Monstrous
13-04-2013, 12:11
Hi everyone, name's Darren... Now where to begin...
My dad got me into Hi-Fi when I was about 9 or 10. We used to go for a browse in the hi-fi shops in town every few months together. At this point he had a NAD 3120/DualCS505-2 (Both still work!). My first system was a Cambridge Audio A1Mk3, Ariston CDX-910 and Ariston Micro Monitors - All Richer-Sounds-Specials! For about 6 or 7 years after that, everything was hand-downs from my dad, Cyrus 1 integrated, TDL nucleus 4s and a good few more. I started paying for my own kit at about 15 or so and got my hands on an Audiolab 8000A and a pair of Mission 782s. I've been through a plethora of gear since then and I currently have a Musical Fidelity A3 integrated with Mordaunt Short MS90is. I have a pair of B&W Nautilus 802s in transit to me right now :), so excited to get them. The Mordaunt Shorts were just lying about so I thought I'd use them in the meantime. I'm planning to replace the A3 with a NU-Vista at some point this year too. Headphone wise I'm using Shure SE425s whilst on the go and Sennheiser HD650s at home. No headphone amp as of yet, I had a Dacmagic+ but I returned it as I just didn't think it cut the mustard with the 650s.
Anyway, that's a brief history :).
My dad got me into Hi-Fi when I was about 9 or 10. We used to go for a browse in the hi-fi shops in town every few months together. At this point he had a NAD 3120/DualCS505-2 (Both still work!). My first system was a Cambridge Audio A1Mk3, Ariston CDX-910 and Ariston Micro Monitors - All Richer-Sounds-Specials! For about 6 or 7 years after that, everything was hand-downs from my dad, Cyrus 1 integrated, TDL nucleus 4s and a good few more. I started paying for my own kit at about 15 or so and got my hands on an Audiolab 8000A and a pair of Mission 782s. I've been through a plethora of gear since then and I currently have a Musical Fidelity A3 integrated with Mordaunt Short MS90is. I have a pair of B&W Nautilus 802s in transit to me right now :), so excited to get them. The Mordaunt Shorts were just lying about so I thought I'd use them in the meantime. I'm planning to replace the A3 with a NU-Vista at some point this year too. Headphone wise I'm using Shure SE425s whilst on the go and Sennheiser HD650s at home. No headphone amp as of yet, I had a Dacmagic+ but I returned it as I just didn't think it cut the mustard with the 650s.
Anyway, that's a brief history :).