| Reeler |
Hi peoples,
My name is Stephen and I have recently joined the forum. I live in Northern Ireland in a little seaside village.
I am 44yrs and have recently (last 2 years) got myself back into audio. Seems Im not in the minority of 'born-again enthusiasts'. Gone and bought myself a motorbike after 20 yrs, then went and joined the 'Audio-Upgrade' queue. Is this a male menopause thing?
Well I have interests in Reel to Reel, Vinyl and messing around with record decks. I am building a website on the history (birth and death) of StrathearnAudio during the 1970s here in Belfast. I collect their decks and hope to add to a forgotten history.
I havent much experience in the DIY Audio field...other than building cabinets for Moth record cleaning machines. Yes woodwork has become another hobby.:cool:
My present set up consists mainly of 1970s and 1980s equpment. Max Townshend mono amps, Strathearn SM2000 record deck, Michell Hydraulic Transcriptor deck, Akail GX-77 Reel to Reel, various Denon bits and Arcaydis A3 Speakers.
Im still finding my way around sounds to get a good setup, hence joining this site.
See you all around
Regards
Stephen (Reeler) |
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| dhaen |
Welcome Stephen,
You are certainly right about the "born again" audio enthusiasts.
For some of us this is but one symptom of a mid-life crisis that can involve other things such as getting into sports cars....:rolleyes:
Enjoy the forums, |
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| brucedog |
Hey Stephen,
Ok, you gave my my first hoest really good laugh of the day with that male menopause thing!
Here I am, going on 50 in December; having been seriously sidetracked for many years am:
>building a rockin' car stereo system like I had in the 70's. I didn't lose my hearing at all of those concerts, but am working on some serios damage now - right in my Saturn staion wagon.
>building home audio projects, such as a portable amplified speaker with dock for mp3 player...
>home surround sound with dvd projector, screen and such - very much on a budget
>growing my hair a bit, doing pushups, returning to school, and considering asking a pretty lass there out...
My priorities aren't really for the big-bucks high-end home or car audio, but I DO like nice sounds, so I am diy'ing the very best of used and cobbled together eqpt to produce some really decent sound. The high-end boys wouldn't have you believe it, but much can be done with less expensive eqpt!
God Bless, old timer. Bdog |
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| Cal Weldon |
Bdog,
I hope he gets your message but unfortunately he hasn't been on this site for 604 days.
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that male menopause thing!
- Andropause? |
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| brucedog |
Only 604 days?
...and it seems like just yeasterday...
(Homebrewer dislexic) |
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| ashok |
Hi Reeler,
Welcome.
I like that bit ".....Is this a male menopause thing?........"
:D
There are other's also like sports cars , hobby trains and planes and so many other things .......yes painting too ! My elder brother who is 58 has just (re) started his pursuit of 'hobby trains...signals etc '. Yes it's a new ( happy ) page to your life !
Cheers,
Ashok.
Oh..............I just noticed that I am 3 years late ! That doesn't matter I guess. |
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| Cal Weldon |
Home brewer?
I was too until we did this.
We have the U-brew place make it for us now. |
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