Hi all,
I'd like to introduce myself : i arrived in Dublin 3 monthes ago.
I come from France (Cabasse, Focal), a small town near Evian (the water), close to Swiss (Jean Maurer, Thorens).
I'm glad i finally found this forum !
I was starting to wonder if anyone loved Hifi on this island :)
It's a bit puzzling, seing all the live music, everybody loving music, and almost no Hifi shops, almost no forums.
So, i'm really glad i found this place :)
Thanks to you, i learned about clooney existence.
So a litle bit about myself, i like all kinds of music, but i have a soft spot for blues, for my wife it's electro.
About my main gear : my speakers are Tannoy LGM and Kef reference 105,1. amp : Nad 160a, Trio W41. Philips CD104, Cambridge audio 640c v2; Arcam Irdac.
As you have guessed i like vintage Hifi, not just the sound of it, not just its look, but also because it can be awesome value.
Plus, i find it's a good vaccine against "hifi silliness".
If you think about it it is very ironic :
Vynil or CD ? Alof of people still prefer vynil.
Valve or transistor ? Valve ! (usually everyone agree).
(I mean valve is like ignoring the biggest revolution of electronics, these last 50 years).
So why is it, when we talk about transistor amps and loudpseakers, so many people seems to be so sure, everything got really better in the last 50 years ?
I'm not saying either, that everything was better in Hifi before the 80s (i'm not that old yet !).
Hello, i am new
Hello, i am new
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Welcome Panda, I think you'll fit right in!
Vinyl -anything else is data storage.
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Ansuz P2 Speaker cable
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Ansuz P2 Speaker cable
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Welcome to the forum panda! Vintage IS where it's at :)
Re: Hello, i am new
Welcome.
Bienvenue
Bienvenue
SonicTransporter Optical i9, Roon, opticalRendu, Sonore Signare LPSU, Chord DAVE, Merrill Audio Element 116 Monoblocs, Wilson Audio Sasha 2
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Welcome Panda
Vintage Blues, all good, you'll feel right at home here.
Vintage Blues, all good, you'll feel right at home here.
F5Pi Amp(Nelson Pass design), Airtight ATM-4, Ruark Accolades, Pink Triangle TT, Roksan Artimiz, Clearaudio Discovery, Tom Evans Microgroove Plus, Audiolab 6000 CDT, Fran DAC, Dalkey Audio Interconnects.
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Welcome aboard ,Panda2rom, hope you'll be very happy here.
No valves or turntables for me, all Computer Audio into Solid State and then my beloved Focals!
Here's a link so you can find something to eat http://www.frenchfoodieindublin.com/
KM
No valves or turntables for me, all Computer Audio into Solid State and then my beloved Focals!
Here's a link so you can find something to eat http://www.frenchfoodieindublin.com/
KM
i5 QuietPC , JplayFemto , Singxer SU-6 , Holo Audio Spring DAC ,LAB12 Preamp, Roundtree Mono Amps, Rosso Fiorentino Elba 2 Speakers
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Welcome Panda. Take a seat, pour a glass, you're amongst friends here!
Nerdcave: ...is no more! 
Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Re: Hello, i am new
Bienvenue a Dublin et bienvenue ici aussi.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: Hello, i am new
Welcome my friend. A pint of Guinness is always a good idea.
It's OK, if there is no bread I will eat cake.
Beware of a thin chef!
Beware of a thin chef!
Re: Hello, i am new
Welcome Panda you are joining a mixed bunch of nationalities all drunk on the same drug, Hifi.
GroupBuySD DAC/First Watt AlephJ/NigeAmp/Audio PC's/Lampi L4.5 Dac/ Groupbuy AD1862 DHT Dac /Quad ESL63's.Tannoy Legacy Cheviots.