Greetings from NYC

MoodySteve · 30th December 2008, 08:12 PM

Hi There!

Been a member of this site for a while, but I started my DIY hobby making headphone circuits (some of the headphone projects are painstakingly documented, which made them attractive as starting points). But now I'm ready to get into power amps, preamps and of course LOUDSPEAKERS.

I have a mixed engineering background, consisting of mechanical, electrical and controls/UI.

I have already learned a lot of great information on this forum and I look forward to learning a whole lot more. It's wonderful that sites like these exist.

Gordy · 5th January 2009, 07:16 AM

That's just about exactly how I felt when I joined the forum! Good luck with your endeavours.

Cal Weldon · 5th January 2009, 03:42 PM

Hello and welcome to the forums.

c2cthomas · 5th January 2009, 05:38 PM

Hi MoodySteve - and Welcome to diyAudio!

I see that you are progressing to the next logical level of DIY abuse. Many have tried to escape it's powerful enticements - but few have been successful. Professional counseling is available - but the last counselor I tried would up getting hooked on the hobby and now he pays me!!

MoodySteve · 5th January 2009, 05:43 PM

Thanks for the welcomes, all!

Yes, it's funny how addictive this DIY hobby is. What's even more funny is that the nominal reason that some people get into this hobby is to get high-quality audio at reasonable cost.

Fast forward a year into their hobby, and they've spent FAR more on their 'money-saving' DIY hobby than they EVER would on finished audio equipment. I would certainly fall in this category.

c2cthomas · 5th January 2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by MoodySteve
What's even more funny is that the nominal reason that some people get into this hobby is to get high-quality audio at reasonable cost.
Fast forward a year into their hobby, and they've spent FAR more on their 'money-saving' DIY hobby than they EVER would on finished audio equipment.

Depends on what is spent on the "finished equipment" - There are $5k turntables out there as well as $99 one's. Likewise for speakers and amps. But then you miss all of the fun of soldering iron burns (hopefully on the workbench and not on the fingers

) getting arc's and sparks and shocks

and endless evenings of designing and building stuff only to discover that spousal unit (or others) are less than receptive (and thus the creation of the "Man Cave"). Ya just can't buy this sort of fun at any price!!!

mulluysavage · 23rd January 2011, 11:20 PM

Hey I'm in NYC and am interested in talking to other New Yorkers who are into diy audio.

30th December 2008, 08:12 PM	#1
MoodySteve diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Greetings from NYC Hi There! Been a member of this site for a while, but I started my DIY hobby making headphone circuits (some of the headphone projects are painstakingly documented, which made them attractive as starting points). But now I'm ready to get into power amps, preamps and of course LOUDSPEAKERS. I have a mixed engineering background, consisting of mechanical, electrical and controls/UI. I have already learned a lot of great information on this forum and I look forward to learning a whole lot more. It's wonderful that sites like these exist.

5th January 2009, 03:42 PM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello and welcome to the forums. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

5th January 2009, 05:38 PM	#4
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	Hi MoodySteve - and Welcome to diyAudio! I see that you are progressing to the next logical level of DIY abuse. Many have tried to escape it's powerful enticements - but few have been successful. Professional counseling is available - but the last counselor I tried would up getting hooked on the hobby and now he pays me!! __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod

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5th January 2009, 07:16 AM	#2
Gordy diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	That's just about exactly how I felt when I joined the forum! Good luck with your endeavours.

5th January 2009, 05:43 PM	#5
MoodySteve diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Thanks for the welcomes, all! Yes, it's funny how addictive this DIY hobby is. What's even more funny is that the nominal reason that some people get into this hobby is to get high-quality audio at reasonable cost. Fast forward a year into their hobby, and they've spent FAR more on their 'money-saving' DIY hobby than they EVER would on finished audio equipment. I would certainly fall in this category.

23rd January 2011, 11:20 PM	#7
mulluysavage diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010	Hey I'm in NYC and am interested in talking to other New Yorkers who are into diy audio.

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