Conference hips::uk_audioo

    I am really the first ?!?!?!? 8-)
    
    Mark Lawson, Finance, Millennium, RGM B1/F3 830 - 4920

    I have just purchased a set of Kenwood seperates [ heard all the
    jokes now about dough hooks on the side etc ] Really enjoy playing
    with the "specifications 8-)" etc.
    
    Great CD Player and am always interested in reading and learning
    more. Great new conference, as I have time I will read and hopefully
    contribute.
    
    Enjoy
    
    Mark

    OK, Mark Lawson has set the template.
    
    Mark Jeffery, Software Specialist in Government Worksystems Group.
    USH/F2 849-3386
    
    Worked with Digital as graduate since September. Just had to start
    up a conference sometime!
    
    Cheers.
    
    Mark.

    Dave Sallitt, Tyne-Tees field service, currently DECResident at
    ICI Wilton near Middlesbrough. I've been with DEC for 10 years (sheesh).
    
    Mailstop is RKG, but ALLIN1 mailstop is LZO. Phone is
    0642 432193.
    
    When I was 12, I took a BSR autochanger apart to figure out how it 
    worked and I've been audio addict ever since.
    
    Dave

    
    Hi,
    
    	Do I get to be first? I do huh? Well..
    
    My name is Alan Trevennor. I work(?) at the Welwyn Office in the
    UK. My job is, notionally, a software specialist but I also get
    involved with consultancy on various bits of 'funny' software and
    hardware. I also go out as a hardware support engineer for non-DEC
    products from time to time.
    
    My personal interests are computers, music, dibbling around on my
    home synths and listening to music.
    
    (Alan, you mentioned music twice - mod.)
    (Yes, Mod, I like music VERY much).
    
    I hope in this conference to pick up some ideas for beefing up my
    audio systems at home, and pick up on new ideas in this field
    generally. I am especially interested in music cataloguing systems
    and the kind of information you can get from CD's apart from the
    music. I'd also like to know more about DAT and the newer music
    enhancement systems which are appearing. Also info about filtering
    systems - making your old records sound new again - systems.
    Is that enough? ok!
    
    Alan Trevennor                    

    Hmmm.....looks like I'll be first from THIS side of the Atlantic.
    
    I'm Ken Gosselin, Educational Technologist (fancy title for trainer)
    at TWO/B5 (Tewksbury, Ma.) I've been with DEC ten years.
    
    Whilst my main intent is to be a read only member of this conference,
    I'll contribute if and when information I have is requested. I believe
    the U.K. audio scene is every bit as exciting as the U.S., Japan,
    etc. I hope to learn a lot about U.K. (and European in general)
    audio through this conference.
    
    Thanks for starting this file up, Dave.....I'm looking forward to
    some lively discussions (hopefully without the cynicism towards
    new ideas that was evidenced in the U.S. Audio file...)
    
    
    
    
                                    Ken
    
                                          DTN 247-2498
    

    
    Hi all,
    
    Clark Wright, Software Engineer 1, Mro3 (yes, another bloody Yank
    :-)
    
    I've been with dec full time for 1 month, but before that I coop'd
    here since april of 85...
    
    lets what else...
    My equipments mainly japanese, the loudspeakers are British however
    (b&w's).
    
    Now to get things rolling -
    
    Cd's sound better than albums,
    Large guage cable is best used to hang people who say wire size makes
    no difference,   
    Gold ends are fine, but I prefer plotonium for a really hot sound...:-)
    
    grins,
    
    clark.

    Jeff Goodenough, Principal Software Engineer in DECpark II Reading.
    Coming up to 14 years in Digital (no one else will have me :-) ).
    
    Technics Receiver (tuner/amp), Turntable, and Cassette unit
    Philips CD player
    KEF-30 speakers

    Retired a Sanyo "single-box-stack-lookalike" system to my 16-year
    old son's bedroom, where the bass appears to have acquired an extra
    50dBs.
    
    Jeff.

    Richard Davies, CSSE senior maintainability engineer, in Decpark2.
    
