Yup pretty much as djglover said.

But in some cases with the right car choice it can work out cheaper than owning most cars too. So your saving can be on car ownership rather than extra salary.

Skype video works fine with other users on the ipad2

Yes you need the skype app on your ipad2, but it is free

I have been using it for years now – great service. For me the main appeal is the bluray libary but we also use the streaming on both TV (Via mini mac) and on the ipad (in bed!) on a regular basis – but the streaming film choice is limited to say the least!

Burls

simples

Far too many places to choose from!

Belgo’s is always a favorite of mine to take out of towners too.

http://www.belgo-restaurants.co.uk/

Amazing section of beers.

EVO for sure – most fun car I have driven bar caterhams, not better but more fun than a 911.

Yeah you could get somethign better on fuel – but as my wise brother in law always says: “With the money I save owning a diesel I will but the car I want.”

He just got a scooby.

Custom Build Burls

yeah funny and suitably random – worth it

Mainecoon cat

Anything Specialized personally

For me awesome brand if you don’t have specific requirements/knowledge.

I have a few friends with nespresso and they are very good indeed. Personally use a beans to cup machine.

I’d go for someone with belt drive building experience. titanium is flexible and belts don’t tend to like that so it’d need to be done right.

slightly off topic but why so few custom aluminium builders?

Speak to Triton bikes – they use Russian grade OT4 which is stiffer than 3/2.5 that is often used.

Taste tests show orange tastes better

I have an attractive wife, a nice car, my bike looks good as bikes go, why should my home computer not be nice on the eye as it sits on my lounge on a very nice Hifi rack

I am an apple buyer :) – a nerd I doubt it.

Apples are for people who want to tell people they are cool and have apples. Or for arty types who don’t know anythign else. Or for the basic user who wants to pay a lot for basic features that just work.

PC’s are for people who can’t afford Apples, or are geeky enough to care about price:performance ratios and can be bothered to get it to work better/faster than an out the box apple.

its probably right if picking your nose and taking a dump counts.

Pinata! Nothing like whacking a donkey with a stick

I got a russian ti frame and I have no issues with it – its awesoem actually

Cut out the middle mad…

China
http://www.xacd.com.cn/

Russia
http://tritonbikes.com/blog/

I like it!!!

Well my rigid is a fixed CX bike and I still give it a good thrashing on most offroads….love it! Though I keep away from anythign too technical mainly cos of the fixed.

good work!

The choice is easy

VX220 Turbo

Cheap, reliable, fast and peanut servicing costs

Or just get a dac for your ipod as a stop gap?

its all about the number of charge cycles, like miles on a car….consumable.

Personally i would looking into Sonos as a solution – I have tried many options and for me this is the winner for simplicity and function. But you do need some kind of network drive.

Another option is a simple PC or Mini mac – both you can use your ipad/pod/phone as a remote. Assuming your Hifi is near your tv also gives iplayer, c4od.

In case you need it here is a list of retailers you can use your halfords CTW vouchers at:

