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Title: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on October 27, 2007, 02:04:42 PM
The new website is up, so I guess we're official.   :roll:

http://www.triangleaudiosociety.com/

We're having a G2G at my house Saturday, November 17th at 5pm.  8)  I hope everybody can come. Email me with any gear you would like to bring.
Thanks,
Rich
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bigfish8 on October 27, 2007, 03:07:04 PM
The new website is up, so I guess we're official.   :roll:

http://www.triangleaudiosociety.com/

We're having a G2G at my house Saturday, November 17th at 5pm.  8)  I hope everybody can come. Email me with any gear you would like to bring.
Thanks,
Rich

Rich:

Thank you very much for all of your work and efforts toward getting this local society established.

Ken
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: stereofool on October 28, 2007, 10:20:53 AM
Rich,

Count me in on the 17th  :drool:!!!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: jrebman on October 28, 2007, 03:15:09 PM
Congratulations guys!  Hope y'all have a great time with it.

-- Jim
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Carlman on October 28, 2007, 05:28:24 PM
Looking forward to it! :)  Congratulations and best of luck with the new club.  I will do what I can to help.
-Carl
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 03, 2007, 12:20:56 PM
Rich, I hope to make it as well... looking to meet everyone face-to-face!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 03, 2007, 01:12:49 PM
I hope you can come Mike, it will be great to meet you finally!! 
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Inscrutable on November 09, 2007, 01:24:40 PM
Carl,
I saw the challenge regarding the full-range audition, posted in the notice on the Triangle site.  You might want to  sport a pair of THESE (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U7SR0S/ref=nosim/?tag=dealtime-hpc-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B000U7SR0S&linkCode=asn) the 17th   :shock:
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 11, 2007, 08:25:51 AM
Just an update... I'll be bringing the following from Herbie's Audio Lab to the Nov 17 G2G at Rich's.   I've been curious about Steve Herbelin's tweaks for awhile so I thought this would be a good opportunity to check them out and get feedback from others at the same time.   Anything that's not already sold will be available at the G2G at the 10% discount offered by Steve to Triangle Audio Society members if anyone is interested. (and if all is sold, we'd hit the 15% discount).  What's not sold will get shipped back to Steve the following Monday for a refund, so my investment is just to check these things out and make for an interesting G2G.

For details on any of these, just visit HerbiesAudioLab.com (http://HerbiesAudioLab.com)


FWIW, I've not had a chance to use any of these yet, but if reviews and user feedback are any measure, these seem to be great bang-for-the-buck tweaks.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 11, 2007, 09:29:37 AM
Thanks Mike!! I can't wait to hear those after so many people telling me how great the dampers are. I have not used any isolation stuff on my own system, but heard some great systems that use it. That will be a fun comparo too.

Usher Be-718 speakers are here now, I hope they will still be here at time of meet? They sound fantastic. I think the true "audiophiles" in the crowd will really love them. We could use a pair of proper stands for them if anyone has a set easy to transport? They are about 40 pounds each, largish bookshelf size, not as big as Ken's Timepieces though. I'm using upside down end tables - sturdy and proper height, but far from optimum.

Carl has offered to bring his Piega's over too. So if all the stars line up we may have a few speakers to listen to. Thanks Carl....

For those who haven't checked the Triangle audio society website in a few days, Bill O'Connell from Morningstar Audio is coming to the meet, and bringing his new EL156 monoblocks.
Party on Garth!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bigfish8 on November 11, 2007, 09:47:56 AM
Rich:

If no one has a pair of stands not being used I will bring my stands.  I am really excited and looking forward to hearing the Ushers and the new Eastern Monoblocs.

Take Care,

Ken
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: lonewolfny42 on November 11, 2007, 11:28:02 AM
Hey Rich....

Those Usher Be-718 speakers are very nice sounding speakers....
should be a good listening session !! 8)

And Bill's EE EL156 monoblocks....sweet !!

Have a good one......and don't forget the photo's.... :beer:

                           Chris
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 11, 2007, 11:56:03 AM
You got it Chris. I think I have finally figured out how to take pics with my D70, hopefully this time they will come out OK withtou photoshop's help.

Thanks Ken!  I just may take you up on that if there are no other takers. You were the UHaul man last time, too. Thanks for helping to make these meets such a success.

