Redsnapper - tried those Rohrbacker things, sounded completely dead right out of the packet. Don't suppose they'll go any deader with age though! :-) LOL!
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PS - and yes, I tried another set just in case the first set were duds. Exactly the same. Complete waste of time and money. I'll stick to Newtones (about six quid a set) and change 'em every five or six weeks.