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anybody remember Kenny Everett's radio show when he used to play the music without the vocals so you could sing along, he must have been playing one channel, only taken me 30 years to realise it :( Yeah, could've been that or he had access to master tapes and wiped the vocal. Or he could have had a...

andrew Ivimey wrote:if only Life was so simple!

I know I am.



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andrew Ivimey wrote: At least one of us on this forum and has turned up at Owston is a hard line Mono enthusiast.

Is it the bloke with one ear?

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I seem to remember that some of my Beatles LPs have vocals on one channel and moooosic on the other. Bit 'modern' for you innit Phil :wink: :lol: Yes, some of the Beatles stuff was mixed like that, accompaniment in one channel and vocal ensemble in the other. Strawberry fields is brilliant to liste...

I have never heard a mono recording played with a dedicated mono cartridge, but would like to one day. I did on Saturday, it was a Denon 102 (I think) on an EMT TT, I didn't 'miss' any sonic info pleasure lets just say that. The chap that bought my Rogers has 1 TT for stereo recordings and 1 for Mo...

Greg wrote:Hi Dave,

How far have we come?

Best wishes,

Greg

About 10-12' from the speakers Greg.



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Hi Dave Playing mono records with a stereo cartridge will harm neither the record, nor the stylus. Playing stereo records with a mono cartridge on the other hand will do the record no good at all as a mono cartridge only traces horizontally and has no vertical compliance so it simply ploughs throug...

...can't half sound good can't they? I bought this on Sunday for £2... http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/CIMG8903.jpg It's from 1956/57. Apart from being very nicely recorded it's in good condition too, Reversing the phase of the speakers and placing them face-to-face almost total...

We must be in the Cass Lewis fan club

Yup, looks like him.



and here he is in action...


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You old softie, you. Nah, not me Shane...I'm deffo a rufty tufty. Anyone that disagrees can take it up with my Teddy bear OK, he's big and strong an' everyfink... :) This took me back Dave. Went to see him and The Bojangles with a mate at Queens Hall in Leeds in December 1987. Seem to remember real...

sass'n'frassin cussin frassin claude hopper http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/dandmutley.jpg :lol: Yesterday we sniffed out the following. 50p... http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/CIMG8886.jpg 50p... http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z109/davethebass1/CIMG8890...

Attention CB fans, saw this mentioned in HFW this month and ordered it instantly, I've got my excited trousers on. Have you? http://www.sundazed.com/product_info.php?products_id=967 Yesterday a localish Oxfam were having a 1/2 price vinyl clearout to make way for new stock plus there was a CD and re...

Well you can buy some :wink: http://cgi.ebay.com/STC-4275a-Western-Electric-275a-Tubes-Pair_W0QQitemZ130250687354QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130250687354&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Ooooh ya tease :lol: Bet they wont go for much, I bet £30 :wink: DTB

The order for 2 Mesh plate 2A3's went in last night, thanks for the advice chaps. If I get lucky and sell WD88VA I'll invest in some NOS RAC's too but for now I'll have to 'make do' with TJ's.

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The Stratmangler wrote: I was down your neck of the woods last week (Bexhill on Sea - near enough to Dartford) on Wednesday night/Thursday, and it was enough for me.
Chris

The Orkney Islands.

Thats up your way innit?

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