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Steve wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:18 am Yes, I have a sound box clip. They are those Mercedes badge style clips that hook over the circumference of an Exhibition or No. 2 so theoretically you have a central pull knob to grab the soundbox by when using it.

They are a poor design and aren't really necessary quite obviously but worse than this, they can have a detrimental effect on the sound reproduction in the bargain!

poodling around wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:28 pm I thought that this is very interesting. I really do like the design and colours of the 'tube'.

I wonder though, the box mentions 'Two remarkable accessories', one of which is 'sound-box clip'. I can't think what a sound-box clip is - does any-one know ?

(The second interesting thing to me is that there is a hyphen with the word 'sound-box').

Anyway:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134529282522 ... R4yC7PHuYQ

Dulcetto wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:24 pm

poodling around wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:28 pm I thought that this is very interesting. I really do like the design and colours of the 'tube'.

I wonder though, the box mentions 'Two remarkable accessories', one of which is 'sound-box clip'. I can't think what a sound-box clip is - does any-one know ?

(The second interesting thing to me is that there is a hyphen with the word 'sound-box').

Anyway:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134529282522 ... R4yC7PHuYQ

I can't really see what you find " interesting " about the word sound-box having a hyphen -- that is the correct spelling -- it should always be presented that way as it is in effect two words used as a compound noun to singularly describe what it does !

Gramtastic wrote: Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:30 am Wow, its at £17.99 already. I know it's the earlier version but it makes me wonder what my box of 6 unused tubes is worth .......

poodling around wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:51 pm

You seem to have a firm grasp of English grammar. The CLPGS might benefit from your wisdom:

https://www.clpgs.org.uk/the-reproducer ... d-box.html

Raphael wrote: Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:14 pm

poodling around wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:51 pm

You seem to have a firm grasp of English grammar. The CLPGS might benefit from your wisdom:

https://www.clpgs.org.uk/the-reproducer ... d-box.html

The CLPGS also needs to learn the difference between "principals" and "principles". Quote:....they are all based on the above principals....unquote

Raphael