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Hi there, hoping somebody Stateside can give me some advice! My friend from LA visited recently (I am in London, UK) and really loved listening to records on my setup (Lenco GL75, modified Rogers HG88 mk2, TDL RTL3 speakers) - now she's got home she really wants to set herself up with a turntable, amp and speakers and I'm trying to help her out - I looked on facebook marketplace (changing my VPN location to LA) but was surprised how few turntables were on there for sale, and also how different the manufacturers that cropped up were compared to the UK/Europe... makes a lot of sense though I suppose in terms of what was imported where etc? I also searched for vintage hi-fi shops in the LA area

Hi there, I just bought a mk7 for £4800 - it had a brand new mechatronic unit fitted in January at 100k miles, along with a reconditioned hydraulic unit and a new TCM (Receipts for over £2200 provided by the seller).

When I viewed it tho, the spare wheel well was full of water. Classic rear vent seal failure from what I've read. I was going to walk away, but after my dad's mechanic said it's common and fixable, I offered £1000 less and he accepted. We dried out the back seat completely and I checked the rear carpets and the underlay is bone dry, so it looks like the seat soaked up the boot water before it got anywhere else. Planning to silicon the rear vents properly soon but remove the bu

Could anyone give me some advice on a new macbook and which one to go for please?! I’ve been using 2015 macbook with Yosemite for ages and it’s been really stable - now I need to upgrade but I’ve left it for so many years that I’m confused about the options. I was planning to get a used M1 and install Monterey since I have all the installers I need for that (Logic, Waves, PS etc etc), but reconditioned M1 laptops are around £2000 for the spec I want, and it seems stupid to spend that much on something dated when the newer laptops are similar price. Problem is I’m not confident that everything will work on new ones (M1 seems to be the last model that you could install Monterey on), or if “ins