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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 1:03:08 GMT
Hi,
My name’s Ben, from Gloucester.
Have been an occasional lurker here for a while.
a quick overview of kit preferences: I’m a big fan of Colin Wonfor’s amps (especially the SECA ones) and his cables, and I like big speakers with big woofers (I enjoyed building my own 3 ways last summer).
I use mainly a media PC as a source.
Music-wise I enjoy blues, 50s and 60s jazz, 70s funk and reggae, and 80s and 90s indie, hip-hop and electronica.
Also, I’m a moderator on the audiochews forum.
Looking forward to making the most of things here.
:-)
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 3, 2018 1:09:53 GMT
Hi Ben,
Welcome to The Audio Standard. I recognise the name and avatar from somewhere else. It's always great when a lurker steps out!
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Cheers
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 1:13:43 GMT
Hi Ben, Welcome to The Audio Standard. I recognise the name and avatar from somewhere else. It's always great when a lurker steps out! Looking forward to hearing more from you. Cheers Chris, thanks for the warm welcome. And yes, sometimes feels a little voyeuristic lurking in those shadows! So, I’m feeling good to have made the effort of joining and stepping out! |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 3, 2018 1:16:11 GMT
Hi Ben and welcome to TAS!
Do let us see a photo of your system when you can.
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 1:26:28 GMT
Hi Ben and welcome to TAS! Do let us see a photo of your system when you can. Absolutely. Keen to make good first impression...! :-) (Albeit the pic’s as much of the cat.)  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 1:48:46 GMT
Hi Ben. Hello and welcome from me. I've looked in on Chews the odd time so I've seen that room before. Looking forward to seeing it here again too  |
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 1:55:16 GMT
Hi Ben. Hello and welcome from me. I've looked in on Chews the odd time so I've seen that room before. Looking forward to seeing it here again too Thanks for the welcome, and for remembering! I’ve tried to refresh the old living room a bit over the past couple of weeks....rug and sofas have been replaced since that photo. :-) |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2018 5:28:10 GMT
Welcome to TAS Ben
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Post by MartinT on Jan 3, 2018 5:57:47 GMT
Thanks for the photo, Ben. Are your speakers based on a known design? I like moving air, too!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 8:01:43 GMT
Hi Ben, must come and see you soon and your lovely family, now how about making some solar duck to set free.
Nice to see you here Happy New Year
Col
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 9:36:46 GMT
Welcome to TAS, Ben.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 3, 2018 10:08:46 GMT
Hi Ben
Welcome to TAS
Will have a loo at Audiochews
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 10:19:40 GMT
Thanks for the photo, Ben. Are your speakers based on a known design? I like moving air, too! I’m uneasy with the notion that they are “designed”...! :-D They’re really just an improvisation on a Goodmans Magister theme. I’d been working on a pair of those and wondered whether I could put together a similarly sealed enclosure using an18 inch woofer and more modern mids and tweeters. (I used Goodmans recommendation of a 120 litre cabinet for the 18P.) |
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 10:22:53 GMT
Hi Ben, must come and see you soon and your lovely family, now how about making some solar duck to set free. Nice to see you here Happy New Year Col Thanks Col’! And a Happy New Year to you too. You’d be very welcome here. :-) Would be good to see you again. Just give sufficient notice for me to source adequate coffee supplies. (How’s my soft start coming on....? ;-) ) |
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 10:23:21 GMT
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 10:24:38 GMT
Hi Ben Welcome to TAS Will have a loo at Audiochews Please make sure to flush before leaving. ;-) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 14:07:17 GMT
Hello Ben
You find a nice mix of decent folk here.
I'm originally from Cheltenham so not that far away.
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Post by docfoster on Jan 3, 2018 18:00:43 GMT
Hello Ben You find a nice mix of decent folk here. I'm originally from Cheltenham so not that far away. So far, utterly decent. I’ve felt very welcomed. Thanks. Cheltenham - Yes, from here that’s just over the tracks (on the posh side). I remember after the floods of 2007 there was no running water in Cheltenham or Gloucester. In Cheltenham it was all Union jacks and community spirit: Pimms parties around the water bowsers. In contrast, here in Gloucester it was like Mad Max. Where are you now, Tony? |
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Post by Chris on Jan 3, 2018 19:35:57 GMT
Enjoy the forum!
I used to have a white cat and he was my great listening partner. Loved a sesh in the seat and was a big Leonard Cohen fan.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 12:05:42 GMT
So far, utterly decent. I’ve felt very welcomed. Thanks. Cheltenham - Yes, from here that’s just over the tracks (on the posh side). I remember after the floods of 2007 there was no running water in Cheltenham or Gloucester. In Cheltenham it was all Union jacks and community spirit: Pimms parties around the water bowsers. In contrast, here in Gloucester it was like Mad Max. Where are you now, Tony? Hi Ben I remember that time well! Making back from from our home cinema suite which was based in Ross, coming up the M50 following a large Army truck wake, in the works Citroen with the suspension set to high as the water was two foot plus on between J2 and J1! Just made it back that day, damp but home! We moved to Buckinghamshire in 2010 but enough distance from London to have a pleasant surroundings but close enough to get to quickly if required. Though today its one of those gloomy windy days that is not inviting at all. |
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