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    Join Date: Jul 2016

    Location: West Wales

    Posts: 143
    I'm Jonathan.

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    Hi everyone, my name is Jonathan and I have been following AoS for a while so thought I had better join the community!

    After a long break (children mostly) I got back into playing vinyl a few years ago. A few upgrades later I currently have
    Michell Orbe
    SME IV
    ZYX Airy3
    HiFi Collective TVC preamp
    John Wood EL84 power amp
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    Plus an older Simaudio Moon nova CD player and Audiolab MDac for digital stuff which mostly resides on my MacBook.

    I have recently had the good fortune to be able to make the next significant upgrade which will be a pair of Tune Audio Prime horn loaded speakers driven by a Grandinote Shinai amp. The speakers work well in my small listening room in a Welsh cottage so am really chuffed. The LV were great in a larger room but I could not get them to produce the same magic in a cramped environment.

    I listen to a range of music including female vocal, jazz old and new, blues old and new, some rock and pop (mostly my wife's). A tiny bit of classical makes its way to the turntable.

    All the best
    Jonathan

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    Join Date: Mar 2012

    Location: London and Somerset

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    I'm Dave.

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    Hi Jonathan, welcome to AOS. Enjoy the forum. Great system you have there, any photos? Lovely part of the world west Wales. I have many friends in that neck of the woods. John Wood amp, not heard one, but transported one from Wales to London for Al ( on here), bloody heavy beast.
    Kraken, Saturn, Emotion, Flying V Rocket, Planets.

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    Join Date: Jul 2016

    Location: West Wales

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    I'm Jonathan.

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    This is the view I get, you can see my space challenge!

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    Join Date: Jul 2016

    Location: West Wales

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    I'm Jonathan.

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    Apologies for the duplicate!

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    I'm Grant.

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    Welcome Jonathan. Yes your room is a challenge, but it will give you the headphone effect, a bit like my shed/workshop/hidiehole... Gives some decent tunes.
    Regards,
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    Join Date: Apr 2012

    Location: N E Kent

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    I'm Geoff.

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    Hello Jonathan. Welcome to AOS from me too.

    Interesting system you have there. That should turn out some nice sounds.

    I don't know Tune Audio speakers. Keep us posted as to how you get on with them and tell us if you have any other system changes in mind.


    Enjoy the forum,
    Geoff.
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    Join Date: Nov 2008

    Location: North Down /Northern Ireland/ UK

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    I'm Neil.

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    Welcome to AoS
    Regards Neil

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    Join Date: Jul 2009

    Location: Snowdonia

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    I'm Nial.

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    North or south west wales....?

    And welcome....

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

    Location: west mids, UK

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    I'm Phil.

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    brilliant , heard the primes and helped take some to the wigwam show

    heard lots about the grandinote and you could not get a better dealer than jack at bd audio
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    Join Date: Jul 2016

    Location: West Wales

    Posts: 143
    I'm Jonathan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ff1d1l View Post
    North or south west wales....?

    And welcome....
    Mid Wales! Near the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan. Lovely part of the world, just a fair distance from the rest of it!

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