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I'm scratching my beard....grey....on my way to Gandalf....not overly fond of educating younger folk.....but now is necessary! Alcohol is only ever employed on Vinyl because it evaporates quickly; thus leaving your vinyl dry! Distilled water is most important ! No calcium or any other greasy entrail...

Forgive me for my tuppence worth, but nobody has yet mentioned household Earth connection. Any and all my humming and fizzing problems of the past have been traced back to the local authority's mains Earth connection. I am not an electrical expert but I took advice and bought a copper rod and drove ...

I'll just add that I use 3 parts distilled water to 1 part alcohol (90% alcohol available in chemist for cleaning wounds) but that I add a smidgen of household detergent (Fairy) to help remove grease and give it that squeaky-clean finish. How much is a "smidgen"?............a little more t...

Anyone remember Strathearn Audio? I´ve just been through some of my inventory of my collection of Hi-Fi and I´ve come across some Strathearn-Audio decks that I have. At the time I began collecting these decks I was living in Glengormley, Co. Antrim. I had a working SM2000 in black, around 1977, but ...

Thanks guys for the kind words. It was a struggle, (but a very interesting and satisfying one) to get the room ready for the electronics. It is, however, still a work in progress. My timing was not the best, 2008-2009, because the critical phase of installation coincided with the beginning of the &q...

Thanks guys,

Actually the picture above is of Derek Wilson, the owner of OverkillAudio and designer of the Encores.

Yes the egg shaped Manger drivers cover the range of 200Hz to 35kHz.

Below is my room.

Hello forum. I am a hifi guy originally from Ireland, (Northern side), now living abroad. Some 8 years ago I brought all my gear with me to Spain and I've now incorporated it into it's own purpose built hifi room. I've found your website and I´m interested in keeping in touch with like-minded HiFi p...