Hi.

My name is Phill. I like high fidelity audio.

Also, side-note, I work at Decware. Truth be told I wasn't going to tell anyone. I could just lurk, and lurk, and lurk...I have to now though. My listening experience this evening was damn near life changing. I shit you not ( pardon my language).  I have been listening critically to Decware gear for a little over a year and a half, ish and I finally feel like I have hit a pinnacle experience. Its the kind you have to share. Best part- it's repeatable, and deliverable. There have been many experiences over the past year, but this one sealed the deal. I am still processing it in my mind, but I want to start a new thread for it very soon, as soon as the tears in my eyes dry up a bit.

Until then, a bit on me...

I shy away from the "audiophile" label. I think I settled on "audio enthusiast" years ago. If I remember correctly, I had decided that there would not be a day for some time, if ever, that I could afford to have really high end gear. But, that's ok. I would eventually finance a small home theater setup, or maybe end up running into some nice vintage stuff from a thrift store or some such place. This idea I had picked up from a gentleman I had met through fate. I was asked to help with some light handyman type chores for a friend of a friend who had lost or fired his contractor and needed to meet deadlines with some home improvements. Between the two of us we stumbled through some really crazy issues with this home and finished the projects. In celebration, this gentlemen ordered some pizza for us and turned on some entertainment. The entertainment came by way of his hifi system. It seemed like the pizza arrived in the blink of an eye. I am pretty sure I had not blinked as artist after artist sounded like they were on stage just feet away. I remember one of the albums was an acoustic live thing from the singer of the counting crows, another was the Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions. It was fantastic. As we finished up I asked about how much it cost to own something like this. He introduced me to the idea of vintage scrounging and changed how I spent my down time for decades. I found a few things. Life was good. The dream lived. Someday...

This is my audio origins story.

Someday is today...

... because today I am proudly employed at Decware. I help make the worlds best amps for the worlds best {and most discerning }customers.

I have stories, folks. I will warn you all right now though, it gets crazy. How do you even describe some of these experiences? Transcendental Audio? Is that the right wording? Because I will personally vouch for the product we are talking about to be greater than the sum of it's parts in such a literal way it is mind blowing. How do you describe the point where the artists are no longer in your room, but rather, you are in theirs...? Audio so intensely detailed and organic...

I mean, I could also just gab about the fun technical side of this stuff like the time I got introduced to tube rolling hanging out with Bob, Steve, and Don form Cryotone Tubes pre-Decfest 2023. I can also speak to the crazy challenge of just building these beasts day in and day out.

I feel like this is rambling, but that is what you get. It's late and I am still processing my visit to audio nirvana.

HMU, I met a bunch of you all at the Decfest but did not get near enough time with any of you and I have so many questions for everyone here. Decware owner or not. Drop a comment, pm, whatever.

Thank you all so much! Some of you board members have been arounnd a long time... I am such a noob LOL

Goodnight!

The community is such n important aspect to the life of a reluctant "audiophile".
If you don't know, you don't know. Sometimes you just need to share with some folks who get you...

 

Welcome Phill! Glad you decided to post. It IS great to talk with others who understand and share the interest.

Hey Phill, great to hear from you – I remember chatting with you at Decfest 2023 – good times!

Loved reading your post. Keep it coming!

Really enjoyed your post. I guess we too follow under the audio enthusiast title. So many similarities over so many years. Thank you for building our amp, or whoever did anyway. We've been going through so many titles (of hundreds) that we have not listened to in years We cannot get enough.... Take care Phill

Hi Phil…thank you for the warm introduction.  We are all glad that you decided to join this close knit Decware community; where we all come together to share in a passion for music.  

We can’t thank you enough for role that you play at  Decware, bringing us all continued happiness with our Decware gear.   I just got notice that the upgrades on my white SE84C+Zen amp is complete, and should be shipping out tomorrow.  If you happened to play a part in upgrading my amp,  I want to thank you in advance.  

Welcome aboard and we look forward to you feedback.

Dom

OMG! You guys are fricken great!

Hi Back, all...

I only have time at the moment to quickly respond to DaveBS- My moment came at the hands of the great one himself in the Decware listening room.  In fact most of my sharing will be based on that... Decware at Decware. My humble home system is not of the same ilk. I will eventually fill in some details of at home experiences, but currently my cup over floweth with amazement strait from the mothership. That's the good stuff... so good! I gotta get some rest... big day of building the best gear in the universe tomorrow... I hope to have a little ditty to post in the tape section in a few days... Take care everyone!

Ditto!!

Just got my tracking number from DeVon, so for the next 48 hours I’ll be chomping at the bit!

Just also received my Duelund Resistors from England, as well as a replacement pair of ear cups for my new Grado’s that will arrive on Saturday. It’s going to be one hell of a weekend!!

Dom