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Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 10:45:05 GMT
Hello,
First af all, I want to thank the administrator for accepting me in this forum. Let me introduce myself. I am Portuguese, living in France, almost 58 years old.
I began my journey in hifi about 25 years ago and I am in the diy experience since 5 years ou 6.
Before my diy trip, I had a lot of hifi stuff, like all the olive naims, many Audio Note, (not the Ongaku), all the 47Labs, and before that, many Rotel, Musical Fidelity, Epos, etc. I have an hifi nostalgia from the end of the last century, those times when hifi was so exciting and appealing.
After many many experiences with parts, boards, amps, dacs, speakers, in the diy domain, I decided to make things that I am going to keep and not to sell or storage in a drawer. So I just sold my Soekris dam1921 with all the fancy psu because I am in the process of modding a Caiman SEG, my fourth Beresford dac. I discover that it has a huge potential.
I am finishing to tweak in a Bushmaster MKII, for a friend, and I learned a lot with it.
My preamp is a Nelson Pass Korg tube and my amp is an USSA2 from FAB. Speakers are Jordan drivers, (new EIKONA coming soon), in a VTL transmission line. All my cables are made with copper foil, the best cables I ever heard , and boy, I heard so many. I recently made my fourth version and it is AMAZING. I've been following the threats about the Caiman mods. This is the first reason I am here, to talk about these mods, to share my experience and learn. As a diiyer I am the level 3.5, in a classement from 1 to 5. I can make some complicated tweaks, I know the sound of almost parts, when they are implemented in the right place, I can make some amplifier from scratch, but I don't know yet to design my circuits... YET! Well, I can design a good gainclone, because it is already designed...hu hum...
My written english is not the best, sometimes I make some mistakes, sorry about that, I keep improving. You can point these faults to me, I will thank you!
That's all for now, I'm happy to join this forum.
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Oct 26, 2019 11:28:42 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Oct 26, 2019 11:28:42 GMT
Welcome to TAS Chouman !
Good to have you here
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Oct 26, 2019 11:46:06 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 11:46:06 GMT
Thank you MikeMusic!
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Oct 26, 2019 11:48:56 GMT
Post by petea on Oct 26, 2019 11:48:56 GMT
Welcome to TAS. I'm not a DIYer myself, but plenty here are and I'm sure you'll enjoy TAS. I do!  |
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Oct 26, 2019 11:49:27 GMT
Post by John on Oct 26, 2019 11:49:27 GMT
That some impressive gear you had
I love to know about your DIY experience
Some pictures of your current system would be great
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Oct 26, 2019 12:08:23 GMT
Post by ChrisB on Oct 26, 2019 12:08:23 GMT
Hi and here's a warm welcome from me too.
I must apologise for the time it took to approve your registration - I thought I did it within a few minutes of your joining but a day or so later, I discovered that I had made an unnoticed error.
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Oct 26, 2019 12:17:24 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 12:17:24 GMT
Welcome to TAS. I'm not a DIYer myself, but plenty here are and I'm sure you'll enjoy TAS. I do! Hi petea, thank you very much. "See" you in the TAS. |
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Oct 26, 2019 12:22:00 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 12:22:00 GMT
That some impressive gear you had I love to know about your DIY experience Some pictures of your current system would be great Hi John, Thank you.
Should I post my gear here., I mean photos.. or ... may be I'll make a specific thread for that. What is best? I want to act like a good member of this forum! Thanks |
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Oct 26, 2019 12:23:30 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 12:23:30 GMT
Hi and here's a warm welcome from me too. I must apologise for the time it took to approve your registration - I thought I did it within a few minutes of your joining but a day or so later, I discovered that I had made an unnoticed error. Thank you ChrisB! No problem, I am in the forum now, everything is perfect.
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Oct 26, 2019 12:49:13 GMT
via mobile
Post by John on Oct 26, 2019 12:49:13 GMT
It's up to you what you prefer in relation to where you post pictures
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Oct 26, 2019 12:56:42 GMT
Post by ChrisB on Oct 26, 2019 12:56:42 GMT
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Oct 26, 2019 14:19:27 GMT
via mobile
Post by julesd68 on Oct 26, 2019 14:19:27 GMT
Good to see you here chouman - tell us what kind of music you enjoy?
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Oct 26, 2019 14:23:21 GMT
Post by MartinT on Oct 26, 2019 14:23:21 GMT
Welcome to TAS! You've had some great equipment, especially the quirky 47Labs components (I watched the CD player tracking a disc once at it was a fascinating experience). The Beresford DACs always shoot above their price point and I have modded several models over the years.
Enjoy, and do start a blog.
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Oct 26, 2019 15:02:10 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 15:02:10 GMT
Welcome to TAS! You've had some great equipment, especially the quirky 47Labs components (I watched the CD player tracking a disc once at it was a fascinating experience). The Beresford DACs always shoot above their price point and I have modded several models over the years. Enjoy, and do start a blog. Hi MartinT,
You don't know me, but I've been seeing your posts about the Beresford dacs since a long time ago. i've done a lot of gainclones, inspired by 47Labs, but only one, (very expensive, even being a diy product) is at the same level. Almost all of those gainclones one can see everywhere, even the best ones, don't come close, point. That's only mu opinion. I've tried all of the good ones. I have no 47Labs gear anymore, only my diy stuff. Well, my USSA2, with very nice tweaks, is better than the Gaincard, so it's ok.
It's a good idea to start a blog, I think that I will finally do it.
Cheers!
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Oct 26, 2019 15:06:45 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 15:06:45 GMT
Thanks for the tips and links. I feel that I will have a lot of work (I should say lot of fun), in this forum. With time, the best solutions about where to post will appear. |
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Oct 26, 2019 15:21:55 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 15:21:55 GMT
Good to see you here chouman - tell us what kind of music you enjoy? Hi Jules68,
I like almost all kinds of music. Rock, but not hard rock, from the 60's, 70's, 80's, etc. Many of the classics, from Cat Stevens to Davis Bowie, and Al Setwart, Fagen, etc. I like Jazz. The classics. I got a litle bit tired of ECM Jazz, I heard it a lot and in the end I return to the classics, soft. Ben Webster, Chet baker... but not everyday. I am not a fan of Diana Krall. "Quelle Hérésie"... For everyday, I like to hear singer, special female, human voices, and before I used to hear them sometimes. Now, If I don't have human voices, something is missing. It goes for jazz, soft rock, Brasilian, etc.
I like Chamber music, also a lot, and also orchestral music, but only sometimes. I like Schumann, Shubert, Beethoven, Chopin... I like Mahler al lot. I like so much Beethoven sonatas.
Mahler 5th symphony, conducted by Karajan, the Visconti's theme, so romantic. I also like electronic music, some of it. As you can see, I need a decent system. And I am allways searching for music I don't know. Any kind. But in general, I rarely appreciate "complicated" music; I mean, I have the tendency and the need for something soft, sweet... when I am not in the morning mood for the Stones, for example.
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Oct 26, 2019 15:22:49 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 15:22:49 GMT
So I like music for dreaming, (soul), and psysical,rythm.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 16:07:36 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Chouman. Not a DIY man myself but good to hear others journeys.
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Oct 26, 2019 23:14:35 GMT
Post by chouman on Oct 26, 2019 23:14:35 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Chouman. Not a DIY man myself but good to hear others journeys. Hi, Thanks PaulD |
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Post by chouman on Oct 27, 2019 12:58:28 GMT
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