Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles?

I'm 15 minutes North of Cincinnati. I've been building SE & PP triode based amps for a few years. I would love to participate in some listening sessions to hear other gear and let mine be heard. Any Interest??

Stuben

Stuben,

Absolutely interested. I'd like to hear the amps you are building. What kind of speakers do you use with those?

Currently I have a nice 2A3 tube amp built by a custom builder here in Cincinnati, a pair of Bottlehead 2A3 mono-blocks that I assembled, a Red Wine Audio Reali-T, which is a tri-path based class D amp, passive pre-amp and Scott Nixon DacKit all built into one tiny chassis. The Reali-T is battery powered too. It's really spooky good considering the cost.

I've got a couple of single driver speakers that I'm using at the moment. One is a DIY HempAcoustics unit reviewed here(I bought the review pair):

http://hempacoustics.com/Review.pdf

And the other is a Lowther DX3 in the Commonsense Audio/Lowther USA 2.5 mkI dual port cabinet.

We just had a small get together with several of participants from this thread. Maybe we can do it again soon.

Enjoy,

TIC
(Tom In Cincinnati)

Hey TIC,

It's good to hear that there are some other audio maniacs in the Cincy area. I'm currently using an pair of DIY Voight Pipes with FE 207s in a 2-way with Fostex super tweeters. I created a baffle correction that really warmed the FE207s up. I also installed a pair of phase plugs from planet 10.

I have been building my stuff almost in a vacuum. I've been influenced by guys like Steve Deckert at Decware, Eddie Vaughn, Harvey Rosenburg (RIP). My amps to date have been triode strapped pentodes. I have spent a fair amount of time working getting the most out of an EL84. I'm presently using Interstage coupled topologies. I have managed to get a good sound out 2 to 4 watts.

My present project is a pair VT52 (military version of the 45) SE IT coupled mono blocks. This is my first DHT project so I'm hoping to good results.

I have checked out the hemp based drivers. They look really interesting, their Qs,Qt values look very promising.

My e-mail is chris.stewart@jacobs.com

Shoot me a note when before the next gathering. I would like to take part.

PS

I need a new CD source, any suggestions??

Stuben

Just found this audio club area; great to see there are so many other nuts in cinci!!!

I am right now finishing my dedicated audio room in the basement; it's going to be pretty small, but with the right treatments I think I will have something pretty good.

Right now my system is:
-Audio research pre
-Raysonic CDP (love it)
-Bada CDP
-Belles 350a reference
-(2) TAD 60
-Tyler's Linbrook Sig system
-Some cheap wires and cables :)

I'm currently bi-amping with the TAD's; love them.

I'd love to get together with other music lovers in the area.

Cheers!!!!

Is there a club set up yet in Cincinnati? If anyone knows of one let me know.

dhead1 (duane) Cincinnati, Ohio.

Duane,

Sort of. I got to meet some of the folks in this thread at Mike Morrows' in Kentucky. AlexC is running an e-mail list and there was talk of getting together again. Waiting for a volunteer with the time and patience to host a get together.

I am one of the newbee's on the thread. I have a pretty mainstream system (Magnepan 1.6's and Arcam amplifiers) and music that is not really going to increase anyones experience or knowledge. Some of these guys have very sophisticated systems. But someday, I can feed everyone and certainly pour them a glass of wine or mix them a drink. Till then.

Dhead1. Gotta be a Deadhead. Yes? Me too.

Jim S.

Guys,

I'm in for a get together. I build SE & PP Tube gear and I would love to get feed back from others so I can improve my designs. I would also like to hear other systems and other music.

Stuben

Still some life in the thread! Cool. I'd be up for hosting again in early / mid july. Wife and kid will be gone on vacation..so should be able to do something reasonably extended on the weekend. HAve made a few changes to the system since the last time - now running Avantgarde Trios with Lamm monoblocks, and added another pair of Tact W210 subs stacked on top of the previous pair. If interested, email me a cedeno.alex@gmail.com and I'll add your name to the list when I send out the invite

I'd love to hear or be heard!! Count me in on a round of meets!!

