Category Archives: Hifi

Back Again

Posted on October 22, 2016 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Well, the last few months have been exciting. But now, Mrs Bloke and I are now installed in our new – well nearly a century old – house in a cool little town in New Jersey. And as I have … Continue reading →

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swu.fm Bristol

Posted on May 3, 2016 by That British Bloke
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Temporary radio station here : http://www.swu.fm/ Bristol, UK. South West Underground fm

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HiFi : The Digital Line

Posted on March 15, 2016 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

HiFi Now there’s a word you don’t see or hear that often these days of listening to highly compressed music squirted through cheap ear-buds from your phone for your ears only. Another day I’ll reminisce about when we used coats … Continue reading →

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Sansui AU-317 MkII Integrated Amplifier

Posted on March 12, 2016 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

For some reason, this article written some years ago now, elicits the largest number of Google referrals to this blog. The actual article itself is still available on BlogSpot. Here to be precise. The link to Sansui’s sales brochure still … Continue reading →

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Hifi by Numbers

Posted on January 31, 2016 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Over a period of time all my CDs have been ripped and stored in my digital music library situated in a NAS and neurotically backed up in triplicate. However, most of my LPs – if you remember those round bits … Continue reading →

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Are you sitting comfortably?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Then I’ll begin. I suppose I was an early adopter of internet radio. I liked the idea of a device other than a computer accessing audio streams, and being a Brit living in the US it meant I could listen … Continue reading →

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Down The Tubes

Posted on December 8, 2014 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Just as playing an LP is as much theatre as the actual or perceived sound quality there’s something rather warm and homely about listening to a valve amplifier, or tube amp if you prefer. Mrs Bloke was rather surprised to … Continue reading →

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Today I Am Mostly Listening To Mary J. Blige

Posted on December 7, 2014 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

The London Sessions Mary J. Blige American R&B royalty records in London shocker! Mary says, “The UK is a better place to make music than the States“. Let’s see if that’s true.

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LiquidLounge

Posted on December 1, 2014 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Do you want to listen to a radio station which plays an eclectic selection of music, most of which you’ve never heard before? Hmm. Thought not. But if you do try LiquidLounge, broadcast from the heart of my NAS here … Continue reading →

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That Grumpy British Bloke Is Back

Posted on November 30, 2014 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Yes. I’m back on the blog. It’s been a while, but I’ve just been too absorbed in facebook and kind of lost the plot. But Oh! That British Bloke is back on a new platform. It’s even on my own … Continue reading →

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