LSAF - Lone Star Audio Fest 2012 - May 4 - 6

[RuSsMaN]

http://lonestaraudiofest.com/

Details forthcoming, stay tuned!

Update - My good friend Chris Sommovigo will be cabling the room with Black Cat Cables. Those who attended CAF might remember him, he was right across the hall from the Polk room Mark was running - AND he's promised some goodies to raffle off to those in attendance!

Update - Talked to some more friends in the industry and Marc Phillips and Colleen Cardas (exclusive US importer of Unison Research), and they are going to provide some STELLAR back end gear for the Polk room! We shall be tubed ala Unico!

Update - Confirmation of Polk LSiM 705's being shipped down tomorrow to start break in, plus some cool raffle items and freebies! Rumor of a special guest making his 2nd appearance in Texas for the event - nothing confirmed yet, but if it goes through he'll be signing 8x10's for his fans.

More to come!

Cheers,
Russ

[John Megadeth]

Hopefully I can come out this year!

[DSkip]

Russ, if Polk is setting up a room this year and you need some help, give me a shout.

[pepster]

Uh oh Russ.:eek:
Getting close to my neck of the woods.
I am going assless chaps shopping tomorrow!:cheesygrin:

[quadzilla]

Hmmm... embassy suites again. That's 5 minutes from my house, so I don't have much excuse not to show up.

[txcoastal1]

Russman
Be in Dallas Thursday-Sunday keep in touch, I'll give you a hand. Will be staying at the Embassy.....

Its a good time polkies

[halenhoang]

Awesome. I missed last years, will not miss this time.

[RuSsMaN]

Got confirmation from Polk HQ, it's definately on. Working on getting some really special gear this year for the back end rig - FAR out of my measily budget!

[thsmith]

Kewl

[RuSsMaN]

Update to initial post - Black Cat Cable will be cabling the room!

Ron, I'll be checking in Thursday and setting up. Let me know when you get in, we can knock a few back, go to the range, whatever!

[marvda1]

don't drink 'em all, save a couple for us.:loneranger:

[RuSsMaN]

Marvin, I'll make sure I've got some proper esoteric local brews on hand for you.

[txcoastal1]

Marv name your poison and I load some in the ice chest...you too Skip

I will also be picking up those MD2's from Stan and also hopefully 67415one of these while in town

Maybe we can do a little tubular burn in

Holla at you soon Russ

[RuSsMaN]

That's awesome Ron, we'll have to have a mini meet after and give it a go. I'm giving Colleen Cardas Imports exclusive use of Unico gear in the room for the show (as updated above).

[DSkip]

You guys are just making me want those tubes more and more.

[txcoastal1]

That's awesome Ron, we'll have to have a mini meet after and give it a go. I'm giving Colleen Cardas Imports exclusive use of Unico gear in the room for the show (as updated above).

Gonna be busy, picking up the tube pre and the Usher minidancer 2's , & going to try to bring up some light gear and probably bust the boxes in my room and play.....will becoming to Big D on Wednesday. Will also be around to help

Cheers

[Geoff4rfc]

Man, you guys make me homesick. I can't wait to get back home to S.A. (4-5yrs) so I can come see what all the fuss is about.

[txcoastal1]

. I'm giving Colleen Cardas Imports exclusive use of Unico gear in the room for the show.

Googled Unico, that looks like really sweet gear and probably out of my price line....this will be exciting. Coleen sounded pretty stoked about the line

[marvda1]

some more info.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=104723.msg1068100;topicseen#new

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=102888.msg1068023;topicseen#new

[RuSsMaN]

Initial post updated, full speed ahead, this is going to be a GOOD one. Be there. Make it so.

As an aside, I've been talking with Wayne as we organize this grass roots show - and there is going to be a must be present to win raffle sometime Saturday afternoon, and guests will have a ballot box to vote for 'Best in Show', for their favorite room. The winner gets nothing more than to proudly wear that badge until next year.

Cheers,
Russ

[halenhoang]

Awesome, looking forward to this..

Halen

[txcoastal1]

Alright guys a month away the vendors list has grown and looks even better than last year

Make a showing for a good time and great sound especially for Polk and Russ

Cheers
Ron

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

I'm bringing a 'newbie' with me this year. He's not new to audio, but he's new to this event. you guys be nice to him :mrgreen:

[marvda1]

danny richie said tyler acoustics will be at the lsaf this year. can't wait.

[RuSsMaN]

The Richie / Dodd room is going to be one to hear.

