The quarterly Audiophile Mega Meet III - 20th Feb - Delhi/NCR

[subhobh]

**UPDATE

Finally, here is the final list:

Confirmed till now:

1. Mr. Kamal - South Delhi
2. Yours Truly - Contact details awaited
3. Dr. Parul M. Sharma - Ggn (happens to be the first fem Audiophile on the .network)
4. *P Deepak - Dwarka - May be getting his WoodStock system
5. *Subho - ggn - Will be getting Power Amp JATON OPERETTA
6. Nitin - Xaggle, new link on the .network from New Delhi
7. Manav Malvai - from Mumbai
8. Jignesh NK - TANNOY admirer & owner of The Absolute Sound, Surat
9. Sid Lochan - Gurgaon
10. Mr. Viren Bakshi - Owner of Lyrita Audio Lyrita Audio
11. Prashant - Gurgaon
12. Ashish - LAKOZY, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
13 &14. Capt. Ashok + Mrs. Ashok
15. T Das
16. Lithium Sunset - Contact details awaited
17. Vinay - Ghaziabad
18. Mr Khushrau Jilla - Audio Analyst, Mumbai
19. Vinay Sharma
20. Prashanth - Dwarka
21. Bhaskar Dutta - Gurgaon
22. Amit Das - Noida
23. *Denny Jose from "Bass n Treble" - Dwarka
24. Cranky (Sangram) - Gurgaon
25. Abakash -faridabad - will be introducing product from LSI GLOBAL
26. Vikram Sharma (roseboy24) will be introducing Taiwan based high end cables


Tentative till now:

28. hfvuser (Puneet) Noida

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Just 25 more days to go and the countdown starts now:clapping:. We are seriously out of capacity. Me be we need to cut down dinner and have a diet lunch to keep our belly flat.

 

[subhobh]

While we are over capacity, there is just one gentleman we will have to welcome to the meet.

He has been a DIY enthusiast and due to my decision of moving off others audio-websites, I could not hear his words/views for quite some time - until now.

- Mr. Sreekanth from Bangalore.

Sreekanth shall bring the speakers for the audition & possibly he shall be joining in for this Audiophile meet up from Bangalore.

While i hope to hear his creation, it will be even better to have Sreekanth along with all the others, while we are at it.

Shall share details as we hear further.

 

[subhobh]

CONFIRMATIONS TILL NOW

1. Mr. Kamal - South Delhi
2. Yours Truly
3. Dr. Parul M. Sharma - Ggn (happens to be the first fem Audiophile on the .network)
4. *P Deepak - Dwarka - Will be getting his - Marantz 8003 amp, 7001 SACD & Quad 11L2 speakers
5. *Subho - ggn - Will be getting his new Power Amp JATON OPERETTA
6. Nitin - Xaggle, new link on the .network from New Delhi
7. Manav Malvai - from Mumbai - TENTATIVE
8. Jignesh NK - TANNOY admirer & owner of The Absolute Sound, Surat
9. Sid Lochan - ggn
10. Mr. Viren Bakshi - Owner of Lyrita Audio www.Lyrita-Audio.in
11. Prashant - ggn
12. Ashish - LAKOZY, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
13, 14. Capt. Ashok + Mrs. Ashok
15. T Das
16. Vijay - Lithium Sunset
17. Vinay - Ghaziabad
18. Mr Khushrau Jilla - Audio Analyst, Mumbai
19. Vinay Sharma
20. Prashanth - Dwarka
21. Mr. Amit Das - Noida
22. Sangram Rakshit (Cranky) - Gurgaon
23. Denny Jose - Bass'nTreble, Delhi
24. Mr. G Venu - ggn - TENTATIVE
25. Mr. Sudipto Pal
26. Dr. Abakash
27. Nirav Shah (Neo)
28. Rahul - Panditji - From GZB
29. Karan Aneja - will be coming with DIY Bookshelves, created by Sreekanth
30. Sreekanth from Bangalore (known by his handle - SOUNDSGREAT) - TENTATIVE
31. Vikram Sharma (Roseboy24) - will be getting Taiwanese High end Cable
32. ...



