Our visit to Colin (aka 'Tremayne') and Chris, August '17
 

Already a lot of years ago, we wanted to meet, but there was always something that came in the way.
Not this time!
We spent a lovely couple of days, with sight-seeing, good food and drinks, and a lot of music.

Colin and his wife, Chris live in the north of England.

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You could say they are the perfect hosts.
We felt very welcome.

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There is a lot to visit there.

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Approaching the Castle of Newcastle.

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Nice overview of the city from the castle.

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Me with our hosts.

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The Angel of the North.

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What brought us to Washington in the first place (the original Washington, we read on a sign board entering the town :D), was the music and AA!

This is Colin's system:

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The heart of the system: The Devialet Pro 1000 twins, a Marantz Blu-ray player, and a Cable TV decoder.

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If I recall well, Colin made these himself:

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They complement his rack to isolate the gear.

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A Shunyata Hydra delivers the clean juice.

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Colin, you'll have to help me with the name of the sturdy rack.

The Devialets are tiny shiny things.

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Almost as good as Ivan! :D

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It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Bart and Meta to the North East of England, at long last.
Hopefully you will visit us again, but for a longer stay next time.
Bart, the rack is a Quadraspire X-Ref.