what are you listening to?

[J!m]

Quad was the rage at the time.

 

[pennysdad]

Quad would be GREAT, and bi-amp the lot.
.... but times have changed so you'd have to go 5.1?
In fact, why stop there? I'd go Atmos, and string up a couple of stacks overhead.
Gonna need a pretty big room.

 

[J!m]

"Quad.1" should do it...

 

[J!m]

yellowjackets night.

 

[Bob Boyer]

A Bob Seger compilation here...

 

[J!m]

After yellowjackets on to early Chic. This is a noisy record that needs a deep cleaning unfortunately.

 

[D-500 Flogger]

I made it back from deep storage. Success! Found the original D500 with all the other audio system bits -- but managed to give myself a scare when the 2nd amp was not where it was supposed to be?

*Knew* the second D500 didn't get thrown away, left unsecured, or go over the cliff with Thelma & Louise? With self-doubt rising, I just started moving everything in the store all, cursing myself for not even leaving the most cursory note behind at the time for where future Dave should look...

Good news -- found the 2nd D500 in the first amp's original PL shipping box, (?) safe under a bunch of unrelated items. (Whew!)
Also located & brought home my Tek 475 o-scope, a decent sized Variac with the factory 110v, 20-amp power cord, a couple of PL preamps, a PL 400 Series II amp, a PL Tuner, a Dual 606 turntable w/Shure V15 Type IV cartridge, & a bunch of other stuff I'll elaborate on later. (Imagine a 19-year-old Honda CR-V full of faded memories and boxes seeing the first light of day since the last millennium. :0)

Now I realize that the house rules are "No photos = it's not real = it didn't happen. Have to go do some adulting right now, but late this evening I should have them posted for your viewing pleasure. And then the real fun begins -- you guys can help me spend my money. (I love helping my friends spend their project money -- all gain, no guilt! :0)

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Oops, almost forgot - What am I listening to?

A: Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore East (remastered)

 

[laatsch55]

Excellent album. Wore 2 of those out!!

Dumpster diving the storage unit!! Love it!!

 

[J!m]

Which, Chick?

I like it too, but it sounds like bacon cooking next to Chick...

 

[mr_rye89]

J.J. Cale - Troubadour

 

[D-500 Flogger]

So the other day while I was dumpster diving my own deep storage unit I took a few pictures to turn this (up 'til now) virtual project into a real-world one. (I'll say, I had 2 x 70lb amps getting the cushy ride in the back seat of the CR-V.)

BTW, I gotta hurry up & fix these monsters before they get too heavy for (aging) me to move around. (What a great 1st-world problem to have! :0)

Anyway, I've got a default workflow (groove) for optimizing photos before littering the internet with them.

And that workflow seems to work the best with this piece of music, played by a gentleman named Rinat Ibragimon. He was the principal double-bassist for the London Symphony Orchestra, and this musician can play as expressively on the double-bass as Yo Yo Ma can play the cello.

And the pianist is also extremely good.

If your main system is all warmed up & ready to go, give it a try. You'll have to wait a couple of minutes for Rinat to start playing, but from there it's better than you think. (Note: This same music is great on a set high-isolation cans while you are porting cylinder heads, but I'm digressing.)

Enjoy --

Meanwhile, I'll be sure to dump the photos over in my Introduction post...

 

[Fishoz]

Joe Bonamassa

Rockin’ Christmas Blues

…..errrr…and cleaning house….

 

[laatsch55]

That kinda afternoon. From the 2 TB Darcy drive....thanks again Darcy, what a collection of tunes!!

 

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[laatsch55]

..... Gotta be one of the all time greats........I waver between this one and "Even in the Quietest Moments" as my favorite Supertramp....