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I would like to see what level of interest there is in re-starting a Washington-DC area Audio Society. F2Audio held a meeting in Falls Church last summer that was well attended. Unfortunately, the attendance list no longer exists. F2Audio is closing and being replaced by Command Performance AV (same owner Jeff). I am willing to host an upcoming meeting at our location in Falls Church. I am sure we could get a manufacturer to speak to us. I was thinking of having a meeting towards the end of Sept. What might be fun for an October meeting is to have mini-trip reports of what was cool at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.

I am open to suggestions as to topics or if someone else would rather host. My goals are to 1) try to get the Society going and 2) this time keep it going.

If anyone is interested in a meeting please post here AND email me at jeff@commandav.com so that I can send updates to everyone via email.

-- Jeff
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Jeff, count me in as a prospective member. I actually live in Falls Church City, blocks from your new location. I'm excited to have you going B&M, and to have you in FCC. I wonder if you can capitalize on proximity of CD Cellar, that just opened a vinyl room upstairs this year to go with CD rooms in basement of their Rt. 7 location. They had 300 people in line when their door opened on Record Store Day this spring.

Looking forward to this group coming together,

Bob Clarke
Count me in as someone interested in joining some of my fellow DC-area audiophiles someday (I'm in Baltimore).

Michael
I'm still out there in Northern Maryland area and always interested in all things audio, especially if local.
I am interested.

Just sent the email.

It is sure nice to see this kind of group in my local (sort of) area.
FYI the Capital Audiofest lives and am set to have the second event in July 2011. Check out the website www.capitalaudiofest.com
Luxman Open House at Command Performance AV

Dear DC Area Audiophiles,

On Saturday, December 11, from Noon until 7 PM, Command Performance AV will be hosting a Luxman Open House.

This special event will feature Philip O'Hanlon, the US importer of Luxman. Philip will be discussing and demonstrating a sampling from Luxman's integrated amplifier, separates, and music player lineups.

The event will at 7105 Marbury Court, Falls Church, VA, 22046. Light refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions or need directions, please call 703-532-7239 or email: info@commandav.com.
Gentlemen, I am not the rep. However, I was delighted to be involved and show off our new power cords which performed ridiculously well in the room. However, the credit belongs to Ming Su who is the rep. He also has a relationship with Shroeder and JC Verdier as well. The designers are a couple of older Japanese fellows who give Ming the cabinet plans, etc. It is very, very custom but Ming has cabinet makers here in the states to create a turn-key system for you. My weekend with Dr. Doug Hurburt and Ming was one to remember and we will partner again in 2011. Tim Stinson/ Luminous Audio
Gentlemen, I am not the rep. However, I was delighted to be involved and show off our new power cords which performed ridiculously well in the room. However, the credit belongs to Ming Su who is the rep. He also has a relationship with Shroeder and JC Verdier as well. The designers are a couple of older Japanese fellows who give Ming the cabinet plans, etc. It is very, very custom but Ming has cabinet makers here in the states to create a turn-key system for you. My weekend with Dr. Doug Hurburt and Ming was one to remember and we will partner again in 2011. Tim Stinson/ Luminous Audio
YEs.

Is GOTO the company that made the horn speaker system there? I have been trying to figure that out. I deduced the gentleman in the room was the designer, but I was not able to identify the company that made it. I assumed it was a custom design and not one that is mass produced.

IS Luminous Audio the distributor of the gear used in that system, perhaps?
Mapman,
I think that you are referring to the room with the GOTO custom horn in the JC Verdier, Dynamic Sounds and Luminous Audio room on the first floor? The one with wooden horn,right?
Thanks for the kind words from all! With approximately 400 attendees the plan is to move ahead with next years event. The venue was great and now the participants know that they need to be prepared to bring room treatments next year for optimal sound. Let me know if you think of another venue where we can expand slightly and still retain quality. Good listening to all!
The systems that caught my ear that I spent time listening to were the JC Verdier/Dynamic Sounds room with the custom horns (the Dynamic Sounds phono pre-amp was dead quiet and most dynamic even on this highly revealing rig), the Cathedral speakers, the room demoing Magico V3 and comparable YG aCOUSTICS, AND United Audio with their mbl and RTR setup (which was good but not set up as well as their showroom), and the little Jolida integrated running the Nola monitors, which was the best sound value of the show that I could see.

