Hi from Southsea

[Thermionic Idler]

Hello... My name is Dave, I'm from Southsea, and I'm an audioholic.

Quite an easy thing to admit really, when it comes down to it.

Oh, my system. Well, it's a solid chassis Garrard 301, Thomas Schick with 90th Anniversary SPU and a couple of Koetsus. Whest PS30RDT -> Modwright LS100 preamp with built in DAC. Speakers are Horning Aristoteles. Tellurium Q black speaker cables and Mark Grant interconnects everywhere else (thanks to the recommendations I saw on this forum).

Amp-wise, I have Fi 2A3's and stock Transcendent T16 monoblocks, and this week, I am busy building Rozenblit's new 15W OTL design. My slightly rebellious nature means I'm putting things like Takman carbon films and ClarityCaps in the signal sections. I've heard nothing but praise for this amp from the people who've already built one so have high hopes.

Music? Classical (favourite recording ever is Dorati's reading of Stravinsky's "Firebird" from 1960 on Mercury, still trying to find Martha Argerich's live Phillips recording of Rach's 3rd on LP) and jazz (recent purchases Soul Burst - Cal Tjader, Swiss Movement - Eddie Harris/Les McCann, His Majesty King Funk - Grant Green) and acoustic (Richard Thompson, Wizz Jones etc).

[John]

Welcome Dave lovelly system be great to see some pictures

[Tarzan]

A big welcome from me too Dave:)

[The Grand Wazoo]

Hi Dave,
Welcome to AoS from me too and thanks for introducing yourself so comprehensively.

[hifi_dave]

Welcome Dave.

IMO, you can never have too many Daves..:champagne:

[chris@panteg]

Hi Dave , would like to see some pictures of your hornings , lovely speakers .

[Marco]

Hi Dave,

Welcome to AoS! :)


Oh, my system. Well, it's a solid chassis Garrard 301, Thomas Schick with 90th Anniversary SPU...


Lovely T/T, arm and cartridge (as is indeed the rest of your system) - respect! :youtheman:

I'd love to try my SPU Royal GM sometime with a Schick, as I've always admired its design (and looks). I'm a sucker for anything of quality, which is bespoke and hand-built in limited quantities, as I love owning equipment which is different from the norm.

However, Ortofon's own RS-212D tonearm (see my avatar), works not too shabbily with the 'old nail'... ;)

Anyway, it's nice to see you here. Get stuck in and enjoy the forum!

Marco.

[Thermionic Idler]

Hi Dave , would like to see some pictures of your hornings , lovely speakers .

Thanks everyone... I will endeavour to get some pics up but will probably be next week, right now very busy with a soldering iron. I have to at least try and get this build done by the end of Sunday and get all my crap out of the kitchen before the other members of the household arrive home! Whether I'll get it done in time is another matter... :eek: