We're very excited to announce the new meeting place for virtually all lvac meetings, and without further ado:
AUDIO VISUAL SOLUTIONS
9340 W. SAHARA AVE.
#100
LAS VEGAS, NV 89117
(702) 910-4913
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/THSONE
and there you have it, the new meeting place! the first meeting will be announced in due time. keep checking this site for further info!
be there or be square!
Monday, January 9, 2017
Thursday, January 5, 2017
We're back!
After more than a year sabbatical, we have returned...We are now accepting applications for new members (whether you live in southern nevada or not.) On proper completion of the questionare aka the screening process you will be welcomed into the fold...however, we may reserve the right to not allow prospective members. the lvac is for ages 18 to 100. this way we can learn from the past and present with an eagle eye on the future of audio. also, there's no fighting, arguing, bullying, defamation of character, or belittlement of staff and members alike in the lvac. we're all adults here and such behavior will result in termination of membership, no exceptions. in addition, membership is free until further notice, dave will remain as your acting president and we will announce a meeting place soon. finally, meetings at other peoples homes are encouraged but not mandatory.
finally, if you are interested in joining the lvac, you may send an email to the following addresses below...if you have any comments or questions you may send those along too.
motorcitydeadman@gmail.com
dave_a_2005@hotmail.com
well, that's about it for now, take care, please join us, have fun, and happy listening!
finally, if you are interested in joining the lvac, you may send an email to the following addresses below...if you have any comments or questions you may send those along too.
motorcitydeadman@gmail.com
dave_a_2005@hotmail.com
well, that's about it for now, take care, please join us, have fun, and happy listening!
Monday, November 9, 2015
November place and and time set
Ok, fellow audiophiles from Las Vegas (and Southern Nevada in general,)
we have determined where and when our next meeting will be at! Below are
the details and whatnot. Thanks as always for looking.
The November LVAC meeting will be on Saturday, 11-21-2015 from 2-5 pm. The meeting will be held at one of the longest running high end audio stores here in Las Vegas; Image, Sound, and Control! Bill, the store manager, will give the club a guided tour of the establishment and all of the wonderful sights and sounds therein. He will also be speaking to the club as well about various audio-related topics.
The major lines they carry are Golden Ear, Rogue Audio, Revel, Pro-Ject, and B&K. What's interesting about this about this establishment is not long ago, they used to to carry ultra high end equipment. That will be touched in our in our discussion. Can big bang for the buck stuff compete and be actually better than the ultra high end? Hard to say, but you never know...
Bill will also provide refreshments as par for the course.
This is a special event, so don't miss this! Be there or be square, as they say.
Here is the the store address, phone #,and other important details.
Image, Sound, and Control
9980 W. Flamingo (1 block east of the 215)
702--876-3401
bfish@imsoco.com
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Image-Sound-Control/267226478126
For more information about the LVAC and how to become a member (you must be a member to attend this meeting,) follow the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
An extra special thanks to club member Jonathan for getting this together!
The November LVAC meeting will be on Saturday, 11-21-2015 from 2-5 pm. The meeting will be held at one of the longest running high end audio stores here in Las Vegas; Image, Sound, and Control! Bill, the store manager, will give the club a guided tour of the establishment and all of the wonderful sights and sounds therein. He will also be speaking to the club as well about various audio-related topics.
The major lines they carry are Golden Ear, Rogue Audio, Revel, Pro-Ject, and B&K. What's interesting about this about this establishment is not long ago, they used to to carry ultra high end equipment. That will be touched in our in our discussion. Can big bang for the buck stuff compete and be actually better than the ultra high end? Hard to say, but you never know...
Bill will also provide refreshments as par for the course.
This is a special event, so don't miss this! Be there or be square, as they say.
Here is the the store address, phone #,and other important details.
Image, Sound, and Control
9980 W. Flamingo (1 block east of the 215)
702--876-3401
bfish@imsoco.com
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Image-Sound-Control/267226478126
For more information about the LVAC and how to become a member (you must be a member to attend this meeting,) follow the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
An extra special thanks to club member Jonathan for getting this together!
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Happy Halloween from the LVAC
The LVAC wishes all of you a safe and Happy Halloween! May the spirits
flow (drink responsibly please) and may all of your systems play the spooky
sounds of the season until the wee hours of the night. Enjoy. be merry, and be extra scary! 'tis the season!
Friday, September 25, 2015
Our 25th Meeting
OK, fellow audiophiles in the Las Vegas area and everywhere (really, this is the worldwide web after all), the first official audio society ever in Sin City, has now completed its 25th meeting!
We had our 25th meeting on 9-19-15.
This time LVAC member Les hosted. This was Les’ second time hosting in 2015 – the first time was in January, 8 months ago. In the interim, Les had moved from a condo to an apartment and re-installed his audio and video system.
Les had also taken his speakers from the prototype stage (or, as I called it in January, “a DIY project”) to a finished furniture quality system. Both the appearance and sound quality (which was good to start with) have improved. Les credited part of that to the assistance he received from LVAC member Barry, who spent several hours in Les’ living room Thursday evening tuning the system with Barry’s TEF system to prepare for the meeting.
As he did in January, Les presented a wide range of vinyl, CD and video source material. He contrasted the differences between those media. The music ran the gamut from classical to jazz to rock including vintage and current recordings. As was the case in January, all of the different genres of music sounded great on Les' system. The system does not discriminate on recording quality, either. It features several octaves of “lower mid-range” often missing from other systems which highlight the full sound range of pianos,guitars, many other musical instruments and male and female vocalists. The system was very neutral without sounding thin and bright as many audiophiles would think that horn speakers with solid state electronics would be.
Les also played selections submitted by other members. One of them, "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens, which member Jonathan brought on both vinyl and on CD, proved that CDs don’t wear out but records do.
Thanks to Jonathan as well for loaning Les a Musical Fidelity V-DAC for the demo. It “Plugged” and it “Played.”
Les presented two separate speaker systems using the same “front end” starting point in a form of an “A – B” comparison. He is obviously a big JBL fan, so all of the drivers are by JBL. Les called the systems “The Big Horns” and “The Black + Whites” – looking at the photo it is obvious why. An equipment list and photos from Jonathan and Les follow.
During the meeting, Les mentioned that he would like to sell any or all of his equipment to any interested party.
So, once again, there you have it - yet another successful LVAC meeting. Thanks again to
Les for hosting, the various members for showing up, and you for your support.
Equipment for Les' September 19, 2015 LVAC Demo
System 1 - The "Big Horns"
Speakers
Bass
1 Pair
Vintage JBL Apollo Cabinets with JBL LE15A woofers (refoamed by OC Spekers)
Midrange/HF
1 Pair
Custom 36in Smith Horns In Walnut And Maple with JBL 2451J drivers and Truextent BeX
diaphragms.
Electronics
Amplifiers
2 JBL UREI 6260s - 150 watts per channel each at 8 ohms
Crossover
Rane AC23 three way electronic crossover (set for two way at 350 Hz)
Equalizer
SAE Mark 17 (restored 2014)
System 2 - The "Black And Whites"
Speakers
Bass
1 Pair
Custom LaScala replicas with JBL D140F woofers
Midrange/HF
1 Pair
Custom 24in Smith Horns with JBL LE85 drivers
Electronics
Amplifiers
SAE Mark 3 - 120 watts per channel at 8 ohms dual monoblock
JBL UREI 6260 - 150 watts per channel at 8 ohms
Crossover
Rane AC22 two way electronic crossover (at 750 Hz)
Equalizer
SAE Mark 17 (restored 2015)
Other Electronics
Pre-amplifier
SAE Mark 9b
Equalizer
SAE Mark 7
DAC
Musical Fidelity V-DAC (loaned by Jonathan Meyers)
Play Vinyl
Turntable
SONY TTS 3000 (restored 2014)
Tonearm
SONY PUA 237
Cartridge
Stanton 681
Play CDs
DVD player
SONY SR210P
Video
Projector
EPSON 8350
Photos are below. Photos by Les and Jonathan:
We had our 25th meeting on 9-19-15.
This time LVAC member Les hosted. This was Les’ second time hosting in 2015 – the first time was in January, 8 months ago. In the interim, Les had moved from a condo to an apartment and re-installed his audio and video system.
Les had also taken his speakers from the prototype stage (or, as I called it in January, “a DIY project”) to a finished furniture quality system. Both the appearance and sound quality (which was good to start with) have improved. Les credited part of that to the assistance he received from LVAC member Barry, who spent several hours in Les’ living room Thursday evening tuning the system with Barry’s TEF system to prepare for the meeting.
