Notice of the next meeting of the So CA Audio Society

John Casler · « **on:** 17 Mar 2004, 12:17 am »

I received this in the old e-mail box the other day and thought some might be interested.

I don't think Bob will mind if I "copy and paste" his post here.

I plan on attending. Last meeting was kind of geeky and fun.

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Dear Members,
You positively don't want to miss THIS Sunday's Audio
Society meeting for 3 very compelling reasons:
1. Red Planet and Marten add up to SUPERB musical
sound!!
2. Our STAR Raffle features over $1000 worth of prizes!
3. Lunch catered compliments of our friends at Red
Planet Labs!

Enjoy world class audio with Daniel Marz and Daniel
Meinwald and bring your SACD's and CD's to
audition.Check out the rave reviews of the Red Planet
Labs STR 201 Amplifier in Positive-Feedback.Com
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue12/redplanet.htm
to be demonstrated with the new Marten Mingus III
loudspeakers at this Sunday's meeting of the Los
Angeles and Orange County Audio Society. Be sure to
goto the Society website http://laocaudiosociety.com/
for all the latest details about this and future
meetings in 2004.

The March 21 meeting starts at a SPECIAL time, 1pm, at
the Holiday Inn, Beach Blvd., near the 5 and 91. Please
be early as the meeting will start on time.

Bring extra dough for a STAR raffle of audio toys,
accessories, and disks...a new feature for select
meetings. Win Grado Reference 80 headphones worth $89
or top
rated Soundstrings Loudspeaker Cables [9ft.] worth $700
or
Alpha Speaker Cables from Synergistic worth $300 or a
portable MP3/CD Player from Phillips worth $250 and
much more including hot movies and music on DVD's,
CD's, SACD's PLUS new
incredible! rare test pressings from Speakers Corner
sent from Germany just for our meeting.
We even have single sided test pressings of the Reiner
Pictures at an Exhibition autographed by
Harry Pearson! As each person wins, YOU choose the
prize you want. Tickets only $3 each, 15 for just $20,
all to benefit YOUR Audio Society.

Your guests are very welcome. Come hungry!

Warmest regards and see you there on Sunday at 1pm,
Bob Levi
President
Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society

rosconey · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Mar 2004, 12:26 am »

DAM YOU GUYS-

you get all the fun

John Casler · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Mar 2004, 12:34 am »

But you get to see it "snow"

HarleyMYK · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Mar 2004, 12:50 am »

Yeah, all we get is boring sunshine. 80 again today, ho hum

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 Mar 2004, 04:35 am »

How was the meeting? Sounded like great fun. Too bad I can't afford to go to these type of things. Gives me too much gear lust.

Mad DOg · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 Mar 2004, 08:31 am »

It was VERY cool! Had a great time! Met Russtafarian...Saw and hung out w/ Jon L and John Casler again!

Heard the Red Planet amp...Heard the Marten speaker...

Von Schweikert will be down next month! Don't want to miss the meeting next month!

Russtafarian · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 Mar 2004, 09:03 pm »

Thanks for the invitation John Casler. I had a great time yesterday meeting you, Mad Dog and Jon L as well as some of the positive feedback guys like Bob Levi, Danny Kaey and Dave Clark. The gear we heard was impressive and its always fun to check out the music people bring to these events. Dave Clark spun a jazz/ambient CD by Miles Gurtu that was mind blowing! Definitely going to have to pick that up.

Looking forward to the next meeting.

John Casler · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 12:06 am »

Hi All,

Yep it sure was nice to see everyone, and get to hear some gear.

I tried to talk up "AudioCircle" a bit at the meeting.

The next meeting should be pretty cool with Albert Von Schweikert (sp)
and probably Spectron amps driving them.

Very "eclectic" group these audiophiles.

The real story is the tweaking of my system, that Mad Dog and I did after the meeting.

WOW! is all I can say. (Of course my new speaker cables and IC's helped a lot)

Russtafarian · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 12:47 am »

What'll it take to get you guys to come down and tweak my rig? I think I've got it pretty dialed in for both stereo and M/C. But I'm always looking for a fresh perspective.

zybar · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 01:23 am »

So John, what tweaks were done? Still using the AQ cables/ic's?

George

John Casler · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 03:40 am »

Quote from: zybar

So John, what tweaks were done? Still using the AQ cables/ic's?

George

Hi George,

Yep! Just hooked up the AQ "Volcano" Speaker Cables and the "Cheetah" IC's and while pricey they are the best overall cables I have ever heard or used.

Keep in mind this is with my system and room, but Mad Dog (who has some of the best ears going) felt that we reached a new level too.

As far as the "tweak", that will be under raps for a short time until we sort out its use a bit more.

Since it was not completed totally we still have another phase to do, but unless my ears were deceiving me

this little tweak can add some of the "finest detail and resolving power" I have ever heard.

The good thing is, it is not an expensive tweak. I think around $75 or so.

To offer a bit more. We used Bela Fleckand the Flecktone's "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo", "To Where you Are", a Josh Groban cut, and "Duende", by BlackLight Syndrome.

The Bela Fleck and the Blacklight Syndrome cuts are exceptional for system evaluation, being well engineered and providing just about every performance parameter nessesary to testing and hearing system/room capabilities.