Hifi I

Posted on 6 January 2020 by pws

I know a little about hifi. I have a modest system that makes sounds that are pleasing to my ear.

I have a reasonable collection of vinyl LPs, some number of hundreds. Nearly all are original, that is, I bought them when they first came out in the 1960s onwards. Having very little money meant I could not buy everything I wanted.

I still have them and still play them. With a good clean and a decent turntable, they mostly sound pretty great. Especially the mono ones.

Some discs, especially from the 1980s, are made with such thin plastic that you can see through them. Not great for sound quality. And some have a strange mould that you have to clean off.

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A new year

Posted on 30 December 2019 by pws

The New Year is nearly here. Happy New Year in advance everyone.

2020.

What do we have to look forward to?

Well, Brexit is finally going to happen at the end of January. We enter a transition period when the politicians do the real negotiations. That has to finish by the end of the year.

It will be a period of uncertainty, for sure. Shelves in supermarkets have already been empty at times. The fresh food coming from the continent has been delayed as the new customs systems are being sorted out.

We will have problems travelling from the UK. Passport control in Europe will be stricter, there will be queues and people complaining. But it’s what they voted for.

2020 is an Olympic year. Yes, again. I gather it’s Japan. I haven’t got my brain around time zones and whatever.

The USA has presidential elections. Trump will win.

So, a depressing year ahead.

Happy new year everyone.

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Balloon trick

Posted on 27 December 2019 by pws

There’s a ‘trick’ that involves apparently swallowing a balloon.

Of course, bringing it back out is a better trick:

This YouTube clip, above, is impressive. Don’t know if it’s a fake.

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