    I'm not a hi-fi freak, just interested in listening to music. I'm
    looking at CD's right now and trying to persuade my other half that
    we NEED one.
    
    My system is a 
    Sony TA-AX4 amp, all touch controls,
    Sony TC-FX7 tapedeck, lots of lovely search/seek programming,
    Sony PS-FL1 turntable, motorised draw like a CD,
    Solavox ?? 80 speakers.

    I worked out the other day, there's us and the two kids, between
    us we have seven cassette players, so it's obvious what the dominant
    media is.    
    
    Cheers,
    Richard

    
    Simon Moxley - Network Support Engineer CS Decpark II.
    
    Current system is rubbish, looking to buy,
    
    Interested in Hi_Fi video too, (not that I own one, yet)
    
    Bi fer now
    
    			Si

    
    Trevor Warwick, software engineer, working in the datalinks and drivers
    group of Wide Area Communications in DEC Park II, Reading. I have been
    with Digital for four years, and in my current job for two of those.
    Prior to this job, I worked in ALL-IN-1 development for two years with
    IOSG. 
    
    Trevor

    John Haxby, playing with mail on Ultrix when not at home.  even
    then sometimes, my wife would say.
    
    Been playing with hifi since university days -- I finally made it
    into the real stuff at Christmas and I'm interested to see what
    the market is like after a 3 year break.
    
    								jch

Stephen Carpenter,  Industrial trainee WAC CAD/CAE DECparkII

  I will be at DEC for 1 year and then it's back to Bristol Poly to finish 
my degree.

   Current Hi-Fi is spread around the country and I hope to build up a
new system while I'm here.

    Pete Goodwin, Software Engineer IED/Reading, DECpark II
    
    Not much of a hi-fi buff. If it sounds OK to my battered ears, and its
    cheap, fine! Currently, I've got a Sony amp, a Radio Shack (you heard
    it right!) tape deck, a Soundburger (what's one of those? 8-) a
    portable record player - OK, but a lot of rumble), and the all
    important ghetto-blaster-that-is-falling-apart. What I lack is a decent
    record deck and tuner.
    
    Pete.

    
    Paul Benoy Associate Software Engineer IOSG/Reading DEC Park II
    
    I'm currently working as an ALL-IN-1 developer, before that I was  
    at polytechnic, attempting to get educated.
    
    Interests include listening to music, going to concerts, and the
    HiFi scene in general.
    
    What I've got at the moment is,
    
    Dual 505 turntable
    Mission Cyrus 2 Amp
    Marantz CD75 CD player
    Aiwa ADF770 Tape deck
    Rotel 850L Tuner
    Acoustic Research 18BX Speakers
    
    Still looking for something decent to put them on though, (they're
    currently sitting on a hifi cabinet thats far too small for it all).
    
    
    
    

    OK, Mark, here goes...
    
    My name is Dave Melton and I work in SWAS in the Thames Valley
    District.  After many years in musical limbo, I finally got around
    to buying myself a decent system this year.  I don't regard myself
    as a Hi Fi expert - to my mind it is the music which should be listened
    to, not the equipment.  Nevertheless, a certain standard is required
    but I am also very conscious of the law of diminishing returns.
    I'll describe my system under the appropriate topic.
    
    Dave M.
    843 6269

    I am Ian Smith, and I work in the FMIC in sunny Ayr as an MIS support
    person. I have been here a little over a year, before which I was 
    at college in Dundee.
    
    I wouldn't really call myself a hi-fi buff, although I certainly
    do enjoy listening to my 70 LPs and 250 cassettes.
    
    My listening stuff consists of an Aiwa CX-50 Casseiver (cassette
    deck, amplifier, tuner, timer in one), an Aiwa turntable picked
    up on the cheap in Dixons for �30, and a pair of Wharfedale
    Diamond II's on brackets on the wall.
    
    I did slaver recently though over my dad's new system: Dual turntable,
    Yamaha cassette deck, Marrantz amplifier, Marrantz CD, Denon tuner
    and Castle speakers. It sounds superb.
    
    Enough.
    
