Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[Justayellowbadge]

I mentioned, a little while ago, some Logic3 Ferrari headphones I'd picked up.

I really liked them, more for the build and materials than any absolute desire for audiophile self gratification.

So I looked at the others in the range, and did a little digging to see if I could pick up some of the others as cheaply.

The answer, it appears, was 'yes'.



The entire range, for less than a mid range pair was originally priced at.

I wasn't entirely convinced I needed 1 set, 9 may be overkill.

[Du1point8]

Where did you get them from?

Links to any more cheap ones?

[okgo]

They'll be on eBay tomorrow so you'll be able to get a set then if you must

[KFC]

Are you actually going to wear them out in the street?

I think they'll look about as bad as the ferrari jackets, hats and everything else...

[Justayellowbadge]

Du1point8 said:

Where did you get them from?

Links to any more cheap ones?

Trawled eBay and Amazon mainly.

Couple came from Bigpockets, others whoever had them.

Just grabbed when they appeared cheap, didn't mean to get the lot, just sort of happened.

[Justayellowbadge]

KFC said:

Are you actually going to wear them out in the street?

I think they'll look about as bad as the ferrari jackets, hats and everything else...

Not the ones in the red highlighted boxes, with the shields. No. Way too gaudy.

The leather clad ones are a lot more subtle and, yes, I have worn outside, but I really don't tend to wear headphones in public much.

[98elise]

JonRB said:

catfood12 said:

My first 20MB (Yes, 20MB) HDD was a couple of weeks wages in 1990 !

Yup. I remember in 1990 having an argument with my landlady's brother who was a retired IBM engineer, with him arguing that you simply could not get 1GB on a single PC HDD. When I showed him an advert in the current issue of Computer Shopper for one, he still wouldn't believe me. The drive was 5.25" form factor, full height, and cost £1,100.

I recently bought a 4Tb drive for about £150. I remember buy an 80Gb drive and thinking its probably the more space than I'll ever need....then I bought a 250Gb.....then a 500Gb....then a 1Tb

[MagicalTrevor]

B17NNS said:

Nice that. This keeps tickling my fancy...



Currently on offer at £350 for the cabinet and chest. If I see it at £300 again I'll buy it.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/...

I was sorely tempted but, against the spirit of this thread, I decided that I couldn't justify spending nearly double, so I reigned it back in again.

[JonRB]

98elise said:

I recently bought a 4Tb drive for about £150. I remember buy an 80Gb drive and thinking its probably the more space than I'll ever need....then I bought a 250Gb.....then a 500Gb....then a 1Tb

I remember my dad buying his first HDD.

It was for his Tandy TRS-80 Model 2 Business computer in perhaps 1980. It was in a case the size of a full size desktop computer, consisted of two 8" platters, and cost something like £2000 (which in those days was a LOT of money and could buy you a decent car). It had a capacity of 8Mb.

Yes, megabytes. Not gigabytes.

My first HDD was a 20Mb MFM drive in my Tandy IBM-compatible, sometime in the mid-to-late 80's.

[Bullett]

My first was in a Time computer (remember them?) 17gb around 2000 or so.

[Switch]

vinnie83 said:

I have the same, I paid £400 for it at John Lewis, mind if I ask how much they are now? I got mine about 6 months ago.

Almost got the Zeppelin air, but it was an awkward shape and size to fit into my rather cosy living room and this fits perfectly under the TV.

The warm glow is lovely, isn't it? I do find the bass boost useless though - way too boomy.

As far as I know the values are illuminated by LED rather than, them selves, glowing...

Apart from that it's a nice unit.

[soad]

Bullett said:

My first was in a Time computer (remember them?) 17gb around 2000 or so.

Huge turnover, small profit. Re-branded as Time UK.

[Du1point8]

Proper valve docks are a little more expensive

http://www.avbristol.com/section.php/49/1/valve-am...

[GrumpyTwig]

You could always build one, class A amps are pretty simple the main costs are the transformers and your time. Though obviously this is far outside the realms of anyone purchasing frivolously

I built a mono amp for about £120ish about 11 years ago I think, I don't think stereo would be double that though....

Edited by GrumpyTwig on Saturday 6th September 18:59

[LeeThr]

I had one of these moments when I walked into halfords the other day. Ended up buying this lot...
WP_20140905_01_56_06_Raw by LeeThr, on Flickr

The box's the floor mat and the wall containers. All part of my man cave/garage project but completely unplanned.

[epom]

Despite spending a fortune on cd's that are no longer of all that use, I now want a record player to spend a fortune buying old records on.... Any suggestions please ?

[Don1]

Got to go for the new digital pioneer 1210....

[craigjm]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

The 202 isn't a million miles off what Samsung were asking as an RRP for theirs originally.

The iPlay functionality is the crucial function for me.

The Samsung units originated at £599 so quite some way off

[illmonkey]

My other half paid £16 for a small shampoo, does that count?

[eskidavies]

Today in debenhams Cardiff was Ferrari aftershave £13 only there was no tester so I refrained ,has anyone got this and what's it like ,if it's ok I'll get some even though I Hardley where scent.