2nd SoCal LA/OC/IE/SD AudioKarma Meet, Sat. August 27, 2011
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Yamahalic
Super Member
Thank you for all your hard work...I enjoyed meeting local AKers, talking about all things audio, and of course listening to some music. Fly safe!
The tri amps did sound great; truth is, I'd be be happy to have any of the systems I heard !!
Thanks to Pete & Bart for pulling this together; got to see & hear some very nice gear, meet some great people; all in all a good time!
Those who missed the event missed out
Q: Who got the JBL 18ti cabinets? Curious to know what becomes of them
Thanks Again
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Hi Bally, the 18ti cabs weren't really in demand. We noticed that Bart's L-300's needed badges so your 18ti's live on.
Sounds like a great time and I am very sorry I missed it.
Looking forward to the pictures
Looking forward to the pictures
Hi Bally, the 18ti cabs weren't really in demand. We noticed that Bart's L-300's needed badges so your 18ti's live on.
Well they served some purpose then
Hope they did not go to an Ewaste Recyling; they certainly are nice cabs
When I heard the Indignias Webbb brought I was thinking they might make nice Indignia clone cabinets; the dimensions are certainly close...
I had a great time. It was fun meeting a bunch of nice folks. Bart and Pete did a great job pulling this event together. Hopefully we do it again next year. Braun Tri-Amps are back on my watch list thanks to Pete. Bart's monster JBL's did not disappoint either. The Karma Indignia's are surely the best speaker that size of all time. Fun, fun, fun.
Sadly my pics didn't come out. I must have set it wrong
Sadly my pics didn't come out. I must have set it wrong
Again, thanks to everyone who was involved for making the event fun and enjoyable. Below is a pic of those still around about 5pm as we were winding down.
Thanks to LBPete and elcoholic for helping set up the logistics and early setup. Thanks to Ballylongford for driving all the way from San Jose! and setting up the coffee service, it was great!
Thanks to everyone were able to come by or who brought gear to show or barter, it was all very interesting and fun to see you and get to meet the person behind the AK handle.
We really missed seeing the rest of you guys and gals who were not able to make it, we'll hold a spot for you the next time.
And I hope we can make this an annual event, if maybe not every six months or so. We had about 20 people come by, a few even from the church, and I'm confident we can get a bigger turnout in the future.
Thanks to LBPete and elcoholic for helping set up the logistics and early setup. Thanks to Ballylongford for driving all the way from San Jose! and setting up the coffee service, it was great!
Thanks to everyone were able to come by or who brought gear to show or barter, it was all very interesting and fun to see you and get to meet the person behind the AK handle.
We really missed seeing the rest of you guys and gals who were not able to make it, we'll hold a spot for you the next time.
And I hope we can make this an annual event, if maybe not every six months or so. We had about 20 people come by, a few even from the church, and I'm confident we can get a bigger turnout in the future.
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We can also use this end of the thread for some post-event analysis and discussion. I'd love to be able to plan another event, maybe for the winter months when its cooler!
We suspected some reasons for lower turnout may have been the date, close to labor day and start of school. The general economy downturn probably had something to do with it. And getting called into work or having family in during vacation months had others occupied. No problem, stuff happens. That's why its important to just consider having another event, set the date, and get together.
I considered this a success because it happened, a lot of nice people were able to make it, and we had a very enjoyable time. People were respectful of gear, asked a lot of questions, and we got to hear a lot of interesting and varied music. And the fun of letting you gear go! in a medium sized sanctuary (larger than pretty much most homes) was a joy!
Please chime in with your comments about how this went and how we can plan for the next one. maybe mid to late January?
We suspected some reasons for lower turnout may have been the date, close to labor day and start of school. The general economy downturn probably had something to do with it. And getting called into work or having family in during vacation months had others occupied. No problem, stuff happens. That's why its important to just consider having another event, set the date, and get together.
I considered this a success because it happened, a lot of nice people were able to make it, and we had a very enjoyable time. People were respectful of gear, asked a lot of questions, and we got to hear a lot of interesting and varied music. And the fun of letting you gear go! in a medium sized sanctuary (larger than pretty much most homes) was a joy!
Please chime in with your comments about how this went and how we can plan for the next one. maybe mid to late January?
