Palomino
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Thanks Dan. You are definitely priming my senses!
I always enjoy getting ready for Fest weekend. It kind of kicks off my Fall. I am lucky enough to be just a few hours away so it’s easy for me to attend. I couple it with some visiting with relatives who live downstate and dropping my catamaran off at my brother’s farm for winter storage in his machine shed.
Anyway, part of my prep is figuring out what my discovery goals are for the fest. Yes, a little “structured,” but I have had good success with it in the past.
For example, at my first fest, I discovered Rachael and the DNA horn. I later bought a Rachael and built the horns. At another, I heard the Jupiter beeswax caps in a Torii and got them. I heard the Monoliths and later built my own version of them. I haven’t bought one yet, but I intend to buy a Zen amp after hearing one nearfield at the Fest. I met El Presidente (CDApS), Zygi, Randy and many others who dig music and helped me build or buy equipment, room treatments, music, etc.
So this year, I am wanting to hear what the Zen monos can do coupled with a sub. How does this differ than my bi-amped OBs with Augies? How does Steve’s single driver compare to the Tang Band W8 1808’s I am using? Any tidbits that I can pick up based on what Steve has done to his room? I want to revisit the UFO transformers in a Rachael. Should I do this upgrade?
I’ll bring some gear too. If an opportunity comes up during low traffic times, I may put it in. I have a power cord I’d like to test and some Western Electric speaker wire.
I am also gathering songs to test certain things: female vocal, deep bass, PRaT, etc.
Again this year, I have limited time there so I hope to make the most of it.
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