Don't worry Ed, I don't plan on getting the supercharger, so you'll be safe when I'm on the road. About a month ago Lugnut gave me a pretty good briefing on superchargers and his experience with them. And after realizing the rammifications of increased power and torque and the other upgrades required to accommodate it, I've decided not to do it. It pays to consult wise and experienced people like Pat.
Soju and Asahi? Slappy were you stationed in Japan or near the DMZ in South Korea? I can see it now, Slappy and his homemade sign, "Will Tatt For Beer"! LOL. Slappy, you should have a booth at Alexis Park this coming January where you'll do custom tattoos for all your fellow Audiogoners. I can't wait to get mine Maori-Style! Just yesterday I registered with CES and should be getting my badge in a few months and I booked my room half way between Alexis Park and the AVN Expo, heheh.
Chams, it sure seems like you attended a very muscially and hi fidelity enlightened college! The diversity of musical tastes must have been fun, and if they started blasting all at the same time, a bit crazy too! Ahh, the passive radiator! About the time I discovered those neat unpowered guys I also discovered the effects of sympathetic radiation when I placed some small speakers on top of my Dad's KLHs. The little speakers had much more bass than I'd heard before and realized it was because the 8" woofers of the KLHs were moving to the groove even though they were unplugged. Yeah, that NAD 3020 was something special. About 12 years ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Peter Bath the designer of many of those early NAD classics. The design firm I was working for at the time was doing work for Amcli LIn and AMC. Although my knowledge of audio was quite limited then, Peter could immediately see I was an enthusiast and we became immersed in a fun and engaging discussion of audio equipment and designs. It is always a treat when you can meet a talented person like Peter and they turn out to be genuinely nice and childlike in their passion for what they do. I'll never forget this man. The only other time I had such fun talking to an audio designer was when I met Gilbert Yeung at CES 2003. Anybody that creates monoblocks in the form of high heel pumps or a preamp using a purse for a chassis has my respect both creatively and comically!
BTW SonicBeauty, great thread! This is what Audiogon is all about and threads like this forge a bond between like-minded audio and music lovers. As Chams_UK said, "Ahh the memories".
Soju and Asahi? Slappy were you stationed in Japan or near the DMZ in South Korea? I can see it now, Slappy and his homemade sign, "Will Tatt For Beer"! LOL. Slappy, you should have a booth at Alexis Park this coming January where you'll do custom tattoos for all your fellow Audiogoners. I can't wait to get mine Maori-Style! Just yesterday I registered with CES and should be getting my badge in a few months and I booked my room half way between Alexis Park and the AVN Expo, heheh.
Chams, it sure seems like you attended a very muscially and hi fidelity enlightened college! The diversity of musical tastes must have been fun, and if they started blasting all at the same time, a bit crazy too! Ahh, the passive radiator! About the time I discovered those neat unpowered guys I also discovered the effects of sympathetic radiation when I placed some small speakers on top of my Dad's KLHs. The little speakers had much more bass than I'd heard before and realized it was because the 8" woofers of the KLHs were moving to the groove even though they were unplugged. Yeah, that NAD 3020 was something special. About 12 years ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Peter Bath the designer of many of those early NAD classics. The design firm I was working for at the time was doing work for Amcli LIn and AMC. Although my knowledge of audio was quite limited then, Peter could immediately see I was an enthusiast and we became immersed in a fun and engaging discussion of audio equipment and designs. It is always a treat when you can meet a talented person like Peter and they turn out to be genuinely nice and childlike in their passion for what they do. I'll never forget this man. The only other time I had such fun talking to an audio designer was when I met Gilbert Yeung at CES 2003. Anybody that creates monoblocks in the form of high heel pumps or a preamp using a purse for a chassis has my respect both creatively and comically!
BTW SonicBeauty, great thread! This is what Audiogon is all about and threads like this forge a bond between like-minded audio and music lovers. As Chams_UK said, "Ahh the memories".