Hello from Denver

[SnowmaNick]

Hi all,

I’m new here but I have been reading threads that came up on Google searches for awhile. This seemed like a nice forum that was more like enthusiasts sharing about a hobby than a group of people spoiling for a fight that some forums frequently devolve into. Hence I joined. I’v been really just sucking up others experiences by reading the threads all day.

Anyway, my name is Nick and I live in the Denver metro. I’ve been a huge fan of reproduced audio since childhood. I remember the first time I really paid attention was to my step-father’s system. He had JBL L100s, a HK Citation amp, Marantz pre and an old Acoustic Research turntable. And a toss away Sony CD player. It was mind blowing hearing the difference between his system and the Fischer all-in-one my Mom had.

Over the 30 some years between then and now I’ve always been reading, attending shows, and putting systems together. I was in audio sales and setup back in the 90’s, but was more into hearing and installing the gear than being a good salesperson.

Currently I have my main system down in my basement, which does its best to do both 2-channel and home theater, a 2-channel rig in the living room which has been neglected since COVID as my wife now works from home and our kids spent months remote learning, and a garage system for when I’m trying to get my ‘60 Jaguar MK2 3.8L to stay running. A Sisyphean task.

My tastes in speakers haven’t changed much from when I was a kid. I have JBL Synthesis in my big rig, Revel F208s in my living room, and some KEFs in the garage as the Jag was tired of being the only Brit in there.

Thanks for having me.