Aussie in the Silicon Valley

Decky · « **on:** 16 Feb 2018, 09:20 am »

Just to say hello

. I am still in the land down under and currently without any audio gear worth mentioning. The reason is that I sold it all and currently waiting for my work visa - hopefully soon joining fellow audiophiles in the Bay area. Looking forward to CA sun and starting my audio journey from zero again.

JerryM · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 Feb 2018, 01:06 pm »

Welcome to AudioCircle, Decky.

JakeJ · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 Feb 2018, 01:15 pm »

Hello and welcome to AC, Decky.

Phil A · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 Feb 2018, 03:08 pm »

Welcome to AC!

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 Feb 2018, 05:20 pm »

Welcome aboard Decky

Do you like tube amps?

Decky · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 Feb 2018, 11:25 pm »

Thanks for all the welcomes.

Tubes - that is difficult topic. I am coming to audio from a DIY perspective. I worked with tubes and taking all pros and cons - I am sticking personally with solid state. This is purely from engineering point of view. I cannot comment of subjective perception of sound

JakeJ · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Feb 2018, 02:07 am »

So...you wanna do the entire system as DIY as possible or just the speakers?

Decky · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Feb 2018, 09:59 pm »

I used to do DIY with everything but the speakers

. Started with cables and moved to amps, DACs, transports, preamps. I did some speaker designs and upgrades but that required tools and space that I did not have. I then started representing an Australian brand that makes high-end gear, mainly focused on active systems. I ended up using their active speakers in the main system and focused my DIY skills on the second system.

Now since I am free of any existing audio gear I might go down to the basics and start from a small set-up, do a bit of upgrading here and there, depending on time and space again. Housing seems to be an issue in the Bay area so I am not sure how much space for audio I will end up having. Exciting times!