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  1. johan.pretorius

    Wanting to hear what the African continent plays and sings!

    Also look out for music by Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand. His most recent album is called "Solotude". Abdullah Ibrahim - Wikipedia The album on Tidal: Abdullah Ibrahim - Solotude ps - Qobuz is not yet available in South Africa, popular music streaming services here include Spotify...
  2. johan.pretorius

    Ry Cooder

    Enjoy !!
  3. johan.pretorius

    Ry Cooder

    Unfortunatelyt, it's a G+ copy... Thank you for all the responses, but to clarify, I'm not really looking for a vinyl copy. Ingvar mentioned Ry Cooder in one of his recent "What's on the TT" posts, hence the question. Whats on the TT...
  4. johan.pretorius

    Ry Cooder

    @Ingvar Ahlberg - you don't perhaps have this on vinyl?
  5. johan.pretorius

    Standby Power - What is the best option?

    I recently bought a Chadha Power 1450VA UPS pure sine wave hybrid inverter with 2 x 100Ah batteries. Here is a link the Communica web site with the same inverter (look for the datasheet under downloads): UPS HOME 1450VA HYBRID 24V It drives 3 plug lines in the house with all the lights...
  6. johan.pretorius

    A mystery and a departure

    Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before "Relax," said the night man "We are programmed to receive You can check out any time you like But you can never leave"
  7. johan.pretorius

    RIP

    Colin Pratley From a Facebook post: Just stumbled upon the tragic news that drummer/percussionist extraordinaire Colin Pratley has passed. Colin is best known for being the drummer in Freedoms Children, playing on Ramsay Mackay's solo album and being a founding member of Wildebeest along with...
  8. johan.pretorius

    Whats on the TT...

  9. johan.pretorius

    RIP

    NYT headline
  10. johan.pretorius

    Joke for the day

  11. johan.pretorius

    Fun and games, not...

    I swapped out two tonearms yesterday, only to find that the one channel wasn't working. A quick headshell swap revealed that the tonearm wiring was all good. So, it was either the headshell connector, the pin connector wiring or the cartridge itself: a Shure V15 Type II. First attempt was to...
  12. johan.pretorius

    Whats on the TT...

    First spin after installing a rewired Shure branded SME 3012. (rewiring done by @ghostinthemachine)
  13. johan.pretorius

    Linux with all it's pain and glory

    I can't comment on WINE (whine?), but don't touch me on my Linux... It is my bread and butter, so to speak. And I'm very grateful to say that I haven't used Windows in more than 10 years. One of my clients use Office, that works well on macOS. For everything else related to documentation, I...
  14. johan.pretorius

    Linux with all it's pain and glory

    You cannot go wrong with Ubuntu (look for the latest LTS release) . As you said, there are numerous other distributions, a lot of those are actually based on Ubuntu. Solid alternatives are Debian or Fedora. Top 10 Best Linux Distributions in 2022 For Everyone I'm not a Windows person, cannot...
  15. johan.pretorius

    Orders on Raru

    Well, I'll never use their pickup point again. Next time, let them deliver, and I'll open the package with the delivery person present. This was the last reply I received from them (not sure what their definition of a moment is, though): With regards to your query. Kindly allows us a moment...
  16. johan.pretorius

    Qobuz registration

    Thank you, thought as much. Can you use a local debit/credit card without issues?
  17. johan.pretorius

    Qobuz registration

    There is quite a lot of talk around Qobuz and how it supposedly sounds better than other streaming platforms. Given that Qobuz isn't available to South African subscribers, could those with active subscriptions please enlighten us on the signup process that you followed?
  18. johan.pretorius

    Cape Town High Fidelity Experience - 15 Oct 2022

    Just a pity that Qobuz isn't available in South Africa just yet...
  19. johan.pretorius

    Orders on Raru

    I'm afraid Takealot is going downhill as well.... I've ordered a Logitech mouse, but received a WiFi extender (value of about 25% of the mouse). Not getting much of a response from them, which prompted me to look at Hello Peter. There is clearly a pattern when it comes to returns, and they...
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