Who R U?

I'm Gordon, in the banking business...well, I'm in the part that pursues delinquent debtors...been with the worlds largest automotive financing Company for 7+ years. I've experienced a lot of audio setbacks...from listening to salesmen rather than my own ears. Due to my lack of patience, I have lost a lot of money in so doing. Now getting back to what, to me , sounds best... Tubes...and starting at ground zero. Bought a sweet little 30 WPC integrated from an Audiogoner and have been ecstatic since delivery. Also added a tube buffered CD from Kevin Deal, and am looking for a good deal on a vintage McIntosh MR-71.

Just ordered a pair of Green Mountain "Europas"...just before the projected change and increased cost...but will buy the next version as well. Have the privilage of being close to the factory and have even had the sig/oth (Reva) visit with me for some critical listening. She's finally beginning to accept my obsession and can even be critical when some source material doesn't sound "rawght" (she's from Arkansas).

We live comfortably in Colorado Springs with a view of snow covered Pikes Peak about half the year. I'm originally from Nashville TN and miss the flavor of that community.

I'd welcome an education on "tube rolling"...and the differences between 12AX7, 12AU7, and 12AT7's and would welcome any suggestions for tube sources. My power stage can accept EL-34,37,KT-66,88, 5881, or 6L6...probably a few more... (I have external bias adjustments....and prefer this to having a self-biased set-up)

We have a Lhasa Apso who's name was so repeatedly argued about that she just became "Baby-Dog"...and we're adding another pet....for her...that we'll call "Kitty" (a Bichon/Poodle mix)...my silly sense of humor....and she'll never know, now will she.

I have 3 children who are "grown" technically speaking... and who still live in TN...My son changed majors recently when he recognized (much earlier than I did) that he was not the next (Insert favorite Rock "GOD") and now is on a path to a more solid financial future. My daughters are avoiding marrying into wealth....so far...I'm cutting their allowance...today.

My name is Craig, 34, simple guy with a wonderful dog and lives in a nice well-kept ordinary house with white picket fence. I study at the university and sometimes do perks in repairing PC's. I got in audio about 2 years ago, but never had one, just completed a nice system comprising of a Bottlehead Foreplay with upgrades, Straight 8 speakers and a pair of ASL 845 monoblocks, with the CAL Alpha and Delta as being the source. I could ask for better!, all tweaked and all using Jena Labs cables and CVH power cords, veery nice.

I just still cannot get over how addictive quality audio are. This is a social problem (not). This is a beginning of the wonderful phase of life in real artistic appreciation, I love it.

Audiogon has been and will be a valuable asset for all audiophiles across all time trajectories, and tastes.

Cheers!

I'm 49 years old and live in N Minnesota. I work for a paper company. I'm married, and both my wife and I are avid homebrewers.
My gear is modest by this sites standards (I think): Nestorovic 5AS T-cabinet speakers, adcom GFA 555 200w/c amplifier, Lazurus cascade tube pre-amp, pioneer 100 cd player, and a pioneer turntable. Any upgrades would probably be a DAC, a friend has a Chord. I'm kinda waiting for prices to fall, and in the meantime I listen to great music. So, howdy.

ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS,I LIVE IN FLINT MICHIGAN(NEAR DETROIT)I RIDE & COLLECT HARLEYS(the kind you kick start)NOT THE KIND THAT YOU SEE ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL THAT DENTISTS RIDE,I AM A FOREMAN FOR A UNION ROOFING COMPANY & WORK FOR THE MOST PART ON FACTORIES & SKYSCRAPERS INSTALLING HOT TAR ROOFING,MUSICAL TASTES RANGE FROM FRANK ZAPPA TO SPYRO GYRA,
DISLIIKES ARE PEOPLE WHO USE PHRASES LIKE OPEN & AIRY OR INCREASED TIMBRE TO DESCRIBE GEAR,LIKES ARE PEOPLE WHO USE PICS IN THEIR ADS,BEST SYSTEM EVER BUILT IS ALL MCINTOSH & KLIPSCH,mc300 amp,mc7104 amp,2 mq 101 eqs,mcd 7007 cd player,mr7082 tuner,c-38 preamp,cary audio tube dac,klipschorns & klipsch cornwalls(modified),WORST SYSTEM EVER BUILT WOULD HAVE TO BE CARVER! SOUNDED LIKE LISTENING THRU A SOUP CAN WITH A BUCKETT ON YOUR HEAD.

I am Jamie- known to friends as "The Dude". I say the word "dude" far too often and even after college- and now grad school, it is still in my vocabulary. Funny really, but it has become the norm for me. I was turned onto audiogon a year ago from a friend who found the site and I browsed every once in a while. Recently after moving into a new house and deciding to get some new gear- I researched items on the site and bought things through other audiogon members to build my current system. I am as much into theater as 2channel and built my system as such. When I can aford to do so, it would be nice to build a dedicated 2 channel system. I have finally hit the stage where I can enjoy my sytem without listening only to become a critic on where I find the flaws lie. I now have a complete dynaudio system with a rotel amp, cal icon cd player, pioneer elite dv47ai dvd player, and sony 9000es preamp. This will suite me fine for quite a while until the upgrade bug hits me again. 'Til then, I am going to gain all the knowledge I can from this site. I am very impressed with the huge knowledge base at audiogon and am more impressed with the professional and educated attitudes the members have. It seems that other sites lack true knowledge and passion and there is little to learn. Glad to be here.