Recent content by Fred_Barker

You may need a big spend to beat the Arcam Alpha 8 on sound...

Nothing whatsoever to do with cables, but when auditioning speakers, if you set 5 pairs up to try out, yes they probably do all sound very different, but who, apart from the listener, is to say which is the best sound? You wouldn't really be aware what the sound the recording engineer had in...

It's a real pain, not much you can do other than BLOCK the pesky calls. https://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/phones-tablets/bt-call-protect-free-service-crackdown-nuisance-calls-11364136279348

I went to a Hifi show many years ago, when my ears could still just about detect 12kHz when tested, and I won a pair of Audioquest interconnects. that were about half the price my amp, and although the overall build of the polyethylene insulation, the 99.9% oxygen free copper, and RCA plugs...

JVC HR-3300 -1976 - Hours of fun, boxes full of tapes 😒

Wishing you all a Cool Yule...

Never met him, but his impartial advice on Forums was legendary, helped me out a few times!

So kind (y)

Keep the Arcam unless you have a big budget (y)

Perhaps a Wam member would be kind enough to give him a nudge, and say "we'er back" ;)

Takes me back!! How are you, and how is the system? I believe it was a Mac Mini with Audioquest DAC?? Regards: Freddy

I happily "came back" when I got the invite via the email, as I was a member years ago, and while all seemed a bit quiet, I posted a couple of PM's, one was to an Admin, but not seen any responses as of yet... :(

Surely Ollie Beak was just a puppet and buddy of Fred Barker and not an actual owl, unless you've seen a CGI version haha!!

I'm not far behind you and still love Rock music, and recently discovered Dub-Step... 🔊 Happy birthday, and welcome to septuagenaria

Thanks for the kind comments, however THAT Fred Barker in the pic was Fred Barker, " the first television glove puppets with attitude" on TV in 1960's https://televisionheaven.co.uk/reviews/the-five-o-clock-club