I think it will be an incredible combination, Usher and EEmonos. The ushers already sound dyn-o-mite with the Snappers. But at supposed 83dB, another 60 watts won't hurt one bit. They did not sound noticeably less sensitive than Legacys.  :?
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bill O'Connell on November 11, 2007, 12:32:25 PM
Not sure if these stands would be the correct height as they are only 18inches but I have a pair of Skylan stands that are sand filled that I would be more then happy to throw in the trunk for the 1000 mile trip.They shouldn't hurt gas mileage that much :lol:
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bill O'Connell on November 11, 2007, 12:42:32 PM
These speaker stands probably are a little to small as I just measured with the height of the Ushers at 16 inches and they come up to the height of the beginning of the Superhemp drivers. Maybe if we can cut off all the legs of Rich's furniture we would be at the proper soundstage height. I'm sure Julie wouldn't mind.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 11, 2007, 02:26:23 PM
I'm sure Julie wouldn't mind.

Our first purchase as married couple - vintage 1993, unknown asian pulptree veneer over pressboard, with genuwine reeeeal wood legs. $70 for 2 nightstands and a coffee table from Damark surplus catalog. I will cherish them forever, or at least until the first kid moves out and takes them.  :D

Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 11, 2007, 06:58:39 PM
Rich, what sources will be in play?    While it looks like I've sold my GNSC modded Wadia CDP, I could bring a Cambridge Audio 840c that is surprisingly good for it's price and comes close to living up to the hype from Robert Harley & TAS (the other TAS ;-).   It also serves as a nice SS DAC as well as a transport since it has both digital inputs and outputs.   

Just let me know if it's needed...
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 12, 2007, 08:13:38 AM
We have my Altmann Attraction DAC, Carlman's Scott Nixon DAC, Bigfish's Bolder modded SB3/elpacPS with Burson Buffer. For CD player, we have only my Toshiba universal player (digital out,) and Squeezebox which is limited to music on my NAS. If you have a free hand, please bring your Cambridge and digi cable for it too for comparisons?

Carl, can you bring the magic yellow Analysis Digital IC?

We have a lot of speakers on tap for the meet. I want my Legacys to show their best side (which is power and scale) so I will be playing the entire Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, at emotionally stimulating SPL  :shock:  starting at 5:15pm to show them off at their finest. Come early to get a good seat, and bring change of underwear ;)  The Focus' were once sarcastically and derisively called "The best rock speakers ever made" over on AA and in honor of that dubious distinction I'd like to play some zeppelin and other hard rock, so bring some favs. Then we can move them out of the way to make way for the audiophile elite speakers waiting in the wings... haha

Rich
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bill O'Connell on November 15, 2007, 02:24:00 PM
11 hours to go before the 14.5 hour journey :duh  NOT looking forward to the drive but will do just about anything to sip some DelWinnie scotch with Rich and Carl . Look forward to meeting everybody.3am is just around the corner

"Squeezebox which is limited to music on my NAS". Whats a NAS? I guess I'll find out when I get there.

 Have a few CD's that Lonewolf sent for the ride, Thanks Chris.

Amps are packed up in the back seat, have my Mapquest paperwork all set.

 Until then,
Bill
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: miklorsmith on November 15, 2007, 03:07:01 PM
You guys like scotch?  Me too.  I have an 18 year Macallan that's freakin' great.  It only comes out on special occasions.

Talisker is good for the price, and I like Lagavulin a lot - for a 16 year it's quite reasonable.  Oban is good, but I think Glenmorangie is overrated.  The 12 year is OK if a little bland but the 18 year is WAY overpriced - boorrriinngg.  Dalwhinnie is a tasty one too.

We have state-owned liquor stores here.  They have some selection but I can only imagine how nice it would be to have REAL choice.

Wish I could be there to meet everyone too.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 15, 2007, 03:10:57 PM
Bill, drive safely! Don't worry we will not drink all the Scotch before you get here! I can tell this is about to turn into a Scotch thread. haha

NAS means Network Attached Storage. It is a small file/print/web server on my LAN (Local Area Network) and holds my media files. It also has a slow processor in it which runs slimserver so I can listen to music on Squeezebox without running separate computer.

mdconnelly (Mike) is bringing his new Cambridge CD player, so we will have great disc player too. Thanks Mike
Rich
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Carlman on November 15, 2007, 03:45:46 PM
Cool!  Really looking forward to hearing the amps... I was seriously considering dragging over my honkin' Piega C8's... but then one thing led to another and it's not looking like that will happen... Plus, how much gear can we really have in one place?  I really need to get the basement ready.... sigh.