My buddy Marc Phillips did a quick write up today ->
http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/

[DSkip]

The Richie / Dodd room is going to be one to hear.

My buddy Marc Phillips did a quick write up today ->
http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/

Tried calling you a few days ago. I picked up some RT55's with the CS1000p and had to fill up a few miles away from your house. I was going to see if you wanted to spend some time with the bookies again since they won't see time in my system and I'm in no real hurry to get rid of them.

[RuSsMaN]

That would be cool, I actually have always wanted to do a formal side by side with the RT7's.

[leroyjr1]

Russman, interested in your thoughts on the 707's vs 705's once you get them.

Thanks

[RuSsMaN]

The 705's are here, but they are getting nothing but break-in until the show. I doubt I will listen critically until I have them at the show, and on some gear they deserve. That being said, I will post my honest thoughts on them for what it's worth.

Cheers,
Russ

[leroyjr1]

Can you recommend a nice amp for the 705's? Looking for some different for mine.

[marvda1]

here is a list of the rooms at the lsaf.
http://lonestaraudiofest.com/exhibitors.html

[marvda1]

looking for judges for the lonestar audio fest.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=105644.msg1080542;topicseen#new

[marvda1]

6957769578695796958069581some past pictures i had laying around.

[marvda1]

just about time, can't wait:razz:

[txcoastal1]

Going to tweek a few things at the new NewBraunfels Buc-ee's before grand opening and heading to Dallas Wed. to chillax at LSAF till Sunday can't wait either

Cheers TX Polksters see ya soon

[RuSsMaN]

FREE Polk T's. Good music, good gear. FREE suds. Fellowship with other Polkies and friends in the industry. NO COST TO YOU. Be there. Experience it.

[DSkip]

Anyone heading up from the Austin area?

[marvda1]

2 more nights to struggle at work:cheesygrin:

[RuSsMaN]

It's time guys and gals. You NEED to hear these 705's. Best of the lineup in my opinion. Headed down for setup this afternoon will take some pics and maybe roll a youtube video.

[thsmith]

Be there Saturday around noon, would love a Polk T-shirt XXXL

[RuSsMaN]

They didn't send me Polk bedsheets. Same OD green as last year. I think there are some 2X in there I'll have to check. ;)

[strider]

I'd be interested to hear about it if any of you guys get an ear on the Super V's in the GR Research/Dodd room.

[thsmith]

I'd be interested to hear about it if any of you guys get an ear on the Super V's in the GR Research/Dodd room.

Definately checking the Super Vs out.

[RuSsMaN]

Same here!

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

I'm excited, can't wait to hear the 705s! Looks like it's gonna be a great show this year.

Any of you guys doing dinner afterwards?

[marvda1]

danny is having an after hours speaker shootout with all comers. russ, any way you can take the 705's?

[RuSsMaN]

It's a two-way shelf speaker shootout last I heard broham. If it's anything like the prior years we'll be demoing and bs'ing into the night anyway. I've Polkie Ron Little right next door too! That being said I'm game for whatever.

[RuSsMaN]

If it is bookshelf. I do have the pair of RTiA1 for Saturday raffle we can toss in the mix fo-sho if the test is Fri night.

[marvda1]

he said book shelf or small tower.

[RuSsMaN]

I'm fine with it either way. If they want to measure the LSiM705 in an Embassy Suites conference room, go for it. I was going with what he said on Audioroundtable, eluding to a 2-way shelf or small floorstander, if everyone wants a 4-way Polk in there, be my guest. Not sure what it will exactly show, but sure! I'd love to hear them on Dodd Audio gear!

Cheers,
Russ

[DSkip]

Russ, be prepared to have your brain picked. Ill be a sponge until the drinks set in. That reminds me, I'm gonna have to stop by chick fil a for lunch.

[wallstreet]

I should be there Saturday afternoon or early evening. Looking forward to it.

[RuSsMaN]

Come get some fellas, quick phone pic - I'll shoot the rest with a decent camera.

[falconcry72]

Come get some fellas, quick phone pic - I'll shoot the rest with a decent camera.

What are you using as a source?

[DSkip]

Looks great. Definitely an improvement visually over last year.

[EndersShadow]

Hmm..... time to check when the next flight out of Indy is....... :biggrin:

[halenhoang]

Sweet! Will run home after work and get my cam. Russ, and whoever else that will be there, will see you all in a few..

