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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    I can only imagine, about 37kg that thing, am I right ?

    My Sanui is just shy of 23kg and that is more than enough, moving that thing about
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    I can only imagine, about 37kg that thing, am I right ?

    My Sanui is just shy of 23kg and that is more than enough, moving that thing about
    Borrow mine. It weighs 0.3 kg and fits in a pocket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Do you remember this one, when I took my Tannoys down to Scalford [the one and ONLY time I'll ever do something like that], along with the majority of the rest of my system, and a couple of Nick (Beechwoods) tape machines and Steve Toy's Bel Canto CDP, plus Quadraspire Reference 'bog seat' acrylic equipment supports:



    That system rocked! As did this, with my old Celestion 66s:





    That Nagra of Nick's was just TOO SEXY for words!!

    The above vids were made, I believe, by our very own Justers.

    Observe the attention to detail, in terms of mains treatment/filters [to combat the effect of shit hotel mains], properly designed equipment supports, cables, etc. We wowed audiences there with all the systems we demonstrated, simply because we did it *right*, by using top-notch gear, all of which was properly set-up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    I do seem to remember it was going to change, something to do with Scalford not wanting it there. I'm kind of indifferent to it. I was lucky to have been at the first one and several others afterwards when it had a different atmosphere, not that the good people of the wam have changed that, it's more the involvement of dealers and the ownership.
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    After James sold it I lost count of how many owners its had Last one I remember was Peter not sure if he still has it
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    Yes Marco it was a good one but not the only system with a good sound qualiy you took there. And to make life easier now the hotel at Keggie has of all things a lift!!. Get the stuff from the car/van to the lift and then you can use the lift to do the hard work. And the car park is next to the hotel for exhibitors and visitors.

    Not only that but having to carry people in wheelchairs to the top floors at Scalford was unacceptable. And hopefully, the skies are now empty of snow.

    There will be the usual enthusiasts' rooms in the hotel and a few record sellers/smaller guys in there. Plus a few extras and a nice surprise of which details will be announced later.

    Everything is being done to keep the unique nature of the show and offer people a chance to hear well put together systems shown by people who care. This is also a chance for AoS to show what they can do and whether there is still that magic they have shown in the past. Oh and the suitcase challenge. Go on, it will be fun.

    And Peter has told me if I sell a million rooms he will give me 4 green shield stamps.

    And as always, if anyone wants to make a small fortune from a show like this....er.....start with a large fortune first.

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    Hi George,

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    Quote Originally Posted by George47 View Post
    Yes Marco it was a good one but not the only system with a good sound qualiy you took there. And to make life easier now the hotel at Keggie has of all things a lift!!. Get the stuff from the car/van to the lift and then you can use the lift to do the hard work. And the car park is next to the hotel for exhibitors and visitors.

    Not only that but having to carry people in wheelchairs to the top floors at Scalford was unacceptable. And hopefully, the skies are now empty of snow.

    There will be the usual enthusiasts' rooms in the hotel and a few record sellers/smaller guys in there. Plus a few extras and a nice surprise of which details will be announced later.

    Everything is being done to keep the unique nature of the show and offer people a chance to hear well put together systems shown by people who care. This is also a chance for AoS to show what they can do and whether there is still that magic they have shown in the past. Oh and the suitcase challenge. Go on, it will be fun.

    And Peter has told me if I sell a million rooms he will give me 4 green shield stamps.

    And as always, if anyone wants to make a small fortune from a show like this....er.....start with a large fortune first.
    Lol... Indeed. Glad you've sorted out the major problems there was at Scalford, particularly in the latter stages, during the era of the (infamous) Park & Ride system, which is what completely turned me off attending as a visitor, never mind exhibiting....

    Having a secure car park right next to the hotel (just like it is at Cranage Hall), for me is vital, as most folk just want to rock up and walk straight into the show, with no hassles, and crucially for me, be able to conveniently return to their car at any point during the show, especially to leave any items purchased, especially bags of LPs!

    So I may pop along as a visitor, especially as it's within a reasonable driving distance of where I live. However, my days of exhibiting at hi-fi shows are over, certainly in terms of using my own system. I would consider sharing a room with someone else, and possibly donating some smaller, easily transportable, pieces of equipment to put into a system.

    Or....And here's the thing, I've recently put a pretty kick-ass sound system in my car, installed by a chap (Sean) who's absolutely superb at his job and whom I'd like to promote, Studio13 Car Audio. See his Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Studio13...=page_internal

    If you scroll down halfway, you'll see pics of the (blue LED-lit) JBL sub and amps, fitted into the boot of my car. Here are my own pics:









    If was possible to demo my car audio system, to potential customers who may be interested in that sort of thing, and perhaps get Sean some business, then I may be interested in that. He would come along, too. However, the car would need to be parked somewhere prominently, near the hotel entrance, to facilitate that.

    I know that a professional car audio installation company demonstrated their wares at Cranage Hall, with considerable success, so it's one to think about. Anyway, you can let me know, and if it's possible what costs would be involved

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    Won't the shopping ruin that speaker?

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    Lol, nah... I've been shopping umpteen times, Patrick, since it's been installed, over 2 months ago now, and there have been no issues.

    The cone material of the subwoofer is made from a very hard and rigid plastic, which is well-recessed into its aperture. I've had shopping bags, full of bottles, etc, sat right on top of the cone in transit, and it's been fine, even whilst listening to music rather loudly!

    And besides, the groceries usually go on the back seat

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    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    The Wam show is an embarrassing shadow of its former self. The current owners have taken an enthusiasts event and bastardasied it into a money making scheme for themselves. The exhibitors, the actual enthusiasts, are absolute stars but the organisers are taking advantage of their enthusiasm. I asked a couple of questions on the Wam and all I get back are insults and slurs - pathetic. Anybody can just join the Wam and apply to exhibit so this ‘open invitation’ is no more than an attempt to make up the numbers (this looks likely to be the smallest Wam show since its inception) and allow banned members in through the back door.

    Bear in mind that a couple of years ago my enthusiastic comments were quoted in an advertisement for the Wam show and I have always been a great supporter of it. However, the current management and moderation team (I use that term loosely) seem very different to previous iterations.
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