South India Audio Meet-2013

[captrajesh]

Unless specified, all names from left to right.

Participants up close

Mikehcm, KiranPs, Isoton, Matbhuve, Kuruvillajacob, John_k_Anthony

Muks_1224, Narenkum, SelvaZX, Murali_n, PbR

Shanspon, Hifipalforall, Santhosh, Srinisundar

Rajagopal_j, Balaji_viji, Ragav

Rajiv, Rameshbitra

GeorgeO, Badrisuper, Mohamednaseer, ThadEGinathom, Ravikiran (Flanker_r's friend)

Ajinkya, Grubyhalo, Bottle

Contactblaise, Gramaphone,

Flanker_r, Flanker_r's spouse (apologies for forgetting the name),
(Next row from right to left) GCPraveen, GCPraveen's friend (Raman IIRC)
Last two in the row are from Audiopeople

 

[captrajesh]

Pics of the sponsors

Team 'Audiopeople

Team 'ProFX'

Team 'Analogue audio.in'

 

[captrajesh]

More pics

Prashant of Pandam Audio

Yours truly

 

[captrajesh]

Finally, the gear, up close. I was running around and didn't note down the model numbers. Members can chip in.

Analogue Audio room pic1

Analogue Audio room pic2

Analogue Audio room pic3

Analogue Audio room pic4
1. Dared amp with 6L6 tubes in Push-Pull mode. 30 WPC.
2. Xindak CDP with tube output stage.

Analogue Audio room pic5.
1. Cadence Arista of yours truly loaned to them on request.
2. Personal DIY speakers (made with Klipsch drivers) of Byju Chacko, the man behind the brand.

 

[captrajesh]

The ProFX room pics.

Tower speakers from KEF & Polk Audio

 

[captrajesh]

The 'Audio People' room pics.

 

[captrajesh]

A complete view of set ups displayed/played.

The Audio People

The ProFX

The Analogue Audio.in

 

[n_sachin84]

Hi captain,
thanks for all the pictures.
Sachin

 

[Rajiv]

Hi,

Thanks everyone for a great meet.

This meet would not have been the success it was, but for the effort and enthusasim of Capt. and Srini.Though I was part of the organising team it was Capt. and Srini who did the major part of the work . Thanks guys.

We finished the day listening to a pair of power amps almost as old as I am!

Thad, next time around I should have my RCA MI1428 field coil drivers up and running,and we could listen to speakers that are as old as our combined ages.

Regards
Rajiv

 

[gobble]

Unless specified, all names from left to right.

This is confusing me .... can you list all the names in a pic from top to bottom instead? hyeah:

PS: What are those small speaker cubes with orange drivers from ProFX?
(Do they also have lemon and pineapple flavor?) :licklips:

--G0bble

 

[murali_n]

Hi gobble,

They are LS50 BS speakers, from KEF

Review: KEF LS50 speaker | Sound and Vision Magazine

Sounded amazing,

N.Murali

 

[Rajiv]

Hi,

Quote from the Sound &Vision review.

Its a throwback to the LS3/5a, a beloved, BBC-designed minimonitor for which KEF made the drivers.

We were able to listen to the LS3/5A and the KEF LS50 at the meet.

Regards
Rajiv

 

[GeorgeO]

Hats off to the organizers for an excellent event-the venue, arrangements, formats, and exhibits and enthusiasm were all of a high order. Good opportunity to meet and renew links with like minded people. For me, the standout room was the one with the valve equipment, and I hope we can have them over to Bangalore sometime soon to demo their equipment. Their 6L6 amp combined with Capt Rajesh's Cadence was an excellent combo.

Well worth the time and money spent going to Madras for the meet.

 

[santhosh]

Hi gobble,

They are LS50 BS speakers, from KEF
Sounded amazing,

N.Murali

Hi,

We were able to listen to the LS3/5A and the KEF LS50 at the meet.

Regards
Rajiv

These two speakers ^ were my favourites from yesterday's meet and were listened to for the longest time. We were fortunate to listen to the legendary combo Spendor LS3/5A (Naseer's) with QuadII monoblocks (Rajiv's).

It was nice meeting Prashant from Genelec who took time to educate a few of us about active speakers in general and Genelec in particular. In all the action, I somehow missed listening to the Genelec mini monitors though

 

[isoton]

Dear SRINI / Capt / n.murali/

Thank you verymuch for organising a wonderful meet.
Points to be appreciated

1.Good Venue with Ample car parking area
2.Well planned activities
3.Good food

Enjoyed Tube amp demo, Kef speker demo/ MBL system demo

Overall a enjoyable event.

Thanks with Best Regards,

 

[Ragav]

Great effort from Srini, Capt Rajesh and Rajiv.
Had a wonderfull time listening to various Speakers, with different set of amps.

Those tube amps were amazing really.!!!

Thanks to Sponsors and organising team.

 

[gobble]

How much are these tube amps priced in India?

--G0bble

 

[Mohanavel]

Wow amazing pics..awaiting for videos (if any???)

 

[GeorgeO]

There are different models, and priced differently.If you can be patient we will have them over in Bangalore for a demo, in the not too distant future. If you can't wait, PM baiju chacko of Analogue Labs, he is on this forum.

 

[gcpraveen]

Many thanks to the organizing team.

Even My favorite was KEF LS50, Thanks to Profx guy for playing the songs I took in pen drive even at lunch time.

Analog AudioLabs (Dared) Tube Amps were very good. Thanks to grubyhalo for selecting tracks for Tube Demo, It was really very nice with Cadence speakers.

Overall wonderful experience as it was my first HFV meet.

Thanks once again to Capt. Rajesh, Rajiv , Murali and Srini for organizing this meet.