I`M having a bunch of audiophiles come over any music suggestions?

**Burke Strickland** · 07 April 2004, 19:55 Wednesday

From past experience with such gatherings, just ask your guests to bring their own favorite audiophile and system-test recordings and you'll have plenty to choose from that evening. With the stacks and stacks of albums they show up with, you may not even have time to play your hi-rez Patricia Barber album(s) unless already cued up and ready to go when they arrive. :>)

Have fun!

Burke

**John Holmes** · 08 April 2004, 16:24 Thursday

Bam, I think Burke has a great idea for you guys to get the most out of your session. That way, some of the software will be familiar ground for everyone involved. Have fun!

"I came here, to chew bubble gum and kickass. And I'm all out of bubble gum!!!" My DVD's

**Bam!** · 08 April 2004, 17:12 Thursday

Hey Guys!

You' re right!

Awesome...I.ve already posted a message to them and they said "Wonderful...that's what we wanted to do!"

So thanks again!

Bam!

**Danbry39** · 09 April 2004, 01:09 Friday

If you have time, let us know which CD's they bring. Always interested in discs that do the trick as far as recording quality.

Keith

**Burke Strickland** · 09 April 2004, 03:08 Friday

Glad the suggestion was helpful! Sound like you folks are on your way to a fun evening!

To help out Keith, (and to help you guys remember what you listened to), it might be a good idea to make a quick log entry as each album is being played, including what it is, who brought it and some notes of how it sounds.

Of course, unless you get around to listening to everything, not all the albums people came with would show up on the log (don't want to make this a big book keeping exercise when the goal is to listen and enjoy the time together). So at a minimum, to avoid confusion when everyone is packing up to go home, it's probably a good idea for everyone to show up with all their own albums already labled with their name.

No one would intentionally carry off someone elses disc, but you'd be surprised how easy it is to forget who brought what by the end of the night, when CDs all start to look alike, especially if alcohol is involved to "enhance" the listening. :>) Makes it a lot easier to sort out the stack at the player if each disc is already labled by owner.

Enjoy!

Burke

**Bam!** · 09 April 2004, 06:41 Friday

Burke!

Good point!...I like the log book idea.....Actually we are going to be listening to some Chesky cd`s to try and tweak the 2 channel...they are bringing some tweaking stuff too!

As for labelling the cd`s you are right...at one point you do forget in all the excitement....

Thanks again duders!

And I will find time to write about the cd`s and the experience....Apparently it is the first of many

Wooooooooo whooooooooooooo!

On top of it I have a new 1056 coming in ands another 2 channel integrated next week....In 3 week 2 new subs!

Woooooooooo whoooooooooo!

Take care!

Bam!

**Chris D** · 09 April 2004, 12:19 Friday

I agree, you won't need to go out and get any new music or have special sections prepared. If you're bringing over audio enthusiasts, much less actual audiophiles, they'll bring much more material than you'll be able to demo, regardless of how much time you actually spend.

Now, I too want to read the list of what people choose to demo. Always interested to hear! (I'll go ahead and get out the checkbook, too, to get ready for the purchases I'm sure will follow)

CHRIS
Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

**Bam!** · 10 April 2004, 10:56 Saturday

Hey duders!

Well it is done! I am all over the place again...quite pooped out too!

So it is hard to tell the whole story in the detail I would like to but I don' t think the guide could support a novel!

Well they came over.. and...we just got right in it...like in seconds... They listened...then...suggestions came up with speaker placement...The final position was

...It was like buying new speakers all over again...(By the way I used to move speakers around like every 10 minutes....I stopped doing that...I know the sound of my Epos.....now the new sound truly does sing much better!)

We discovered that the mids and certain high frequencies were indeed missing :cry: ...however I will be doing tweaks to these babies...like putting in a new capicitor, putting in 4 posts to Biamp, change the wires inside and couple of other things! Wooo whoooo!

The music list.....

My cds seem to be the popular ones...the reference ones...the one's we kept coming back to

!!!

So we heard Dave Brubeck..Live at Carnegie Hall.disk 2 song 4
Pat. Barber Modern Cool, song 7 2:30 in
Pt barber Modern Cool, song 10
Pat Barber Companion XRCD2... Song 4 Let it rain...

Eric Clapton and BB king...Meet the king

Tears for Fears

ops:

Dire Straits, on cd and on vinyl

Vivaldi 4 seasons

Chesky cds... will check on the precise one for ya!...freakin awesome....sometimes disapointing though when you don' t get the sound you are supposed to! The guys knew the cd by heart and what we should be hearing and feeling and at what part of the song...it was so mathematical...so obvious....so in your face...

