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snip
07-04-2010, 05:45
Hi, I have just registered, was pointed here by Stanley.

My name is Jan

Although I have a background in electronic engineering I work in IT these days, no doubt as punishment for heinous crimes in a past life.

I once worked in an 'enthusiast' hi-fi store in Denmark where I am from
I listen exclusively with headphones these days, my speakers are in storage as I live in a small room, I use an Audiotailor Jade valve amplifier, Beresford TC-7510 which I got yesterday and have modified somewhat already and a Squeezebox, the original version 3 from Slim Devices. Headphones are Sennheiser HD590 and HD600

I live in Bridgend, south Wales, see note above about past life.

I don't believe in cable hype but have witnessed examples where different cables made a very noticeable difference, however this was usually 'audiophile' cables replacing essentially flawed/very poor cables.

I like to see scientific proof of things but am able to appreciate differences that I have a hard time measuring, like the different sound signature of output capacitors, valves, etc.

I have a wife who is from England and who lives in Bridgend also, we are separated, hence why I live in a small room and a daughter who was born in Wales and will be four in July.

My user name is a nickname that I have had for many many years and comes from a Danish cartoon series about a family of living in a big diverse city.

I will mainly be active in the D.I.Y part of the forum.

Thank you for your time

Spectral Morn
07-04-2010, 08:46
Hi Jan

Welcome to AOS

Enjoy the forum and have fun.

What kind of music do you like ?



Regards D S D L

snip
07-04-2010, 09:23
Hi Jan

Welcome to AOS

Enjoy the forum and have fun.

What kind of music do you like ?



Regards D S D L

I like progressive rock, jazzy electronica and hip-hop breakbeat, ambient sort of stuff. Lots of things really.

//J

Rare Bird
07-04-2010, 12:39
I like progressive rock



:wave:

Spectral Morn
07-04-2010, 12:42
I like progressive rock, jazzy electronica and hip-hop breakbeat, ambient sort of stuff. Lots of things really.

//J

Excellent (the Prog domination of AOS continues at a decent pace).... What kind of Prog Rock....don't worry you are among friends here and there are enough of us who like Prog to beat off, the attacks of those who don't :)

What kind of Jazzy electronica ? that sounds right up my street.


Regards D S D L

Rare Bird
07-04-2010, 15:34
.... What kind of Prog Rock....

:popcorn:

:lolsign:

DSJR
07-04-2010, 16:48
Hope your living arrangements get sorted shortly and you can enjoy your speakers again...

Welcome.

Alex_UK
07-04-2010, 21:57
Jazzy Electronica - right up my street as well, must be a long street to span at least 3 countries!

Welcome, Jan - sorry to hear of your personal circumstances, no matter whoi is right or wrong (if anyone) it is always sad when families break up. I do more headphone listening than ever, and one of the positives is that I think it being a more immediate delivery of the sound I am less distracted and more directly involved.

Anyway, enjoy AoS, and get posting!

snip
08-04-2010, 22:29
Excellent (the Prog domination of AOS continues at a decent pace).... What kind of Prog Rock....don't worry you are among friends here and there are enough of us who like Prog to beat off, the attacks of those who don't :)

What kind of Jazzy electronica ? that sounds right up my street.


Regards D S D L

Oh the usual suspects, Pink Floyd, The moody blues, Rush, Fox, Jethro tull, Gratefull dead, Jefferson Airplane, et. al.

As for electronica, well I've got most of the Ninja Tunes catalog, a lot of it on wax, I'm a bit of a vinyl junkie. But I don't have a turntable here, I do have a shedload of wax transcribed to 24/96 FLAC though.
I have all the DJ Krush records, All of Nujabes records.

I have a lot, if not most of what is ever made, of Danish Hip-Hop, or Hœp-Håp as we like to call it ;)
//J

snip
08-04-2010, 22:30
Hope your living arrangements get sorted shortly and you can enjoy your speakers again...

Welcome.

No hurry really, I like listening to headphones, and buying more headphones is cheaper and takes up less room than buying new speakers :)

//J

snip
08-04-2010, 22:31
Jazzy Electronica - right up my street as well, must be a long street to span at least 3 countries!

Welcome, Jan - sorry to hear of your personal circumstances, no matter whoi is right or wrong (if anyone) it is always sad when families break up. I do more headphone listening than ever, and one of the positives is that I think it being a more immediate delivery of the sound I am less distracted and more directly involved.

Anyway, enjoy AoS, and get posting!

Thank you, but don't worry it's all good, I still see my child almost every day and I get on very well with my, Ex wife I guess she'd be called.

//J