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Post by misterc on Jul 13, 2024 10:25:07 GMT
Pete
Just chill out, these things happen from time to time.
If I gave up on a product every time the magic smoke was emitted or a threw a rod outseide the case work, I would be a sad billy no mates old fart by now and like wisened old prune (no piss taking at the back simpson lol)
Genuinelly, just go book a film, take the good lady out for a meal, go for a walk/ride or swim.
This is how the supplier deals with the issue nothing more.
Forgive me observations, seems like you are looking for things to do a lot of the time?
Take up a technical hobby do an OU course or simular that way you can balance your time between music & life.
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Post by macca on Jul 13, 2024 10:34:52 GMT
Have you seen what an OU course costs these days? More than a fabulous pair of speakers.
Pete, do you not have a spare set of speakers to swap in while they sort the problem? Don't know where you are but if you're within striking distance of stoke I can lend you a decent set of floorstanders.
It's a speaker so there's not really much complexity, whatever the problem is, it won't be hard for them to fix. Swap a driver out or a crossover board, that's it. Six months down the line you'll have forgot about it.
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Post by peterthebutcher on Jul 13, 2024 10:35:00 GMT
Tony, you are probably right.I need a big dose of chill pills. I get so frustrated at times, and having no luck apart from bad luck most of my life, really gets to me. The main problem (as I see it now) is that my health has affected my mobility to quite an extreme (ability to walk is an example), progressively getting worse every few months, and its this that makes me dwell on things too much
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Post by misterc on Jul 13, 2024 11:39:07 GMT
Have you seen what an OU course costs these days? More than a fabulous pair of speakers. Pete, do you not have a spare set of speakers to swap in while they sort the problem? Don't know where you are but if you're within striking distance of stoke I can lend you a decent set of floorstanders. It's a speaker so there's not really much complexity, whatever the problem is, it won't be hard for them to fix. Swap a driver out or a crossover board, that's it. Six months down the line you'll have forgot about it.
Martin
Currently 12 months into my Ph.D with the OU this is purely a time frame issue as I'm working , something I wish to prove to myself I am capable of this. it is not essential although I like a challenge.
Ok what about an A level course at collage? if you like the subject progress further, this is more about keeping your mind sharpe & active plus learning new skill or maybe a nice photographic club.
Basic electronics course learn ohms / Kirchhoff's Laws, basic I/V/W soldering scope use and circuit buidling that is achievable plus they are flexible & can fit in with your life and time scales.
One of the gent's that works with us, I have just arranged for him to have a three month introductory course on electronics, he is 62 but keen to learn a new skillset. He is semi retired.
The supplier should bring a loan pair of speakers with him as even if he finds the issues on the day, it is unlikely he will carry spares plus if a driver, I would wish for a pair to replaced to match imho.
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Post by bencat on Jul 13, 2024 12:03:20 GMT
I would agree that finding something different that you can try is always a good thing . While we all were in lock down I tried Stained Glass making , not something I had tried before and all the crafts I had tried before , painting , pottery , woodwork and others had shown me to be keen but lacking in any sign of talent . Glass and lead work proved to be something along with lots of cuts to be something I could do . I would love to be still doing it but I have no workspace and with grand children about using the kitchen table is not an option as it is almost impossible to clean up all the shares and tiny pieces . Looked for some outside work shop but found nothing . Making a piece for me requires lots of concentration but huge satisfaction and being able to do this sitting is a huge plus . Have a think think is something you may have always wanted to try and give it a go .
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Post by macca on Jul 13, 2024 12:17:58 GMT
Have you seen what an OU course costs these days? More than a fabulous pair of speakers. Pete, do you not have a spare set of speakers to swap in while they sort the problem? Don't know where you are but if you're within striking distance of stoke I can lend you a decent set of floorstanders. It's a speaker so there's not really much complexity, whatever the problem is, it won't be hard for them to fix. Swap a driver out or a crossover board, that's it. Six months down the line you'll have forgot about it.
Martin
Currently 12 months into my Ph.D with the OU this is purely a time frame issue as I'm working , something I wish to prove to myself I am capable of this. it is not essential although I like a challenge.