A Fudge & Sons 176 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 1PR London London
Action Bikes 19 Dacre Street, London, SW1H 0DJ London London
Action Bikes 221 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD London London
Action Bikes 23-26 Embankment Place, Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 6NN London London
Action Bikes 437 Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, London, SW14 7PJ London London
Action Bikes 5 Saint Davids Square, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 3LG West Glamorgan Wales
Action Bikes 54-56 Whitton High Street, Whitton, Twickenham, TW2 7LT London London
Activ (Folkestone) Ltd 145 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2DA Kent South East
Alpine Bikes 2 Henderson Road, Longman Estate, Inverness, IV1 1SN Highlands Scotland
Alpine Bikes 48 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5AX Lothian Scotland
Alpine Bikes 50 Couper Street, Glasgow, G4 0DL Strathclyde Scotland
Alpine Bikes 6 St. Georges Place, Glasgow, G20 7PW Strathclyde Scotland
Alpine Bikes 64-70 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6BX Grampian Scotland
Alpine Bikes Neidpath Church Building, Peebles Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6QX Borders Scotland
Behind Bars 248 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Glasgow, G43 1TT Strathclyde Scotland
Berkshire Bikes 18-20 Wokingham Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1JQ Berkshire South East
Berkshire Bikes 186 London Bridge Road, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 4BS Berkshire South East
Berkshire Bikes 207 High Street, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7AQ Berkshire South East
Big Bear Bikes Succours House Southgate, Pickering, YO18 8BL North Yorkshire North East
Bike and Bowls 7 High Street, Elgin, IV30 1EQ Grampian Scotland
Bike Scene The Old Ambulance Station, Park Lane, Guisborough, Cleveland, TS14 6NT Cleveland North East
Bikes of Inverness 39/41 Grant Street, Inverness, IV3 6BP Highlands Scotland
Biketrax Edinburgh 11-13 Lochrin Place, Tollcross, Edinburgh, EH3 9QX Lothian Scotland
Birdie Bikes 7 Wensleydale Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2LP Middlesex London
Birdie Bikes 8b The Sainsburys Centre, Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AG Surrey London
Birmingham City Cycles Custard Factory Complex, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AA West Midlands West Midlands
Blazing Saddles 35 West End, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8UQ West Yorkshire North East
Bridgtown Cycles Unit 7, Lakeside Plaza, Walkmill Lane, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0XE Staffordshire West Midlands
Caygill Cycles Borough Road, Gallowfields Trading Estate, Richmond, DL10 4SX North Yorkshire North East
Certini Kingsmill Road, Tamar View Industrial Estate, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6LD Cornwall South West
CH White and Son 51 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9AG Wiltshire South West
Chamberlaine Cycles 75-77 Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 8NY London London
Cheshire Oaks Cycles Stanney Ten Trade Park, Little Stanney, Chester, CH2 4JZ Cheshire North West
Chevin Cycles Limited The Showrooms, Leeds Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1BR West Yorkshire North East
Compton Cycles 23-25 Catford Hill, London, SE6 4NU London London
Condor Cycles 49/53 Grays Inn Road, Clerkenwell, London, WC1X 8PP London London
Cookham Cycles 11 Station Parade, Station Hill, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9BR Berkshire South East
Cycle Centre UK 250 Shields Road Byker , Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1DX Tyne And Wear North East
Cycle Heaven 2 Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 1JJ North Yorkshire North East
Cycle Ops 148 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BB Kent South East
Cycle World 109a Winchester Road, Romsey, SO51 8JF Hampshire South
Cycle World 36-38 Thornhill Park Road, Southampton, SO18 5TQ Hampshire South
Cycle World 373 London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9HJ Hampshire South
Cycle World Unit 9 Bourne Centre, Southampton Road, Salisbury, SP1 2NY Wiltshire South West
Cycleworks UK Ltd 14-18 Church Street, Leatherhead, KT22 8DW Surrey South East
Cycleworks UK Ltd 218 London Road, Burpham, GU4 7JS Surrey South East
Cycleworks UK Ltd 34 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EF Hampshire South
Cycleworks UK Ltd 9 West Street, Haslemere, GU27 2AB Surrey South East
Cycling World – Fraserburgh 57 Cross Street, Fraserburgh, AB43 9EL Grampian Scotland
Darke Cycles 1/2 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1DX Tyne And Wear North East
Dave Mellor Cycles 9A New Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8JN Shropshire West Midlands
Dolan Cycles Unit 8, Old Boundary Way, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2YW Lancashire North West
Downland Cycles The Malthouse, St Stephens Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7JA Kent South East
Dryburgh Cycles 9 Tulloch Street, Dingwall, IV15 9JY Highlands Scotland
Edwardes Cycles 221-225 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0HG London London
Extreme Sports Ltd 86-88 East Laith Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 1JE South Yorkshire East
Fred Baker Cycles – Cheltenham Rd 144 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RL Avon South West
Fred Baker Cycles – Lodge Causeway 292 Lodge Causeway, Bristol, BS16 3RD Avon South West
Freedom Bikes 45 George Street, Brighton, BN2 1RJ East Sussex South East
Freeflow Bikes Unit 5, South Cathkin Farm, Glasgow, G73 5RG Strathclyde Scotland
Freetown sports 70-76 Prospect Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 3RT East Yorkshire North East
Grips Bikes 56-58 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7JP Essex South East
Hardie Bikes 86c Main Street, Cairneyhill, Fife, KY12 8QU Fife Scotland
Harry Hall Cycles The Arches, 67 Whitfield Street West, Manchester, M1 5WQ Greater Manchester North West
Highway Cycles 22/24 The Glebe, Chells, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0DJ Hertforshire South East
Highway Cycles 35 Amwell End, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9HP Hertforshire South East
Jardine Cycles 98-100 Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9PP West Midlands West Midlands
Karbon Kinetics Ltd Crown Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3HL Buckinghamshire South East
KHS Bikes Unit 2 Ronell Place, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3AQ Essex South East
