Faster miles an hour....With The Radio On:- Listening Habits.

 I like hi-fi. I come over all doe-eyed, hopeless and weakened when I visit a hi-fi dealership and find myself surrounded by brands such as Meridian, Musical Fidelity, PMC, I would go on but the resultant drool could cause a short in my keyboard.

At home I have what I maintain is a good sounding setup, even though it’s made up of a rag-bag of brands it would cost me a considerable hill of cash to swap it in for anything that would offer me a worthwhile upgrade. My girlfriend and I like nothing (well, maybe a few things) more than to sprawl across the sofa together with a carafe of wine and a good CD, something we can close our eyes and really get to grips with. It’s not about entertainment, it’s about escaping into the music. It’s a drug.

In the car, well, things are different.

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Diesel; What Happened To The Backlash? (Part 2)

I may have to accept that my wafer-thin argument about petrol versus diesel is a futile battle. Since August we have known that Dr Rudolph has infiltrated BMWs Motorsport division and there’ll be a heavy-oil fuelled Bavarian shredding its tyres at a set of traffic lights near you, very soon; the diesel "M" car is on its way. I can only assume they’ve done this because it's What The People Want. It also tells me that they’re listening to The Wrong People.

But maybe it’s me that has the problem. Maybe I’m taking things far too seriously. At this rate I run the risk of being left in the wake of progress because I don’t want to be a part of it. It’s happened to me before, because I’m an awkward bastard who won’t be told what to do by a world that thinks it knows better. It has happened to me with music.

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