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Vinyl in London, UK
GuysMost of the stores you mention are very overpriced. Easily the best record store anywhere in the South East UK is the mighty Ben's Collectors Records in Guildford - it's about a 25 minute rail journey out of London:http://www.bensrecords.com/i... 
Stereophile Issue Vol. XIII no. 2 - copy required
Hi folksThanks for the great response to my post.I’ve checked with the Stereophile web master and that review is definitely not onlineThe issue number of Vol. XIII no. 2 is taken from the Stereophile master list (which is on their site) – I think ... 
Proceed PCD 1 CD Player
The review mentioned above is reportedly in the Stereophile Issue Vol. XIII no. 2 which I think may be Jan 1990, but the article itself does not seem to be on their (excellent) site.If anyone could let me have a copy of the article by email that w... 
Proceed PCD 1 CD Player
GuysThanks for the thoughts - I've emailed Stereophile as I couldn't find the review on line.As for performance I a/b'd the PCD against a Levinson 390s quite recently and there wasn't a significant difference!regardsRobin 
Large Classical Record Dealers
Which Classical LPs to buy? - Found myself in the same situation and was given a very helpful steer by the delightful Sophia Singer, the proprietor of Spiral Classics (http://www.spiralclassics.co.uk/). Sophia pointed me in the direction of the 19... 
Upgrade from a Spacedeck to Hyperspace or Dais ?
Hi RandyI upgraded from a Spacedeck to a Dais a couple of momths ago and am delighted with the results. Impossible to justify financially, of course, but it does sound wonderful. I'm not very good at hi-fi-speak, so I'll just describe it as "more"... 
Home brew cleaning solution
GuysThis couldn't be simpler - this is what I use with my Moth cleaner:1 part of Iso Propyl AlcoholYour chemist/pharmacy can order this for you in 500ml containers4 parts of the purest water you can findOnce again your chemist can help - mine come...