Juha
Rank: Soloist
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Post by Juha on Jun 17, 2015 19:29:48 GMT
I am Juha, a Finn living in the medieval Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia. I have been into hifi since the mid-seventies.
For a long time I had ESS AMT 1B speakers, Quad 405 and a Luxman turntable. I liked that "Sound as Clear as Light" - Dr. Heil tweeter.
Later bought a Thorens 160 super with a Micro Seiki arm. I was so much into ESS that I also have the AMT Monitors.
Now I use Genelec modified active Yamaha NS1000 monitors. Pre-amp Audiolabor VV2020.
Cd Micromega Drive 1.
I am a computer consultant. So many laptops, computers PC and MAC.
On computer audio RME cards, Hegel USB. Raspberry 2 / IQaudio DAC.
I love euphoric broad soundscape.
Music is mostly jazz. Jazz classics and Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton. Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, etc.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 17, 2015 20:08:40 GMT
Hello Juha and welcome to TAS!
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 17, 2015 23:05:46 GMT
Hi Juha, I recognise that name from another place and another time. I hope you are well and welcome now to The Audio Standard.
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Post by John on Jun 18, 2015 4:03:57 GMT
Welcome to TAS Juha. Like Chris I also remember the name I am glad you found us
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 18, 2015 7:15:21 GMT
Hi Juha
Welcome to TAS
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Post by SteveC on Jun 18, 2015 20:13:40 GMT
Greetings Juha.
I once owned a pair of speakers manufactured in Finland - Amphion Kryptons!
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Juha
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Post by Juha on Jun 19, 2015 6:27:58 GMT
Yes, Amphion and Genelec are two important speaker companies from Finland.
I have Amphion Helium Plus speakers on my tv/video set.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 19, 2015 19:32:18 GMT
Welcome from me also Juha ...
I see you are a jazz lover - I bought a beautiful Dave Brubeck vinyl compilation recently and absolutely love it, so I'm going to have to investigate this genre a bit further as I've always thought it's not for me previously ... The sound quality from 50 or so years ago is astonishingly good. Puts lots of recent releases to shame!
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 19, 2015 22:04:31 GMT
Gosh and blimey Jules, you've got some treats in store!
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Post by topalwaysdown on Jun 21, 2015 17:24:05 GMT
Howdy and welcome Juha, sure you'll enjoy it here, I can't claim to be into Jazz or possess any kit from your homeland, but, I'm sitting here wearing a Tallinn rugby club jersey, now that is a coincidence.
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Juha
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Post by Juha on Jun 21, 2015 17:34:42 GMT
Thank you for a friendly welcome.
I have lived here as expat for 14 years.
Living in the medieval Old Town is good.
These are 3 financial reasons to move to Estonia:
1. Company tax 0%
2. Salary tax flat 20% for any income
3. No car tax, road tax
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 21, 2015 17:40:12 GMT
Crikey, those are some proper incentives!
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Barry
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Post by Barry on Jun 23, 2015 18:41:28 GMT
Thank you for a friendly welcome. I have lived here as expat for 14 years. Living in the medieval Old Town is good. These are 3 financial reasons to move to Estonia: 1. Company tax 0% 2. Salary tax flat 20% for any income 3. No car tax, road tax Hello Juha, I too recognise you from another forum. Those are three very good reasons to move to Estonia - the fourth is that Old Tallin is very beautiful! I visited Tallin a few years ago and was really taken with the place. |
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Juha
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Post by Juha on Jun 23, 2015 20:39:25 GMT
This is Tallinn Old Town. It is an Unesco World Heritage site. Photo by me last Christmas.  |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 24, 2015 5:45:46 GMT
It sounds and looks gorgeous, Juha. Do you miss your home country?
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Juha
Rank: Soloist
Posts: 24
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Post by Juha on Jun 24, 2015 7:40:11 GMT
I am from Helsinki. It is only 75 km over the Gulf of Finland.
We have big car ferries and fast ferries from Tallinn to Helsinki.
Lots of Finns in Tallinn.
I have so much contact with Finland that expat life is ok.
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