VoicesInMyHead
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I've been hanging around here for a while, mostly as a passive reader, but as I've also started posting every now and then I thought it's maybe time to introduce myself...
I live in Sweden outside Stockholm and I've only been into hi-fi for about 10 years, but then I got really hooked on the other hand, I'm learning quickly and sometimes it almost feels like I'm trying to make up for lost time. Music has always been a great part of my life and unfortunately I spent most of my younger years listening to music with quite modest equipment. Luckily a friend took me shopping for better things, and I got myself an entry level Naim Nait integrated with canadian Totem Arro speakers. When the Hegel HD10 DAC was released I bought it right away, and I guess in a way that was an eye opener how the sound could be transformed to the better and I started exploring all kinds of tweaks and different DAC's etc.
That was the beginning of my hi-fi journey, a journey in which friends and family would probably say that I change things a little too often, but I don't see it that way, I always appreciate what I have, but I'm constantly thinking about how things can be improved in different areas or taken to the next level, because it always can one way or the other. I do a lot of research before buying something, that's part of the fun, I don't think there can be anything left to read online about a product I'm getting. It's very important to not forget to listen and enjoy the music though, because that's ultimately what it's all about in the end.
A lot of equipment has come and gone during these years. I do not want to build a hi-fi storage or museum though and my philosophy is that if something new comes in something has to go. I got rid of my vinyl rig as it couldn't keep up with my digital toys. Some things have made such a remarkable difference or impact on me and in my system that they're never going anywhere though.
I'm a huge believer in cables, power distributors and decouplers etc. I've personally been completely floored by the change cables have made in my system and today I almost value my cables higher than anything else, a lot of things are replacable, but not my cables how weird it might sound. Another thing that gave me a "wow" effect lately was the introduction of a preamp, for a long time I tried to live without one, may it be passive, active, tube, whatever... I didn't want one more thing in the chain. Let's just say I've changed my mind, the preamp is the heart of the system. I was wrong. Everybody else was right.
Having an open mind, discovering "amazing" new things, learning from each other, through testing things ourselves and sharing with others... I guess that's what makes this hobby so fun.
Cheers!
Rikard
I live in Sweden outside Stockholm and I've only been into hi-fi for about 10 years, but then I got really hooked on the other hand, I'm learning quickly and sometimes it almost feels like I'm trying to make up for lost time. Music has always been a great part of my life and unfortunately I spent most of my younger years listening to music with quite modest equipment. Luckily a friend took me shopping for better things, and I got myself an entry level Naim Nait integrated with canadian Totem Arro speakers. When the Hegel HD10 DAC was released I bought it right away, and I guess in a way that was an eye opener how the sound could be transformed to the better and I started exploring all kinds of tweaks and different DAC's etc.
That was the beginning of my hi-fi journey, a journey in which friends and family would probably say that I change things a little too often, but I don't see it that way, I always appreciate what I have, but I'm constantly thinking about how things can be improved in different areas or taken to the next level, because it always can one way or the other. I do a lot of research before buying something, that's part of the fun, I don't think there can be anything left to read online about a product I'm getting. It's very important to not forget to listen and enjoy the music though, because that's ultimately what it's all about in the end.
A lot of equipment has come and gone during these years. I do not want to build a hi-fi storage or museum though and my philosophy is that if something new comes in something has to go. I got rid of my vinyl rig as it couldn't keep up with my digital toys. Some things have made such a remarkable difference or impact on me and in my system that they're never going anywhere though.
I'm a huge believer in cables, power distributors and decouplers etc. I've personally been completely floored by the change cables have made in my system and today I almost value my cables higher than anything else, a lot of things are replacable, but not my cables how weird it might sound. Another thing that gave me a "wow" effect lately was the introduction of a preamp, for a long time I tried to live without one, may it be passive, active, tube, whatever... I didn't want one more thing in the chain. Let's just say I've changed my mind, the preamp is the heart of the system. I was wrong. Everybody else was right.
Having an open mind, discovering "amazing" new things, learning from each other, through testing things ourselves and sharing with others... I guess that's what makes this hobby so fun.
Cheers!
Rikard
