WNPS Oct 2008
Posted by: JamieWednesday on 29 October 2008
Yesterday, the West Norfolk Phonographic Society re-convened at my house and it seems we all had a good time!
Thanks to everyone who came over along with their music, toys and refreshments, especially the pork pies Mark! (I believe another will be revealing our new emblem later). It was an excellent day.
I was glad other people got to hear the Gurus in a group session, I guess you could see why I bought them.
Thanks to James A. and Tony for bringing over the Powerlines.
We tried the first one on my Hi-Cap and ...wow, what a difference, the whole system just seemed more...well more! Then the TT got one, a difference but in my system not such a huge improvement IMO, (it was replacing another aftermarket cable from vdh but without the mechanical decoupling involved in the naim cable. That said, when the vdh cable replaced the standard one with the TT a few years ago, that itsef was a huge improvement so I guess the bigger difference had already been accomplished) although others I think noticed it more, being more objective than me. Then finally, another on the 180. Blimey. Or b*gger, depending on perspective.
I think JWM summed it up when he said that I seemed really pissed off when we had a PL on the Hi and then really happy with one on the 180 too. That's because with one I thought, "Oh! nuts, I'm going to have to get one of these now." Then with two I thought, "Wow, I'm going to have to get myself a couple of these. They're fantastic!"
Interesting when we tried Mark's 82 in my system after I have had a previously unsuccessful trial a few months back. Still didn't work for me in my system. More hi-fi perhaps but less musical. Don't know why specifically but my 102 wins out in the context of balance.
Like we said, as we all got a bit lost with what was being played and when, here's my stuff that was on:
CD - Judith Owen - Happy this way - played Conway Bay, Painting by Numbers, Nicholas Drake, Sympathy, A Cool Life
Ipod - Laura Marling - Alas I cannot swim - played Ghosts
CD- David Holmes - Holy Pictures - played Holy Pictures
CD - Derek Trucks Band - Songlines - played I Wish I Knew (in the A/B comparisons) and Volunteered Slavery. A lot! (The other CD we didn't play is called Soul Serenade btw).
CD - Luther Allison - Bad News is Coming (Re-master) - Sweet Home Chicago
CD - S.M.V. (Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten) - Thunder - played Thunder
CD - Charles Dutoit/Saint-Saens - Organ Symphony
CD - Il Buono, il Brutto, Il Cattivo - L'Estasi Dell'Oro
And the vinyl
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James - Sweet Baby James (Warners Re-Issue)
Dakota Staton - "Europa Jazz" series - Make It Easy on Yourself
Peter Gabriel - 4 - Lay Your Hands On Me (Classic Records re-isue) (Used for A/B)
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin' - Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis - Just a Little Lovin' and Breakfast In Bed
Then we went to the pub!
The 'crew'. Some look quite relaxed...
Thanks to everyone who came over along with their music, toys and refreshments, especially the pork pies Mark! (I believe another will be revealing our new emblem later). It was an excellent day.
I was glad other people got to hear the Gurus in a group session, I guess you could see why I bought them.
Thanks to James A. and Tony for bringing over the Powerlines.
We tried the first one on my Hi-Cap and ...wow, what a difference, the whole system just seemed more...well more! Then the TT got one, a difference but in my system not such a huge improvement IMO, (it was replacing another aftermarket cable from vdh but without the mechanical decoupling involved in the naim cable. That said, when the vdh cable replaced the standard one with the TT a few years ago, that itsef was a huge improvement so I guess the bigger difference had already been accomplished) although others I think noticed it more, being more objective than me. Then finally, another on the 180. Blimey. Or b*gger, depending on perspective.
I think JWM summed it up when he said that I seemed really pissed off when we had a PL on the Hi and then really happy with one on the 180 too. That's because with one I thought, "Oh! nuts, I'm going to have to get one of these now." Then with two I thought, "Wow, I'm going to have to get myself a couple of these. They're fantastic!"
Interesting when we tried Mark's 82 in my system after I have had a previously unsuccessful trial a few months back. Still didn't work for me in my system. More hi-fi perhaps but less musical. Don't know why specifically but my 102 wins out in the context of balance.
