Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles?
Just a heads up, I'm going to be posting my Thiel 2.2 speakers on here pretty soon, and I wanted any Cincinnati audiophiles to get first crack at them. You can see them in my virtual system, and I was planning on posting them for $700. And since you're local, you would be welcome to come by and have a listen! - Dusty |
I might be interested in them, and would want to stop by and listen to them. Can you please send me an email to [email protected]? Thanks, Jonathan |
HI Guys, I wanted to let everyone know that I am planning on hosting an audio gathering on Sunday Sept. 19th at noon. I sent an e-mail out to everyone who's e-mail I have. If you did not get one, send me your e-mail address so I can file it. Please try to let me know if you plan on attending by Sat. Sept. 11th. I hope to see all of you. Tom Albrecht |
Tom: once again you put on a fun gathering. Thank you so much. Your system sounded wonderful and you were the perfect host. You had all the most active members at your place and it was nice to see everyone exchanging numbers. It was great seeing all my audio friends again. Please don't be a stranger and make it out to do some listening.You are welcome to the man cave anytime you want. again, thanks for a great party. e |
In addition to the local club if you'd like to be part of a bigger audiophiles club, check out the "Audiophiles - North America" club that has been recently created on Facebook. It's got some big names in it including the head of Cardas Audio. The membership in this club is by invitation only but if you'd like to join, you can go to: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1 ... 187&ref=ts and click on "Request to Join" and after verification, you'll get a confirmation email. The site has some cool photos of the biggest names in the high-end audio world that have not been published anywhere else. |
Hey friends. I'm having a good old school 2 channel meeting at my store again. This time I'm bringing Mick Tillman from Dyanduio, Lars from Nordost is flying over from overseas, Costa from Simaudio and Allan for Pro-Ject for a workshop! There will be new products from these guys and some free goodies! Also we have just finished a new addition so our store will look a bit different (better than before!) So 3 rooms total for 2 channel. One room at 22'W x 32"D x 14"H. Save your calenders for November 16th. I'll update about the times and when the food will be served. Again mark on your calenders for Nov. 16th 2010 to come up to Dayton! Email me on here for any input. Thanks! |
Hi guys, I wanted to let you know that we have a new source of vinyl in town called "Another Part of the Forest". It's located at 1333 Main St downtown and is open Wed thru Sun noon until 10:00pm. The LP's are used and they have a nice variety of classical repertory items. I think Mike (the owner) said that he has about 500 different operaÂ’s if thatÂ’s your thing. ThereÂ’s also some jazz and pop, but I didnÂ’t take much time looking through those since thatÂ’s not my main interest. Enjoy!! Scott |
Glad you guys saw the thread about the record store. A hint, look under the bins as there are records everywhere. I saw a copy of the Mercury boxed set of Dorati doing the Tchaikovsky 4 Suites for Orchestra hiding there. While these sound like early works they are not – they were composed between the 4th & 5th symphonies. They don't have the life or death struggle of the symphonies that follow but they are worth having and are nicely recorded. I didn’t check stampers which are critical for Mercury’s. They should be preferably non-vendor RFR’s. If they are either CTRFR or M’s, skip it for a better copy. I also saw the two record set of Dorati doing Tchaikovsky’s first three symphonies. Ditto on stampers on this one. |
Next Tuesday is Nov. 16th and we will be having our workshop at our store in celebration of our new hi-fi room addition! We will have food, drinks and of course great music and great people. At least I think so! The workshops will be starting at 4:30pm - 9pm. Please come and bring a friend no special dress attire is required just come as you are. Also there is no purchase necessary to come, but there are a few raffles and give a ways that we will be having! Oh yes and there is a new record store that is opening in downtown Dayton. Might be worth checking out on the way home or before hand! |
