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    nopiano reacted to James105's post in the thread Quad Platina Range. with Like Like.
    Yes, why do I need a touchscreen/display on the other side of the room when I have one next to me?
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    nopiano reacted to matthewpianist's post in the thread Quad Platina Range. with Like Like.
    I agree also. I’ve tried various approaches, but I like what I have settled with now best - an amp that has a very good internal DAC...
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    nopiano reacted to RJW232's post in the thread Quad Platina Range. with Like Like.
    In-built streaming will be obsolete in a few years. This amp will probably stil work in 20...30 (or more) years. Software simply can't...
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    nopiano replied to the thread Cassette tapes.
    Al is AI on the font used here! (I hope he doesn’t mind me saying!)
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    nopiano reacted to Shrek's post in the thread What a shocker with Like Like.
    I do a good french toast for £5.00 😆 i refuse to pay for bottled water unless i am desperate .
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    nopiano replied to the thread What a shocker.
    We thought that at lunch today. Welsh Rarebit £13, basically fancy cheese on toast. And £3.30 for a small mineral water, more expensive...
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    nopiano reacted to davidf's post in the thread What a shocker with Like Like.
    Reminds me of hi-fi during the late 90s. Technics was flying out the door, and the likes of Kenwood, Pioneer, and other Jap brands were...
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    nopiano replied to the thread Hisense U8Q vs Sony Bravia 7.
    I was asking anyone really, but thanks for your input. I don’t care much for these ‘cinema’ settings, though the lower brightness is ok...
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    nopiano reacted to Gel Man's post in the thread Hisense U8Q vs Sony Bravia 7 with Like Like.
    If you are asking me I don’t like either, I like standard or normal setting modes.
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    nopiano reacted to Steve983's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    In the latter days of Cassettes I remember TDK had a line of tapes called 'cd-ing' - I assume the idea was that you could record cd's on...
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    nopiano reacted to good_enough's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    I replaced my defunct Technics with a Nak (not as fine as @nopiano 's example - a mere 482Z) just to play my old stuff, and now some...
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    nopiano reacted to Gray's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    An electro-mechanical work of art - with adjustments to get the very best out of the tapes.
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    nopiano replied to the thread Hisense U8Q vs Sony Bravia 7.
    Do you enjoy Filmmaker or Professional mode as delivered? Our LG from 2022 has a similar thing for UHD content but it was far too...
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    nopiano reacted to Dave_'s post in the thread Hisense U8Q vs Sony Bravia 7 with Like Like.
    From the AVForums Bravia 7 review... "The Sony BRAVIA 7 TV lacks a Filmmaker Mode (FMM), a now widely supported industry initiative for...
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    nopiano reacted to davidf's post in the thread Cassette tapes with Like Like.
    I do remember many recordings from the 90s made on quality Nakamichi decks - they got pretty close to the originals. Certainly sounded...