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Best Lava Lamp?
A video that no one asked for, which took an unreasonable amount time to make.https://youtu.be/ipFePT4Z270Imagine if you will, a lamp that takes all morning to get up and running but can only be used once per day. Then to this, add in the logistics of trying to demonstrate four different colours of ...
AUDIO ODDCAST JAN ’26
Here’s the Audio only version of the new Patreon exclusive update. The main video version is available in a separate post.Take care.
VIDEO ODDCAST JAN ’26
Something for the weekend.A bit earlier than anticipated, here’s my first Patreon exclusive update for 2026.https://youtu.be/2diOPJKZh_UThere’s an audio only version available in a separate post.Take care.
AEI Foreground Music System
You’ve heard of Background Music but what about Foreground Music? Let’s take a look at this AEIplayer and its carts and see what we can discover about this pretty much undocumented (until now) music system.https://youtu.be/yq179lvycjAI’ve been spending my birthday today editing this video. It...
REVIEW: Philips Combo Vinyl & CD Player
Well it seemed like a good idea…https://youtu.be/vLJdHxp6XFwThis has been a tricky one to assemble as every time I slept on it, I’d rethink something I’d done the previous day. I’d then go back to the ‘finished’ edit and replace whole segments with new bits. It’s all worked out in the ...
Best Volcano Lamp?
Time for some hard hitting consumer journalism answering the question no one else dares to ask… Which is the best Volcano Lamp?https://youtu.be/HWBr-_903tMJust a bit of fun to keep the channel ticking along during the busy holiday period. I hope your Christmas has been relaxing so far. I’ll star...
December 2025 Oddcast
Arriving just in the nick of time, it’s my December/Christmas 2025 update for everyone here on Patreon. Have a good one.https://youtu.be/l731wcYgxCA
We Are Rewind Curtis Blaster REVIEW
Perhaps 2025’s most requested item for me to test has arrived just in the nick of time, it’s the Curtis Blaster/Boombox from We Are Rewind.https://youtu.be/U3aroewJiYEI wasn’t expecting this to arrive this week. I also imagined that when it did arrive I’d have a couple of weeks to test it be...
The RiddimVox
I’ve finally got something new (old) to show you - and despite all the issues I’ve had while making this video, I don’t think it’s turned out too bad in the end for something that's been assembled in such a disjointed manner.https://youtu.be/OwcFaavyLJgIn other news I should have a coupl...
Apologies for the delay.
(As always) I am working on my next video, however this one has been very slow going due to yet another frustrating health snag. Nothing too serious this time, just an agonising shoulder pain that turned up out of the blue and is preventing me sleeping. This lack of sleep mixed with pain killers has...
Dead quick tip - no charge
I’m not sure if this is worthy of a video - but I made it anyway as I thought it might be helpful to someone somewhere. https://youtu.be/NxtWQtaLDeQUPDATE: Looks like this ‘tip’ wasn’t of any use after all, as pretty much everyone here has already done this. I’ll keep this video off the m...
Waves of emotion.
In a Patreon update a while ago I mentioned my years' long fruitless search for one of these. Well I finally landed this great white whale, so here’s a silly little video about this soon to be complained about, distracting background shelf filler.https://youtu.be/2mJL152QdS8In other news, sca...
PERSONAL SURROUND SOUND
This time I’m testing out a surround sound neck speaker. You might have seen me test other personal surround systems in the past, but they've all had limitations/flaws when it comes to AV pass through connectivity. I was hoping this new contender had finally figured it out. https://youtu.be/T...
The 125 pound Record Weight
A video review (of sorts) of the HumminGuru Lumi.https://youtu.be/NAUu5PzUEekOh I just want to mention something about the start of the video. The other week I noticed the stats on the previous video showed that about 50% of viewers had stopped watching in the first 30 seconds. This intrigued me. T...
Panasonic’s Mr Thin range
This one has taken longer than expected for what I anticipated would be a ‘quick video’ about a range of pocket radios. However due to the extra time I had to do research on this one, I discovered a very interesting side story which resulted in this being a far more interesting video than I’d ...
