archie2
08-02-2007, 08:49 AM
This sticky is a coincidence as just the other day I was thinking that after joining AK over a year and 1/2 ago, I have never introduced myself. So much for good form. I'm a 70 year old retired public school administrator who now tries to earn a buck day/swing trading the stock market. I bought my first sound system as an undergraduate which consisted of an old Browning mono FM tuner played through a Symphonic tape deck. The deck played in stereo and came with a stereo tape of "The Overture to "Taunhauser". I was enraptured, I was there, I was Wagner. Stereo was unbeatable. From there I went on to various systems, the one I kept the longest was a Carver receiver and a pair of Spica TC 60's. And I used to buy only one system at a time, something that changed dramatically after I joined AK. I knew nothing about audio systems except you pushed a button of turned a knob and there was the music. Now, thanks to AK and the congeniality if it's members I know how to do basic stuff and have become a more discriminating listener. It's been an interesting and enjoyable voyage with interesting and enjoyable people. Now, however, I need to scale down. So I shall stay with my current set ups: Listening room one; Yamaha CR 2020, Hughes AK100, Miracord Elac 46, Wharfedale W70E, double Original Large Advents. Listening room two, Sansui 8080DB and either New Large Advents or A/D/S L520. Workroom, Pioneer SX 636 and ADC 303ax. Garage, Sansui 551 and EPI 70.