Well, I think we will try to have it on the afternoon of Sunday, August 1st, 2004. I would like to start at noon, if possible. Is anybody interested?

Dave

You Michigan guys have all the fun!

One of these days my shed-yule'll match up.....

Pete

Unfortunately I will be out of town that weekend. I wish I could make it.

Count me in.

I'm still crossing my fingers Dave!!!!

Gary,

You had better come!!

I guess we could make it our unofficial English speaker hoe down.

Here is a link to mapquest - put your address in and get directions to my place out!!

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=1983+Pawnee+Trail&city=Okemos&state=MI&zipcode=48864&search=++Search++

Dave

953.67 miles, Damn!!! ;)

-Dave

You are welcome to come, Dave. It is a little far, but it will be fun!!!

Marked it in on the calendar, Dave. Barring any events planned that I haven't been informed about I'll be there.

Jon

Originally posted by botrytis
You are welcome to come, Dave. It is a little far, but it will be fun!!!

I would really love to - if it was just a bit closer!

-Dave

You're a lot closer than me Dave918!


Total Est. Time: 34 hours, 51 minutes Total Est. Distance: 2338.56 miles :eek:

Carl

Looks like I will make it after all....

Now we just need more Michigan fellars to join in.....(out state members are always wecome too)....


C-mon on all...last chance to see Dave before he takes off for the west coast.....

What ya guys want - snacks, beer and pop - or - the wife and I could make a nice meal (like cherry-smoked chicken, and other stuff).

Let me know ASAP.

Dave

I'd reccommend the chicken

But Alan, you're not going to be there (UNFORTUNATELY!!).

Dave

If I lived in Michigan I'd be there in a heartbeat!
Hope it is a great success Dave!

Alan

Just for fun, i calculated the distance between Sydney and Okemos.

This is how i did it...

First - Distance between Sydney and Detroit:

9474 miles

Then, distance between Detroit and Okemos:

84.35 miles

So in total it's only 9558.35 miles - a bit of a drive ;)

If you would have gone to earlier in the thread, there was a mapquest map. I am think you could have calculated from that, but I am not sure.

Dave

Dave;
I used to live 3 blocks from you, at the corner of hamilton and Clinton. The funny looking house by the library.
Is the Traveler's Club Tuba Museum restaurant on the corner still open?
I'll be there between 7:30 and 8:00.
With luck and a little work I'll have the AK Gainclone prototype "The Rat That Roared" with me. I just picked up most of the parts from Radio Shack today. I could throw it together in an hour, but I need to document the process, and that means photos of every step.
The only English speakers I have here now are the Lowthers and the LS35As that were already heard at AKfest. I'll bring either if they're needed.
Wait a minute. There's also the Harbeth Compact 7ES speakers boxed and ready to travel. Let me know if you want those for comparison.

See you then
Ross

Anything you want to bring - if can bring the Harbeths - that would be great.

We can compare between my Rogers, Royds and Harbeth.

Dave

Looks like we are pushing back the time until 4 - 5:00 PM so that we will all overlap some.

I was still planning food - do people want snacks or a nice meal.

Bau - Tuba Charlie's is still there and probably still looks the same!!!

Dave

I will try but I cannot say for certain if I can make it.

Grumpy - if you can that would be great. I understand if you can't - with the house problems and all.

Dave

Originally posted by botrytis

I was still planning food - do people want snacks or a nice meal.

Dave

The Choise is yours...in a pinch what I do is 'flip a coin'...

If it don't come out the way I want it ...I flip until It does!!!.....

Hey,

Just got a PM from Gary regarding this. Sounds very cool and I will be there. No wife though. She's gotta work.

Do I need to bring anything? Just let me know.

Lord knows I've got lots of music.

DB

If you have a few favorite tunes that nobody else has heard (vinyl or otherwise) that is great. I will have a TT set up as well as a universal player (Pioneer Elite DV-45A) and maybe a Cassette deck (I have a nice high Technics now).

Dave

I'll bring some jazz (on vinyl and CD) and also some micro monitors, not British per se, but a Canadian knock-off of British designs, for a listen.

I will have a Kenwood Basic C-1 preamp and an Onkyo M-5140 amp (100 WPC) (they go well together) setup for most of the listening duties. I also have a PMA-500AV Rotel Integrated Amp that we can also use (it is 85 WPC and is very clean sounding). Sources will be a Dual 714Q TT (with Grado Black cartridge) and a Pioneer DV45A universal player and if I can find a power cord a Technics high end cassette.

My Mitsu amp is having some problems that I can't figure out - we can try it if people want to (I will use my Adcom with it). It will work for a while then a channel drops - not good.

I also have several other pieces in the basement - a Pioneer SX-737 and old Rotel receiver (10 WPC) and a few other pieces.

Speakers in the basement - Royd Doublets, Royd Envoys, Rogers LS2's, Polk Monitor 7A's, Genesis Physics 1's, Advent 3002's, and a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 7.2's. I will have a set of speaker stands, also

I will also have some other pieces in the basement, also.

We will have snacks, beer, pop, and water - as well as those who are hungrier - some cherry-smoked chicker, homemade potato salad and another side dish.

Dave

PM me if you need my phone number.

Dave

There'd better be allsorts of pics for us poor bestidges who DON'T get to come...<grin>--Sandy G.

Yes, and please have a shot of the cherry-smoked chicken, I'm droolin just thinkin about it......yum.

J:D

Well ...if you didn't make it ...it went very well.....all sorts of food, tunes, and spirits!!!!.....here are some highlites....


Getting things set up....

