THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG

What is it about cartridges, not just the stylus end but increasingly cantilevers and casings are made of more and more bizzarre and exotic materials as are their presentation boxes. I did titter when I say this cartoon though:- True or not eh, lets cut the pseudo science trickery and think of a rigid material that can transmute (good word) vibrations into sound, ah, I have it:- I can supply Shibita stylus fashioned from Zolitron's front claws to suit any turntable/arm combination for you:-I

I just love the thrifty solutions of yesteryear, maybe its because I am a Yorkshireman, maybe because I am a pauper but whatever, what do you think to THIS little dodge:- I may try this trick with a one armed anatomical skeleton I cannot sell - is that what is meant by single ended I wonder.......?

So I cannot understand why for at least 4 times a week European customers demand shipment of goods to them.   And I thought only the EU Eurocrats made demands...... Unfortunately due to the barriers placed on trade and shipping to Europe in the wake of Brexit and in the case of Germany because of the additional demands of VerpackG, we are now unable to ship to any of the member states.   Our dealing directly with European customers is now just a fond memory, just like the subject shown above in our 1971 Radiomobile advert as I now  will...

Picture this, its the 2025 North West Audio Show and two chaps have timidly entered the Orange Amps demo room.... Well, we sidled into the demonstration room under the stern and glacial visage of the brand impressario in attendance, our eyes fixed firmly on his little valve tester.  I nudged Sandeep and he nudged me back  "Steve  - you ask him." he hissed. "No, you ask him."  I  quavered. We timidly approached our nemesis and gave that fateful cry pitched with just the right level of longing and pathos, "Please Mister, can we play with your valve tester?"   Why...

Well, what a surprise, my good friend first and loyal customer second decided to take me to the 2025 North West Audio Show and what's more he didn't make me wear a muzzle so I could pass totally non PC comments about some of the wares on display. It's been a few years since I bought a hi-fi comic and even longer since when I used to prowl the hallowed halls at the Harrogate Audio Fair back when turntables were called gramophones, used thorn needles  and their "organic" power supply was clockwork driven, however, I digress. In certain respects, things...