    Ian.

       Ian  F.  Philpott,  Principal  Maintainability Engineer in CSSE, 
       Nashua  New  Hampshire,  currently working on DECwindows layered 
       products... 

       I  started  in  audio as a teenager when I made a class A valved 
       amplifier  to go with a turntable I'd been given. Worked up from 
       that  through  Leak  equipment towards the bankruptcy courts. My 
       last  system was a Quad 44/404 amp, Revox tuner, casette and two 
       B77 decks, Linn-Sondek turntable and IMF Monitor speakers.

       In  a  mad moment when I was courting my wife I sold the lot and 
       currently don't have a decent system

       I'm  following  this  because  I  am now back in the market, and 
       still  think British (and European) gear is better than Japanese 
       in  many cases. My current shopping list is a mix of Naim, Linn, 
       and Revox gear, but who knows what I'll actually buy :-)

       /. Ian .\

    Andy Leslie, Principal Maintainability Engineer with CSSE in DEC
    Park. 
    
    5 year DECcie, posessor of "lots" of records and "quite a few" CD's.

    Ronny Rueff from Switzerland (..and I'm male like Ronnie...)
    
    My system:
    
    	KLAUS tupe preamp
    	KLAUS dual mono tube amp
    	PHILIPS CD-player
    	TRANSSCRIBER turntable (just for the looks)
    	Speakers are home grown with DYNAUDIO equipment and self designed
        network. Speakers are of the vario-ventilated compound type,
        which means a inner hermetically closed woofer to help drive
        the outside woofer.
    
    Looking forward to AUDIO-noting this side of the atlantic....

    Hi, Ian Percival here!  I'm a Principal Instructor for In-House
    Training near Reading. 
    
    I used to be a keen (but poor!) hi-fi buff 10 years ago - but after
    university let my interest fade.  It was only two years ago that
    my interest inflamed again - and I had the money to satisfy it!!
    
    So I'm now poor again - but the proud owner of a Cambridge CD2,
    Exposure Electronics IV, IX and some other number (VIII?) amplification
    system, Snell Acoustic EII speakers, Nakamichi CR4E tape and Rotel
    tuner.   
    
    You'll notice I'm (heresy some of you will cry!!) not a great fan of
    vinyl - but no doubt people will argue about this for 50000 blocks
    yet!!
    
    I'm interested in any new developments in CD technology - as even
    the Cambridge CD1 is not perfect yet!!!
    
    Ian

    Hello, I'm Mike Batty in Warrington. I've been with Digital for
    15 years (Field Service - man and boy)
    
    My core equipment is ancient and venerable, and I am collecting
    info for replacement now the wife and kids have stopped disposing
    of my disposable income!
    
    Technics Receiver
    Thorens TD160 Deck (Heavily Modified)
    2 X Aiwa Cassette Decks.
    Sony CD Player
    Cambridge Audio R40 Speakers
    
    This is augmented by various bits of "PA" equipment like Crown, PA:CE
    and Yamaha power amps up to 3Kw, since my primary interest is in
    High Quality reinforcement of live music, mainly Folk and Jazz.
    
    Other bits and pieces include various synths and keyboards, 3 video
    recorders, Revox, Fostek and Teac open reels and 'Porta-studios'
    and various effects.
    
    My Audio interest started at the age of 12 with the finding of loads
    of scrap tellys on the local tip. I retrieved 30+ 3 X 7 elliptical
    speakers, and built some into an 18 speaker array. It moved a fair
    amount of air, but it was some time later that I learned about
    distortion! 

	Hi, I'm Steve Bright working at The Crescent, Basingstoke.

	I only joined DEC a week ago, and this is the first conference
	I've contributed to.

	See 19.16 for a list of what's lurking in my living room, but I'm
	upgrading the primary components within the next few weeks. Over
	the last fortnight I've spent about twelve hours auditioning record
	decks at various unfortunate dealers (do we have a note where we can
	praise/libel dealers?). After much thought I've finally decided what
	turntable to get, but it certainly hasn't been an easy choice.

