Midlands Bake-Off - any interest?

[Pigmy Pony]

I've just checked my "busy schedule", and apart from 30th August weekend I've got bugger all planned.

[Jimbo]

Just looking at the rooms available at Keele and they all have nice thick carpet and some have curtains so that's way better than bouncy wood solid wood floor. The Terrace room looks quite good?

[Macca]

Just looking at the rooms available at Keele and they all have nice thick carpet and some have curtains so that's way better than bouncy wood solid wood floor. The Terrace room looks quite good?

40' X 18' - will be okay if not too many of us.

'The Ballroom' used to be the refectory in my day. They used to do functions in there even back then, so I know the acoustics are good. But it might be a bit too big.

[Swann36]

I’d be interested any month for me is ok too provided it’s a weekend

[Macca]

I’d be interested any month for me is ok too provided it’s a weekend

It will be a weekend. Early September most likely.

[dave2010]

I would be a doubtful or maybe - it's a long way - though it sounds fun. Would probably have to be combined with other activity - I don't really want to drive that far.

Sadly I usually fly these days - which generally means to London. Used to do - and enjoy - trains, but stupidly they often cost more than planes now.

How do the bake offs work? Sounds like some guys and gals bring kit, and LPs or CDs.

[Macca]

How do the bake offs work? Sounds like some guys and gals bring kit, and LPs or CDs.

Yes, pretty much. Everyone carts their stuff in and piles it up and then we just go from there. Occasionally people bring their full systems.

[Pigmy Pony]

You forgot to mention there will also be beer.

[Barry]

Yes, I remember Ali's system being the stand out system. I couldn't believe open baffle speakers could produce the bass that Ali's did.

Again thinking about it, I complained that I had taken a fair amount of equipment up with me (2 monoblock amplifiers, a preamp, a tape deck and associated cables) but little of it was used. My mistake - whilst I was away having lunch, my gear was hooked up to Alan's Quad 57s, and by all accounts it all worked well together.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yes, I remember Ali's system being the stand out system. I couldn't believe open baffle speakers could produce the bass that Ali's did.

Again thinking about it, I complained that I had taken a fair amount of equipment up with me (2 monoblock amplifiers, a preamp, a tape deck and associated cables) but little of it was used. My mistake - whilst I was away having lunch, my gear was hooked up to Alan's Quad 57s, and by all accounts it all worked well together.

Schrodinger's Quad kit

I know at the last NEBO there was some gear that didn't get a play, only so many hours in a day I suppose. But better there being a surplus of kit than not enough.