Re my gripes with the TCI Constrictors (Irish company)... I am beginning to conclude we are seeing an evolution in the retailing market here... where once upon a time you would have seen ladies of an Irish persuasion selling lucky lavender on street corners - these same womenfolk have retreated to their homes to weave together mains cables to bring you that same luck to your beloved hifi systems... (before you all deploy the WMDs at me - I am not making a racial statement here - simply a marketing one).