	Anyhow, I wouldn't describe myself as a hifi fanatic or even
	enthusiast (not 'til the new stuff arrives), I just enjoy listening
	to music.

	Oh and by the way, is anyone else still contributing?

	Musically yours,
	Steve.

    Hi folks, I'm Scott Bowie, human factors engineer for IOSG, in death
    park II. 
    
    No hi-fi fanatic, but I was introduced to the world of Rega's, Linn
    Sondek et al at an early age (my younger brother used to be the
    gardener for Gulliford HiFi, nr Dawlish, Devon !?!), so unfortunately I
    known there IS a difference - and worse I can hear it for myself.
    Still, despite knowing better, I have a modest system of mainly
    Japanese gear, with more than its fair share of flashing lights - and
    it is certainly good enough for now (thank goodness for CD). 
                     
    I like to keep an eye open for the new gizmo's in the pipeline and
    usually buy a hifi magazine once a year just to keep in touch with
    what's currently in fashion (interestingly the really good stuff
    just keeps getting recommended year after year).
    
    - regards,
    		Scott

    I might as well present myself...
    
    I am Rik Steenwinkel, a FS. engineer from the Netherlands. As I
    am regularly doing a site-engineer stint at JGO repair centre
    (Nijmegen), I have a on-and-off chance at browsing through notes.
    Some may have noticed that I'm trying to help solve other people's
    problems with hifi hardware this way, and sometimes this works.
    
    I'm not a Hi-Fi fanatic yet, but give me the chance ( =money) and
    I might develope into one. 
    
    I like fiddling with gear to better the performance, sometimes
    rebuilding from near scratch. Did a thorough job on my Tandberg
    3600XD R-to-R tapedeck last year, with some nice results, soundwise.
    And salvaged more than one piece of equipment which other people
    would have been throwing away. Next big project is a pre-amp with
    lots of inputs (see 'What's lurking..' for amount of gear to be
    connected) and as linear, distortion-free and good-sounding as is
    humanly possible. 
    Other hobbies include photography, cooking, computer-hacking, Monty
    Python and model-railroading, combining them where possible. No, I'm
    NOT serving slightly braised Scale 1:87 Clone AT's in a White Wine
    Sauce for dinner. At least not tonight. 
    One more personal item. I'm single, and staying it. (Not too difficult,
    you'd say. See above. I'm also working on the developement of the
    56-hour day and the 16-day week containing 4 weekends. Takes some
    time too....)
    						- Rik -

    Hi!  My name's Rachel and I am about to strike a blow for equality!
    
    I am also a hi-fi lover and was introduced to it by my long-term
    boyfriend.  I do not actually have a decent hi-fi but my boyfriend
    does (as soon as he gets back I'll be able to find out what).
    
    I may not be able to participate a lot in the discussions but I
    will be an avid reader.
    
    By the way I work in Welwyn in SA2 as a Secretary (although at the
    moment I am not sure whether this will be a permanent position)
    
    Hope this is as interesting as your introductions!
    
    Rachel
    

    
    Andy Logan, Application Development Group, Clonmel.
    
    With Digital for 18 months and still enjoying it.
    
    What is C.D. anyway ?  :-)
    
    

    
    
    Greg Miller, Field Service Rochester,NY USA.
    
    Built my own speakers at 16, sounded better than anything in
    college(78).
    Currently have a Mission Cyrus I amp (Series 2)
                     Mission 700LE Speakers (Blew the crossovers in
                     my old ones.)
                     Vector Reaserch Turntable
                     Kenwood KX850 Tape Dec.
                   
    I hope to gain valuable information from this file to enlighten
    the rest of Rochester about British Audio.
    
    V/R
    
    Greg @RCO

    Bill Juch LES Product Management, D &PE
    
    I'm a proud owner of a number of British products including a Linn
    LP-12, an Ittok, Celestion DL8s, and QUAD ELS.  I also have a copy
    of Solti's Decca RING that I treasure.  My other equipment is mostly
    US and Canadian (Bryston).  I believe that, except at the megamoney
    level, British speakers set the standard, even at the present exchange
    rates.  (I also covet fine British shotguns, but that's another
    story.)
    
