HiFi Stereo - Arizona Audio Video Club
What's Coming in 2020 ?????
In Final Planning Stages
Not all events cast in stone yet but soon will be:
January 29th -Wednesday-7pm- Faith Lutheran Church- 801 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix
The Arizona Audio/Video Club is please to announce that Andrew Jones
of Elac Sound will be in Phoenix to speak at our event. He has a fascinating life story.
Please mark your calendars now!
February 26th -Wednesday-7pm -Woolson's Audio -3202 S. 40th Street, Phoenix
Vintage Gear- Once finalized we will be headed to Woolson's Audio. This store is only open
on Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Larry Woolson and his son AJ present a huge assortment
of vintage gear along with other consignment items. AJ can speak on classical LPs at a level I did not know existed. Come for a fun time with great people!
March 25th-Wednesday- 7pm -Barton Barr Library-Lecture room
Charles Kirmuss, inventor of the world's best vinyl record cleaning system will
speak and demonstrate his new product. Additionally an expert will show you
how to properly setup your turntable and make some recommendations
of what prospective buyers should be looking for in a good TT.
April 29th- Wednesday-7pm Location-TBD
To Stream or Not to Stream-Here is the answer. Experts describe how it works and why you want to get started streaming. Brands reviewed and SQ levels discussed. Now that Amazon offers Hi-Rez the deal got even better.
May 30th -Saturday-11am-2pm- Acoustic Designs-16074 N. 78th St, Scottsdale
-Woofers that sound realistic, detailed and clear. Held at Don Loving's Acoustic
Designs in Scottsdale. If you have not had the chance to walk through Don's store
you are in for a treat. Esoteric, Sonus Faber, and more top level brands.
June 27th Saturday-11-3pm Venue8600-8600 E. Anderson Dr, Scottsdale
SPEAKERFEST II JUNE 30TH SATURDAY 11AM TO 3PM.
Standmount Speakers with Shock and Awe!!
We have set our sights high this year.
Eight Brands you will call 'The best you've ever heard" . Don't miss it!!
July 29th Wednesday-7pm Location TBD
Member Music. Your chance to find some new music to enjoy courtesy
of other members. Everyone is encouraged to bring one or two selections
they love and want to share with everyone. Always a fun night!
August 26th, Wednesday- 7pm. Location TBD
Can you say headphones? All the latest brands along with the best equipment
to power them. Additionally we will demonstrate how hi-res sound is now as
portable as a device as small as a smart phone, And very affordably.
September 30th-Wednesday- 7pm. 15507 N. Scottsdale Rd # 135, Scottsdale
LMC VISIT-Focal, Naim and LMC have teamed up to present all their best products
in a new store next door to LMC. Awesome setup -great job!
Hear the new Wilson Chronograph Speakers at $680k a pair.
October 28th-Wednesday-7pm. Gilbert at Steve's Home.
BRUZER CINEMA PRESENTS -A Night at Steve's Home Theatre.
Fellow member and Audio/Video afficiendo Steve Bruzonsky opens his dedicated,
custom built, audiophile home theatre 18’W X 25’L X 12’H for club members only.
Steve has just completed a total upgrade to his already fabulous system. SRO.
Details below.
November- Held December 5th-Saturday- 10am-2pm. Location TBD
The Annual Swap Meet and Media Sale will once again be
held in November as the culmination of our 2020 Season.
More Thoughts:
Room Correction: Why you want it, how it works and what is costs!
Demos from all the leading manufacturers -Anthem, Legacy, Trinnov,
NAD Dirac and others.
Shopping for a new Integrated? A/B listening opportunities between
Hegel, Sugden, McIntosh, Naim & Master Class NAD.
Snake oil or Legit?
Cables, interconnects, digital and Voodoo.
Cardas OFC , Nordost , DH Labs . Kimber . AudioQuest.
Send us your meeting ideas !!!
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Postponed from 2019-Hey, Rome was not built in a day!
Details-Find the Devil!
