Are ya a gadget buff? - Page 3

**USBPepsi** · March 19th, 2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shodan2011

I don't want an HD TV, I don't want Blu-Ray and I certainly do NOT want 3D TV.

Back in my retail days (thankfully long past), I used to get a lot of people who "didn't want DVD". Eventually I lost my patience and told one "Okay, but try renting a movie on VHS in a couple years".

**shodan2011** · March 28th, 2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polartrade

Back in my retail days (thankfully long past), I used to get a lot of people who "didn't want DVD". Eventually I lost my patience and told one "Okay, but try renting a movie on VHS in a couple years".

I was never quite that bad - I quite happily bought a DVD player, when VHS was still around and relatively popular.

I'm probably going to hold out until the bitter end (or until the TV packs it in) before I get the HD gear. I just can't see the point of buying another TV when I've got a perfectly good widescreen TV already that has an excellent picture, or getting a Blu-Ray player to go with the HD TV when I have an excellent home cinema system already.

one car · September 9th, 2011, 04:43 AM

shame SACD deemed commercial failure too. remember hearing demo of this with 'orinoco flow' by enya and being really impressed. liked look of subsequent models too more in my price range. sony always made attractive kit. til recent anyway.

**whop** · September 9th, 2011, 11:45 PM

Remember how female gadget freaks didn't exist before the mobile phone was invented?

roaduck · September 10th, 2011, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by whop

Remember how female gadget freaks didn't exist before the mobile phone was invented?

I thought I wasn't that techy compared to some people.I have an old British stereo and
new shortwave radio.

Krell KSA_100A class "A" power amplifier
Vacuum Tube Logic Ultimate class "A" valve dual mono twin mains lead preamplifier
Sugden A21a class "A" integrated amplifier
Sugden CD21 class "A" CD
SD Acoustics OBS 3-way customised beryllium dipoles
Wilmslow Audio outboard 3-way digital crossover
BK Monolith+ Forward Firing active subwoofer
Mordaunt Short MS-902 fronts
Mordaunt Short MS-302 fronts
Onkyo CR-505DAB CD receiver
Pioneer DV-600AV - DVD, DVD Audio/SACD
Sony WM-D6C Professional Walkman cassette recorder
Technics RS-AZ7 3-head IR remote control cassette deck
Nakamichi CR5E 3-discrete head IR remote azimuth cassette deck
Traxdata 900 CD Audio Recorder
Linn Axis class "A" PSU turntable
Linn Basik Plus arm
Linn K9 MM cartridge
Musical Fidelity X-Cans class "A" headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD-600 headphones
Apollo Aria 6-tier rack
Sharp VC-MH814 6 head stereo vcr
Toshiba 28" ws CRT
Panasonic Quintrix 32" ws CRT

'puter

DELL Vostro 200MT desktop
IBM - 102 key UK layout 1391406 keyboard
Dual CPU E2200@2.20GHz processor
Foxconn G-33M clone motherboard
HDD-160 GB-7200 RPM internal Hard Disk Drive

External HDD's - 16.5 TerraBytes

Edge10 8TB JBOD
Samsung 1TB
Hitachi 2TB
WD 200GB
Toshiba 2TB
Maxtor 400GB
WD 2TB
Toshiba 700GB
WD 200GB

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT - 256 MB Graphics Processor Unit
4GB - DDR 667 MHz RAM Memory
DVD-ROM Pioneer Reader
DVD-RW Pioneer Writer
LCD Dell - 24" 1920 x 1080 - display
CRT Mitsubishi - 22" 2560 x 1600 - display
O/S Tiny XP Pro & Knoppix dual boot - Operating Systems

Computer Speakers - Acoustic Energy Aego M 3.1 & Tannoy SFX centre
Wireless USB 5.1 optical transmitter - Onkyo UWL1 connected to main system
Phones - Sennheiser HD-250
Headphone Amplifier/Passive Preamplifier for PC - QED MB45
Switching Box for PC - Tandy audio selector.

AOR AR-ALPHA shortwave receiver
Sangean ATS803A worldband
Datong signal amplifier
and the remote antenae, Baluns and longwires
Samsung Tocco Ultra S8300 multimedia phone
Soundmatters Fox-L lithium bluetooth speaker

plus loads of other bits and bobs like the

Pure Oasis DAB radio etc.

**TCO95** · September 11th, 2011, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roaduck

I thought I wasn't that techy compared to some people.I have an old British stereo and
new shortwave radio.

Krell KSA_100A class "A" power amplifier
Vacuum Tube Logic Ultimate class "A" valve dual mono twin mains lead preamplifier
Sugden A21a class "A" integrated amplifier
Sugden CD21 class "A" CD
SD Acoustics OBS 3-way customised beryllium dipoles
Wilmslow Audio outboard 3-way digital crossover
BK Monolith+ Forward Firing active subwoofer
Mordaunt Short MS-902 fronts
Mordaunt Short MS-302 fronts
Onkyo CR-505DAB CD receiver
Pioneer DV-600AV - DVD, DVD Audio/SACD
Sony WM-D6C Professional Walkman cassette recorder
Technics RS-AZ7 3-head IR remote control cassette deck
Nakamichi CR5E 3-discrete head IR remote azimuth cassette deck
Traxdata 900 CD Audio Recorder
Linn Axis class "A" PSU turntable
Linn Basik Plus arm
Linn K9 MM cartridge
Musical Fidelity X-Cans class "A" headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD-600 headphones
Apollo Aria 6-tier rack
Sharp VC-MH814 6 head stereo vcr
Toshiba 28" ws CRT
Panasonic Quintrix 32" ws CRT

plus loads of other bits and bobs like the

Pure Oasis DAB radio etc.

Hi Roaduck, nice equipment list.

Just curious why you have the Sugden when you already have a Krell?
I'm not hating on the Sugden, but that Krell is a fantastic piece of equipment.
Do you use the Sugden for movies / casual listening?
Do you like the sound of mixing the VTL with the solid state Krell?
The VTL might sound better with my Audio Research D-70.

**haldane4** · September 11th, 2011, 11:21 PM

My new gadget:

one car · September 19th, 2011, 09:09 PM

bit about fate of XRCD and JVC. think this was first 'netbook' and really fancied one at time though cost prohibitive as thjey say.

**renno61** · September 19th, 2011, 10:08 PM

sony lcd tv,lg blu ray
sansa fuze mp3 player(rockboxed)

old walker turntable ,pioneer amp and klh speakers

the greatest gadget of all time has to be

Estreeter · October 26th, 2011, 03:36 AM

The toy I've been playing with a real lot lately

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one car Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 113 Thanks: 178 Thanked 2,606 Times in 133 Posts	shame SACD deemed commercial failure too. remember hearing demo of this with 'orinoco flow' by enya and being really impressed. liked look of subsequent models too more in my price range. sony always made attractive kit. til recent anyway.

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renno61 Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 972 Thanks: 7,310 Thanked 10,231 Times in 968 Posts	sony lcd tv,lg blu ray sansa fuze mp3 player(rockboxed) old walker turntable ,pioneer amp and klh speakers the greatest gadget of all time has to be