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Post by jazzbones on May 31, 2015 12:33:04 GMT
Jimmy Hughes had some really good suggestions and ideas, such as removing stuffing from speakers. Even if they didn't work, many of the ideas were thought provoking. Peter Belt was not one of his better moments, though. Back in the mid eighties, I visited Jimmy Hughes a couple of times, together with DSJR who was in the audio business at the time, and he did have one of the best systems I've ever heard. His flat was split level and he listened from the top level. The room, overall, would be classified as large. His truly vast collection of vinyl covered the side wall areas with ever increasing number of cds. Whatever Jimmy did with his system it worked and this was at a time when he was a Peter Belt devotee, even to wearing an anointed safety pin pinned to his cardy and bottles of pure water placed according to conceived directive. I was a guest at Jimmy's, at a time when everything he said was seized upon, so I kept any concept and thoughts of my own hidden, it was hard to accept. The proof of the pud was the end result did sound good, very good but whether PB enhanced the end result I will never know? Subsequently, I did try a couple of inexpensive PB bits on my own system but did not not hear or enjoy a difference. I still come across the odd sticker stuck to the bottom of equipment stands which I peel off... no degradation at all. Another devotee of PB was a frequent contributor to the HiFi mags of the time, a certain Mr Peter Turner, who came up with the 'Turner table' a wood platform and three wood door knobs for feet for use under his LP12. This was way before Russ Andrews came up with oak cones and Torlyte platforms we have today. What ever happened to Peter Turner, I did enjoy his 'old boy' scribblings?
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Post by MartinT on May 31, 2015 15:10:25 GMT
I remember seeing a photo of Jimmy Hughes' room. Didn't he have Impulse speakers at the time?
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 15:49:37 GMT
I took Etude speaker there also in the mid 1980,s he did have a great collection of music and made me feel most welcome. I have not seen him for years.
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Post by jazzbones on May 31, 2015 17:15:29 GMT
I remember seeing a photo of Jimmy Hughes' room. Didn't he have Impulse speakers at the time? Yes, if I remember correctly firing towards his back wall with central large arched window. But what I remember was before those when he actually used a pair of widely spaced Arcam book shelfspeakers atop HB1 metal standards, grills replaced by, would you believe, Linn Isobarik grills which completely hid the speakers when seen directly from the front and gave the impression of a big speaker on stands. Ones eyes and ears could be fooled! Also these speakers wobbled a bit on their stands but they sounded incredibly good. I think he was trying to get across the fact that everything didn't have to be on spikes and by the rule book of the time. As ColinW will attest, Jimmy did have a rather unique living come listening room spread over two levels. He could also listen near field if he wanted. Going from memory again, he only ever had one source at a time plugged into his pre-amp be it LP or CD so there must be something in that. Our Jim was totally immersed and lived for his music before all else.
As an aside, how many times have we gone to a HiFi show, walked into a good demo with multiple speakers arrayed thinking it was the big'uns providing the music only to be told that no it was the little'uns you were hearing... eyes and ears being fooled again, eh?
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Post by ynwan on May 31, 2015 17:33:59 GMT
As I remember Jimmy H ended up with large three way Impulse speakers - initially he used these normally, but as suggested earlier, he ended up turning them round and reflecting the sound off the rear wall (or window) of his Barbican located flat.
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Post by jandl100 on May 31, 2015 18:53:05 GMT
Yes, many years ago I visited him there, with the speakers pointing the 'wrong' way. It was actually very effective - more of a wash of sound than a pinpoint imaging extravaganza, but nonetheless enjoyable for all that.
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Post by pinkie on Jun 13, 2015 12:10:39 GMT
I realise this thread has drifted a bit - but it still seems the obvious home for this post. I was just chatting to AK about the lovely HiFi industry, and people doing the dirty (he has an issue with a dealer and a magazine failing to return his stock) and Colin's situation came up in the discussion. We were reflecting on how life isn't fair and how the courts aren't interested in fair - just facts and law. This may be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted in this case, but its advice I would like to share publicly. It is advice I always give to individuals starting a new business - and it is sadly not always followed ALWAYS HAVE A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT DRAWN UP BY A SOLICITOR There is a lot of confusion amongst punters about the nature of a company, its officers (company secretary and directors), and shareholders and their various rights, powers, and obligations. The rights of an individual shareholder - the automatic , statutory rights - are far less than most people imagine. The "common law" rights - minority protection from case law - add a bit - but in practice are expensive to enforce. A good shareholders agreement makes all the difference. Without one, a shareholder Does not have a right to management information including management accounts Cannot control bank payments or the bank account Cannot require his shares to be bought (pre-emption rights in the Articles of association work the other way) I was previously in practice with another accountant I thought I knew well, in a company with 50 shares each. He had responsibility for managing the admin and accounts (he had insisted on it as the "experienced one" and as "one who had been had-over before". And in that sad way we trust people we think are friends - I left him to it. Until I discovered one day he had paid himself over £35000 he was not entitled to , effectively by VAT irregularities - and a bunch of other professional stuff I was very uncomfortable with. Nobody likes to think anything will go wrong when they start a business up starry-eyed. Like nobody contemplates the divorce when they get married. Fortunately I had a "pre-nuptial" in the form of the shareholders agreement. A document which cost us £1300 plus VAT when we formed the business - but which was worth so much more than that when I needed it. As a result, it gave me powers I could easily enforce in court - including the power to make him sell his shares to me unless he rectified his breaches of the agreement. In fact I used that leverage to make him buy me out, and allow me to keep half the clients as the "price" - so I was able to start my current practice on my own "clean" and leave him with all the crap. We had a share purchase agreement drawn up by a solicitor for that purpose too - to ensure that I was discharged of all liabilities for his wrong-doing. In the absence of a shareholders agreement, a shareholder like Colin has very very few automatic rights, and hardly any powers - as shareholder. 49% means you cannot defeat the majority in matters requiring an ordinary resolution, but you can control special resolutions which require a 75% majority. As employee or former director you may have other rights Colin. And from a practical viewpoint, as shareholder - you can interfere seriously in their tax efficiency through your right to any dividends they might want to declare. And ultimately , if you can afford the legal costs, you can apply to the court for minority protection - which in practice means they would be required to buy you out for a "fair" price. . Of course - that may not reflect your personal loss of earnings, in which case you may want to look to employment law rather than company law for compensation. Although I bet you didn't have an employment contract either... I know this doesn't help Colin much, but spread the word to anyone you ever meet setting up a limited company to run a business - GET A SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 20:24:01 GMT
Thank you for the advise, I can't afford to go to lawyers I can not even at this moment pay for my keep, and due to ill health over the last 8 month not been able to work either. So I am being supported by true old friends from there kind hearts and my 82 Year old mum who is also in poor health.