Hanson Event: Guys, you must go and see this place. It looks like a high-end store in NY City, everything is first class. The big difference is no snotty attitude. These guys are having a blast and it shows. The place is crammed full with equipment and speakers. If there is a recession going on, it does not show at Hanson. If for no other reason but that, it is a real pick-me-up to visit. There are 3 main listening rooms. The big room is about 25x40. A midsize room of about 15x20. A small room about 15x12. Each room has its own setup and a unique sound that suited it well. Last night they had 2 demos at once, Nordost and Sumiko. Sumiko showed several turntables and cartridges for us old-schoolers and DACs and Macminis for the young bloods. Lars, the Nordost guy gave a 3 hour demo and never sat down, nor took a sip of water that I could see. Lars' enthusiasm was matched by his knowledge. I really did not expect to learn anything, but I was wrong about that. At the end of the evening, we got to listen to a Boulder CD player. If you have never heard one, you should. These are good guys and they are doing something great in Kettering. Go see the place. |
Guys: Hope the holiday was good to all. I have some interesting bits in my system for a short time. Eggleston Andra 2 (or my Dali Helicon 800) speakers; Spectral amp with MIT wires; Miajima Shilabe cartridge; Nottingham Ace-Space deck with heavy platter (30 lbs); Ypsilon phono pre and stepup ($$$$$), Modwright preamp; several interesting tweaks. I have most of this on loan this week and would be available for an afternoon or evening up until Friday evening if anyone is interested in hearing this unusual setup. I think it sounds pretty good. 859-356-3100. Happy new year. |
Hi Guy's, If anyone is interested in hearing some great local jazz check out a group called Slice. They play at Parker's Grill at the corner of Reed Hartman highway and Cooper Rd. in Blue Ash about once a month. They will be there Friday and Saturday Jan. 21 and 22. I think they play from about 6:30-10:30 on Friday and 7:00-11:00 on Saturday. The group consists of keyboards, tenor sax, drums, and guitar. Most of the music is straight jazz. They mix in a little James Taylor type music with a jazz flair. My wife and I try to catch them every month. It is a good time and the food at Parker's is very good. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tom |
Over the Rhine had their new CD launch at Joseph Beth Booksellers at Rookwood Commons tonight, giving a free concert and signing CDs and posters. The new CD is entitled The Long Surrender. I think most Cincinnati audiophiles should be familiar with the band, as they are from here and have some of the most well-mastered stuff out there. This CD takes it to a whole new level with producer Joe Henry crafting an amazing album. If you want to really hear some instruments in space, check out track #9, "The King Knows How." Absolutely incredible. |
guys: the man i bought my amplifier from has one that he wants to sell. it sounds like it could be a good buy for someone. it is in good working order and sounds great. it seems like this would be enough power for anyone, but he is always looking for more. price is $2,900.00 (i think they were five figures when new). if anyone is interested, contact me. details: ATMA SPHERE MA1 MII 140wpc. 12 power tubes 4 input tubes balanced and rca pure class A best regards, Tom Collins |
Hi audio club members I have a new email and phone number just follow the link on audiogon and send me a email. I will respond back with my new email and phone number thanks all. I have been out of the loop for a long time and look forward to being more active again . I am now looking for a new amp so no music right now but hope to get one soon . Thanks Marc |
Hey Cinci Audiophiles. Does anyone have a really killer headphone amp that I can hear sometime? I've sold off all of my audio systems for a while (4-5 systems worth-Thanks AudiogoN!) My wife bought me a pair of Sennheiser HD650 HeadPhones for Christmas and I really enjoy them. I've just been using a little Nuforce Icon for USB DAC and Headphone amp for now. It really sounds pretty fantastic IMHO. But I would really like to hear the Sennheisers powered by a really high quality headphone amp. So, anyone got a great headphone amp somewhere around Cinci? Mind if I come over sometime to see what it can do for my Sennheisers? |
Hey everyone! Its been so hot recently that I thought it would be "cool" to have a gathering here at my store with a couple of new products that we've gotten in. This event will be VERY DIFFERENT than the Nordost/Dynaudio/Simaudio/Pro-Ject Event where we will have more time to listen to our own music.... Date will be August 25th starting off at 4pm. We'll be displaying... in 2 Different Rooms the following.. Magico V2's Floor standing Reference Loudspeaker Magico Q3 (Less than 3 Dealers in the US have this on display as of Yet due to the high demand) Boulder 1010 Preamp Boulder 1060 Stereo Amplifier Boulder 1008 Phono Amp Boulder 865 24Bit/192kHz Music Flac Files via... Bryston BDP-1 Musical Fidelity M1CliC Cambridge Audio NP30 (96kHz Max) PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC Boulder 1021 CD/DAC I want this to be a meeting where we get to play more of the music that you bring rather than a big huge presentation so it will be relaxed environment. Bring your Records, CD's and 24bit music on jump drives. If you could RSVP to the [email protected] I would really appreciate it so I can get an idea on how much spirits and food to have ready! Of course as always it's free to join and please feel free to bring a friend and let us know when you RSVP. Also there will be a drawing for a free pair of Grado Headphones! Email Questions to [email protected] Or call 937.293.6200 |
