Beosound A1 Mk2 BT Speaker - Worth the B&O premium?
Here’s my review of a Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker.
I feel a...
2022-09-29 09:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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Demagnetizing CDs?!
Another nonsense CD audio accessory…or is it?
This is a very similar video to the one about the CD shaving tool but I’m certain it won’t get a fifth of the views due to...
2022-09-25 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostKaraoke fun time returns - yay!
I like Karaoke tech. But on the flip side I don’t really enjoy anything else to do with Karaoke, I don't like listening to other people do it, I can’t sing, and I don’t gain pleasure from att...
2022-09-15 18:24:10 +0000 UTC View PostA barely-luggable record-playing boombox
This time I’m finally getting around to a task I’ve put off tackling for a couple of years. I’m taking a look at a Sharp VZ-2000. It's a sort-of-portable, record playing music system. It coul...
2022-09-09 17:16:33 +0000 UTC View PostVideo Oddcast - Aug/Sept 2022
A bit last minute for August, but early for September - here’s a new Patreon exclusive update.
As usual I chat around random topics - but this time some of it really is made up on the go. Y...
2022-08-31 00:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I’ve been shaving CDs.
You’ll have noticed that I never get hung up on the Hi in Hi-Fi. I can get enjoyment out of pretty much any kind of Fi - it doesn’t need to be the highest of H...
2022-08-28 15:45:22 +0000 UTC View PostErasing Tapes - how sweet the sound?
I made a video all about erasing other people’s tapes - and why this might be a good idea. I feel that it’s too long, but ironically(?) I didn’t want to delete any more out of it.
Here ...
2022-08-21 18:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostOddcast - deferred …sorry about the dead video post
Apologies about the earlier post, I forgot it was scheduled to go live. I intended to delete it.
After editing the video I‘d made, I realised it wasn’t in the slightest bit in...
2022-08-17 19:20:17 +0000 UTC View Post8-Track - Big in Japan?
I quite like this one - it’s simple and fun with a nice colourful thumbnail. A bit of chat, a bit of a demo. Overall it’s thirty odd minutes of innocuousness.
Here it is ...
2022-08-14 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostWeighing up Panasonic’s latest boomboxes
This week I’ve been moving the contents of my old locker into my new locker. It cost me three days, a rented van and a bad back.
With that thought in mind, I recently bought two new ‘boom...
2022-08-07 17:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATED - REVIEW & TEARDOWN - IKEA’S sound to light box
Due to various life commitments I might not be able to make a proper video this week - but here’s a quickie.
I’m not convinced that this video is worth putting out - but Patrons get a cha...
2022-07-26 14:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostKenny Everett’s old carts
I’m not in the audio video transfer business, but when someone got in touch who possessed a unique set of DJ jingle carts recorded by one of my childhood favourites I made an exception. Thanks to...
2022-07-23 12:46:44 +0000 UTC View Post8-Track Changer Fix-up
I’ve played about with quite a few cassette changers over the years, but now it’s time to take a look at a five-cart 8-track changer.
July Oddcast
I’ve put together a monthly video just for Patrons, but it’s a slightly truncated effort this time.
2022-07-12 22:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostRS5 Wireless Atmos rear speakers review (?!)
I’ve finally got hold of the RS5 Atmos rear speakers for my HT-A7000 soundbar. If this means nothing to you, I’m not surprised. While I was really excited to try these out, in hindsight...
2022-07-10 09:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post2-XL - A.I. with an 8-Track. (VIDEO UPDATED)
The 2-XL ‘Robot’ has been on my to-do pile for years but now its finally worked its way to the top.
Some of my videos about quirky tech toys from the past have done quite well on YouTube....
2022-07-02 09:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s déjà vu time again.
Yes you’ve seen this video before - well the first five minutes of it anyway, the last ten minutes have been re-shot and updated. It started as a simple experiment so much like a short story expa...
2022-06-23 17:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostRouting HiFi audio to a soundbar, wirelessly
A quick video about listening to my HiFi's components via my TV’s surround system. I really don’t know if this will be of interest or relevance to anyone other than myself, but I’ve already m...
2022-06-20 18:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostReview: Ordro EP8 head mounted camera
UPDATED:
A tidied-up version of the video is now the one embedded above. I also took the opportunity to add on a a public service announcement starting at 17:27 in response t...
2022-06-19 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostCart rescue
A simple video wherein I try and retrieve the audio from a broken cart. That’s it.
2022-06-12 08:28:41 +0000 UTC View PostMy daily driver cassette Walkman?
This video might benefit from being tightened up in some areas, so this might well not be the final edit, however I was so just glad to finally get a video close to completion that I wanted to pres...
2022-06-09 09:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Update - June 2022 AUDIO EDITION
It's not been the best month and I really want to explain why...
This is the audio only version - a video version is available in a separate post.
Here’s the link to the latest BGM ca...
2022-06-05 20:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Update - June 2022 VIDEO EDITION
It's not been the best month and I really want to explain why…
This is the video version - an audio version is available in a separate post.
Here’s the link to the latest BGM cart u...
2022-06-05 20:12:27 +0000 UTC View PostTeac’s enduring 7” R2R swansong
A look at Teac’s last budget reel to reel tape recorder range. Initially I envisioned this as a simple demonstration, however the history side of things took an unexpected amount of unravelling.<...
2022-05-26 18:21:41 +0000 UTC View PostPlayaway - The one-book audiobook players smartphones couldn't kill
I just managed to get this video in the bag before the weekend. It took longer than I anticipated because I ended up reshooting my first day’s work after I discovered that what I had assumed was ...
2022-05-20 17:21:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe full ALLEGRO 72 cart - By popular(?) request
A few people asked for this - so here it is, the full four hour tape just for Patrons.
It’s rather muffled at times and there’s a touch of background hum (although I’ve reduced that dow...
2022-05-17 10:30:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe Philips BMS2600 BGM system.
A proper video this week featuring a device from one of my favourite categories - background music systems.
2022-05-10 20:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Can anyone help with chip dates?
I’ve been trying to pin down the age of the BGM machine I’m working on. To me the design feels 1988-1992, but that’s just a hunch.
This task is not made any easer with this being a comm...
2022-05-07 17:28:27 +0000 UTC View PostMay 2022 Patreon Exclusive AUDIO Oddcast
Here’s another stab at the Patreon update for May 2022.
This is the Audio version, the video version can be found in a separate post.
2022-05-05 19:35:54 +0000 UTC View PostMay 2022 Patreon Exclusive VIDEO Oddcast
Here’s another stab at the Patreon update for May 2022.
This is the video version, the audio version can be found in a separate post.
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2022-05-05 19:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post