Hi Dave,

I remember the Vauxhall Ventura (?). That was a very American-style model with a big engine.

Acceleration was dramatic and handled pretty nimbly too.... (Speaking from experience of a brief test drive!)

Best regards,

Bill.

Hello All ,yes thats the name of the Vauxhall,hated the bloody thing,the Granada was ok but the Impala was out of this world as far as pulling the other sex was concerned,but that was in the past,am waiting in tonight for this guy from Stoke who,s coming to audition the Krells,he,s a collector of Krell equipment[strange guy]so with a bit of luck i should be getting the Sugs earlier than anticipated.Still having problems with the computer,when i change posts it goes off,could you inform Wotslice that a Hurricane blower is a tube 100mm long with a ball at one end and a brush at the other,you squeeze the ball and as blast of air clears whatever fluff dirt is on your equipment,think that guy is here.............Take Care Mate...........Dave

Thanks for the info Dave.

BTW  my first car was a 1972 gold Avenger -  well it was better than a standard escort/cortina (well I thought so .....)

Regards

Carl Kirby wrote (see)

After many years of upgrading tweaking.
The audio set up i now have i thought was what i was looking for.
Near enough perfect for my ears.
Well until i read an article on damaging compact discs with fridge magnets.
Tried this and it improved sound.
thought about this revelation and thought of optical transport did this and was amazed at the result.
Isotec rejuvenation disc covers this.

electrohead wrote (see)

Carl,

I have tried the isotek rejuvenation disc in part , it is a disc that was free with hifi choice containing 30 minutes or so of the isotek disc and some other tests , i can't say that there was a large improvement after use or indeed much difference at all but i will not dismiss it out of hand.

I have found it difficult to evaluate such products because as soon as you use them you start over analysing the music instead of just listening and enjoying it, so things tend to sound different because of the excessive concentration.

 The best test i have found so far for all tweaking products is the shelf test ,  you put all the solutions, gadgets , discs, on a shelf near your system  for an extended period of time , the ones that you keep using tend to be the ones that work , the products gathering dust should be filed in the bin.

Since this thread is about demaging discs i will try your tip to use magnates , the rubber sheet you mention sounds the easiest method and at 3 quid it's worth a try !

Carl you mention your hifi sounded good at the shop and bland at home, i would look at the room acoustics as a possible culprit , you may need some treatment in your room .

Hi all,

Electro, update on keeping tweaking articles on shelf, ! have kept the disc and still use, and the magnetic mat on CD's is still giving me the same outcome, - great sounds.   ........Carl