time you removed the plug, so fancy plating was not necessary.

And the Scottish pipes should never be played indoors!

True, but the advent of electronic tuning aids has allowed the drones to be correctly tuned across multiple instruments which brings a sharper focus to the music. Dare I say it is more musical, but I admit the 'wall of sound' used to terrify the enemy on the battlefield has diminished somewhat!

That video looks like it was recorded at the base of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.

For me it's a Philips CD104 from 1987. It is very heavy, the drawer works like a dream and it sounds excellent. It uses their 14 bit 4x oversampling system and exceeds all my requirements!

I listen to my Rogers every day. Fabulous with tubes. Not loud, just quality and really good on voices. I've had mine since new and would never sell them. NS1000s for the large room, but the LS3/5a is best for smaller volumes. Enjoy!

I assume you mean 'coupling'

Very neat job. I like that.

I've never seen that finish. Someone may have re-veneered the sides/top but the front looks as if it has been brush painted, and not very well either. I think the original colour may have been stripped off and then some varnish or veneer added. I would be curious to know what finish is on the...

Mine is triangular shaped and is branded Goldring electronic stylus cleaner. I use it about once every couple of months or so.

I use it on my F15E - sounds better that way in my setup.