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Post by nightwatchman on Feb 24, 2016 18:23:59 GMT
Hi to all,
Semi retired to a farmhouse in SW France with dark clear skies for astronomy (hence - Nightwatchman) and
now rediscovering the enormous delight of listening to music...Classical and Jazz and female vocal...Madelaine Peyroux - Melody Gardot...
Iv'e dug out my old Rega Planar 2 with its original tone arm and A&R P77 Cartridge...Needed a new felt platter and drive belt...now running very happily!
Just recently acquired a great sounding Cyrus 8 Amp and DVD8 cd player (Thanks Chris) my B&W DM602's never sounded this good.
Perhaps a Psx-r and Speaker upgrade next....funds and understanding other half permitting!
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Post by John on Feb 24, 2016 18:30:05 GMT
Welcome to TAS I look forward to seeing you posts
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 24, 2016 18:34:16 GMT
Welcome to TAS!
A farmhouse in SW France sounds pretty idyllic to me - is it everything one would imagine it to be?
Great to hear you enjoy classical music - we have a section of the forum dedicated to classical so do drop in ...
I remember demoing a Cyrus II back in the day and was amazed what a difference the PSX made to this amp. So if you enjoy the Cyrus sound I would say it is a must...
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Post by MartinT on Feb 24, 2016 19:13:26 GMT
Hi and welcome to TAS!
In a departure from convention, what telescope do you have?
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Post by nightwatchman on Feb 24, 2016 20:31:18 GMT
Hi,
Celestron Nexstar 6 and Celstron 8 with NEQ 6 pro mount.
Magical dark skies here and little light pollution.
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Post by nightwatchman on Feb 24, 2016 20:38:08 GMT
Thanks for the advice on the psx-r.
Yes it's idyllic and more, great neighbours but not that near, which is good as I play drums!
Completely quiet except for the birds and my drumming.Drive on very empty roads...and the cost of a bottle of
good wine......I musn't go on....oh well just if you need to see the doctor, it's tomorrow at the latest!
love the place!
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Post by ChrisB on Feb 24, 2016 21:13:02 GMT
Hi and welcome to the forum.
I'm another one who would swap locations with you in an instant!!
Cheers
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 24, 2016 21:22:54 GMT
Welcome to TAS Peace and quiet there sounds superb - except when you break it !  |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 27, 2016 9:58:11 GMT
Celestron Nexstar 6 and Celstron 8 with NEQ 6 pro mount. Magical dark skies here and little light pollution. Celestron 127EQ here. Only recently got a telescope and still learning. Terrible light pollution, so looking forward to some darker skies in the future. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 27, 2016 12:18:34 GMT
Light pollution one of the curses of the 'civilised' world
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Post by nightwatchman on Mar 2, 2016 18:04:19 GMT
To give an idea... Here's a link to our holiday cottage and at the bottom of the page there's a photo of the night sky! bertygite.com/details.html |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 2, 2016 18:34:36 GMT
Wow - that's proper! Nice photo.
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