As he did in January, Les presented a wide range of vinyl, CD and video source material. He contrasted the differences between those media. The music ran the gamut from classical to jazz to rock including vintage and current recordings. As was the case in January, all of the different genres of music sounded great on Les' system. The system does not discriminate on recording quality, either. It features several octaves of “lower mid-range” often missing from other systems which highlight the full sound range of pianos,guitars, many other musical instruments and male and female vocalists. The system was very neutral without sounding thin and bright as many audiophiles would think that horn speakers with solid state electronics would be.
Les also played selections submitted by other members. One of them, "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens, which member Jonathan brought on both vinyl and on CD, proved that CDs don’t wear out but records do.
Thanks to Jonathan as well for loaning Les a Musical Fidelity V-DAC for the demo. It “Plugged” and it “Played.”
Les presented two separate speaker systems using the same “front end” starting point in a form of an “A – B” comparison. He is obviously a big JBL fan, so all of the drivers are by JBL. Les called the systems “The Big Horns” and “The Black + Whites” – looking at the photo it is obvious why. An equipment list and photos from Jonathan and Les follow.
During the meeting, Les mentioned that he would like to sell any or all of his equipment to any interested party.
So, once again, there you have it - yet another successful LVAC meeting. Thanks again to
Les for hosting, the various members for showing up, and you for your support.
Equipment for Les' September 19, 2015 LVAC Demo
System 1 - The "Big Horns"
Speakers
Bass
1 Pair
Vintage JBL Apollo Cabinets with JBL LE15A woofers (refoamed by OC Spekers)
Midrange/HF
1 Pair
Custom 36in Smith Horns In Walnut And Maple with JBL 2451J drivers and Truextent BeX
diaphragms.
Electronics
Amplifiers
2 JBL UREI 6260s - 150 watts per channel each at 8 ohms
Crossover
Rane AC23 three way electronic crossover (set for two way at 350 Hz)
Equalizer
SAE Mark 17 (restored 2014)
System 2 - The "Black And Whites"
Speakers
Bass
1 Pair
Custom LaScala replicas with JBL D140F woofers
Midrange/HF
1 Pair
Custom 24in Smith Horns with JBL LE85 drivers
Electronics
Amplifiers
SAE Mark 3 - 120 watts per channel at 8 ohms dual monoblock
JBL UREI 6260 - 150 watts per channel at 8 ohms
Crossover
Rane AC22 two way electronic crossover (at 750 Hz)
Equalizer
SAE Mark 17 (restored 2015)
Other Electronics
Pre-amplifier
SAE Mark 9b
Equalizer
SAE Mark 7
DAC
Musical Fidelity V-DAC (loaned by Jonathan Meyers)
Play Vinyl
Turntable
SONY TTS 3000 (restored 2014)
Tonearm
SONY PUA 237
Cartridge
Stanton 681
Play CDs
DVD player
SONY SR210P
Video
Projector
EPSON 8350
Photos are below. Photos by Les and Jonathan:
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
October meeting place and time set *rescheduled*
Ok, fellow audiophiles from Las Vegas (and Southern Nevada in general,)
we have determined where and when our next meeting will be at! Below are
the details and whatnot. Thanks as always for looking.
The October LVAC meeting will be rescheduled from Sunday, 10-18-15 from 2-5 pm PST to Sunday, 10-25-15 from 2-5 pm PST. The meeting will still be held at the latest (and greatest?) high end audio store here in Las Vegas, Audio Visual Solutions! Greg, the store manager, will give the club a guided tour of the establishment and all of the wonderful sights and sounds therein. He will also be speaking to the club as well about various audio-related topics.
The major lines they carry are McIntosh (Platinum Dealer) Monitor Audio, Krell, Sonus Faber, PS Audio, Sony (Audio and TVs), Klipsch, Jamo, Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, Integra, Onkyo, Control4, Salamander Designs and many others. They are considering other major lines to represent. Quite a heavy hitting lineup to say the least!
Greg will also provide refreshments as par for the course.
This is a special event, so don't miss this! Be there or be square, as they say.
To get an idea of what their systems are like, please view the photos below.
For more information about the LVAC and how to become a member (you must be a member to attend this meeting,) follow the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
Once you become a member, you will be provided with the address, phone number, and other pertinent details.
Photos:
The October LVAC meeting will be rescheduled from Sunday, 10-18-15 from 2-5 pm PST to Sunday, 10-25-15 from 2-5 pm PST. The meeting will still be held at the latest (and greatest?) high end audio store here in Las Vegas, Audio Visual Solutions! Greg, the store manager, will give the club a guided tour of the establishment and all of the wonderful sights and sounds therein. He will also be speaking to the club as well about various audio-related topics.
