ekmanning5
Time has told me...
Breezeway...area connecting garage to main part of home. In this case enclosed. See you there! :thmbsp:
February 6th-Chicago-Area Get Together, Anyone Interested?
- Thread starter Robie
- Start date
Breezeway...area connecting garage to main part of home. In this case enclosed. See you there! :thmbsp:
zenithfan1
Super Member
Wow, I just got a heads up from a member last night and saw it today about this. I wish I could join in but already have plans with the little woman, last year I had to work Ugggh.... I really have to check the events more often. I hope all you guys and girls have a blast today! No pun intended
Yes it was, Zekeman! Everyone, thanks for coming!
Zenithman1, sorry we missed you.
My wife counted 31 in attendance at one arbitrary point in the afternoon.
Since HandyHamlet is a pro photographer, he was kind enough to take pictures. He and I will be working on posting them with some captions as soon as we can get our acts together.
ekmanning5
Time has told me...
Yes, it was a great time. Bob and Colette, you two are fantastic! I can't wait to see Todd's pictures as well. Thanks again to our hosts and to all the great AKers who attended.
N9JCQ
Active Member
Bob, Thanks for having us there! As a first-timer, I was blown away by the gear, the food and the company. Joanne and I felt very welcome. Everyone was great. It was great putting faces to screen names. The quantity and quality of the gear lugged to your house was amazing. We were able to hear things that I am certain I'll never be able to afford.
I was discussing the release of the upcoming Jimi Hendrix CD with someone but I can't recall whom it was now. The album is called "Valleys of Neptune" and its release date is March 9th.
Additionally, I was discussing the song "Hey Joe" and how Hendrix and the garage band, the Leaves released the song at about the same time. Wonder whatever happened to The Leaves? LOL Hendrix smoked them. Here' a wiki about the song for the kitchen group I discussed it with....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Joe .
What a great time and a great group of guys (and a few girls, LOL)
I was discussing the release of the upcoming Jimi Hendrix CD with someone but I can't recall whom it was now. The album is called "Valleys of Neptune" and its release date is March 9th.
Additionally, I was discussing the song "Hey Joe" and how Hendrix and the garage band, the Leaves released the song at about the same time. Wonder whatever happened to The Leaves? LOL Hendrix smoked them. Here' a wiki about the song for the kitchen group I discussed it with....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Joe .
What a great time and a great group of guys (and a few girls, LOL)
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
Awesome party! Thanks to Bob and Colette for being the best hosts! It was really nice to see some of my AK friends again!
Just like to echo the sentiments here, thanks so much to Bob and Colette for opening up your home to all of us.
It was a very interesting day, with the opportunity to hear different combinations of gear with very different results, and chat with fellow audionuts.
It was a very interesting day, with the opportunity to hear different combinations of gear with very different results, and chat with fellow audionuts.
blzatrl123
Member
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Hey Bob and Colette
As always you are great hosts,opening your home to all of us was very kind.I enjoyed listening to all the diffrent equiptment and talking to all the Ak members.
Again Thanks
Mike
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Hey Bob and Colette
As always you are great hosts,opening your home to all of us was very kind.I enjoyed listening to all the diffrent equiptment and talking to all the Ak members.
Again Thanks
Mike
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I think it would be cool for everyone who attended to post what equipment they brought and what other equipment made your piece sound good/best.
In the basement, I really liked my Rega ELAs and B&W DM3000s via blzatrl123's Dynaco Mk3s and Tom's Cayin. Not sure what pre we were using at the time (Eastern Electric?) though.
Upstairs, I liked my A25s with ekmanning5's Eico.
In the basement, I really liked my Rega ELAs and B&W DM3000s via blzatrl123's Dynaco Mk3s and Tom's Cayin. Not sure what pre we were using at the time (Eastern Electric?) though.
Upstairs, I liked my A25s with ekmanning5's Eico.
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My Van L Quartets sounded best with the Dynaco Mk3s. Of course my speaker stands with the highly sophisticated bottom plate damping mod sounded pretty good with everything...
HandyHamlet
dissatisfied customer
Just finished editing posting a few pics in the Member's Gallery (HandyHamlet). I will work on the descriptions next with Bob's help!
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=63806
I would like to publicly thank Bob and Colette for opening their house to us. Their hospitality is unequaled. I'm grateful to have rubbed elbows with some of the legendary AK celebs including Markthefixer. It truly was a pleasure and huge learning experience meeting fellow AKers. The only disappointment is I couldn't meet everyone.
Thanks again Bob and Colette.
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If anyone wants to edit or add to the photo discriptions please jump in and tell me.
Thanks,
T
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ekmanning5
Time has told me...
I'm partial to my little Eico of course, and I really enjoyed hooking it up to the smaller Klipsch speakers. Who's were they again (thanks :thmbsp?
But by far the best two pairings of the day IMNSHO, were Mikes Dynaco Mk 3 and Bob's Rega speakers, and Tom's Cayenne amp matched up with Bob's B&Ws. WOW!
?But by far the best two pairings of the day IMNSHO, were Mikes Dynaco Mk 3 and Bob's Rega speakers, and Tom's Cayenne amp matched up with Bob's B&Ws. WOW!
TomGChicago
Surrounded by Sound
Robie and Colette,
Thank you for hosting a great party.
It was fun to hear the different synergies of the gear.
So many great people in the group you bring together.
Thanks
Tom
Thank you for hosting a great party.
It was fun to hear the different synergies of the gear.
So many great people in the group you bring together.
Thanks
Tom
blzatrl123
Member
I was also impressed with Robies Rega on the Dynas,They sounded allot bigger that they are.Good sound stage and bass.I also was impressed with Eds Eico only 15 watts and sounding good. Liked Jims little squse box. Had a graet time. Again Robie thanks for having us.
keithpgdrb
Super Member
Thank you to our fantastic hosts. this was my first ak meet, and I learned a lot about symmetry and the sound of tubes. I had brought my Sansui Seven and tried it on a few things. while it sounded nice, I believe Robie's suggestion of a recap is probably the next logical step.
I had completely forgotten that I wanted to hear that Sansui au999 that had been reconditioned. damn.. next time.
thanks to all for the experience and great conversations. I hope to meet many more of you at future meets. at this one, I stayed in the background mostly, listening to others who know more than me.
Thanks again!
oh yeah, I also couldnt believe the rega's and the dynas together. It makes me wonder, was it the raw power, or the fact that it was dual mono blocks driving that made those regas open up like that. or was it the pre amp??!!! I'll admit, that whole combo really threw me.
I had completely forgotten that I wanted to hear that Sansui au999 that had been reconditioned. damn.. next time.
thanks to all for the experience and great conversations. I hope to meet many more of you at future meets. at this one, I stayed in the background mostly, listening to others who know more than me.
Thanks again!
oh yeah, I also couldnt believe the rega's and the dynas together. It makes me wonder, was it the raw power, or the fact that it was dual mono blocks driving that made those regas open up like that. or was it the pre amp??!!! I'll admit, that whole combo really threw me.
