| lordvader |
Hi. I guess I may as well introduce myself.
My name's Michael, and I'm from Melbourne, VIC (that's in Australia). I'm currently studying an engineering/computer science double degree at RMIT (in my 3rd year). I absolutely adore classical music, as well as rock music (real rock music, not the crud being churned out today).
I've only recently taken a massive interest in DIY and Hi-Fi in general, and have learnt heaps from sources such as these forums. My passion is audio integrity, but I guess that'll also be my crux, as most of the projects I want to attempt (and then mod) are such that I doubt I'll go beyond the "fantasise about it" stage.
I'm sure once I graduate and get a job I'll be able to indulge myself fully. In the meantime, I'm sure I'll have heaps of fun with the kits in my budget (step one: make my PC sound good ...). |
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| Andrew Steele |
hi, and welcome :D there are heaps of Australians on here, I am from Brisbane In Queensland.
Hope you have fun on the forum :) |
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| DrewP |
| And I'm Andrew working at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. As said, there are a lot of us here. Learn and build and enjoy |
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| griff |
hey, im griff, from Melb, currently hacking into year 12, but planning to turn audio into a career somehow. i wonder if an economics/commerce degree at Melb uni is needed?? thought not
enjoy the forum |
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| Jason |
| And I'm Jason, and I'm from Melbourne. Lots of Aussies here :) |
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| AudioFreak |
I'm Daniel from hot and sunny north Queensland....
Have fun.... |
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| spikeymikey |
My names Michael, from Melbourne, Australia too!
coincidental :) |
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| jduncan |
I'm Joe and I'm from Melbourne too! Currently not actually living there, but I lived there my whole life up until a couple of years ago. I'm studying EE at MIT in Boston, MA, USA right now.....
great to see so many aussies here! |
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| lordvader |
Australia and Australians rock!
:) |
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| Jason |
| I will try and get some kind of word map happening so we can see the population density of DIYaudio fanatics :) |
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| rolfy72 |
| Am I the only South Australian here?:D |
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| lordvader |
| quote: | Originally posted by rolfy72
Am I the only South Australian here?:D |
I have family in Adelaide, if that counts ... :) |
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| griff |
| nothing in adelaide counts (JUST KIDDING!!!!) |
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| GlennME |
| Yet another Melbournian.:) |
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| spikeymikey |
| i know a hot chick fom SA? does that count? :D Melbournians do rock. So does Australia. Speaking of which, if you know the store audiophile, a family friend owns that store. Not sure what it's like or anything but yer. :) |
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| tomcat |
South Oz is the place to be;
The festival State is...
Home of the best wines, best food, best restaurants, best car manufacturers - Holden & Mitsubishi and home of the best hi end speakers - Duntech, Sonique, Krix, Vaf, not to mention the best climate and lifestyle... So There! Learn from us...
tomcat:p |
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| lawriebuck |
Jeez, I bet there's noone else out there from Darwin....
I'm currently in Melbourne - does that count? |
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| SoundOff |
Not sure if it's safe to be a Sydneysider around here...
Especially for a Pom turned Kiwi! :)
Colin |
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| Mohan Varkey |
Come over to Bayswater if any of you want an ear bashing. I have a 1.5Wrms amp !!!
Mohan |
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| griff |
| i didnt know there were any other cities in OZ besides Melb and Sydney. ;) hehehe |
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| Sud |
Another from Perth, Western Australia.
griff, we try to keep Perth a secret from NSW & VIC, otherwise there'd be too many Melbournians and Sydneysiders coming to live here ;) |
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| tomcat |
Yeah!, I agree... Let 'em (the Eastern states) have their rat race all to themselves...
Anywhere west of Mt Gambier (the Vic border that is!) is the coolest place to be;)
tomcat |
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| mefinnis |
Originally posted by griff | quote: | | nothing in adelaide counts (JUST KIDDING!!!!) |
Dunno .... some of us have made the odd contribution :cool:
Rolfy72 ..... you ain't alone!
