Hi from sunny Stockport
Good afternoon folks
Where to begin....
Bought my first system when I was 18, Denon UDM 31 with matching tape deck, CD recorder and MiniDisc player with a pair of Kef Q-Series speakers. That was 24 years ago and I still have those speakers hooked up to the UDM 31 connected to the TV. I’m ashamed to say that the CD recorder and MiniDisc players were abandoned many years ago but the tape deck I still have and it still works although it’s not used.
Anyway like most of us on here, I guess music is a constant in my life and always will be, whether that’s listening at home and going to gigs although that’s been on hold with everything that’s going on recently.
I never really felt like upgrading my kit until I went to an independent Hi-Fi shop with a friend who wanted to listen to some reasonably high end kit that I’d never heard off. That was about 5 years ago and it’s been a slippery slope ever since !! Although I do have him to thank for it all; the superb kit I’ve been lucky enough to listen too and people I’ve met through this hobby via forums, browsing etc. As most I went from my first kit to gradually upgrading over time as my knowledge etc increased and the itch subsided. Love it.
Anyway my current set up is as follows:
EAR Yoshino 890 Power Amp
Townshend Allegri + passive pre amp
Moon 110LP Phono Stage
Nord Streamer / Dac
Townshend F1 Fractal interconnects
Townshend DCT Isolda speaker cables
Totem Sttaf floorstanders
And my pride and joy
Fully rebuilt and custom sprayed Townshend Rock TT with Audio Mods Series Six Tonearm and Dynavector 17DX cart (built by a very clever and enthusiastic mate, highly recommended)
I’ll never change this deck it’s superb, a complete one off and sounds amazing.
I do (possibly) intend to downsize to an integrated amplifier eventually (as I buy more and more records and as a compromise with my Wife on space) but this deck is going no where.
Stay safe.
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Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