59volvo
Super Member
just an idea for next time - maybe a program of listening sessions - people could have their set up and set list of music/equipment and if its a smaller more manageable crowd we could rotate from listening station to station sampling the equipment and music and/or do some A and B'ing like the Braun amplified speakers vs the indignias vs the JBLs etc etc
It was a great space. Perfect for music. It could have handled many more people and a lot more displays. I agree that the date was a little challenging for some folks. Next time we should shoot for February or March. Not much else to do then.
It was great to see everyone. Putting faces to Avatars can be a revelation. It turns out that Yamahalic and I worked for the same company at one time. I worked there with his wife for years. Small world.
- Pete
It was great to see everyone. Putting faces to Avatars can be a revelation. It turns out that Yamahalic and I worked for the same company at one time. I worked there with his wife for years. Small world.
- Pete
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
I happened to have the space next to the owners of these Marantz tuners, the 10 and 10b. I was lucky enough to overhear them talking about the differences. How awesome is that! I also got to see some of crooner's restoration pictures and his work re-stuffing multistage caps.
Yamahalic
Super Member
The acoustics of that place were great in my opinion, I really enjoyed the sounds from all of the cool gear. And, it was cool (in temp) even though it was quite a hot day. Sorry all my demo failed, next time I will try and pre-check before I pack it all up.
My cool find of the day was the very cool and rare Yamaha Bellini Orthodynamics Headphones owned by one of the attending AKers, of which I had never heard (or heard of before). They sounded awesome, sadly making my old AR-4x speaks sound a bit flat after removing the Bellini's. Here is a photo of one model I found on the net to share:
My cool find of the day was the very cool and rare Yamaha Bellini Orthodynamics Headphones owned by one of the attending AKers, of which I had never heard (or heard of before). They sounded awesome, sadly making my old AR-4x speaks sound a bit flat after removing the Bellini's. Here is a photo of one model I found on the net to share:
webbb
Active Member
It was a nice day to be there with you all. Good to see some guys again, and some of you for the first time, and very good to hear different stuff and different music. I would guess that the date was the biggest factor keeping folks away (I had to arrange around a conflict), but we who were there had a great time.
I thought I had taken more pictures as well, and my pictures generally look like the rest of the ones posted, but here is one different view of Sam's table of interesting things.
And here are some of the impromptu discussion groups.
John's Yamaha headphones were good to sample, and did show up the mid coloration of the AKG 272's that I just got (I thought the same thing previously, in comparison to my Senn. HD580's but the AKG are sealed vs the open HD). I should have brought the Stax SR-Sigma for a real treat for you guys - just another reason to do it again, sooner !!
Also I am glad you all seemed to enjoy the AK Indignias, serial numbers 17 and 18, and helped me to know how good they really are, thanks to Zilch and RayW and all. But for volume and range in a big space, it was a treat to run tunes through Bart's L300's with Yamaha big power. Thanks indeed for the effort to bring that stuff.
Let's do it again, in the spring, maybe??
- Bryan
I thought I had taken more pictures as well, and my pictures generally look like the rest of the ones posted, but here is one different view of Sam's table of interesting things.
And here are some of the impromptu discussion groups.
John's Yamaha headphones were good to sample, and did show up the mid coloration of the AKG 272's that I just got (I thought the same thing previously, in comparison to my Senn. HD580's but the AKG are sealed vs the open HD). I should have brought the Stax SR-Sigma for a real treat for you guys - just another reason to do it again, sooner !!
Also I am glad you all seemed to enjoy the AK Indignias, serial numbers 17 and 18, and helped me to know how good they really are, thanks to Zilch and RayW and all. But for volume and range in a big space, it was a treat to run tunes through Bart's L300's with Yamaha big power. Thanks indeed for the effort to bring that stuff.
Let's do it again, in the spring, maybe??
- Bryan
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The acoustics of that place were great in my opinion, I really enjoyed the sounds from all of the cool gear. And, it was cool (in temp) even though it was quite a hot day. Sorry all my demo failed, next time I will try and pre-check before I pack it all up.
My cool find of the day was the very cool and rare Yamaha Bellini Orthodynamics Headphones owned by one of the attending AKers, of which I had never heard (or heard of before). They sounded awesome, sadly making my old AR-4x speaks sound a bit flat after removing the Bellini's. Here is a photo of one model I found on the net to share:
Here's some pictures of my HP-1's opened up so you can see the drivers. A 55 mm Maggie for each ear. https://picasaweb.google.com/teamo65/HP1Recable?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIPngbHOnsuzOA&feat=directlink