Hello!

[tinturkey]

Hi everyone thats looking at this!

I thought I had better say hello because I've just ordered 15 CD's from the classified section of the forum (Mark)!

My main listening is classical music, although i do have a broad taste in music.

My gear is as follows:-

Sugden LA-4 Preamp
Elecctrocompaniet AW180 Monoblocks.
Linn Sondek LP12 with a Hadcock 228 arm and Audio Technica 33PTG cartridge.
Marantz Ki Pearl Signature CDP.
Kenwood tuner.
Logitech Squeezebox 3 through a CA Dacmagic.
PMC IB2i speakers (definitely the best buy I've ever made in hifi!).

Thanks!

[Marco]

Hi mate,

Welcome to AoS! What's your proper first name and where are you from? :)

Marco.

[Alex_UK]

Hi Tin - a bit of a lurker, too - 6 months before a single post and now 2 in a day! As a long time Marantz KI CD player fan I covet your KI Pearl - maybe one day! I bet your system sounds fab... Stick around, not just for the cheap CDs - you'll have fun - trust me, it won't hurt a bit! :eyebrows:

[Reid Malenfant]

Hi mate,

Welcome to AoS! What's your proper first name and where are you from? :)

Marco.
I think the chaps name is Graham judging from the reply i got in my classical CDs FS thread ;) Stick it in his sig Marco, i know you can :eyebrows: He's from Romford judging by the visitor message i received :)


Welcome Graham, don't let this intimidate you chap, it makes things much better than any other forum i can think of :)

All the best :wave:

[tinturkey]

Yes, Graham is the name.

I'm coming up to retirement (luckily at the moment the company that I work for lets us retire at 60), so I have been 'gathering together' a system to take me into that period in my life. I'm hoping very much that they don't 'move the goal posts before I finish in three years time!

I'm looking forward very much to having the time to listen when I want and going out and shooting a few arrows with my warbow without having to think about 'work'!

I had a good time the first 26 years of my working career. I played tuba in the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Basically, I was paid to do a hobby - and enjoyed most of it. Admittedly, the red tunic and furry hat could get a bit uncomfortable now and again. There were many proud moments playing for such a world famous outfit.

As you can imagine, playing in a band gives you a good knowledge of how 'live' music should sound (we did many recordings and broadcasts). This system I have now has certainly got me to the closest to the live sound.

Thanks very much for the welcome and I shall hopeflly 'hang around' on the forum.
Off for my second Specail Brew now!!!!

Cheers.

Graham.

[Marco]

Hi Graham,

Thanks for that, mate. Where are you from? :)

Marco.

[tinturkey]

Originally, Stalybridge in Cheshire (or Greater Manchester as they tell us now).

I left there when I was 15 years old to join the Army as a junior musician.
I was a 'pupil' at the Royal Military School of Music 1971/1972. Then I joined the Grenadiers in September 1972.

Tinturkey actually came from a three piece band that I played bass guitar in - tinturkey was the name of the band. It was actually derived for Iron Butterfly that was a band that was around at that time.

Most of my army career I spent in barracks in central London (Wellington, Chelsea and Regents Park). We were never posted anywhere - we were sent out to entertain the troops around the world - Hong Kong, Germany,Cyprus, Northern Ireland etc.There was plenty of opportunity to visit the concert halls of London. Which reminds me of one of my last gigs with the Band. We did a concert at the Royal Albert Hall where the eight tuba players stood at the front of the stage to play a piece called Tartan Tubas. two weeks later I stood on the same stage sweeping up. I worked at the RAH on security, stewarding and odd jobbing. Been in secuirty since then (other than a few 'different' small jobs).

Anyway, I woun't go on. Must be this SB thats makong me waffle!! :cool:

Cheers and thanks agin for the welcome.

G.

I mustbadmit that I have spent a lot of money on hifi through the years.
I rememer having Linn Isobariks two LP12's (why would you want two LP12's at the same time!?) Naim 250's, Quad ELS's etc etc.... Like I say I think I have actually arrived with the gear I have now!

[DSJR]

Welcome.. You're not the gent with Naim and 'briks where the Naim blew up and took the 'briks with it are you? These speakers were damaged by Linn when they repaired them and last I heard, the gent went to B&W M801's as these are what so many UK CD mastering houses used at the time.....

[tinturkey]

Dave

Certainly sounds like me. The Naims were from Studio 99. Three went up in smoke one after each other. The 801's were from Studio 99 as well.

Quite a while ago - how is it that you remember this (if I am the same person?).

Cheers.