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robtweed
23-09-2015, 07:42
Just a quick introduction - long-time hi-fi fanatic, since student days back in the 70s, but these days able to afford the kind of gear and listening to the kind of audio nirvana I dreamt about, particularly now the digital era has made seriously high quality audio affordable if you know what to look for.

Current primary set-up:

Beresford Caiman II DAC
Naim NAP 100 power amp
PMC TB2i speakers

Digital inputs via Apple TV which in turn streams from my Mac-based iTunes library (>11,000 tracks, all either uncompressed or lossless rips from CDs and a number of LPs), Samsung Blu-ray player, Humax Freesat recorder and Samsung Smart TV (which, in turn, can access another library I have on Plex of recordings of BBC Proms from the last 3 years and other assorted recordings)

Also always been interested in recording music, and have a variety of mics (my favourites being a pair of Calrec mics purchased in the 1980s) and digital interfaces. I'd love to get out recording more live music, but work gets in the way!

walpurgis
23-09-2015, 08:46
Hello Rob. Welcome to AOS.

Beresford equipment is very popular here.

Tell us what music you listen to and if you have any system changes in mind we'd like to hear about them,


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

robtweed
23-09-2015, 09:03
Thanks for the welcome, Geoff

Yes I've actually followed Stan and his fanbase on here for quite a few years now, and the Caiman II is the 3rd of his DACs I've purchased over the years, mainly through reading the recommendations and enthusiasm expressed in this forum about his technology.

So I finally decided to no longer be a "lurker" and participate.

As to music I listen to - very wide range from classical, through Jazz to Rock - I have to admit to being something of a 70s Prog Rock fan!

Regarding upgrades - well I've nothing planned as the DAC and the Naim Amp are very recent purchases - the former to upgrade from a Beresford Bushmaster 1, and the latter as a realisation that my previous power amp - the cheap but surprisingly good Behringer A500 - was now the weak link. And boy what a difference the Naim made - way beyond my expectations, and it made me realise just how good the PMC speakers really are and what they're capable of.

So for now I'm gloriously happy!

Mind you, my 2nd setup which I listen to while I'm working in my home office (which accounts for most of my listening to be honest) is now bugging me :-) I use the outcast Bushmaster DAC on this system which takes an optical feed from the Mac Mini which hosts all my music, and listen via a pair of KRK Rokit 6 near-field active monitors. Great sound, but now I want to hear the same stunningly great sound that I get on my #1 system in the loiunge :-) Perhaps a pair of PMC DB1 Golds and another NAP 100.... but of course then I'd need another Caiman II <sigh> does this bug never end!!! :-)

walpurgis
23-09-2015, 09:11
Yes. So many options and so many varying opinions Rob. Never mind. If you want to ask questions here about various equipment, I'm sure you'll get some sensible answers.

struth
23-09-2015, 09:52
Welcome aboard Rob.:)

Macca
23-09-2015, 13:00
Hi Rob, welcome from me.

Barry
27-09-2015, 20:19
Welcome to AoS Rob,

Enjoy the Forum

Regards
Barry