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  1. M

    Which Cassette Tape?

    Sorry Gerd, sold an hour ago. A job lot of 26 quality type Is for R350 in Westville, Durban. Fuji DR1s, and Sony EFs and a TDK D. It was on Gumtree. Solid seller.
  2. M

    Which Cassette Tape?

    Sorry, I meant to add. Time is of the essence. By the end of the day this may well be gone.
  3. M

    Which Cassette Tape?

    Hello Gerd, I have located new, branded quality cassettes for you at an excellent price. However, there no longer seems any way to PM you (or anyone else). Obfusication is the way to go!!
  4. M

    Why digitise vinyl?

    I agree. I record vinyl to high quality cassette tape with decent cassette decks. Convenience matters to many and I understand that. But to me listening is seldom passive. I'm seriously into it and focused, or it's turned off.
  5. M

    RIP

    Very sad loss. He never took a rôle that he didn't consider "artistically meaningful".
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    NOT A GRIPE POST: Why are you leaving SA?

    Sure, it's found everywhere. It's standard in fact. The objection to xenophobia is a doctrinaire political thrust of the last 20 odd years to promote the concept of a global village. However it's still a historically "new" idea vs the "old" idea of "country" which is an established one (for good...
  7. M

    WhatsApp is down right now

    True enough. One can use telegram. Or Messenger. Or SMS. Email Maybe. For the speed my correspondents open instant messaging I might as well use a letter sent by the SA post office.
  8. M

    What are the best bookshelf speakers you have heard?

    Yep, I believe it. I met a pair of DL6 Celestions at Kay Makan in Durban in '91 and they were breathtaking to be honest.
  9. M

    Does music contain energy we cannot measure, an essence so to speak?

    The short answer is yes. The is obviously not the first time The short answer is yes. The is obviously not the first time this question has been handled. We do not know all that there is to be known on many subjects. While we can hear everything that can be measured provided there is enough...
  10. M

    Shure M97XE aftermarket stylus

    Jico are Japanese and the guys are real perfectionists. Not cheap but arguably the best according to some writers and many, many users.
  11. M

    CAN TURNTABLES COPE WITH LARGE CLASSICAL WORKS

    Digital storage mediums were indeed not created for comic relief. They were developed to make money. They're fine as storage formats and so-so for reconverting to audible waveforms. I agree largely with Lance and when I have time, I promise to extrapolate.
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    Pioneer A 400 rescue

    The general consensus on the British Hi-Fi press was that you would have to spend in excess of ?1000 on an integrated amplifier to improve on Pioneers extraordinary A400. No one bothered to argue about that.  It ruled the roost of Japanese minimalist integrated amps for several years. Sony...
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    What hifi magazine...?

    Hi Nico  Haymarket'so publication What Hi-Fourie is still very much alive and thriving. They have an online edition top.  This month's issue has turntables all over its cover.  I post a pic I screen shot of it was such an ordeal!! Music and analogue... vinyl  including tape is booming in the...
  14. M

    Mixtapes FTW

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    Mixtapes FTW

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    Mixtapes FTW

    That was really interesting Johan. I bought a good number of previously loved (and really cared for) cassettes from a great guy in Cape Town. He had used a Tandberg 440 to record them over the years. They comprised type Is and IIs. It turned out that he had very good taste in 80-90s contemporary...
  17. M

    How NOT to sell a record

    I totally agree Johan. That's defacing the thing. You DO get this with sellers of ware in this (and any) game, that have spotted a buck to be made off people passions and just happen to have skidded into a pile of ware (soft or hard) and "here goes". They're trying to selfl a Ferrari... its...
  18. M

    Technics RS-M88 Cassette Deck

    Whata beauty.  Sheer style from the 80s.
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