Alan

hello hey i got all tube gear ! Top of the line bat preamp and amp >care to give it a listen ? Bring some lps as we dont dig cds at all !
Harvey Kushner
Dayton
9373121009 call any time got lots of audio freaks in dayton

Alex and All,

Count me in too. I'll send you an e-mail so you'll have my contact information. Hopefully it won't be while I'm on vacation in July.... :(

Enjoy,

TIC
(Tom in Cincinnati)

Hello,

I'd like to join the e-mail list for local get togethers. Who do I contact? I'd love to see this grow into a quarterly event with music and conversation.

Thanks.
Dre

Hello Cinci Area Gon'rs! I've been speaking with Larry Moore about another get-together for local Audiophiles. For those who don't know Larry, he is a builder of very high quality SET tube amps, USB DACs and horn based loudspeakers. For your reading please, here's a link to Larry's website: http://ultrafitimes.com/ .

We were hoping to have a get-togehter of ALL local audiophiles who may be interested in meeting some other audiophiles in the area. Since we don't have any idea how many people may show up, we thought it may be best to have a meeting in a public place to see how much interest we actually have in the local area.

Larry is going to be installing a small system in a local Coffee Shop in Loveland and has suggested it as a place for an open meeting of the local audiophile community. The shop is called Heaven's Roast and it is one of the few shops in the area that actually hand roast their product. Here is a link to their website: http://heavensroast.com/ .

So, is anyone interested in meeting some of the other audiophiles in the area? We're trying to judge interest for either a Thursday evening meeting or a weekend afternoon meeting. Possible dates are Thursday Oct. 11th or Saturday Oct. 13th. Feel free to either reply here or send me e-mail via my AudiogoN link. Also, feel free to copy/paste this post and send it to folks on your list of local audiophiles.

Hopefully we can get the larger audiophile audience together for a meet/greet and develop an on-going plan for periodic get-togethers.

Enjoy,

TIC
(Tom In Cincinnati)

Hey Guys,

I'm in for a gathering in October. I would love to get some of my own DIY gear heard and hear some of Larry's stuff, So add me to yor distribution for the next gathering.

Stuben

I'd really like to attend. However, The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is going on that weekend.

Maybe I can meet some of you guys before or after those proposed dates.

Dre

Dre,

We're not "cast in stone" for those proposed dates yet. We're mainly first looking to see how much interest, then which day of the week works best.

So, Cinci GoN'rs, is a Thursday evening better or would you prefer a Saturday afternoon?

Enjoy,

TIC

Tom,

Thursday works best for me...

Thanks

Stuben

Tom, that great,

I have a slight preference for Saturday afternoons. However, Thursday evenings will work as well.

Dre

I'll be there regardless of the day but my preference is Saturday.

No preference on the day, and if I can make it I'll be there.

Ricardo.

It's Official! Meeting this Saturday 9/29@4PM

Calling All Cincinnati Area Audiophiles! It's official! We are going to have a meet/greet meeting this Saturday 9/29/07 @ 4 PM. The location is Heaven's Roast Coffee House in Loveland, OH. Here's a link to the Heaven's Roast Web site: http://heavensroast.com/

Larry Moore of UltraFi will be displaying a systems consisting of one of his Monaco Amps, his USB DAC, using computer based storage/transport and his single drive horn based speakers. Here is a link to Larry's website: http://www.ultrafitimes.com/

This is just a preliminary announcement. Later today Larry will provide a link to a page on his website with all of the details.

So, start planning now! It would be great to have a large turnout to hears some of Larry's equipment and to meet lots of the people on this thread. Also, we'll be able to discuss plans for future get-togethers.

Enjoy,

TIC

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it this Saturday. It'll have to be next time. Have a great time!! :)

I sent out an e-mail to many folks on this thread who I've corresponded with over the years. Sorry if I missed you. Just in case, here's a link to Larry Moore's UltraFi Times website. There is a copy of the flyer on his home page.

http://www.ultrafitimes.com/

I hope to see many of you on Saturday.

Enjoy,

TIC

All,

If you think you are going to make it on Saturday feel free to reply here, or to the e-mail I sent out to many of you or send me an e-mail by clicking on my user name. It would be good to have a general idea of the number of folks who plan to attend.

