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by Irene Idler
Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4638724

Re: Nothing In Particular

I just started watching Babylon Berlin on NOW. In the first episode, there's a needle scratch across a record being played on a gramophone. The sound is totally wrong. It's clearly a thin stylus on vinyl, and you can tell the signal is amplified. Mr. Idler will be so proud that my first thought was ...
by Irene Idler
Fri Oct 21, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
Replies: 171
Views: 40170

Re: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22

Look after yourself and you know the old expression, while the cat's away... In this case, the saying would be, "while the man's away, the cat will hide under the bed 24/7." I rarely ever see her when he's not home, unless her food dish is empty or she wants me to run the tap for her. Abs...
by Irene Idler
Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22
Replies: 171
Views: 40170

Re: Owston meet, Doncaster, 22&23 Oct 22

Alas, I will not be joining you this weekend. A series of minor misfortunes has left me rather demoralised. I decided to stay home so as not to jinx Dave. I hope you all have a great time, and I know you'll be suitably impressed with Dave's work! Also, Steve S, where in the world does that quote in ...
by Irene Idler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: I need the use of a good cassette deck -- anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 3200

Re: I need the use of a good cassette deck -- anyone?

edit: post rummage....it's a Goodmans GSW20, probably not up to what you're after. Thanks for the offer, Ed, but I think I'm going to hold out for something at least as good as the decks I originally recorded on (which isn't great, but better than Goodmans). Ive only got a crap marantz twin tape de...
by Irene Idler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: Valve DAC
Replies: 101
Views: 57050

Re: Valve DAC

A few years late, but apropos of the Pachelbel hilarity:

by Irene Idler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6152
Views: 1873192

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

IslandPink wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:19 am Great. I'd love to see a picture of that !
Seconded!
by Irene Idler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:00 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6152
Views: 1873192

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

Not exactly hi-fi, but one of my all-time favourites. Every single track is a gem.

by Irene Idler
Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: I need the use of a good cassette deck -- anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 3200

I need the use of a good cassette deck -- anyone?

Yes, yes, I know. But I made a lot of demos (and one tape I sold a few hundred copies of) on cassette back in the 80s, and I'd like to transfer them into digital form before they degrade any further, particularly because a lot of my friends have worn out their copies (!) and are begging for replacem...
by Irene Idler
Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4638724

Re: Nothing In Particular

I have known Mr. Rehwinkel since I was 14. I am now 55. The years we spent as (platonic) roommates were some of the best of my life. And this sort of hilarity was pretty much everyday for us. The stories I could tell, only I think Mr. Idler might prefer I didn't. The stolen 10-foot balloon! The Van ...
by Irene Idler
Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:51 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: The Newton 300B
Replies: 242
Views: 106802

Re: The Newton 300B

Mr. Idler posted photos of these on Facebook and one of my Texas friends asked for the schematics and wants to build his own now. He's a NASA engineer (he's designed and built stuff that's now flying in space) with his own wood/metal shop, so I expect he's up to the challenge. His wife may not forgi...
by Irene Idler
Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:49 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: The Newton 300B
Replies: 242
Views: 106802

Re: The Newton 300B

Let me know when there is any actual prediction instead of vague hand waving. Back in a bit. I have to go launch a DDoS attack. And you think that’s what he had in mind when he said "in which he predicted that in the future, war would be conducted by wireless"? Quite possibly. I'm pretty ...
by Irene Idler
Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: The Newton 300B
Replies: 242
Views: 106802

Re: The Newton 300B

Is that an alternative spelling of "mad as a box of frogs"? Well, sure, that too, but I'm guessing you'd be a bit strange too if you could predict the future that accurately! Let me know when there is any actual prediction instead of vague hand waving. Back in a bit. I have to go launch a...
by Irene Idler
Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: The Newton 300B
Replies: 242
Views: 106802

Re: The Newton 300B

Nick wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:26 pm
The guy really was prescient.
Is that an alternative spelling of "mad as a box of frogs"?
Well, sure, that too, but I'm guessing you'd be a bit strange too if you could predict the future that accurately!
by Irene Idler
Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:21 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: The Newton 300B
Replies: 242
Views: 106802

Re: The Newton 300B

I see you've even produced a user manual, tucked to the side of the nearest metronome! Believe it or not, that's actually a bound set of every issue of the daily Los Angeles Tribune newspaper from February 1916. The front page of the first issue has the headline, "ZEPPELIN RAID OVER LONDON,&qu...
by Irene Idler
Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: New Users
Topic: Hi, Thanks for letting me join your group.
Replies: 7
Views: 7746

Re: Hi, Thanks for letting me join your group.

Hey Mark, good to see you here! I look forward to seeing your input on the board.

To everyone else, Mark is an old friend of mine -- we met when he engineered my pro demo back in 1990. The Jim Brock and John Sharp recordings he mentioned are well worth seeking out. Here's a sample!