Polkfest, Texas Style

JimAckley
JimAckley Posts: 1,138
edited July 2011 in Gatherings & Special Events
Any of you Polkies from Texas or the surrounding states interested in a Polkfest? I live in Dallas and it seems like I live in the only region of the country that isn't debating one. Who's down?
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    And my bad at improperly using the term Polkfest. I didn't know it was an official term for the real meeting. I just thought it was what you called it when CP members meet up and listen to gear together.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2011
    No problem. It is Polkies getting together. I just call them mini-fests. I hope people show interest. These gatherings are a great way to meet Polkies.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2011
    SOunds good Jim. A POlk GTG is just what we need here in North Texas.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2011
    Organize something guys.

    There will be an LSiM open house, in the not too distant future (dates tbd), and Lone Star Audio Fest is right around the corner too.... You can use the term, we invented it. ;)
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited February 2011
    I'm up for it.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited February 2011
    I would certainly be interested in a central/north texas polkfest...
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    I have a pretty good sized house we could use, unless someone else has a better idea for a venue
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,280
    edited February 2011
    I'll be willing to travel the Houston, San Antonio, Austin, DFW circle...I'm in

    The only item other than cables I can safely transport is my sunfire amp...and will if there is interest
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
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    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited February 2011
    i'd be up for it for sure would love to meet some of you guys..
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    I'll be willing to travel the Houston, San Antonio, Austin, DFW circle...I'm in

    The only item other than cables I can safely transport is my sunfire amp...and will if there is interest

    Theres a guy selling that exact same Sunfire up here. I'm hoping nobody will get it in the next month or so and I can snatch it from him. I've got money tied up in my Yukon and 2-ch system otherwise I'd start talking to him now.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    I definitely wanna hear those SRs. I'm actually about to pull everything except my 15s from my Yukon and sell them, so I'll be in the market for some new gear.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,280
    edited February 2011
    Even setting up a meet and greet and a few beers at "Lone Star" in May would be cool
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    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2011
    JimAckley wrote: »
    And my bad at improperly using the term Polkfest. I didn't know it was an official term for the real meeting. I just thought it was what you called it when CP members meet up and listen to gear together.

    ^reported^

    :tongue:
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    Why wait til may? I'm ready now :biggrin:
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited February 2011
    I'm in!
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited February 2011
    subscribed! maybe time to demo the 90's once again.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2011
    Lets do it.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    What's everyone up to Super Bowl Sunday? Anyone have an epic setup and an extra seat on the couch? :biggrin:
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,280
    edited February 2011
    Call out some dates and a place and we can narrow it down...would love to some how wrap it around a preview of LSiM with Russmans help
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    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,280
    edited February 2011
    DSkip wrote: »
    That would be awesome.


    reduce potential conflicts.

    Good idea don't piss HER off:biggrin::biggrin:
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    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2011
    I should know more about LSiM release dates next week, Polk has been busy doing some Euro shows this week, weekend.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    It'll be intersting to have a showdown with LSis and LSiMs
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    might even have some of mine modded by then :biggrin:
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2011
    WHat dates ?
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    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    Not sure yet. Is anyone getting LSiMs? If so, I'd like to coordinate this to be a few weeks after their release so they're nice and broken in and can be compared to the regular LSi.

    On another note, would any of you guys who live in Dallas be interested in grabbing some brewskis sometime so that we're not all foreign faces when we actually do our mini Polkfest? I live around the North Dallas Tollway and the GWB Turnpike
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    Pioneer SC-37, Overnight Sensations, Samsung 52" LCD

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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2011
    Jim, I live in Plano but work in Coppell so I go past NDTR and GWB twice a day
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    When I go out, I typically go to the bars in Addison. Uptown is just a little too... meh... for me. I like to go to Pete's Piano Bar, Houlihan's, Sherlock's, Vernon's, Logan's, Flying Saucer... really all of those bars along Beltline. I'm up for whatever wherever though!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2011
    Let's just do a meet somewhere, doesn't have to be formal. We can get some subs and suds, listen to some tunes, check out some gear, it's easy. Lonestar will come, we can all get together then too assuming I can get Al to actually commit soon. Lastly, there will be an open house LSiM demo HERE, we can rock that too.

    Someone pick a friggin' Saturday, and someone host it, well show up, eat, drink, listen and be merry!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    edited February 2011
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    No problem. It is Polkies getting together. I just call them mini-fests. I hope people show interest. These gatherings are a great way to meet Polkies.
    Ben
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    I got to meet Ben, and some other great Polkies at one of these.
    Outstanding time!!! It was one of those times when you wished it would never end.
    The music is still going round and round!!!!
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    DSkip wrote: »
    Not gonna lie. Never got into the bar/club scene. My friend loves the nightlife in Addison. Then again, he's also got his name on a plaque for being some type of "super customer" at the Fox and Hound in Bedford. I always stayed away because it was just too damn expensive.

    I might have to give him a call and see if he is making any trips out there in the near future. It'd give me a little more reason to make the trip from Ft. Worth if I can catch a ride with him.

    My name is on the plaque of one in Colorado :)
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