Who R U?


A while back Garfish mentioned he lked the idea of getting to know some of us better.As no one has started a thread like this before I will take the plunge.I have been involved in and read many heated exchanges here in AudioGon.I hope no one attacks me for this thread saying "who cares about you,this is audio" Anyway,Im 45 and live in W.N.Y.I have never been married but have a music loving 11 year old daughter who lives with me.I have been a nurse for 20 years.Before that I was a Navy Corpsman for several years.I recently became engaged (first time) to a beautiful 30 year old music loving woman.At my age a 30 year old is a keeper and I have never been happier!! My other interests??Im into vinyl,who has time for anything else??
david99
Spitfire-Don't think you can try and use the classic "trust me I'm a lawyer" line ;) other then that welcome! Do those old bikes have the same electical charachter(some would call it problems but I am being optimistic) that older brit. cars do?
Jontiffin-I have no wity remarks for you, other then welcome aboard.
Tireguy and Cornfedboy, thanks for the nice welcome. Lucas electrical systems are often refered to as the "Prince of Darkness". The motorcycle wiring harnesses were no better than their automotive counterparts. Guess you could call them quirky at best. I generally tend to stick with them, though, especially if the bike is being restored for show.
Spitfire-at least you shouldn't have my favorite problem with older british cars, when taking a left turn and you hit a small bump the horn starts blaring until you disconnect it! I have seen it happen more times, it is a regular thing to have happen with them, I doubt that is a concern on the bikes-good for you the horn thing is really annoying
I'm Bob, a 50 year old living in beautiful Central Texas with my wife and two kids. I've been in this game since 1966, when I built my first Dynaco tube amps. Back then, I had to buy two amplifier kits to get stereo, because mono systems were still considered an option. Today, we call them 'monoblocks'. I built my first speaker systems from scratch using 100% solid oak, and I had a single play turntable (cannot remember the brand name). Eventually, I had to sell the oak speakers - too heavy to carry around during frequent college moves. During the 70s, I had various middle of the road systems, usually with integrated amplifiers.
I lost interest in the early 1980s, and regained interest in the early 1990s. I now notice that the period during which I lost interest conincides with the introduction and growth of the CD format (hmmmm).
My current setup consists of Class A and Class B components, with the Class A stuff in the audio-only signal path. I use a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 preamp to switch the front amp/speakers between music only and HT mode. I still think this is the best way to integrate music and HT, as I haven't yet seen any HT unit which can do it all - although the Krell 7.1 comes very close.