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From: Raymond Keattch on 23 Jun 2008 13:22 On 23/06/2008 18:03:44, The Real Doctor wrote: > On 23 Jun, 15:18, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >> On 23/06/2008 07:30:00, The Real Doctor wrote: >> >> > On 22 Jun, 23:30, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >> >> >> You can't say what wire you use and why, so I guess I will just have to think >> >> hypocrite. >> >> > A friend of mine got all excited over some speaker leads he had >> > bought, because they were made of "oxygen free high conductivity >> > copper". He was just a little crestfallen when I pointed out what >> > kettle leads are made of ... >> >> I wouldn't be upset, because if they made the system as a whole sound better >> than what I used before, I wouldn't care if they were made out of washing >> machine cable. > > Well there's a coincidence. Guess what washing machine cable is made > out of! Bad example, but you understood my sentiment -- MrBitsy Rover 75 CDTi
From: SteveH on 23 Jun 2008 13:43 Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keattch(a)nowhere.com> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > > > Apart from patting dry the odd water droplet, I do not have to spend > > ages wiping the car and wringing out the cloth/chamois. > > Umm, no, nor do I. OK, so I do occasionally polish the Passat and most of the time I get a Pole in a supermarket car-park to wash it, but.... I can wash and dry both the Passat and the 75 with 2 buckets of water and a chamois in less than half an hour. Including wiping around the door shuts with a damp cloth. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE
From: Peter Parry on 23 Jun 2008 14:06 On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:23:17 -0700 (PDT), The Real Doctor <ubergeekian(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >I know someone who spent �6,000 (fifteen years ago) for a set of >interconnects for his hi-fi. You'll be surprised to hear that it >sounded much better with them ... www.russandrews.com has a really good deal on kettle leads at the moment. You can pick up a 1.2m IEC connector for only �738.00. For your "interconnects" (didn't they used to be called wires?) a 1m pair with XLR connectors is a mere �1,575.99. The speaker wire isn't quite such a bargain at �9,288.00 for two 11ft lengths but that's still saving of �1,000 over the normal price. For a mere �2,475.00 you can clean your mains with a Balanced Mains unit (professional installation recommended). You can also buy a nice set of earplugs for listening to concerts for �13 (don't ask me - I didn't understand it either but apparently they lower distortion). Compared with this spending your life obsessively cleaning (sorry "detailing") cars seems to be quite normal behaviour.
From: The Real Doctor on 23 Jun 2008 15:25 On 23 Jun, 18:22, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > On 23/06/2008 18:03:44, The Real Doctor wrote: > > Well there's a coincidence. Guess what washing machine cable is made > > out of! > > Bad example, but you understood my sentiment Yes, I do ... and I'm quite impressed to "meet" an audiophile who doesn't just listen to the price tag! Ian
From: The Real Doctor on 23 Jun 2008 15:29
On 23 Jun, 19:06, Peter Parry <pe...(a)wpp.ltd.uk> wrote: > www.russandrews.comhas a really good deal on kettle leads at the > moment. You can pick up a 1.2m IEC connector for only £738.00. Oh dear god. "Both cables use copper which has been specially developed to handle mains voltages, and use insulation which has less of a degrading effect on the mains current. The Palladian models feature innovative SWR enhancement technology that dampens musically destructive electrical standing wave reflections." There is a line between obsessive geekery and cold-hearted exploitation of the mentally ill - and that company is way, way, way over the line. Ian |