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    Join Date: Sep 2017

    Location: Fort Worth Texas

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    I'm Dave.

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    Moved with work from The Central Coast of NSW to Texas in mid 2015. Have settled into Fort Worth, still miss Aus a lot, but have been made very welcome by everyone we have met in Texas.

    I was a teenager in the 70's so my musical tastes were molded by that. I'm still a big fan of The Who, The Rolling Stones, Ian Hunter, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Queen, Rainbow, Bad Company, Jeff Beck, Santana, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top, Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Since then have become a fan of many others including B.B. King, Ben Harper, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes, Lucinda Williams, K.D.Lang, Neil Young, Paul Kelly, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nick Cave, and the list goes on....

    My main system, consists of the Vincent SV-236 MK II integrated hybrid amp, an Audiolab 8200CD CDplayer/DAC, and my Elac FS247 floorstanding speakers. I have a media PC which is connected to the Audiolab unit with a USB cable. The PC runs JRiver playing FLAC files mostly ripped directly from my CD collection. This system also has a Little Dot MkV amp feeding my Sennheiser HD650 headphones. Playing through the Elacs this system is the best I've ever owned and sounds really good with most recordings. Very detailed with great stereo imaging. I'm sure I will want to see if I can do better at some point, but satisfied for the moment.

    I also have another more general purpose PC that again runs JRiver again playing FLAC files, and has Audioengine D1 DAC feeding a pair of Emotiva Airmotiv 4S speakers. Sounds remarkly good for such compact speakers.

    For listening while on the road I have an iPod Classic (160Gb) combining it with my Sony XBA-4 head phones - best in-ears I've ever heard, with great imaging, solid base, clear mids, and very detailed highs.

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

    Location: N E Kent

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    I'm Geoff.

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    Hello Dave. Welcome to AOS.

    Your music tastes are like those of many of us here. Guess it's that generation thing.

    Take a look around the site, you'll find every aspect of Hi-Fi is covered and there's music chat too.

    There's lots going on and the members are a friendly bunch, so just join in the chat .


    Enjoy the forum,
    Geoff.
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    Join Date: Aug 2009

    Location: Staffordshire, England

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    I'm Martin.

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    Hi Dave welcome from me.

    You have good taste in music
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    I'm Grant.

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    Hi Dave. Welcome to AoS.
    Regards,
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    Join Date: Nov 2008

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    I'm Neil.

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    Welcome to AoS Dave
    Regards Neil

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