EU survey on appliances and right to repair

May 05, 2018 266 Replies

I have a computer, an amp, and speakers, none of this interconnected outdated bullshit.

As for earthing everything, then you get ground loop problems anyway.

No. They're just different.

You're talking to the wrong person here. I've not mentioned IEC connectors or gold RCA jacks.

That's illogical. They're either closer to the original sound or furthe= r away.

? You get better sound with a better amplifier and better speakers, not= IEC connectors and gold RCA jacks. You really are gullible.

I was talking to the group. The offending person is free to answer this= part.

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The probability that a given thread has degenerated into a pissing conte= st is directly proportional to its number of replies.

Those who ask that sort of question wouldn't understand the answer.

To get a nice IEC connector. Simples.

So you don't know then, thought so. I'll tell you, you're gullible and = the manufacturer is rubbing his hands with glee.

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If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

Surely for a perfect mains supply, you don't want ANY connector. You ge= t resistance at connections!

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A statistician took a standard deviation from his normal way home becaus= e the mean of the population was after him.

Feel free to have no mains connector in any of your electrical products.

get resistance at connections!

I don't have one on my amp. The mains wire goes straight into the back = and is soldered onto the power supply board.

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Due to financial constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has bee= n turned off until further notice.

Reminds me when as a youngster I encountered someone making lemon curd. I d idn't know why, given that one could buy it easily. When I eventually made my own I found out. I'll never buy that glucosey rubbish again.

NT

Imagine my disappointment to find that Quads have Bulgins. ESLs too :(

NT

. I didn't know why, given that one could buy it easily. When I eventual= ly made my own I found out. I'll never buy that glucosey rubbish again.

I've eaten home made food. But I still buy the premade stuff. I don't = want the hassle of cooking things, especially as at that point I'm damn = hungry and want to eat it NOW!

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110 people once tied for second prize in the Powerball Lottery after pla= ying the same lucky numbers from a fortune cookie.

Have I accidentally stumbled across a Star Trek convention or something?=

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Peter is listening to "DJ Splash - Inspiration"

what's on the other end of your mains wire? A power station.

ou get resistance at connections!

ck and is soldered onto the power supply board.

One connector is better than two.

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He saw her in her birthday suit swimming by the pier She said, "Please go away," but he pretended not to hear. "If you don't go I'll stay in here 'til it's dark." 'That's OK by me," he said, "I only came to feed the shark."

-- Benny Hill

They certainly did. At work we had loudspeakers which cost over 10 times your 200 quid. And microphones, come to that.

All of which a waste of money in your warped mind.

Yes. That's very common on cheap equipment.

Early Quads, yes. Before the days of the IEC. The Quad 405 was when they changed to IEC.

The weird thing is he thinks he's smart.

NT

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