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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Our Eighteenth Meeting

Ok, fellow audiophiles in the Las Vegas area and everywhere really (this is the world wide web after all,) the first official audio club ever in Sin City, has now completed its eighteenth meeting.

We had our eighteenth meeting on 2-21-15.

For a list of equipment, check out the blog post here:

http://lasvegasaudioclub.blogspot.com/2014/10/october-meeting-place-and-time-set.html

However, there have been some interesting additions to the system. Instead of the McIntosh 225 amp, in its place is a fully restored Marantz 8B! Also, the speaker setup has changed. Gone are the JBL Studio 590s (they weren't really very good in this system anyway.) In it's place full time are the Klipsch La Scalas. Plus, very interesting horn tweeters from Altec (805Bs on top) and Eminence (APT 200 with bi-radial horn in the middle). As well as Crites A/4500 crossovers. To round it off, 2 Velodyne subwoofers are used.

The meeting took place at LVAC member Todd's place. This was Todd's second time hosting. He was very professional in his presentation. And as you can see in the list of equipment via the link above, most of his components are vintage. You can't judge book by it's cover, and the vintage components put out a sound that was on a par with today's top stuff. It was dynamic, transparent, and had a visceral quality. Compared to last time 6 months ago, it was even better, if you can imagine that! So, it was a very enjoyable experience to say the least, and all genres of music were played, especially classic jazz from the Blue Note label of which Todd scored an entire collection of last year. Overall, a very successful meeting, and the food and drink Todd provided (pizza and soda pop) was nothing short of excellent. So basically, once again good times were had by all. No one was disappointed. And that's the way it should be! That's how we roll here at the LVAC!

Photos are below. Photos by LVAC member Todd.













Sunday, September 29, 2013

Our Second Meeting

Ok, fellow audiophiles in the Las Vegas area and everywhere really (this is the world wide web after all,) the first audio club ever in Sin City, has now completed its second meeting!

We had our second meeting this last Saturday, (which was 9-28-13)

This time LVAC member Kirk hosted the affair, with his amazing 5.1 surround sound system!

We had a great time listening to tunes, sound effects, and watching videos on Kirk's system. Good food and drink were served. And once again, it was good times!

Right now we have 8 members, and we're looking for a few more good audiophiles in the Vegas area and beyond.

We also would like to introduce our new members Tony, Nick, Barry, and Robert! Thanks for joining guys!

Again, meetings will be once a month.

So, don't be shy, we'd love to have you for the next meeting, and as of now it's still FREE to join!

Any questions? email us at: dave_a_2005@hotmail.com or motorcitydeadman@gmail.com

Photos of the event are below. Photos were taken by club member Des Williams, who once again is conspicuous by his absence!

The system is as follows:

Television:

Sony Bravia IV (LCD), 55”

Prepro:

Marantz AV8801

Amp:

Arcam P1000  (135w x 7)

Blu-ray/CD player

Oppo BDP-95

Speakers:

B&W LCR-6 (Left, Center, Right)

B&W CDS-6 ceiling mounted surround speakers

Subwoofers:

Velodyne SPL-1000

iPod interface:

Wadia i151

Cables:

AudioQuest Carbon HDMI (DVR to prepro, Blu-Ray to prepro, prepro to TV)

Silnote Morpheus Reference II XLR (Oppo BDP-95 to Marantz AV8801)

JW Cryo-Nebula RCA (Oppo BDP-95 to Marantz AV8801 -- for demonstration of difference between Silnote XLR and a decent RCA cable)

Monoprice 0.5m XLR (Marantz 8801 to Arcam Amplifier)

Kimber cable speaker wire (L, C, R) with locking banana plugs from Blue Jeans Cable

Kimber cable digital (RCA) cable (Wadia to Marantz AV8801)

Tributaries subwoofer cables (RCA)
LVAC member Kirk with his system

What a Motley Crew! From left to right, LVAC members Dave, Tony, Kirk, Robert, and Nick
Not pictured: Barry and Des.