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Hello all. I have been an audiophile for 30 years. My first system was a bedroom system comprising Infinity Reference 3's which were large 3 way bookshelf's which bent the wooden shelf they were on! and a Nad lifestyle system including one of the first cd players. The Nad system actually had quite a lot of power & drove my Infinity's with authority. I also remember buying my first cd - Genesis 'Invisible touch'. That got me started in this hobby & made me an Infinity lover. I sold my old system & bought my 2nd system in 1992 which included Infinity Reference 60 towers, a Nakamichi amplifier one integrated, JVC XL-Z1050 cdp & Standdesign rack. I later added a Technics RS-BX828 tape deck & Cambridge Audio T-500 tuner. That system brought me a lot of pleasure for 17 years.
But what got me hooked was a chance visit to Tivoli Hifi in 1991. I wandered in to have a look & was invited by one of the sales guys to have a listen to a pair of 7 feet Infinity IRS-V's hooked up to massive Electrocompaniet mono blocks. The IRS-V's of course were Infinity's statement speakers and had etherial "reach out and touch it" imaging & thunderous bass which mimicked the live event. That was an awesome experience & definitely got me hooked on audio.
Over the last 8 years i've sold off my old system & got into high end audio, during which time i've owned 4 pairs of high end speakers, including Ren 90's, Marten Coltrane Alto's, Magico S5's + my current S5 Mk2's, and an assortment of amps including: Classe, Boulder, Ayon & Vitus. Due to having limited space in my loft apartment, I don't have room for an analogue rig. Hence my system is all-digital. Anyway, my rig still has a lot of development to come, but i'm enjoying the journey.
for having me here!
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Cheers,
David.
My old system with the S5 Mk1's
S5 Mk2's
But what got me hooked was a chance visit to Tivoli Hifi in 1991. I wandered in to have a look & was invited by one of the sales guys to have a listen to a pair of 7 feet Infinity IRS-V's hooked up to massive Electrocompaniet mono blocks. The IRS-V's of course were Infinity's statement speakers and had etherial "reach out and touch it" imaging & thunderous bass which mimicked the live event. That was an awesome experience & definitely got me hooked on audio.
Over the last 8 years i've sold off my old system & got into high end audio, during which time i've owned 4 pairs of high end speakers, including Ren 90's, Marten Coltrane Alto's, Magico S5's + my current S5 Mk2's, and an assortment of amps including: Classe, Boulder, Ayon & Vitus. Due to having limited space in my loft apartment, I don't have room for an analogue rig. Hence my system is all-digital. Anyway, my rig still has a lot of development to come, but i'm enjoying the journey.
for having me here!.Cheers,
David.
My old system with the S5 Mk1's
S5 Mk2's
. Every now and then I have pangs to add an Accuphase DP-720 for sacd, but i'm very happy with my current Vitus deck which is better in sound vs Accuphase in any case, except perhaps on the best sacd pressings. If Accuphase keep producing sacd players, maybe one day. I like Kronos and Tech Das, but will need to move to a bigger house to accommodate a vinyl rig & storage for vinyl! Again, one day 
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. Even though that kind of setup is out of my reach, i'm content building a simple, digital-only system & focus on fully optimizing my setup. Later on after I buy a bigger house, I plan on adding a vinyl rig & possibly sacd player.
. No, that wasn't me as i've never owned HF cables. Very nice system you have there btw. Especially your front end!
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