Kingston Cycles 245 Hessle Road, Hull, HU3 4BB East Yorkshire North East
KMX Karts Unit 6a, Pompey Centre, Fratton Way, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 8ER Hampshire South
Leisure Lakes 103 Penny Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1XN Lancashire North West
Leisure Lakes 124 Rochdale Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 7AY Greater Manchester North West
Leisure Lakes 168 Wilsthorpe Road, Breaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3AG Derbyshire East Midlands
Leisure Lakes 26-27 School Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4LF West Midlands West Midlands
Leisure Lakes 27 Pittville Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2LN Gloucestershire South West
Leisure Lakes 3/4 Station Close Retail Park, Daventry, North Hants, NN11 4FJ Northamptonshire East Midlands
Leisure Lakes Mere Brow, Tarlton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6JX Lancashire North West
Liverpool Bicycle Cooperative 29 Parliament Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 5RN Merseyside North West
Madigan Pro Bike Centre 89 Irish Quarter South, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim County Antrim Northern Ireland
MJ Cycles 752 Knutsford Road (nr Swing Bridge), Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1JS Cheshire North West
Montague Bicycles Trademark House, Ramshill, Peterfield, Hants, GU31 4AT Hampshire South East
Mud Dock 40 The Grove, Bristol, BS1 4RB Avon South West
Nicholsons Cycles 2 Forfar Road, Dundee, DD4 7AR Tayside Scotland
On Your Bike 33-40 Bradford Street, Birmingham, B5 6HX West Midlands West Midlands
On Your Bike 52-54 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2SZ London London
Oneplanet Adventure Coed Llandegla Forest, Ruthin Road, Llandegla, LL11 3AA Clwyd North Wales
Pearson Cycle Specialists 126 High Street, London Borough of Sutton, SM1 1LU London London
Pedals Cycle Centre 493 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AG Dorset South West
Picton Cycles 145 – 147 Picton Road, Liverpool, L15 4LG Merseyside North West
Powabyke 3 Wood Square, Queen Street, Bath, BA1 2JQ Avon South West
Primera Cycles 24 Chairminster Road, Chairminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9RR Dorset South West
Putney Cycles 337 Putney Bridge Road, Putney, London, SW15 2PG London London
Quest Adventure 5 Ardsheal Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 7RN West Sussex South East
Reg Braddick Cycles 63-65 Broadway, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 1XJ South Glamorgan Wales
Ricci Bike Chain Old Conns Works Bissoe, Bissoe, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8QZ Cornwall South West
Ride Cycles 259 Scotswood Road, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE4 7AW Tyne And Wear North East
Rocky Mountain Cycles Talbot Green Business Park, Talbot Green, Mid Glamorgan, CF72 9FG Mid Glamorgan Wales
Roe Valley Cycles 35 Catherine Street, Limavady, County Londonderry, BT49 9DA County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Saddle Safari Crown Lane, Off Spittal Street, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 3HL Buckinghamshire South East
Samways 20/22 Ashbourne Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3DR Derbyshire East Midlands
Sidcup Cycle Centre 142-146 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7AB Kent London
Sigma Sport 15 High Street, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 4DA Surrey London
Simpson Cycles 114 -116 Malden Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 4BY London London
Skinnergate Cycles Brunswick Street, Stockton On Tees, Cleveland, TS18 1DU Cleveland North East
South Downs Bikes Ltd The Forge 38 West Street, 38 West Street, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4EE West Sussex South East
Spokes Cycles 272 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1AE Tayside Scotland
Spokes Cycles 37 South Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9QR Fife Scotland
Spokes Cycles 425-427 High Street, Kirkaldy, KY1 2SG Fife Scotland
Stanley Bridge Cycles 11 Newnham Parade, College Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9NU Hertforshire South East
Stonehenge Cycles 86-88 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7QY Wiltshire South West
Terry Wright Cycles 102 Bridge Street, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 8EH Cambridgeshire East Midlands
Terrys Cycles 44 Station Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4PW Avon South West
The Bicycle Hub FUSION, Church Road, Jackfield, Telford, TF8 7LJ Shropshire West Midlands
The Bike Chain 30 Rodney Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4EA Lothian Scotland
The Bike Tree 289 Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, S17 3LB South Yorkshire North
The Cycle Store 201 Woodhouse Road, Friern Barnet, London, N12 9AY London London
The Electric Transport Shop Hope Street Yard, Hope Street, Cambridge, CB1 3NA Cambridgeshire East
Thomas’s Cycle Revolution 621 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8ND Suffolk South East
Thomas’s Cycle Revolution Peartree Business Centre, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0JN Essex South East
Twelve 50 bikes 102 Main Street, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7AR Cheshire North West
Urban Mover Unit 1F, Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8PL Gloucestershire South West
Warlands Cycles 63 Botley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0BS Oxfordshire South Midlands
York Cycleworks 14-16 Lawrence Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 3WP North Yorkshire North East
Alpine Bikes 1 Highland Gateway, Inveralmond, Perth, Perthshire, PH1 3EE Perthshire Scotland
Alpine Bikes 117 High Street, Fort William, Highlands, PH33 6DG Highlands Scotland
Vita Cycles 45 Thingwall Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3UE Merseyside North West
Pembrokeshire Bikes 1 Rushacre Enterprise Park, Redstone Road, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7ET Pembrokeshire Wales
Scotby Cycles Chruch Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle, CA2 5TL Cumbria North West
Banbury Cycles 56-59 Broad Street, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 5BL Oxfordshire South Midlands
The Tri Centre 57-59 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9PP Lothian Scotland
Oban Cycles 59 Breck Road, Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 2QX Merseyside North West
Oban Cycles 234 County Road, Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 5PJ Merseyside North West

