Brett A
02-22-2008, 12:46 PM
Howdee.
I too looked around for an “introduction forum”, being prompted to do so after registering. like the other I didn’t find one.
Please consider this my introduction post. I’ll try to keep it as short as my own reading attention span. (well, maybe a bit longer than that)
I've been into audio literally since I can remember (I’m 41) but never had any money to spend. So I’ve lived for most of my life with various found objects to put between the Acoustic Research AR93’s I acquired in the mid 80’s. I tried to get the best quality I could for little or no money (several Yamaha rigs and a Sherwood come to mind)
For the last seven years or so I had settled into a flea-market-and-wedding-gift system consisting of a Rotel 1070 CD player, NAD 3020 integrated amp powering a pair of mid-eighties Acoustic Research AR 93s (floorstanding baby brothers to the AR 9s) All wired together with $30 ICs and $0.60/ft in-wall speaker cable. (a good friend of mine broke me of my equalizer dependence back in 2001, god bless him).
Well, about a year ago I started tweaking in earnest. I braided a pair of CAT5 speaker cables, I put Vibrapods under my CDP, spiked my speakers and countless other obsessive-compulsive acts---many involving MDF.
I eventually tweaked myself up against a wall.
This was great timing b/c I moved into a better paying position at work (I won’t go into debt for this hobby)
Without knowing I was buying a new system, it started with new speakers --- the new B&W 683 floor standers. I have to admit I bought these in haste. I listened to them –and only them -- for a couple hours in the shop before deciding I’d be happy with them.
I took more time buying an amp to drive them. I spent about a two months taking different units home before making the decision to buy the Shanling A3000. I also in this time upgraded through various ICs eventually to a pair of Siltech New York’s. (I'm still using the Rotel RCD 1070)
Luckily (b/c I didn't always know what I was doing), I love this system. And I love it more and more as the weeks pass.
I’ve learned a lot in the short months since September when I first bought the speakers. I’ve been reading voraciously and continuing to tweak. I’ve gotten into room acoustics. I have made panels and purchased bass traps (ATS acoustics is a wonderful source).
Well, I could go on and on (and on). But I’ll cut it short. Suffice to say I am loving my new relationship with this old interest. (Particularly the Shanling amp. It’s like we got a new pet!)
All the best ---Brett
http://gallery.audioasylum.com/cgi/view.mpl?u=45274&f=System_021.jpg&v=f&UserImages=45274&session=&&moniker=Brett%20A&invite=&w=704&h=396
I too looked around for an “introduction forum”, being prompted to do so after registering. like the other I didn’t find one.
Please consider this my introduction post. I’ll try to keep it as short as my own reading attention span. (well, maybe a bit longer than that)
I've been into audio literally since I can remember (I’m 41) but never had any money to spend. So I’ve lived for most of my life with various found objects to put between the Acoustic Research AR93’s I acquired in the mid 80’s. I tried to get the best quality I could for little or no money (several Yamaha rigs and a Sherwood come to mind)
For the last seven years or so I had settled into a flea-market-and-wedding-gift system consisting of a Rotel 1070 CD player, NAD 3020 integrated amp powering a pair of mid-eighties Acoustic Research AR 93s (floorstanding baby brothers to the AR 9s) All wired together with $30 ICs and $0.60/ft in-wall speaker cable. (a good friend of mine broke me of my equalizer dependence back in 2001, god bless him).
Well, about a year ago I started tweaking in earnest. I braided a pair of CAT5 speaker cables, I put Vibrapods under my CDP, spiked my speakers and countless other obsessive-compulsive acts---many involving MDF.
I eventually tweaked myself up against a wall.
This was great timing b/c I moved into a better paying position at work (I won’t go into debt for this hobby)
Without knowing I was buying a new system, it started with new speakers --- the new B&W 683 floor standers. I have to admit I bought these in haste. I listened to them –and only them -- for a couple hours in the shop before deciding I’d be happy with them.
I took more time buying an amp to drive them. I spent about a two months taking different units home before making the decision to buy the Shanling A3000. I also in this time upgraded through various ICs eventually to a pair of Siltech New York’s. (I'm still using the Rotel RCD 1070)
Luckily (b/c I didn't always know what I was doing), I love this system. And I love it more and more as the weeks pass.
I’ve learned a lot in the short months since September when I first bought the speakers. I’ve been reading voraciously and continuing to tweak. I’ve gotten into room acoustics. I have made panels and purchased bass traps (ATS acoustics is a wonderful source).
Well, I could go on and on (and on). But I’ll cut it short. Suffice to say I am loving my new relationship with this old interest. (Particularly the Shanling amp. It’s like we got a new pet!)
All the best ---Brett
http://gallery.audioasylum.com/cgi/view.mpl?u=45274&f=System_021.jpg&v=f&UserImages=45274&session=&&moniker=Brett%20A&invite=&w=704&h=396