I've always loved music and as a young boy I remember being fascinated my parents stacking Dansette. I then got my own Akai stack. Very cheap, but also very cheerful!
After my parents separated, my dad got into hifi and I eventually received his hand me down system as my first proper system.
It comprised a Linn Axis with K9 cartridge, Arcam Alpha integrated amp, Heybrook HB1 speakers and my love of hifi was born!
My dad and I became lifelong hifi buddies. More often that not, as he upgraded, I would buy his old equipment. Though as I got older and income increased, I was able to hold my own!
Between us, we had all manner of different components over the years.
I'd got to the level where I would need significant investment to improve what I had, but I was as happy as you can be as an audiophile! I didn’t stop me looking and dreaming.
Without warning, my dad died suddenly 2 years ago. My hifi buddy was gone.
The inheritance allowed me to upgrade/replace most of my equipment to level I could hardly dare dream of.
It's bitter sweet. My system is perfect to me and just sings, but the one person I'd love to hear it, can't.
I'll always be grateful to him for getting me started and when I listen, I think fondly of him often.
My hifi has always brought me huge joy and it has always been about the music for me.
My system comprises:
Linn LP12 with Lingo 4, Ekos arm and new Karousel bearing
Lyra Kleos MC cartridge
EAT E- GLO S phono stage
AUDIO research Ref 3 pre amp
Burmester 036 power amp
All housed on or in a Hifi racks rack
PMC25/26 speakers on Gaia III supports
Chord Company Signature cabling throughout, including tone arm cable
I also have a speaker splitter to divert to a ceiling mounted speaker in another room
After my parents separated, my dad got into hifi and I eventually received his hand me down system as my first proper system.
It comprised a Linn Axis with K9 cartridge, Arcam Alpha integrated amp, Heybrook HB1 speakers and my love of hifi was born!
My dad and I became lifelong hifi buddies. More often that not, as he upgraded, I would buy his old equipment. Though as I got older and income increased, I was able to hold my own!
Between us, we had all manner of different components over the years.
I'd got to the level where I would need significant investment to improve what I had, but I was as happy as you can be as an audiophile! I didn’t stop me looking and dreaming.
Without warning, my dad died suddenly 2 years ago. My hifi buddy was gone.
The inheritance allowed me to upgrade/replace most of my equipment to level I could hardly dare dream of.
It's bitter sweet. My system is perfect to me and just sings, but the one person I'd love to hear it, can't.
I'll always be grateful to him for getting me started and when I listen, I think fondly of him often.
My hifi has always brought me huge joy and it has always been about the music for me.
My system comprises:
Linn LP12 with Lingo 4, Ekos arm and new Karousel bearing
Lyra Kleos MC cartridge
EAT E- GLO S phono stage
AUDIO research Ref 3 pre amp
Burmester 036 power amp
All housed on or in a Hifi racks rack
PMC25/26 speakers on Gaia III supports
Chord Company Signature cabling throughout, including tone arm cable
I also have a speaker splitter to divert to a ceiling mounted speaker in another room
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