"BRUZER CINEMA PRESENTS"
Bruzer Cinema, Renovation/Upgrade August/September 2019, with planned 9.4.13 system, subject to revision during install:
New (Recent) components are in bold print below:
Trinnov Altitude 32-824 (24 channels) SSP (ROON Ready with Auro 3D for music);
3 floorstanding Aerial Acoustics 7t speakers;
6 on wall Aerial Acoustics 7LCR speakers;
2 JL Audio f212 subwoofers with 2 ASC Subtraps;
2 Paradigm Persona Subwoofers with 2 ASC Subtraps;
13 Triad Rotatable Inceiling Rotating Silver/Sat 9 speakers;
3 Theta Digital Prometheus monoblocks;
Trinnov Altitude 8 multi-channel amplifier;
Trinnov Altitude 8m multi-channel amplifier;
ATI 526NT Multi-Channel Amplifier;
Kaleidescape Terra Movie Server 40TB (upstairs home office)
Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 Music Server 32TB (upstairs home office)
Sonic Transporter i7 for ROON DSP (Small Green Computer) (upstairs home office)
Sony VPL-VW5000ES laser projector with Panamorph DCR Anamorphic Lens
Lumagen Radiance Pro 4446 video processor
Stewart Filmscreen Vistascope 2.40 14’ wide Snomatte screen
Apple TV 4k
Kaleidescape Strato C 4k player
DJM Electronics Gigafoil v4 (ethernet in, optical/fiber inside, ethernet out) (prior to Kaleidescape Strato C 4k player)
Oppo UDP-205 4k blu ray player
DirecTV Genie HR54
TIVO Bolt OTA
2 PS Audio P5 power regenerators
Furman Elite 20Pfi (for projector only)
Mid-Atlantic component racksThi
2019
January:
A special Video lecture/ exhibition by Adam Goldfine, a professional videographer.Adam Is exploring the possibility of producing a TV show on Stereo Equipment.
February:
Shootout between Focal Kanta 2s and Goldenear Reference Provided by member
Phil Groben and a friend of the club. Values of $8,000-$10,000
The final score was dead even.
March:
Phoenix Chamber Music Society ;Harp Quintet. Featuring The American String Quartet with Nationally renowned Harpist Nancy Allen. A 500 year old Viola was played. Awesome!
April:
Fellow member HiFi Stereo enthusiast Jeffrey Behr opened his music room to members to hear his new Atma Sphere mono blocks powering his recently upgraded Serenity Planars speakers. Always a pleasure.
May:
A visit to Dan D'Agostino's new facility in Cave Creek. This was a very exceptional meeting. We listened to Mr. D'Agostino speak about sound issues he deals with. We were wined and dined as royalty by the so gracious D'Agostino Family. Finally we were the first group to hear music in his new music room. Truly a priviledge.
June
29th Saturday
Speakerfest !!
All speakers demonstrated were not represented locally.
Please see "Reviews" Tab
July
"Member Music"
24th Wednesday 7pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
Discover some new artists you may love. If you missed it,
a complete list is posted on this website.
See Music List on Events Page
August
24th Saturday
$10 Admission for non-members
RSVP Required by August 21st.
Space is limited.
Please see
Fellow member Paul Righello has organized This 1st Annual event called
"DAC It Out"!! As the name implies we have gathered some if the best DACs
made in the World in an "affordable" price range for a member A/B/C shootout.
SEE RESULTS- NEXT COLUMN
Held at the beautiful new showroom of Acoustic Designs Inc. in the Scottsdale
Airpark. 16074 N.78th St Scottsdale, AZ 85260
September
Wednesday 25th 7pm
Faith Lutheran Church
801 E. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix,AZ
In response to the new member survey asking for an informative lecture series,
Ben Taylor, professional sound engineer and club member will speak on exactly what he must do to make a recording as he did in March by the Phoenix Chamber Music Society. Besides another chance to enjoy internationally renowned harpist Nancy Allen, club members will gain a fuller understanding of how sound which enters a microphone ends up as a recording.
Bonus Door Prize: FIIU Award Winning
personal Hi-Rez player.
October
Wednesday the 30th at 7pm
KJZZ broadcast facilities Tour!!
Conducted by Eric Schecter, Chief Engineer, Eric has agreed to conduct the tour.
This will be a fascinating behinds the scenes look the New HQ of both KJZZ and KBAQ.
Located at Rio Salado Community College at 2323 W 14th Street in Tempe.
in Building B on the 4th floor.
November
This Meeting is actually held on the 1st Saturday in
December toaccomodate the Thanksgiving Holiday
Location :Harmon Library-Phoenix 1325 S 5th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
The Club has an Annual Swap Meet
where members may sell or buy equipment related to A/V.
We took an informal survey of 8 members recently
and found that all had several pieces they plan to
bring. Good way to make room for something new!
December
Holiday Break
Unburden yourself
By Ben Taylor
Here's an article that you all should be reading. It will simplify, and unburden you of some of the myths in audio. In addition it will let you concentrate on the really important aspects of getting your systems to work at its best. It's why I always recommend that you work on the acoustic properties of the space you've chosen, and not so much the gear. Yes the gear is important, but let's face it, there are few really bad pieces of audio gear being made these days. It's just differences that we experience, and it's those differences that determine what we prefer to hear. Each of us has a different idea as to what represents a good sounding system. If you don't pay close attention to the acoustics of your room, you'll never know what your system is really capable of.
That being said, here is a YouTube video that best clarifies Digital Audio, and represents what I've learned after 40+ years as a professional. Whereas I have recorded at sample rates of 96K and above, I find little above 48K useful, but I had to do it to hear for myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZqYnd5g8M&t=1145s
Ben
OmniClassic Recording
"Have Mic-Will Travel"
omnic...@gmail.com
602 535-7906