Hello from North Carolina, USA

[paulfx]

My name is Paul, and so far I'm floored by the breadth of talent and the quality of posts! I hope I'm worthy!

I'm 50, live in North Carolina with my dear wife, and I've been obsessed with audio since I was 12. At that time the cost of equipment was frightful. Then I found Audio Amateur Magazine, then Speaker Builder.
Since then, life has been a grand procession of mostly unfinished projects. (A dear, understanding, patient wife)

I have:
-Wired both heat-sinks of a Dynaco SCA-80Q upside down (1/8 watt per channel)
-Maintained the tracability, static neutrality and cleanliness of my vinyl pressings, until I realized the music was crap only a 12-year-old would listen to
-Burned out an Old-Colony crossover because I set up a power test while watching TV
-Built a pair of ACI Sapphire copies in '92 that I still can't beat, so those are what I listen to.
-Done a few gut-rehabs of KLH cabinets (don't worry, common models) and stuffed them with quality drivers.
-Did 3 months back in the eighties at a high-end audio dealer and learned that you have to be careful to charge enough money so the buyers believe you have quality

I'll be as helpful and to-the-point as I can, and I'll try not to wander like I just did. This is going to be a resource to execute my projects!

Thanks for Having Me,
Paul

P.S.: I'm building a humongous subwoofer enclosure in our attic that the wife doesn't know about...

[Cal Weldon]

Hello Paul and welcome to the forums.

[Glowbug]

Welcome!

When I'm in NC, I'm just up I-40 from you in Hillsborough. There's a fair number of us audio crazies in the area

[H3nry]

Originally Posted by paulfx

-Did 3 months back in the eighties at a high-end audio dealer and learned that you have to be careful to charge enough money so the buyers believe you have quality

Ha! Ain't it the truth!

Welcome.

[EBM_dude]

Welcome Paul!

Originally Posted by paulfx

P.S.: I'm building a humongous subwoofer enclosure in our attic that the wife doesn't know about...

That sounds like fun.

[c2cthomas]

Originally Posted by paulfx

P.S.: I'm building a humongous subwoofer enclosure in our attic that the wife doesn't know about...

Just turn the attic into your sub-woofer!!!

Welcome to diyAudio from another Southern Audio Nut

[ra7]

welcome!

I'm at Raleigh, NC... and just getting into the hobby.

[Pano]

Welcome!

I'm to the west of you in Greensboro. Seems like the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area has the most audionuts in the Carolinas.

[ra7]

really? i thought there was close to no one from this area.

[c2cthomas]

Originally Posted by panomaniac

Welcome!

I'm to the west of you in Greensboro. Seems like the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area has the most audionuts in the Carolinas.

Hi Pano - I thought you were living on the left coast after you relocated from da islands..... It's good to know that ur over in NC because us'ns down here in da south need more audionuts around these here parts.