Hi from New Zealand - Too

[Frizzup]

Hi to everyone on this forum. I have been browing the forum a number of months and late last year splashed out on a Caiman DAC from Stan. Since then I've done the Mirata Reg upgrade to it, now just waiting on non-polarised Rubycon caps to finish that particular mod.

Yorkshire born and bred, but have lived in NZ for 28 years, married a kiwi lass, and enjoying being downunder.

I've moved to a full streamed solution in the last 12 months cannot remember when I last played a physical CD. I have 2230 CD's in FLAC on a server which is then accessed from around the house both wired and wireless. Two major entertainment areas

Lounge (Stereo)
Dell Laptop/Docking Station with Audiotrak Advanced HD2 DE sound card/Optical and RCA out
CMP/CPlay as my music software player on a minimal WIN XP/Minilogon Setup
Chord Opitcord SPDIF cable
Caiman DAC
Antipodes Kaitipo RCA cables
Squeezebox 3
Rega Brio 3 Amp
Rega Apollo CD
Rega R5 Speakers
Naim NC5 Speaker cable
Also have Antipodes RCA's cables from the soundcard direct to the Rega Brio, as I have been playing with some analogue mods to the HD2 soundcard including Op Amp rolling.

TV Room
Sony SRXD 60" 1080p TV
SkyTV HDi decoder and recorder
Region A Playstation 3 access photos, music, movies using TVersity on Server
Region B Playstation 3 access photos, music, movies using TVersity on Server
Pioneer 969DVDi SACD/DVDA player
Pioneer AXi4Si Reciever
Mission 773e, 77ci, 77DS 5.1 speakers
Velodyne 12" sub

Music Taste
The XX
Kings of Leon
Damien Rice
Tangerine Dream
Ralph Vaughn Williams
Pink Floyd
John Coltrane
Miles Davies
Elbow
Cafe del Mar

i.e a bit of everything

Looking foward to participating in this community

Frizzup:)

[chris@panteg]

Hi Frizzup and welcome to AOS

Your musical taste ' is similar to mine:)

[Themis]

Hey, very nice setup Frizzup. :)
I wonder how a Caiman sounds through a full-Reag setup : did you have another dac before purchasing it ?

Welcome to AoS, btw ! (the jetlag will be hard to manage...) :cool:

[Alex_UK]

Welcome Frizzup, come on in, the water's lovely.

Interesting kit, and you'll fit in well with your music choices.

[Frizzup]

Hey, very nice setup Frizzup. :)
I wonder how a Caiman sounds through a full-Reag setup : did you have another dac before purchasing it ?

Welcome to AoS, btw ! (the jetlag will be hard to manage...) :cool:

Hi Themis,

Yes I still have an MHDT Constantine Plus which got some rave reviews over at enjoythemusic.com. MHDT best known for its Paradisa and Havana tube DACS. The Caiman with the mods has settled in to being an outstanding performer, works very well with the Rega setup even before I added the Murata mods, so its time to sell the MHDT Constantine Plus.

Thinking of selling the Rega Apollo CD and Brio Amp as a combo and just buying a better amp. Have no use for CD player, just need to decide what amp, Rega, Naim, or Pereaux etc.

Frizupp

[Ali Tait]

There's an NZ valve kit manufacturer that posts here.His gear is quite tasty by all accounts.Welcome BTW.

[Themis]

Thinking of selling the Rega Apollo CD and Brio Amp as a combo and just buying a better amp. Have no use for CD player, just need to decide what amp, Rega, Naim, or Pereaux etc.

Frizupp
Have a look at Glenn Croft's amps : they are perhaps what you need. They accommodate very well Caiman's precision. ;)
But you'll have to give up the remote facility...

[Frizzup]

Ali, Themis,

Thanks for the advice, I'll do some research, but not over the next 4 weeks. Younger brother/wife winging thier way from UK/Sheffield and land in NZ tomorrow morning. First time for them downunder and we've only caught up about 4 weeks in the last 28 years when we've been back to the UK. A lot of catching up to do, little time for playing around with Amp's, op amps and soldering.;)

Catch you guys later, the wife's on my case to get a few odd jobs around the house finished before the family arrives :(

Frizzup

[Themis]

Nice news, Frizzup. Have a good time with your beloved. ;)

[John]

Great intro; good wide musical taste

[Spectral Morn]

Welcome to the forum. Whats your first name?

We like to use first names on AoS..we believe it leads to a more friendly forum.


Regards D S D L

[Rare Bird]

Yorkshireman eh! no doubt you a good looking bloke like me? ;)

[Frizzup]

Welcome to the forum. Whats your first name?

We like to use first names on AoS..we believe it leads to a more friendly forum.


Regards D S D L

Gidday Dalek Supreme,

Daleks ehh, I remember having nightmares about them as a young kid :stalks:

First = Philip, Phil, or Frizzup

My heros were not sc-fi characters, great follower of Barry Sheen, actually had a replica crash helmet, donald duck and No.7, also SIR Geoffrey Boycott!!

Nickname came from........well thats another story for another night !

Frizzup

[Frizzup]

Yorkshireman eh! no doubt you a good looking bloke like me? ;)

Yorkshireman first, Kiwi second. Englishman third,

We must be related if you have good looks as well :lolsign:

Got to get me one of those avatars, you must have liked the Beatles and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds :eyebrows:

Frizzup :)

[Themis]

:whistle:

[Rare Bird]

Yorkshireman first, Kiwi second. Englishman third,

We must be related if you have good looks as well :lolsign:



Nay Yorkies are born & bread good lookers ;)

Welcome to AOS anyway

[GB1]

Hi Frizzup,

Welcome.

Whereabouts in NZ are you. I'm in JAFA land.

Cheers

GB

[Frizzup]

Hi Frizzup,

Welcome.

Whereabouts in NZ are you. I'm in JAFA land.

Cheers

GB

Gidday GB,

35kms north east of Wellington, suburb called Silverstream.

Frizzup