Long time no type.................
Polkaguy58
Posts: 352
Hi all,
I've been away for quite awhile.
Now that I'm retired from guitar repair, I spend most of my time riding my motorbike and looking in on Ma, who's dealing with with late stage Alzheimer's.
I sold off most of my excess stereo stuff during the pandemic and all but three guitars to boot. (I still record a lot of my own music)
My neighbor's elderly uncle passed away and left him his stereo and I bought a nearly new pair of Polk S55's for 3 bills, which I'm using with my Marantz integrated (PM800) amp and matching Marantz CD player.
No subs or rear speakers anymore and believe it or not, I'm quite happy with the system.
I did get an unexpected present in the mail from a friend last year.
It's a DOUK tube hybrid, bluetooth amp which I paired up with an old pair of Pioneer full range mini speakers (in cherry wood).
It sound pretty damn good and eliminates having to hardwire the iMac into anything.
No more wacky speaker mods to post................which may be a good thing. (heh heh)
I've been away for quite awhile.
Now that I'm retired from guitar repair, I spend most of my time riding my motorbike and looking in on Ma, who's dealing with with late stage Alzheimer's.
I sold off most of my excess stereo stuff during the pandemic and all but three guitars to boot. (I still record a lot of my own music)
My neighbor's elderly uncle passed away and left him his stereo and I bought a nearly new pair of Polk S55's for 3 bills, which I'm using with my Marantz integrated (PM800) amp and matching Marantz CD player.
No subs or rear speakers anymore and believe it or not, I'm quite happy with the system.
I did get an unexpected present in the mail from a friend last year.
It's a DOUK tube hybrid, bluetooth amp which I paired up with an old pair of Pioneer full range mini speakers (in cherry wood).
It sound pretty damn good and eliminates having to hardwire the iMac into anything.
No more wacky speaker mods to post................which may be a good thing. (heh heh)
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Welcome back!!
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First off sorry to hear about Ma's condition hope you spend quality time together. I lost my father to Alzheimers a month before the Covid stuff started it was rough during his last couple of years.
Welcome back to the forum and enjoy the time off and the tunes.Home Theater
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Welcome back, sir. Please accept my sincerest condolences for what your mother is going through (for you and your family). That's not an easy thing.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
All the best to you and your mother. I hope that you can find comfort through music during this challenging time.
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Thanks for the update and, yes, sorry to hear about your mother.
If you get a chance to drop by again -- by all means, tell us more about the "old pair of Pioneer full range mini speakers (in cherry wood)"!
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Welcome back, very sorry to hear about your mother's sickness. We went through that with my wife's mother a while back, it's very hard to deal with.Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
