| Re: What's up |
Subject: Re: What's up by Oaklands on 2010/10/31 4:38:10 Well where do we start? I guess with the stereos. After buying, trading and selling, I currently am running a McIntosh MC-2205 (200 RMS wpc) and Pioneer SPEC (250 RMS wpc). Both are conservative ratings. They are combined with a McIntosh C-28 preamp. The 2205 is running 2 Klipsch Forte II speakers and the SPEC is running 2 Bose 901's. I know it is an odd combination of speakers, but they do complement each other quite well. I was running 2 Hafler 9505 amps mono'd out to 700 watts RMS each. They are still here, just wanted to run the SPEC for a while. I'm using a Bang & Olufsen TX-2 turntable with a new cartridge, an Akai GX-635D reel to rell, Mac MR-74 tuner and a couple of toys in between, such as a range expander and reverb amp for fun. This is the main system for now. I just got a steal of a deal on some Paradigm 9seMK3 speakers that look brand new. Picked them up for $150. Man are these some awesome speakers. Great for some jazz and anything you really want hear with great staging. It is hooked to a Yamaha amp I picked up the other day. I recently sold a McIntosh MC-2300 (300 RMS per channel), Marantz 2270 and like new Technics RS-1700 reel to reel. The Mac and Technics brought some nice bucks and pretty much reimbursed me for most of what I had spent. I still have some more items to sell and more to repair then sell. It is a fun (but heavy) hobby. Some of this equipment is quite heavy. I had a heart condition last year and had to just quit messing with it for a while, as I did not feel up to it. Now I am back to my old ornery self. Now onto guns. The wife and I went to class together get are concealed carry permits. It was a lot of fun and we enjoy going to the range together. I have since gotten on a 1911 kick. Currently I own a Dan Wesson CBOB, Kimber Crimson Ultra Carry II, Kimber Pro Carry II, Metro Arms American Classic II, Dan Wesson PM-9, S&W 5906, Bersa Thunder .380, Bersa UC-9, Beretta Tomcat .32,and my old wheel guns - S&W Model 58 .41 magnum, S&W .38 special, S&W .455 Webley. I've probably left something out, but that is most of it. I've also got my Kimber .22lr conversion kit which is a blast to use on my 1911's. Also much cheaper to use. Nothing is more relaxing than going to the range firing a couple hundred rounds. Work has been extremely slow for the last 2 1/2 years like everyone else. This past week things have really started picking up and things are looking better. My son will be 5 next month and it is really enjoyable watching him change and grow. I'm really glad I didn't have a child until later in my life. I have more time to spend with him at 53 than I did when I was in my 20's working 12-14 hours a day. That kind of sums up my new hobbies. I look forward to hearing back from some of you on your stereo equipment and guns. I'm getting ready to refinish my basement and can't wait to get what equipment I have and more in place. Cheers, Oaklands |
