Polkfest, Texas Style

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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited April 2011
    Can't sleep!!
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2011
    Upper respiratory infection and a weird rash from shoulder down to forearm cycling in this wind (was wearing sleaveless). I'm on antibiotics and I'm sure the door will be deadbolt if I show up.

    You guys enjoy.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited April 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I only hook up good speakers to my amps, so you'll have to bring something other than CRS+.

    I've got some Bose I could dig up. :)
    Turntable: Empire 208
    Arm: Rega 300
    Cart: Shelter 501 III
    Phono Pre: Aural Thrills
    Digital: Pioneer DV-79ai
    Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
    Amp: Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000
    Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
    Speakers: SDA 2.3TL, heavily modified
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited April 2011
    Loaded up, headed that way. I threw the CS-350 LS in the van as well. Bring some cash, it's for sale!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    Just woke up. Let me get some coffee and clean underwear and I'll load up a few things and head that way in a bit.
    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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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2011
    Have a great time TX Polkfest!
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    About to load up, I'll be there probably 1:30ish.
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    About to load up, I'll be there probably 1:30ish.


    He SHOWS UP drunk, and it's all uphill from there.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2011
    are you all well under way in your festivities yet TX? we're just a few minutes away up here in Seattle from PNW-PF 2011
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited April 2011
    danger boy wrote: »
    are you all well under way in your festivities yet TX? we're just a few minutes away up here in Seattle from PNW-PF 2011

    Rock on guys. We are already planning the second one here in the Midwest :eek:, thats how much fun we had....

    Hopefully they both go quite well. Few things more fun than putting face to names, trading gear and stories, listening to gear new and old , and testing out theories like cable burn in....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    Full on. Grub. Bourbon. Beer. Gear.

    There is an awesome waterfall on the pool I cannot wait to puke in.
    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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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2011
    Thank you Jim and local Polkies for pulling this together ! Met Coolsax, Russman, DSKIP, Wallstreet and Jim for the first time amoung others.

    Much younger crowd than I expected, good to see !
    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
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited April 2011
    Looks like a real good time. How did the LS90's sound?
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Earthy
    Earthy Posts: 488
    edited April 2011
    I WANT THOSE LS90's!!!!!!!! It looks like you guys had lots of cool stuff to try out. That pool looks mighty inviting too!
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL
    Parasound Halo A21
    Parasound Halo P3

    Home theater
    Polk LSiM 707, 706c, 703, 705
    Polk Blackstone TL3 for height
    SVS PB12-ISD Sub
    Denon AVR-X6400h
    Parasound Halo A51
    LG OLED65B7A
    Sony UBPX800
    Logitech Harmony Elite
    PC LSiM 703
    Spare LSIM 702 and 706c

    Home Theater #2
    Polk Audio LS70, CS350LS, LSF/X, S4
    Onkyo TX-NR808



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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Looks like a real good time. How did the LS90's sound?
    Pretty damn good on a lowly 40 watt tube amp. Brock would have loved 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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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited April 2011
    Great time at Jim's. He's a great host with a beautiful house. Enjoyed a wide variety of amps, speakers, and music. Texas Polkies rock!
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited April 2011
    Who's gonna get naked and wrap up in that zebra hide?
    HT:
    Martin Logan Motion 40
    Martin Logan Motion 50XT
    Emotiva Airmotiv E2
    SVS SB16 Ultra
    Def Tech Reference Sub
    Yamaha RX-A3070

    Signal Cable speaker wires & interconnects.
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  • scottfox
    scottfox Posts: 37
    edited April 2011
    Jim- Great time had by all! excellent job hosting. Plenty of room to hook up lots of gear and do swapping. Great job on the burgers & dogs. Great bunch of guys that showed up, great new music discovered. Seems to be some interest in a follow up.THANKS! Tracey... can U remove that last picture of me with my eyes closed :mad:
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited April 2011
    Just got back to Austin, had a great time and met some great polkies and listened to some great gear. Thanks Jim for Hosting this.
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    Thanks a bunch Jim, and to everyone there. Sorry if I'm bad putting names with faces. Solid group of guys, serious about the sound, and a variety of tastes make it interesting and enjoyable.

