I don't think I ever really introduced myself. My name is Ian Meyers and I live in Palm Beach County, FL. I'm 61, geez it feels weird to say that, and have been an audiophile since I was 16 when I discovered The Absolute Sound. We didn't have much money growing up so I could never afford anything I read about, but it was still inspirational and aspirational. My first system consisted of Technics receiver/turntable/speakers that I saved up for from my $3 an hr job. I traded up steadily since the beginning, Technics receiver to NAD 3020, turntable to a Rega, speakers to Polk Audio. My friends jokingly called me HFM (for Hi-Fi Man) because i was obsessed with sound quality. I went away to grad school at 24 in 1985 and while most classmates had a small receiver and turntable I actually went off to Durham,NC with a modded Dynaco ST-70, my Rega and a pair of Maggie MG1s wired with Fulton brown speaker cable. When I introduced my grad school friends to my future wife (post graduation) they told her "we are afraid Ian will never love you as much as he loves wire." 32 years together so they were not totally right about that.
I've had so much gear pass through my hands over the past 45 years I can't remember it all. I have had huge SS monobloc amps as well as 3W SETs. Now I have a mix of gear, some SS, some tube and in the past 5 years I have migrated to streaming audio. I am fascinated with vintage gear/sound, especially speakers which is how I found Hi-Fi Haven. As some know I just finished my first vintage build, a pair of Altec 605s in 612 cabs. I am reasonably handy, but have no wood working skills so I had the cabs (and Markwart xovers) built for me, and I bought the drivers, chose the wire and connectors and dampened the cabs based upon info I read on the 'net. I would love to build another pair of speakers for the fun of it, but I am way out of space and have somewhere between 7-10 pairs of audiophile speakers as well as many amplifiers. My wife and I have been looking to buy a big house outside Florida but post-Covid prices have gone crazy and large houses aren't cheap anywhere these days, so I've got gear everywhere (and a very understanding wife). At some point I would like to give some speakers away to local audiophiles because I can't keep them all and would like to see others enjoy them.
Audio is my real passion though I collect sports and music memorabilia and bet horses at least 4 days a week. That's about it, anyone that wants to chat or introduce themselves feel free to DM me.
Ian
I've had so much gear pass through my hands over the past 45 years I can't remember it all. I have had huge SS monobloc amps as well as 3W SETs. Now I have a mix of gear, some SS, some tube and in the past 5 years I have migrated to streaming audio. I am fascinated with vintage gear/sound, especially speakers which is how I found Hi-Fi Haven. As some know I just finished my first vintage build, a pair of Altec 605s in 612 cabs. I am reasonably handy, but have no wood working skills so I had the cabs (and Markwart xovers) built for me, and I bought the drivers, chose the wire and connectors and dampened the cabs based upon info I read on the 'net. I would love to build another pair of speakers for the fun of it, but I am way out of space and have somewhere between 7-10 pairs of audiophile speakers as well as many amplifiers. My wife and I have been looking to buy a big house outside Florida but post-Covid prices have gone crazy and large houses aren't cheap anywhere these days, so I've got gear everywhere (and a very understanding wife). At some point I would like to give some speakers away to local audiophiles because I can't keep them all and would like to see others enjoy them.
Audio is my real passion though I collect sports and music memorabilia and bet horses at least 4 days a week. That's about it, anyone that wants to chat or introduce themselves feel free to DM me.
Ian
