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    17 hours ago, FenwayFrank said:

    For the first time ever I've had a non alcoholic drink and enjoyed it, usually it's absolute rubbish. 

    Guinness zero, you hardly notice any difference 

    You must have been mashed 24/7 😉

    Alternatively, if you're just talking about substituting an alcoholic drink for a zero alcohol drink there are some pretty good options now. 0% Ghost ship is pretty good too if you drink ales.

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    Let's not forget that we had a manager who smashed the championship twice, but was never poached by a 'bigger' side, although we are a bigger club than Ipsquit.

    One year getting their backsides pummelled week in week out may not do his reputation any favours, and he'll know that. Rob Edwards in my opinion has done a fantastic job, but they are going down, with credit. Vincent Kompany also going down, schools out. Heckingbottom, will probably resurface in the lower eschelons of the championship and won't get another PL job. Could be disasterous for their manager if he hangs around to be the whipping boy.

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    😅 it would be fair to say that the red mist escaped this morning. I had a train to catch so she was lucky as I should have gone to the police. Back the cameras go on my bike. 

    I used to have the cameras on all the time but some scumbags at the station have paid the bike extra attention due to the waterproof cases I left on there (cameras removed).

    Cycling's good for you they say, but not your blood pressure.

    4 hours ago, GodlyOtsemobor said:

    My bike would have been having a flying lesson through the windscreen at that point. Or a much more subtle steel toe capped boot into the back light 😜👍 ( not that I've don't such things before of course 🤔🤔 ) 

     

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    Just to log for absolutely no one else's benefit other than my own need to vent. I had a woman take such exception to me filtering past her in a queue of traffic this morning she actually, from being stationary, drove her car into the back of my bike hitting the panniers. She'd previously overtaken me, doing over the speed limit in a 20mph section, and swerved in-front of me in a strange act to display her displeasure at having to drive around and not through me. 

    So, if your wife/daughter/sister/neighbour drives a maroon Mazda2 and goes through Mousehold at 7.35/40. You can let her know I hope she has chronic trapped wind. On a more serious note - she needs to get some help, or be locked up.

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    10 minutes ago, Well b back said:

    Once again, it made perfect sense as 1 was f***** and the other feared he had an injury, both asked to be subbed as they couldn’t carry on. 

    I wasn't sat on the bench. In fact, I think they probably need a few more seats, I must see if they will accomodate me.

    It's not to say it wasn't the right decision based upon the player's condition.

    Actually, in the lead up to those changes Sainz and Barnes were the two looking most tired, and Sara was having a bit of a stinker. Had any or all three have been hooked it would have been understandable. But from the perspective of someone who was at the game without commentary or replays, and given DW's propensity for puzzling changes, with very little credit in the bank, as things were happening it seemed bizarre. And from that perspective, the reaction was in some ways understandable, even if I don't agree with it.

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    With the benefit of hindsight and the final score, the booing seems idiotic. But sat there watching the momentum of the game slip away from us then removing the two most effective players on the night certainly seemed complete lunacy. I didn't boo, but there were definitely people in the South Stand who took offence to those subs and were booing. It doesn't take many motivated voices to start to resonate around the stadium, especially once the part of the lizard brain kicks in.

    TBH I was just really sad to see Onel have to traipse round the pitch to boos when actually he'd had a very good game. No way should he have been hooked for Fassnacht at that point in the game. Terrible decicision at the time, but DW got lucky.

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    27 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

    He's probably confused as to whether he's a walking billboard for Unibet, or Sky Bet.

    I don't bet, and never have, so those brands were totally invisible to me. Given the reporting and evidence of how damaging gambling addiction can be, that photo really shows that the commercial side of football does need a head wobble. The more I look at it the more obscene it becomes. Sorry Daniel, love you.

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    On 27/01/2024 at 14:43, Capt. Pants said:

    Can't see the point in signing a player for next season as a) we don't know which division we'll be in and b) we might have a new Head Coach.

    I don't want us signing anyone now unless they can hit the ground running, or a sh1t hot wonder kid. Varane is an off the bench bit part player in the Spanish 2nd Division.  

    Did alright with players of similar stature from the German 2nd division. I don't think any signings would be made with a Harry Redknapp back of a fag packet list and a conversation with the player's uncle's milkman. If anything is true it's probably over-analysed and strategised now.

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    In his few brief cameos he has shown decent delivery from wide areas that with Sargent and Barnes should be a weapon. Just isn't our game and his minutes would always be limited as a result. Good luck to him if he goes.

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    1 hour ago, canarydan23 said:

    No, but I can expect one of the league's highest paid players to be actively marking him. He even steps slightly forward after the cross comes in, another shocking error for someone with his experience and pay-packet. It was just awful, awful defending. And it cost us a point. And it's not the first time Duffy errors have cost us points.