    You're invited to stop by and say hello when you're in the greater
    Maynard area.
    

    Gid'day mate(!)
    	There's one in every crowd! A kiwi living in Munich, Barvaria
    as an in house instructor (you try teaching OUTSIDE the house- bloody
    cold!) Got into music (jazz in particular) at the tender age of
    17. Got into part time (freetime) hi fi consultancy at 20 after
    having my Michell turntable wrecked by an 'expert' doing an arm upgrade
    having decided I could do as well as these trained gorillas (still
    a sore point after all these years!). My younger brother still keeps
    the faith down there in ENZED but I can't due to geographic
    unsuitablity and lack of time here.
    
    	The main system in Kiwiland is:
    
    	Oracle (Transaudio) Delphi turntable
    	Fidelity Research 64fx arm
    	Dynavector 23R cartridge
    	Linntek head amp
    	modified Quad 33/monoblocked 303's (a poor man's arcwelder!)
    	Magnaplanar 1's
    	Luxman T-1 tuner
    	Nakamichi 1000
    
    
    Bedroom system(;-)  !!
    	Aiwa 550 tapedeck
    	Cambridge A60 amp(how slow are we?!)
    	Magnaplanar a's
    	BD1/Grace 707 turntable/arm
    
    
    Munich-I-need-more-money-system!
    	Michell Gyrodeck(Transrotor)
    	Helius Orion arm
    	SME 3 arm (for oldtimes sake!)
    	Dynavector 17D and Linn K9 cartrides
    	Technics Class A mini system (sob!sniffle!)
    	Quad II's valve power amps
    	Arcus baby transmission line speakers (12" tall!)
        Fisher (cough...a what!)D 205 5xCD player   
    
    Love music, hate rip off 'experts', wish I didn't need to  work
    so much so I could hear more music (only time for 5 albums a day
    - I'm an addict!(and an idiot by popular demand!)
    
    cheers fjefff	                 
    

I leave tomorrow (Fri 3rd March).

It's been interesting and enlightening talking to you all.
Perhaps I'll be back in this conference again one day...

Cheerio everybody,
Good listening,

Steve.

    My name's Dave Barnett and I've been a DECie for 5 years now. 
    I got 'into' Hi-Fi seriously about three years ago, though apart
    from a new stylus I haven't managed to upgrade my system since.
    This is largely to due to marriage and a vast mortgage.
    
    I enjoy all types of music and have around 350 albums mostly LPs.
    I have no intention of going digital and dream of an LP12, Naim
    amps etc etc. Oh well....... one day!
    
    
    Cheers,
    
      Dave.

    
    
    OK, I'm larry wiltshire , been in dec for 5 months now and have
    a logic c1 deck, musical fidelity a100 amp, jvc cassette deck,
    revox b77 4-track reel to reel, and ESS speakers ( they are american).
    
    As always I've got the bug and even typing this in makes me want
    to be at home listening to.....
    
    My music tastes are just about anything but at the moment am rapidly
    wearing out my Tracy Chapman LP.
    
    Larry

    
    I've been in Digital for 6 years. Few months ago I discovered AUDIO in
    the State. Few days ago I discovered this notes.
    
    What is the reason you did not join the one in State? Anyway, my name
    is Chak Lee. I am now in the software service networking unit. My daily
    job is just to look after the biggest customer in our region.
    
    I am now having a all-European-made audio system. French speakers, West
    Germany amps and Philips CD. Sorry folks, no British made boxes.
    However, I did have a pair of KEF 104.2 before. Few months ago I have
    upgraded them to a pair of JM Lab 710s. I stay away from LPs because I
    want more music than equipment set up.

    
    Hello all
    
    I am Roger Goswell and I work for I.S. in Dec Park.
    
    Dont have a lot in the way of a great system at the present but
    I intend getting a good collection in the future.  At present I
    have a standard 20x20watt midi system with a Marantz CD pluged into
    the auxillary port.
    