Can't wait to see Bill again.... and hear those amps on a more familiar setup.... and of course have a dram or 2... ;)  The Dalwhinnie Bill likes is the 1990 Distiller's Edition.  Buy it if you find it. :)

Take care,
Carl

Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bill O'Connell on November 15, 2007, 04:42:29 PM
I knew I hacked the spelling of that scotch :rofl: I was never a scotch drinker before RMAF, Seagrams7 and water was more to my taste but since Denver I have had scotch twice now and seem to lean towards this as my preferred drink when I can afford it.
 Carl, I may be giving you a call on the way as Rich is headed to a concert on Friday, we'll see how travel goes timeline wise, if not I'll catch you on Sat. How far are you from Rich's place?
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 15, 2007, 05:28:39 PM
Carl's about a half hour away with no traffic. You will pass by him on the way, he is 2 minutes from the highway.
Rich
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 15, 2007, 06:05:21 PM
I am a big fan of single malt as well... but, hey... no bourbon drinkers in this group?    My son-in-law turned me on to some amazing bourbons that are every bit as much a treat as these high-falutin' scotches.

Oh wait... have we trust traded one nervosa for another?   
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: allenzachary on November 15, 2007, 08:21:10 PM
I've found that high-end liquor is very good in almost any variety.  I drink very little, (a glass or two every month or two) but I revel in a taste of Laphroig, (single malt scotch, like drinking a fine cigar...thanks to Carl for tugging my coat to it); Appleton Estate 21 rum is marvelous; Cofradia Reposado, a tequila exclusive to Mexico, is an adventure (and I thought I hated tequila).
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: lonewolfny42 on November 15, 2007, 09:48:24 PM
Bill....

Have a safe trip.... :)

             ........... Chris
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: rollo on November 16, 2007, 05:15:23 AM
The new website is up, so I guess we're official.   :roll:

http://www.triangleaudiosociety.com/

We're having a G2G at my house Saturday, November 17th at 5pm.  8)  I hope everybody can come. Email me with any gear you would like to bring.
Thanks,
Rich

  Looking good. What State are you guys in?

rollo
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 16, 2007, 06:23:38 AM
Rollo, it's NC. You're invited anytime you're in the neighborhood ;)
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: rollo on November 16, 2007, 07:15:46 AM
Richadoo,
              Thanks. You might see me during Golf season.


rollo
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 16, 2007, 07:53:48 PM
Rollo, if you come, don't forget the Cannoli!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: stereofool on November 17, 2007, 08:52:25 PM
Thanks for another great evening...guys  :D! Rich...you're such a great host!!!

It was nice meeting some new guys, as well as seeing some old friends. To me this turned into more of a social, rather than a pure listening session...which was fine with me.

In the future...we may want to limit auditions to 2-3 pieces max...so we have time to critically listen and form solid opinions. Tonight, there were far too many variables.

My eyelids are about to slam shut...so I'll sign off.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bigfish8 on November 18, 2007, 05:37:12 AM
Rich:

Thank you very much for hosting the G2G and for all of your hospitality.  I had a great time talking about audio gear with the guys.  I have to run out to my moms and will post more later.

I had a lot of fun!

Thanks Again,

Ken
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 18, 2007, 06:00:42 AM
I echo Steve and Ken... great to meet everyone and wonderful job pulling it together, Rich.   

It's also great to put a face (and real names) to the AN usernames here.

Mike
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Carlman on November 18, 2007, 07:46:53 AM
A BIG THANK YOU to Rich for hosting and to Bill O'Connell for making the trip from Chicago to demo his new M156 monoblock tube amps. 

Thanks to Shane also for bringing the new Usher BE-718's and JPS cables... It was interesting to hear a different implementation of the 718 from the stock and modified versions I've had.  I wish the tweeter had been implemented more like the 8571 or BE-10/20's... a little more 'organic' and/or a little less 'exciting?' maybe.

Most of the systems I heard far from the listening position.. in the kitchen which is open to Rich's listening area.  So, take the following (and above) with a grain of salt... from the kitchen.. haha..

