Junker's Build Thread
 

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I love build threads, but... ???

Josh.......You're going to need to give us something to work with here. :rolleyes:

Thread Christening
 

Hey guys! Sorry to be a tease. Just was setting up a placeholder for this long-term project.

So, lets properly introduce the thread... Music, design, science, and technology are all very important to me. Now, while I tend to be careful with my money, I am more than willing to invest in the things that are truly important. :chillin:

Now admittedly, my objectives are very modest compared to many of the incredible and knowledgeable members here at AA. Some truly impressive stuff at this site!:thumbsup:

I'm just wanting to write a journal about my recent quest back into hi-fi after too many years of compromise, compression, and digital-gone-wrong.

I wish to document my thought process and progress in building a forward-looking, minimalist hi-fi that mostly plays digital sources, and hopefully sounds incredibly musical :music: And I'd like to do this in a way that does not require a cryogenically and quantum-treated, hyper-pure rhodium credit card to do it. Sorry guys, no MBL or dCS here. :no: But, it's not out of the question that tubes amps (2301?), or even an LP (Linn?) could be in the distant future... :scratch2: I'd like to do high-silver B&W photography with a Leica 35mm too, but digital is going to be called upon for most of my daily duties. I love it all but if there has to be a priority list for me, then I'm going to have to start first with solid-state, high-resolution digital. :thumbsup:

I'd like to start with a "state-of-the-system" post to tell you where I am at and some of what I've learned in the process. Then, I'd like to do a "deep-dive" and go into some more detail on these topics and many more: digital media done right (or more right), minimalist design, acoustics, functional art and antiques, repurposing (classics are timeless), rational thought, the scientific method, even a few well-intentioned attempts to dispel voodoo, dogma, and close-mindedness.

Yep, that's quite a shopping list, so let me leave you with a picture of my stereo as it exists this evening.

Stay tuned later this week for an installment on a very interesting topic... my network storage project. Exciting, right? Well, last year I lost all of my music, TV shows, and movies when a drive crashed. Never again... :tears:

Cheers,

Junker :wine:

Looking forward to where you're headed. I've been doing research on another NAS and I am not sure what direction to take. Color me curious....

Cool photos BTW.

Nice to see!:)

What model Drobo are you using and are you happy with it?