SMAC May 2008

[Squidward]

Hey JN! Go post in the "Informal SMAC Roll Call" thread here in the SMAC forum! We wanna know who you are, to put a face with the moniker!

 

[jelmslie]

I'm sure glad everyone seemed to enjoy Sat., as much as I did hosting the May meet -- hard to beat the combination of good people, weather, and tunes. Thanks for all your comments on the system!

 

[dlwask]

Kicking myself for missing this one, sounds like Jim set the bar pretty high for SMAC gatherings.

Where's Wiggy with the pics?

 

[slow_jazz]

Sorry I missed another one... This one sounded like a great one....

 

[jmathers]

Some pics

Here's the first of a few pics of Jim's gear.

The first photo shows his SME 30 turntable with Graham Phantom arm and Jan Allerats MC-1B.

The second, the Abbingdon Music Research (AMR) CD-77 player.

And, the CTC Blowtorch pre with Vendetta phono stage (the equally massive separate power supply is not pictured).

More to come.....


Jeff

 

[jmathers]

A couple more

Here's a few more:

1. Another view of the Blowtorch.

2. The listening room - with the Sound Lab M1s, Parasound amps, and Atmasphere amps obscured in the center. The Grand Prix Audio racks are on the left, with turntable, blowtorch, AMR player, etc.

3. While not a direct view out of the listening room, this is what the listening room looks out on. Pretty cool place.

Jeff

 

[grumpy]

Thanks for the pics. They really do not do the system nor the room justice.

 

[Brian Walsh]

It was a fun get together and great to meet everyone. Jim and I have known each other for several years, both owning Sound Labs, CTC Blowtorches, etc. I brought along some power cords and the Acoustic System resonators and related products used to tune the room and system.

Brian Walsh
Essential Audio ~ Barrington, Illinois