The major lines they carry are McIntosh (Platinum Dealer) Monitor Audio, Krell, Sonus Faber, PS Audio, Sony (Audio and TVs), Klipsch, Jamo, Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, Integra, Onkyo, Control4, Salamander Designs and many others. They are considering other major lines to represent. Quite a heavy hitting lineup to say the least!
Greg will also provide refreshments as par for the course.
This is a special event, so don't miss this! Be there or be square, as they say.
To get an idea of what their systems are like, please view the photos below.
For more information about the LVAC and how to become a member (you must be a member to attend this meeting,) follow the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
Once you become a member, you will be provided with the address, phone number, and other pertinent details.
Photos:
Thursday, September 17, 2015
*CANCELLED* Special Event in December! A High End Audio legend visits the LVAC! *CANCELLED*
*ATTN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SPECIAL EVENT BELOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE AND TIME*
*UNTIL THEN COME TO CES 2016 AND VISIT THE DAN D'AGOSTINO MASTER AUDIO SYSTEMS ROOM. IT WILL BE ROOM 122 ON THE 30TH FLOOR AT THE VENETIAN HOTEL AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS*
And who is this pray tell? Well, it's a man that really needs no introduction. His name is Dan D'Agostino, and he has been building high end audio electronics since 1980. His first company was Krell Industries, which revolutionized the way Class A power amplifiers could be built and how they could drive any speakers known to man. Right around 5 years ago, he struck out on his own with a new company that bears his name; Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. These units are the culmination of what Dan has learned over the years, and if both reviewers and end users are correct, this is the best stuff Dan has ever created to date.
So, since the D'Agostino factory is just south of Vegas in neighboring Arizona, we extended to Petra D'Agostino (Dan's wife) an invitation to Dan to come up to Vegas and demo his wares for our humble little club. We weren't expecting much, matter of fact, we were expecting something along the lines of; "who do you think you are CES? RMAF? get the F outta here!" or just the old silent treatment. Surprisingly enough, Dan has been oh so kind to agree to demo his wares for us on Saturday, December 5th, 2015 from 2-5pm PST. Yes, this will go down, believe it or not. It's a major coup d'etat for this club. Never in our wildest dreams did we think this would happen when we formed 2 years ago. Well guess what, it's happening. And no Dan, we're not worthy!
This oh so special event will be at LVAC member Mike's place. Mike has hosted a few time before over the last 2 years, and he never ceases to amaze us with his professionalism and hospitality.
However, this is a members-only event. Because of space, cost, and time considerations, itt is not open to the public. To become a member of the LVAC, click on the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
Now for a few photos of Dan and the wonderful works of art that he has created. Enjoy...
*UNTIL THEN COME TO CES 2016 AND VISIT THE DAN D'AGOSTINO MASTER AUDIO SYSTEMS ROOM. IT WILL BE ROOM 122 ON THE 30TH FLOOR AT THE VENETIAN HOTEL AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS*
And who is this pray tell? Well, it's a man that really needs no introduction. His name is Dan D'Agostino, and he has been building high end audio electronics since 1980. His first company was Krell Industries, which revolutionized the way Class A power amplifiers could be built and how they could drive any speakers known to man. Right around 5 years ago, he struck out on his own with a new company that bears his name; Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. These units are the culmination of what Dan has learned over the years, and if both reviewers and end users are correct, this is the best stuff Dan has ever created to date.
So, since the D'Agostino factory is just south of Vegas in neighboring Arizona, we extended to Petra D'Agostino (Dan's wife) an invitation to Dan to come up to Vegas and demo his wares for our humble little club. We weren't expecting much, matter of fact, we were expecting something along the lines of; "who do you think you are CES? RMAF? get the F outta here!" or just the old silent treatment. Surprisingly enough, Dan has been oh so kind to agree to demo his wares for us on Saturday, December 5th, 2015 from 2-5pm PST. Yes, this will go down, believe it or not. It's a major coup d'etat for this club. Never in our wildest dreams did we think this would happen when we formed 2 years ago. Well guess what, it's happening. And no Dan, we're not worthy!
This oh so special event will be at LVAC member Mike's place. Mike has hosted a few time before over the last 2 years, and he never ceases to amaze us with his professionalism and hospitality.
However, this is a members-only event. Because of space, cost, and time considerations, itt is not open to the public. To become a member of the LVAC, click on the link below.
http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/membership-in-lvac.html
Now for a few photos of Dan and the wonderful works of art that he has created. Enjoy...
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