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For me, it has to be a classical symphony, or a piano concerto.

About three years ago, I discovered a classical radio programme that

is available 24/7 online from Washington, USA.

I 'bluetooth' it into my 5:1 surround sound system.

Since then, I have never looked back, or bothered with the outdated and drab; BBC radio 3.

In fact, I have absolutely nothing to do with anything via the BBC.

I gave up the TV several years ago.

YouTube is far more interesting and you do not need a licence to view.

 

 

 

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12 hours ago, dadistic said:

Which one did you find? There seems to be more than one. Is it King?

 

Thanks!

Hiya, dadistic!

The one I found is, 'Classical WETA.'  (90.9 FM. Washington based)

Brilliant programme.

Due to the 5 hour time zone difference between here, in the UK and the USA, there are some parts 

of WETA that I cannot listen to.

(Gotta get me zzzzzzzzzz's!)

They have a sister channel called, VivaLaVoce.

That one is dedicated to opera, but I prefer the classical music on Classical WETA.

Regards.

Len.

 

 

 

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Speaking of streaming (something that can't easily or reliably be done on my internet connection), I used to do a fair bit of it. These days (owing in part to the aforementioned lack of communications infrastructure), my music is 100% vinyl. 6-8 hours a day playing in the background, just rolling through my entire collection. I'm also a software engineer, and spend too much time in front of a computer screen for my eyes, and glasses are a fact of life. I've found that the ~20 minute/side is the perfect interval to get up from whatever eye intensive thing I'm doing to give myself a break. I know the topic is re: music, but the form factor plays a part as well. Also, hi-fi audio has a lot of mental overlap with horology, and I've got a tube pre-amp project on the back burner... Well, it's been a bit more in the front over the last few days, but it's a relatively low priority due to the same desk hog project that's keeping the watches in the drawer. 

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I just thought it worth waking up this thread with today's suggestions.
Klaus Schulze - My Ty She

 

.. and perhaps if you enjoy Indian classical music a little bit of mellow bamboo flute might be just the thing to keep you "in the zone" while trying to massage those hairsprings.

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On 1/22/2022 at 9:46 AM, Len33 said:

Victor Sylvester orchestra and the unmistakable violin sound of Oscar Grasso.

Very nice but I think something is wrong.  The left channel is totally dead.  😁

I like listening to Oldtime.radio.  They play old time radio shows from before TV and you can download them as mp3.

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