Next DIY meetup

Bump for Saturday's meetup. It's here at Bottleheadquarters from 12-3. I have the Neothoriator 845 headphone amp running as a preamp (wow), a pair of strapped Kaiju monoblocks on the Jäger speakers, and I have found a couple of new artists whose music I'm excited to share. Bring you favorite music, your latest project, and a friend!
 
Doc B. said:
This Saturday is the next meetup here at Bottleheadquarters, from 12-3. We will be focusing on vinyl, playing with an experimental all tube moving coil cartridge stepup preamp we built a couple of years ago. The result was a modest success - modest only because it has an ever so slight noise floor that I deemed just a little too loud for a commercial product. But man, every time I put it in the system the dynamics and natural sound just knocks me out. So I thought it would be fun to let others hear it even if it isn't "perfect".  We will compare it with a Peerless 20-20 style stepup transformer built by Mike LaFevre, using a Haniwa HTCR01 cartridge, SME3009 tonearm, Analog Engineering AE-2008 turntable, and a Bottlehead Eros phono preamp. Bring your favorite record!
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Doc,

That's a lot of transformers there!  I'm assuming this would be part of the premium line if it makes it to production?

Dave
 
The next meetup is this Saturday, October 7th, from 12-3 at Bottleheadquarters. I have the Jägers biamped, with the 50wpc Big Betty PSEP 6550 amps on the woofers and strapped Kaiju SET 300B monoblocks on the tweeters.  The preamp is my Neothoriator, which I think sounds even better than a BeePre.  In fact I think this setup is the best sound we have had in our room yet. You really ought to hop on the ferry and come by to hear it. Rumor has it a bunch of VALVE OGs will be there, which always adds to the merriment. And I have a Nagra 7 digital recorder we can listen to as well.

See you Saturday!
 
I guess PJ can't make it tomorrow. Is anyone else still planning on coming? Please let me know if you are or I will say let's meet up next month.
 
I've got to wait a month also.  The flu has been going around the neighborhood, and though I'm recovered, I know Richard will be extra annoyed if I get him sick again!
 
I need to check the mail today so I will head in and plan to stick around until 12:30 if no one shows up at noon.
 
Dave and I came over and had a great time.  It was wonderful to see you again.  Say hi to Eileen and the gang when they get back from various places.  System was sounding excellent and the Neothoriator looks very promising as a high end preamp which is very cool.
Richard
 
Thanks Richard. I was great to see you guys and catch up. Kinda like the old days!
 
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