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  1. 25-12-2019, 10:47 #1
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    I’m here for two reasons. I’m an hifi enthusiast and I would like to improve my english.
    I’m writing from Rimini/Italy and I’m in love of the “sound” of the old kef 105 loudspeakers.
    Sooner or later I would like to perform a visit to the Kef museum in Maidstone….for this reason the nickname.
    I have more than 50 springs and the passion of music played takes me since I was a teenager.
    I hear almost everything from the rock of 60es, also classic, jazz, fusion.
    My favourite musicians is Pat Metheny Group but I’m exicited too with the Who or Pink Floyd, Miles Davies, Keith Jarreth, Mozart, Vivaldi and Beethoven….
    After this first greeting I will provide to present my “hardware” in the “Gallery” section and specially my restored two pairs of 105 (mk1) in the vintage area (Past Masters) of the forum…
    Be patient for my grammar errors…...I’m sorry for my poor english level.
    And Merry Christmas
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    Hi Francesco, if your english is bad you should hear my Italian! I know enough to get by as I have visited Italy many times. I have not been to Rimini, the nearest would be Pisa and Florence and maybe Rome?. I love Italy and will return at some time. Post some pics of your system and some of Rimini in the gallery section.

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  3. 25-12-2019, 11:18 #3
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    Thank you for the hospitality Rob,
    I have to delay the post where there are the photos and comment of my system cause the image hosting web that I use at this time doesn’t work (probably they take advantage of little web traffic during Christmas holiday to do maintenance of its web site “servimg.com”).
    So when the service will be restored I will post….
    Francesco
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  4. 25-12-2019, 11:31 #4
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    Welcome Francesco, i hope you enjoy using the forum.
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    Howdy! Welcome to AOS.

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  6. 25-12-2019, 14:17 #6
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    Thank you also Grant and Shane for the hospitality.
    I've followed the instruction at the section "Notice board/how to..." and I've changed my web photo service support to "Imageshack".
    So I managed to post in "The gallery" and "Past Masters"...
    Francesco
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    Pre Marantz SC11S1, Ampli stereo Marantz SM11S1 (x2 in bridge mono), Kef 105 (mk1) two couple in serial configuration (two left channel + two right channel).
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    Turntable Michell Gyrodec mk5, Morsiani CM1 Tonearm, Benz Ace (low 0,4 mV) pick up, Aqvox CI2 phono stage.
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    My Italian is great, a local restaurant, had spag bol and a nice wine there on Monday evening, there is an Italian delicatessen near to it, brilliant coffee and snacks at very reasonable prices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    My Italian is great, a local restaurant, had spag bol and a nice wine there on Monday evening, there is an Italian delicatessen near to it, brilliant coffee and snacks at very reasonable prices.
    My Chinese is pretty good, unfortunately his English isn't, so he gets my order wrong quite often

    Anyway, welcome to AoS Francesco - stick with us, we'll have your English as bad as ours in no time
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Welcome to AoS Francesco,

    Don't apologise, your English is perfectly understandable.

    Enjoy the Forum
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