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Gabs, I can't afford the labour, fixtures and fittings, but he has the cheapest amps and speakers going.

It's all cheap kit. Looks like he's robbed Sevenoaks.

I owned two 106 GTis and the first was definitely quicker. The second was owned by an older lady for six years and I suspect it had not been thrashed enough to open up.

Thank you.

My girlfriend has a Y-reg 2001 1.2 16v (mk2 ph2) and a starting problem. When she starts it up it'll quickly die, although it can be kept alive if rev'd. The engine management light is on, although after a while it'll be fine and can be driven. It seems to happen every couple of weeks. The AA...

AVI HiFi are releasing their 2.1 system soon, with three channels of amplification and 3 digital inputs to a Wolfson DAC. www.avihifi.com

Chaps, In 1975, Kubrick sourced f0.7 lenses for his film Barry Lyndon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon#Photography They were developed for NASA and used on the Apollo moon landing.

PS3 looks for a DLNA server. Try TwonkyMedia for Mac.

iTunes is appalling value. You're better off sourcing the CD from Amazon and ripping it yourself. Not only is the bit rate substantially higher, but you have a physical backup. Some specialists are beginning to release studio masters for download, but it'll be a long time before this is...

The PS3 is okay, and I use the optional remote control to make it less toy-like, but it is noisy and ugly. If I'm watching a film late at night I get a little fed up with its noise.

The software that is most popular on audio forums is EAC - Exact Audio Copy. You can also use dbPowerAmp and AccurateRip, which verifies your rip against a database to ensure it is perfect. WAV is the default but won't support proper tagging. Any lossless format - FLAC, Apple Lossless, WMA...

Wireless rear speakers, as said, aren't actually wireless because you need mains power. If you don't want the fuss just get a good two channel system. You won't have "surround sound" but the quality will be far superior with music. 2.1 is another option too. AVI HiFi are bringing out a 2.1...

I think there is a prejudice against Cambridge Audio, but their latest stuff is good. My friend's 740C was about as good as my Copland CDP costing many times more.

I've used things like DVD Decrypt, DVDX and Hanbrake. They don't take too long - 30mins on modest laptop?

I would go about this a different way... If your music is on your iPhone it's also going to be on your computer too. Get yourself to RicherSounds for some entry level HiFi, and stream the music from the computer wirelessly, or use a decent off board sound card. Look at "Squeezebox" or "Apple...

The music is probably on your computer somewhere. Locate it by searching for *.mp3, or whatever file type they were.

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I saw a Blue 172 Cup by the VW garage last Sunday in Cambers.

172s are excellent VFM

Using two laptops is overkill and it's potentially worse-sounding because a) the digital to analogue conversion at the point of the headphone socket will be poor and b) if you're using Windows XP then the Kmixer will be resampling the audio. An Airport Express is a little gadget that receives...

If you have XP Pro use "remote desktop connection". I would get an Airport Express, rip losslessly, output digitally into a DAC. FTW

Airport Express plus AVI ADM9 speakers. Or remote desktop into the old lappers.

PS3 or Apple TV

I had a LHD car for a year and it wasn't a problem to drive daily. Give it a go! :)

Airbag complications?

The majority of ph1 172s in AutoTrader have steering wheels that look like they've been dipped in acid - they're completely disintegrated. Is there a common fix for this? Maybe an upholstry co. could stitch something over it or re-cover?

Belts are something I'll be looking out for. There was one on here for £2300 I think. Weren't they twice that last year? On Autotrader there are plenty not much more then £3k either. Strange.

lol - a major worry then! I guess like with all used cars anything will break at any time!

Sorry that this overlaps slightly with a couple of thread in this section at the moment. Ph1 172s seem to be below £3k in some instances now, even nice looking ones with modest mileage. Most of these are starting to get a little old now, maybe 8yrs... Are there any potentially expensive...

Cool. Just found it in the gallery there.