Hello from St Albans

[Poldark]

Hi all, just joined, hope to pick some brains and share thoughts with like-minded folk (cheap therapy!)

I'm semi retired and although I've always kept a love of music I'm rekindling my interest in hifi now I've more available time.

Many moons ago I was involved in the trade, Laskys retail and then a few years working for Denon. But my career moved onto other places for the next 25 years.

I have some modest equipment and some old esoteric kit that currently sits unused for practicality issues (house & grown kids still around). We have a holiday home in Brittany, which is a good escape, with Freesat installed for UK radio & TV.

Recently started digitising my old vinyl collection using Audacity to create FLAC files onto an external 2Tb drive, long way to go still.

No doubt I shall come up with some questions soon, meanwhile thanks for the useful info I'm already gaining from the Forum.




Living room - Old Sony CD/Roku Soundbridge/QED switchbox/NAD C340/Kef Coda7 on Partington Dreadnought stands

Study - Technics SLDL1/Ortofon MC1/Denon PMA880/Wharfedale Sapphire SP83

France - Denon DM41/Monitor Audio R700 Gold

Unused/Stored - Denon DCD3300/Albarry Preamp/Mission 777U

[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Martyn,

Nice introduction, however given your username I was expecting to learn your holiday home was in Cornwall ( ;) ), but Brittany sounds fantastic :).

What are your tastes in music?

Any questions you have then just ask away - we have many knowledgeable Members here who I'm sure will be able to help you.

Enjoy the Forum
Barry

[AJSki2fly]

Hi Martyn, you will find lots of knowledgable and helpful people on here, some great gear you have there.

I seem to remember the Mission 777U was a highly rated amp at the time and is quite rare, and the Albarry is rather nice, have you used these for a while?

Cheers

Adrian

[southall-1998_mk2]

Howdy! Welcome to AOS.

Have fun.

S.

[Poldark]

Hi Martyn, you will find lots of knowledgable and helpful people on here, some great gear you have there.

I seem to remember the Mission 777U was a highly rated amp at the time and is quite rare, and the Albarry is rather nice, have you used these for a while?

Cheers

AdrianAdrian I'm embarrassed to admit they were boxed up some while ago when the family moved in with M-i-L to look after her.

10+ years later I've semi-retired and want to ressurect a decent system, but SWMBO is likely to require a degree of functionality and simplicity of use, hence my post earlier this evening on Pre/DAC/Streamer unit(s).

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