NOSValves Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I spent the day at Afredo's abode agian yesterday and like before what a bunch of great people with Diverse taste and gear. Some tube lovers and some SS mostly all DIY types. All freindly as they come. Alfredo's setup has come along way and added Vinyl which sounded of coarse great !! There was 4 Klipsch forum members in attendance which was a treat to meet the face behing the keyboard and I'm sure they will report there thoughts in this thread. I brought my 299B and Heresy's along and set them up. I recieved great comments across the board except for one and I wasn't there listening but something went array with the wiring or something so they shut it off. We rewired it all and it sounded great again ! Not sure what the cause was we had the speaker wires actually reversed from there normal path so maybe this was the culprit not really sure ! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKubicki Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Sounds like you're having fun Craig! Would you bring me back a Jimmy's hot dog and fries....God I miss those! Ain't nut'n like it out here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Fluky's. On Western and Pratt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 It was great meeting you and audioreality at the meeting. That Scott kicks butt - now I know why everyone's going crazy for that combo!! The DIY setup was fun too. I wish I would have spent more time listening to Alfredo's kit - I wanted to pump some 100db Cheese through that setup, but it seemed to be the gathering place for the vinyl/classical freaks, so that never got done. Maybe Dr. Edgar will allow me such pleasure in Lima. Something was in the air this weekend too - I ended up driving back up there this morning (15 minutes from Alfredo's house), and picked up the most gorgeous set of mid seventies Cornwalls I've ever seen. These are 1976 designer birch raw, custom finished in cherry, custom grills, plus some absolutely wonderful trim work as well. The owner was a professional woodworker, and the workmanship on these speakers shows just how good he is. I have never seen such good looking Cornwalls - not on the forum - not on ebay - not anywhere. He even had all of the original paperwork - even the warranty cards with serial numbers!! If the seller had ebayed these, the seller might have beaten Clipped and Shorn's $1850 record. Very impressive. I wish I had a digital camera. So thanks for rubbing off a bit of Klipsch forum magic on me this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKubicki Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I never tasted Flukies, but I'll bet it beats anything out here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Everybody just said they liked your set up because they didn't want you to pull their arms out of their sockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 2, 2003 Author Share Posted March 2, 2003 Dean, I'm sure the baseball bat I walked around the house didn't influence them a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredo Abate Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hi all, I had a great time yesterday! Craig that setup you brought looked and sounded awesome! Thanks again for the present! I wish we all lived closer so we can get together more often. I posted some pictures of the meeting on my web site. Pictures of meeting Till next time! Alfredo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hey dndphishin, Does this mean that you are currently in possession of TWO pairs of Cornwalls? Since I live in Moline I'll have to make a point to attend the next Chicago horns meeting. I would love to hear some of this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Yossarian, Yes. And since you live in Moline, why don't you come over to my abode and hear them? If you are interested, send me a private message or email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 Alfredo, Thanks for the comments !! We all had a great time John(audioreality) was so geeked on the way back he never shut up ! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundthought Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 LOL I was wound up like a top. What a blast. I had a great time. It was really nice to meet everyone. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Just as an aside, Craig: Switching the polarity on the speaker cables and drivers will alter the phasing of the speaker in question. When hit with a signal, the driver will respond in reverse, with rearward excursion rather than forward. This might have translated into reduced bass response. Doesn't really do any damage; it just sounds sort of strange, like something isn't quite right. But it sounded like you all had a good time! There are some Texas Bottleheads fairly close to where I live. I should check it out sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Yeah, I had a great time too. Alfredo was a great host. I even ran into a guy knew from about 25-30 years ago from my early college days. Passive Chappy's Croft OTL valve amp driving Craig's Heresys, TASTY! That amp sounds real good on Klipsch!!!!!!!!! I WANT ONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 Erik, The polarity wasn't reversed the cable was directional and we had it running backwards because it had large spades on one and small on the other they wouldn't fit the Heresy barrier post I have no idea if this was even the problem. It was really no big deal anyway. I really have no idea what the guy was talking about I never heard the problem and after we changed all the cables everything was fine so no biggie. It works fine here also. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Mandaville Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Oh! Guess I misunderstood what you (they) were talking about. Heresies are such great speakers! I first heard them about 15 years ago, but couldn't afford them at the time. Maybe I'll look for a pair one day after I get this 'front end' situation straightened out. I'm trying to work out a way to get into Dave Mallett's digital audio server, but am going to have to do it a step at a time. Take care, Craig Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I was really hoping to get to this last weekend. I actually was in Chicago all weekend, (unplanned) working my *** off on my company's broken down computer network. Please post the next meeting date. Sounds like fun. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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