The better half put the kibosh on me hosting a big get together before the little one arrives. So March 3rd is now back open for you, Tim.
I was told I could host it if it only lasted a couple hours.... HA! Like that will ever happen... 3 hours or less is now the threshold. Any longer is too long for her to be away from the house at this point... and staying around to listen to conversations about gear is not on the table for her
She's at the point that she wants to stay hibernating in her own house uninterrupted in her "nest" with her swollen feet elevated. She doesn't understand why I can't just carry all the gear over to someone else's house and they can host it.... I'm learning to pick my battles. Debating or discussing the merits of something with an irrational, irritable, 8 month pregnant woman is just not worth the hassle
I kid, of course.
hehehe
So I would still like to show off the new Abbingdon Music Research (AMR) gear (the DP-777 DAC is super and their integrated amps are really quite good as well), the new VR-35 speakers from Von Schweikert, some tube amps, and the new MKII version of the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC whenever the upgrade board ships... but I just can't do it at my place for a couple months until after baby is born and she's up for longer trips away from my place.
I'm open to taking some of this stuff on the road... all but the speakers are easily transported... so likely not them.... and folks are always welcome to come in smaller numbers for a demo at my place.... but it can only be 3 hours or less... we just can't do a 12 hour event with lots of people that runs well into the night for a little bit yet... someone goes to sleep pretty early these days
playing above 100dB at midnight won't fly for the next couple months like it did on one of the last couple get togethers at my place...