starbuck
13-09-2015, 07:51
Hi.
New to this forum although there are familiar names I see from other forums I have been active on over the years. I'm Chris and have loved all things music since I was young, initially getting my influences from an older brother who was into rock and heavy metal. As a teen I got into rap/hip hop which, through following up on all the stuff being sampled, led onto all sorts of funk, soul and reggae. I worked in live music venues for a few years and was exposed to all sorts of stuff, and now I will (and do) listen to pretty much anything.
Set up wise I am at a bit of a junction, having sold my main speakers (Tannoy Arundels) a year or so ago due to a then on the cards house move (which didn't happen), I have also recently sold my turntable of the last few years (a Basis Debut with SME V). I have a TV room/lounge system of a Sony blu ray player into a DIY passive pre, with a Heybrook P2 power amp and Kef 203 speakers. I also have a Garrard 401 motor unit which will form the basis of the replacement for my recently sold turntable, and this may end up in the TV room system, or it may stay in a dedicated music room upstairs along with a Sony CDP-X55ES CD player, Yamaha CA-2010 amp and some speakers that are yet to be chosen. I have a few other bits of presently unused kit in the house including a Kinshaw Perception SA phono stage and Perception Pre amp, a Sound Associates (Quad) 520C power amp and a Teac PD-H01 CD player -some or all of these could end up in a system at some point. I look forward to reading up on stuff here and maybe getting some ideas of which way to go.
New to this forum although there are familiar names I see from other forums I have been active on over the years. I'm Chris and have loved all things music since I was young, initially getting my influences from an older brother who was into rock and heavy metal. As a teen I got into rap/hip hop which, through following up on all the stuff being sampled, led onto all sorts of funk, soul and reggae. I worked in live music venues for a few years and was exposed to all sorts of stuff, and now I will (and do) listen to pretty much anything.
Set up wise I am at a bit of a junction, having sold my main speakers (Tannoy Arundels) a year or so ago due to a then on the cards house move (which didn't happen), I have also recently sold my turntable of the last few years (a Basis Debut with SME V). I have a TV room/lounge system of a Sony blu ray player into a DIY passive pre, with a Heybrook P2 power amp and Kef 203 speakers. I also have a Garrard 401 motor unit which will form the basis of the replacement for my recently sold turntable, and this may end up in the TV room system, or it may stay in a dedicated music room upstairs along with a Sony CDP-X55ES CD player, Yamaha CA-2010 amp and some speakers that are yet to be chosen. I have a few other bits of presently unused kit in the house including a Kinshaw Perception SA phono stage and Perception Pre amp, a Sound Associates (Quad) 520C power amp and a Teac PD-H01 CD player -some or all of these could end up in a system at some point. I look forward to reading up on stuff here and maybe getting some ideas of which way to go.