Welcome newcomers!

welcome mike,
nice to have you with us.nando

 

Hello

My system is a Dansette record player as I hae 5 children and we only play records at home and unfortunaly we have to play CD's in the car (sporn of the devil)

my system changes I have an SPJ laluce and lyla arm with a Van Den Hul Colibri XM (this is being rebuilt as one of my lovlies took the canterlever off). A pair of SPJ prototype speakers. I don't have an amp at the moment. last amps were a pair of Gryphon refernce 1 mono's. I use DH labs cables and The last CD player I had was a gamut.

Cheers

Paul

 

Aha, another member from Hastings! Welcome to the forum Paul. Hope you like it here.

 

Hi there

Hi my names Jacques and im a student (kind of) from margate, my hi fi is built from mostly ebay snipes, my budget is very small, and id love to know about any giant killing gear you guys know about.

My system:
Audiolab 8000a
Kef 104/2 (Linn cables, not sure of model)
Technika DVD player (for CDs, i ran out of money)
PC, AC97 sound crd i think.
The worst quality RCA ever made.

GF visiting system.
ACS bookshelves, w/ 3 way passive crossover to a crap car sub.
40 yo? Rotel RA-314
Tescos own DVD player (lol)

Anyway, hi everyone!
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Just want to introduce myself and say hello to all ZG'ers. Have already read quite a few of the threads here as a guest and thought it was about time I signed-up. I already recognise more than a few of the user names from my ususal haunt.

Main interest is hi-fi, but also have more than a passing interest in video sources as well. Kit is :- ESound E5 Signature, Arcam Alpha 9 Integrated, 2 x Arcam Alpha 9P's, Monitor Audio GR60's, Panasonic 42PX60, Panasonic DVD97, Sky HD. No 5.1 - strictly a two channel fan here.

I'm currently having a lot of fun experimenting with various DIY attempts at making my own tri-wire speaker cable and also experimenting with DIY mains cables - current flavours are constructed from Lapp CY110, Belden 83802 and Kimber PK14 (I didn't make the Kimber cable tho!), Russ Andrews 'reference' style plugs, wattgates and MK tough plugs. Iyt's turning out to be quite expensive but definitely fun!!

Pleased to meet you all and pleased to be here.

 

Welcome Andy, hope you enjoy it here.

 

hello, gav here

been out of the scene for over a decade now. i've sold mid- level and high end gear in previous incarnations, also worked for malcolm blockley of NAD fame before leaving home.

more recently i've imported jap cars, driven hgv's, been part of a commune, a rave/festival organiser (exodus) and dj, as well as producing some dance music for the vibe agency.
along the way i've survived by the trade of my forefathers...groundworking and labouring.
i've just bought a smallholding in the scottish borders where music creation, power generation, self sufficiency and mountain rescue are the plans.

musically i love bass and all things roots, all things dance, rolling breakbeats, house, drum and bass and reggie. big on dub, ambient dub, plus usual suspects jb's, curtis mayfield floyd hawkwind orbital underworld etc

current system: (overhauling soon)

cranfield rock, excalibur, reson reca

audio research sp14

krell ksa100 mk2

alon iv mk2

alon speaker cable

and, under design, an infinite baffle system comprising (currently)
2 x 18 inch drivers per manifold
2 manifolds, ceiling mounted

big repect to tenson here for showing me the light
(see "can i turn my house into a horn" thread in hi-fi)

many thanks for some good advice and robust debate
feels like i've found my "home"

no neighbours plus big bass and big soundstage= big smiles


gav

 

Thanks for the welcome Dev, much appreciated.

 

Hello all ,

Another newbie here , been browsing for a little while now picking your collective brains , thought it's about time to start contributing as well .

Currently own , Rega Saturn / Rega Mira 3 / Rega radio and
SF concertino domus .

And my new toy , Icon Audio Stereo 40 , bought this second hand and some of the valves are wrong , so still unsure about the sound .

