Hi,
Just joining here, after a pretty long break from audio forums (previously AudioKarma and others).
I've been into hifi since my teens in the late 70's/early 80's, when I could not afford anything other than a Technics system but spent time in hifi shops dreaming of having a great system one day. In the 90's, while living overseas, I dove in and started the quest to build a home system while participating in a local hifi club and visiting hifi shops as much as possible.
My journey has led me through many different systems, and I have found a particular love for single driver / crossoverless and horn speakers. I have also gotten back into analog - initially in 2020 with a Rega P6 (Ania MC), but have recently come into the stewardship of an amazing Win Labs SDC-10 turntable / Souther Linear SLA-3 / Clearaudio Veritas cartridge from its original owner, who is rapidly becoming one of my best friends and is a neighbor. We're also part of the local hifi club, organized by Mike Phalan (Gestalt HiFi here in Santa Fe) - all around great guy and very knowledgeable.
My phono MC to MM amp is the Lounge Copla with siver wiring upgrade.
My current speakers have blown me away - updated Zu Druid IV-13 - crossoverless wideband driver with horn supertweeter. GREAT speakers that really shine with a warm front end. Sean Casey (owner of Zu, formerly of Kimber Cable) chooses Pass Labs as a high match for his speakers.
For the bottom octave, I have a Dynaudio Sub6, which integrates beautifully with the Zu's.
My amplification is a Naim NAIT XS3 integrated that sounds really good in my system. It is a placekeeper for a Pass INT-25 or pearhaps something from EAR.
Cabling is a mix of bang for the buck - Audioquest Rocket11 speaker cable, Cardas Iridium phono, and others (Transparent, Lounge)
I'll post more of a system-centric topic with photos soon.
I love all music, as does my wife, with musicality prevailing as the main criteria. We listen to jazz, classic rock, progressive rock, progressive metal, hip hop - hard to really nail it down.
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I look forward to participating here.
Cheers!
Scott
Just joining here, after a pretty long break from audio forums (previously AudioKarma and others).
I've been into hifi since my teens in the late 70's/early 80's, when I could not afford anything other than a Technics system but spent time in hifi shops dreaming of having a great system one day. In the 90's, while living overseas, I dove in and started the quest to build a home system while participating in a local hifi club and visiting hifi shops as much as possible.
My journey has led me through many different systems, and I have found a particular love for single driver / crossoverless and horn speakers. I have also gotten back into analog - initially in 2020 with a Rega P6 (Ania MC), but have recently come into the stewardship of an amazing Win Labs SDC-10 turntable / Souther Linear SLA-3 / Clearaudio Veritas cartridge from its original owner, who is rapidly becoming one of my best friends and is a neighbor. We're also part of the local hifi club, organized by Mike Phalan (Gestalt HiFi here in Santa Fe) - all around great guy and very knowledgeable.
My phono MC to MM amp is the Lounge Copla with siver wiring upgrade.
My current speakers have blown me away - updated Zu Druid IV-13 - crossoverless wideband driver with horn supertweeter. GREAT speakers that really shine with a warm front end. Sean Casey (owner of Zu, formerly of Kimber Cable) chooses Pass Labs as a high match for his speakers.
For the bottom octave, I have a Dynaudio Sub6, which integrates beautifully with the Zu's.
My amplification is a Naim NAIT XS3 integrated that sounds really good in my system. It is a placekeeper for a Pass INT-25 or pearhaps something from EAR.
Cabling is a mix of bang for the buck - Audioquest Rocket11 speaker cable, Cardas Iridium phono, and others (Transparent, Lounge)
I'll post more of a system-centric topic with photos soon.
I love all music, as does my wife, with musicality prevailing as the main criteria. We listen to jazz, classic rock, progressive rock, progressive metal, hip hop - hard to really nail it down.
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I look forward to participating here.
Cheers!
Scott
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