A couple forum members get to meet face to face.
daddyjt
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A few of you here know that my new job has me away from home for 3-4 months at a time. To help offset the negative of being away from family for that length of time, I’m seizing the opportunity to meet as many of my audio forum friends face to face, when I find myself in their neck of the woods. Being tasked to the California area (San Diego to Sacramento), I decided to reach out to @nooshinjohn , as I knew he resided somewhere in the greater LA area. Even though we’ve never spoken to one another beyond PM, I figured being a fellow Polk/Carver enthusiast, I’d give it a shot. Sure enough, John was up for an evening of music, conversation, and food (in that order).
First, the music. For anyone unfamiliar with John’s system, words and/or photos just can’t do it justice. Tonight I experienced the best demonstration of SDA sound I’ve ever heard. I thought I had heard it to it’s full potential before, but I was wrong. I was in essence listening to a full 7.1 soundfield, coming from his 2 speakers. We surfed the FLAC files, playing both of our favorite reference tracks. I was not disappointed on a single one of them. Then he fired up the vinyl rig. He has more invested in his vinyl source that I spent on my first house. Literally. Again, beautiful sound reproduction.
We chatted about current forum happenings (both agreeing that Jesse showed unbelievable poise during the last troll attack), current events, and our journeys along the audio path. I got to meet his lovely wife and son as well.
Then it was off to a local Mexican restaurant. This was great, as not being from CA, I’m weary venturing into the uncharted Mexican food scene - uninformed choices in this arena are a true game of Russian roulette. John picked a great place, and we had a nice dinner.
John was a wonderful host, especially to someone he’s never met before. We had a great time, and as I’ll be out here for another couple months, we’ve tentatively planned another meet-up in a few weeks.
Thanks for your hospitality John, you provided a nice break from hotel life!
Mark
First, the music. For anyone unfamiliar with John’s system, words and/or photos just can’t do it justice. Tonight I experienced the best demonstration of SDA sound I’ve ever heard. I thought I had heard it to it’s full potential before, but I was wrong. I was in essence listening to a full 7.1 soundfield, coming from his 2 speakers. We surfed the FLAC files, playing both of our favorite reference tracks. I was not disappointed on a single one of them. Then he fired up the vinyl rig. He has more invested in his vinyl source that I spent on my first house. Literally. Again, beautiful sound reproduction.
We chatted about current forum happenings (both agreeing that Jesse showed unbelievable poise during the last troll attack), current events, and our journeys along the audio path. I got to meet his lovely wife and son as well.
Then it was off to a local Mexican restaurant. This was great, as not being from CA, I’m weary venturing into the uncharted Mexican food scene - uninformed choices in this arena are a true game of Russian roulette. John picked a great place, and we had a nice dinner.
John was a wonderful host, especially to someone he’s never met before. We had a great time, and as I’ll be out here for another couple months, we’ve tentatively planned another meet-up in a few weeks.
Thanks for your hospitality John, you provided a nice break from hotel life!
Mark
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Sounds like a great outing. I always enjoy time spent with the 'Like Minded'.
If your travels ever bring you to mid-Missouri, look me up!
I'm heading to St. Louis this morning to meet and spend a little time with Victor, aka 'Halo'. Really looking forward to meeting him and also getting our Listen on.
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Good deal....meet as many as you can. Helps understand their online persona and maybe might even change a few previous notions about a person.
You got Mexican food out of John huh.....I get a hotdog and warm beer, least I know where I stand now.
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That's great gentlemen!
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Another reason Club Polk is a special place.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Agreed Jesse... Mark, it was a pleasure to meet you in person, and thanks for the kind words and for stopping by to spend some time. I look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks.
BTW, I will keep safe the secret you let me in on about Russ, and sorry for what your goats had to endure at his hand...
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Agreed Jesse... Mark, it was a pleasure to meet you in person, and thanks for the kind words and for stopping by to spend some time. I look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks.
BTW, I will keep safe the secret you let me in on about Russ, and sorry for what your goats had to endure at his hand...
