I'll be there on Saturday :)
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I'll be there on Saturday :)
Just a reminder, the show starts tomorrow and I'll have the new Jelco 12" arm on display.:kiss:
http://www.soundhifi.com/DQX-1000.jpg
:bag:
Regards
Dave
An enjoyable show this year, I thought. More so than last autumn's Heathrow effort, certainly, with more of an upbeat feel: I was actually welcomed rather than appraised as I walked into several rooms, which must mean there are more graduates from Marketing 101 around than before!
Demos were more professionally handled overall, with fewer examples of juvenile over-loudness - or was it iPod-induced deafness on the part of room staff? I walked out of only one room where the suits at the back undermined their own efforts by talking too loudly while music was playing. (Sure, I could have told them to be quiet but it was my day off and there was much else to hear elsewhere!)
The new Guru floorstanders were more persuasive than the standmounts had been last time but £8000-persuasive, I'm not sure! And it was nice to be able to just walk into a room to hear an (impressive) Absolute Sounds 'Studio' system without having to book in advance!
Great LPs from Diverse and Stamford (my main reason for going, as ever, to be honest!), interesting news from Dave here about SP10 developments and freebie copies of HiFi World and HiFi Critic - all in all a very pleasant day out, though it did make me want to get back to my system at home!
Well done to most concerned, I'd say.
It realy was a good show this year, got quite a few records from Stamford. The Absolute Sounds system was fantastic especially when it was playing opera.
A few pics from the show. Apologies for the quality of some, I inadvertently had the camera in 'portrait' mode.
Some turntables
Dave's Micro including 12" Jelco. Hmmm interesting.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...owithJelco.jpg
Dr Feickert
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...FeickertTT.jpg
EAT Behemoth with 12" Ikeda 407
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/EATIkeda.jpg
Galibier with 2 arms & Soundsmith strain gauge cartridge on the nearer one.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...GalibierTT.jpg
Acoustic Solid with 'Cartridgeman' LT arm
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ticSolidTT.jpg
James from Whest's home made CLD design.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...on/WhestTT.jpg
The old tart!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/P1010218.jpg
And other bits & pieces
Art Audio Adagio 845 Mono
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3.../ARTAdagio.jpg
Metronome / Dartzeel stack in the Absolute Sounds room
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...soluteRack.jpg
Dartzeel Power amp & Magico Speakers
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...codartzeel.jpg
Adam Tensor
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...AdamTensor.jpg
McIntosh / ART Deco system
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...nson/ArtMc.jpg
Consonance Speaker
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...nceSpeaker.jpg
Audio Smile Kensai speakers with Naim HDX and amplifier
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...son/Kensai.jpg
Klipsch Jubilee
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...on/Klipsch.jpg
Music First Audio TVC
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...son/MFATVC.jpg
Revolver Cygnis with Audion Electronics
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...lverSystem.jpg
Shindo Cortege (?)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ndoCortege.jpg
Usher speakers
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...sherSystem.jpg
Mmmm Wavac 833. Lots of Tango iron here!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/Wavac833.jpg
Wavac Line Stage
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/WavacPre.jpg
Wavac MB805 mono's
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...WavacMB805.jpg
Xingali
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...on/Xingali.jpg
Tannoy System
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...nnoysystem.jpg
electronics included a new Radford power amp
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...newradford.jpg
Tannoy
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/Wardrobe.jpg
Pure Sound L300 pre, A8000 CDP and A30 being powered by a Border Patrol psu
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3.../PureSound.jpg
Aspara H6 (back horn loaded)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...n/asparaH6.jpg
Thanks Guy
Nice photos...I would love to have gone, but cash is still to tight to mention...still out of work. Your new pre looks very interesting.
Regards D S D L