    Prior to the ball coming in Duffy hands over Bamford I think, you see him do it on the highlights. James should have never had as long as he did to be able to play that ball, we had two players on him and one should have closed the space but both looked scared of getting skinned. It happens, I don't think there is an individual error as such by anyone, more disorganisation of 4 players. 

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    17 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

    To be fair any other day Ipswich would have lost about 4-1. The number of chances Leicester fluffed was crazy

    First half definitely. Leicester should have walked in 4-0 up game over. They came into the game second half but still look like a well organised group of ordinary players, not much talent there but I guess that's why they are playing where they are playing.

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    1 hour ago, Nuff Said said:

    Oh no! No, no, no.

     

    Vinyl is the most “coloured” music reproduction you’ll get and a lot of people like that colouration. Pretty much all audiophile kit  also introduces some colouration, the evidence being that speakers, amps etc. in professional recording studios are designed differently - to accurately reproduce what is being played. Engineers than tweak the music to better suit listeners’ preferences, for example brighter sounding for “poppy” singles.  
     

    Almost all new music is recorded digitally, so then transposing it to vinyl will inevitable lose some fidelity. Lossless streaming (which Spotify doesn’t do) or downloads are the most accurate, then CD quality.
     

    Added to which as someone who still has a vinyl collection from the first time round, dust, static and scratches inevitably spoil the listening experience. It is true that you still can’t beat a 12 inch record sleeve visually though.

     

    The whole audiophile area is a massive minefield though, a mixture of prejudice, science and pseudoscience (and very bloke-y). I recently finished putting together a decent hifi setup after yearning after one since my teenage years, and some of the holy wars I read while researching it were ludicrous. People arguing blind that a £10,000 cable gave better sound quality than a cheaper one when it carries a digital signal - 1s and 0s. A 1 carried down a cable either gets to its destination or it doesn’t (and if it doesn’t error correction picks that up). You can’t get a 1 that sounds better than another one. I carried out a few of the tweaks recomended once I’d built the basic system (better cables, squishy balls under speakers to isolate them and so on) but realised the main factor holding back my sound quality was the room I listen in. I’m not moving or rebuilding my house, so time to enjoy the music and stop worrying about infinitesimal potential improvements (and spending money!).

     

    Edit: coincidentally, I read this earlier, it shows the ridiculous ends people go to to get the perfect sound: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2024/ken-fritz-greatest-stereo-auction-cost/

    100% there are gains to be had through higher end equipment, but like watching a good film on a black and white television, good  writing (song or screenplay) really cuts through any equipment. That's where my head is at, I'm just buying older stuff that I know is timeless and the reproduction becomes less relevant.

    There must be some kind of curve where the marginal gains per £ spent become imperceptible. Especially when you're in your 40s and been in bands for 25 years, there may be a bit of top end missing!

    There was a thing on QI where, if you know how a song should sound, if the elements of that tune are missing your brain fills them in so you think you heard them anyway. 

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    4 minutes ago, Wings of a Sparrow said:

    A good vinyl hi-fi system st up, is the best sound you'll get from music. Pi.sses all over CD and other digital formats. Can cost you a lot of money (and space) though. Depends how much money you have to or want to throw at it. Facebook marketplace a good source for upgrades, and have a look in charity shops for vinyl. I also guarantee you'll see ABBA and the Carpenters and musical soundtracks that your mum and dad used to have 😁

    Although I sometimes hear the argument that reel to reel is the best, but not ever having access to one, I can't comment.

     

    Yes, my dad has a far better setup with some floor standing speaker cabinets and the sound is lovely (celestion cones), but the Mrs bought me a turntable with an integrated amp. I am a little of an audiophile (a sleeping side of me since having kids) and the lack of flexibility did fill me with dread, but I've embraced the gift for what it is. I have swapped the speakers over for some 90s JVC bookshelfs I'd horded which pair up nicely with the amps output and actually it's pretty good (the speakers supplied were terrible). But for me, it's just as much about giving myself some headspace and listening to stuff that the artist has written as a piece and not pick'n'mix listening.

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  22. Posted

    It's been at least 25 years since I last had an operational record player.

    Back in the game due to a Christmas present from the Mrs. Yes, the sound is not the same as the range you get through a CD or a good stream, but there's something more zen about listening to an album without the temptation to skip. 

    Having developed a bit of an obsession buying stuff on 12", my current squeeze is Dig Lazurus Dig by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. All killer. Oh and a 70s pressed motown compilation I bought for 99p! The other side of it all is I cannot believe how expensive vinyl is now. January 324th and I am skint. 

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