    See everyone at LSAF (I hope), and promise you guys will get some alone time with the new LSiM and Blackstone, as much as you need.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    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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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2011
    makes me miss my LS90's!

    looked like a good time
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    Lou, while I had hoped to have the new LSiM there, it was rather bittersweet hearing what Walter and I call 'old faithful'. The grandaddy of what is about to come out, Polk's original 'high end' line outside of SDA, and they performed flawlessly.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    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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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited April 2011
    jim, had a great time. highlight was the crs+'s to me sounded better than any of the other polks with lsi25's coming in second. russ loved the tube amp. jim can't believe you finished off that half gallon of wild turkey. quad, those were some nice sounding interconnects you made and the tube phono preamp was killer.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited April 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Pretty damn good on a lowly 40 watt tube amp. Brock would have loved it.

    That, sir, is an understatement. I thought that was the best-sounding combo I've heard to this day. That was my 1st tube amp to ever hear as well as my first time listening to the LS series, and it was freakin AMAZING!
    marvda1 wrote: »
    jim, had a great time. highlight was the crs+'s to me sounded better than any of the other polks with lsi25's coming in second. russ loved the tube amp. jim can't believe you finished off that half gallon of wild turkey. quad, those were some nice sounding interconnects you made and the tube phono preamp was killer.

    What did it for me was the LS90s on the tubes, then my LSi25s on your Usher amp and quad's tube-pre, and finally the Monitor 10s. Not to knock the CRS+ though. Those were pretty sweet. It's a shame Polk doesn't do more SDA-style stuff, but we won't get into that. I wish I'd pulled the 25s out of my HT and down into the living room sooner. Definitely would've liked to have heard them on some of the other gear there. Next time I'll either showcase my HT a little more or simply bring it downstairs. I never really got a chance to show you guys what that AVR is capable of and I was anxious to let some of you 2-channel guys get bombed by my 7.3 setup.

    I'm really glad we were able to do this. It's awesome to put faces and personalities to the usernames you see every day in the forums. I had way more fun than I'd ever anticipated today (in case you didn't notice me grinning like a 4-year-old on Christmas), and can't wait to do it all over again. It's pretty eye opening, hearing the different gear combinations. I'd like to get those Jrs in my 2-channel upstairs sometime, as well as hear one of the high-powered multichannel amps on my HT at some point. Nonetheless, you guys are all more-than-welcome in my home, any day, any time. This was actually pretty easy to throw together (for me, at least). I don't see why we can't do this more often. I definitely don't mind hosting again.

    Skip and I made quick work of that Turkey. I'll never turn down a man who walks in my house with half a handle of anything and pretty much says "who wants to help me drink this?" Good times!

    Here's the only decent-quality pic I tool all evening, and an older but still awesome pic of the GTO for those of you who ventured into the garage.
    - Computer Rig -
    YAΘIN MS-20L, polkaudio RT5

    - Main Rig -
    Pioneer SC-37, Overnight Sensations, Samsung 52" LCD

    - Currently In Progress -
    Curt Campbell's Uluwatu LCR, LMS Ultra Gjallarhorn, JBL W15GTi stereo subs, 2.1 entertainment system for the gf
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited April 2011
    Man, looks like I missed a real good time. Work took much longer than expected. I'll have to request the time off for the next one so I can't be called to work on the weekend. Pisses-me-off I missed it.

    Scott
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2011
    Sorry I missed this. Family has been in town this week, and it just wasn't going to happen. Looks like a good time was had by all.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited April 2011
    Yup, great time, even if I was a bit late to the party. Thanks again Jim.
    Turntable: Empire 208
    Arm: Rega 300
    Cart: Shelter 501 III
    Phono Pre: Aural Thrills
    Digital: Pioneer DV-79ai
    Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
    Amp: Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000
    Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
    Speakers: SDA 2.3TL, heavily modified
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited April 2011
    here's some crossover upgrades for some of your polk speakers.
    http://www.skiingninja.com/category-s/130.htm
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited April 2011
    we had two phono setups during the day. the first was a rega 2 played through the phono section of a music hall 15.3 integrated. the sound didn't make me miss my digital but the second setup with quadzilla's tube phono preamp had everyone that was left jumpy with joy. it made me even think about dabbling back into vinyl.
    quadzilla, can you give us a little info on that phono pre?
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited April 2011
    hey guys finally able to get my pictures to my pc.. here are some more pictures from early on in the day.
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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