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beermaniac
23-08-2011, 04:37
Hi all,

Hope everyone is well!
I'm a newish member and for those interested thought I would share a few things about myself. By day i work as a Lean Sigma analyst in financial services. That's enough about that!
My main interests are music of course, of which my hi Fi helps me get closer to. I have a broad spectrum of taste, but keep going back to my 80s collection of electronic pop stuff, been having great fun with recent revival of bands seeing human league, heaven 17, china crisis, fiction factory, ABC Grace jones, OMD, Howard Jones live of late.. And loving the new blancmange album. Looking forward to seeing Thomas Dolby later this year. Im also big fan of a Johnny Cash, Edwyn Collins, Proclaimers, kraftwerk, so what's that all about!

Also big beer fan, particularly the Belgium and German kind. Visitor of many festivals in those parts to become the expert that I profess now to be! Also managed to wangle a place on judging at Scottish Beer Championships, though don't ask me who won!

My hi fi is a set up with a Macbook Pro playing CD AIFF files via tunes. I use a M2Tech Hiface modified USB converter through my Bryston BDA1 DAC and it sounds as good as the best CD player I have owned (Wadis 861).
Currently I am trying out Sugden Masterclass & Quad amps to get the sound balance I am after - combined with my Martin Logan Source speakers. I doubt if I will ever go back to box speakers after the speed and transparency of electrostatics. Cables are Supra Sword which are the best affordable speaker cables I have heard.

If anyone would like a banter on above give Me a shout!

Respect the beer!

Dave

Spectral Morn
23-08-2011, 07:13
Welcome to AOS Dave.


Regards D S D L

The Grand Wazoo
23-08-2011, 07:27
Hi Dave,
A warm welcome to the Art of Sound from me.
Thanks for your introduction - that's almost all of the boxes ticked. One last thing, though - why not tell us a bit about your system?

Cheers

Ali Tait
23-08-2011, 08:37
Hi Dave, welcome to the nuthouse.

beermaniac
23-08-2011, 20:02
Hi Dave,
A warm welcome to the Art of Sound from me.
Thanks for your introduction - that's almost all of the boxes ticked. One last thing, though - why not tell us a bit about your system?

Cheers

Good point, i have added wee spiel...

Thanks
Dave

Reid Malenfant
23-08-2011, 20:11
Hi Dave, nice intro following the edit :)

Don't Martin Logan happen to have bass speakers in sealed boxes? Just asking as i seem to remember that most do.. There is a way of speeding that up as well in all probability :eyebrows:

I tend to like fast & accurate speakers to so welcome to the club ;) Like the musical tastes to, though i have branched out in the intervening years, i'll still go back to a bit of Heaven 17 etc..

All the best, i hope you enjoy your stay on AoS :cool:

I prefer snakebite, but do appreciate a nice beer, be it real ale or otherwise :eyebrows:

Alex_UK
23-08-2011, 20:48
Welcome Dave - glad you've found us - enjoy AoS. :)

Ali Tait
23-08-2011, 20:54
Dave, I have a pair of ER Audio Acorns, so I know where you're coming from. The things statics do well they do better than anything else IMHO.

Jonboy
23-08-2011, 21:20
Hello Dave and welcome, I like your taste in music it's the stuff I used to buy every week when singles were all the rage

macvisual
23-08-2011, 22:20
Hi Dave,

Welcome!

Great intro, I've similar music taste/style music as yourself, Thomas Dolby is amazing, were are you seeing him live? Did you go to the recent 'Rewind' two day gig at Scone, Perth? Hue & Cry were amazing!


Best wishes from sunny Alloa (Clackmannan);
pete

sburrell
24-08-2011, 01:29
Hey,

And as a native of the Capital myself, an extra-special welcome! Just one question: Hearts or Hibs?

^_^

beermaniac
24-08-2011, 22:27
Hi Dave,

Welcome!

Great intro, I've similar music taste/style music as yourself, Thomas Dolby is amazing, were are you seeing him live? Did you go to the recent 'Rewind' two day gig at Scone, Perth? Hue & Cry were amazing!


Best wishes from sunny Alloa (Clackmannan);

pete

Thanks Pete

Thomas Dolby is playing ABC Glasgow mid Nov, i'm a huge fan since the 1st album. Aye I was at the Sunday Rewind gig, it was a great day out and brilliant to hear some old 80s classics again - even Toyah was good!

Cheers
Dave

beermaniac
24-08-2011, 22:30
Hey,

And as a native of the Capital myself, an extra-special welcome! Just one question: Hearts or Hibs?

^_^
Thanks Simon, I do sway towards Hearts but my team is really Raith - though thats the only thing Gordon Brown have in common !

Dave