Happy 2024 all. Really needing it to be better than 2023. Hope the old guard are all good, and hello to the new converts. Peace all

@Giles thank you. I'm still repping IH everyday, never a day without one piece or another making a showing. 2023 was not the greatest, but what doesn't kill us, yadayada..

@Graham thank you for going through all the measurements with me and finding this perfect fit…I can't wait to wear it...fit pic photos taken in 28 degree c heat...not ideal!

This is the XL

@Graham the IH weather Gods answered my rain dance  18 degrees and showers here today. Perfect day for my new jacket…oh, and it fits perfect, got a shopping bag pulling on my left shoulder, making the fit look tighter than it is

A beautiful jacket. This is my xxl khaki

Upgraded my system this week… Rega Apollo CD player and Rega DAC R. The combination sounds incredible, the DAC really tightens the low end up. Sounds like a live performance in my living room. Saving for a Rega Brio R integrated amp next. 99% of their materials are sourced from the UK, and the casing, transformers, and other components are manufactured and built 5 miles from my home.

@Giles thank you. I'm still repping IH everyday, never a day without one piece or another making a showing. 2023 was not the greatest, but what doesn't kill us, yadayada..

Happy 2024 all. Really needing it to be better than 2023. Hope the old guard are all good, and hello to the new converts. Peace all

Hmm an age old, impossible question.

Nas illmatic
Ultramagnetic MCs Critical Beatdown
Uniform Choice scream for change
Ani Difranco imperfectly
Kate Bush Sensual World

They all get weekly play on CD, and I haven't got bored yet. Been listening to all of them since years of release.

Not posted in an age. Hope all you good folks are sound.

Rarely snows before January here in Essex. 51 and a UHF holding up nicely.

@Madame Buttonfly thank you for your kind words. Life isn't an easy road, and there's been a lot of heartache along the way.

I'm not living on Kirsty's boat, god no! I just stay over a couple of nights a week. She is hardcore though, a very strong woman. I'm a lucky man. Thankfully things with Sarah, my wife came to an amicable end and we're still best of friends.

It's pros and cons, and the pros outweigh the cons. It's moored on a beautiful river with only a few other boats for miles around. It has diesel powered central heating, log burner, full sized kitchen and bathroom with power shower, washing machine etc. It was a real eye-opener to me. It's like a small apartment.

@Giles:

Congrats, I think 

Thanks @Giles I am very lucky. Everything with my soon to be ex is incredibly amicable. She knows about my new partner, she is happy for me. We just grew in different directions. Lots of challenges lay ahead.

My girlfriend lives on a narrow boat, and we've been doing work on it. IH has very much come into its own during this recent cold snap!

Been a while since I've posted. Big changes. Divorce underway after 10 yrs of very happy marriage, but now incredibly happy to be in a nurturing relationship with the woman I fell head over heels for 14 years ago. Life throws us some strange curve balls.