Anyway...then one of the guys invited us to his place since tweaking mine any further was pointless since I am getting the new receiver Wednesday

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I arrive.....we go downstairs...Bam! (pardon the pun) A CRT RUNCO! 8O What a mammoth!...HD! on a da lite 1.3 gain screen.

Black is truly black! Unreal....it was my first time experiencing a CRT...let alone a RUNCO...he had a HTPC running through it.

B&W 802! Beautiful
McINtosh monoblocks * 2 600 watters!
Pre amp McIntosh
Pre Amp theta for cinema
Transparent cables
Anthem 3* 200 watts for center (Paradigm reference) and JM labs Dipole for rears

Paradigm Servo 15 sub

Sony 9000ed sacd player

I am sure I am forgetting a couple of things but that is mostly the ensemble....

(I had a hard time getting the soundstage...I think one monoblock was playing louder than the other...something like that)
B&W's that I have heard had no color to the sound...His did....Could it be the McIntosh...or the cables....dunno....but it was colored...I told him Nice color however!

Cineam sound he had all the Dolby openings...the F1 one was truly spectacular...so much authority....so clean...those babies can handle anything you throw at them!

Any ways any questions?
Comments!

Take care duders!

Bam!

**Burke Strickland** · 10 April 2004, 15:54 Saturday

Bam!

Thanks for the report. It's fun to read about what you listened to and what the others suggested for your set up. Sounds like you and your buddies had quite an evening listening to some cool music -- and a lot of work ahead of you, if you follow all their suggestions. :>)

That other dude has some serious money tied up in his system, eh? And even with all that stuff, it still wasn't "perfect"? :>) Of course, no system is ever going to be "perfect", and I've heard a half million dollar system that was so "off" that I was glad to get home to my much more modest system so I could listen to some music instead of hear the problems. :>) There's something about spending tons of money on a system that causes people to put in earplugs when they set it up. (joke)

I hope with all that fancy equipment, that he's got some decent chairs to sit on in the same room. (One of my pet peeves is putting megabucks into the HT gear but skimping on the seating -- it's just as important for long term enjoyment.)

Anyhoo, glad you had a good time and thanks again for sharing the details.

Burke

**Trevor Schell** · 10 April 2004, 22:28 Saturday

I arrive.....we go downstairs...Bam! (pardon the pun) A CRT RUNCO! What a mammoth!...HD! on a da lite 1.3 gain screen.

Black is truly black! Unreal....it was my first time experiencing a CRT...let alone a RUNCO...he had a HTPC running through it.

B&W 802! Beautiful
McINtosh monoblocks * 2 600 watters!
Pre amp McIntosh
Pre Amp theta for cinema
Transparent cables
Anthem 3* 200 watts for center (Paradigm reference) and JM labs Dipole for rears

Paradigm Servo 15 sub

Sony 9000ed sacd player

I am sure I am forgetting a couple of things but that is mostly the ensemble....

(I had a hard time getting the soundstage...I think one monoblock was playing louder than the other...something like that)
B&W's that I have heard had no color to the sound...His did....Could it be the McIntosh...or the cables....dunno....but it was colored...I told him Nice color however!

Cineam sound he had all the Dolby openings...the F1 one was truly spectacular...so much authority....so clean...those babies can handle anything you throw at them!

Bam!!
That sounds incredible! I would sure love to see that Runco!!
Maybe someday!
Lucky for you to be able to experience that magnitude of gear!!
;x(

Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5

**Danbry39** · 11 April 2004, 12:19 Sunday

Yes, enjoyed the description of the event. Ain't those McIntosh mono blocks huge?

Keith

**Bam!** · 11 April 2004, 20:31 Sunday

Hey guys!

Glad you are enjoying this thread...let me tell you I am having the a great time too!

Right now Rotel 1056 on the way...will get Wednesday...then I think I am buying an Infocus DLP projector...then one of my new found buddies will be helping me sup up my pc to a HTPC!

wooooooooooooo whoooooooooooooo!!!!

Bam!

**John Holmes** · 12 April 2004, 11:11 Monday

Wow Bam! Sounds like a fantastic time was had by all. Some great music on the list too.

Also, it's always nice to get a fresh pair of ears for our systems. Glad your having fun.

"I came here, to chew bubble gum and kickass. And I'm all out of bubble gum!!!" My DVD's

**aud19** · 12 April 2004, 12:47 Monday

then one of my new found buddies will be helping me sup up my pc to a HTPC!

Yous should wander over to Tower of Power for HTPC info too. I'd recommend one of the Ahanix cases http://www.ahanix.com/ctg_htc.html

if you want the best and can afford them

Jason

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**Bam!** · 12 April 2004, 22:15 Monday

Jason!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttt!!!!

Bam!