E Meeting at Revs this past Monday...

[OldiesButGoodies]

Attending:  Tom, Al, Adam, JimP, Rev, Pepe

Rev's new cart Zephyr Mk11 cart:

IMG_9192.jpg by JSifontes, on Flickr

The Mod Squad Line Drive pre:

IMG_9193.jpg by JSifontes, on Flickr

Attendee group pic:

IMG_9196.jpg by JSifontes, on Flickr

Testing the wee baby system with the home made passive pre, Mission speakers,  and a Sunfire True Sub box with other drvers and a generic plate amp:

IMG_9197.jpg by JSifontes, on Flickr

Good fun...

Pepe

[Sir Thrift-a-Lot]

What does the "E" stand for?

[OldiesButGoodies]

E -> emergency,  called at the last minute to address an urgent topic.  In this case I still have no idea what the urgent topic was (I know I helped Adam fix his CR-1,  and we listened to the line drive which I had not experienced before...).  I think there was an urgency to make Monday less sucky.  Bearjew was there too with Shinley (who mocked my pronunciation,  gotta love her!). 

Pepe

[ataudio]

How did Rev's DIY preamp compare to the ModSquad?  Still using my passive.  The transparency and zero noise floor are just unbeatable.  And it does a whole bunch of other things right too. 

[papabearjew]

"I know I helped Adam fix his CR-1"

Interestingly I had given BJ my CR-1A as I wasn't using it (all 3 of my 3 head decks are working great. He gave it back as he wasn't using it. I listen to a lot of jazz & classical on bedroom system at night and frequently hear some stuff I'm sorry I didn't record. I hooked up the CR-1A to the bedroom stereo and it's doing a surprisingly good job recording for a two head deck. Recorded one of my favorite trumpet concertos a few nights ago of the PSO on The Pgh Concert Channel, 89.3 FM HD-2. 

"Bearjew was there too with Shinley (who mocked my pronunciation,  gotta love her!)."

Don't worry, nobody expects a Puerto Rican that floated over on a cheap particle board door covered with contact paper to pronounce Xinlei. Hell, half the Pirates need interpreters!  Of course she would probably pronounce your names Josey or PeePee...

[EmperorNorton]

That looks like fun. 

 But   ¡Ay, caramba!   Pizza and ..........Coke in plastic bottles??

I thought I was old...

[RnR]

I had an awesome time.  Thanx rev for everything and thanx to pepe for fixing my Nak -- I recorded some LP's--->Cassette Last night : )

[BrianT]

Looks like you guys had some FUN.

Good tunes, Pizza and Beer

Brian

[bmwr75]

Ryan,

You need some more stuff on that TV shelf.   

Scott

[bearjew]

wish i could have stayed later; i'm a pussy though, i need beauty sleep on work nights.  haha pepe, common misconception is to pronounce X as SH or J, but in reality, it's just a really hard S sound.  it was good seeing you guys though; it's been a while since we had a little get together like that.  and Brian, you need to come down to Pittsburgh one of these days!

[schwarcw]

Looks like you guys had a great time!  Good friends, tunes, food and drink that is living large!

How does the Zephyr sound?

[OldiesButGoodies]

Hey - mispronouncing Xinley's name is fair payback!   

The stuff on the TV shelf had to do w Rev testing the baby carver with that whole config.  Subwoofer needs a miniDSP to voice properly, in my opinion.   

Zephyr sounds good,  much better than what Rev had in there before.  But I suspect the Funk TT is on its final legs at the Mahaffey household.  The place smelled of TT upgrade in the offing.   

Brian did cometo Pitt at least once that I can recall - did I imagine that>   

Pepe

[MasterBlaster]

Yes, it was good to see everyone!
It seems like an eternity since we've had a get together. Hopefully we'll follow up with another soon.

[OldiesButGoodies]

I am due to sched one at my basement,  hope to do it after I paint the baffles of the Amazings so people have more than one thing to criticize...