I was 100% certain I already DID this a looong time ago, but it seems my memory serves me quite poorly. I did not intend to be rude and hang around for so long without saying HI! :)

So here goes :

My name is PerS and I`m from just outside Oslo, Norway. I love music (all kinds: metal, rock, pop, jazz, country, bluegrass etc... ) and I have been playing guitar and bass since I was a young kid (must admit I`ve not played too much lately).

I`ve been through three different audio periods in my "career" .. first it was the "english sound" in the late 80`s early nineties (minimalistic approach, like cyrus/audionote/audio innovations etc) then moved on to Surround (Yamaha, Energy, Samsung etc), and finally last year (sick of surround) back to stereo (vintage-ish), from back when they "knew how" ... My stereo setup as of right now looks like this (and sounds alright) :

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn206/pstraums/System_June_08_2.jpg
TDL Monitor Transmissionlines Second biggest TDL in the late eighties, Pioneer SA-9500, Sony ST-313L, Kenwood DP7030)
(my ugly face is even in the Samsung photoframe sitting in the middle)

I also have backup system (love the looks of the 2225.. one of the prettiest things (on four feet) in the world, if you ask me) :)

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn206/pstraums/22257030.jpg

So thank you for your time, thanks in advance for all future fun, help and inspiration.

Vbr; PerS

Welcome aboard.

Welcome to AK - very interesting to hear about the phases you've been through with audio, have gone through some similar ones myself.

welcome, Pers. i've always noticed that you euro guys, no matter the country, have a look to your gear and rooms that is nice to look at, and is just...uh....euro. cool.

and, it's just all one big phase to me

Welcome to AK Pstraums!

Gohan

Hi,

Ingjerd, Erik, Bjorn, and I say hello to ya! I am US born and my wife is from Oslo and Erik hails from Molndal, Sweden and Bjorn is from Copenhagen. Erik and Bjorn are our 2 little ones (Adopted). We have spina bifida. Ingjerd is a broadcaster for a private US radio group and the NRK. She is ex-Tandberg Radiofabrikk staff.

Hi PerS

I had the great pleasure to visit Oslo for a couple of weeks in the mid 1980's. I was 16 at the time and our hockey team spent our Christmas break there. Ever since, I have had a great interest in Scandinavian culture.
More recently I have found a couple of Norwegian bands that I really like. Ever get a chance to see Jaga Jazzist or the Tord Gustavsen Trio?

Regards,
Mike O

Velkommen, Per. Nice to have more Norwegians here: I grew up in Telemark, and travel back most summers: Great place! :thmbsp:
i've always noticed that you euro guys, no matter the country, have a look to your gear and rooms that is nice to look at, and is just...uh....euro. cool.
Isn't that the truth - I really like that shelving system in your photo, Per - seems like it was specifically designed for stereo gear: This shelf would meet even the most stringent WAF requirements, IMO. And nice gear!

Welcome to AK.

Welcome to AK, PerS. Your set up looks (and I'm sure sounds) great.

Welcome! Nice to know ya.

Howdy!

Thanx all, for giving me such a warm welcome :)

My problem is that in my house there are not room for a "real man-cave" :) .. so I need to have the stereo system in the living room... (and a/v system in the TV room upstairs) which means I must try to keep my system(s) from "offending/pissing off" certain ppl in my household :)

The rack(s) you see are the two cheapest stereo racks from Ikea. (from "LACK" series) Its really a bargain, I feel, even though quality are not exactly superb! :)

Vbr; PerS

Welcome :thmbsp:

welcome to AK!

Velkominn um borð PerS:thmbsp:

Welcome, very nice looking setup.

Welcome to AK!

Tom

Welcome.....




Bill

Welcome to AK!

Nice gear, this place is getting very international

Welcome to AK, PerS! :music: I see you've already met some "kindred spirits"!

Welcome PerS from another newbie.

I was watching the Bislett Games in Oslo on television here in California last Saturday. The digital stadium clock said 22:10, yet it was full daylight out. What time does the sun set in summer?

I was watching the Bislett Games in Oslo on television here in California last Saturday. The digital stadium clock said 22:10, yet it was full daylight out. What time does the sun set in summer?

Oslo is on a similar latitude (~60 deg.) as Anchorage, Alaska: On the First Day of Summer (6/21), the Oslo sun sets at 10:44PM and rises again at rises at 3:54AM: In between, it doesn't really get dark at all. In Northern Norway (north of the Arctic Circle - ~67 deg.), it doesn't set at all. :yes:

The flip side of the coin: On the First Day of Winter (12/21), the sun in Oslo rises at 9:20AM and sets at 3:11PM (and it doesn't really get that light in between!). Again, north of the Arctic Circle the sun doesn't rise at all......:no:

No doubt, Norway is a great place in the summertime :banana: :) I just wish the summer would last a bit longer :) (and the weather to be a "tad" more stable)

Dark, long and cold winters make music even MORE important (for those of us not THAT interested in skiing, and outdoor stuff like that) :)

Welcome...Enjoy..