Next big things that never lived up to the hype, failed, or disappeared without a trace... What do you remember??

[Punkawallah]

Reminds me that in the 1970s I knew a chap who had lodgings in a house underneath Durham railway viaduct. When a train went over he had to grab the needle off the record, otherwise it went skating.

And so was invented ‘scratching’?

 

[SuperGalactian]

And so was invented ‘scratching’?

We’d all been scratching records for decades before that. I forget when it became a virtue.

 

[swee'pea99]

Not in my personal experience, a bunch of people upon hearing my set up have said "Where's the other speakers then" I dunno but have you ever owned one of Peter Walkers products.
Although I have heard a set of 'stacked' Electrostatics * (EL57's) in the proper frames driven by 4 QUAD 2 valve poweramps, sadly playing Classical music but a glorious sound.

* stacking electrostatic speakers (one pair inverted) gives an extra octave of bass response over a single pair.

It's English, Jim, but not as we know it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's English, Jim, but not as we know it.

Flanders & Swann were taking the mickey out of hi-fi speak as far back as 1957

High frequency range, Complete with auto-change.
All the highest notes neither sharp nor flat,
The ear can't hear as high as that.
Still, I ought to please any passing bat,
With my high fidelity.


View: https://youtu.be/7fJmmDkvQyc?is=ZnHacnRJsj1I9smg

 

[SuperGalactian]

have you ever owned one of Peter Walkers products

Only the cheese and onion ones.

 

[raleighnut]

It's English, Jim, but not as we know it.

I spose it is easy to take the pi55 out of something you don't understand and have no experience of, I feel sorry for you.

 

[FishFright]

And so was invented ‘scratching’?

Reputedly DJ Cool Herc , but others have made the claim too.

 

[swee'pea99]

I spose it is easy to take the pi55 out of something you don't understand and have no experience of, I feel sorry for you.

Ah, that's sweet. But really, your sympathies are misplaced. I have, among other things, a Pickering XSV 3000 needle-thingie. I do things like this with it. What do you do with yours?

 

[Beebo]

Ah, that's sweet. But really, your sympathies are misplaced. I have, among other things, a Pickering XSV 3000 needle-thingie. I do things like this with it. What do you do with yours?

Time roll out this classic sketch?

View: https://youtu.be/DvswW6M7bMo?si=ltaXIff-k2buV-To

 

[Seevio]

Time roll out this classic sketch?

View: https://youtu.be/DvswW6M7bMo?si=ltaXIff-k2buV-To

I didn't even have to play it to hear the word "gram-o-phone" in my head.

 

[wakemalcolm]

I didn't even have to play it to hear the word "gram-o-phone" in my head.

Was a Trio automatic cut direct drive turntable not a bit naff though. Thought so the best ones were belt drive?

 

[Methersgate]

The Brazilian Economy.

 

[DRM]

Nowt wrong with a Dansette for blasting your 45's

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Was a Trio automatic cut direct drive turntable not a bit naff though. Thought so the best ones were belt drive?

What heard at the time - from the osrt of people who knew

was that direct drive were better for one good reason

Belt drive were more expensive to make but were generally better because the belt took out any variations in speed and vibrations from the motor itself

Direct drive was cheaper to make and they could lob some electronics in to suppress the problems
but that also affected the sound to a tiny extent

but as that was still cheaper they spent a huge amount on advertising and convincing the media that they were better

so it ended up that for cheap turntables you were better off with belt drive
but if you had loads of money "remember him??) then the top direct drive were better
but they could have made better belt drive - but didn;t


I got a cheap belt drive
people I knew had direct drive that was FAR more expensive - and I couldn;t tell the difference
they said - and believed - that they could

 

[wakemalcolm]

What heard at the time - from the osrt of people who knew

was that direct drive were better for one good reason

Belt drive were more expensive to make but were generally better because the belt took out any variations in speed and vibrations from the motor itself

Direct drive was cheaper to make and they could lob some electronics in to suppress the problems
but that also affected the sound to a tiny extent

but as that was still cheaper they spent a huge amount on advertising and convincing the media that they were better

so it ended up that for cheap turntables you were better off with belt drive
but if you had loads of money "remember him??) then the top direct drive were better
but they could have made better belt drive - but didn;t


I got a cheap belt drive
people I knew had direct drive that was FAR more expensive - and I couldn;t tell the difference
they said - and believed - that they could

I drew the line at slimline salad dressing.