Haystacks
New Member
Hi all, I have just come across this forum, having recently also discovered the Steve Hoffman one where re-msatering and all it's inherant ills are a hot topic.
I also use, and regularly contribute to, the Progressive Ears progressive music site/forum.
My musical taste is predominantly progressive rock but also encompasses classic rock, folk, singer-songwriter, Celtic, American/English 60's psychedelia, some goth-metal, as well as flamenco, opera and classical.
My main system comprises of:
Digital Front End: MERIDIAN 506 20-BIT CD PLAYER
Pre Amplifier: AUDIOLAB 8000Q PRE-AMP
Amplification: BRYSTON 4B-ST (Pro) POWER AMP
Speaker System: AUDIO VECTOR 5 (F3 LYD) SPEAKERS
Interconnects: Chord company (hand-made by their designer)
System Rack: Target
I also have a surround sound rig (Kenwood/Pioneer/Mission/Mordant-Short) but it is only used for a/v and never for music.
I also have a third system (Marantz CD-63SE, Arcam Alpha 6 PLus, SonyTC-K511S Dolby-S Cassette Deck and Pioneer F55-L tuner) which is, as yet speaker-less.
Outside of music my main interest is climbing mountains, scrambling and fell walking - all done here in the UK, partly in Scotland but mostly in the Cumbrian fells.
I have large collection of DVDs (over 1500) and approaching 4000 CDs. I ditched vinyl some years ago, having got fed up with the idiosyncracies of crappy thin (UK) vinyl, poor pressing and the need for excessive care of the software. I used to have a Linn LP12 but sold it once I found a CD player whose performance reached an acceptably high level of detail.
I also use, and regularly contribute to, the Progressive Ears progressive music site/forum.
My musical taste is predominantly progressive rock but also encompasses classic rock, folk, singer-songwriter, Celtic, American/English 60's psychedelia, some goth-metal, as well as flamenco, opera and classical.
My main system comprises of:
Digital Front End: MERIDIAN 506 20-BIT CD PLAYER
Pre Amplifier: AUDIOLAB 8000Q PRE-AMP
Amplification: BRYSTON 4B-ST (Pro) POWER AMP
Speaker System: AUDIO VECTOR 5 (F3 LYD) SPEAKERS
Interconnects: Chord company (hand-made by their designer)
System Rack: Target
I also have a surround sound rig (Kenwood/Pioneer/Mission/Mordant-Short) but it is only used for a/v and never for music.
I also have a third system (Marantz CD-63SE, Arcam Alpha 6 PLus, SonyTC-K511S Dolby-S Cassette Deck and Pioneer F55-L tuner) which is, as yet speaker-less.
Outside of music my main interest is climbing mountains, scrambling and fell walking - all done here in the UK, partly in Scotland but mostly in the Cumbrian fells.
I have large collection of DVDs (over 1500) and approaching 4000 CDs. I ditched vinyl some years ago, having got fed up with the idiosyncracies of crappy thin (UK) vinyl, poor pressing and the need for excessive care of the software. I used to have a Linn LP12 but sold it once I found a CD player whose performance reached an acceptably high level of detail.