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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If your ever out Indiana way, let me know."....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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One of the great things about finally meeting folks who have (in some cases) been speaking with you for years or even decades, is you already feel as if you know them. Once the "official" introductions are done and you get over the fact that no one actually looks like you thought they would (unless pics were taken previously), the good times start immediately.
Glad to hear of this. I have not heard one bad thing about folks meeting other forum members over the years. Only funny stories and lots of laughs combined with some killer feedback on other folks' systems/gear swapping. Kudos to the both of you. Glad you were able to meet John, Mark. One of these days, perhaps I will have the same pleasure to meet the both of you.
Rock on.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Spoiler, Tom is bald- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Very close, his butt actually, only shown during Tuesday gatherings. Be very wary of Tuesday scheduling- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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EwwwwPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Beware of the spontaneous dancing too
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joecoulson wrote: »Beware of the spontaneous pole dancing too
Fixed for accuracy.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Not to derail, but I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Mike today. Very pleasant fellow! We enjoyed some very good music, some excellent BBQ from Bogart's Smokehouse, and I'm looking forward to visiting his home and checking out his gear in the future (SDA setups!). All good stuff! Thanks so much @Mike Reeter
One of my new bookshelf speakers arrived today and I think Mike was more excited than I was to get 'em up and running. Very grateful for his help and they do, indeed, sound splendid!Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
Perhaps a sticky thread for discussing our meetings and get-togethers with other members would be a good idea and a great way to gather some perspective on what this forum is and has always been about.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Not to derail, but I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Mike today. Very pleasant fellow! We enjoyed some very good music, some excellent BBQ from Bogart's Smokehouse, and I'm looking forward to visiting his home and checking out his gear in the future (SDA setups!). All good stuff! Thanks so much @Mike Reeter
One of my new bookshelf speakers arrived today and I think Mike was more excited than I was to get 'em up and running. Very grateful for his help and they do, indeed, sound splendid!
Victor, Your words mirror my thoughts. Had a very enjoyable time, including good conversation, good Music and some excellent BBQ,
Looking forward to the next time!
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Yeah. This forum is a great place. It is not really about a love or hate thing. It’s a family thing. Brotherhood. And like all brothers, we say or act kinda too direct at times. But that is brotherhood not seasonal friends type of thing.
No hard feelings beyond whatever is debated.
Awesome to hear about your meet up! It is what makes this place awesome.
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Mike Reeter wrote: »Sounds like a great outing. I always enjoy time spent with the 'Like Minded'.
If your travels ever bring you to mid-Missouri, look me up!
I'm heading to St. Louis this morning to meet and spend a little time with Victor, aka 'Halo'. Really looking forward to meeting him and also getting our Listen on.
Damn, I was just out there at the end of December for a couple weeks - Springfield, Osage Beach, Joplin... I will definitely hit you up if I end up out there again!“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
EndersShadow wrote: »If your ever out Indiana way, let me know.
Count on it - there’s no way I’d pass up the chance to hear whatever monster-sub you’re running at that moment:-)“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
EndersShadow wrote: »If your ever out Indiana way, let me know.
Count on it - there’s no way I’d pass up the chance to hear whatever monster-sub you’re running at that moment:-)
If you're going to be in St. Louis, send me a message!Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
EndersShadow wrote: »If your ever out Indiana way, let me know.
Count on it - there’s no way I’d pass up the chance to hear whatever monster-sub you’re running at that moment:-)
If you're going to be in St. Louis, send me a message!
Will do - and while we’re at it, if any of you find yourselves in the SLC area, hit me up. If I’m home, I’d love to host a fellow music enthusiast!“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
EndersShadow wrote: »If your ever out Indiana way, let me know.
Count on it - there’s no way I’d pass up the chance to hear whatever monster-sub you’re running at that moment:-)
If you're going to be in St. Louis, send me a message!
Will do - and while we’re at it, if any of you find yourselves in the SLC area, hit me up. If I’m home, I’d love to host a fellow music enthusiast!
Ironically enough the possibility exists that may happen for me. My team is providing remote support the the Salt Lake City Office......"....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) -
Nice - I should return home at the end of March for 4-6 weeks off:-)“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