I wish to thank them all very very much without them I would have died in December from blood poisoning which attacked my mechanical heart valves causing them to stick.
Well with their kindness and love I survived. Even now I am suffering from stress and depression, and I moan a lot, sorry Sam.
So Thank You Sam, Maria, Rose, Steve, Alan, Karen , Kevin and my lovely Mum xxxxxxxxxxxx
And thanks to all lads I have met through the forums who have helped me get my confidence on the way to mending.
Dave, Alan, James, Paul, Mark, Marc, Richard.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 13, 2015 22:52:52 GMT
I don't know what to say Colin except conserve your strength, keep on going and lean on your friends.
Sorry to sound trite.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 11:11:07 GMT
It is amazing how now Geoff Merrigan is now published as the designer of Tellurium Q cables and of the Iridium Amplifier, god does he want the world or what? For a man that did not truly understand a thing I did he as gone to be a Guru in this as well as health products. Well done Geoff.or should I say sieg heils.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 24, 2015 11:29:15 GMT
As I said, I found his attitude appalling the one time I communicated with him.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 24, 2015 11:39:08 GMT
Colin, what is your situation now? Have things got any better? It sounds like TQ are getting away with some terrible actions, are you not able to fight it?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 12:27:16 GMT
Just wish he buy my shares of and then I would be silent about TQ as I was before.
No money or income to speak of the little I have made from the PCB, SECA Kits has gone on to help pay for my keep. The divorce and the settlement there is strange as my ex wants everything including all the shares of TQ which she would sell to the others for peanuts and not the true value so all my work would mean nothing to any of them.
Still up and down to the hospital every tuesday at the moment much fun, but a nice coffee shop with caring staff thank Wotan. Back to have operation in late August which should be interesting, and another if I survive the first one in September. Maybe they are waiting for me to die, but that is Devils for you.
Still plodding on nearly completed the NEW Wonfor/Inca Tech Claymore Design without remote and the other junk the marketing Guru wanted at TQ, It about sound not flashing lights wally. It will be a lot cheaper I hope too. We will see.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 14:13:59 GMT
Well I had a offer to buy my share from the director of TQ for the IPI share and to resign as director of IPI, and it came with a condition that I should never speak about TQ again and I could never do electronics for two years and many other small but stupid points, all that and the share and they would pay me less than a half a years salary. I said no to all of it, and I have heard nothing more, oh dear. I expected to work until I was 70+ on my designs and now I am homeless and pissed off.
Oh and I have to remove everything ever that I have put on all Forums and social media sites.
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Post by Sovereign on Aug 4, 2015 15:04:07 GMT
mmmm Well, try not to let the bastards get you down, not much condolan I know, you never know they could come back with a better offer
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Post by John on Aug 4, 2015 15:14:41 GMT
Sorry to hear that it seems a pretty bum deal As you not employed you be entitled to legal support have you thought about going down that route as it really sounds like you got a strong case
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 15:43:30 GMT
Boy those people at TQ really know how to win friends and influence people. Expecting you not to ply your trade as a condition is just plain unreasonable IMO. How are you supposed to make a living?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 16:11:43 GMT
17:04 PM 04/08/2015
As I have just posted this I have just received another letter demanding I stop all my truth telling about TQ and that the offer is fair and will end on the 7th of August 2015.
It said that they never said I could not make electronics, but could not make cables. DAH cables are in nearly all electronic and it my design anyhow so I am going a sometime make cable (sorry doc)
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 4, 2015 16:24:26 GMT
Go back with a counter offer Colin
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 16:34:57 GMT
I agree with Mike. However, I think any counter offer should be run past a lawyer to make sure you aren't leaving them any loopholes. To do that would take time so why not ask for an extension, during which time you will stay silent on TQ as long as negotiations continue. Just a thought, but you deserve your share and you also deserve time and representation to ensure you get it.
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