murph71
02-02-2017, 12:59
Hello;
Long time lurker and a budget sort of bloke.
I was using a Pioneer PD-8700 into a NAD 3020i and Mission 701e floorstanders. The CD player packed in so I got shot of it and have been using an iPod 5.5g (the one with the Wolfson) almost all the time for nearly the last decade with a fairly ok set of Sennheiser in-ears. Still have the NAD and Missions connected by QED Flat 200 - all blasts from the past! Completely overkill, but I was using a DPA Black Slink from the Pioneer which is in a box upstairs next to a cheaper White Slink, both of which I got via a mate who worked for them when they were based in Cardiff many moons ago.
Anyway, I've had a RPi 2B sitting in it's pack for a while and am probably going to buy the Piano / Kali / Volt setup after reading through the forums for the last few days. I'll probably be wanting a speaker upgrade at some point; maybe Freedom 752's or even Splendor S6e's from eBay but, all questions for another time.
I'm also considering modding my ipod to 500gb - ish and doing the connection from the DAC to the docking port with upgraded caps. All stuff for a rainy day.
Huge Meshuggah fan but I listen to alot of stuff from Anoushka Shankar to Handel and Shostakovich to Nevermore.
The forum seems really friendly and a wealth of info so thanks in advance for the welcome.
tldr; I'm a Welsh headbanging cheapskate that waffles a bit... :-D
Long time lurker and a budget sort of bloke.
I was using a Pioneer PD-8700 into a NAD 3020i and Mission 701e floorstanders. The CD player packed in so I got shot of it and have been using an iPod 5.5g (the one with the Wolfson) almost all the time for nearly the last decade with a fairly ok set of Sennheiser in-ears. Still have the NAD and Missions connected by QED Flat 200 - all blasts from the past! Completely overkill, but I was using a DPA Black Slink from the Pioneer which is in a box upstairs next to a cheaper White Slink, both of which I got via a mate who worked for them when they were based in Cardiff many moons ago.
Anyway, I've had a RPi 2B sitting in it's pack for a while and am probably going to buy the Piano / Kali / Volt setup after reading through the forums for the last few days. I'll probably be wanting a speaker upgrade at some point; maybe Freedom 752's or even Splendor S6e's from eBay but, all questions for another time.
I'm also considering modding my ipod to 500gb - ish and doing the connection from the DAC to the docking port with upgraded caps. All stuff for a rainy day.
Huge Meshuggah fan but I listen to alot of stuff from Anoushka Shankar to Handel and Shostakovich to Nevermore.
The forum seems really friendly and a wealth of info so thanks in advance for the welcome.
tldr; I'm a Welsh headbanging cheapskate that waffles a bit... :-D