    I'm more into car audio at present. I have an AUDIOLINE 50watt(total
    output) system with built in 5 bar graphics.  Speakers are :
    GOODMANS GLC120's (70watt) &
    PIONEER TS-????   (50Watt)
    
    
    

    Hi folks!  I've been reading this for some time without having written
    anything so it's about time I signed in.
    
    My home system has been evolving over the last fifteen years or
    so and currently consists of:-
    
    	Linn Axis turntable with K9 cartridge
    
    	Sony CDP337-ESD CD player with Audioquest Livewire Ruby
    	interconnects
        
    	Sony ST-J60 tuner
    
    	Sony TC-K81 cassette deck
    
    	JVC HRD-370 Hi-Fi stereo video
    
    	Quad 44/405 II amplifier
    
    	Chord Company interconnects for all above
    
    	Musical Fidelity MC-4 speakers bi-wired with Mission Cyrus cable
        
    
    And in the car:-
        
    	Clarion 986MX tuner/cassette with 2 Clarion 312HA 30W amplifiers
    
    	Alpine 6251 and 6256 speakers
    
    	BMW tweeters with Blaupunkt passive crossovers
    
    This lot belongs to PHH of course!

    
    Well I'm a bit new to all this Audio stuff so please be patient.
    
    Name:	Bob Irvine
    Loc:	Aberdeen
    Function:	Field Service
    
    Knowledge of Audio Equipment: Nil
    
    I will be looking in from time to time, for any tips on what to
    start off with.  Up until now I have been a plug in the head phones
    in to the Cheapo midi system and turn up the volume, but I am now
    thinking seriously about getting a good (but not too expensive)
    system.  My tastes in music vary from Classical -� HM so I will
    probably need a system that is generally good.
    
    
    Hope to see something along the lines of a "Start Up Kit"
    
    Bob

    Hello fellow freaks!
    
    I am Nick Pettefar and I live for music!  I have just been to see
    Pink Floyd live and they were Great! (Sorry about that, I know this
    is the wrong conference for that kind of remark bu I just HAD to
    tell somebody!)
    
    My current system is:-
    
    Thorens TD160 record deck with a home installed SME arm and an Ortofon
    30 cartridge.
    A Cyrus II amplifier.
    A Quad FM4 tuner.
    A pair of Mission 700S speakers.
    A pair of Sennheiser 40? headphones.
    An Aiwa 770 cassette deck.
    A Philips CD473 CD player.
    A Loewe HiFi Video.
    
    The record deck is ancient now, circa 1978 but performs very well
    and I don't play many records nowadays as I have about two hundred
    CDs and about the same number of cassettes.
    
    The Speakers might be changed within the next couple of years.
    
    In the car, I have a Pioneer 9080 with an amplifier for the rear
    speakers.  The speakers are A&R units but I don't know what model
    as the installers put the original Jaguar grills back over the top
    of the chassis units.  
    
    Both the home and car systems sound great and I am happy with both
    of them.
    
    Nick.
     

    
    Well, I have entered enough notes, so time for an Intro...
    
    My name is Julian Cole, working as a sandwich student in HQ Finance.
    
    I currently own...
    
    A Revolver Turntable, with Linn LVX arm and several Linn cartridges.
    A Rotel RA 820 a Amp.
    A Denon 450 lw Tuner
    A Sony Tc 320 b Tape Deck.
    Pair Wharfedale Diamond Ritz Speakers.
    QED C38 Cable, to be chanced soon.
    1 piece of green sandpaper.
    
    I find that most of my equipment is out of favour, but I like the
    sound of it, over other more preferred options that the magazines
    like, and wonder at the size of the relative backhanders paid to
    magazines to dislike Revolvers and Wharfedale Ritz's.
    
    My music is towards Doors, Hendrix, Police, Jesus&Mary Chain and
    much Indie music. Also a sucker for Elgar !
    
    juju
    xxxx
    

     
    
    Hello. My name is Jeff and I've been with DEC for 2.5 years now.
    
    I have been a keen audio person since I was 17 which was when I
    I bought my JVC system.
    
