maxg Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 At about 6:30 yesterday evening I slumped into the settee in a state of exhaustion after a long day and a total re-arrangement of my living room in preparation for the hordes of audiophile goths about to decend on my house. At quarter to 7 the first ones arrived and at 12:30 the last ones left. During that period the music never stopped and only one record was allowed to play an entire side. I think I set the world record for speed of changing with a linear tracker / outer ring and inner weight. I guess there was 25 attendees in total (not including a very weighed down pizza delivery guy) and hopefully everyone got to hear some of the music they like. I cannot possibly type the list of what was played in here - I have it on a spreadsheet and if the system will allow me - I will attach it here as a zip: I wonder if you can imagine how tired I was by the end - the trouble is I was so wired I could not sleep and ended up chatting with Tony on the phone at 2 am. AFAIK everyone was impressed with the sound - if the reviews are good I will link to them at some point (and if not I will deny everything). Certainly if requests are anything to go by...."Max - I dont suppose you have.....oh you do....could we..." I have a kick butt system. Failing that - I have a kick butt collection of music - so either way I am ahead. Certainly we can score one for the Denon 103 - nobody could believe that one, and another one for my SS Tsakiridis amp (everyone was convinced it was an EL34 tube). Sub/speaker combo went down well too I think but I am jumping the gun - lets wait for the reviews. Ultimately there is nothing like 25 opinions of your sound to really test a man's metal. When such come from experienced audiophiles it is all the more interesting. music program for aca meeting 18 March 2006.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Max, Sounds like it was a great time. Wish I coulda been there.... Greek pizza, great music and good company, wow. sounds like ALOT of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Max, Im curious to know what are their impressions of the Decware ZTPRE? Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thanks DD, Charlie, I am trying to hold off on telling you all what they thought of the system until such time as the formal review is written. I am expecting a very positive review from what people were telling me - but you never can tell. What they say to your face and what they will write can be very different things - not because they are trying to mislead - it is just difficult to tell someone if you really dont like things to their face. As far as I can tell the whole system - including the ZTPRE passed with flying colours - but it was the amp and the cartridge that were the real shock of the show: There is a thread over on the ACA forum you can now read http://aca.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1165 Within the thread is the link to the formal review which has been setup but not completed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPTORMAN Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Congratulations MAXING-OUTG Sounds like you did a pretty good job on your system. By the looks on those pictures these guys have a lot of years of experience under their belt. How exciting. Can't wait to read the complete write up of your "El Presidente". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Max, it looks as though everybody enjoyed the evening - congrats. Now of course I am even more eager to get a Denon....hopefully soon...[]. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Wolfram, It was fun - but exhausting. They are systemphiles rather than musicphiles in the main which meant I had to keep changing the record incessantly. Suddenly an MP3 jukebox almost seems like a good idea!!! I think I changed 50 records - which is no mean feat on my TT I can tell you. I think the Denon is going to amaze you - it has me, and a bunch a Greek Audiophiles who spent more than its cost on cable risers and the like. Hopefully the full review will be in place shortly- should make interesting reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Max, Congradulations. Looks like you earned that shi@ eating grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 They are systemphiles rather than musicphiles in the main...Hopefully the full review will be in place shortly- should make interesting reading. Much as I enjoy listening to different systems every now and then, a really good rig eventually makes me forget the mechanics of reproduction and enjoyment of music takes over. But I am sure something along the lines will be mentioned in the review as well [] - plus I suppose the aim of such a club is indeed focusing more on gear as the enjoyment of music will simply be taken for granted []. Anyway, I shall be looking forward to the review. BTW: Max, how well does your Denon track? - You know those inner groove sopranos (though experiences might vary with a standard arm) can be quite a tough nut to crack. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdridq Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Max, did you find any "gems" or pleasant surprises from the list of music suggestions that you garnered here before the meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 Wolfram, On this arm the Denon will track the North face of the Eiger. It is an unstoppable force - largely helped by its high tracking weight I think. CMD, I cant remember where the playlist entries originally sourced from to be honest. The initial part was my own but after that I was more the DJ taking requests. The funny thing is that looking at it all aferwards I realised quite how many disks I planned to play just got dropped in favour of others. The biggest surprise was a record I picked up last week in a bit of a panic. It is a Supertramp album that I figured would come in handy to bolster my limited Rock stock. Of all the records played this was the one that really struck home with the listeners - they went crazy over it and we played 1 and a half sides of the album - they would not let me take it off. Sadly I cannot at the moment recall which one it is - it is not Breakfast in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Max, one more reason to hope that the tax collector will be merciful...[]. Was the LP 'Crime of the Century'? I really like Supertramp's 'Live in Paris' album. Theirs was the first major rock concert I attended......not in Paris but in Vienna (where they performed the same songs anyway).....and playing those records does bring back fond memories....[<)]. Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 Correct - Crime of the Century it was for 10 points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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