Halen

[RuSsMaN]

Unison Research Unico CDE.

http://youtu.be/HAVctTmn534

Quick video before everyone got here, will shoot more and other room later.

[Drenis]

Wish I could hear those 705's. Looks great.

[sucks2beme]

Working tonight, so hopefully late morning Saturday will be a go.
Russ, I'll be bringing you your KARMA item. It's been here waiting for you!

[RuSsMaN]

Thanks Skipper, last year I tried to hard, multiple systems, biamping, etc. This year I wanted to keep it simple, CDP, Integrated, Speakers. Done.

[RuSsMaN]

LSiM 705 playing Mark Knopfler on TWELVE watts of single ended Unison Research tubes. Believe it. (Colleen brought something special)

[RuSsMaN]

The setup we should have started with. Unreal. Bass from 12 watts singled ended? You betcha.

[RuSsMaN]

A couple members of the Houston Audio Society just gave the 705's the nod over the Legacy Whispers downstairs......

;)

[thsmith]

Russ, thanks for hosting the Polk room and the T-shirts. My youngest son really enjoyed the 705s and the show today.

He has some R30s in his room and asked if I had some better speakers than those he could use. I think LSAF has him thinking about audio now.

[halenhoang]

A couple members of the Houston Audio Society just gave the 705's the nod over the Legacy Whispers downstairs......

;)

The Polk's and ahem Ushers... Bad ass.... I did spend some time with those among others. I am also just not a fan of arrays and adding a zillion speakers to it. The Polk's sounded amazing with that 12 watt or so tubey. Overall, enjoyed LSAF, tunes, bros and brews...

[wallstreet]

I absolutely enjoyed the show as well. Tubes galore, spinning wax, it was almost a time warp. Except for the fact the speaker quality has improved significantly. Every room, and there were too many rooms to count, had great setups. It was audio heaven. Each speaker and setup each having its own flavor, its own signature sound. There was something for everyone. And of course the bloke from the Netherlands with a 9' tall 3.5' wide electrostatic speaker. WTH!? I asked why, and he said because I can. And that sums up why all these people are building outstanding speakers, because they can. Great job LSAF!

[RuSsMaN]

Well it's 1:27am. I'm packed and ready to go at 7am and in actual physical pain. I hope it was good for the FEW of the many local Polkies that took the time to show up and rep CP. I heard at least a dozen times today that we had the best room. Period.

That's enough for me. I'm done. Things are beginning to brew behind the scenes to try and turn LSAF into a profit for someone and I will not be part of that. I'm happy to go out on a high for Polk this year. Polk was hot. I heard rooms that I couldn't believe how bad they sounded in comparison.
I've got some photos and youtube vids to process after a LONG nap tomorrow.

Whatever. Cheers.

[agfrost]

Way to represent, Russ. Room looks great, would've been nice to hear as well.

What Black Cat products were used?

Jay

[DSkip]

Those 705's are superb speakers and should be heard if one has any interest in the LSiM line. In comparison to the Linn towers also at the show with the same MSRP, there's no contest. The Element bookies were my favorites, but at $4k a pair, they ought to sound nice.

Russ, thanks again for hosting. Ron, thanks for dinner. That really helped with the drive home.

[RuSsMaN]

Jay, Black Cat Morpheus speaker cables and interconns. Cardas Cross for power.

Skipper, it's always good to see you.

[marvda1]

7011570116701197011870117element cables room. i did like the monitors a lot but this was their first speaker and the introductory price was $4000 for the pair. loved the sound of that big ass pass labs x 250.5 amp along with the german (forgot the name "expensive") preamp. russ, i saw you inhale that glass of bourbon:cheesygrin: skip, leave the beer alone:evil:

[RuSsMaN]

Marvin were you in the elevator when Skip cracked ass and tea bagged everyone, including the pizza guy?

[agfrost]

Jay, Black Cat Morpheus speaker cables and interconns.

Kewl. I just picked up a couple pairs of Morpheus ICs and and impressed thus far.

[marvda1]

7012070121701227012370124polk audio room. prefer the 705's over the 707's. could be the rooms as i might need to hear the 707's in a much larger room. for people who like a brash bold speaker the 705 is not for you, it's one laid back son of a gun. that 12 watt tube integrated was a killer it totally destroyed a raven audio 35 watt tube integrated.

[marvda1]

russ can imagine being trapped with no where to go and no air to breathe:redface: i had to hold my head over the boxes of pizza for relief.

