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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:35,
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I used to work in a HiFi store so I can generally spot when someone's been ripped offquite a few times I've had this old "oh, I've got an amazing stereo system, these speakers, well, there's a story with them, such a bargain, this guy in a van was fitting out a recording studio around the corner from where I live in Derby..." from a friend and if they can't tell they've been diddled, and they're not a cunt then I don't say anything.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:41,
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Did I sell you a Sherwood amplifier and some Eltax speakers?because they're out of warranty by now.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:43,
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I have a Cambridge Audio CD player that has just effectively died, the drawer won't open.It's about 12 years old (hi spanishfly!) so no big deal, do they take those in at the shops for recycling?
Might get another CD player at some point but for non-vinyl listening I just use Sonos speakers.
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I think all the manufacturers at that time used the same mechanismsdidn't matter if it was a basic Cambridge Audio or a high-end Arcam or something, they had better PSUs and digital-audio converters though.
They can repair it for you if you take it back to Richer Sounds and it probably won't be expensive but if it were me I'd just go on Facebook Marketplace and find someone selling a CD player near me. You can get a pretty nice Sony, Marantz, Denon or something for bugger all.
Helpful consumer advice but not a great anecdote.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:58,
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yeah I had a look for new ones, a Marantz entry-level model was £300 quid or something stupid.I do have a workaround which is playing the CD through my Xbox, then using my sonos setup to send the sound from the TV to the speakers. But it's a bit of a faff. I'd rather just be able to route a CD player through my mixer.
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No shortage of them on ebaywww.ebay.co.uk/itm/275862143988?epid=57342261&hash=item403aaa43f4:g:Wj0AAOSwyVFkaU3T&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0LdFv9Fu1ofxxtZXAW%2BPG5S1fNyoYxIkmluaZsA4yUoqGOhCO5mt30JeIMxtEjSkyH7NiRMi%2F87D6AMY2M9rakEo8O%2BaUfhRNTCTnU%2Bb3QDdfYrz1cPi12T3T4sbtI71tfazPKaXIhHnqBZj5MUbAcf2aKpF9Mr9i1PYI05lo%2Bmm2vj%2BGMEl9DvXbePFO9nDaXnO5GAkdFjCQXGsQJXIpGQEiQTDyPeHOq1GHPquUUMWj0XsW12sPjmbkYo8Bco0%2B82yAhK0lAAUqOpwkdvDfGM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zygrqIYg
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:23,
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have you heard Iggy Pop's own mix of that album?so much better than Bowie's knobbish version
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:37,
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none of Bowie's stupid panning and weird levels, it's way betterwww.youtube.com/watch?v=TUkUc2O6EAk&list=PLdN0RzlWs2AgzPbnUsQQhr_hp6lLoffjY&ab_channel=TheStooges-Topic
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:11,
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neveractually I do like Space Oddity, it's a very well-written song
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Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 18:22,
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I still have hifi I got there yonks backMission speakers and a Cambridge amp
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Yeah, Cambridge was alrightTheir genius was the incentive scheme meant you could make money out of customer service as well as commission AND customers could return things for refund for a couple of days after purchase so the staff were motivated to make customers happy as much as to sell stuff. The commission was paid on profit rather than outright sales so we always knew what stock was good value (no point selling people shit, they'd just bring it back) and had a big profit margin.
We sold A LOT of speaker cables and connectors!
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:05,
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I've got a Cambridge amp, had it for years and it's entirely fit for purpose(
Queef Smegwin U r a ๐๐, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:17,
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