Don't have TOO much fun till I get back up there the end of April ! I'm "stuck" down here in Naples, FL till the end of April. I did manage to scoop a nice pair of Klipsch Heresy 2's for $ 150 yesterday of Craig's List plus a stack of vinyl tossed in to sweeten the deal. Have them in my office with my old Mission Cyrus integrated. Talk about the Audio Cheapskate ! Take care, Y'all ! Brian
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Oldgrey, Welcome to the neighborhood. I would happen to agree with TedB & Hford653,(& Ted you have a nice system & room) 2 channel & HT can coexist in the same room. Yes utlimately I would love to have 2 separate rooms, but that for me is financially impossible. I would much rather throw my money at one room & of course my equipment. If you do a build I recommend you acoustically set it up for 2 channel (if that is your first love of course). I followed this road & have been very pleased with the results. Equipment selection & synergy are also important. Hope to meet a few more of the Cleveland area audionuts in the future as well. West side / Vermilion |
Oldgrey: welcome aboard. I to agree that 2 channel and HT can exist in the same environment. In fact it can be done exceptionally well in several different ways if you are willing to work at it. I am just south of you in the Brecksville area and would like to have you as well as others in our group over for a listen when you get some time. I like a lot of Jazz mostly pre 1980 and have several Coltrane albums in my playing rotation. Happy listening, Herman |
37 here too. Dont worry about what you own, our Ears and Beers club isnt about that....its about having some fun with like minded folks, advice can always be shared too but this isnt a circle jerk high brow club where we all listen to a album and sit and discuss it like Opera's book club. Its beers, music, laughs and stories (some bullshit too). I will post get togethers here so look for them if you want to stop over. Cheers |
You're 37 and you go by "oldgrey". Wow, I'm 55, I must be "dead-and-not-know-it". :) Welcome to the Cleveland Club. I love Don, but ultimate HT and 2 channel CAN coexist. Here's my system: http://www.audiocircle.com/systems/index.php?systemid=315 I'm hoping to have a N Ohio GTG sometime in the spring (once next step in remodel is done: riser is installed, new carpet and a total repaint job). The misses secret: whenever she finds out what you spend, match it with her choice (mine is so understanding that it's kept us married 31 yrs without a significant WAF). Ted |
Can you put me on the mailing list? Euclid counts as part of NE Ohio, doesn't it? A bit about me --I'm fairly new to the hobby. A few years ago I had hopes of putting together the ultimate HT/2ch combo. Don Better warned me otherwise, but i didn't listen. Needless to say, dreams shattered and tail between my legs, I'm now in the process of splitting it up. After a bit of research (and pleading for a reasonable budget from my wife), a Rogue Cronus is now on its way to power my DeVore Gibbons. Not sure how this set-up stacks up amongst the members, if I'm in the wrong league --just shoot me a note and I'll be glad to go back to the minors (tips on how to extract a bigger budget from the misses would also be appreciated). Also, as for what I listen to, I'm a 37 year old Zep head who now can't get enough Coltrane & his protege's (Josh Redman, et al). The wife likes punk and I've been known to attend my share of operas. I'm sure may of you have the same tastes as I... |
Hford653,Thanks for having Brian and I over for a listening session.Sorry we had to cut things short.I'll try to make it over this afternoon ,so that we can finish tweaking the table with the new Huffman ICs.I was glad to read that I wasn't driving you overly crazy with all the adjustments.The system was really starting to shine. Local AudioGon members:A few of us meet in small numbers to enjoy music and discuss the gear.Feel free to contact any of us and make arrangements to "meet & greet". All are welcome. Happy Holidays! |
It has been almost two years since my wife and I began a relocation. At that point my gear went into storage and the music has been dead. Today we have moved into our new digs, they are not complete yet. Kitchen, bathroom, and the rest of the first floor is to be finished, but i have a dedicated room for the first time. It is not perfect, but after 2 years, I am chompin at the bit to get the rig out and running again. Will be spending some time figuring out the best room configuration, as I now have a third floor "man cave" that will be and ht on one end and a 2 channel on the other. I can't wait to sit and listen for a while. Rehabbing a crackhouse was a romantic idea, but has nearly killed me. I need to relax before the craziness that is the holiday season is going to bring. |
