Dyson

[Joey Shabadoo]

A year or so after my father in law died, my mother in law complained her hoover had lost power and wasn't picking up. I went over to look at it and discovered the bag was full. Johnny had always done the housework and his wife didn't have a clue how the hoover actually worked.

Thing is, worse than the bag being full, the hose was also full right the way up to the brush head.

Shortly after that my brother in law moved in to help care for her. About a year later, when we were visiting he commented that he was thinking of getting a new hoover because the old one wasn't picking up any more.

Yep, you've guessed it...

 

[swee'pea99]

One thing I will say for the Dyson - it's the only hoover I've ever known that has a strong enough spring to pull the lead back in properly, all the way, rather than running out of steam with about two foot to go, so you have to sit there trying to pull, release, pull, release to coax the last bit back into the machine.

 

[postman]

Hoovers,Dysons.Nowt wrong with one of these.

 

[Salar]

10 years ago when i wanted a new cleaner, i wanted a dyson but the shop salesman talked me into buying a Sebo. It's a complete load of rubbish. Uses old fashioned bags, no tools and is generally pretty pathetic.

My son has a dyson and swears by them. I think it''s a bit like buying a bike. Some you like, some you don't. Some are perfect for you, and some are not.

You must have got a bad one, we've a Sebo and it's excellent, so I'm told by my better half
We've also got one of those lightweight Shark things with headlights as the Sebo weighs a ton.

As for Dyson, well we had one, never again, plastic marketing junk that was quickly recycled.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I know the feeling. View attachment 378181

Actually Maz is banned from dusting around the HiFi cos she'll break something.

Wow. An amp that goes up to 22!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

[QUOTE 4998916, member: 9609"]HOW OFTEN DO YOU TURN IT UP TO 22[/QUOTE]


PARDON?

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE 4998916, member: 9609"]HOW OFTEN DO YOU TURN IT UP TO 22[/QUOTE]
Depends on the source selected, mine has the latest configuration with a 2V input module for CD replay but not many CD players actually output that kind of voltage (my Denon claims to) so I have had it 'flat out' on occasions.

Thing is it isn't an Amplifier, it is a Control Unit for the Amplifier and in the case of CD it actually cuts the output voltage down from the 2V level to 0.5V which is the maximum input voltage for full output of the 303 Amplifier (it also has output 'taps' at 1.5V and 5V to suit other brands of Power Amplifier) or in my set-up the two 303s running 'Vertically Bi-Amped' so that each is fed with a single channel 'commoned' across the inputs with one channel powering the Bass/Mid driver and the other powering the Tweeter (4 wires to each speaker)

If you think that's a bit over the top Google 'Naim 6 pack' for true madness.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Ah yes, vertically Bi-Amped. Of course (nods head and strokes chin)

 

[johnnyb47]

I remember buying a new Dyson many years ago. I think it was a DC 01 model if memory serves me right. The funny thing though, was that a work mate told me about his, and what the shop assistant told him. As she was demonstrating the Dyson to him she she telling him all about it's features and started talking about it's herpie filter as opposed to its hepa filter. For this reason alone me and the ex just had to go to the shop and get her talking about this hoover.
After a few minutes with the shop assistant , sure enough she got talking about the built in herpie filter and it was so hard to keep a straight face. I even dropped a few hints by saying the word hepa filter, but she never twigged on. It was a good hoover when working ,but it was troublesome and i ended up binning it. My Henry vac that I own now is bombproof and has worked faultlessly over the years. It's even still got its mudguards fitted which is a god send on my dirty carpets :-) :-)

 

[Drago]

A herpes filter would sell well.

 

[raleighnut]

Ah yes, vertically Bi-Amped. Of course (nods head and strokes chin)

There are 2 ways of Bi-Amplifier wiring (there are actually 3 but I'm not including running Amps in 'Bridged' mode as that involves internal rewiring on most)

• Horizontal Bi-Amp. A stereo signal is fed to both Poweramps with one being used for both Bass/mid drivers and the other for both Tweeters so you have a stereo Bass Amp and a stereo Treble Amp.

• Vertical Bi-Amp. The output of a single channel from the Control Unit/Pre Amp is commoned across both channels of a 2 channel Power-amplifier that then 'feeds' the bass/mid and the tweeter independently whilst the other channel is fed to the 2nd Poweramp similarly.

Both are only possible on 4 terminal speakers and after the 'shorting bar' is removed.

All Amplifiers suffer from 'Crosstalk' to some degree (unless Mono or 'Dual' Mono designs) where the signal from one channel affects the sound from the other channel and vice versa, with a 'Vertical Bi-Amp' set-up this still happens but because each channel is being fed the same signal it cannot affect the channel separation. This results in far better stereo 'imagery' and definition and as an added bonus they run much cooler and have more 'headroom' so 'clipping' is reduced. You do need 'matched' Power-Amplifiers to do it though but all QUAD 303s are identical throughout their nearly 20yrs of manufacture

 

[Sandra6]

Am I the only one with a Shark ?
I've had dyson, vax and a hoover, and shark are by far the best.
I used a henry at work and it was rubbish , I don't get the big fuss about them at all.
Anyone remember kirby vacs? Now they were the business.

 

[Drago]

Those shark cleaners are pretty snappy.

 

[NickNick]

Am I the only one with a Shark ?
I've had dyson, vax and a hoover, and shark are by far the best.
I used a henry at work and it was rubbish , I don't get the big fuss about them at all.
Anyone remember kirby vacs? Now they were the business.

Never tried or heard of a shark, have experience of Vax , Dyson & Henry which I think are all fairly crap (in order from most to least crap). Miele are best by a mile!

 

[AndyRM]

Those shark cleaners are pretty snappy.

You wouldn't want to be hanging around doing a job like that.