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Hello, I have some all time favourites that according to me can never be redone in a way that is any better, and there are some songs that I think deserves to be redone in a better way. E.g. I always loved Cyndi Lauper but thought she needed to dump the cheesy 80's electro sound and get a real...

Much of Elvis is not so hot, but "Watching the Detectives" is one of my all time favourite "can never be improved upon" tracks. Think I'm gonna start a topic for that...

I didn't really know their ages, just took a guess as I'm sure he was on the scene in the 70's already.

OK newsflash, Elvis Costello IS her husband, I never knew that! The old cradle snatcher!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_in_the_Other_Room

I have "Other room" rotating in my car now (as promised).  Immediately I recognized "Temptation" as a Tom Waits song, and I'm almost sure "Almost Blue" is Elvis Costello. ...In fact I just checked and most of the album are covers:  http://www.dianakrall.com/music.aspx?pid=12016 Seems that she...

ps. the manufacturer I'm dealing with has a number of other models and even valve phono pre-amps.  But I'm starting small & basic to see how it goes before I try to carry all the KT88 and other designs. Regards Leon

Hi Guys, This is my venture.  It's been fun to get it this far.  Yes it's Chinese made, but no short cuts, solidly built. As for price - that's tricky and I don't want to mention it here but it's cheaper than a comparable amp sold in SA. I am working on a "audition at home" scheme that is safe...

Well I got my hands on Awesome 80's Vol 5  (my first one). And I must say the sound is awesome, 5.1 somehow and it's great for turning up the volume. I know because quite a few of the tracks I have on other compilations, but these are definitely better than the rest. So now I don't mind the...

This reminds me of a relatively old movie "The wild Side", in which Christopher Walken plays his usual cool character. There are some shooting scenes where the gun shots sound exactly like they really sound when you fire e.g. an R4 rifle while wearing earplugs - you distinctly hear the...

Last night I had a good look and could spot the "limit switch" without having to dismantle anything further. So I activated it a few times (probably what I did by accident the previous night) after spraying some contact cleaner all over the switch. Everything is working well now and the...

I was wondering how the CD player knows it's at the end of travel. Could be mechanical or optical switch, could just be based on the resistive load the motor presents, etc.  I did a quick search and found this comprehensive FAQ, http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm  here is what they say...

I am in CT Northern Subs, how much was it? I opened it last night and observed. I don't think it's a flat spot, at least not in the main spinning motor. What happens upon switchon or loading a new CD seems to be this: 1) tracking moves head back to starting position if not there, if there it...

I was hoping it's not that. If it is a flat spot, how does it get corrected without manually rotating the disc? Could it still play correctly with the flat spot motor? Thanks Leon

Hello, Not sure if this is correct forum, but can't find a better one. My NAD C545 BEE is starting to act up like this: Upon switch on it doesn't regocnise the disc. It knows there is a disc but says "read error". I then open/close and it will read. Now (winter coldness?) it doesn't read it...

I don't find DK attractive at all either (only ever seen album covers).  I wonder if she would be so famous if she was brunette and perhaps a bit heavier / uglier. But then I must admit I always assumed Vanessa Mae is of average talent and made it big because she looks better than many...

OK I've swapped "Live in Paris" for "The Girl in the other Room", and will grant her one final chance!

Hello my name is Leon and I hate DK. OK, hate is much too strong a word, especially since she hardly evokes any emotion in me except maybe boredom, but I just have to get this out of my system. I've been playing "Live in Paris" in my car now for a while and it just does not get to me (and I...

Hey my 2004 Audi A6 still had a (very good!) cassette player in the factory radio, and shuttle in the boot. It does seem as if Audiolab discovered a lost warehouse full of their 90's products.

Hello, I found this product quite amusing. I mean it really still has 2 tape loops, and you can control what you record separately from what you listen to.  In 1985 that was Nirvana, in 2011 it's a bit odd. The amp itself looks a lot like their older 8000 series, which was perhaps made in a...

Wow! This is going to be a great 10 part DVD collection! There was a local album called "The Sydney Sessions", can't remember what was on there but it contained some gems that never really made it far, but some of it definetely was shown on PopShop. Maybe a local only disc is warranted (if...