NYC mini-mini Meet at Immtbiker's

[Romanee]

The 30th is jake with me. (So's the 23rd, actually.)

If there's any interest/desperate need I will bring my Pioneer DV563a (SACD/CD/DVD...). I'll look through my vinyl wall (no, I'm not that kinky -- wall-o'-analog LPs) in case there are any worthy of schlepping along to Aaron's analog emporium. I'll also add the very few Hybrid/SACDs I have thusfar:

Alison Krauss+Union Station Live (great 2-disc set)
"Cantate Domino" - Oskar's Mottet Choir (+organ & brass choir)
Bill Evans Trio Live: "Waltz For Debby"
Steely Dan: "Gaucho"

...and maybe a few very good Redbook CDs -- but then, I'm sure Aaron's got tons.

Aaron, are there any CDs/SACDs/LPs you don't have that you'd like to show up at the meet, in case any of us has it/them?

Team "Feel the ?" [we wired 10 + The Wife]

Yeeeeehaaaaaa! (oops ... ssssshhhhhh)

Pssst: Hey Jahn -- how the heck do you get that Japanese glyph to stay in ... mine keep converting to "?"...!!!???

 

[immtbiker]

Romanee...
Waltz for Debbie and Moonbeams, if you have them. Any vinyl would be great. Just as long as it's clean and fresh...sort of like a Bud (but it doesn't have to have a freshness date....older is sometimes better with LP's).

 

[Romanee]

I do have "Waltz For Debbie" on Hybrid/SACD.

This evening I might have time to look through my vinyl to hunt for treasure. Many of my jazz LPs did not have audiophile versions when I bought them and not that many were well recorded/engineered. I'll let you know after I look. If not tonight, I'll look Wednesday eve.

 

[Sovkiller]

And are you going to use the Qualias in a analog setup?......Sorry to be so annoying but the Qualias were designed for the new up-comming and the ones already stablished "high resolution digital formats" (SACD and DVD-A till now, and maybe the new ones), to use them in an analog rig, IMO will just be overkill for the flaws of those old formats and systems, just take into consideration that the Qualia is an extremelly sensitive and delicate headhone (like anyone before), and it will show up all the noises that it could find in the setup, from the surface noise to the scratchs, hums etc...to whatever it found, don't you think, guys??? For the rest of the headphones it is just OK, but for the Qualias, I don't think is a very good idea??? Are you sure it will be a good idea??? Well to try it will not harm....but ????

 

[Romanee]

Good point, Sovk -- I've experienced it's sensitivities and the sometimes painful results.

Since there's a nice analog setup there and lots of headfi-ers still have analog systems, it would at least be an interesting -- if possibly brief, given the sonic pitfalls -- experiment.

 

[immtbiker]

I use them to listem to LP's half the time. Except for the initial second, when the cart. hits the entry groove, the rest is a most pleasant experience. I try to only listen to quality recordings, on records that are treated with respect. As with any headphones, you do hear more surface noise and imperfections, than with speakers, but it is worth the listen. A rose with thorns, so to speak.

Analog LP's have a wider freq. range than CD's (10-60k, as opposed to 20-20k), so, even though it isn't what SACD and DVD-Audio output, it is wider than Redbook digital).

I always enjoyed my Omega II's (B4 I sold them), more than the R-10's or HD600's, when listening to vinyl. The laidback-edness of the Stax, seemed to be a warmer, smoother combo. The Qualias' offer a truer representation of the music, thereby magnifying the gratification of the analog experience.

 

[bozebuttons]

The 30th works for me,will be bringing electrostatics to the table HE90/OmegaIIs
Headamp Blackgated KGSS & or 2 box Singlepower amp(If it gets back to me in time) to drive them .

 

[Romanee]

Hi, Aaron!

I just took a fairly quick but fairly thorough look through the vinyl shelves, and typed up a list (only slightly sorted-on-the-fly).

Take a glance and comment. (sorry ... no "moonbeams")

Do you have a record cleaning machine?

Cheers,
groov-y Pete

THE LIST (sorry, no time for helpful color highlighting):
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BILL EVANS LPs

Riverside 9445
Interplay – Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones

Verve VG-8762
Bill Evans At The Montreux Jazz Festival 6/15/1968
Bill Evans/piano, Eddie Gomez/bass, Jack deJohnette/drums

Riverside RS-3042
Bill Evans Peace Pieces
featuring Cannonball Adderley/alto sax, Percy Heath/bass, Connie Kay/drums, Jim Hall/guitar, Freddie Hubard/trumpet, Philly Joe Jones/drums, Chuck Israels/bass, Paul Motian/drums

Verve V-8655 – 1966
Intermodulation – Bill Evans/piano, Jim Hall/guitar

Verve V6-8747 – 1962–1966
The Best of Bill Evans

Warner Brothers BSK-3293 – 1979
Affinity – Bill Evans/electric keyboards, Toots Thielemans/harmonica, Marc Johnson/bass

Elektra Musician Jazz masters Edition – Musician 9
Bill Evans – The Paris Concert – Edition one – 1979
Bill Evans/piano, Jarc Johnson/bass, Joe LaBarbera/drums

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Reference Recordings RR-13 45rpm
Tafelmusik – Popular Masterworks of the Baroque – Canada's Original-Instrument Baroque Orchestra

Reference Recordins RR-12 – 45rpm 12" disc
DAFOS – Mickey Hart/drums & percussion, Airto Moreira/percussion, Flora Purim/vocals & percussion – & others