If you need any help with anything, just ask.
cheers, mark |
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| mefinnis |
Originally posted by tomcat | quote: | South Oz is the place to be;
The festival State is...
Home of the best wines, |
No argument there ....| quote: | | best food, best restaurants, |
I think "great" would have been a better word here .... I've eaten in some pretty good restaurants over east, a lot dearer than ours, but very good nonetheless!| quote: | | best car manufacturers - Holden & Mitsubishi |
Ooooppps! I think we just lost all credibility there :(| quote: | and home of the best hi end speakers - Duntech, Sonique, Krix, Vaf, not to mention the best climate and lifestyle... So There! Learn from us...
tomcat:p |
Actually, I've often wondered what it is about SA which has resulted in the disproportionately high concentration of good speaker manufacturers ......... no, we're probably back to the wine ;)
cheers, mark
PS: On a serious note it is good to have a decent number of people about, even if they are in different states. Makes the concept of "bulk purchase" possible with benefits to all !! |
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| tomcat |
Thanks MEFINNIS for your support... those yokles E of the border don't know! and we don't want them to know because they can't see the trees for the grass. As far as Holden & Mitsubishi is concerned, I don't belong to either camp nor Ford or Toyota... I only meant in quality of finish etc, as an end product they are world class as it has been proven by their export performance...
Personally I'm a vintage buff, 60's Borgward Isabella's (bet that'll make a few scratch their heads!) and currently a '76 SAAB 99...
Cheers :D
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| dice45 |
| quote: | | ...60's Borgward Isabella's ... |
from which German millionaire tourist did you rob it ?? :p ... :) |
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| tomcat |
No one.
Up till about ten years ago they were quite plentifull and cheap over here. I kept my car going for over ten years by buying orphaned Isabella's for parts for about AU$100 ea. At one time I had a Coupe and a sedan as my everyday car untill I wrote it off in accident with a power pole. The Coupe I partly restored (body only) but had to sell when my marriage fell apart. Since then I have restored several cars and Coupe's for others. I still have a pile of parts, body panels, front and rear axles, motors, g/boxes, etc., lying around my place even though I don't drive one anymore as I do occasional work on others cars. Matter of fact I have one of the last Coupe's made coming in the next week or two for an almost total restoration, but this detail has yet to be spelled out by the owner, because he wants to have it brought back to "pristine" condition. So he keeps telling me, but the question is how long is a piece of string? In other words how deep is his pocket, because although my rates are very reasonable (half the going rate) I know from experience the difficulties in store and it's gonna be a big job... I still love the cars and I miss driving one dearly. I have never found another car with as much character and performance for one of that vintage. They were a truly magnificent machine much under rated everywhere but in Germany or by those who have owned one....
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| seiko_citizen |
| another perth resident |
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| Mista_Bishi |
Hey,
After reading bout guys from QLD and VIC now i feel like im between a rock and a hard place :P
Im from a place called Jervis Bay bout 2.5-3hrs south of the rat race (Sydney) way tops neck of the woods i say. But hey Melbourne, i cant wait to go back its a mad place, and Brisbane u guys better lock up your mothers im coming your way shortly :P
But seriously good to see us aussies represting :)
Later
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| ozynigma |
| quote: | Originally posted by lordvader
I absolutely adore classical music, as well as rock music (real rock music, not the crud being churned out today).
In the meantime, I'm sure I'll have heaps of fun with the kits in my budget (step one: make my PC sound good ...). |
Welcome Michael,
Just what do you mean by real rock music?....
One of my next projects will be to make my PC sound good to, we might be able to share some ideas.
Howard |
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| OzzieAudio |
| Yet another Aussie here. From the Gold Coast to be precise! I've just ordered my first load of bits from Parts Express in the US and discovered that the freight is a killer. Is there an alternative to PE closer to home? |
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