    I have just bought a new JVC set up with twin cassette deck and
    CD player, amp, tuner and turntable. I am not over joyed with
    the speakers though and am after something else.
    
    My new JVC takes over from my pioneer stacking system of 4 years.
    I may keep the speakers from this as they sound better on the JVC.
    
    If anyone wants some new JVCs give me a shout. 7852 x4016.

    
   Hello.
    
    I'm Mark Saxby and was drawn to this conference by one of the
    moderator's comments about Bang & Oluffsen equipment.
    
    I don't claim to be a audiophile (isn't that illegal?), but I do
    know what I like the sound of, and I'm not fooled by figures that
    tell me that I can get a better sound out of one unit, when, to
    my ears, the other one sounds better.
    
    For me B&O is great, because I like the sound and I don't want to
    spend years and/or thousands of pounds trying out various components
    until I achieve a sound that MIGHT sound better in a acoustic room
    than a B&O.
    
    I suspect that most people, like me, listen to music on their record
    players (or whatever :^)) in a room intended for living rather than
    listening to music and that the quality of the sound heard by the
    person is affected more by the contents and layout of the room than
    by the unit producing the sound.
    
    Mark
    
    PS B&O make great looking stuff too! 

                  
    Gary Cowan, EIS Belfast.
                  
    Bought a Hi-Fi about 10 years ago and getting aroung to upgrading
    at last. Current main system consists of:
                  
    	Linn LP12/Basik plus/K9
    	Cambridge Audio (C100/A100) pre/power amp
    	Gale 401 loudspeakers
                  
    I took (some of) Dave Sallitt's advice (found elsewhere in this
    notefile) to arrive at the above configuration. May look to changing
    the speakers at a future date. Items above are second-hand (except
    the pre/power amps of course).                                        
                  
    Just like listening to music!
                  
    Gary          
                  

    Stephen Parker, working in Finance in Millenium House in Reading
    - mailstop RGM.
    
    In my student days, I built a pair of speakers - Goodmans treble
    and mid-range, Richard Allen crossovers and 12" Fane bass. They
    stood about 3'6" high, and shook the foundations.
    
    Then She who Must be Obeyed decreed that they were too big and ugly
    - I never got round to veneering the cabinets or putting cloth over
    the front - and I was banned from using them. I still have the baffle
    boards somewhere, with the units mounted on them.
    
    Steve
    

  Well, I've finally got round to it. As some of you know, I'm one of
  the vicious cynics of the US-based AUDIO conference. I also happen to
  be a tube-o-phile, Linn-o-phile, anglophile, francophile, europhile,
  happy owner of a Musical Fidelity Preamp II, etc., and I've come to
  ask a favor (in another topic), so it only seemed proper to sign in
  before asking :-).

Hello from a Linn/Naim owner whose trying to come to terms with owning a CD 
player (I know I'm a traitor). I guess this sin is one of the reasons I'm based
in sunny Basingstoke.

Regards

Jeff Erlam

>>> Hello from a Linn/Naim owner whose trying to come to terms with owning a CD 
player. 
    
    
    Can't Be Done. ;-}
    
    Rob. (Who owns an Arcam CD & Naim NAC52).

Hi

	I'm Barrie Turner, a software engineer in Dec park, i've beenn with DEC
for three years, and following this conference for the last year, thought it
was about time I checked in. My system is:

	Record Deck:	Thorens TD150
	CD Player:	Marantz CD65 D+
	Tape Deck:	Yamaha  K-320
	Amp:		Musical Fidelity A1
	Speakers:	Musical Fideleity Reference 2
	Tuner:		Phillips FT565

 I love Hi Fi and I'm always wondering how to improve what i've got but can
never aford it !


 Barrie. 

    Greetings from Munich. 
    
    I have been with digital for 7+ years ...
    I started exploring the Hi(?)Fi-World about a year ago and become more
    and more picky on the sound the more I work on improvement ..
    
    Most of my components are German-Make (accidetially, absolutely not for 
    patriotic reasons!)
    