Telarc Digital Stereo DG-10044 Imported Pressing – 1979
Mel Lewis – The Jazz Orchestra – "Naturally"

Proprius prop7778-79 / AudioSource*– Pressed by JVC Japan
Jazz at The Pawnshop

Proprius pro7762
Cantate Domino – Oscars Motettkor (Motet Choir, with organ and brass choir)

Proprius – prop7800
Laudate ! – Musik fran Stormaktstiden ur DUBENSAMLINGEN

Proprius – prop7860
Laudate II – Baroque Music from the Duben Collection

Wergo –WER-60036 – Grosse Inerpreten neuer Musik
Siegfried Palm/cello

Philips PCC 619
Misa Criolla – Los Fronterizos Chorus and Orchestra

Baybridge Records – KUX-182-B – Pressed in Japan
Richie Beirach/solo piano – "Continuum"

Atlantic SD 2-604
Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short at Town Hall – 1968

Mobil Fidelity Lab MFS 1-023 – Half-Speed Mastered Super High Fidelity Limited Edition 1978
The Beatles – Abbey Road

Sheffield Lab – Direct Disc Recording / Limited Edition
Michael Newman/guitar – JS Bach Chaconne, etc.

Sheffield Lab – Direct Disc Recording / Limited Edition
Eric Leinsdorf / LA Philharmonic – Unedited
Wagner – Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries, Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Funeral Music; Siegried: Forest Murmurs

Denon PCM Recording OX-7030-ND
Sonates et Divertissements – Boismortier - Handel - Telemann - Mozart
Robert Veyron-Lacroix/clavecin Neupert & piano Steinway, Pierre Pierlot/oboe, Paul Hongne/bassoon

Nautilus – Ltd Ed. Direct-to-Disc Recording Superdisc
John Klemmer – "Straight from the Heart"

Mobil Fidelity LAB – MSL 2-503 – ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDINGS
DON SEBESKY – 3 Works for Jazz Soloists and Symphony Orchestra

 

[immtbiker]

Tom...I was hoping you would bring the electro's for comparison. This will be great!

Pete...I have the VPI 16.5 cleaning machine, but it can be annoying to the open airs.

 

[agile_one]

Damn ... you guys are killin' me.

I will be in No. NJ over New Year's, and would kill to attend this summit, but alas, it will be the end of Jan. Have you no consideration for weary travelers from afar?

Have fun - maybe another time when schedules merge better ...

 

[immtbiker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by agile_one Damn ... you guys are killin' me. I will be in No. NJ over New Year's, and would kill to attend this summit, but alas, it will be the end of Jan. Have you no consideration for weary travelers from afar? Have fun - maybe another time when schedules merge better ...

If my wife and I can stay at your house in May, to go diving, I will bring the Qualias

(You don't have to answer that, I'm having fun).

 

[agile_one]

Quote:

Originally Posted by immtbiker If my wife and I can stay at your house in May, to go diving, I will bring the Qualias (You don't have to answer that, I'm having fun).

Dude ... you're on for a place to crash in May whilst diving. I'll even take you sailing to some special places, if you don't mind that slow mode of transport.

Of course, there is a catch ... you must bring some gear to combine with mine for a mini meet. Note that I cannot compete with Wayne for diving attractions or audio gear, but I have a boat, and he does not

Best would be if we could lure him from Cayman for mini summit, and we could have a jolly time.

The Dry Tortugas are a treasure, and the SR71 batteries last just long enough for a round trip from Sarasota. So does other gear with the inverter from the 12v batteries.

Book a flight to Tampa orSarasota, tell me the arrival time, and I'll pick you up.

 

[Wmcmanus]

Gene, do you dive? Trust me, when Aaron and Telica go on a dive trip, they dive, dive and dive! You won't see much of them during the daytime unless you go along. I'd love to join you on this outing if the timing is right. Telica is a totally amazing cook and an all around sweetheart!

 

[Romanee]

Aaron -

I don't mean to interrupt the really great fly, dive and sail chat. Ignore this 'til another time, but I'm fading, so I have to write this now: from the list of selections I pulled from the vinyl wall, are there any titles that you are at all interested in hearing at the meet? If not I'll leave them all home and save myself a sore back & shoulders from lugging them from midtown to "the outer boros". (That's a heavy pile of plastic.)

Let me know at some time or other. Thanks.

 

[immtbiker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by agile_one Dude ... you're on for a place to crash in May whilst diving. I'll even take you sailing to some special places, if you don't mind that slow mode of transport. Of course, there is a catch ... you must bring some gear to combine with mine for a mini meet. Note that I cannot compete with Wayne for diving attractions or audio gear, but I have a boat, and he does not Best would be if we could lure him from Cayman for mini summit, and we could have a jolly time. The Dry Tortugas are a treasure, and the SR71 batteries last just long enough for a round trip from Sarasota. So does other gear with the inverter from the 12v batteries. Book a flight to Tampa orSarasota, tell me the arrival time, and I'll pick you up.

If you're serious...your on. We would need to rent a compressor, unless you know all the stopping points between Sarasota and Key West to refill 4 tanks (2 dives per day). A jolly time could be had by all. We went on Blackbeards, which is a 60' sailboat for 20 divers for 8 days, and all we did was eat, sh-t, dive. and party. It will be etched on our minds forever.

Peter, I will revisit your list, and pick 5 winners, so it will be a light carry.