I only heard Rich's new pine speakers for a minute and I thought they sounded 'pretty good'... not amazing or jaw-dropping... but enjoyable.  I didn't get in the sweet spot but I thought they had a lot of potential.  They were a very nice first draft... can't wait to hear them again after more refinement... and when I have more time to listen critically.

The Eastern Electric amps seemed to be neutral leaning to warm to me... they were just a little 'polite' in my opinion.  I thought they sounded very nice on Mike's Cambridge CD player.  Which model was that?  They had more punch/authority than the source prior to it.  My ears perked up! :)

Just as I was getting interested in the EE M156's Bill had some technical issue with one of his amps which was unfortunate... Some troublehshooting proved it was out for the count.  This was a travelling prototype so I wasn't surprised there was a hiccup... It had survived RMAF and a lot of other stops, playing, moving, etc.  I think Bill has already contacted the designer to ensure there are no problems like the one he had with the prototype...  But I still wish I could've gotten to hear it more last night.

I was attending primarily for the social aspect this time.  I had a week of 5 Mondays.  I was just toast and didn't have the energy to immerse myself technically or be very analytical.  So, I just sat back, talked, and enjoyed some fine tunes.  I hope I didn't distract folks too much.

One thing I've learned with hifi events is that you can only listen critically for so long before you either need a break... think of something.. or want to share something with others.  All the people you like to talk to are in one place at the same time... So, seems natural to discuss audio.  My expectations are that I get to hear 1 or 2 things critically at a meet.  I don't expect much more than that when I'm alone for a 2-3 hour session... So, whether there's 5 different pieces of gear or just 2... I'm only going to absorb a little piece of what's there.  There's no way I would expect to hear every piece of gear in every combination at a group gathering... That'd be a week of listening... hmm.. an 'audio seminar' of sorts..

Knowing all of that... I'm hoping to have a nice divide between the critical listeners and the talkers in the basement where I'll host a meeting or 2 now and again.  I'm targeting late Spring for the first meeting... we'll see how it goes.  That way I don't feel like I'm bothering anyone with my chatter and we can cycle in and out for critical listening... I'll also have a 'staging area' for gear to compare... and a popcorn popper. :)  Man, I just get more psyched about it every day.

Thanks for the fun time... I really enjoyed talking to everyone... Great conversations with wonderful folks.

-Carl


The few photos I took are here...  (http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;u=5;cat=9)
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 18, 2007, 01:02:06 PM
Nice pictures, Carl. The visit from Canadian Prime Minister was a nice surprise, eh? haha And he brought some very nice cables too!

I had a blast, it was "fun" meet this time, not as technical or intense, although we did tread into some good critical listening, discussion and comparisons.

Not cooking was a big hit with this host. Thanks for buying the pizza guys. Thanks to Ken's wife Vera for the ooey gooey rich and chewie caramel brownies. Much appreciated by all, as last time. Thanks to Carl for bringing the fine booze. The remainder is safely stowed for our next meet, wherever that might be. Thanks for the Dunkin Donuts, Mr Prime Minister. They were well appreciated, every last one of them.

I was fortunate to be able to listen to EL156, and shoot the shit with Bill almost all day prior to the meet. They sounded great to my ears, Bill and the amps... haha. The amps are smoother and warmer sounding than my Snappers, and that is Bill's preference. The Morningstar Audio house sound is firmly in place with this amp, and the match with my Minimax preamp was excellent. Bill is not just the importer on this one, he say in the planning, design and parts quality decisions, and it shows. It is a much more significant statement than the Minimax, although the simplicity and elegance remains in both appearance and sound. The innards are very well laid out and construction is a work of art. I liked the sound of them on the Usher Be-718's better than the RMAF speakers or my Legacy's. The Usher's extreme detail retrieval pulled the amps a bit more toward my taste and revealed the beautiful tone of these amps. Snappers on the Ushers were a tad distracting with the intense detail, but I think my brain would adapt in time...  :drool:

I loved the Ushers. I had auditioned them the previous week for a couple days and found them to be a lot of fun to listen to. Detail is something that I love as long as tone is good. I strained mightily to find fault with the little ushers - to defend my pride of Legacy ownership, and really only came away with deficiencies in relation to the positives of my big speakers, namely scale and low frequency impact and accuracy. You can only do so much with a 6" driver. But the little Usher makes the best use of small woofer to make big believable bass. The ACI Sapphire also made a good impression on me in the big clean bass dept, but I can't remember it well enough to make a direct comparison. The SP Timepiece also had great bass, but is a much larger speaker. All three are awesome but very different. We are so spoiled and fortunate to be able to hear such great toys.

