North East Wisconsin Audio Society of Green Bay

Meeting Date:	10/09/2004	Start Time:
Venue(s):	Wilbur's - Madison
Attendees:
Tim Aucremann Madison Area Jeff LaFortune Dan Lequia John Barlow Brian Koehler Paul Fassbender Mike Knapstein Madison Area Elton Crim Madison Area Lou Balch Greg Gessert (Wilbur) (host)

Minutes From Meeting (Wilbur)

This was definitely more a get-together than a meeting but boy, what a get-together. That’s what I get for missing the first meeting where they talked about group goals, membership ideas and the like. In a lot of ways I’m sort of glad we didn’t talk about that type of thing this time. The main topics were just getting to know everybody, what their systems were like and how they got there, cars and just about anything else that caught our fancy. One topic that I brought up to various people was on tuning a room. All I’ve tried using so far is live plants so some very good ideas. Brian might even have a pair of bass traps that I can try before buying or building which is real sweet. There was a good rotation of different music brought by different people with people trying the sweet spot for serious listening. The sound was pretty good though throughout the room. We did have a minor problem with the Conrad Johnson MV-55 that Brian brought down. We started playing some music once it warmed up and John was sitting in the chair in front of the right speaker and mentioned the right tweeter was gone. After Brian checked the CJ he found he had blown a fuse. As John brought up it was really strange that a fuse would blow without bringing down the entire channel. Brian had got the amp from Specialized Sound here in Madison and after a little running around he got the CJ up and running. Elton has the privilege of working part time for enjoyment at University Audio here in Madison . One topic that was a lot of fun was when Elton got here and started talking with John about the owner of University Audio. That was a lot of fun. Lou showed up about 6:30 when the CJ’s were playing and brought some interesting music and a very interesting toy. Paul, Brian, Lou and I got to hear the CJ’s playing with the Soliloquy 6.3’s. Paul, Brian and I got to hear the difference between the JVC SS amp and the CJ tube. The general consensus was that the JVC had more control in the bass with more punch and impact but the CJ added so much warmth and a somewhat liquid flow to the music that was very enjoyable. Now if I can just afford a tube amp and a SS it would be great. Lou did bring a very interesting toy. A Blue Circle Noise Hound. Info on it is posted in the tweaks corner. When I had originally proposed a meeting here in Madison to Squidboyw and Nrchy I told them I would feed them but they had to bring their own drinks. Although they didn’t make it the food did. We had Barbeque Beef, Kicked Up Macaroni and Cheese with a Barley Salad. Food was good and thanks to all that brought something to drink. The Yellow Tail from Dan and Jeff made it to my cousin’s for Thanksgiving to spread the good cheer. The Bogle’s from Paul I definitely will be enjoying at a later date. Brian and Lou left about 12:30 . It was a great day and looking forward to seeing people again.