Where I'm at on this audio adventure....

[CRJCapt]

Been doing this for twenty years now and at this point I'm only interested in a few things.

Hand wired tube amps.

I collect great music, not recordings.

Not interested in "cable of month" so I use Kimber almost exclusively. Ray Kimber is the real deal.

Don't ever travel without my iPod.

Still love my Apogees, if only you could run them with a 15 watt amp........

Anyone else care to share their journey?

Chris

[nyc363]

I have been very passionate about music for the last 30 years and I am now a touch north of 40.

I put together my first serious music system (solid state based) in a dedicated listening room about 13 years ago which fell more to the analytical side but provided me much enjoyment.

I added a VPI SSM in 2010 and my vinyl listening went from about 25% to about 75% of the time. I think at this time I started to appreciate qualities like tone and warmth over slam and bass extension, etc....

Over the past year +, I heard a number of tube base systems that blew me away. So in May I made a change from a Krell KAV-500i to Cary 211FEs and an SLP-05. I have had a huge grin on my face ever since.

I too am not a subscriber to the cable of the month club nor do I make system changes often.

I find that most of my music listening is done from the sweet spot in front of my system. Although I do listent to quite a bit of XM radio (XMU in particular). Rarely listen to music via portable headphones. I probably casually listen to less, but seriously listen to more than I did 10 years ago.

[CRJCapt]

Anyone else care to tell their story?

[FloridaBoy]

Originally Posted by CRJCapt

Been doing this for twenty years now and at this point I'm only interested in a few things.

Hand wired tube amps.

I collect great music, not recordings.

Not interested in "cable of month" so I use Kimber almost exclusively. Ray Kimber is the real deal.

Don't ever travel without my iPod.

Still love my Apogees, if only you could run them with a 15 watt amp........

Anyone else care to share their journey?

Chris

40+ years for me and I am right there with you. Low power tubes and efficient speakers.

[longbowbbs]

35 for me. I am hoping the Ultimate Mod on my SLI-80 will finish off my Tube needs. Still building out my SS rig with Simaudio Moon Neo gear.

[Formerly YB-2]

Bought my first piece of tip-notch gear (Sony STR-6200F receiver) in 1969 and been at it since then. Can't imagine owning an ipod or any other form of portable music other than CDs and analog FM. Tried Sirius and found it repetitive, boring and poor fidelity.

But, why in the Cary forum?

[FloridaBoy]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Bought my first piece of tip-notch gear (Sony STR-6200F receiver) in 1969 and been at it since then. Can't imagine owning an ipod or any other form of portable music other than CDs and analog FM. Tried Sirius and found it repetitive, boring and poor fidelity.

But, why in the Cary forum?

I use an I-Pod on a $99 Pure Audio I-20 dock. It bypasses the Apple DAC and sounds quite good. Sometimes excellent depending on the stream. Tune in Radio and Spotify are great for exploring/finding new music. How about a Rockabilly station in The Canary Islands. There are some great blues station in France. Who da thunk?

[AudioNut]

65+ years as an Audio Nut - since about age 8,- started by listening to my Dad's McIntosh Tubes, his big Bozak speakers and his classical music.

60+ years as an avid semi-knowledgable listener

55+ years as a hi-fi/stereo owner and LP collector

40+ years as a high-end two channel stereo equipment owner