Lol, soz, I misunderstood you! However, this year they'll be up two weeks earlier, as we've already got our tree
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Lol, soz, I misunderstood you! However, this year they'll be up two weeks earlier, as we've already got our tree
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
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CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
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Oh yeah she likes it just fine, but it is a busy time for her (as it is for most folk) and her health issues means that she can easily take on too much. I help as much as I can, but she is very particular about how stuff is done.Originally Posted by Marco
Lol - is Anita not a Christmas person then?
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We now have a granddaughter who stops over every other weekend, so tomorrow we'll be doing some decs with her - we bought an outdoor Nordman (in a big pot with roots, and a shitload of outdoor lights and stuff for it
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That sounds lovely - make sure you post pictures when it’s all done!Not much time to enjoy them though, especially if you've gone to a lot of effort, not only to make them (as Del does from scratch with the likes of wreaths and garlands, from things she forages from he local park), before having to take them all down?
It also takes her around 3 hours to decorate the (7ft) tree, which is filled with 100s of vintage baubles and all sorts. And then there's all the cards she hangs up. Typically, we get around 70 Xmas cards a year, which she hangs on the wall using a series of strings, held up by tacks.
I guess it depends on how much time and effort you put into your decorations, and how long you like to enjoy them for
Marco.
I’m usually just like this too but as we’re going away for Christmas and (hopefully...) New Year, we probably won’t bother with our big tree as the damn thing is huge and takes hours to decorate!
Not sure when we’ll put the smaller decorations up. To be honest, I’m not feeling very Christmassy this year.
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Well I wanted to order a bit of sheet material and wood from B&Q, but that's out of the window 'cos I'm buggered if I'll pay thirty quid just to have thirty quid's worth of stuff delivered!
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Do you have a friend or neighbour/know anyone else who could go to the store and get it for you instead?
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Fair enough, dude. Hope your granddaughter has lots of fun - no doubt she'll be all excited!Oh yeah she likes it just fine, but it is a busy time for her (as it is for most folk) and her health issues means that she can easily take on too much. I help as much as I can, but she is very particular about how stuff is done.
We now have a granddaughter who stops over every other weekend, so tomorrow we'll be doing some decs with her - we bought an outdoor Nordman (in a big pot with roots, and a shitload of outdoor lights and stuff for it
Del's also super-fussy how the decs are done. She's currently fitting some cute handmade baubles, which she's made out of wool, in different colours (she'll also wear them on her hair at Christmas), to a little 'tree', constructed from twigs and other bits from our garden, which we've got some lights for, and goes in the kitchen window.
That's always where she starts (always been crafty)... The lounge and the main tree will be next! She's in her element lol, and hasn't really grown up. Bless
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Cheers, mate. We'll defo put up some pics, but it'll be a while yet until it's all finished, as the garland for over the fire and the wreath for the front door take ages to forage for and make! I know what you mean about not feeling Christmassy, but we're determined to enjoy it and have as much FUN as possible!That sounds lovely - make sure you post pictures when it’s all done!
I’m usually just like this too but as we’re going away for Christmas and (hopefully...) New Year, we probably won’t bother with our big tree as the damn thing is huge and takes hours to decorate!
Not sure when we’ll put the smaller decorations up. To be honest, I’m not feeling very Christmassy this year.
Luckily, our normal routine will be undisturbed, with my dad coming over for lunch, along with two of our friends, so that'll be nice, as they're major foodies (and wine-os), like us!So there'll be lots of lovely nosh (Beef Wellington, made to the recipe used at The Savoy) for the main course this year instead of goose, plus I've got a shedload of fine wines, vintage ports and quality malt whisky in, so it'll defo be a case of EAT, DRINK and BE MERRY!
Are you guys over in Ireland, then? Hope you have a nice time
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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No. I'll drive over and check it out. If the precautions look good I'll go in.Do you have a friend or neighbour/know anyone else who could go to the store and get it for you instead?
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That all sounds fantastic!Cheers, mate. We'll defo put up some pics, but it'll be a while yet until it's all finished, as the garland for over the fire and the wreath for the front door take ages to forage for and make! I know what you mean about not feeling Christmassy, but we're determined to enjoy it and have as much FUN as possible!
Luckily, our normal routine will be undisturbed, with my dad coming over for lunch, along with two of our friends, so that'll be nice, as they're major foodies (and wine-os), like us!
Are you guys over in Ireland, then? Hope you have a nice time
Marco.
It was supposed to be Ireland this year but mother-in-law is in a nursing home and not doing too well - Ursula and her sister flew over yesterday and have to isolate for 5 days before a COVID test and, if this is negative, they can go and see her.
We’re going to Ursula’s sister for Christmas Day/Boxing Day which will be nice but also going to my sister for Christmas Eve as it’ll be our first Christmas without my mum, who died in September. Mum always loved Christmas and made it really special for all of us ever since we were children, hence why my Christmas spirit is slow to get going this year.
Don’t worry, though - I’ll get there eventually!
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Our B&Q are petty good with the precautions, "lane" markings on the floor, sanitising stuff at entrance for hands and trolleys, etc. My tip; first thing you buy is a broom handle, and anyone who comes within broom handle distance gets a whack round the head
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