I really hope to meet many of you on Saturday!

Enjoy,

Tom

I jazzed, oun intented. Really looking forward to it. In fact, I took the speaker over to Heaven's Roast this morning. Should be a good time. Also, I think Chris is gonna roast some beans after we're there a bit, so you'll have a chance at some, shall we say, fresh roasted beans to take home.

Larry

All,

Thanks for the great response to the invitation. We had a great showing and it was especially good to meet some members that I'd not had a chance to meet previously. I'm really sorry that I didn't have the opportunity to get over to Larry's home afterwards to hear the double horns.

Special thanks go out to Larry Moore for lugging his 80lb. Monaco amp over to Heaven's Roast. Thanks also go out to Chris and his crew for the great coffee and snacks.

I look forward to seeing you guys again in the near future.

Enjoy,

Tom

Does anybody know if there is someone in the Cincinnati area that does work on vintage audio equipment?

Ejcpa

Mike Morrow @ Morrow Audio dabbles in old tuners. Don't know whether he does it for more than just fun, but you can ask.

Jim S.

Hey, Gang - I'm here on the east side in Anderson. Not an audiophile maniac, but I do like good music. Had an all Marantz system till just recently. It was getting old and in the shop more than out, so I'm switching to McIntosh. Right now I've got a Rotel RMB 1095 amp(big step down from Marantz), Mac C39 pre, Mac 861 DVD/CD/SACD player (big step up from my Marantz as12s1) running all B&W 805 variants - 805 signatures in front, regular 805 Nautilus rears, and an HTM2 center.

Hi Bartleby57,

Where do you live in Anderson? I work down there.

I'm on the east side of the city, and would like to be a part of get togethers.

Hi All. Has anyone met recently? Just finished a new system. Would like to meet others, learn about their systems, and get suggestions/opinions of my new system. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.

I'd be game. I suggest that you throw out some dates and times, and then anyone who is interested can jump in. Thanks.

Just about any Sunday late afternoon is a good time. Looking forward. . .

Hard to find others that truly get it. I got back into the high end about 3 years ago. If you have room count me in.

Hi Y'all in Cincy!

I'm just up the road and if a group meeting is held, I can offer to bring a few toys to demo.

Jim Ricketts/tmh audio
Dayton, OH
http://www.tmhaudio.com
jim@tmhaudio.com

Hello everyone, I've just moved in from Singapore. I'm here for the long haul, so I've had my gear converted from 230 to 110 and brought over.

The high-end AV scene is my background - as enthusiast and as livelihood.

In Singapore I dealt with a good number of brands, principally - Naim, Meridian, Magnepan, Wadia, Genesis, Roksan, Snell, Creek, WBT, Bag-End & FM Acoustics.

Its nice to know a high-end community exists here!

I'm available at: supercap69@hotmail.com

Cheers!

Vik Srirekam

Welcome; you will miss the Adelphi. I was in Singapore last year and spent a few hours in that audio heaven. You won't find anything like it around here :)

Hi Htrookie,

Ah yes, the Adelphi. You sound like you enjoyed yourself there. A 5-storey mall with AV as the predominant business. Yes, I'd guessed there's nothing like it here. That's not necessarily a bad thing ;)

Vik

Call me "johnny-come-lately" but I have stumbled onto this thread and would like to be included in any get-togethers. And depending on the number of enthusiasts, I would be willing to host tunes at my place. Maximum occupancy is limited of coarse, I'm sure we are all aware of that. I live 20 minutes south-east of Cinci. and welcome locals for "home cooked" food and fine music.

Scot,

Welcome aboard! BTW, you are not unique in thinking there are no other audiophiles in Cincinnati! Had it not been for stumbling upon this thread a few years ago, I would not have met even half of the audiophiles I now know.

Enjoy,

TIC

Hey Cincinnati Audiophiles,

Are you planning to attend the AKfest 2008 in Detroit? For those who don't know, AKfest is a small audio show that is gaining quite a bit of recognition. This year the Fest has moved to a new location at the Embassy Suits in Livonia, MI. There are also a lot of new vendors attending this year.

It would be great to have a large Cincinnati contingency in attendance. I already know of 3 locals (including myself) who have planned to attend.

