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  1. 04-10-2018, 15:39 #1
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    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 !.

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  2. 04-10-2018, 16:23 #2
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    Welcome to the forum John, yes we are a friendly bunch - all the nasty members have gone to a landfill site near Marco's If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask someone else on the forum, there's a lot of knowledge here.
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  3. 05-10-2018, 07:14 #3
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    Hi John. Welcome to AOS.

    I remember LNB Paraline speakers and met the designer a long, long time ago.

    Take a look around the site and join in any chat that interests you, everybody is friendly.


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  4. 10-10-2018, 13:34 #4
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    welcome aboard John
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    Welcome to AoS John.

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