Hi from the Emerald Isle

Surveyor · 1st August 2011, 01:50 AM

Hi, I'm Dennis from Northern Ireland, a long-ago electronics/radio diyer now getting back into diy hifi after (too many) years spent building classic cars. I'm hoping to tap into the wealth of expertise on the forums to update my own knowledge which is, sadly, a bit out of date.

The hifi bug bit again after I recently inherited an LP12/NAD/Diamond 10.1 system and found that my old self-built system sounded better. The old system is diy from end-to-end: direct-drive electronics & arm-bearing from a Strathearn deck (N Ireland built); battery powered JLH preamps; Hitachi mosfet monoblocks and Dave Berriman design (HiFi World) speakers. All the component parts have been tinkered with over the years to arrive at a sound that I like.

So I plugged the LP12 into the old system and, sure enough, it sounded better through my amps/speakers. So a new amp and maybe speakers is needed - the old system is staying as a set in another room. My motto might be "never buy what you can have more fun building yourself" so I've just bought some Crimson Elektrik cct boards off ebay and am looking forward to returning to the smell of a hot soldering iron and charred clothing and fingers..... and endless tinkering.

At least it will make a change from welding burns and the smell of gearbox oil...... but there is still the same endless tinkering!

Dennis

c2cthomas · 1st August 2011, 02:20 AM

Hello David - and Welcome to diyAudio!!!

It looks as if you have some really great gear already!!! Buuuuuuuuut of course - for those of us that are true addicts there is always another "new" project to be messed about with.

Have a look around - as usual you will find that some things have changed and yet many things remain the same.

planet10 · 1st August 2011, 03:02 AM

Welcome to the forum David.

We can always use more daves.

dave

Surveyor · 1st August 2011, 06:48 PM

Ummm.... not quite sure where the "David" came from?

Dennis

planet10 · 1st August 2011, 07:00 PM

My bad, sorry Dennis. I'll blame it on minor dyslexia, or whatever happens that has people calling me Steve

dave

oublie · 1st August 2011, 07:26 PM

At last i'm not alone!

Welcome to the forum Dennis. I'm from Cookstown what about yourself?

Surveyor · 1st August 2011, 07:35 PM

Hi Oublie, Portadown. Just down the road.

Dennis

c2cthomas · 1st August 2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surveyor

Ummm.... not quite sure where the "David" came from?

Dennis

Opps - my bad - and sincere apologies DENNIS!!!!

I had just finished a conversation with a chap named David and I guess that my rusty old mind got stuck on it.

I do wish that I could promise that such a thing will never happen again - but alas - I am finding that little mental glitches (brain [x]arts) are becoming more frequent. I chalk that up to hanging around here too much!!!

Cal Weldon · 4th August 2011, 08:20 PM

Hello and welcome.

woodturner-fran · 4th August 2011, 08:58 PM

Hi to oublie and surveyor from a little further south.....

Fran

1st August 2011, 01:50 AM	#1
Surveyor diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Hi from the Emerald Isle Hi, I'm Dennis from Northern Ireland, a long-ago electronics/radio diyer now getting back into diy hifi after (too many) years spent building classic cars. I'm hoping to tap into the wealth of expertise on the forums to update my own knowledge which is, sadly, a bit out of date. The hifi bug bit again after I recently inherited an LP12/NAD/Diamond 10.1 system and found that my old self-built system sounded better. The old system is diy from end-to-end: direct-drive electronics & arm-bearing from a Strathearn deck (N Ireland built); battery powered JLH preamps; Hitachi mosfet monoblocks and Dave Berriman design (HiFi World) speakers. All the component parts have been tinkered with over the years to arrive at a sound that I like. So I plugged the LP12 into the old system and, sure enough, it sounded better through my amps/speakers. So a new amp and maybe speakers is needed - the old system is staying as a set in another room. My motto might be "never buy what you can have more fun building yourself" so I've just bought some Crimson Elektrik cct boards off ebay and am looking forward to returning to the smell of a hot soldering iron and charred clothing and fingers..... and endless tinkering. At least it will make a change from welding burns and the smell of gearbox oil...... but there is still the same endless tinkering! Dennis

1st August 2011, 02:20 AM	#2
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	Hello David - and Welcome to diyAudio!!! It looks as if you have some really great gear already!!! Buuuuuuuuut of course - for those of us that are true addicts there is always another "new" project to be messed about with. Have a look around - as usual you will find that some things have changed and yet many things remain the same. __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod

1st August 2011, 03:02 AM	#3
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the forum David. We can always use more daves. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

1st August 2011, 07:00 PM	#5
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	My bad, sorry Dennis. I'll blame it on minor dyslexia, or whatever happens that has people calling me Steve dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

1st August 2011, 07:26 PM	#6
oublie diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northern Ireland	At last i'm not alone! Welcome to the forum Dennis. I'm from Cookstown what about yourself? __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't...


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1st August 2011, 06:48 PM	#4
Surveyor diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Ummm.... not quite sure where the "David" came from? Dennis

1st August 2011, 07:35 PM	#7
Surveyor diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Hi Oublie, Portadown. Just down the road. Dennis

4th August 2011, 08:20 PM	#9
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello and welcome. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

4th August 2011, 08:58 PM	#10
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	Hi to oublie and surveyor from a little further south..... Fran __________________ Visit www.tirnahifi.org!!

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