Like we said, as we all got a bit lost with what was being played and when, here's my stuff that was on:
CD - Judith Owen - Happy this way - played Conway Bay, Painting by Numbers, Nicholas Drake, Sympathy, A Cool Life
Ipod - Laura Marling - Alas I cannot swim - played Ghosts
CD- David Holmes - Holy Pictures - played Holy Pictures
CD - Derek Trucks Band - Songlines - played I Wish I Knew (in the A/B comparisons) and Volunteered Slavery. A lot! (The other CD we didn't play is called Soul Serenade btw).
CD - Luther Allison - Bad News is Coming (Re-master) - Sweet Home Chicago
CD - S.M.V. (Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten) - Thunder - played Thunder
CD - Charles Dutoit/Saint-Saens - Organ Symphony
CD - Il Buono, il Brutto, Il Cattivo - L'Estasi Dell'Oro
And the vinyl
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James - Sweet Baby James (Warners Re-Issue)
Dakota Staton - "Europa Jazz" series - Make It Easy on Yourself
Peter Gabriel - 4 - Lay Your Hands On Me (Classic Records re-isue) (Used for A/B)
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin' - Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis - Just a Little Lovin' and Breakfast In Bed
Then we went to the pub!
The 'crew'. Some look quite relaxed...
Indeed, a splendid day! Many thanks to James for his great hospitality and to Mark for the lovely pork pies; the best I think I've ever scoffed.
These occasions are really enjoyable and they give us all a chance to talk Hi-Fi with those similarly afflicted as well as being introduced to some great new music.It was nice to meet James from Tom Tom - the poor fella spent a lot of his time swapping over various components, but he seemed to enjoy it...
As if I didn't already know, the Powerline showed what an excellent bit of kit it truly is. Whatever you use it on it brings about a magical improvement to all aspects of the music.
I was very impressed by the Gurus. An amazing performance for such a relatively small speaker! When James was out making the coffee we looked around for the concealed pair of DBLs that were producing such a huge sound. So, where did you hide them you scamp?
Once I've finished typing this out it'll be time to considerably enhance Amazon's profits.
Music I contributed -
Bad Company - HDCD Steve Hoffman remaster.
Joe Jackson - Night & Day II "Hell of a Town"
John Mayall - The Blues Alone on SHM-CD, "Marsha's Mood"
On Vinyl - "Rickie Lee Jones"
Now on to more serious matters. After a unanimous agreement it was decided that the society adopt this Logo :-
After a careful search around for any Polar Bears that may have been lurking in the vicinity, we prepared to get outside the pork pies. From the left - JN (John), Jamie Wednesday, GML (George), JWM (James), Michael and Chillkram (Mark)..
...and approximately two seconds later...
I was flattered when James attempted to match my skill and expertise at cable dressing. Not too bad for a first attempt -
These occasions are really enjoyable and they give us all a chance to talk Hi-Fi with those similarly afflicted as well as being introduced to some great new music.It was nice to meet James from Tom Tom - the poor fella spent a lot of his time swapping over various components, but he seemed to enjoy it...
As if I didn't already know, the Powerline showed what an excellent bit of kit it truly is. Whatever you use it on it brings about a magical improvement to all aspects of the music.
I was very impressed by the Gurus. An amazing performance for such a relatively small speaker! When James was out making the coffee we looked around for the concealed pair of DBLs that were producing such a huge sound. So, where did you hide them you scamp?
Once I've finished typing this out it'll be time to considerably enhance Amazon's profits.
Music I contributed -
Bad Company - HDCD Steve Hoffman remaster.
Joe Jackson - Night & Day II "Hell of a Town"
John Mayall - The Blues Alone on SHM-CD, "Marsha's Mood"
On Vinyl - "Rickie Lee Jones"
Now on to more serious matters. After a unanimous agreement it was decided that the society adopt this Logo :-
After a careful search around for any Polar Bears that may have been lurking in the vicinity, we prepared to get outside the pork pies. From the left - JN (John), Jamie Wednesday, GML (George), JWM (James), Michael and Chillkram (Mark)..
...and approximately two seconds later...
I was flattered when James attempted to match my skill and expertise at cable dressing. Not too bad for a first attempt -
Sounds like you all had a great day! The powerlines are visiting me the week after next when James (Tom Tom) is visiting for a final check up on my system. Glad you all enjoyed the Gurus mine are warning up really well after a month.
Notice lack of bear and pie
Oops - only just seen this!
Anyway, having now read the thread I see what was this about and hope all of the above had a very nice time.