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hoopsontoast · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:59 pm

Nope, never heard any AKG headphones, TBH, not really heard many at all, apart from quick listens to the Grado 60 and 80 in the shop.

hoopsontoast · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:45 pm

New flat/room, and no longer renting!

System by hoopsontoast, on Flickr

system by hoopsontoast, on Flickr

DavidF · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:27 pm

Not sure about the amp on the floor...

hoopsontoast · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:59 am

Well its only me here, and I dont have a big enough hifi rack :lol:

Zodiac · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:33 am

So you purchased your first property then :?:

hoopsontoast · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:06 am

Yeah, well will be in a few months, its my dads flat that I will be buying off him!

Zodiac · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:24 am

Good man , hope it all goes well and as it is your father you are buying of you should geta cracking deal

hoopsontoast · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:47 am

Yeah, its the only way I would be able to get out of the renting 'circle of death' in the next 10 years or so! :lol:

Love it, had a whole night of music yesterday, makes such a difference having a decent room and some space for the hifi!

Just need to get the HT stuff set up now!

Zodiac · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:00 am

Yes the renting thing is evil , why people do it is beyond me , but you have done the correct thing it may be hard to start with but it gets easier , I have had my house five years now and it is the best thing I ever did.

hoopsontoast · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:10 am

Well the main reason people do rent, and why I did, as its so hard to save up money for a deposit when you are renting, unless you earn A LOT or live with someone else earning.
I have only managed to get money for deposit through inheritance (and my dad) otherwise I would still be paying over half my income (and about 2/3rds as it was before) on rent per month! :shock:

The only way you can save up now, is like a lot of my mates, is by staying at home and working full time. I did not have this luxury! :cry:

Zodiac · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:22 am

hoopsontoast wrote:

The only way you can save up now, is like a lot of my mates, is by staying at home and working full time. I did not have this luxury! :cry:

I did that , but I was paying rent as well but not as much as you said in the thread , doing this way does help.

hoopsontoast · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:35 am

Yeah it killed me paying just under £1k/month for rent :shock:

Although I was getting at least a little of that back from my ex when she was living there.

hoopsontoast · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:32 am

New amp

Decware Zen SE84CW with a massive 2wpc SET, and stable down to 2 Ohms :lol:

Does not look quite as nice as this, but essentially the same with a different rectifier tube. 8-)

Here is the current slightly higher spec version- http://www.decware.com/newsite/SE84C.htm

2wpc into 80db/1m speakers, should be interesting :lol:

DavidF · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:04 pm

2wpc?! I can fart louder than that! :lol:

hoopsontoast · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:35 pm

Yup, 2wpc of lovely Class A SET loveliness!

DavidF · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:09 pm

Enjoy those low powered amps while you're young - when you get to my age you'll need a Bryston :lol:

hoopsontoast · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:53 pm

I suppose you do tend to loose your hearing when you get past 50.... :lol:

DavidF · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:08 pm

Watch it, otherwise I can arrange for you to lose yours before you hit 15

Razor Boy · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:19 pm

hoopsontoast wrote:

New amp

Decware Zen SE84CW with a massive 2wpc SET, and stable down to 2 Ohms :lol:

Does not look quite as nice as this, but essentially the same with a different rectifier tube. 8-)

Here is the current slightly higher spec version- http://www.decware.com/newsite/SE84C.htm

2wpc into 80db/1m speakers, should be interesting :lol:

Looks great - and neighbour-friendly too !

DavidF · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:45 pm

You used to get those nobs on the front of Parkinson Cowan cookers in the 70's!

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