So one day we'll be calling you Doctor Tony  I looked at some courses (MA, PhD) when I retired 2 years ago - history in my case since that was always my favourite subject at school even though got my degree in philosophy instead - but they just didn't seem like good value - ten grand and you got minimal input from the Universities - an hour teams meeting with the Prof once a month. Didn't seem to me like they were doing much for asking that sort of money. Went back to work instead, at least there they are paying you for your work, and not the other way round. |
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Post by misterc on Jul 13, 2024 12:36:10 GMT
I looked at some courses (MA, PhD) when I retired 2 years ago - history in my case since that was always my favourite subject at school even though got my degree in philosophy instead - but they just didn't seem like good value - ten grand and you got minimal input from the Universities - an hour teams meeting with the Prof once a month. Didn't seem to me like they were doing much for asking that sort of money. Went back to work instead, at least there they are paying you for your work, and not the other way round. Hi Martin
I would agree with you on the VFM aspect on a lot of subjects with OU, it is not like it used to be imho.
Yes the couple of zoom meetings a month doesn't constitute ideal circumstanices for a condusive learning situitaion.
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Post by Arke on Jul 13, 2024 12:37:24 GMT
Some of you may know of my Amphion Argon 7 LS speaker woes. Suffice to say, one of the speakers has got a problem (either tweeter or cross over). I have the dealer coming next week to officially diagnose what exactly is wrong. He will then get it either repaired or renewed, as its only 11 months old. But me being me, I am starting to loose faith in them, and may just get them sorted and then try something else It's very rare for speakers to have issues, so I'm sure they'll be fine when it's sorted. When used correctly (which I'm sure you do) there isn't really much to go wrong. A client recently lost sound on one mid/bass driver (on some 2 way bookshelf speakers). It was a rather confusing issue though... He returned them to me and they worked fine on my amp. I tested them and they performed perfectly - within 1db over the frequency range. I also checked all soldered connections and everything was rock solid and electrically sound. Why did one driver not work on his amp...? He took them home and they worked fine again on his system. It was all very strange - perhaps some pesky gremlins on the loose. Good luck with getting them sorted. If you like the sound and looks then I'd give them a second chance. |
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Post by antonio on Jul 13, 2024 12:40:31 GMT
Our interest in horse racing keeps us from worries about hifi, and we don't even have to leave our armchairs to get our bets on, so mobility isn't a problem. You couldn't start on a better day than today, Super Saturday as it has become known with meetings at Newmarket (the home of racing), York (the Ascot of the north) and Ascot.
Ideally you should start with a large fortune, this can easily become a small fortune but for sheer frustration, and the one time you win certainly worth taking up.
Oh, hope you can get your speakers fixed.
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Post by macca on Jul 13, 2024 12:52:36 GMT
5 way yankee accumulator for a fiver - you get five races to watch where you have a stake in them and you usually get at least a couple of quid back because it pays on wins and places, plus the chance to win fairly big.
Used to do that as a student for an afternoon's cheap entertainment. Never won big though. Think I picked up £7 plus the stake back one time, that was the best I did. But never had much luck with the horses.
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Post by antonio on Jul 13, 2024 13:43:16 GMT
macca A 5 way Yankee was always called a Canadian, possibly the worst bets you can make, bookies love punters doing them. A Yankee is eleven bets covering 4 horses, the problem being when one horse loses, 7 bets are lost, the same with a Canadian, 5 horses, 26 bets, one loser and 15 bets down the drain. I like picking 3 horses, backing them individually and doing the treble.
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Post by macca on Jul 13, 2024 13:50:16 GMT
macca A 5 way Yankee was always called a Canadian, possibly the worst bets you can make, bookies love punters doing them. A Yankee is eleven bets covering 4 horses, the problem being when one horse loses, 7 bets are lost, the same with a Canadian, 5 horses, 26 bets, one loser and 15 bets down the drain. I like picking 3 horses, backing them individually and doing the treble. bookies love all the punters no matter how they're betting You're right of course but I never once lost the whole fiver. It's an entertainment thing not a money maker - If I wanted to make money gambling I'd go nowhere near the gee gees. |
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Post by antonio on Jul 13, 2024 14:33:31 GMT
macca With a Yankee bet you need at least two winners from your 4 selections. You can back them individually making it a Lucky 15, that's 15 bets, you need a 14/1 winner to get your money back. I know some bookies give you double your stake if only one winner but you still need the price to be at least 7/1. It is possible to win on the gee gees, my day not going so well, but my brother has got his first selection in. (as Matt Chapman would say "BOOM")
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Post by macca on Jul 21, 2024 13:20:58 GMT
macca With a Yankee bet you need at least two winners from your 4 selections. You can back them individually making it a Lucky 15, that's 15 bets, you need a 14/1 winner to get your money back. I know some bookies give you double your stake if only one winner but you still need the price to be at least 7/1. It is possible to win on the gee gees, my day not going so well, but my brother has got his first selection in. (as Matt Chapman would say "BOOM") I'm better on the football even though I don't really know much about it. Won on Spain in the Euros, so that's two Euros on the trot now where I've predicted the tournament winner right from the off. Of course no doubt next time I'll bet my pick really big and they won't make it through the group stage...but what can you do? |
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 21, 2024 13:55:06 GMT
As a student, my part time job to pay for the hifi and music, was in a betting shop chain (Mecca).
