Recent content by ianstewart

Many thanks for your replies, I appreciate it. The reason I posted my query on a hi-fi forum is because I know that the hi-fi world does not use aux sends and rarely eq. I was thinking of the days when I had a turntable, cassette player and radio plugged into an amplifier. The reason I don't...

I have been looking for a simple mixer without success. Sometimes I need to produce electronic music at home using a computer, which is then played through active monitors via an audio interface. I also put a turntable through the monitors using a phono stage. I would like to get rid of the...

I think many cyclists, runners, dog walkers don't consider others. I only run outside when the gyms are closed as I prefer interval training on a treadmill. It is irrational, half the main road where I live has been converted into cycle lanes yet some still cycle on the pavement. Most dog...

Not long after your post I was walking along Great Marlborough Street in London when a young fashionable male sped along on rollerblades and one of his top-of-the-range Apple wireless earbuds fell out. I saw where it had fallen and helped him find it. - he was really panicking. I then...

Many thanks for your replies. The safety explanation of course now makes perfect sense. I have also noticed that writers who are interviewed on Sky News press preview (from their homes because of the lockdown) sometimes use earphones and they are invariably wired as well. Personally everything...

Because gyms are now closed I go running outside and I have noticed that nearly all runners use wired earphones/earbuds. It is obvious that these are dedicated runners and wondered if the reason is that bluetooth or wireless earphones are flaky when running. I assume it is not cost as some wear...