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Mr Pishanto's room sounding blindingly awesome.
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Jac Hawk
17-03-2019, 16:50
Yes it did, his Mordant Short speakers sounded very lovely
Pigmy Pony
17-03-2019, 19:06
+1. Nice sounds, nice light show, very very nice man :)
Lovely amp on the left! :D
Al’s room was one of my four favourites :).
The AoS folks should have arranged to meet up. I did get to meet Alan (firebottle) after having spoken and emailed him many times. Let's just say he could not have been missed in a large crowd. :lol:
Really enjoyed the show and the very good systems put together by people. Spent ages in some.
This year there were loads of systems based on active speakers.
Interesting 'suitcase' challenges.
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2019, 07:15
To give an idea of what arranging a meet up of AoS members would be like:
http://youtu.be/Pk7yqlTMvp8
Sorry I'm late to this, daftee! Anyway, glad that you had a good day and successful time at the show. No doubt your system sounded great, as indeed it usually does!:cool:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/4iYwls.jpg
I see you're still putting the Ortofon SUT I sold you to good use!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2019, 19:36
A most enjoyable few hours, I think Al's was my favourite, Anita's was some dude with speakers made from Corian. But overall more interesting to me than when it's traders doing it.
Mrs. Pony had a good time too, her exact words were "not as bad as I thought it would be, I expected it to be more geeky". From her that's praise indeed :)
Lol, those are usually Del's comments, whenever I take her to such events! You've got a good one there though, Steve. Not many women would want to be dragged round a hi-fi show, but those that do clearly care for their partners, by showing an interest in their hobbies, not just selfishly themselves...
Similar conclusions can be reached when you're invited to a bake-off at someone's house, and 'her indoors' disappears for the day/evening, or not, as the case may be;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2019, 20:55
Whoile having a brew in the café there, we did a bit of 'Spot the women', and it went something like "there's one, oh wait, she's wiping down tables", and "What about that one?" "Nah, she's pulling pints".
It can be quite amusing to hear a 'female perspective' on these things. At Cranage last year, she said of those nice Kralk speakers, "They had speakers like them at my dad's Labour Club", and described Audio Note's fancy wood finish speakers as "Looking like SpongeBob Squarepants".
I think Anita, and Shirley (Mrs. Firebottle) probably accounted for about 30% of the attendees. Maybe I'll wear my posh frock next year, shake things up a bit :)
Firebottle
18-03-2019, 21:31
Well I'd got my posh 'frock' on and I haven't been outed yet.
Good to see you and Anita again Steve :cool:
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2019, 21:42
Well I'd got my posh 'frock' on and I haven't been outed yet.
Good to see you and Anita again Steve :cool:
Same here Alan, always nice to see a friendly face when away from home, even when that face is atop an outfit that's louder than the music :D
Frazeur1
19-03-2019, 11:46
^^^ Now that is funny, and I don't even know Alan or what his outfit looked like!
Well I took a picture of Alan and his frock (with his permission) but dare not post it here as it would likely damage the internet. :lol:
Luckily, I managed to sneak in and snap it....
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/rdAar9.jpg
Marco.
WESTLOWER
19-03-2019, 12:22
Luckily I managed to sneak in and snap it....
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/rdAar9.jpg
Marco.
What's seen can never be Unseen! :stalks::stalks:
Firebottle
19-03-2019, 12:32
I'm not that young so I categorically deny it ..........
Edward, post it up, at least to get that last image out of peoples memory.
What's seen can never be Unseen! :stalks::stalks:
very much an English thing, dressing up in Dresses... Scots only wear kilts:ner:
walpurgis
19-03-2019, 13:40
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WESTLOWER
19-03-2019, 13:57
stop! I'm getting a lob on!
Later, during some post-show 'members only' trouser modelling....
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Marco.
Firebottle
19-03-2019, 16:54
Later, during some post-show 'members only' trouser modelling....
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Marco.Did someone say loud? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190319/e11616203cfb15828fbe9aecc0ad4425.jpg
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you remind me of my old mate bob weston
Pigmy Pony
19-03-2019, 17:36
Must admit he cuts a dashing figure, I couldn't get away with that. I SAID I COULDN'T GET AWAY WITH THAT
Wakefield Turntables
19-03-2019, 18:15
Blimey those pants are loud!
hifinutt
19-03-2019, 20:41
Did someone say loud? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190319/e11616203cfb15828fbe9aecc0ad4425.jpg
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oh my gosh .., was that you alan .... thought i saw something bring walking out the door !!
