(back so soon!? your poor eyes. I've given up on my even poorer ones. I was just reinspired by your wise decision to take rest - It boggles my mind the hours you make (I am just insane) - to take them on a slow boat far away from a ringside seat.)

The ADL is a USB fed DAC (digital to analog converter)

I shall NOT ignore, because this finally opens up channels to understanding what is what.

Seemingly obvious to you, a piece of inoxidisable gold to me.

Anyone who plays records may apply to be my better half! (If only for the time and attention it takes to play them. Literally: put them on, off, back in the sleeve is very seductive to me.) It's why I keep on giving the audio guys a chance (NO, not trying to hook up with them, perish the thought! They seem to be of another era: ... although that's also a bit deceptive to say.). But getting into that side of music myself, is too late for me. Have a couple of barely useable players in the attic and an unmentionably sad collection of vinyl inherited from here and there. (Oh, not counting the 1950's? wind up,my mother used as a student to play her father's 1930's records on, but I think corrosion has by now got the better of it. It warps the music if it goes at all.)

Hearing that this amplifier is powerful enough for record players raises the buffs who sold me the thing slightly back to my hoped for esteem. They still have my CD player in the shop somewhere (waiting to be repaired, but that's now been three years, so I am not expecting that one back either.)

That about the thickness of the wires I am up to scratch on (ha! let's correct that: in the know-loop). (As goes for the previous basic rundown on open/closed phones, which I read with a little disconcertion. Not regarding the specs but your daily personal noise-pollution - which I am not impervious to every now and then, listening to you as closely as I do.)

Miss Terry. Made Eurovision bearable for a while, when thus forced to realise it was even taking place. Fortunately, I now have no clue whether it still exists. Oh, wait I must insulting certain nationalities here now....