I'm
Polish, 43, living in Warszawa, Poland. I am
an electrical engineer, with a master degree in high voltage physics
(lightnings
and stuff) and a diploma in the subject of protection of air planes
from
static charges.
I also have an EMBA degree.
This
web site is purely private hobbyist
DIY one. Why do I do all this? Because it is my hobby, and since
I
spent countless precious hours of my free time doing this, and actually
I am quite good at it, I thought that it would be a waste if it all
vanishes without a trace. So in some way it is a blog, not a DIY site
per se.
Besides, I constantly challenge the hifi industry status quo and I am
the person who
MUST KNOW what's going on. That is why since I was 4 years old I used
to open and disassemble all toys instead of using them. As an adult I
had this very strong need to finally know what makes stereo good or
bad. And finally, because I can't afford to pay an equivalent of
a
small house for the stereo set, I decided to learn it all myself. I
picked the apple from the garden of Eden. If I was Adam, it would not
take Eve to persuade me to TRY IT. I would have taken the whole tree,
all apples, naked Eve and the snake for starter.
Why
English language? Because of the
nature of the
internet, I can reach potentially all citizens of the world. That's why
I decided not to use Polish as a language of this web site. I hope to
establish interesting personal liaisons and to inspire other people to
challenge the status quo and experiment with their hi-fi systems. And
hopefully my Polish colleagues will also be able to read my writing, so
hopefully this is an optimal approach. I apologize for my horrible mix
of british cockney, american slang and Polish high school grammar.
My
Audio hobby dates back from school
days and I have spent 15 years making own loudspeaker projects and 10
years working closely with ARG company on two projects: "the best
amplifier in the world" and "the most affordable tubed amplifier." Both
projects have been in progress at ARG since the eighties and will
probably go on some more years. Having said that, the former project is
closer to being finalized than the latter.
For friends and relatives I have been servicing amps and speakers for
last 10 years
making all kinds of repairs, upgrades, tweaks and changes.
I work for a foreign engineering corporation as a country manager.
Same company, 18 years since the graduation.
My
passions, apart from DIY and music, are: reading the history of
communism, liberal economy, skiing & photography.
Ski-ing, in fact, I am
quite fanatical about. And please forgive me the worst pictures
on the net on my page (from hobbyist photographer !!!) because I
have shaky hands and after hours of soldering I am too tired to
make good pics.
I also love eating out and cooking for friends. Having said that, I hate sit-ups.
For
Masochists: Some subjective opinions about
what's good and what's not in hi-fi.
For unemployed people with free internet access: Historical pics of my early hi-fi
Some top 30 list of my albums (I
currently own approx. 8,5 linear meters of CD's but I named just a few
milestone albums if you know what I mean)
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