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  • There is a rumour ...

    That Prince W.....m of HRH has acquired a pair of Morels ...
    Could the Fat Lady be singing at home in Windsor ..?

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    Loewe 2010 Model Clearance

    With the imminent release of new series Compose and Select Carlton Audio Visual is offering its demo models at ridiculous prices. Please contact Paul or Rab in the store to discuss if you would like an unrepeatable offer on a Black Compose 52, a White Compose 40 with motorised stand, Soundbar and Subwoofer.

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    A day with Peter Comeau

    I recently had the privilege of being taken to IAG's factory in Shenzhen and being shown around their manufacturing facility. The head of acoustic design is a particular individual that I have met in previous incarnations by the name of Peter Comeau.

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    Energy conservation and sustainability

    Technology by its very nature has an impact on the environment. Electricity powers most devices of course, and energy and resources are required to produce the products themselves. Then they need to be disposed of or recycled at the end of their lives. Of late we have been particularly involved with the disposal of CRT TV's, one day we will be mining our waste heaps for the rare earths and heavy metals in our buried consumer electronic waste.

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    Internet purchasing ...

    So recently on Radio 3MTR where I do an occasional contribution we had a number of phone ins regarding internet purchasing. At a time when Gerry and Terry (the CEO’s of Harvey Norman and JB HiFi) have been raising a hue and cry about internet resellers affecting their business this was a very salient conversation to be having with the broader buying populace.

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    Vale Colin W

    Colin Whatmough passed away this day. Our deepest sympathies to his family and colleagues. He has been a constant gentleman in our industry, many people will continue to derive pleasure from his louds

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    Opinions

    • Cat sat on the amp - tom

      Just a reminder to stop your cat from sleeping on your amplifier, even though it's lovely and warm...

    • NASA boom room - rab
      In order to evaluate the effects of sonic booms NASA have built a room that is something of a wet dream for an audio enthusiast...
    • Joy of source - rab
      Occasionally I am reminded of the old Ivor Tiefenbraun of Linn fame philosophy that he used to create the charisma of the original Linn Sondek LP12 turntable in the UK in the late seventies...

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