The February Meeting will be held on Friday the 20th at the Massapequa Park home of Lorenzo. As a special treat, it’s Lorenzo’s intention to have Mark Sendik, the proprietor of Infinity Records and CD’s of Amityville, as a guest speaker to discuss what to look for in records and CDs that make them collectible/valuable. To follow that theme Lorenzo will be playing rare/collectible records and CDs in both stereo and mono formats.
Lorenzo’s system is detailed below. He has made numerous upgrades to his system since last years meeting. The changes are highlighted in red.
Loudspeakers: KEF XQ-40, Bose 501
Linestage preamps: Cary SLP-03 (NOS 12AU7/5814A Mullards, RCA Blackplates)
Headphone amp: Dot MK IV
Phono stage: Musical Surroundings Phonomena II
Power amplifiers: Rogue ST-100 (NOS Telefunken 12AX7, Sylvania 12 AU7), Accurus DIA 100
Analogue source: TEAC A 2300SD 1/4” tape deck, VPI Scout II, Rega Planar 2, Lyra Delos MC, Soundsmith Zephry MK2 mono
Digital source: Harmon Kardon HD 990 CDP
Cables and interconnects: Silnote Audio XLR, Cardas Audio Parsec XLR, Harmonic Technology Truth Link, HT AC 11, PRO-9 Biwire, PS Audio AC-5 PC, Triode Labs PC
Power conditioners: Shunyata Venom, APC H15 BLK 1.5 kva
Accessories: VTI 4 shelf audio rack, VTI 404-01 amp stand, Gershman Acoustics Vibration Control, Mapleshade maple platform, Acoustimac sound panels, brass footers
Wow!! That’s a lot of stuff. I think Lorenzo’s been snooping around our Mr. Campanale’s Audio Swap and Shop!!
As usual, doors open at 7:30 with the formal meeting starting about 8:00 or so. Be sure to bring along some libations or deserts to keep the festivities going. Considering our meeting place, there should be wine aplenty, but BYOB (bring your own beer).