Ex-Pat Scot living in South East England. ‘Parent’ to the most amazing, gorgeous, quirky, loving, sensitive and intelligent Border Collie. Roon lifer, scientist, tinkerer, mountain biker, wine and whisk(e)y lover. Equally happy with a soldering iron, arc welder (SMAW), TIG welder (GTAW) or plasma cutter, or a table saw or router.

Enterprise network (maybe a little overkill here and there - bonded 2 x 10Gb fibre and a truckload of Cat6 GbE ethernet).

Main rig - Silent PC running Roon, Hang Loose Convolver, VB Audio Matrix, 6 channel FIR linear phase active filtering by Acourate running in HLC, Motu Ultralike Mk5 multichannel interface, Lundahl Sound Systems VC2361 volume control, 6 x Hypex Nilai DIY500 modules, Carbon fibre and stainless Troels Gravesen PMS (build my own speakers). Secondary

Office/Man Cave rig - RPi4B, 4-channel linear phase FIR active filtering by Acourate via Roon Muse, Motu Ultralite Mk5 multichannel interface, 2 x (Neutrik Speakon modded) Topping PA5 II, DIY large bookshelf speakers, Khadas Tone Board DAC integrated with a World Designs HD3S tube amp + HiFiMan Sundara.

Bedside listening rig - RPi4B, Topping, D10s, L50, Dan Clark Aeon Closed X.

Gym rig - RPi4B, Topping E30 II, Fosi Audio ZA3, Emotiva AirMotiv B1+, Emotiva SE8 Sub.