Recent content by steve_1979

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    Announcement Welcome to the What Hi-Fi? forum. Introduce yourself!

    Hello again guys! Hope you've all been keeping well. :) 1. Bob Marley - Legend 2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication 3. Bon Jovi - Cross Road
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    Welcome back!

    Hello to all you WHF regulars. Good to see the forum back again. :D Right then... Cables! Do they really make a difference? :unsure:
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    House music

    https://soundcloud.com/kamii/sasha-and-john-digweed-northern-exposure
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    The absolute best recordings you have heard.

    Eric Bibb Joe Cocker Alan Parsons Project Michael Jackson Dire Straits
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    Jitter for duffers

    Erm yeah. That's exactly what I was about to say. ;)
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    I finally listed my old amplifier

    Excellent. :)
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    Jitter for duffers

    To be fair you're probably right. I just know that the Foo Fighters like to create a lot of their music in the analog domain.
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    Jitter for duffers

    It's a really interesting documentary. The album they make has some good songs too (although most of it isn't to my taste). The best track IMO is the one they did with Stevie Nicks. Not half bad for a 64 year old eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEDoG2-0yMs
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    Jitter for duffers

    Dave Grohl owns an analogue mixing console (see the documentary Sound City for more info) and he still uses it. I think a few of the Foo Fighters newer songs can be bought on vinyl and have never been through a digital process at any stage. It's an interesting idea. He says digital is better in...
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    I finally listed my old amplifier

    Yes that's a good point. Sometimes you can get lucky and sell straight away on a forum but all to often it will take a month or two (or more) before you get a bite. eBay selling is generally a much quicker. Although if you only offer 'collection only' you may have to relist few times before...
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    I finally listed my old amplifier

    I use eBay regularly but have found that forums are are better for selling hifi equipment. Personally I've had luck selling on AVForum and the HDDaudio forum. PFM forum has a good second hand section too although I've only ever bought from there.
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    Second/Spare system

    We all have our cosseted main systems on which we probably spent more money on than we should. But what do you guys have as a second or spare system? My second system consists of a SqueezeBox Touch with USB hard drive attatched plugged into a pair of AVI DM5 active speakers.
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    Music Magpie anyone? - updated 13/4

    I've bought over a hundred CDs from them via eBay and Amazon. The CDs always arrive promptly and in excellent to good condition. The one time when I received a CD in worse condition than described I contacted them and they offered a refund without any issue.