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Offline StereoNut

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2012, 05:35:48 AM »
I could bring my Dynamo but i am sure that would HUM too.......  :rofl:

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Offline Barry (NJ)

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2012, 05:58:33 AM »
I could bring my Dynamo but i am sure that would HUM too.......  :rofl:

Where's that Dynamo comin' from?  :D
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2012, 11:43:17 AM »

Dyou think I could interest you
In a pair of zircon-encrusted tweezers?


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Offline Barry (NJ)

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2012, 05:25:14 PM »
Well what a great day! Even though Anthony cancelled on us this morning, there was plenty of gear to swap around. Just wanted to thank everyone for coming and bringing some goodies either to taste or hear, to help make the day fun.

Best, Barry :thumb:
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2012, 05:28:51 PM »
Barry,

Thanks for having us over.  Had a great time as usual.

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2012, 06:45:19 PM »
Tho we missed Anthony, we had a great "guys" time.  With all the fine gear we had, we had a blast.  Chef Barry fed us well.  The pasta was very much so al dente.

Thanks again, Barry!

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2012, 07:23:18 PM »
Anybody take any pictures? Post 'em up :thumb:
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2012, 07:43:46 PM »
Thanks you Barry for a Great Mini Rave. Both Greg (does not use this forum) and i enjoyed teh time there. We enjoyed seeing the people, esp. a well behaved Topround :-)

The food wwas nice, good job Barry. The more I hear your Gallo speakers, the more I like them.

Hopefully Mikey can get his buddy Mike to set up your Linn TT soon?

Joe and Tommy, i enjoyed the sound of your "D" class SS amps. Mikl, I liked your Tube amps.

Thanks again to the host for allowing us to enjoy the fine time in Joosey :-)

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2012, 03:58:27 AM »
Thanks Barry for hosting a fine Rave. I had a good time.  It was nice to meet some new guys.
Your system sounded very nice. Anthony did a great job upgrading your
Speakers.
 The system played real well with Mike's Audio Note preamp. Topround's Luxman amps drove the speakers really good, so did Tommy's cherry mono's.
I think bringing in some tubes (maybe a preamp) will bring out some tonal richness, which would be a  good thing, IMHO. Just a thought.
  The pasta you made was very good, it hit the spot.
All in all a fun day! Thanks for having us.
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2012, 06:10:32 AM »
Glad to hear everyone had a good time.  Sorry I couldn't make it.  Hopefully, I'll get to the next one.
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #25 on: July 30, 2012, 09:50:58 AM »
Well I'm finally getting around to saying my Thanks to Barry
Sooooooooo Thanks Barry. Hey I'll be by for dinner on Fri. make sure you're good with meatballs  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:.
It was nice to see Topround I hadn't seen him since the 2011 CAF. Glad to see he came out of hiding. I think the best sound of the day was downstairs when Joe's amp was doing it's magic.  :thumb:

Again nice to see everybody ............Bill

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2012, 07:15:33 PM »
Barry,

      Thanks again for a fun afternoon this past Sunday.  I enjoyed all the various combos both upstairs and downstairs.  Props to Topround for the marvelous Luxman monoblocs.  They sounded very sweet with suprising power.  I also enjoyed hearing Joe's Spectron driving the Gallo's.
     I didn't have a chance to try the pasta you made; my fault not yours.  I haven't missed many so no one should shed a tear for me. 

     I hope to have a rave sometime in September; however, it will be on a smaller scale.  It's too much to have so many people in my home.

      Thanks again, Barry.

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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2012, 02:57:21 AM »
I would like to thank Barry for hosting a great"mini" rave!
Ha! It was like a small full rave!
Seeing Barry cooking in the kitchen reminded me of Phil's raves.
It is not easy hosting these things...so much to do, the full raves are a blast but the smaller events get a lot more done.

Great job Barry!
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Re: Mini Rave, Sunday 7/29...
« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2012, 01:34:52 PM »
I believe the headcount in attendance was 15, which in my opinion was just about perfect. Any more and it would have overwhelmed me and my home ;) And I'm very glad everyone enjoyed, I had a great time as well, I just wish I was able to really listen to some of the different iterations that my systems went through. Between socializing, swapping equipment for folks, and cooking, I was pretty busy most of the day. Regardless it was great seeing you all!

Best, Barry
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