[marvda1]

70126701277012870129ron's (txcoastal1) room. ron, those ushers sound like crap!!! you need to upgrade now and by the way i'll be glad to put you out of your misery and take them off your hands:wink:
somebody came by with a bb king cut and i almost fell out of the chair, so did skip but his problem was beer:cheesygrin:

[marvda1]

701347013570136701377013870139legacy audio and gr research rooms. in the last picture danny has some new drivers coming out. for the price they are asking for legacy speakers i was not impressed.

[SCompRacer]

Way to represent, Russ. Room looks great, would've been nice to hear as well.


+1! Highest marks Russ!

[marvda1]

more pictures later, i'll just post them but won't try to name the rooms.

[DSkip]

Marvin were you in the elevator when Skip cracked ass and tea bagged everyone, including the pizza guy?

Marvin were you there when Russ joined Ron in the "sweet spot"?

[txcoastal1]

70126701277012870129ron's (txcoastal1) room. ron, those ushers sound like ****!!! you need to upgrade now and by the way i'll be glad to put you out of your misery and take them off your hands:wink:
somebody came by with a bb king cut and i almost fell out of the chair, so did skip but his problem was beer:cheesygrin:

Dream on Marvin love ya man those babies are mine, it will be awhile...

LSAF was definitely a hit

Russ shows keeping it simple with great gear provided by Polk, and Unison http://colleencardasimports.com/ proved to be a winning combo
a little Polk room highlight story:
"An older gentlemen in town for business who had no clue about the LSAF but an avid music lover who had some great raw piano recordings on his Ipod walked into the Polk rm right after leaving the Legacy, asked Russ if he could plug-in of course Russ obliged. The music piece was very detailed, complex, and strong. With gracious nod of approval and a smile his Polk session was the most accurate he had heard."

Anyway thanks Russ,Colleen, Marvin, Skip, Danny (assimilated), Halen, and special thanks to Tracy(THSmith) for a great deal on my treasure tubes, and for everyone sharing the moments and music on my first piece of tube gear paired with Usher's

Cheers
Ron

[txcoastal1]

Marvin were you there when Russ joined Ron in the "sweet spot"?

Skip FYI---hotel added extra charges for the elevator decontamination to my bill....I gave them your credit card info:razz:

[thsmith]

It was nice meeting you Ron, excellent gear you have there. Glad you are liking the treasures.

[marvda1]

7014670145701447014370142more pics.

[marvda1]

70151701507014970148701477015370152more.......

[marvda1]

70156701557016070159701587015770154more...

[marvda1]

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[marvda1]

70177701767017570182701817018070179more....

[marvda1]

7018470186701857018370187more.... well that's all folks.:smile:

[marvda1]

link to some more pictures. damn i won some black cat interconnects:lol:
http://audioroundtable.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=17221&start=90&

[marvda1]

link to some more pics.
http://s1161.photobucket.com/albums/q506/sebrof2000/LSAF%202012/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ32

[halenhoang]

Well it's 1:27am. I'm packed and ready to go at 7am and in actual physical pain. I hope it was good for the FEW of the many local Polkies that took the time to show up and rep CP. I heard at least a dozen times today that we had the best room. Period.

That's enough for me. I'm done. Things are beginning to brew behind the scenes to try and turn LSAF into a profit for someone and I will not be part of that. I'm happy to go out on a high for Polk this year. Polk was hot. I heard rooms that I couldn't believe how bad they sounded in comparison.
I've got some photos and youtube vids to process after a LONG nap tomorrow.

Whatever. Cheers.

I as well felt the same way. I have many pictures and videos of various setups. Will post within a week or two myself. I saw speakers the size of mountains to crazily overpriced bookies. Cables, tubes galore. This is really where I found simplicity was the best. I am now inclined more towards Pass Labs, and Melody equipment. There were so many rooms. But in the end, LSIM's made me happy. Ron's Usher's, that is something different for another day. I had a blast...

[marvda1]

intervention, skip this is for you:cry:
http://www.beanogas.com/default.aspx

[RuSsMaN]

Video on my phone I forgot about, check the channel for other rooms and vids over the next few days. Dedicated Polk stuff on queue. Skipper and King Missle 'Detachable Penis' will be uploaded soon.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URsWSm0_sY

[RuSsMaN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYMCfRb358

Skipper rocking to King Missle in the doorway. I promised my friend Dave Clark at Positive Feedback that I would play it for him.

[leroyjr1]

I love that Polk Audio rug. Wish I had one.

[RuSsMaN]

Well you don't and I do. Nanner nanner boo boo, stick your hand in doo doo.

