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That happens automatically. On a stereo record, left is on one side of the groove and right on the other. A mono pickup just takes the up and down motion, so picks up both channels equally.

I love the ingenuity of stuff like that. Like how they added colour to a black and white TV signal without stopping B&W TVs working.

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The local Farm Foods had a special on Snot Poodles. The lad loves them, so I bought 4 of the dozen trays of 12. 39p each, down from 85p due to "low date". But I checked them and they are BBE Jan 2025.

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What the heck is Snot Poodles? :disturbd:

I cant believe he is asking 199 for it.... I paid 14.99 at salvation army........ (He didnt even test it as he doesnt have records)

Ahh ok....

Do you have a record player? (Or did ya at 1 time??)

Yes its amazing how good alot of stuff sounds when mixed to Mono..... Everything is right there........ (I hear some stuff in mono I dont hear in stereo on certain songs)

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Ask Reverend Spooner.

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I can't agree with that. Stereo sounds so much richer and fuller. Especially when musicians take advantage for the full sound stage. Making instruments come from either side or fade between them. You would loose out on that in mono. Like a lot of Beatles songs when they started experimenting with stereo they really made good use of it. It really surrounds you.

Then again with new digital stuff you get full spatial audio on music and movies/TV that really gives you a surround sound effect from headphones.

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A Business Class return flight, London to LA, for early April.

Bit of background - my wife and I are Springsteen fans (we've seen him three times in the UK); so is her brother (who has recently retired to the UK from the US).

They have never been to see Springsteen together, so my brother-in-law and I have planned a surprise trip for my wife (and my brother-in-law, but it's not a suprise for him, as he's helping arrange it) to see Springsteen in LA (Inglewood) in early April - they will fly out on the Tuesday before the concert, get an AirBnB for the week in Venice Beach or Marina Del Rey, and fly back the Sunday evening..

So, to make it extra special, I've surprised her with a Business Class seat, which means she can sleep on the way back (the seats convert into lie-flat beds).

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That is lovely :)

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After 23 years of use we have splashed out on a new bed, Hypnos Wool Origins 10 Super King Zip Link. We went the zip link so my wife can have medium and I firm.


We thought this was expensive but the sales man remarks that some folk spend near ten times that. Zoiks £40k for a bed!!!!

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Why not? Plenty of people spend that on a car, which they use a lot less and doesn't last as long.

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Yup - don’t skimp (if possible) on beds or carpets.

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One of the most important decisions to make is buying a bed, You want to be comfortable and not end up with a mattress too hard or so soft

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I agree that as we spend on average 33% of our lives asleep a good bed is important. We went for a zip link as I like a firmer bed than my wife. An additional benefit we thought of is that the two parts can be turned and rotated independently which should be easier than trying to manoeuvre a single super-king unit. We aren't getting any younger and don't want this action to leave us needing to stay in bed.
One difference between our Hypnos and the more expensive Vispring is we get 10 years warrantee compared to the 30 years on some of the latter's models.
Still our last bed (Nusleep) cost £900 in 2001, according to the RPI calculations about £1800 today but prices have risen hugely since COVID, materials and energy costs forcing this. If only we had had the money a couple of years ago!
But surely there does come a point where the prices start to get a bit silly. A £40k bed would have to offer a heck of a lot more than £4k. Some makers seem to suggest a double emperor size which is 4m wide, maybe that's the £40k bed :).

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For 40k I'd expect a bed to be able to travel through time and space aswell.

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A decent bed / mattress that you can afford (not silly prices), and a decent topper if needed will make the bed last longer. Rotate mattress as required. Carpets though... I have to agree, but we didn't have the choice when we moved in to our place but what we have is still going fine after 20 years. It helps to get a decent carpet cleaner and clean once a year (at least). But now to replace the carpets it's not the cost it's the hassle of it all that's the problem.