More in Rod’s Blog
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Mighty Boy’s mighty resale value
Some people remember where they were when they heard about Princess Di’s car crash. For others it was when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Me, I remember exactly […]
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Changing nappies; the Bangle wrangle
When was the last time you tried to change a nappy in a car? If this car looks a little odd to you, well ease and speed of nappy changing […]
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The quest to find number 1, Series 1, 70 years later.
Anyone who’s ever driven a Series 1 Land Rover would wonder about people who pay perfectly good money, and lots of it, to have them restored. But then it takes […]
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Cinemas? Why bother?
When television was invented the death of the cinema was predicted and, as everyone knows, it didn’t happen. But it was certainly injured. Ticket prices dropped. Newsreels died. Cinemas specialising […]
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Kiwis build gyms for birds
Road builders and maintenance crews in New Zealand have a problem with keas. Not Kias, the Korean cars, but keas, the world’s only alpine parrots native to the country. Keas, […]
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The finest car chase ever filmed
At the Detroit motor show Ford has unveiled a limited edition Mustang, faster, more powerful, the usual stuff. They’ve called it Bullitt. And it occurs to me that a great […]
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Goodbye XLR, something younger and more beautiful is replacing you.
Readers who pay particular attention will know of my difficulty (as a Virgo) in testing Sennheiser’s wonderful HD800S headphones late last year. The accompanying headphone amplifier, the HDV820 had two […]
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Silly spare wheels and why they don’t work here.
There are those who believe a space-saver spare tyre is adequate. There are those who believe that when you have run-flat tyres you don’t need a spare. There are even […]
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What is it about Denmark and hi fi?
What is it about Denmark? Less than six million people yet it is, and always has been, one of hi fi’s great epicentres: Dali, Dynaudio, Gryphon, Ortofon, Jamo, B&O and […]