It's handmade Italian something or other. I roll myself up in it naked and pretend I am a big Polk burrito and Matt is going to come eat me.

[leroyjr1]

^^^^^ hahaha:mrgreen:

[DSkip]

Sweet! I'm gonna take over YouTube, one cameo at a time!

[strider]

Nice looking room, Russ. Thanks for championing the cause.

Did anyone get to hear the Super V's?

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

I listened to every speaker at the show. The Super Vs sounded very nice, but hard to compare to the others as they were in a proper room with accoustic treatments whereas most everything else was in hotel suites.

[thsmith]

Nice looking room, Russ. Thanks for championing the cause.

Did anyone get to hear the Super V's?

I thought they sounded good but it was hard for me to get a good feel from them. I did not feel like they pulled me into the music. It could of been that people were milling around and a fair bit of comotion. I was in the back row, it just did not feel intimate.

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

I had a great time at the show.

Russ, the Polk room was great as always, thought I found the setup this year to be the most impressive one I've heard yet. Simple and clean, very nice. Folks, you NEED to get your ears on the 705, I think they're the better of the two towers, and certainly at least in the conversation.

Ron, helluva setup you've got there. The fact that you 'got it right' on your first real attempt at 2 channel audio is commendable, many people go through alot of years and alot more setups and never end up with sound like that.

Skip, we need to get you over and gets your ears on some Maggies. They're not for everyone, but they're a speaker everyone should listen to at least once. We'll talk about it at Jim's in a couple weeks.

Marvin, you got anything for sale? :biggrin:

Did I miss Jim, or did he not make it out?

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

That's basically the same impression I had on the Super Vs T, don't think i really got a good feel for them.

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

A few notes I had:

1 - My favorite speaker at the show was actually the bookshelf in the Elemental room. They were pricey at $4k, but they really grabbed me. I'm going to be keeping an eye on those.
2 - I've now heard all three LSiM speakers and the 705 are my favorite of the bunch. They're a fantastic speaker and getting that sound out of 12 watts is unreal.
3 - The Ushers in Ron's room were just fantastic speakers. They were just a tad hot on the top end for my tastes but that could easily have been the new cables in the mix, I bet with cable burn in those would smooth out quite nicely. I definitely want to hear a smaller speaker in that same line.
4 - I also really liked the line arrays upstairs, they sounded great running off the ICE amps in that all-in-one thing those guys were selling.
5 - The electrostats were nice, but not my cup of tea. Those are great for electronic music and the imaging was very nice on a Coltrane record we had playing, but I have way too much rock music in my collection for those to be my choice. You play some Muse through those and your ears are going to bleed.
6 - I didn't like the Legend Audio speakers. I'm sure they're a fantastic speaker and would spec really well with a flat FR curve and all that, I just didn't like them, I like my speakers a bit more lively than that. Those speakers are to audio as all the over-engineering and over-producing is to music today - it may be a clean sound but I don't like it.
7 - I'm likely in the minority on this one, but I really liked the active/passive bookies in the SoundField room. Of everything at the show those are what I'll likely buy first because I have a perfect application for them. I'm a sucker for a sealed enclosure and these fit the bill quite nicely.
8 - The Raven Audio stuff is purdy, and expensive. Of everyone at the show, I felt like they had more focus on selling stuff than the others. We're not talking user car salesman, but they were kind of sales-pitchy. I didn't really get a good feel for the big arrays downstairs, the guy kept playing mono recordings and I didn't connect with those at all.
9 - As always the Pi Speaker room was great, especially if you like that sweet midrange. I can only take so much of Adele though so didn't spend as long in there as I did last year.
10 - The speaker that I really wanted more time with was the Super V. I was very excited to hear those and just never got any alone time with them.

[marvda1]

anyone with $1300 to spend this monitor is a steal.
http://soundfieldaudio.net/

[EndersShadow]

anyone with $1300 to spend this monitor is a steal.
http://soundfieldaudio.net/

Second person I have heard that from..

[DSkip]

Those Soundfield monitors didn't do it for me. It might've just been the dialing on the sub, but I couldn't get into them. I also thought they were highly unappealing aesthetically. I can't help but see cheapo Pioneer car subs every time I look at them.

Dan, everything Ron had in the system was brand new, so everything is going to need some time to break in. I'd be interested in hearing those once it all gets worked in.