JonTee and Botrytis goin through the motions!!

:cool:

The speaker 'Staging' area....

and a whole bunch of munchies....(turkey was delicious!!)......

the gangs all here......(ceptin' for drybasement...) unfortunatly!......

L-R...Jontee...Bauhausler...Leestereo...Reel2Reel... Botrytis

It looks like you gentlemen had a great time (I see the 20/20 bottle). I wish I could've made it.

It was neato! What great hosts and great taste in music. We had lots of similar-type speakers to listen to in the general category English Two Ways. Quite illuminating.
We heard the AK Gainclone amp prototype not embarass us in a brief mono demonstration. There appears to be some potential there.
Very good snacks and drinks as well.
Well done, and thank you both!

Looks like fun times!

Mogen David? Ug, you guys are hard core (and cheap too!).

Cheers,
Russ

Originally posted by RuSsMaN

Mogen David? Ug, you guys are hard core (and cheap too!).



Nobody said you had to spend a lot of money to have a good time!!;) ;)

I wasn't aware they even still made Mad Dog 20/20.

Or was that a "Vintage" bottle for special occasions. ;)

Well, I think everyone had a great time!! We had some fun, played some tunes (no MP3's - Thor wouldn't have liked it!!), and generally shot the breeze.

Most interesting combo - Advent 3002's and JonTee's Sherwood tube amp. There eas such a nice, sweet sound from that pair.

Pictures up and coming, after I resize them.

Dave

Thankyou, Dave and Gloria, for an enjoyable evening and your generosity of hosting it. I even was sent home with a plate full of brownies! Yum!

Interesting to hear all the different small 2 ways. Leestereo's revamped Laser bookshelfs were amazingly large sounding for being so tiny. I think Reel2reel was trying to pocket them to take home:D .

Jon:)

Although Dave and Gloria have already been given kudos for hosting, it bear srepeating: Thanks a whole bunch!!! The smoked chicken was yummy too!

About the Lazer micromonitors, it was nice to get the opinion of fellow AK members on how the x-over tweaking worked out. They sounded better than I remembered when I had them last hooked up in my system (must have been the synergy of the associated of equipment and the room).

What speaker is this? Looks like an 80's Advent or Boston 8 inch woof, and an earlier EPI inverted dome tweeter?

Is it a sealed box?

Cheers,
Russ

First one is the Smoker!!! This is where the Cherry-smoked chicken came from.

Dave

All of the AK fellows!! (fuzzy pic - my wife took it)

The guys with my wife, Gloria (behaving for once!!)

A Sherwood Tube amp running a pair of Advent 3002's. This was a great combination - thank you JonTee for bringing the amp.

Laser (a LS 3/5A knock off from Canada - better sounding IMHO than the original) and Harbeth 7's/

Royd Doublets and Harbeth 7's.

Awwww, man ! Looks like an Extremely Large Time was had by one & all. Sure do wish I coulda been there...<Sigh>...-Sandy G.

Leestereo (Ben) and THE Bauhausler (Ross) having a philosophical discussion of the characteristics of boogers!!! :lmao::lmao::banana::banana:

Gary trying to steal Leestereo's speakers.

This is the infamous gain clone amp that Ross built (Thank You ROSS!!!). It was really nice sounding for a $1.00 chip - I think is the way we should do it for AK.

Dave

Stragglers at the end of the night (botrytis and Ross).

I forgot to add a picture of the cherry-smoked chicken when they were done!!!

Our high art in the listening area!! (A Friend in Need)

Dave

Reel 2 Reel's (Gary) Family

There you have a quick tour of the AK gathering. I wish you all could have been here for it. It was MUCHO FUN!!!!

I also want to thank all that came out for it - You Gents really made the evening great!!!

We tried quite a few speakers. It is amazing that the Polk Monitor 7A's, when placed on stands really had a nice sound as did the others (Genesis 1's and the Advent 3002's).

The Laser speakers, the Sherwood Amp, and the little gain clone amp were the highlights for me.

Dave

Russman, It is a Genesis Physics 1 - 1st generation. I refoamed these (the original foam was a weird green color and was rotting off the cone).

Dave

So-Ben 'n' Ross- what did you fellers decide was the best finger to use-the pinky or the index finger?!? Inquiring minds want to know- LOL-Sandy G.

Originally posted by Sandy G
So-Ben 'n' Ross- what did you fellers decide was the best finger to use-the pinky or the index finger?!? Inquiring minds want to know- LOL-Sandy G.

I think my avatar clearly illustrates my position on that issue.

Awwww, man! Y'know...if somebody came in here & started reading the new threads w/o looking thru the old ones & getting to know us...They'd think we're all NUTZ here..But you know what-I don't care! I like it just the way we are...Ross, you DO kinda resemble yr avatar..well, not really, but sorta..Think of a fat Stephen King..that would be me. People walk up to me all the time & ask me if I'm him..I just give 'em my most evil laugh & tell 'em no, but I wish I had his money... I REALLY looked like him B4 he got hit by that truck..think he damn near died over that one..Still wish I coulda been there at the get-together..... I'd promise to behave... <grin>-Sandy G.

I'm with Ross on this one; more leverage. LOL.

Sounds like you boys had a good ole time.
Maybe next time...

After all the suggestions on how to position the Polk Monitor 7a's, this is what i have been listening to, as today. I think it is an improvement in sound and not a boomy in the bass.

Thanks for the suggestions!!

Oh, BTW, the Mitsubishi hasn't missed a beat - it is running well - it may have been the pre-amp. I guess I really need to take a closer look at it.

Dave