Thems the Fellas Spot on Andy!

I'm sure the cost of a (relatively small) casting in Aluminum or Magnesium would not overly upset the cost of what are very expensive speakers. I'm more prone to think it is ease of manufacture of what is a fairly awkward shape - much easier to mould than to cast and machine.

Isn't that picture off topic !!

I wondered the same the other day - I hope he hasn't been sold for medical experiments!

[quote user="Dillen"] Thanks guys for the nice comments. If you had only half the fun reading it as I had doing it, it was all worthwhile. The radio comes out of my own private collection and is in daily use as of this writing but like the majority of things in my collection it will eventually be sold. I simply have no room for the things

It's all Greek to me

Peter: Have not broached that one yet!! Very very tempted though! As I said - you know it makes sense! Just tell her how much you've saved by not throwing your money away on a daft CD player! You're a 1/6th of the way already! I'd be quick - it seems that there's an imminent price rise, another saving/cost avoidance!

Medogsfat: It's about time someone came up with an acronym for acronym - far too long a word to be writing out in full. I was going to say that acronym is an acronym for.................but blew a fuse trying to think of a string of words starting with the requisite letters that meant the same!! Tonights challenge for those with little better to

Peter: I am also hopefully getting a CD5500 - I don't want you thinking I am completely sensible!! ....... to go with the recommended BL5's of course!

Peter: Agree! You will no doubt be very surprised to hear that I decided to keep the CDX! Good man - you know it makes sense !