Hello there,
I just joined this group of CS80 fanatics a few days ago so... it's
from me hello to everyone as well!
Some of you may already know me as Vanheckis and will probably have
seen my cs80 dedicated site (
http://www.xs4all.nl/~avanheck)I have only one CS80 :) but also a very fine CS60.
My CS addiction all started a 3 years ago when i was trying to find out
what made Vangelis' sound so characteristic. After some internet
research I soon discover the relevance of the CS80 of course and tried
to find pictures of it on the internet. From that moment I was
intrigued by all those slider on the picture but i had no idea what
this machine would be capable off. So my first thought was. ah..this is
an old machine so i can easily get a cheap one on the second hand
market. I soon found out what reality was and how rare this instrument
is(bottom line: i knew nothing) but the addiction started from that
moment onwards. After a while I'd better give up my quest for the Holy
Instrument and thought I'd better look for a second CS60 to try to get
similar results in sound. Helas 1+1 isn't 2. the CS80 has an extra X-
factor. And then, one day, there was a CS80 owner in New Zealand ready
to sell his. I still had to wait 7 months for the shipment to arrive at
my frontdoor in Amsterdam. And then...guess what! I had forgotten about
t the fact that a New Zealand plug doesn't really fit a Dutch
powersosocket ! :)
Best
Antoine