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Yawn : Klipsch The One II - Phono speaker review

This week due to a variety of circumstances I just have a simple video to show - a review of a retro styled speaker with a built-in Phono pre-amp.

For one reason and another most of the the w...

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The Bookcassette® - Analog ingenuity

This is a short video about something very simple, but its one I’ve been meaning to cover for a few years. A tidy up and hunt for something else resulted in this project finally rising to the top...

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Two physical music format flops from the recent past

It’s a good job that I haven’t been covering obscure music formats in chronological order, as if I had, this video might have signalled the end of the line. There can’t be many newer than the...

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November(ish) 2021 Patreon Exclusive AUDIO Oddcast

Yes it's a bit early...but you could always wait a few days before listening if the timing is an issue.

I needed to post now to try and get ahead of a couple of things. Trust this is OK.

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November(ish) 2021 Patreon Exclusive VIDEO Oddcast

Yes it's a bit early...but you could always wait a few days before watching if the timing is an issue.

I needed to post now to try and get ahead of a couple of things. Trust this is OK.

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100 Junk MDs - Part 2. Lemon

You may recall when I recently made a rather ill considered double-dip and bought another bundle of untested MiniDisc machines from Japan. At the end of that video I stated that I would show how ma...

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Hipac - Fixes, fails and a flash (of inspiration).

I started off this week catching up on general admin. So when it got to Wednesday lunchtime and I had nothing recorded for this week I decided that this should be a week without a video.

For ...

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HD-VMD - The conclusion

I have no idea how this video got so complicated. I know how it started though. A very nice chap sent me a movie on HD-VMD. This was the missing piece to my recent HD-VMD video and it opened up a r...

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October 2021 Patreon Exclusive AUDIO Oddcast

It’s time for another hour of navel gazing nonsense just for Patrons.

A video version is available in a separate post.

Links to things mentioned in this one

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October 2021 Patreon Exclusive VIDEO Oddcast

It’s time for another hour of navel gazing nonsense just for Patrons.

https://youtu.be/k8IiGp5mI8g

An audio versio...

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This makes a change - a Boombox with a unique feature

A shorter and simpler video this week consisting of a look at an unusual boombox from 1986.

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Review: Sony’s latest & greatest Soundbar, the A7000

I enjoy watching movies at home. Outside of making YouTube videos it’s been my biggest and most consistent passion since the 1980s. Movie nights can be my happiest times and while must-see new mo...

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Coturn CT-01 Portable record player review (Updated 20 Sept)

Over the last year or so it seemed very likely that this Kickstarter might never arrive. I've lost so much money on Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects that I just won't back them any more. I'm stil...

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Too many MDs?

I’m posting this for you now - but it’s definitely not the best video ever made. It was however relatively quick to make, so it helps me to get back on track. I’ll have another new vi...

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A unique player for one of the ‘70s rarest music formats

Better late than never. This week I’m featuring what appears to be a ridiculously rare device - this may even be the only surviving example. That’s unlikely, but I also suspect I won’t be tri...

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A new Korean ‘Walkman’ shows it’s all over.

Thanks to a viewer in Korea I’ve received a new personal stereo cassette player (aka a ‘Walkman’ but not really). I had hoped that this device would prove that it is still possible to make a ...

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August 2021 Patreon Exclusive AUDIO Oddcast

I just managed to squeeze in this August update. It’s been bit of a hectic month which means unfortunately I haven’t had the time to shoot any extra inserts this month. Also I must apologise fo...

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August 2021 Patreon Exclusive VIDEO Oddcast

I just managed to squeeze in this August update. It’s been a bit of a hectic month which means unfortunately I haven’t had the time to shoot any extra inserts this month. Also I must apologise ...

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Apps that see

I don’t normally feature apps, my interests lie more in physical devices. This week though I’m making an exception to show you one that I found fascinating. 

Here’s the video link....

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Moza Moin Camera - it could have been almost perfect…

I’m back with a camera review. In this video you’ll also get to see a few clips of where I’ve been. Here’s the direct YouTube link 2021-08-20 11:12:24 +0000 UTC View Post

The Clown’s Handbag

A review of two ‘Amazon Basics’ Boomboxes. Things go about as well as you’d expect.

https://youtu.be/C5UTW7nrAnc

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Lenco - L30 Turntable : A new low.

After the HD-VMD video was finally completed you might have seen me mention that my next couple of videos would need to be far simpler so I could get back on track. This is one of those simple vide...

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HD-VMD Update

I'd like to share an update about the HD-VMD video.

Here’s the link to this video message just for Patrons https://youtu.be/...

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HD-VMD : The other HD videodisc (UPDATED)

You might have noticed there’s been a longer than usual gap since the last video. That’s because this one has been a bit of an epic to assemble.

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Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast July 2021

It’s the July Patreon exclusive update. A spectacularly disjointed effort this month - but a ruthless edit means that it’s almost listenable now.

A video version is also ...

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Patreon Exclusive Video Oddcast July 2021

It’s the July Patreon exclusive update. A spectacularly disjointed effort this month - but a ruthless edit means that it’s almost watchable now.

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Portable monitors - any good?

Have you noticed all these portable monitors showing up recently. I thought I’d give one a try.

https://youtu.be/NVdID9nbwU8...

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The mid ‘70s party in a box

I spotted an interesting looking boxed set of ‘stuff’ on the Japanese auctions. Here’s a video about what this is and what it does. As well as linking neatly with some earlier videos,...

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Toy thermal printers

A follow up to the recent video about medical thermal printers. During the course of making that video I googled to check current prices and my search results filled up with these novelty mini prin...

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Unseen by most, mesmerising to watch

NOTE - NEW VERSION with added information replaced the original vid

Something a bit different this week. Few of us will recognise this machine and yet most of us (in the U.K....

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