Hello from Romania

[DorinD]

Dear Sirs,
My name is Dorin and I have been interested in electronics, music and loudspeakers for more than 40 years.
IT Engineer by trade, I kept electronics as a hobby and from time to time I make some changes of my system ( http://www.homebuilthifi.com/project/5604 ).
I am glad I have discovered this forum of passionate people and looking forward to talk with you guys, thank you.
Regards,
Dorin

[oldius]

Welcome. I will be heading back to Bucharest on Saturday!

[southall-1998_mk2]

Howdy! Welcome to AOS.

Have fun.

S.

[Crackles]

Hi Dorin

Welcome to the forum.

I have considered buying some bits of equipment from Romania in the past through Audioweb as the prices seem so low, but I have never gone through with it due to uncertainty of buying from a website and seller I don't know.

Next time I'll ask for your advice [emoji16].

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[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Dorin.

We have many DIY enthusiasts here, so we would be very interested to learn more about your work.

What are your tastes in music?

Enjoy the Forum
Barry

[walpurgis]

Hi Dorin. Welcome to AOS.

DIY projects are always of interest, maybe you could feature some in the Gallery section.

Feel free to join in the chat.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

[DorinD]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and hope I could bring some valuable info to this community.

@John, you did right not risking money on Audioweb. I know nothing about that particular site but --sorry to admit--- our people got a reputation and would take more than a generation to improve.

@Barry, my preferences are towards classical music, especially piano works, but in fact I'm listening to all kinds. Last couple of years I found that I am almost exclusively using Chromecast Audio with Deezer, rarely a turntable and not at all a CD player.

@Geoff, I would like to present my DiY efforts and talk about some unusual design decisions I took.

[Crackles]

Thank you for the advice Dorin. Very honest of you.

I use Deezer through a Chromecast too, find it very convenient.

Enjoy the forum my friend.

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[DorinD]

@Geoff, in case your base is in Bucharest, I am wondering if you are aware of local audiophile forums, maybe activating on some.

[hifinutt]

welcome dorin
we have many romanians here where i live , they are amazing at picking up scrap outside our house . average about 30 mins which is pretty good . good to have you on here

[oldius]

@Geoff, in case your base is in Bucharest, I am wondering if you are aware of local audiophile forums, maybe activating on some.I am completely unaware and happy to be put into the loop. Cheers.

[DorinD]

welcome dorin
we have many romanians here where i live , they are amazing at picking up scrap outside our house . average about 30 mins which is pretty good . good to have you on here

Hi Phil, you mean scavengers of some sort? :-0

You know, "one man's trash is another man's treasure". Let me tell you my only regret; it happened in '92-'93 when I pass by a pair of Western Electric horns that were trashed by a cinema hall in the fervor of Dolby craziness. Something like these:

http://www.itishifi.com/2011/04/western-electric-rear-view.html

but yellowish, like a piano resonance plate. That was years before knowing anything practical about horns; it was pure ignorance from my side, but even then...how could I pass by such an unique occasion of my life?!

Hope you do not throw similar things, I'd rather come seeing what it's all about :-)

[DorinD]

I am completely unaware and happy to be put into the loop. Cheers.

Not that you've missed something, not that much of an action in the last years. Occasionally there are auditions of interesting or DIY stuff in a specifically rented place or a dealer. You can start looking on this forum run by an interesting folk nicknamed Momolo: http://www.hifi-stereo.eu/forum/index.php
Regards,
Dorin