October 2025 No-video Oddcast
It’s that time again. Here’s a feature length Patreon exclusive Oddcast (audio only version) featuring a lot of very little. The video version is available in a separate post.
October 2025 Video Oddcast
It’s that time again. Here’s a feature length Patreon exclusive Oddcast featuring a lot of very little. There’s an audio only version available in a separate post. https://youtu.be/BsU5R5J8V4gOne quick correction - the item shown towards the end of the video cost me £23 not £17.
A video about a connector.
I really couldn’t figure out how best to name this video. I have no interest in trying to compete with the ever increasing wave of AI Slop and SEO clickbait nonsense. So I decided I might as well just head in the polar opposite direction… and lean into it.https://youtu.be/tRFrnwrwyxkWhether or n...
Not a format.
A little video about something that isn’t what it appears to be.https://youtu.be/c6TiIduyag0You can thank my deceased parents for this one. A number of years ago I was struggling with what to get them for Christmas. Being rather old they’d already accumulated everything they wanted so the only s...
A belt too far?
My 50% successful repair shown in the last video gave me enough confidence to tackle another job I’d been putting off for some time. You might have seen me mention that the Sony bookshelf HiFi system that sits on the shelves behind me was faulty. Here’s how I got on with trying to sort that out....
Not A Boombox - Epilogue
A ‘what happened next’ update regarding the pair of faulty Panasonic SY-PA100s.https://youtu.be/9VUorpwiDcsJust a basic video this time as I’m feeling worn down at the moment, so I’m trying to take it easy until things improve. It’s been a weird 2025 and I feel like it’s all caught up wi...
Colour E-ink picture frame
This device has reminded me why I started making YouTube videos in the first place. Back then I wanted an excuse to test out new tech that I otherwise might not have bought just for myself. “Oh this, it’s not for me, I bought that for the channel - it’ll pay for itself.”It’s been some time...
Patreon Oddcast Audio for September 2025
It’s time for a Patron only audio experience. Unfortunately my energy levels are a bit depleted at the moment, so please only listen to this one if you’re happy with a low-key experience.If you choose to skip this, rest assured that you won’t be missing out on any ground shattering news.The vi...
Patreon Oddcast Video for September 2025
It’s time for a Patron only video. Unfortunately my energy levels are a bit depleted at the moment, so please only watch this one if you’re happy with a low-key experience.https://youtu.be/wFeQwnindoIIf you choose to skip this, rest assured that you won’t be missing out on any ground shatterin...
Not a Boombox (UPDATED)
Could this be the bulkiest portable CD player? If not it must be in the running. However CD playback is only one feature, it’s a different one that really caught my attention.https://youtu.be/Uiu9HEqa0dgThis is the video that should have been out a few days ago, however I was waiting on a vital de...
Same as it ever was.
As I am sure you’re all aware, any new cassette boombox isn’t going to be ‘good’. However do I still regularly get asked ‘what about this one’ or someone will send me a link to a new one because it comes from a name familiar to them and it ‘looks like this one could be better than the ...
Seventeen+ years ago
It’s been an odd week with a death, a marriage and an MRI. As a result, video production has been slower than anticipated. The new video is also currently on hold while I wait for the delivery of a broken device that should enable me to fix my broken device due to it being broken in a different wa...
VID PIX
You might recall me mentioning (quite a while ago) that I was on the look out for a modern stand-alone video music visualiser. If you don’t, it doesn’t matter, I barely remember saying it, but I’ve recently found something along those lines, so here’s the video.https://youtu.be/6zyUMRI5_G8Th...
A better Burger?
I think we can all agree, my video on the original Sound Burger record player was the only reason this product returned from the dead (*citation needed).Well now there’s rival device from whoever bought the Toshiba Aurex brand in a charity shop. It’s called the AX-RP10, but just wait till you he...
Old man messes with stuff
The delivery of a ‘new’ VHS tape provided the catalyst for twenty three minutes of loosely connected video nonsense.https://youtu.be/PC94KQtNPWsMy videos often require a lot of stuff taking place off the screen to enable me to make the segments that get edited together. Videos like this one are ...