    Heinz
     

    Jelle Kooi, joined Digital via the Philips deal.
    
    Own NO UK audio equipment yet, but intend to swap my Japanese stuff
    as soon as possible.
    
    ALL-IN-1: Jelle Kooi @APD
    VAX Mail: HLDE01::KOOI_J
    

    
    Hi I'm Richard Young I'm a customer engineer from the Welwyn gdn city
    office (uk) I've been with DEC since the Systime takeover in 1986
    I've only just found this conference.
    
    current home system
    
    Mission Cyrus 780 speakers
    Creek 4040s2 Amp
    Nad ???? cd player
    old Pioneer tape deck(only used for recording tapes for car)
    
    car system
    
    Blaupunkt melborne radio cassette
    sparkrite bass cannon super-woofer(the best thing since sliced bread up
    to 80 watts of bass)
    
    I wouldn't describe myself as a fanatic I just can't stand good music
    turned into bad by dodgy equipment
    
    ALL-IN-ONE: YOUNG@WLO

    
    Hi, Ewan Smith - UK CSC, Basingstoke.
    
    Been into music for as long as I can remember, and into the hardware
    since I could afford it.
    
    	Current system:
    
    	PT TOO turntable, Roksan Tabriz tonearm, AT-OC30 cartridge
    	
    	PIP Preamp
    
    	QUAD 606 Power amp
    
    	Figaro loudspeakers (on loan) soon to be replace by Ventricles.
    
    	Aiwa Cassette deck.
    
    	I haven't seen any mention of Pink kit so I thought it was about
    	time. 
    
    	cheers 
    	ewan

    well guys .....i'm off
    
    the 17th December will be my last day with Digital (my choice)
    so no longer will I enjoy this notes conference.
    
    Been a lot of fun, particularly the good-sport owners of Linn kit who I
    occasionally cocked-my-snook at (no hard feelings afterall I use KAN
    stands!)
    
    Maybe we'll cross soldering irons on the NEWS service ? they must have
    an AUDIO entry
    
    keep the faith
    
    jives

    It's been nice noteing with you.
    
    	You may be one i-node short of a file system but are you a LP-12
    short of your karma �
    
    	Good luck in you future exploits,
                                         
    	Rik

Good luck, it's been fun exchanging ideas.

cheers,

Clive.

Good luck with the bluetac Jives!

It's been a pleasure.  Especially good luck work-wise. Your leaving is not 
anything to do with the L project is it?

All the best,
Rob.

    Dave Morris, Software Engineer at Basys Automation Systems, part of
                 Digital Media. DTN 826 2256.
    
    Current System Linn LP12 Lingo, Ittok 4, AT-OC9
                   Moth 30 Series RIAA phono preamp
                   Onyx integrated Amplifier + Soap PSU
                   Rega Kyte loudspeakers
    
    At this time I am looking to upgrade the amplifier to a valve
    model, any comments will be welcome.

    
    (I thought it was time for an introduction)
    
    Chris King, System Manager for the PSG, Solent UK.
    
    Recently aqcuired - Audio Innovations Alto amp
    			Marrantz CD63
    			TDL ???2 speakers
    			Denon tuner 
    
    Old kit	      - NAD 3220PE amp
    			Denon tape
    			Sony CD
    			AR48s speakers
    
    As you can tell, I have a great memory for model numbers...
    
    Chris.

    Richard Ransom.....
    
    My bits and pieces include.....
    
    Technics mumble CD player (2 years old)
    Toshiba XRJ-9 CD player (top loader approx 9 years old)
    Technics mumble amp (7 years old)
    another Technics mumble amp (15 years old) huge!
    Technics mumble tuner (15 years old)
    another Technics mumble tuner (12 years old)
    Sharp mumble cassette deck (17 years old) 
    Technics cassette deck (15 years old, upright design)
    Technics RU1506 reel to reel (approx 10 years old) lovely.
    Rega Planar 2 (old) also quite lovely.
    Pair of Wharfedale & a pair of Rotel speakers.
    
    Split into two systems, both sound larvely.