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[subhobh]

**Here is the updated list

CONFIRMATIONS TILL NOW

1. Mr. Kamal - South Delhi
2. Yours Truly
3. Dr. Parul M. Sharma - Ggn (happens to be the first fem Audiophile on the .network)
4. *P Deepak - Dwarka - Will be getting his - Marantz 8003 amp, 7001 SACD & Quad 11L2 speakers
5. *Subho - ggn - Will be getting his new Power Amp JATON OPERETTA
6. Nitin - Xaggle, new link on the .network from New Delhi
7. Manav Malvai - from Mumbai - TENTATIVE
8. Jignesh NK - TANNOY admirer & owner of The Absolute Sound, Surat
9. Sid Lochan - ggn
10. Mr. Viren Bakshi - Owner of Lyrita Audio www.Lyrita-Audio.in
11. Prashant - ggn
12. Ashish - LAKOZY, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
13, 14. Capt. Ashok + Mrs. Ashok
15. T Das
16. Vijay - Lithium Sunset
17. Vinay - Ghaziabad
18. Mr Khushrau Jilla - Audio Analyst, Mumbai
19. Vinay Sharma
20. Prashanth - Dwarka
21. Mr. Amit Das - Noida
22. Sangram Rakshit (Cranky) - Gurgaon
23. Denny Jose - Bass'nTreble, Delhi
24. Mr. G Venu - ggn - TENTATIVE
25. Mr. Sudipto Pal
26. Dr. Abakash
27. Nirav Shah (Neo)
28. Rahul - Panditji - From GZB
29. Karan Aneja - will be coming with DIY Bookshelves, created by Sreekanth
30. Sreekanth from Bangalore (known by his handle - SOUNDSGREAT) - TENTATIVE
31. Vikram Sharma (Roseboy24) - will be getting Taiwanese High end Cable
32. Puneet-Noida



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[subhobh]

Dear friends,
Thanks for your confirmation. We are officially closing addition to the meet now.


Audiophiles/Dealer friends who are getting the equipments along, may reconfirm their equipment list soon, to enable us schedule the meet up & allot time slots.

Thanks everyone.

 

[subhobh]

**Update

Prashanth from Dwarka has confirmed that he is going to bring his newly purchased Rega appolo CD player. Just arrived yesterday.

I am going to post the updated list of equipments very soon. Stay tuned!!

 

[subhobh]

**Update

Puneet from noida will be bringing his SFlo2.

Good to see our list is expanding everyday!!

 

[subhobh]

Strange, no one asked me about the Food Manu and the schedule? Is everyone is dieting?

 

[subhobh]

Final Announcement for The quarterly Audiophile Mega Meet - III

Finally we are there, just three more days to go. Here are the final and most updated info:

DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, Sunday

TIME:
9:30 AM onwards till 7:30pm (officially) - Please try to be on right time, as it may be disturb others. You are more than welcome to stay till late

VENUE:
Trehan's, House #501, Sec-22 (Near Palam Vihar), Gurgaon, Haryana. Exactly 10mins from Fun'n Food Village
( DIRECTIONS ON GOOGLE MAP --> FROM GURGAON TOLL PLAZA TO THE VENUE)

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Brand Representation
TANNOY - by Jignesh N Khatiwala, ABSOLUTE SOUND (Surat)
Tannoy Speakers for review / Audition

*SPECIAL DEMOS*
Violet Wireless Speaker System - by Lakozy, New Delhi

AMPLIFICATION
1. Leben 300 integrated tube amp - by Mr. Amit Das
2. Jaton Operetta - by Subho
3. Lyrita 845 Tube amp - by Mr. Viren
4. Acoustic Portrait - by Subho courtesy Mr. Venu
5.The Quad Suqad - Quad909 modded Vs stock Quad909 - in house , Bass'nTreble, Delhi
6. HOLFI

