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    Join Date: Dec 2017

    Location: South Australia

    Posts: 6
    I'm Anthony.

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    This is my first post - just one to say "Hello".
    My name is Anthony (or "Ant") - my user name "ALF" is my initials forming another nick-name.
    I live in a nice little town called Nairne in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
    I was born less than 20km from here, but have been in a few places around Australia over the last 66 years. I retired at the start of this year and made the big move (well, 70km) from the Barossa Valley to here.
    I worked for a couple of decades from 1969 in plant sciences at Adelaide University, and then following 6 years of Seminary study became a clergyman - a pastor of a few small congregations.
    Now I’m a free agent (well, sort of - I’m married y’know).
    I built my first set of speakers back in 1968 (mono), and have gone through many sheets of plywood and mdf since then. For the past 15 or so years I have been a disciple of open-baffle speaker sound but, since retiring and moving to this new house, I have changed my ways and moved back to bought boxes.
    I was a Lutheran clergyman, but my musical tastes are catholic (joke … not funny … sigh…) - I listen to Jazz, Rock (mostly 60s and 70s), Classical, and Folk.
    My system at present (and I hope for a long time) has no sawdust around it -
    > Weston Acoustics KT120 pp valve amp (Topaz) driving a pair of Altec Model 15 speakers.
    > Sonic Driver class D amp driving a pair of Audio Nirvana Classic 10 drivers in transmission lines.
    > A little Sonic Impact T amp driving a pair of vintage Wharfedale omnidirectional towers (with the original Wharfedale Super 8 drivers replaced by Visaton B200s.
    > The TV ("home theatre") is stereo - none of that surround stuff for us - a Cambridge Audio DacMagic feeding an old NAD C320 BEE playing a pair of Aaron AT5 speakers.
    Most of my music comes from a Mac Mini via a Beresford Bushmaster DAC in (mostly) lossless format.
    I have a Rega Planar 3 TT with Hadcock Research arm and Dynavector Ruby Carat cartridge - but at present no phono preamp (!) … sigh.
    So …. that’s about me - a flâneur, a gentleman of refined tastes, people watcher, artist (painter), idler, and soul whose intentions are good.
    Anthony "Ant" "ALF" .

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    I'm Allen.

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    Hi Anthony

    A very nice and interesting first post ,

    Looks like you have had a wide and varied life so far and have accumulated some nice audio equipment

    Have fun and join in with posts and photos of you equipment in the Gallery section

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Out on the wild and windy moors Lancs / Yorks Border

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    Welcome Alf.

    Interesting life and interesting equipment.

    Photo's of the valve amp and the Aztecs would pique my interest mate.

    I have a mates who live in Robe and Mount Gambier which I guess will be fairly close ( in Australian terms Lol)

    Andy
    Analogue
    401 / PU7 / AT33ev
    Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
    Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
    Digital
    Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
    Topping D50s
    Caiman Seg & Dorado
    Cambridge CXC
    Amps
    Tron Seven Linestage
    Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
    Speakers
    Tannoy GRF Memory.
    Tannoy ST100.

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    Join Date: Feb 2013

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    Hi and welcome Ant. Hope you enjoy your stay and hang around. Cheers and good intro mate
    Regards,
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    Join Date: Dec 2017

    Location: South Australia

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    I'm Anthony.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy831 View Post
    Welcome Alf.

    I have a mates who live in Robe and Mount Gambier which I guess will be fairly close ( in Australian terms Lol)

    Andy
    G'day
    I'll bung in a couple of pics later ...
    Mt Gambier is less than half a day away - not far!
    Cheers
    ALF

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    Join Date: Dec 2017

    Location: South Australia

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    I'm Anthony.

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Out on the wild and windy moors Lancs / Yorks Border

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    I'm Andy.

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    Nice looking set up ALF. I particularly like those Altecs.

    LOL half a day to Mount Gambier, like I said close in Aussie terms I suppose. Robe is a lot closer to Adelaide though so again in Aussie terms I guess your close neigbours LOL.

    Might try and get a listen to those Altecs when I visit.

    Andy
    Analogue
    401 / PU7 / AT33ev
    Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
    Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
    Digital
    Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
    Topping D50s
    Caiman Seg & Dorado
    Cambridge CXC
    Amps
    Tron Seven Linestage
    Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
    Speakers
    Tannoy GRF Memory.
    Tannoy ST100.

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    Join Date: Nov 2013

    Location: HAMPSTEAD

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    I'm brian.

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    Like the gday bit mate, typical ozz a ?. Nice set up, enjoy your stay here Alf. Best wishes

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

    Location: N E Kent

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    I'm Geoff.

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    Hello Anthony. Welcome to AOS.

    That's an interesting selection of equipment there. Altecs are a favourite of mine.

    Tell us what future plans you may have for your Hi-Fi system. I assume a phono stage features?

    Feel free to join in the chat. Everybody is friendly.


    Enjoy the forum,
    Geoff.
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    Join Date: Nov 2012

    Location: Oadby, Leicestershire, UK

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    A warm welcome! Lovely kit!

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