Tell us a little about you

[jeffsg4mac]

I have not been on this forum long, but you all seem like pretty decent folks, except that rip fellow Just kidding of course. It would be nice to know a little about some of you, not a book mind you just some general info. I will start.

I am a 38 soon to be 39 year old male. ME

I am married for the second time, long story, to a great WIFE and two great KIDS

I am one those evil right wingers if you have not guessed already

I live in New Hampshire, after spending 18 years in florida

My hobbies include, Home Theater/Audio, Shooting, Fishing, Hiking,
Hunting,Photography, Brewing, Macs and PC's as in playing with macs and fixing PC's


I have been into audio since I was about 12

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Whats wrong, cat got all your tounges? or fingers?

 

[Mudcat]

Alright

I'm 46 yr old male

Live in Northern Virginia (Alexandria), born in NY, grew up on NJ (exit 10)

Mechanical Engineer for the Coast Guard (Glen Burnie, MD)

My hobbies are:
- HT/Home Recording
- wood working
- making things (mostly electronic and things that go boom - although I also do luthier work, I've built and sold guitars & violins & cellos)
- and slot cars (routed my own tracks)

Married (once and still to a professional muscian - cello player)

Two kids (5 yr old daughter, two yr old son)

Telemark ski instructor

Mountaineering Instructor for the National Ski Patrol

And I do all the cooking

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Mudcat, that list keeps you busy, whoa My sisters both live in VA, one in stafford, and the other a few miles north of her. I was just there about a month ago.

 

[Rip Van Woofer]

I prefer to maintain a bit of mystery...

(As much as I gab, I'm sure I've revealed plenty already!)

 

[zipper]

I'm 42. Live in Marysville,WA & am separated from my 2nd wife(also a long story). I work for the local telephone Co. (Can you hear me now?) installing switching & fiber optic mux equipment.

As a former Navy brat, I was born in Conn.,have lived in NY,PA,VA,Spain,& here for the last 25 or so years.

Love sports,play lots of golf,&,being temporarily spouseless,am enjoying the pursuit of A/V nirvana.

Really enjoy this site & would like to thank all of you for helping me find out just how little I now about hifi.

 

[Dan]

"Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys" PJ O'Rourke

OK I live in Potomac MD but my commute isn't as bad as Mudcat's. I'm 42 and married with one sweet girl. I'm a radiologist specialising in CT, MRI and Ultrasiund of the chest and abdomen.I was a DJ on good college radio stations way back when and mixed for bands in bars in med school.

My hobbies are music, history especially the civil war and I cook some. I regularly keep 7 kinds of wood for smoking on the grill.

My father in law was a long time trasurer for AES and I got to go to a few meetings with him. Great fun

 

[Mudcat]

Hey Dan,

My commute only takes 45 minutes in the morning and about 55 - 60 in the evening for a 48 mile drive. It is mostly reverse rush hour (except in the evening when I get to Boiling AFB on 295 South). My next door neighbor works in Falls Church (8 miles), and it takes her 45 - 60 minutes both ways. I'd say my commute is a peice of cake.

 

[Dan]

Mudcat,
We'll call it even. 30 min to Fairfax in the AM and 45 if I go to Loudoun add 15-30 in the PM. We Washingtonians love to ***** about our commutes. What kind of music do you play since you make instruments. I knew a cat in Ann Arbor who played great blues harp named Madcat Ruth. No relation I guess.

 

[Mudcat]

The name MUDCAT was placed on me about 15 years ago during a softball game. It was a rainy/ muddy game, I got caught off second and literally had to swim back to base. someone said I looked like a catfish, someone else said mudcat and that stuck.

I mostly listen to WTOP for traffic and news. throw in some Led Zepplin, Napalm Death, Ministry, STP, WHO, 60's Psychadelic, Animals, and CDs of my wife's playing (Brahms, Bach Concertos, Hayden, etc..). Brahms 4th is my favorite.

 

[Dan Banquer]

Tell us a little about yourself

Well; I'm a registered independent and proud of it. That applies to politics as well as audio. I'm 51 and a fully accomplished grumpy old fart. I'm married to a wonderful woman and I have three step children. We also have a miniature schnauser. I work for a scientific instrumentation company by day and run a part time audio business. I have also been known to write an article or two for this web site. There will more articles to come in the future; as there is no shortage of misinformation to correct.
I also have two major goals in life:
1. I am bound and determined to become cliche free
2. I am going to live forever or die in the attempt.
Dan Banquer
www.redesignsaudio.com

 

[Wabbit_Swayer]

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Im 18 year old male and just graduated last week! I live in Bend, Oregon.
Im going to college here in the fall, then transfering to ITT tech to get my BA in Data Communication Systems.

Im big into motocross, pc's, hifi and gaming.

NOT married.

And so far ive got $500 and an Adcom 2-ch power amp for graduation! muahahaha.

 

[surveyor]

Tell us a little about yourself.

I'm 49 year old man and happily married. I work for Texas Instruments in Dallas Texas. I have a Bachelors degree in Industrial Electronics. I enjoy visiting this website. I'm a die hard Republican. I like Yamaha and Denon, but I also see the value in numerous other audio makers products. T.I. owns Burr Brown, so we can't be all that bad, right. Remember audio has gotten better and still has a long ways to go to beat live music. We're not there yet!

Cheers

 

[Dan Banquer]

Tell us about yourself

I still haven't forgiven Burr-Brown/TI for obsoleting the OPA671. If you were involved in that decision; don't tell me. That op amp was one of the best audio op amps ever made, and that decision caused me to scrap a new design.
d.b.

 

[surveyor]

"I still haven't forgiven Burr-Brown/TI for obsoleting the OPA671."

I work at DMOS06 in Dallas, we make DLP.
The Burr Brown is made in Arizona.
The decision to discontinue the OPA671 was way over my head!

Cheers

 

[Dan Banquer]

Tell us about yourself

Glad to hear it; otherwise it would have been an instant flame war.
d.b.

 

[Rycher]

 

[Tons of Fun]

23 yr old Technical Support for Audio Partnership (Cambridge Audio, Mordaunt Short). Registered here and umpteen other forums trying to provide online support for the companies products.
Based in London so inquiries will probably be replied to in the middle of the night.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I'm 25 and living in "rainy & cold during the summer" upstate New York. My job is medical transportation. So be sure to make way for ambulences.

I'm single with no children and living with my domestic Partner (Who is off to become a Corrections Officer in a few months).

No kids, no pets. Have had a few pet scorpions, but they all tend to die after a few years.

I tend to vote for whoever manages to piss me off the least in any election year. So far "anybody but Bush" seems to be my opinion. But I'll likely throw my vote away and go for Nader.


I just got into serious audio a year ago and so far have managed to get a NAD/PSB stereo system and a Paradigm/pioneer/SVS surround sound home theater. Luckily the internet came into power about the time i started earning money and it has kept me from wasting money on Bose, and pricey cables. My other hobbies include motorcycles (current bike a 800 vulcan, a huge step-up from my harley-davidson POS), martial arts, and jumping to conclusions.

 

[BuddTX]

I am one those evil right wingers if you have not guessed already

No Way!!! A fellow conservative up in New England!!!

Nua Uha!

I love New England! Texas has been very good to me, but I dream of winning the lottery and moving to NE! I have a friend who lives in W Mass (Hadley, Deerfield, U Mass area) and I just LOVE that region of the country, esp when the temp gets into the 100's here in TX. Of cours, I have AC, whereas in NE, it is often not needed except for a couple of weeks a year.

If you value your car, don't put any BUSH bumper stickers on it, (at least until AFTER he gets Re-Elected!)