Justin Tuijl, writer, poet, activist

My stereos - a history

My Stereo(s) (Hi-fi) The rise and fall and rise again. A History of my stereo endeavours.

Part 1 - from a radio to the Pioneer

Part 1 | Part 2 | My stereo in June 2015

This is no boast but I love my stereo. Having a good stereo is the centre of my life and my only essential possession for someone who is not really into possessions.

Early days

I started my stereo life with a radio my Grandad gave me. Then I got my Dad's old setup (record deck and Sinclair System 2000 compact amp) which I added another one of my Grandads radio's to.

My Dad's amp was like this only black:

The Pioneer compact hi-fi

When I got a proper job I was able to start saving for something better and I bought a Pioneer compact Hi-fi which after a time I really started to hate. The Pioneer quality was lacking from this unit and really a lot of it was for show, like the twin display spectrum analyser. I hated the way the cassette and cd decks clunked about. Many things frustrated me with it, like th…

Dell KB522 Wired Business Multimedia Keyboard

Now I have a 24" monitor on my laptop I find that the £5 keyboard is really not up to it. Hence the Dell KB522 Wired Business Multimedia Keyboard. Very nice. I have started my degree in Creative and Professional Wiring this year and think I have a lot of typing ahead, hence the keyboard. It was only once I got this I realised how hard I had to hit the keys on the old one, as first of all with this one it hurt I was hitting them so hard. Pretty much sorted on the computer front now. I bought Dell hoping for longevity from this item. I don't like to buy new stuff all the time from an environmental standpoint.

See also:

My computers a history

My new laptop

Samsung 24" monitor on hdmi laptop

New Dell Keyboard

My favourite games

Ford Fiesta XR2 car crash

you can post my pictures on your website as long as you don't claim ownership and you provide a return link to this blog
My Ford Fiesta and the crash: Car Home About the car: Justin's Ford Fiesta XR2 And the engine: Ford Fiesta XR2 - modified CVH engine Pictures: Ford Fiesta XR2 More pictures:Justin's smashed XR2 More about the crash: Crash Story

I was sitting in it during the crash you can see my seat still intact

The rear end snapped off and ended up in the trees

The car I hit

Sweeping corner

PLEASE NOTE: I am not boasting about this accident, I was a fool, and I was very lucky to live.
THIS PAGE WAS CREATED AS A WARNING TO OTHERS. I never thought I would do something so stupid.
The crash was on the A134 near Wormegay (click here for map) was on my way to King's Lynn from Thetford (Norfolk UK) 8:00am May 1998 in the car I had owed for 8 years. One minute everything was normal then I had to start …

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