johnN
04-10-2018, 15:39
I am John and have been visiting for a while as a guest, so thought it was about time I joined, as it seems a friendly forum.
Guess I inherited my interest in audio from my Dad and grew up listening to a Leak Stereo 30 and diy Paraline loudspeakers.
Like most people I have purchased various bits and pieces, some new but probably most s/h, particularly in the early days. Getting on for 40 years ago an early s/h buy was a diy music centre consisting of a Thorens 125 and Quad 33/303/FM3 all housed in a chipboard box, I still have the 125.
Giving the game away even more now, but having done most of my growing up in the 60`s my musical tastes are what used to be called AOR, plus a bit of folk and country. Most played album is probably a tie between early pressings of Famous Blue Raincoat/Jennifer Warnes and Dire Straits/Dire Straits, difficult to choose between First We Take Manhattan and Sultans of Swing. Last album bought was Still/Richard Thompson (vinyl).
Current system which I have had for a few years now is :
Michell Technodec/Technoarm/DL103 - Shanling CD80 - MF Preamp 2 ( the one with the nice thick aluminium fascia and as tweaked by the man from EAR) - Copland CTA 501 valve power amp - Monitor Audio GR10 on Partington stands.
The Copland is a lovely bit of Swedish kit, really well made with two inputs, one for pre and one for cd direct, the latter used with the power amps gain control.
I also have a few other odd bits lurking in the loft.
Afraid to say that streaming has passed me by but perhaps I should give it a go !.
Regards
John
Guess I inherited my interest in audio from my Dad and grew up listening to a Leak Stereo 30 and diy Paraline loudspeakers.
Like most people I have purchased various bits and pieces, some new but probably most s/h, particularly in the early days. Getting on for 40 years ago an early s/h buy was a diy music centre consisting of a Thorens 125 and Quad 33/303/FM3 all housed in a chipboard box, I still have the 125.
Giving the game away even more now, but having done most of my growing up in the 60`s my musical tastes are what used to be called AOR, plus a bit of folk and country. Most played album is probably a tie between early pressings of Famous Blue Raincoat/Jennifer Warnes and Dire Straits/Dire Straits, difficult to choose between First We Take Manhattan and Sultans of Swing. Last album bought was Still/Richard Thompson (vinyl).
Current system which I have had for a few years now is :
Michell Technodec/Technoarm/DL103 - Shanling CD80 - MF Preamp 2 ( the one with the nice thick aluminium fascia and as tweaked by the man from EAR) - Copland CTA 501 valve power amp - Monitor Audio GR10 on Partington stands.
The Copland is a lovely bit of Swedish kit, really well made with two inputs, one for pre and one for cd direct, the latter used with the power amps gain control.
I also have a few other odd bits lurking in the loft.
Afraid to say that streaming has passed me by but perhaps I should give it a go !.
Regards
John