Grandslamms
04-11-2013, 10:39
My name is Caron – good Welsh name – and married to the long-suffering Fiona who I met whilst attending a documentary film about YES that was doing the cinema circuit in 1976/77. Anybody else remember that?
My Username of ‘Grandslamms’ is named after our Loudspeakers.
Been interested/fanatical about music since my father bought the family a Bush Record Player for Christmas 1961. Listened to Classical music exclusively until the Beatles appeared in our house late 1963! Have lived through the wonderful pop of the ‘60s and ‘Golden Era’ of Progressive Rock in the ‘70s. Still love music and enjoying ever more diverse types and Artists.
Always been fascinated with HiFi and how the extra fidelity allowed greater satisfaction from the music we love. Through the 1970s, had Goldring Lenco GL75 T/Table, Akai Amp and Mordaunt Short Pageants......Turntable replaced by a Rega Planar 2 .
By 1980, got married and created a family ‘issue’ when we spent the money given to us to furnish our new home on a Linn/Ittok/Asak, Meridian 101/105 Amps and iconic Gale 401A (Chrome Ended) Speakers........! This was a major upgrade !!!
By the mid ‘80s we were beyond control and invested in a pair of Krell KMA 100 Monoblocks / Audio Research SP11 and Apogee Scintillas...........within 2 years the Scintillas were replaced by Divas, which on certain material were wonderful.
Throughout the ‘90s we ended with a splendid Basis Debut Gold Standard Turntable, Tri-amping the Divas and their ‘Sub10’ Subwoofers with Krell Reference 200s and eventually succumbing to CD with Theta equipment. In a 26 x 16 room, after much ‘fiddling about’, to our ears, it all sounded rather special.
From the late 1990s we embarked on a major building project of replacing a smallish, semi-derelict house with a large, new property in Carmarthenshire, South Wales that was destined to be a Bed & Breakfast. For over 10 years we had our equipment packed away and we were back with equipment similar to what we had some decades previously! The HiFi, though, was to be the focal point of the B&B........we had realised over the years that sharing the listening experience with others was hugely satisfying and that other Music / HiFi lovers might be interested in staying here and spending some time listening with us.
This became a grand (and long!) project.......during those years we bought a pair of Wilson X1 Grandslamms and later two Wilson XS Subwoofers. These are sat with the remainder of our equipment in a 33 x 20 room with Vaulted Ceiling which we call ‘The Listening Room’. The whole system is a ‘work in progress’ and we don’t have the Subwoofers running yet – hopefully sorted in the next month.
We have an extremely varied taste in music...........all the classic Prog Rock era (still our favourite period!), The Blue Nile, Kate Bush, Craig Armstrong, Yello, Elbow, Jane Siberry, Talk Talk (last 2 Albums!), Joni Mitchell, Kraftwerk, Bjork, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin and so on.....and on!
Now that we have effectively finished building, we can now immerse ourselves in our first love of music and look forward immensely to the informed interaction and humour that we see throughout your Forum. We look forward to becoming part of it.
Caron
My Username of ‘Grandslamms’ is named after our Loudspeakers.
Been interested/fanatical about music since my father bought the family a Bush Record Player for Christmas 1961. Listened to Classical music exclusively until the Beatles appeared in our house late 1963! Have lived through the wonderful pop of the ‘60s and ‘Golden Era’ of Progressive Rock in the ‘70s. Still love music and enjoying ever more diverse types and Artists.
Always been fascinated with HiFi and how the extra fidelity allowed greater satisfaction from the music we love. Through the 1970s, had Goldring Lenco GL75 T/Table, Akai Amp and Mordaunt Short Pageants......Turntable replaced by a Rega Planar 2 .
By 1980, got married and created a family ‘issue’ when we spent the money given to us to furnish our new home on a Linn/Ittok/Asak, Meridian 101/105 Amps and iconic Gale 401A (Chrome Ended) Speakers........! This was a major upgrade !!!
By the mid ‘80s we were beyond control and invested in a pair of Krell KMA 100 Monoblocks / Audio Research SP11 and Apogee Scintillas...........within 2 years the Scintillas were replaced by Divas, which on certain material were wonderful.
Throughout the ‘90s we ended with a splendid Basis Debut Gold Standard Turntable, Tri-amping the Divas and their ‘Sub10’ Subwoofers with Krell Reference 200s and eventually succumbing to CD with Theta equipment. In a 26 x 16 room, after much ‘fiddling about’, to our ears, it all sounded rather special.
From the late 1990s we embarked on a major building project of replacing a smallish, semi-derelict house with a large, new property in Carmarthenshire, South Wales that was destined to be a Bed & Breakfast. For over 10 years we had our equipment packed away and we were back with equipment similar to what we had some decades previously! The HiFi, though, was to be the focal point of the B&B........we had realised over the years that sharing the listening experience with others was hugely satisfying and that other Music / HiFi lovers might be interested in staying here and spending some time listening with us.
This became a grand (and long!) project.......during those years we bought a pair of Wilson X1 Grandslamms and later two Wilson XS Subwoofers. These are sat with the remainder of our equipment in a 33 x 20 room with Vaulted Ceiling which we call ‘The Listening Room’. The whole system is a ‘work in progress’ and we don’t have the Subwoofers running yet – hopefully sorted in the next month.
We have an extremely varied taste in music...........all the classic Prog Rock era (still our favourite period!), The Blue Nile, Kate Bush, Craig Armstrong, Yello, Elbow, Jane Siberry, Talk Talk (last 2 Albums!), Joni Mitchell, Kraftwerk, Bjork, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin and so on.....and on!
Now that we have effectively finished building, we can now immerse ourselves in our first love of music and look forward immensely to the informed interaction and humour that we see throughout your Forum. We look forward to becoming part of it.
Caron