Hi all!
I've been posting for a week or so already but I thought I'd introduce myself.
My name is Marco van Hylckama Vlieg.
I was born and raised in the Netherlands but I have lived in the US for 13 years now. I recently got back into audio that actually sounds good as opposed to just listening on a laptop or through a TV.
When I was a high school kid I was quite the audio snob. I would buy the best gear I could afford at the time.
At the time I had a superb Denon PMA-720A amp with a Philips CD473 CD player with a set of KEF Chorale speakers. And a lower end Aristona turntable. That CD player was ugly and plasticky looking but VERY good sounding.
I kinda wish I still had that little setup because it sounded absolutely amazing.
Recently I decided I was done listening to garbage quality music so I started with buying a set of Audio Engine A5+ speakers. These sound pretty darn amazing when you stream Aptx HD audio from Tidal in Master quality.
But then I wanted more for in my music room. I now have a Harman Kardon T65 turntable, a Denon DRA-625 receiver and a set of Polk Audio Monitor Series 2 speakers in there as well as a nice Vizio M series 4K TV. I don't have a CD player in there yet but with CDs being cheaper than pretty much any other medium I think I'll have to get one eventually.
I'm excited to be back in the land of good audio, especially vintage stuff.
So far I'm loving this community!
I've been posting for a week or so already but I thought I'd introduce myself.
My name is Marco van Hylckama Vlieg.
I was born and raised in the Netherlands but I have lived in the US for 13 years now. I recently got back into audio that actually sounds good as opposed to just listening on a laptop or through a TV.
When I was a high school kid I was quite the audio snob. I would buy the best gear I could afford at the time.
At the time I had a superb Denon PMA-720A amp with a Philips CD473 CD player with a set of KEF Chorale speakers. And a lower end Aristona turntable. That CD player was ugly and plasticky looking but VERY good sounding.
I kinda wish I still had that little setup because it sounded absolutely amazing.
Recently I decided I was done listening to garbage quality music so I started with buying a set of Audio Engine A5+ speakers. These sound pretty darn amazing when you stream Aptx HD audio from Tidal in Master quality.
But then I wanted more for in my music room. I now have a Harman Kardon T65 turntable, a Denon DRA-625 receiver and a set of Polk Audio Monitor Series 2 speakers in there as well as a nice Vizio M series 4K TV. I don't have a CD player in there yet but with CDs being cheaper than pretty much any other medium I think I'll have to get one eventually.
I'm excited to be back in the land of good audio, especially vintage stuff.
So far I'm loving this community!