Crackles
20-03-2019, 06:12
Lovely amp on the left! :DIt's a John Wood KT88.
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Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:42
Yes it did, his Mordant Short speakers sounded very lovely
I had lots of favourable comments re the speakers and 100's of " What are they , Never seen anything like that before " Please you liked them Mike:)
Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:45
+1. Nice sounds, nice light show, very very nice man :)
Great to meet the one and only Pigmey Pony Steve , And thanks for the CAKE :eyebrows: still have some left for tomorrow :)
Pleased you liked my noise and system , Good having a chat as well :)
Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:46
Lovely amp on the left! :D
Sure is a beast of a amp , becoming more common now , I think we had 3 at the show :)
Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:47
Al’s room was one of my four favourites :).
Thanks Mark , Comments like yours make all the effort worth doing , Cheers
Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:49
Sorry I'm late to this, daftee! Anyway, glad that you had a good day and successful time at the show. No doubt your system sounded great, as indeed it usually does!:cool:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/4iYwls.jpg
I see you're still putting the Ortofon SUT I sold you to good use!
Marco.
Hi Marco , Yes the ST80se is still in daily use , Its a high quality sut and as so I cant see repacing it would make a lot of difference
Audio Al
20-03-2019, 18:51
A most enjoyable few hours, I think Al's was my favourite, Anita's was some dude with speakers made from Corian. But overall more interesting to me than when it's traders doing it.
Mrs. Pony had a good time too, her exact words were "not as bad as I thought it would be, I expected it to be more geeky". From her that's praise indeed :)
OK Steve thanks , the beer is in the post as promised :cool:
Pigmy Pony
20-03-2019, 19:29
Great to meet the one and only Pigmey Pony Steve , And thanks for the CAKE :eyebrows: still have some left for tomorrow :)
Pleased you liked my noise and system , Good having a chat as well :)
I admire your self control - we bought a dozen cookies from Subway on the way down, and not all of them made it out of the shop :)
Sorry I'm late to this, daftee! Anyway, glad that you had a good day and successful time at the show. No doubt your system sounded great, as indeed it usually does!:cool:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/4iYwls.jpg
I see you're still putting the Ortofon SUT I sold you to good use!
Marco.
What is the amplifier(?) on the low shelf at the front?
Audio Al
23-03-2019, 11:00
http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-TA-N7B.html
Only 83 imported into Europe :)
Goodness, that's rather sexy!:eek:
Is it heavy enough to balance on your knob, daftee?:D
Marco.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-TA-N7B.html
Only 83 imported into Europe :)
It certainly looks the biz - lovely! :)
RobbieGong
23-03-2019, 17:02
The N7B's sound is however difficult to describe because there is no "sound" - just pure musical bliss.
No greater compliment as far as i'm concerned. You just couldn't ask more of any piece of your kit:thumbsup:
Audio Al
23-03-2019, 18:19
Goodness, that's rather sexy!:eek:
Is it heavy enough to balance on your knob, daftee?:D
Marco.
No sorry I can't manage it Marco :( ,
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It need a bigger knob like you to fill that roll :D:ner:
Thanks Mark , Comments like yours make all the effort worth doing , Cheers
You are very welcome Al :) - as you know, I’m pretty jaded when it comes to hi-fi but myself and my two friends all thought you achieved excellent results. I was really impressed with the way that John Wood amp of yours controlled the bass of the vintage Mordaunt Shorts. I meant to come back and listen to the Sony amp - but then completely forgot :(.
Audio Al
23-03-2019, 19:32
It certainly looks the biz - lovely! :)
It's also been up to too two Mike Powell and had a £400 rebuild and upgrade ,
All new caps , Upgraded binding posts and gold plated RCA
Smart move... I was about to ask you that. Did you get a chance to listen to it, before & after? If so, I'd imagine that the 'after' would've been markedly superior:cool:
Marco.
Audio Al
24-03-2019, 01:06
Smart move... I was about to ask you that. Did you get a chance to listen to it, before & after? If so, I'd imagine that the 'after' would've been markedly superior:cool:
Marco.
This came from a heads up from a forum member , I won't say who as he had no knowledge of the amp working condition .
When I enquired " Does it work OK ? " I was told the owner said " yes it does , but may benefit from a look at " I purchased the amp and low and behold straigt away it was obvious it had big problems , I stopped using it for over 2 yers , Then when I has some spare ££££ Sent it up to too two Mike Powel , Very pleased with the outcome now its sort of run in , Again faverable comments at the show , It is a plain Jane looks wise , I quite like it , does everything need to be in your face looks wise ?
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