PREAMPS
1. Manley Tube Pre
2. Promitheus Apollo Pre/passive
3. Promitheus Signature monobloc passive
4. Quad99
5. JATON PRE-AMP - by ARN SYSTEMS, Bangalore

CD PLAYERS
Rega Appollo - Prashanth
Cary Audio 306 Pro - in house
Marantz 6002 - Subho
Marantz 7001 - Deepak

SPEAKER CABLES
Vipera 'Xanthina' - by Ms. Parul Maheshwari
Vipera Barani I/C - by Bass'nTreble
Cardas Golden Presence - in house
D.A.C or CHORD - Bass'nTreble
Mogami cable Prof - by Subho courtesy Mr. Venu
(Dealers may feel free bring any of their cables along)

SPEAKERS
USHER BE 718 - by Amit Das
Tannoy - by Tannoy dealership Delhi
PMC - by Jignesh, Absolute Sound, Surat
B&W 805S - in house
PSB - by Lakozy Delhi
Quad 11L2 - in house
Monitor Audio RX6 FS - by Bass'nTreble
Quad 11L Classic Bookshelf - by Bass'nTreble
DIY design single driver fostex based bookshelves - by Vinay Arora
DIY Bookshelves - by SoundsGreat (Bangalore)
Acoustic Portrait - by Subho

MEDIA PLAYER
SFlo2 - by Puneet - Noida

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**CONFIRMATIONS TILL NOW**

1. Mr. Kamal - South Delhi
2. Yours Truly
3. Dr. Parul M. Sharma - Ggn (happens to be the first fem Audiophile on the .network)
4. *P Deepak - Dwarka - Will be getting his - Marantz 8003 amp, 7001 SACD & Quad 11L2 speakers
5. *Subho - ggn - Will be getting his new Power Amp JATON OPERETTA
6. Nitin - Xaggle, new link on the .network from New Delhi
7. Manav Malvai - from Mumbai - TENTATIVE
8. Jignesh NK - TANNOY admirer & owner of The Absolute Sound, Surat
9. Sid Lochan - ggn
10. Mr. Viren Bakshi - Owner of Lyrita Audio www.Lyrita-Audio.in
11. Prashant - ggn
12. Ashish - LAKOZY, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi
13. Capt. Ashok
14. Vikram Sharma (Roseboy24) - will be getting Taiwanese High end Cable
15. T Das
16. Vijay - Lithium Sunset
17. Vinay - Ghaziabad
18. Mr Khushrau Jilla - Audio Analyst, Mumbai
19. Vinod Sharma - Gurgaon
20. Prashanth - Dwarka
21. Mr. Amit Das - Noida
22. Bhaskar Dutta (Bhaskie)
23. Denny Jose - Bass'nTreble, Delhi
24. ....
25. Mr. Sudipto Pal
26. Dr. Abakash
27. Nirav Shah (Neo)
28. Rahul - Panditji - From GZB
29. Karan Aneja - will be coming with DIY Bookshelves, created by Sreekanth
30. Puneet - Noida
31. Manpreet - Gurgaon - Shall bring his Yamaha 2ch amp
32. Jasdeep Brar
33. Vinay Arora - Faridabad - shall get his DIY design single driver fostex based bookshelves
34. SoundsGreat - from Bangalore - Shall get his DIY Bookshelves - SoundsGreat is yet to confirm his presence but we shall have his speakers coming in for the meet if wont be able to make it.
35. Vikas Raikhy - Owner Cocoz, Ludhiana


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FOOD MENU
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NORTH INDIAN + some light continental stuff

1) Dal Makhni + Cheese in tomato gravy + mixed vege + assorted breads

2) Light veg. sandwiches

3) Fruits/juices/tea/soft drinks shall be available all thru.

