I have been an audiophile since I was around 14 when I actually heard a good stereo setup for the first time. Was too poor to purchase a setup for myself so I used to hang out in the local high end stereo store now and then just to listen to them demo the new equipment. I would read the audio magazines like Stereo Review, HI-FI and Audio, etc. Am I dating myself? Haha My wealthy friends had high end Kenwood, Pioneer, McIntosh, Klipsch Horns, etc. Spent a lot of time at their houses listening.
I started building simple speakers from Radio Shack drivers and purchased a Kenwood integrated amp that needed some repair and figured out how to fix it.
Never lost the bug and have recently built the GR-Research X-LS Encores with all the upgrades. I am working on the TDA7297 mono block pair now. After owning some very powerful amps and receivers I am finally realizing the beauty of a well build and matched low power tube or semiconductor amp.
So here I am, looking for great info and will hopefully be able to share with others what I learn.