BTW, if you want to stay at the Embassy Suits, book a room soon. They are filling up quickly.

Here's a link to the AKFest2008 web page:

[URL] www.Akfest.com[\URL]

You can book a room directly from the AKFest site.

I hope to see you there.

TIC

Finally have some time to host a gathering to demonstrate the new system. I'm thinking Sunday, 13 April, at 2:30 pm. Anyone interested, please email me. Looking forward to meeting you.

At this time, I'm in. Let me know where I am going. Thanks.

It was great to meet the new folks and see some familiar faces at Bob's last week. Turnout was excellent, which alas means I did not get to talk with everyone for very long...Still amazed that this thread is still alive almost 8 years after my first post!

Hey all you Cincinnati audiophiles I have just posted a update to My system in virtual systems under opinions wanted [ lake513- my escape ] check it out and tell Me what you think.I will be adding more pic's later today if I get a chance.

Hi Cinci-philes,

I know Audiophiles in Cincinnati like to complain about the lack of hi-end dealers locally. Even if you take a drive to Columbus or Indianapolis you may not get a chance to see/hear much audiophile 2-channel equipment.

Anyway, a couple of months ago there was a post on the A-goN forum by "Krell_man" saying he was coming to the Cinci/Dayon area over the weekend and wanted to know if there were any good shops around. The usual suspects were recommended, but Chuck "Krell_man" had already been to Audible Elegance and Progressive (Columbus) during past visits.

To make a long story short (sorry, too late), Chuck ended up at Hanson Audio Video in Dayton and he was extremely impressed with the folks who worked there, with their philosophy regarding "how to audition equipment" and with their selection.

Here's part of the e-mail Chuck sent me after the visit to Hanson Audio Video:

"Reubent,

I listened to the SimAudio Super Nova CD Player and I-7 Integrated Amp because they were the closest components to mine. They then switched between the Dynaudio C-1's and the JMLab Micro Utopia Be because I was wanting to see what other monitors are in the same league and might work in my system.

They have put together a unique and fantastic way of auditioning pieces that you need to experience for yourself. They have all of their pieces in a separate room. You pick out whatever setup the you want to listen to (they'll help you with it if you want them too), and they'll set it all up in the listening for you. There's not this system over here and that system over there.

I really appreciated that because Friday night I went to the new Ovation Ultimate in Indianapolis to listen to the Piega and Magnepan speakers. They had them hooked up to $1,000.00 Cambridge Audio and Arcam pieces. My CD Transport and DAC are $11,000.00 and my Integrated Amp is $8,000.00, I couldn't relate to anything that I was hearing because of the difference in the level of electronic gear.

It was really nice just talking to them too, I'm terrible remembering names, but I talked to the owner and the general manager. The general manager turned me on to Michael Hedges too, I bought that CD that very night. The GM has a degree in music from the Univ. of Dayton and the owner grew up in his Dad's stereo store. They has a wealth of knowledge together.

Chuck

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FROM: Krell_man (a member)"
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Sounds like an outstanding local shop and I was totally unaware of their presence in the market. BTW, I've heard the JMLabs Micro Utopia BE speakers (thanks Scott) that Chuck mentions in the e-mail. They are fantastic and if Hanson carries equipment of this quality, they are way ahead of most shops I've visited!

So, anyone know these guys? Anyone visit there shop? Anyone think we should contact them and arrange a "Cinci-phile" gathering at there shop?

This has been a public service announcement from your friendly, local audiogeek!

Enjoy,

TIC

Hello Audio Club, I hope all are having a fine summer. I'm hear to tell you that I have a number of TAS editions, they go all the way back to the beginning. I don't want to dump them, and I'm looking for a home in our sphere of phile's that would like to have them. Contact me via Phillykid on audiogon if interested. Otherwise, hope to see you at the next gathering.....Bill

Hi Guys,

This is Tom Albrecht in beautiful Loveland.I have been thinking of hosting an Audiophile Gathering around the middle of September, but I wanted to see if there is any interest before I start putting it together. Don't need any firm commitments, just let me know you you have any interest.

Thanks,

Tom

Sounds good, Tom. I'll be there if I can.