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For any further information you can call me @ 98113 53566 (from 2:00 6:00 PM)

 

[subhobh]

Here is the driving direction to reach the venue:

1) CROSS TOLL
- Cross toll on the NH8, keep moving on the highway.
- Stay on & Cross only the first fly-over after Toll.
- Keep Left once you climb down & take the exit-cut which will come before the next Fly-over starts. DONT GO ON THE SECOND FLYOVER.


2) Right-turn from the TRAFFIC SIGNAL, under the flyover.
- Now, you are on the left side of the flyover & have to skip a free u-turn and TURN RIGHT from the TRAFFIC SIGNAL only.
- You will see ABW TOWER to your left side from where u have to turn RIGHT
- REPEAT Dont take the free u-turn, that comes before the traffic signal. Signal may or may not be working.


3) Taken the RIGHT-turn? You shall see a Straight Road
- Keep driving till the ROAD ENDS and TURN RIGHT from this T-point.
this is the road on which MARUTI's factory is & also this leads to FUN&FOOD VILLAGE


4) Taken Right-turn from the road-end (T-point)?
- After you have turned Right, you hare to DRIVE STRAIGHT for 1.5kms
- Cross colorful old temples (on Left side of the road) - keep driving
- Cross Maruti Factory (on Right side of the road) - keep driving
- Cross RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE (on Left side of the on the road) - Keep Driving
- Cross the Petrol Pump, immediately after the Residential Complex
- TAKE FIRST LEFT - AFTER PETROL PUMP (you shall also see blue-signboards for PALAM VIHAR at this T-point)


5) Turned LEFT AFTER PETROL PUMP?
- Keep going straight. This is the Palam-Vihar Road, but we are not going there .
- Cross the LOCAL MARKETSthat shall come to your right-hand side - keep driving & cross it completely.
- You will see a TALL CEMENT WATER TANK in front of you, to your diagonal Right-hand side? - You better do!
Soon as you reach this water tank & cross it, the ROAD SHALL SLIGHTLY CURVE TO THE RIGHTSIDE.

- SLOW DOWN & watch out for the RIGHT-TURN. (Its a newly made Asphalt road). TAKE THE RIGHT TURN


6) You are now 50mtrs away from the venue!
- Once you've taken the RIGHT-TURN after the water-tank, you shall see homes on both sides.
- Venue is on your RIGHT-HAND SIDE ahead on this road.
- As you slowly drive ahead, you will see - cut/entry to the SERVICE LANE to your RIGHT.
- LEAVE the 1st entry-cut & from the 2nd Entry-cut Turn-RIGHT & immediately enter the GREEN-GATE you see on your left in this service lane.

- Keep coming forward in this service lane till you see this -

- Leave your car and the keys with Driver's outside.
They shall assist you with the stuff out for you (if you have any)

Hope that should help! Everyone?

 

[vinsks]

subho,

meet was awesome:yahoo:. i really enjoyed everything. thanks to you and sid.
but still i am waiting for the pics .

regards
vinay

 

[santhosh]

Here are some pics and a report by subho and others.
India / 20th Feb / Delhi-NCR / The Mega Audiophile Meet Up - III

More pics/reports to follow. Fantastic gear you all got to audition :licklips:. Envy you, you folks seem to have had a great time.

 

[Asit]

I could not see any pictures in the link provided by you, Santosh, but nevertheless, some description of the meet is there.

I was interested to know about the PMC speakers used in the meet (I saw them in the list produced by subhobh before the meet). I have heard PMC monitors in the past (not in India) and they sounded very very good to my ears: neutral (to the extent possible), transparent and musical. We do not talk at all about these speakers in our forum, and hence my quest. But unfortunately it does not seem like any attendee is going to put up a report in this forum regarding the meet, and specifically the experience with the PMCs at the meet. Yes, there is some brief report in the link provided by you, but I want more details.

As far as I know, among the current PMC speakers the ones ending with the letter "i" is for home use by audiophiles (that is, not for studio etc professional use). My impression is, across the line they are relatively easy to drive (and this is not just because their sensitivities are average to highish).

I like to know who sells them in India and generally the ballpark prices. Who got these to the meet?

