Kegworth : Not a viable venue anymore

[Tony_J]

The phono is already spread all over the bench again, because I had a brainwave, and breadboarding it suggests it may well work rather pleasantly. Once I've done that, it occurs to me that I haven't touched the preamp for a few years now, so that deserves a going over. There is also, of course, the nagging thought that I called the current DAC 'end game' if memory serves correctly. However, some unkind sod pointed me in the direction of a ladder resistor board.

And so it starts...

Indeed. I'm in the process of resurrecting a couple of 2-way mono active crossover boards to create a usable stereo active crossover - ordered up some bits from RS today to finish it off properly. 

 

[MF 1000]

Gives me time to clad the second monitor and get the burnished finish on the balau

Ive also got a rack build in mind and an interesting isolation platform setup to test out too

 

[rabski]

I've said it before, but it really is a bloody disease.

Anne and I sat down last night and listened to a few albums. Half the family were here at the weekend and had a listen, and I had a not-unknown guitar twanger here for a couple of hours at the weekend who also lent an ear. All of them agree that it's sounding damned good at the moment. For that matter, I think it's sounding damned good at the moment.

So obviously the first thing I'm going to do is start taking it apart again

 

[bencat]

Bet mine sounds better than yours until I blow up my amps again .

 

[Tony_J]

Bet mine sounds better than yours until I blow up my amps again .

Hopefully we will find out in the autumn

 

[Lurch]

Thanks for the heads up Danny, and also thanks to the team for making headway on potential venues. Not easy I know, I had enough trouble finding an AGM venue each year, with sufficient overnight accommodation for 35 hardcore members of a bike club I belonged to. 

Also, the Autumn venue gives me time to gather enough beer tokens, as pending an audition over Xmas, I may be blowing quite a few shekels on a piece of kit. Additionally I need to look into making some crates to transport the Summits to the new venue, assuming there will be a suitably sized room available for them to show off their talents. 

 

[Lawrence001]

I'm not sure who's worse, hardcore bikers or hardcore audiofools.

 

[bencat]

Funny but lots of the bikers that meet at the Scotch Piper in Lydiate all have quite decent systems so maybe they are one and the same thing ?

 

[Tony_J]

Funny but lots of the bikers that meet at the Scotch Piper in Lydiate all have quite decent systems so maybe they are one and the same thing ?

How do they keep the speakers attached to their bikes...? :run:

 

[bencat]

Paniers.

 

[garn63]

The Indians have always been the most ingenious.      https://images.app.goo.gl/osPTkUgK4aWKb4GE7

 

[lindsayt]

Is there any progress to report on the Wam show for 2022?

 

[Bazzer]

Is there any progress to report on the Wam show for 2022?

 This is where we are at :

So sad as it is, what we believe to be sensible decision has been taken to plan for a show in the early autumn.

Once we have come to a deal with one of the venues you will be informed, hopefully not too far into the New Year.

 

[lindsayt]

With the current Covid situation with record numbers of people catching it, and the uncertainty that this is bringing, right now would appear to be a good time to negotiate and tie-up an autumn 2022 week-end for a hi-fi show.

If the latest news is that there is no news, then that's fair enough.

If the latest news is that the opportunity has been taken to negotiate a good deal at a good venue, then that would be even better.