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GWSmith

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GWSmith last won the day on January 14

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About GWSmith

  • Birthday 12/20/1952

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    The Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts
  • Interests
    Amateur Radio, Pipe organ technician, Hammond Organs/keyboards - Cooking / wine tasting - riding a motorcycle and digital photography.
  • My System
    In March 2020, the Dynaco-Klipschorn system was sold.

    A new system consisting of a pair of Martin Logan 'Classic' ESL 9 electrostat speakers powered by a Parasound HALO A-21 / 400wpc @4ohms. mated to the Parasound HALO P6 2.1 preamp/DAC connected with Kimber cable balanced interconnects. The DACs are a pair of ESS Saber 32 Reference.

    (New in summer 2017) Marantz SR-6011 AVR, powering a pair of Klipsch Reference Premier 280F towers,
    Reference Premier 240-S bipolar surrounds and Reference Premier 250-C center. All in Cherry finish.

    A vintage pair of Pinnacle Mega Subwoofer 350's in each corner provide the bass for the Klipsch theater system in a 5.2 config. 50" Vizio 'M' Class monitor with 32 LED zones running in 4k for video.

    An Oppo 203 for audio/video is the source for 4k movies and high resolution audio playback.

    For vinyl, a Rega RP-6 turn table with Exact 2 MM cartridge. Color - red.

    For reel to reel playback, a Teac A-6010 deck.

    For Cassette, a vintage Realistic SCT-11 deck.

    The Marantz manages all input sources to it's own preamp, and all is output through ZONE TWO to the Parasound Halo P6 preamp input. Thus making it possible for BOTH systems to play all sources individually or similtanously via simple remote control operation...

    UPDATE! As of August 11, 2020 I added a new pair of Reference Premiere 600-M stand mount speakers for theater use and casual music listening. These are Klipschs' flagship stand mounts and are well viewed and liked throughout the audio community. They were even featured in Stereophile magazine and received a very positive report. Another purchase from my audio guys at Safe And Sound, Chicopee, MA. Brick and Mortar store who is a sponsor of the 'New Record Day' channel on youTube.

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  1. ....rear cover art of this RE-release on 180gram, and a side vibe shot of the 2nd floor system.
  2. Hello and happy Sunday afternoon to all. Ok, finally a chance to continue a little spinning of vinyl. Got this going right now....
  3. Are you in my state? Friendly originated here and we got co-op markets in town too
  4. Good evening friends, thanks for your likes and comments on the Mini Moog Voyager! I wanted to spin the Miles LP I had lined up, but it got late. I will do that soon, and K104 inspired me to spin the original ELP LP he played today, which I bought back when I was a senior in high school. And I do have a Greg Lake SOLO LP in the cue too. See you all soon. Cheers
  5. It sure does I'm sure !! Thanks for the ELP tribute .
  6. Thanks so much! Bought it brand new 20 years ago this year, really a joy to play. Ok, taking a break from Miles for a bit to get dinner together and my ham radio net control duties, but will return with 'Kind of Blue' later this evening. Enjoy your music my friends! 🍷
  7. Hi there K104! And, you can't get that Keith Emerson Moog solo without one of these in your collection. Here is my 50th anniversary Mini-Moog Voyager signed by Robert Moog himself. One of only 100 .
  8. ....Friday afternoon vibe with my NEXT play in front of the hearth.
  9. ....rear cover artwork / advertisements and some history. Note the 'yellowing' on the inside sleeve.
  10. Ok friends, short day at work, home from the market and such, time to enjoy some Miles! This LP was from a local used LP store, I could not resist at only $6 ! I believe this is an ORIGINAL pressing, quiet, scratch free for the most part. Side A ready to go.
  11. Ok my friends, enjoying this historic recording and here we go with disc #2 Side 'C'..... I will stop by again soon, but going to start my dinner now with Side 'D' shortly finishing out. Have a good day/night 🍷
  12. ....rear cover artwork and the day time vibe............yup, back to more vino to cheer on Joey D. 🍷
  13. ....inside the gate fold.....
  14. ...our tickets! (his signature)
  15. Ok, time to pull something from the LP library. There is a very nice bit O history with this one. Not far from from here, and close to my place of work in Northampton MA, there is an intimate music club. Great food, and always top notch artists. In fact, I was on the very stage with a couple of bands I was in! = an honor! Anyway, this was 2019, and when ever Joey D. came to town, as a Hammond organist myself, Chris and I along with other fans and friends would make sure to be at the show. Joey really looked good on this night, lost lots of weight, and with a new hair style looked great! The concert was wonderful and there was NEW merch available. I made it a point to pick up his newest album available on a DOUBLE LP presentation. I made sure to have him sign it after the show. What was REALLY a very cool thing was..............I knew the company that rented the 1954 B3 Hammond to him. I talked to the fellow in charge and mentioned, "Before you put that rear cover on the organ, have Joey sign, date it and add the venue name as well." So, I got some photos with Joey, and asked him to sign the inside of the organ, and HE DID happily!! Sadly, Joey D. has passed recently, and now, some lucky person one day will make the discovery and fine his signature inside that Hammond B3. I took photos while he was signing it as well. Ok, here is side one, disc one on the U-Turn custom.
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