 

Hello

Hello ZG

My name is Martin. Some of you may have encountered me before (I have been known to post the occasional pointless raqmble on PFM, where I go under the same moniker I am using here).
I recently moved from Aberdeenshire to Northumberland and am still in the process of setting my system up again.

When it comes to hifi, I don't know much but I know what I like. The only problem is that this seems to change on a weekly basis!

My current setup:

LP12/cirkus/ekos/troika/lingo.
linto
Karik 3/numerik
kairn
LK280
Isobariks (heavily modified by RATA - tonigen ribbons, kimber cable, reworked crossovers etc) on custom built torlyte stands.
Best speakers I have owned (significantly better than the standard briks they replaced), but very ugly. If only they could look a little more like the Ruarks I used to have. Now they were a fine looking pair of speakers......

In addition, I have about 8000 LPs and 2500 CDs. I love music of all types. Everything from Metallica to Mahler, taking in Miles Davis, The Pixies and Richard Thompson on the way.

Things are definitely getting out of hand, so my next post here will be a list of CDs for sale (I need the space...).

Looking forward to meeting you all in the forums.

Regards

Martin

 

welcome, it's nice to have you on board, nando.

 

Thanks nando

Martin

 

Hi everybody,
I've decided to come back to stereo after a few years in the multi-channel wilderness. I've given up on multi-channel basically because i can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I got to use it to full its potential. Plus I have a wife & two teenage daughters & 'Pretty woman' & 'Dirty dancing' even in glorious dolby digital starts to wear thin quite soon.
So i've taken my Ruark Icons out of storage, bought a cambridge Azur cd player & amp & repositioned the 'comfy chair'.
o.k. not top drawer gear but I have bought a euro lottery ticket.
So hi everyone & i hope to soon be benefitting from all your experience & advice.

jeff

 

Good for you. Hope you enjoy it here

 

wellcome back to the two channel world, don't forget to share the winnings from the euro lotto, regards, nando

 

wot no welcome?

must change my aftershave

 

Welcome, Gav

Your CV is awesome.

Whereabouts in the Borders?

Martin (in Northumberland)

Oh, and I reckon that speaker project will NOT need subwoofer...

 

many thanks horace!

dunno about awesome though..perhaps when i've got the otter holt built and my hydro-electric running!

the smallholding is in Eskdale in Dumfries, roughly between Langholm and Moffat on the scottish side

i'm into fell walking in a big way
anyone fancy a stroll?

ps still in Beds at the mo; best i can do here are the chilterns

gav

 

Harry here

Hi folks, I've lurked here a while so thought it time to say hello.

I have worked in audio (Beeb TV Outside Broadcasts) for over 23 years now -doesn't feel a day over 22!- and honestly, we do care about what we put out, even when the phrase 'Turd Polishing' is rather appropriate...

I come from a musical family, Dad was and Big Bruv is violin makers to a world class standard (eat yer heart out Sonus Faber) and I had a while as a pro. violinist, so at least I should know what the bloody kit SHOULD sound like.

I also got a Masters degree in Physics and am a member of the Audio Engineering Society so if I can't blind you with science then maybe I could stun you with bullshit. In the niceset possible way, of course...


So, current toys are
LP12/Cirkus/Lingo1/Ekos1/ESCo Troika/Prefix
CD3.5 / Flatcap
Nakamichi DR3
Sony DAT60ES
Denon TU260L
Panasonic DVD/VHS Nicam (Model no. like a bad hand at scrabble, at least I can listen to what me & my chums have been up to).
PowerBook G4 (Awesome if twiddled correctly via Chord Cobra 3)
60G iPod

Naim 62/HiCap/250 (all chrome bumper & tweaked a bit)

Epos ES14's (tweaked) REL Stadium (both walnut) NAC A5, in front room
Rogers LS3/5a's in dining room via A4

Shitloads of records & almost too many CD's of many flavours.

Second system under construction for loft conversion to include a pair of immaculate ex-studio Leak TL25's.

So, hello folks.

Cheers, Harry Saunders.

 

now that's what i call an impressive cv