Tpsonic and Brian: thanks for stopping by today and checking out some sounds on my little system. I really enjoyed meeting Brian and having the opportunity of welcoming him to our little community of audiophiles in the south central Cleveland area. Tipsonic, it's always a pleasure and special treat when you stop by and drive me crazy with all those little adjustments that just seem to make the analog rig sound its best. Although a lot of fun and fellowship was had, we definitely did not have enough time together today to really enjoy all the benefits of my system so when we can, lets get togheter and do it again. Thanks again, Herman |
Hi Brian, Our club meets every couple months but with a little notice anything can be put together with a couple or few guys (hell the group isnt that much bigger) another member may be over my place this weekend and you are free to come down, another member was gonna come but a friends death has been paying respects. I am at chadnliz2k3 via hotmail dot com if you want to leave a number and time to call for this or any other weekend, cheers |
Hi, Don't know if anyone in Northern Ohio will see this (more than a year since the last post) I am planning on driving up to the Detroit area for the http://www.akfest.com/ on May 3 and 4. There is a good lineup of exhibitors. Would like to hear from any 2 channel folks that have any interest in attending. My setup is : Melody I2A3 & Ultra Fi Sebring 300b Zu Druid AMR CD-77 Take care, Ted |
I didn't know this "local club" thing existed on Audiogon. I am a 53 yr old audio lover who has been dabbling in audiophile/hi-fi stuff for 30+ years here in N. Ohio. I am a strong 2 channel guy, but also built a home theater in 1987 when we built in Westlake (still live there), and was known to be on that cutting edge during th late 80's and early 90's (even got written up in Cleveland Magazine...:>) ). I have done a lot of work to maintain separate signal paths for a dedicated 2 channel, 5.1 channel hirez music surround and 7.1 channel movie surround (110 inch hidef since '99) system. About 75% of my listening now is dedicated 2 channel. Don Better is a great guy and great resource. As all others die off (Hoffmans, then Golden Grampohone, now Audio Craft is weakening to the point of irrelevance, and Audio Visions is catering to "drop in" hoem theater. Don Better is ramping up his high-end busioness even more, with new lines like Basis, ARC and Quad in the past few months. I'm buying a Nottingham vinyl setup from him very soon. Here's my gallery at Audio Circle (gives you a little look at my past few equipment moves, etc.). my gallery Anyway, I'm glad to have found this! I'd love to hook up. Ted |
thanks guys for all the replies. as soon as all my new gear arrives (mid-january), i will be in touch to take you up on offers to help. in the meantime, i would love to get involved in any local audio club -- if anything is organized for our area. its great to know that there are others around who are similarly afflicted with this madness! happy holidays |
i might be able to help you. have never done it for other people but im pretty good with the gear. although i am ashamed i was at my uncles house last night and him and myself could not figure out how to watch a movie on his 75000.00 based mcintosh entertainment system. ended up watching a video on a 100.00 all in one tv dvd system. let me know if you want my help. todd |
Following up on prior post... Just did a major upgrade and moved into a new house. Anyone aware of a high quality audio person in NE Ohio that can be paid to help setup/tweak equipment that they did not sell? (Pls spare me the suggestion of talking to anyone at Audio Visions. I wouldn't let them set up the clock radio on my nightstand.) Thanks for any suggestions. |
Tom, If you are interested in hosting then I am all ears. If you are looking for a place to get together, I am interested as well. I still have a few organic steaks in the freezer for our group of audio friends. The time is the issue for me. I am wearing too many hats at the moment and have been running in circles. Still have not had a chance to have anyone come over and listen to the room in the new house. |