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but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem to be a real spectum analyser, more just a volume level VU meter with multiple bars. Still pretty sweet tho, but i think i have seen others shapes which are awsome too!

Don't bother trying to replace the bulb with dimming CFLS, it would just be a waste of money!

This is because the technologies used for touch lamps are incompatible with CFL's. Touch lamps work by drawing a small amount of current through the plug which actually runs through the filament of an incandescent bulb (yes its an energy vampire) not enough to light the bulb but enough to keep the touch circuit active. However, with CFL's because they use a ballast system to get the bulb lit there is no chance of passing a residual current through the bulb, thus not letting the touch lamps circuitry work.

Hope that helps! this means that you will always at least need one incandescent in that lamp!

i saw them when i was last at ikea, i think they look really nice but in a more practical view all i can think of is, hmm crap i bet they collect dust like crazy and are difficult as hell to clean, just like wooden venetian blinds which seem to be dust magnets!