[marvda1]

as far as ron's system there was a night and day difference from when i heard them friday to saturday night.
the soundfields did overdo it a bit with the bass but when i found out you could control it like a sub with different settings on the plate amp that really put them in a different light.
skip, he makes different finishes and besides it's a box, he could always shape them like the element monitors and charge you $4000:lol:

[DSkip]

It was more about the drivers than the "box". I like naked speakers and I just couldn't do that with those. Your mileage obviously varies though. For that kind of money, I might have to consider some Dali's instead...

[marvda1]

that's the way to talk:lol:come on over and pick them up:loneranger:

looks like they have holes for grill covers.
http://soundfieldaudio.net/Gallery.html

[RuSsMaN]

I've heard Danny's systems many many times before, and something was just wrong this year. I don't know if it was because the amps he intended to use had a hiccup and he had to make a last minute sub - it was just off. The group I was with at the time, some were shaking their heads and I reassured them this was far from his best showing, that I have heard the audio magic he is a capable of, and today wasn't it for some reason. Danny is a good friend of mine, has been for years, and that's me just being honest. I was upset about it to say the least.

[thsmith]

I'm likely in the minority on this one, but I really liked the active/passive bookies in the SoundField room. Of everything at the show those are what I'll likely buy first because I have a perfect application for them. I'm a sucker for a sealed enclosure and these fit the bill quite nicely.


I liked this BS as well

[RuSsMaN]

http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/2012/05/lone-star-audio-fest-2012.html

My friend Marc Phillips just put his blog on LASF up. Also if you look at my youtube channel or just search Lone Star Audio Fest you will find more quick videos from some other rooms.

[Kenneth Swauger]

Well done, Russ! Thanks for all your hard work and effort!

[RuSsMaN]

Thanks Ken! Keeping it simple next year too, but thinking about vinyl and maybe some tape in the mix! As an aside, if you found cheap airfare, the hotel suites are $99/night - the little lady and you would totally dig this event. Just keep it on the back burner for consideration.

Cheers

[DSkip]

Thanks Ken! Keeping it simple next year too, but thinking about vinyl and maybe some tape in the mix! As an aside, if you found cheap airfare, the hotel suites are $99/night - the little lady and you would totally dig this event. Just keep it on the back burner for consideration.

Cheers

I might have to take that into consideration next year as well.

[txcoastal1]

I might have to take that into consideration next year as well.

Now your thinking

[RuSsMaN]

It's so cute when the rookies have a couple 'drinks'. Or someone actually gets buzzed on BEER. LOLZ.

'Yeah man we had like seven or eight beers at LSAF bro. It was SICK man.'

[Kenneth Swauger]

Thanks for the invite Russ!

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

That's ok, I've been called a wuss many times because the only alcohol I like is rum (I also found one kind of vodka I like). I'm a sucker for a rum and coke, but all that other stuff tastes like shaving lotion to me

[DSkip]

I was just happy to be able to share some drinks with others. Would've loved to continue through the night, but that wouldn't have gone over too well. I was expected home, so I drank as fast as I could to get a buzz early and still make it home.

Russ, you're one guy I wouldn't try to drink for drink with. You've got so many miles on that liver of yours now that I know I couldn't compete.

[Drenis]

That's ok, I've been called a wuss many times because the only alcohol I like is rum (I also found one kind of vodka I like). I'm a sucker for a rum and coke, but all that other stuff tastes like shaving lotion to me

I guess I'm a wuss too since It's all about the rum. However, I do enjoy beer now and again. ;)

[strider]

Second person I have heard that from..

There's a bit of a buzz about those monitors, getting some pretty solid reviews.


Those Soundfield monitors didn't do it for me. It might've just been the dialing on the sub, but I couldn't get into them. I also thought they were highly unappealing aesthetically. I can't help but see cheapo Pioneer car subs every time I look at them.


They are a bit rough to look at, though, aren't they?

[halenhoang]

Some of my pics from phone. Videos to come..
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[halenhoang]

Thank you everyone for making this such a great event. Russ, LSIM's and calling it the day. Marvin, thanks for the tunes. Skip, love the beer. Ron, I need to make room for Usher's too! Videos of much more to come.

[Drenis]

Are those illuminated interconnects in picture 19?

Funky. Just like the illuminated rack.

[Polkie2009]

:cheesygrin:Lol, that bar looks like it's supplied by someone who owns shares of BEAM stock:).:cheesygrin:

[marvda1]

look at pics 15 and 16, i think they are just white.

[RuSsMaN]

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue61/lsaf.htm