The only people to win substantially and regularly were the professionals who clearly had inside information.
For most of the betting fraternity it was just a pleasantly social way to spend the afternoons.
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Post by macca on Jul 21, 2024 14:13:08 GMT
20 odd years ago when I only worked part time it was into the bookies in the morning to place the bets, and have a chat, then over to the pub for lunch and a couple of pints, then back to the bookies to watch the afternoon's racing.
Never came out ahead but then never expected to. Bookies were different then though. They had characters and an atmosphere. You couldn't see in from the outside, it was like a secret world.
Now it's all sanitised, with slot machines and surly staff.
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Post by antonio on Jul 21, 2024 15:28:33 GMT
As a student, my part time job to pay for the hifi and music, was in a betting shop chain (Mecca). The only people to win substantially and regularly were the professionals who clearly had inside information. For most of the betting fraternity it was just a pleasantly social way to spend the afternoons. Those would have been in the dark old days when someone had to write the odds on the board.  Unfortunately I can remember them.  |
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Post by markn on Jul 21, 2024 15:51:23 GMT
20 odd years ago when I only worked part time it was into the bookies in the morning to place the bets, and have a chat, then over to the pub for lunch and a couple of pints, then back to the bookies to watch the afternoon's racing. Never came out ahead but then never expected to. Bookies were different then though. They had characters and an atmosphere. You couldn't see in from the outside, it was like a secret world. Now it's all sanitised, with slot machines and surly staff. I worked for Coral in Barking from 1989 to 1997, and I seem to remember that things changed during my 8 years there. I'm pretty sure we purchased TV's for each shop, plus other fittings, including coffee machines. At the time, we had about 900 shops in GB, and I think we were allowed 6 TV's per shop. Before that, I think the shops just received commentaries from SIS. |
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Post by macca on Jul 21, 2024 16:48:58 GMT
20 odd years ago when I only worked part time it was into the bookies in the morning to place the bets, and have a chat, then over to the pub for lunch and a couple of pints, then back to the bookies to watch the afternoon's racing. Never came out ahead but then never expected to. Bookies were different then though. They had characters and an atmosphere. You couldn't see in from the outside, it was like a secret world. Now it's all sanitised, with slot machines and surly staff. I worked for Coral in Barking from 1989 to 1997, and I seem to remember that things changed during my 8 years there. I'm pretty sure we purchased TV's for each shop, plus other fittings, including coffee machines. At the time, we had about 900 shops in GB, and I think we were allowed 6 TV's per shop. Before that, I think the shops just received commentaries from SIS. First time I went in a bookmaker would be 1988. A William Hill that was in a tiny, very old building by the bus station. You had to duck to get through the door. Because it had such very unusual charm and interest it has, of course, been demolished. There was no tellies in there back then. I don't recall when that started. Early 1990s? |
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Post by antonio on Jul 21, 2024 17:02:40 GMT
It would be 73 when I first went in a bookies, I did mix with some 'rum old buggers', and they took me to Donny races, those were the days. One of them used to say "don't back with a bookie wearing running shoes". |
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Post by bencat on Jul 21, 2024 17:09:06 GMT
It would be 73 when I first went in a bookies, I did mix with some 'rum old buggers', and they took me to Donny races, those were the days. One of them used to say "don't back with a bookie wearing running shoes". Dave apologies in advance but when i first read this I saw I was 73 when I first went in to a bookies and my jaw dropped . Not what you wrote at all but what my brain translated it to . |
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 21, 2024 17:47:26 GMT
As a student, my part time job to pay for the hifi and music, was in a betting shop chain (Mecca). The only people to win substantially and regularly were the professionals who clearly had inside information. For most of the betting fraternity it was just a pleasantly social way to spend the afternoons. Those would have been in the dark old days when someone had to write the odds on the board. Unfortunately I can remember them. Yup, my bookmaking days were almost 50 years ago. I could mark up quite a tidy board. |
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