Regards.

 

[prem]

Hi Asit


AFAIK PMC is distributed in India by Nexus Audio Video, Mumbai. You can contact them at 9819727055

 

[neo]

Hey! Asit the contact given by Prem is correct & the persons name is Khusrau Jilla.

The speaker in question as discussed is the the tb2i signature & it costs arnd 1.5-1.6.

Sangram was also there at the meet, i guess talking to him would give you a better idea.

Lemme know if you need more info.
Cheers

 

[reignofchaos]

1000 GBP speaker for 1.5-1.6 lacs? That is kind of preposterous isn't it?

 

[neo]

True! but the rest of the world pricing is diff from UK pricing. In USA the same is sold for 3000usd.
Cheers

 

[dillihifi]

Calm down Asitda some atendee is sure going to pen his experiences of the session over here. Will take a little more time to pen down all experiences. As I see you are intrested in the PMC speakers and I was intrested to know how the Leben of Asit sounds like having read every tidbit about its purchase so here goes ......

Coming to the PMC speakers. We heard it in around 3-4 combinations.
1) Cary 306 >Sherbourn Pre> Sherbourn Power > PMC
2) Cary 306 > Lyrita Integrated > PMC
3) Cary 306 > Leben Integrated > PMC
4) Cary 306 > Holfi Integrated > PMC

Well the Lyrita Amp is a SET amp which is still being designed and using newer tubes and is not in final production therefore had a little hum which is being worked upon by Viren.

Now for the music we heard on the speakers / combos were the following David Roth - Pearl Diver, a peice from Maddona, some santoor music, etc.

We heard the different amps on other speakers too but these speakers could make us feel that the amp is different in the chain in cases where the differences were subtle in some setups. The speakers were easy to drive and all the amps could drive the speaker loud enough in the room. The combo which appealed the most to me was Leben + PMC. Well the tube amps easily outscored the solid state amps in musicality. But special mention is to made of the Holfi integrated (Class A) which could hold its own against the tube amps. The Lyrita though not in its final production phase was quite revealing and bought the musicality and silkiness in the music which is difficult to put into words. I would say that the finish of the speakers are top notch and the design is also T/L design so it can be placed near the walls. As per the dealers the recommended room size is around 200 sq ft + . Another +ve for the speakers is that Mr KJ was willing to arrange an home audition for the speakers for the prospective buyer. In any case Mr Amit (owner of the Leben) was impressed with the speakers over his existing Ushers (though it may be mentioned that the Ushers were also quite good).

As I generally listen to Indian Classical, Old Hindi Films, Regional Folk, and recently started with Western Classical therefore I based my judgement on the santoor peice. The sound was like listening to a live recital. The speakers were very neutral and transparent and never tried to add any colour to the recordings in my opinion. Well all that I have written is my personal opinion regarding the equipment and others may have a differeing view but this how it is. India is a democracy.

 

[santhosh]

Asit, even I am unable to see the pics from my office pc when I tried from home. Using the error message and found the problem/solution here:
Showing unregistered domain instead of imageshack picture? - Yahoo! Answers

As per a new policy by Imageshack, sites hosting pics from Imageshack have to register through link below:
ImageShack® - Register_domain

ps: This problem seems to be country specific. I was not getting this error message as I was using my office pc and that is on an australian network. I am also able to see the pics using my phone.

 

[Asit]

Prem & Neo,
Thanks for sharing the information.

Dillihifi,
You got me right. I am really interested to learn about the impressions on the PMC; to be specific, how the Leben pairs up with these speakers. I guess I want to do some work on the possible speakers that work particularly well with this amp and do not cost a limb or two (as you perhaps know I have very very good but quite old speakers which pair remarkably well with my amp, and my impression is that being a low powered amp the Leben needs to be paired carefully. I did not like its pairing with Harbeth Compact 7's). Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing your impression.

BTW, did you hear any vocal music with the Leben+PMC?

I hope Amit too shares his views.
Regards