Category Archives: Techie

HiFi : The Digital Line

Posted on March 15, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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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Boltorr Road – 20160212 – Going DCC

Posted on February 12, 2016 by That British Bloke
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The major difference from the time of my first faltering steps in railway modelling has been the introduction of DCC – Digital Command Control. When I first started the most common type of train control was 12vDC transmitted directly through … Continue reading →

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Hifi by Numbers

Posted on January 31, 2016 by That British Bloke
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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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Brompton Tubeless Tyre Modification

Posted on September 3, 2015 by That British Bloke
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Although neither the Brompton rims nor the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyre are designed for tubeless running I was able, with careful use of Stan’s Tape, valve and sealant, to use this very successfully with no real issues until last week. … Continue reading →

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GNU Terry Pratchett

Posted on March 17, 2015 by That British Bloke
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Are you sitting comfortably?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by That British Bloke
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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
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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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Womo Designs Bar Mount Kit – first look

Posted on December 7, 2014 by That British Bloke
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Hey technoweenies! You know how it is. You have more telemetry capability on your bike than the Mars Rover. The electronics alone cost more than the rails of the next three wheel-suckers on your last club run and there’s nowhere … Continue reading →

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The Search Goes On

Posted on December 2, 2014 by That British Bloke
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I’m still looking for a basic WordPress template I like. Currently this is Twenty Ten, but not necessarily by the time you read this – now it’s zeePersonal. The Header image isn’t mine but I can sort that out easily … Continue reading →

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Something For You Gear-heads

Posted on December 2, 2014 by That British Bloke
That British Bloke

Dérailleur: NOUN – A bicycle gear which works by lifting the chain from one sprocket wheel to another of a different size. Pronunciation: /dɪˈreɪl(j)ə In the strict engineering sense this is a device which shouldn’t actually work. Derailling a bicycle … Continue reading →

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