The Flu


summerisle said:
I've tried both ! Alas, still weak and feeble. :lol:
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It's not going to get you better, but it will mask the symptoms at least for a bit.

Might switch up to brandy, if it's good enough for broken legs during a mountain rescue, then it should help here.

By the way my teeth and jaw are killing me. Anyone else get that when they have flu?
 

summerisle said:
Anybody had it ? Anybody got it ? I've had it for a nearly a week, paying through the nose for cold 'remedies' which, if they've had any effect, is about as noticeable as a Moyes attacking plan against the top teams. I could fill a reservoir with the phlegm I've coughed up. :rant:

The doctor's sage advice was to keep warm, drink lots of fluids, and finished with, there's a lot of it around - thanks a bunch. So, alternative remedies would be most appreciated, providing of course they work, and don't involve eating raw eggs and the like.
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Have you put sawdust on it?
 
chrismpw said:
There's nothing you can do. Just huddle up and ride it out with a stiff upper lip. Stopping whinging about it would be nice too. X
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I'm not well, leave me alone you beast and return to your goodself wittering on vinyl/turntable thread about the joys of whatever this is about :

'You have a good technical setup now ypu csn tune into a sound you like and the type of music you like, by listening to as many different speakers that you can.

I bought my last set in the 1980s when I bumped into a designer (at IAS) who inspired me to build my own. From what I learned over the 40 yeaez since these are my rules:

1. Never get bass ported speakers ... these are tuned honk out a single or narrow range of bass notes at high volume in a shop, to attract people. It works, I'd say 90% of bass soeakers are ported for thus reason, but they lack depth and precision and they mask bass detail in my experience. It's a way of getting cheap nasty drivers to sound good.

My first 2 designs were all infinite baffe. People would think they were bass light ... until a bass instrument played, then they realised their own speakers were making up bass that was never intended.

2. The fewer drivers, the better imaging you will get. Don't be impressed with multiple driver speakers - that's just a designer trying to impress on the shelf, snd not choosing the drivers properly, in my view.


3. If you're after bass heavy music - look for transmission line designs. These were the next 2 speakers I made ... lovely cobtrolled rich bass, more than infinite baffle could ever produce.

4. As soon as you can, buy an active crossover and second power amp and go active.... the single bet think I ever did to my transmission lines. More detail and control over the driver without a nasty cheap passive crossover in the way.

5. My most recent dalliance has been with open baffle speakers .... oh my God! Holographic imaging and incredible detail, plus negligible room artifacts - but they need careful balancing and are too complex to get right by mass market manufacturers who don't want to spend money on the necessary consumer education. They are very bass light though (so won't sell off the shelf) and really need a subwoofer to cover below 100Hz. I recently sold a pair valued independently at worth £10k to a good mate who thought he waa robbing me at £2k (basically the build cost) and offered me £500 more than I'd asked!

6. My latest design is a single driver, broad range open baffle ... outstanding imageary and detail - no unnecessary crossovers needed ... simpler set up ... but much harder to tune-out unwanted responses ... sometimes it "shouts" ... still in development .

On a whim last year I bought a pair of Quad ESL-63 electrostatics - just because they were legendary. Cost around £2k when released in the early 80s and long regarded as the best speakers ever made. My own speakers win out in sone ways, the quads in others ... never heard a piano or drum so convincingly reproduced ... the transients are incredible. Fir classical /vocal/folk/jazz I think theyre possibly unbeatable. For rock music, they're simply very, very good. The Electrostatic are very fragile though so be very careful if you head down that route.'
 
Rapidvienna said:
Just over it … temp, nose running like a leaky tap and a very ‘productive’ cough aka thick green golf balls !!! Got thru it with Vicks up nostrils and on chest, paracetamol every 4 hrs and whisky, honey & warm water ….. still 7 days of feeling like 💩 Hope you’re thru’ it soon mate.
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Vicks, that's a throwback. No doubt it's now 10 quid per nostril.
 

COYBL25 said:
Doesn’t cure it and you most certainly won’t feel like eating one, but I’ve always found eating the hottest curry you can handle, deffo speeds up recovery.

Other than that, boiled water, squeezed lemon juice, a big spoonful of honey, paracetamol and a really hot bath, helps alleviate the symptoms.
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With a dash of whisky .... in with the lemon and honey, not in the bath obviously.
 

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