Welcome - Introduce Yourself Here

CroutonBoy said:
Hello all! New to the site and clearly an amateur next to some of the amazing setups and collections I'm seeing so far. Was pointed here by @Sonicpharmacist so if you need someone to blame I'd look that direction. ;)

A few nuggets about me:
  • My first vinyl was the Star Wars original soundtrack when I was 8, followed 45's of "Elvira" by the Oak Ridge Boys and "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills when I was 11 years old. I assume they are still floating around somewhere at my parents house in Spokane.
  • With a few exceptions those were also my last vinyls until I was in my 40's, preferring to invest heavily in cassettes (no skipping!) then CD's (no hiss!) then MP3's (no cost!)
  • Started buying vinyls again a few years back because I missed the experience of going through records stores and flipping through the used section looking for buried treasures. Also, I got it in my head that I wanted to "recreate the record collection I wished I'd had in my youth."
  • Now I'm walking the precarious line of spending all of my time reading about and shopping for new records while trying very hard to be disciplined and keep my collection within the 8-cube Kallax (up from 4 cubes a year ago) as a subjective and ultimately fruitless constraint so as not to cripple my wallet, square footage and marriage.
Pleasure to meet y'all!
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Welcome ..I reckon you’ll be up to 16 cubes soon enough
 
Hey everybody! Old member checking back in after a couple years... Couldn't log in to my old user account so I just started a new one (I wasn't super active on the old one so no harm no foul).

I see a few familiar names from the old VMP forum days are still active so I look forward to reconnecting with old friends and making some new ones, that is, unless that pesky social anxiety kicks back in and I scurry back into the protective cacoon of solitude.
 
Hi Everyone, brand new member here, been lurking for a couple of days after finding this place looking into the HumminGuru record cleaner, from the UK so will introduce myself on the UK section as well
gear listed below
untweaked Technics SL-1200MK5 with AT120E / AT150Sa & Funk Firm Achromat SL1200
modified Yaqin ms 12b with JJ Tesla ECC82 & Sovtek 12AX7LPS Tubes pre amp
Copland integrated amp CSA-8
kef reference 2

all a bit vintage now but upgrading is so expensive and I would rather spend it on records

digital side
Copland CD player CDA 266, Topping D90 DAC
 
Smartiepants said:
Hi Everyone, brand new member here, been lurking for a couple of days after finding this place looking into the HumminGuru record cleaner, from the UK so will introduce myself on the UK section as well
gear listed below
untweaked Technics SL-1200MK5 with AT120E / AT150Sa & Funk Firm Achromat SL1200
modified Yaqin ms 12b with JJ Tesla ECC82 & Sovtek 12AX7LPS Tubes pre amp
Copland integrated amp CSA-8
kef reference 2

all a bit vintage now but upgrading is so expensive and I would rather spend it on records

digital side
Copland CD player CDA 266, Topping D90 DAC
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Welcome :)
 
Smartiepants said:
Hi Everyone, brand new member here, been lurking for a couple of days after finding this place looking into the HumminGuru record cleaner, from the UK so will introduce myself on the UK section as well
gear listed below
untweaked Technics SL-1200MK5 with AT120E / AT150Sa & Funk Firm Achromat SL1200
modified Yaqin ms 12b with JJ Tesla ECC82 & Sovtek 12AX7LPS Tubes pre amp
Copland integrated amp CSA-8
kef reference 2

all a bit vintage now but upgrading is so expensive and I would rather spend it on records

digital side
Copland CD player CDA 266, Topping D90 DAC
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Just joined from Alabama, Birmingham area, been a music nut most of my life and really like modifying or building gear. I have about 1500-1600 records, had 2500 at one time. For me it is all about the sound. Here are a few pix of my music room:
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cyto said:
Just joined from Alabama, Birmingham area, been a music nut most of my life and really like modifying or building gear. I have about 1500-1600 records, had 2500 at one time. For me it is all about the sound. Here are a few pix of my music room:
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Welcome! As @snoops said, looks like a really comfy listening space. I see you have a few jazz releases (the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Resonance is fantastic!), feel free to head over to the Jazz thread anytime you fancy.
 
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