Author: Alan
Yes… About two years since I last posted here… But here I am again. In the meantime, I’ve changed the layout too, so I’m not certain how previous posts will look, but a quick look indicates they render fairly well…
Spending an hour or so with my favourite Norwegians, apart from Norma Jeane Mortenson – I bet you didn’t know that… So, via Qobuz/AudioQuest Jitterbug/Dragonfly, and veteran Sennheiser HD580s, I’m just putting the audio world to rights… Tell me their…
Latest USPS adventure. I ordered an item from the UK. It arrived in the US within 2 days of ordering. Once again, it’s passing through LA/CA International Distribution Center, which means that once again, a package is almost further from…
Well, work will shortly resume on the Boltorr branch. I have a further aim. That involves using a second space in our cellar… Mrs Hill doesn’t know yet… But this is my ambition: I really wanted a roundy-roundy, but space…
Where did the ¼” come from? “Standard” / “Stevenson’s” gauge, around the world is 4′ 8½”, 1.435 m, seemingly a fairly arbitrary dimension. But Brunel begged to differ. The only true gauge in his mind was seven foot. Other gauges…
… In the meantime, my music listening strategy… Now. Do LPs sound better? Probably not. Do they sound different? Probably yes… My hifi (’60s term) is centred around the vinyl/analogue route. Is that necessarily better? Well, it depends which way…
I have an early original stereo pressing but this is a 2014 180g mono version… by the Beatles in case you didn’t know.
This blog really centres on a tiny portion of an imaginary railway which crosses, what in our universe is, Dartmoor, Devon. Now when I say imaginary, I don’t mean that King Arthur will be catching the local on his way…