Personally I would get a sonos and enjoy internet radio together with everythign else it offers

I am a keeping it simple believer and I run a Sonos and love it. Spotify works a treat out of the box.

I have a ZP90 into a DAC and Hifi & ans S5 in my bedroom – the whole thing is effortless and genius.

Personally I find women in low cut tops and mini skirts more of an issue

I agree! I got my mum to do it and she thinks totally differently while driving now.

They probably work it out if you paid them enough! I have worked with a few middle eastern companies and DHL are the only carrier that will still operate in a War Zone.

Also I did the London to Paris bike ride and they did the logistics, top guys doing a top job. They also sponsor the Manchester Velodrome – so thumbs up from me.

I am going deer stalking in May – cannot wait! Mmmm venison sausages!

The Sonos looks a nice system but, HOW MUCH?

Haha look at the Naim streaming series for a shock!

BigButSlimmerBloke – the logitech stuff is good, but you do need software on your music server (be it nas, pc, mac, etc) to push music to your player. TO me this is un-needed hassle – I am a simple kinda guy(ish). But the big seller on the Sonos is the multiroom ability.

And once you have you’re first sonos setup you can add more around the house, I have a ZP90 (digitally into a decent hifi) in my living room and S5 in my bedroom – bloody love the way it all syncs the music.

Will wire one into the bathroom at some point!

I ditched my cd player with no regrets at all. CD’s for me is now an archive format.

I still buy cd’s – they get ripped to HDD and archived. I eventually moved to a Sonos system as I found it preferable to a PC.

has anyone ever bought an amp that needs EQ?

Damn right my old technics LOUDNESS button was amazing with a pair of 1210s plugged in and some sizable JBLs!

But we’re not talking Hifi here :)

Do any high end amps have equalizers? Even mid price ones?

You tend to buy the amp you like the sound of rather than one that needs EQ

I’d rather spend thousands of pounds (if I was intending to spend that money) on going to see live performances of the artists I was interested in, rather than sitting on my own in a room listening to my ‘hi-fi’.

I like both :)

Totally agree with you joolsburger

Nuwara in Sri Lanka personally.

I got it sorted – cheers!

Kenwood here too. Wait until one comes up on hotukdeals and grab it!