JonTee in In BrianB's room. BrianB the hardest working AK member - got in at 2 AM and setup until 6 AM. Broke down the room after 4:30 PM and drove back to Bloomington, IN that night.
BrianB adjusting the Cain and Cain Abbey's. If you have never seen these speakers - the workmanship is amazing!! Ski is also in the picture.
The PunkerX rig. All I can say it WOW!!!! Those Ohm I's are amazing!! These speakers would give Thor's rig a run for it's money!!!!
Almarro's No, I didn't but Ward did and will post a picture of them. They are beautiful, Mike!!!!! A picture will not do them justice.
Nope Alan, Brian had no room at the inn for them. That's why I wanna see the pics of the ones in black. Mike
I wanted to thank Bauhausler for the use of his tube rig. (Actually for letting me take it over, in reality I was a rig hog!!!! It was great to do a speaker comparison - his Rogers LS3/5A's with my Rogers LS2's and my Royd Envoys. It was an interesting English speaker shootout!! We should really set a local British speaker comparison in the near future - any takers?? Maybe we should start setting up small local AK events - any other comments??? Dave
Mike, I did listen to the Almarro M33A's hooked up to the single ended 5 wpc integrated, Almarro A205A. Amazingly full sound from such small speakers, two 4" neodymium magnet drivers. Briefly heard some full orchestra being played thru them, lots of detail and smoothness (no crossovers?). I think you will be pleased. A great gathering of audio nuts this was.... Grumpy, Kam, Wardsweb, BrianB, people who brought their own equipment, the wives who helped out, on this event deserve great accolades for a job well done. Bot, I'll take you up on that British speaker challenge with a pair of vintage Wharfedale W70's and some American Sherwood iron . Local and regional gatherings (like Grumpy's fest) would be great...a good way to share our obsession. Jon
Second That That I heard from the modest setup Brian had with the Almarro's was very impressive. In some ways I preferred it to the "Abby System". I also think you'll be happy. I just added a photo in my thread. MikE
