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Hello! My system is made up of Kef R11 and Naim Uniti Star, and i think i need it more power for my Kef , how can i make upgrade for my Naim Uniti star and if you have some suggestions for power amp, Thank You
The combination with the 250DR is only a good solution if it is a temporary step, as you will be wasting half of the Star and its internal power amp. Also i think that they look a bit odd together visually, but that is a matter of taste.
Last but not least, if you plan to go to separates you want to ask yourself if upgrading is something you want to consider in the future. The NDX2 is upgradable with a power supply, the ND5XS2 is not.
I was out observing with a friend only last night. We were using his Celestron ED 80 and his Celestron diagonal while observing a number of close doubles. Some of these doubles were really touch and go as to a definite split until we changes the celestron diagonal for a Takahashi prism. There was a marked improvement in image sharpness when using the Tak prism. On the positive side the Tak prisms are not expensive, on the negative they are only 1.25".
Single best upgrade to the Nexstar I've made. And though I haven't tested lots of dialectrics, there seems to be general agreement with Michael's point above that you may be paying for the name with some of the more expensive ones. So Skywatcher/Revelation options great value.
I've owned a couple of the Revelations, a William Optics and a Tele Vue Everbrite in 1.25" diagonals and those brands plus a few more in the 2" size. I've ended up with a couple of 2" Tele Vue Everbrites in my refractors now. Optically there was little to pick between them all but my eyepieces are heavy and the TV Everbrites are beautifully machined from a single piece of alloy so there is nothing to unscrew under the weight of a 2 lbs eyepiece hanging at a 90 degree angle. As Peter says, the confidence is nice to have
It would be, but you won't get the full wide field benefits that a faster scope would offer with a 2" diagonal (ie those with a focal ratio lower than your F10 Nexstar). Really the Nexstar is built for 1.25" eyepieces, higher magnifications, and planetary/lunar viewing, though you can still enjoy deep sky targets - you may struggle to fit the widest ones into your FOV
The other good thing of the Everbride vs the Revelation (1.25" size) is that the eps holder is somehow deeper. This means that a powermate on top does not cause a long inward refocus. If you can put a powermate / barlow between the telescope and the diagonal without using an extension tube, this is not a big issue of course.
I now have all TeleVue diagonals for my main scopes, 3 of them and one Williams Optic diagonal in the piggyback scope on my SC. In truth I cannot see any visual difference between the old Meade upgrade and what I have now. The one thing I would say stands out is the build quality of the Televues but they do cost a fair bit.
You might want read this in-depth report by Bill Paolini concerning the differences between mirror, dielectric and prism diagonals before making your purchase. It's always good to know as much as possible before spending your money.
I have used Tele Vue dielectric as well as Zeiss and Tak prism diagonals for many years... all with very good results. I choose the prism diagonal most of the time. The differences are very subtle. Good luck with your selection.
Every time you upgrade rank (if that store is at rank n, it takes n + 2 bux to upgrade it one level) the amount of stock at all three tiers increases by 10% of the original level 1 level. You'll notice when you do it that the bars representing how much stock you have shift slightly to the left, because the proportion of stock you have to the max has just dropped a little. Time to reorder does not change.
For instance, Dewback Ribs starts out with the cheapest item making 40 units every time I reorder it (not counting dream job doubling). Now at level 7, mine makes 64 units (not counting dream jobs doubling), so I don't have to reorder as often, and my store makes a lot more money overnight, because I have 60% more stock at all levels.
Rank upgrades are useful on the dinky levels, like Mos Espa Cafe, and Workout Center, if you want longer breaks before the level 1 stock runs out and has to be reordered. Also, it is useful to pick whatever level has the most stock (once you have every level, that's the Imperial Court) and upgrade that at a lot, in order to get the maxiumum amount of money from Big Spenders. Use bux for the first few levels, then once it costs too many bux, and you'll want to use Upgraders instead.
I had a similar issue with the initial upgrade. The card level requirement and class level requirements were met, but the upgrade was locked. The trick is... your class level requirement needs to be ONE LEVEL HIGHER than what it says. So.. for the first upgrade... it says you need class level 10... but in reality...the upgrade only UNLOCKS when you reach level 11. Thus, in your case, if the class level requirement says 15... when you turn level 16 the unlock will occur. Hope this helps!
Thus... put simply: Your CLASS LEVEL needs to be one LEVEL HIGHER than what it says on any requirement BEFORE the upgrade actually unlocks... even though it LOOKS like you should be able to upgrade now!
Hi Rogue... for which upgrade.. .if it says you require class level 20... the upgrade will be locked (even though the boxes are ticked to say you met them) until you reach class level 21. For the card level requirement...you just need to reach it.
Whether you have an exisiting WakeboardPro, DigitalPro or virtually any other legacy PerfectPass System, you can upgrade to GPS Star Gazer. No more paddle wheels, no calibration, 100% accuracy and a GPS Speedometer in your PerfectPass Display Gauge.
A preview for a fully upgraded (or better every rank with a drop-down menu on the blacksmith/jewelcrafter) item would also remove the need to know about item power breakpoints, we could just see if upgrades will add a rank to a skill or not, etc.
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