Chicago Polkfest???

Lowell_M · May 2007

MikeC78 wrote: »

Looks good Victor...

Besides the pics of me and my fat gut!:o I can't believe how much weight I gained since I've seperated the military. To bad Aaron doesn't live closer, I need a gym partner now!

I'm feelin a little chubby myself, bro. I've been traveling a lot lately and the road hasn't been kind. Too many beers and burgers at the bars at the end of the day. We took the dogs for a walk yesterday and I felt like I worked out at the end.

You look ok to me, anyway (in a manly, non-homosexual way....not that there's anything wrong with that) Just get up and do a road march every morning or something. I'm the one who's eating in every damn picture.

heiney9 · May 2007

Nice work Victor. I hate myself in photos'......I like being in the sweet spot, but not in photo's. Thank god I'm not a model I would have off'd myself a long time ago

H9

halo · May 2007

We are always harder on ourselves than anyone else. You are your worst critic. Don't sweat it - everybody looks fine. Besides no one is looking at us - they're looking at all the gear

Lowell_M · May 2007

.....I just can't get the smile off my face from these cables....seriously. I had no idea.....(keep in mind I was using really cheap cables a couple hours ago.)

halo · May 2007

Guess this means you'll be calling Frank on Tuesday?

Lowell_M · May 2007

Halo wrote: »

Guess this means you'll be calling Frank on Tuesday?

I'll be doing the "I'm not worthy" bow on his front steps.

Really, it's amazing as much as I've learned from all you guys in the last 9 or 10 months. The incremental gains that every new piece has added to my system is amazing. Plus I had no idea of the synergies that are necessary between different equipment to get the sound you really want. This hobby is crazy addictive.

SCompRacer · May 2007

Oh you guys...didn't you know all well-designed interconnects sound identical?:rolleyes:

I gave up on my middle section. Fat needs a home too.

Nice job on the Showcase pics Victor!

reeltrouble1 · May 2007

Yepper................and yea, cables don't matter.

RT1

hearingimpared · May 2007

Awesome job on the pics in the showcase Vic!!! Thanks for the airtime on the Clamp, I know Richie did a bang up job on explaining the finer details on its inner workings.

BTW when I saw the picture of the Spacedeck with the LP on it, I ID'd the record as Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" 180 gm pressing. The next picture verified my suspicions. . . damn I need to get out more often!!

One complaint on the pics though, who the hell wants to look at your ugly mugs when there are beautiful women and gear in the area!!! More pics of the wives are in order here man!!!

Lowell_M · May 2007

hearingimpared wrote: »

Awesome job on the pics in the showcase Vic!!! Thanks for the airtime on the Clamp, I know Richie did a bang up job on explaining the finer details on its inner workings.

BTW when I saw the picture of the Spacedeck with the LP on it, I ID'd the record as Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" 180 gm pressing. The next picture verified my suspicions. . . damn I need to get out more often!!

If you need a sales director to push your goods, Rich is the man. He almost had me writing a check for one and I don't own one LP or a TT for that matter. (and I am also way to lazy for vinyl)

hearingimpared · May 2007

a_mattison wrote: »

If you need a sales director to push your goods, Rich is the man. He almost had me writing a check for one and I don't own one LP or a TT for that matter. (and I am also way to lazy for vinyl)

That is very funny!!! I know Richie, he has more knowledge about everything in that head than one man should have. . . he's an effing genius, and his hands are as good as his head!!! I'm surprised he hasn't modified and improved the Clamp yet!!!:D

PS: you are too young to be lazy yet!!! LOL

opus · May 2007

Ever since my battle with Anorexia I have been doing much better:D

My wife looked at the pics and said " Oh great, I'm married to the fat one"

Nice

hearingimpared · May 2007

opus wrote: »

Ever since my battle with Anorexia I have been doing much better:D

My wife looked at the pics and said " Oh great, I'm married to the fat one"

Nice

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA don't feel bad, this past year has seen me fall into the "Fat ****" category!!!

halo · May 2007

hearingimpared wrote: »

Awesome job on the pics in the showcase Vic!!! Thanks for the airtime on the Clamp, I know Richie did a bang up job on explaining the finer details on its inner workings.

Thanks & no problem.

BTW when I saw the picture of the Spacedeck with the LP on it, I ID'd the record as Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" 180 gm pressing. The next picture verified my suspicions. . . damn I need to get out more often!!

Yes, you do

One complaint on the pics though, who the hell wants to look at your ugly mugs when there are beautiful women and gear in the area!!! More pics of the wives are in order here man!!!

I can only post what I was given Joe

halo · May 2007

opus wrote: »

Ever since my battle with Anorexia I have been doing much better:D

My wife looked at the pics and said " Oh great, I'm married to the fat one"

Nice

Jeez-a-lou! You guys (Mike, Aaron, & Kevin) sound like a bunch of chicks with this "I'm fat" shite. Yer guys for gosh sakes. :rolleyes:

SCompRacer · May 2007

Joe, when "The Clamp" isn't on the table, or it travels to another location, it rests in this custom foam lined case. How 'bout dat for first class treatment!:D

hearingimpared · May 2007

SCompRacer wrote: »

Joe, when "The Clamp" isn't on the table, or it travels to another location, it rests in this custom foam lined case. How 'bout dat for first class treatment!:D

I'm gonna ask you one more time damn it, Will you marry me?:D

That is way too cool! Maybe I should make a nice box for them instead of those cheezy cardboard cartons I have for them.