Hey guys, Just in case you are looking to buy some 24-bit 192kHz tracks from www.HDtracks.com I have a special coupon you can use to get 20% off. When you are making your purchase on HD Tracks use the Promotion code - HansonAudio20 And they will give you 20% off the entire purchase. One time per customer. Valid till 8/29. Just thought I'd throw that out there for anyone wanting to get there hands on some Good 24 bit music. Also don't forget that we will be having our Magico and Boulder show next week Thursday 4-10pm at our store. As a special treat we will also have added to the line up I had shown above... the All New Magico Q5's. So we will have the V2's, Q3's and Q5's all will be at the show. Also Boulder amplifiers 2000 series will be there to drive it. Hanson Audio Video 3140 Far Hills Ave. Kettering, OH 45429 Looking forward to seeing everyone! |
New toys: Guys, just got a David Berning 100w triode amp, a VPI SDS for my table and a Zu/Denon cartridge to alternate with the Wilson cartridge. Different sound than before. If anyone is curious to hear this gear, I'm up for some visits. I know that I had wondered about the Zu for years. I also have a Doge 8 preamp that much has been written about. Just contact me. Tom Collins |
Guys ; My long search for a amp has come to a end I now own a NAT SE2SE mono block SET amp with a pair of 211 tubes in a push pull circuit. The amps put out 70 watts a channel quite a change from the UltraFi 's with 18 watts per channel .My speakers now have the power they have needed for so long.The UltraFi's were a wonderful amp but just did not have the power my speakers needed I still have the SET magic, beautiful sound staging , transparency and a bottom end that kicks ass .Anybody have a quad of GE 211 tubes I could try for a short term loan ? Now I can start dreaming about a preamp next year maybe at the top of the list is the coincident statement line stage anybody have a used one for a cheep price LOL . I can dream can't I |
I went. Some of the good was from Merlin. Their set-up was well balanced, some of the best bass notes at the show. He was using some sort of little stereo tube amp. I suspect it had something to do with their sound as well. I discovered GR Research... their room with Dodd electronics was tremendous. They were using their Super-V, open-baffle speakers including servo-driven subs. They were spacious, huge full range sound with no bloom or fatigue. And being a panel guy, Roger Sander's electrostats and electronics were pretty damn good. It looks like he nose what he's doing! There were some unmentionables. Mostly room acoustics I suspect. Considering the coin some of the top shelf gear was asking, it better have been the room!! |
I went. Some of the good was from Merlin. Their set-up was well balanced, some of the best bass notes at the show. He was using some sort of little stereo tube amp. I suspect it had something to do with their sound as well. I discovered GR Research... their room with Dodd electronics was tremendous. They were using their Super-V, open-baffle speakers including servo-driven subs. They were spacious, huge full range sound with no bloom or fatigue. And being a panel guy, Roger Sander's electrostats and electronics were pretty damn good. It looks like he nose what he's doing! There were some unmentionables. Mostly room acoustics I suspect. Considering the coin some of the top shelf gear was asking, it better have been the room!! |
Tom, Steve Dekert inspired me to start building almost 10 years ago. I've heard the early version of the Tori. I like his approach to bringing good audio to those who might not be able to afford a $6,000 amplifier.Let me know if you have lisitening session, I would like to hear your latest addition. I have greating improved my prototypes since my last get together. I will probably see if there is some interest this summer. Chris |
sorry it took so long for me to see this, but a-gon does not seem to notify posters anymore when a new post has been entered. i would be happy to give you a listen. contact me at [email protected]. do not trust audiogon to do so. tom |
Tom I got a notification just now.... Also... June 9th 11-5pm we are having an Open house at the store. Come one come call. Wine and spirits, and good times with some of the audio engineers of Primare, Nordost and Sonus Faber! Invite a friend. Come anytime. All are welcome. We've had quite a few updates to our store that are worth checking out as well! New products include NAD, Musical Fidelity, Plinius and Analysis Plus. http://new.evite.com/services/links/X7YDEHNCOH <--- Cut and copy for details. |