Sol Sammet, a local electronics designer brought the latest iterations of his integrated amps. The I7, I30, and I60. The I30 (30wpc) made an excellent impression on everybody. Critiques were accepted graciously and he said he knows exactly what to do to address the issues that were raised. He left excited about the suggested improvements, and about bringing the tweaked amps again to the next meet. I myself could not hear the deficiencies until someone else pointed them out, the I30 especially is very close to nailing it. Sol also generously helped Bill with the diagnosis of the tube amp problem - he was able to determine that the issue was minor and easily corrected, thereby alleviating any further worry.

I was glad to get some honest and even some good comments about the Feastrex speakers. That is very encouraging, because I know what these guys ears are used to, and not giving me any slack because of the single driver, especially not at the price, which is same as the new Ushers. Hmm, now that's scary!  We had fun with them. Short on power cords, I first played them with the Cary SLI-80, which I had never done before. ohmygod it sounded terrible. The Snappers improved it dramatically.

We heard Bigfish8's Bolder modified Squeezebox, Bolder modified Elpac power supply, and stock Burson buffer in various combinations with my stock SB, stock Power-One linear power supply, and Altmann battery powered DAC and Minimax preamp, all into Snappers and Legacys. We used a mediocre recording of Tchaikovsky 1812 that became less and less mediocre as we zeroed in on our favorite combination. Thanks for Shane for the JPS SC3 wires that made all sources sound amazing. It was painful to watch the SC3s ICs leave my house... again. My wife was proud, I only bought 3 tube dampers!

mdconnelly was finally able to come to the meet for the first time, after several previous tries, and I enjoyed meeting you Mike. He brought a whole storeful of accessories from Herbie's Audio Labs. We used a bunch of the stuff during the night. It was too chaotic to focus on changes unfortunately. Too much stuff. We will address the next time, and try to do a scientific listening to the Herbie's stuff. The EL156's and the Minimax preamp were fully damped. The Snappers did not use any dampers.

I need to install more and better power outlets - next time.
Rich
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 18, 2007, 04:53:23 PM
Carl, the CDP was the Cambridge Audio 840c - the one that Harley raved so much about in TAS.   While Harley stated it was the best CDP he's heard under $5k, that was a bit of an exageration IMHO.  None-the-less, I think it sounds damn good and punches way out of it's price range.  My primary interest ws because it does upsample on digital out making it a great transport feeding the Tact pre.

Rich, to my old ears, hearing differences much less improvements brought out tweaks such as those from Herbies Audio Lab is certainly doable, but nearly impossible when listening with a dozen other folks to equipment you're not totally familiar with.    Be that as it may, it seems the Ultrasonic tube dampers were a hit as were a number of the less expensive isolation devices such as the Grungebuster dots and the Big Fat Dots.  Just a reminder to all that Steve Herbelin (Herbie) has extended a 10% discount to all members of the Triangle Audio Society with no minimum on the order size (normally $200).   
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: stereofool on November 18, 2007, 06:46:32 PM
Here are some of my pics...

http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=10;u=172
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Carlman on November 19, 2007, 05:50:26 AM
Cool! great shots, Steve! I liked the composition, sharpness, color, etc. Greatly appreciated.
Looks like I need to get serious about my diet... ;)  No more brownies!  But how can I resists?!  :shock:

Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: shep on November 19, 2007, 06:41:16 AM
Nice to put faces to names!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 19, 2007, 07:14:12 AM
Nice pics Steve! Thanks a lot. 
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mdconnelly on November 19, 2007, 08:17:28 AM
Woohoo!  Glad you had the G2G Saturday night because last night I was busy becoming a Grandpa!   :beer: 

My oldest daughter gave birth to a 6lb, 15oz boy late last night.   While I didn't miss the G2G, I unfortunately did have to pass on my tickets to the Carolina bball game -- ah, what sacrifices us Gramps have to make!   I am so gonna spoil this kid -- gotta make sure he turns out to be a serious audiophile!
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bigfish8 on November 19, 2007, 08:39:15 AM
Woohoo!  Glad you had the G2G Saturday night because last night I was busy becoming a Grandpa!   :beer: 

My oldest daughter gave birth to a 6lb, 15oz boy late last night.   While I didn't miss the G2G, I unfortunately did have to pass on my tickets to the Carolina bball game -- ah, what sacrifices us Gramps have to make!   I am so gonna spoil this kid -- gotta make sure he turns out to be a serious audiophile!