BTW I think your Zerodust needs to be cleaned, I can see the little black heads that form on it in that picture. Me and Ted have a running joke with that stylus cleaner, "when it looks like the forehead of a teenager with blackheads it time to clean it!"

schwarcw · May 2007

SCompRacer wrote: »

Joe, when "The Clamp" isn't on the table, or it travels to another location, it rests in this custom foam lined case. How 'bout dat for first class treatment!:D

That's first class!

SCompRacer · May 2007

schwarcw wrote: »

That's first class!

My wife says I ain't got no class!

I swapped the two Sonicaps out of my pre amp so I am all MWI Teflon film and foil. Oh boy, another 400 hours to go.....

hearingimpared · May 2007

SCompRacer wrote: »

My wife says I ain't got no class!

I swapped the two Sonicaps out of my pre amp so I am all MWI Teflon film and foil. Oh boy, another 400 hours to go.....

I found out from Jesse yesterday that it takes 200 hours to break in the crossovers after I do the Sonic Cap and Mill resistor upgrades. That's 8+ days of not listening to the rig. . . I'll loose my mind!!! I'm gonna have to loop a cd for 8.3333333333333 days!

400 hours . . . 16.6666666666666666666666666666 days and that's if you can keep an LP going continuously!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA my goodness that's an awful thought.

SCompRacer · May 2007

hearingimpared wrote: »

400 hours . . . 16.6666666666666666666666666666 days and that's if you can keep an LP going continuously!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA my goodness that's an awful thought.

Oh, uh, yeah, about the burn in....:D

I'm gonna get me one of them automatic record players that you can stack LP's on the spindle.:eek: :eek: :eek:

hearingimpared · May 2007

SCompRacer wrote: »

Oh, uh, yeah, about the burn in....:D

I'm gonna get me one of them automatic record players that you can stack LP's on the spindle.:eek: :eek: :eek:

Well you'll be able to use the clamp on that too, you will notice that I took that into consideration in the design of the collet. A stacking spindle will fit right through the entire body of the collet.

heiney9 · May 2007

I got to thinking about this burn in thing. The Signal Cables have to burn in for about 50 hours. Does music have to be playing or can the rig just be powered up like mine has been for 3-4 days straight? There has to be a small amount of electron flow while the rig is just idling, correct? Aren't the cables burning in by just having the system powered up and eveything connected?

Perhaps I've just been doing to much thinking this Memorial Day weekend

. I swear the Signal Cables sound a lot better than they did 2 days ago when I put them in the system. In total I only have about 6-8 hours of actual music playing, but the system has been pwered up since Thursday night.

Any thoughts about this?

H9

Ricardo · May 2007

Victor, thanks for posting the pics.

halo · May 2007

heiney9 wrote: »

Does music have to be playing or can the rig just be powered up like mine has been for 3-4 days straight?Any thoughts about this?

H9

Music has to be playing

halo · May 2007

HTrookie wrote: »

Victor, thanks for posting the pics.

No problem

Where've you been?

BlueMDPicker · May 2007

Wow! Love the smiles...what a great time that surely was. Thanks for the pics!

hearingimpared · May 2007

heiney9 wrote: »

I got to thinking about this burn in thing. The Signal Cables have to burn in for about 50 hours. Does music have to be playing or can the rig just be powered up like mine has been for 3-4 days straight? There has to be a small amount of electron flow while the rig is just idling, correct? Aren't the cables burning in by just having the system powered up and eveything connected?

Perhaps I've just been doing to much thinking this Memorial Day weekend . I swear the Signal Cables sound a lot better than they did 2 days ago when I put them in the system. In total I only have about 6-8 hours of actual music playing, but the system has been pwered up since Thursday night.

Any thoughts about this?

H9

I keep my rig powered up 24 x 7 unless a thunderstorm is brewing or I am making a change. When I check the amperage being drawn on my power center, when everything is idle it is pulling 2.2 amps. When I am playing music that varies and I've had it up to 4.4 amps which is ear bleeding loud. I dont' think that is the actual amperage being drawn but a display of amperage. I'm wondering . . . if the speakers are not showing a varying load to the amps if there is anything flowing other than just a complete circuit flow. I would imagine that would be the same with IC. . .they are completing a circuit and something has to be flowing.

If anyone can set me straight on this I would appreciate it.

Billm57 · May 2007

how does one get involved in one of these? what do you all do at them? im in the chicagoland area and would love to attend the next one to meet some people from the forum who are in the area

halo · May 2007

Billm57 wrote: »

how does one get involved in one of these? what do you all do at them? im in the chicagoland area and would love to attend the next one to meet some people from the forum who are in the area

BILL,

Start reading from the 1st post in this thread.

Then go to this thread: link

Finish with this: link

Since this just ended I don't see an official fest happening until next year but that does not mean that a local GTG is out of the question.

Chicago Polkfest???

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