Old Hi-Fi System

[ukbobboy]

@caseyb1993 @Andy @GraphiteGB @mark_suff  @commanda6

Hi Guys 

I was bouncing around YouTube when I came across this video, it shows the Thorens turntable and SME tone arm I used to use back in the day.  Before marriage and children, I used to be (well) into Hi-Fi (high fidelity) systems and the Thorens turntable combo used to be the head/start of my system.

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with NowTV etc. but I'm sure there are a few older fans out there that still remember the days when Hi-Fi was king.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMn20oJ4Bc

UK Bob

[caseyb1993]

@Anonymous User 

Football for you, anime catchup on Vice for me. 😄

Glad you enjoyed R&B man! 💖

[ukbobboy]

@Tony-D @Anonymous User @caseyb1993 @schnapps

Hi Guys

Tony, you're a techno man, that's cool, as for the bank holiday I'm gonna get several cold drinks, watch a few films, play some of my favourite tunes and chill (probably get a pizza as well). 

Casey, you've got the right idea.

Robert, just one question, did Rag'n'Bone Man concert songs last longer than the same songs on his album?

Right now, I've got a few recommendations to check out and some domestics on my agenda.

Later peeps.

UK Bob

[ukbobboy]

@caseyb1993 @Anonymous User @Tony-D

Hi Casey

When you posted, "Glad you enjoyed R&B man!", I actually read it as "Glad you enjoy Rhythm & Blues, Man".

I was wondering, where did that come from?

But I finally realised that you meant, "Glad you enjoyed (the) Rag 'n' Bone Man('s concert").

I am definitely getting old. 

UK Bob

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@ukbobboy wrote:

@Tony-D @Anonymous User @caseyb1993 @schnapps

Hi Guys

Tony, you're a techno man, that's cool, as for the bank holiday I'm gonna get several cold drinks, watch a few films, play some of my favourite tunes and chill (probably get a pizza as well). 

Casey, you've got the right idea.

Robert, just one question, did Rag'n'Bone Man concert songs last longer than the same songs on his album?

Right now, I've got a few recommendations to check out and some domestics on my agenda.

Later peeps.

UK Bob

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That was the only disappointment of the night. A couple of songs were slightly longer, a couple he added in a bit of rap (which I detest), but the rest were just about the same length as they are on the original recordings. Saying that he's definitely worth going to see/hear but with another album under his belt he'd have more material to choose from. He did a non-stop 75 minute set with no encore which is a bit on the short side for a headline act.

[caseyb1993]

@ukbobboy Haha. 😄

The key pad on my tablet auto corrects a lot of words so I just shortened it as I was too lazy to change it lol. 😄

[ukbobboy]

@Anonymous User @caseyb1993 @Tony-D @schnapps

Hi Robert

I got around to checking out a few tunes by "Bagatelle" and, yeah, they do sound good, only thing is they remind me of Level 42, (you may remember them) an English band from the same era.

In fact, for me (and as I'm listening to The Very Best of Level 42 right now) both 

groups seem to fill the same musical space.

My hearing maybe going  but that's just the way it is at the moment

Gotta couple more albums I wanna buy to check out 

Later peeps.

UK Bob 

[schnapps]

Hi @ukbobboy

Funny enough my first ever CD that i bought from HMV in 1985 was Level 42 World Machine (back in 85 where there was only a small amount of CD's in the corner of the store on the display racks).

That above memory is still fresh in my mind, where i was excited to play my first ever CD on my newly purchased Phillip's CD HiFi system bought the week before from Dixon's

Always been an early adopter of technology (which has cost me an arm and a leg over the years).

Got wiser and tighter with my money has i got older and don't tend to early adopt technology anymore and wait until prices comes down to a reasonable price point.

[ukbobboy]

@schnapps @Anonymous User @caseyb1993 @Tony-D

Hi Schnapps

You know, you triggered a memory of when I bought my first Level 42 single back in 1980, in fact is was a 12" (30 cm for those younger forum members) 45 rpm, Love Meeting Love, a great 6 minute + song.

As for new technology, I'm like you and learned my lesson not to get caught up in (what proves to be) an expensive ride on nothing but hype (vapour-type promises and half truths).

I now take a more measured approach and wait until the tech is established and, usually, the price then becomes justifiable.

You see, there will always be users who are eager to test out new stuff, regardless of cost, so within a year or so the new item will have been updated, due to early users feed back, or vanished from the market because in did not work as promised.

And that's the only time I go looking to buy, which has worked out for me so far.

Later.

UK Bob

[ukbobboy]

@schnapps @robert1997 @caseyb1993 @Tony-D

Hi again Schnapps (& Robert)

You know, our little conversation, and a past one with Robert, about tech, clicked together and sparked of a brain chain reaction, I started to wonder, how much money have I spent on my music system's upgrade? 

Well, I totted it up and it came to @ £82.00.  Was it worth it? Hell yeah. And would have cost more if I didn't get that £20 discount.

As I sit here typing and listening, I believe the much younger, gullible and naive me would have spent another £200 plus to get the sound I have now. However, although my current sound is not perfect, I am going to resist spending any more trying to reach or achieve the unreachable/unachievable.

I gonna try to be cool (and with a cold drink) 

UK Bob

PS. Hey Robert, nothing wrong with a bit of "Rap"   

[Anonymous User]

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@ukbobboy wrote:

@Anonymous User @caseyb1993 @Tony-D @schnapps

Hi Robert

I got around to checking out a few tunes by "Bagatelle" and, yeah, they do sound good, only thing is they remind me of Level 42, (you may remember them) an English band from the same era.

In fact, for me (and as I'm listening to The Very Best of Level 42 right now) both 

groups seem to fill the same musical space.

My hearing maybe going  but that's just the way it is at the moment

Gotta couple more albums I wanna buy to check out 

Later peeps.

UK Bob 

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Indeed I do remember Level 42. Now you mention it there is definitely a similarity between them and Bagatelle. Was never a big fan of Level 42 but had been watching them recently on the old Top of the Pops shows on BBC4.