Mike:

Congratulations Grandpa! :beer:

Have a great week and fun Thanksgiving with the family!

Ken
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: Bill O'Connell on November 19, 2007, 10:21:23 AM
Congratulations Mike ,what a blessing, you will have plenty to give thanks for this Holiday.

 My heartfelt gratitude to Carl who put me up on Friday night for an overnight stay along with a wonderful sushi dinner with friends.
 To Rich who offered overnight bedding on Saturday along with breakfast on Sunday morning, This was so kind of both of you.You both are very lucky gentleman to have such wonderful wives and children. It was a pleasure meeting them and I will never forget your acts of kindness to a weary traveler. Thank you all so much.

 It was great to put faces to names and to meet everyone  and I have spoken with Alex already about installing a in-rush limiter circuit into the amps before any amps are made. This will eliminate the problem that arose.
 A huge Thank you to Sol Sammet for taking the time and effort to run home for his variac and diagnose what was needed. A simple fix or quirk as he referred to it to never have that happen again.

 It was one heck of a drive home and I ran into a little rain from Indianapolis all the way home but arrived safely last night about 10:30 pm :D

 Have to catch up on a few things so later guys,

It was a blast,
Bill
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 21, 2007, 03:54:06 PM
More pics from Bigfish. Thanks Ken, nice shots!!
Rich

http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=11;u=128
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: lonewolfny42 on November 21, 2007, 11:50:29 PM
Thanks again for the photo's and comments guy's....
Looks like a good time was had by all... 8)

And.....here's wishing everyone a.....

(http://blog.iginonline.com/wp-images/thanksgiving.PNG)



                           ....................Chris
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on November 22, 2007, 07:57:24 AM
Chris you are the archangel of this fine hobby. Thanks for being you.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mac5u on December 24, 2010, 10:25:00 AM
The new website is up, so I guess we're official.   :roll:

http://www.triangleaudiosociety.com/

Does the Triangle Audio Society still meet from time-to-time?  Tried looking up the website but the link isn't working for me.  While I don't live in the Triangle, I am close enough to drive to any GTGs.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: evan1 on December 24, 2010, 10:39:54 AM
The new website is up, so I guess we're official.   :roll:

http://www.triangleaudiosociety.com/

Does the Triangle Audio Society still meet from time-to-time?  Tried looking up the website but the link isn't working for me.  While I don't live in the Triangle, I am close enough to drive to any GTGs.

Thanks.

PM Richidoo. I think he's having a gathering tonight. Bring plenty of gifts. Only kidding. I'm sure Rich will respond.
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: richidoo on December 24, 2010, 11:51:25 AM
Bring plenty of gifts. Only kidding.

No joke, anyone bringing gifts is welcome!  ;)

The Triangle Audio Society was the vision of AN member steveb. We worked together on the concept a few years ago and it did come to life for a brief moment. I made a website but there was nothing to say there that wasn't already being said here on AN, since AN owner Carlman is a member of TAS and lots of ANers live in NC. So I let the domain name expire.

We do meet pretty often. Sometimes once a month, lately once a quarter. It's just up to when someone wants to host. That is usually when someone has something they want to show off. Look in the NC Triangulation (http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?board=47.0) section for announcements about G2Gs.  Maybe we should have a schedule like Rave and Syndrome, to encourage all the participants to host.

There is also a Carolina audiophiles mailing list.
http://groups.google.com/group/carolinaudio

There was a formally organized Carolina Audio Society based in Charlotte, but it disbanded last year. Some of the central characters still meet privately, but the club was very big and only a few were hosting. With 4 million people in Charlotte there are a lot of audiophiles down there - you could start a new one!

There is a Carolina Audiophiles Circle on AC, which you probably already know about.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=69.0
Title: Re: Triangle Audio Society is born
Post by: mac5u on December 25, 2010, 08:45:23 AM
Thanks for the info.  I'll join the Google group.

Merry Christmas, everyone.