Sorry to all of you who missed day one of the Fest, as usual, Grumpy, his family, the sponsors, and organizers outdid themsleves once again, it was excellent, 10:00am to 6:00pm just isn't enough time to hear all the great equipment. My camera is a cheap POS so sorry about the quality of the pics, it's hard to keep them small enough to post, but you'll get a flavor of what it's all about!! The cake was cut before I could finish lunch, Dave.
:banana: :yes:

Image moved to AK Fest 2005 Gallery!!

The after-lunch swap meet!! :scratch2:

Another image of the swap meet!! :)

So much food, left-overs for sure!!
:yes:

So much tube equipment, overflow to the bathrooms!! :scratch2:

An the winner is!!! :yes:

A special thanks to Grumpy for sure!! :banana:
L-R; Billfort, Wardsweb, Kamakiri, Army, Grumpy, Echowars.

Man, if i dont go next year, someone just shoot me!

My ears still hurt!!! Craig from NOS Valves had three rooms of tube amps, let me tell you, these amps are a real bargain and a real powerhouse at 60 watts/mono block, they made my Altecs sing!!! :yes:

John Wolff of Classic audio, cueing up some vinyl for the anniversary Hartsfield's!! Man he makes some nice speaker systems!! :yes:

Oh yes!! We can't forget the speakers!! :banana:

That's all for tonight, I'm wiped out!! Dave.

Thanks for the pics! I hope you uys have a really great time!

JOhn Wolff's stuff looks like a Cello suite amp/pre setup!

Thank you Dave. Very cool ! Those bathroom amps have me drooling all over the flippin place - Ditto the Hartsfields :thmbsp:

J

Thanks for the pics dgwojo !!! :thmbsp:

Sure do wish i was there as well... :yes:

Thank you Dave. Very cool ! Those bathroom amps have me drooling all over the flippin place. Ditto the Hartfields :thmbsp:

J
I think Classic Audio owes us an explanation as to why they were in there, maybe "BACK-UP's", oops, that doesn't sound good when it comes to bathrooms!! :scratch2:

Thanks for the pics dgwojo !!! :thmbsp:

Sure do wish i was there as well... :yes:
Your welcome, I wish I could attend day 2!! :cry:

Why anybody would wanna fool wit' thet dam ol' Tooob stuff is jes BEYON me....Why. you ken go to de Wal-maht & gitchoo a fine, fine new stereo thet souns bettah & will las' longuh that ol' jonk will....-Sandy G.

thanks for the pics :thmbsp: and looking forward to more.

Great pictures, Thanks for posting. :yes:

Great pics Dave!
Many thanks. Looking at photos just wondering who-is-who. Maybe some future pics can put some names with faces.

You're A-7's look awesome and I bet they sound just-as.

Russ

Great pics Dave!
Many thanks. Looking at photos just wondering who-is-who. Maybe some future pics can put some names with faces.

You're A-7's look awesome and I bet they sound just-as.

Russ
Who's who? http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36345&page=2&pp=6

The A7's sounded great to me, first time I heard this pair with tube amps!!
:yes:

Thanks for the great pics!

Dave, thank you much! :thmbsp: More incentive to try getting more to go next time... and now I can put a face to some of the names here. Much appreciated!
Tom

I was up there yesterday and am leaving again in an hour or so to go up today.

Lots of pics forthcoming I'm sure. There was more audio than camera's, but not by much.

I had a blast yesterday. My wife has officially lableled it the geek fest and though she stayed home, she pretty much nailed it. There are alot of goofy guys with some absolutely incredible equipment here. I had to apologize to Punker for drooling on his Oracle. I have table-envy.

GREAT pics ! I take back most of what I said about youse guys that are lucky enuff to be there...-Sandy G.

Dave, thanks for posting the pictures.... :yes:

Ben

keep them pic's a comin' :banana:

H mmm The bartender looks worried in one of the picks.

Great pics!! Makes me want to be there even more now!!

H mmm The bartender looks worried in one of the picks.
Big surprise, I'm sure :lmao:
Tom

Great Pics! Thanks!

Best
John

Great fest as it looks like. Sad to be overseas and can not join you.

Greetings, Agger

Sha-weet! :yes: Maybe I'll get to attend one o dese daze!

The most amazing thing is that Grumpy looks practically dressed up :D

Would have liked to have been there but work has prevented that and yesterday(saturday) I was in Dayton, Ohio putting together my old Edgarhorns for the new owner "2A3 Matt". He has a larger room than me and it has been his(and his wife's) dream to own a pair.

I am going back to my little 2-way like my avatar for now, just adding a JBL 2242 18" subwoofer.

Maybe next time I can attend the fun.

Thanks for the pics,

Ron

Seems like you guys hads a blast.

When is the UK AKFest?

Man, if i dont go next year, someone just shoot me!


Oh MAN! We gots to go next year!!!!! Just think of how many tube amps we could haul home without having to go through the truck scales. White, make plans (new baby
and all) now. I am.

Great pictures! Man, I hope that I can make it next year! :D

Scott

Good to see that Grumpy does smile (sometimes) :) Didn't see a hint of that in the other thread. :thmbsp:

Kevin

Seems like you guys hads a blast.
We sure did, can't wait for another Fest, Dave. :yes:

Great pixs! Sorry I missed the festivities, looks like everyone had a blast! Looking forward to more images. I love the tubes in the can shot!!! :banana:

MikE

Thats me sitting listening to the Hartsfields. I spent alot of time in that room! John was a fascinating guy to talk to. Amazing speakers. Great pics Dave.

Thanks for the pix, Dave! Wish I could have gone. Maybe next year.

Check out the gallery, I'll be posting more pics tonight, Dave.

dgwojo - I wanted to ask a question , Where do you put all those Altecs??? Or, do you have a bed in on of the horn-loaded woofers?

When the volume was low to medium - with these small rooms - WOW what a treat!!!

Dave

I stack them, I wish my ceilings were taller, I'm going to build a wall of sound, 10 A7's, a pair of Model 19's, and a pair of EV Interface D's, it should be fun, problem is, my house will probably start sagging!! I sure was spoiled by that Craigs (NOSValves) tube amps, for dead flat on all settings it sure sounded pretty good!! :yes:

Thank you for the pictures Dave. I would love to go to a fest some day. Its would be great to hear/see all that great gear. Even greater to meet so many of the guys. Sounds like everyone had a great time. :thmbsp:

Many thanks for the photos, Dave!

Would have liked to have been there but work has prevented that and yesterday(saturday) I was in Dayton, Ohio putting together my old Edgarhorns for the new owner "2A3 Matt". He has a larger room than me and it has been his(and his wife's) dream to own a pair.

I am going back to my little 2-way like my avatar for now, just adding a JBL 2242 18" subwoofer.

Maybe next time I can attend the fun.

What? No more Edgarhorns for Ron?!? Damn!

At any rate, I sure hope that you can attend the next AK-Fest - I am looking forward to finally being able to meet you in person...