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    Join Date: Jun 2008

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    Default Any room for an accountant? Now the laughter has subsided, Hi Everybody

    Hi I'm Adrian and basically a dad and friend to the whole world of HiFi and without looking now, am part of distribution and retail in the UK (.co.uk=uk right? thats the bit of the web I signed up for anycase).

    I am here to learn and share... particularly interested in simple techniques to solve what otherwise can be major headaches.

    At college I lived with nuclear and molecular scientists - I lived. They had their views on how stuff worked and since then I noticed everyone else has a view too. The world is great like that....

    Well to now; I have a son and told him to make some money out of what is Dad's hobby. Selling HiFi, not buying it and hence mattshifi.co.uk was formed. Only selling stuff we like, to those that know better.

    I guess the operation is 'lifestyle' aka 'fun' and we like talking about stuff... beats talking about odd shaped balls and how Germany always end up in the finals - oh look they've done it again.

    Enough already. Before I sign off, yeah we do like the Germans a lot - they make RDC.... cones cones and more cones, we sell their cones. Joy a vibration free world. Hmmm that would not be fun really would it.

    I guess Ill get back to counting beans, and leave you guys and gals to enjoy your evening.

    ParkerA

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    Join Date: Feb 2008

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    Hi Adrian, and welcome to AoS.

    Cheers,
    Mike.
    Shian7
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    broken again - still it's there:
    the moon on the water.

    - Choshu.

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

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    Hi Adrian and welcome.

    So, you Certified or Chartered?


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    He's into Hi-Fi, so should be certified!
    "Always carry a large flagon of whisky, in case of snake bite and, furthermore, always carry a small snake."


    Kevin

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    Join Date: Feb 2008

    Location: South Wales

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    welcome adrian to the mad house,
    you will find some real characters on here, but all have their own unique ideas on what makes for good listening,enjoy...

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    Welcome indeed. From first post Adrian has character! Good, just what we need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prince of Darkness View Post
    He's into Hi-Fi, so should be certified!
    Hehehehehe.

    Ben Duncan mains conditioner
    2022 MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10/16/16/16
    Samsung QE75Q90T 75" QLED TV
    XMOS DSD Async USB to Coax converter
    RME Audio ADI-2 FS (AK4493) DAC
    Chord Clearway XLR interconnects
    Audioquest Crimson USB interconnect
    QED Quartz Reference optical interconnect
    Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers
    Atacama SE24 stands

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

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    I'm Mike.

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    PARKERA,

    So you sell hifi without buying it. That makes you either a creator (a.k.a. manufacturer) or a magician.

    Of course accountants have a magical way with figures, but to extend that skill to hifi is indeed remarkable.

    Welcome to the inner circle of The Art Of Sound.

    Concentric or eccentric circle. You choose!

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    Join Date: Jan 2008

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    Hi Adrian,

    I hope all the madness hasn't scared you off!

    Since everyone else has welcomed you it would be rude of me not to, so...

    HELLO

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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