The Joseph Audio monitors running off the Manley gear also sounded quite good and garnered a lot of attention albeit in a fairly small room.
cannot believe that after waiting for the event to arrive, I had to fly to Dallas for the delivery of our very first grandchild, so we missed the entire event. Even got married at the Rockville Mansion, so it was personal for me. Would love to support a return to there, or anywhere next year.

Did anyone put together a review of their listening opinions on who really shined, what was truly new, overall impressions of the crowds/attendance, factory response, etc.? I would greatly appreciate being able to read. Go Next Year. !!!!!
Capital Audio Fest was a very nice event. I don't see how they made any money, but I hope they do it again.

The venue was gorgeous and really helped add a lot of ambiance to the overall experience. In the room to the left rear of teh first floor with the big SOTA horn system, I felt a bit trasported back 100 years or so but with a fantastic 21st century system leveraging the best of old and new in one place.

The box with free records for attendees was a very nice touch! I could have spent a whole day browsing through the vinyl collection titles available for sale alone.

The sound of the systems set ranged mostly from very good to quite stellar. There were some good audio values to be found there to boot. Nicely done!
Thoroughly enjoyed myself. Long time over due. A little hot upstairs, but looking forward to next year. Where’s the photos??
To all of our Washington DC Audio Society members...

If you did not already know, the Capital Audiofest (http://www.capitalaudiofest.com/p1.html) is being held in Rockville, MD from 6/11 - 6/13. This is the first show in the DC area in a long time and it would be great to have this as an annual event. So if you can make it, please try to attend. This should be a fun event. Besides the product demonstrations, there will be live music and a swap meet.

If anyone wants to take picture and blog about this, we can post this to the club website (http://metrodcaudiosociety.blogspot.com/).

-- Jeff
Reminder....DC Audio Society meeting is this Saturday, Jan 30th. Check the Society Website for more info: http://www.metrodcaudiosociety.blogspot.com/.
Hey guys,

I wanted to give a heads up - the Head-Fi community is planning another meet on March 21 for anybody who is interested - the relevant link is here http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f24/va-md-washington-dc-march-21-2010-a-464433/.

Cheers,
Aman
Update on Metro Washington DC Audio Society January 30th Meeting

Per the previous notice, Zu Audio will be the feature presenter on the January 30th meeting of the Metro Washington DC Audio Society at Jeff Fox’s house at 7105 Maybury Court, Falls Church, VA 22046. Ron, from Zu will be demonstrating Zu’s new Essence speaker, plus some other TBD goodies.

The formal meeting will take place at 3:00 pm. Also, at the start of the meeting, Gary Gill will give a short address on the upcoming local audio show called the Capital Audiofest (http://capitalaudiofest.com/).

In addition to the formal meeting, Ron will provide a more informal on-going demonstration of the Zu’s Essence speaker from 1 pm to 5 pm on the 20th. So if you cannot make it at 3 pm, come on by at another time. Ron, will be here early if you want to schedule a one-on-one session in the morning.

Also, there will be a BONUS event! Since Zu Audio’s approach to speaker design is to replicate the sound of a live event, we thought it would be fun to go to a local concert on the evening of January 29th. The concert is The Kennedy’s at Jammin Java in Vienna (http://jamminjava.com/home/events/the-kennedys-maura-kennedys-solo-cd-release). The concert is at 7 pm and advanced tickets can be purchased at the above website.

We want to expand the music loving community, so please bring a newbie if you can – significant other, son, daughter, nephew, or a neighbor.

Please note that we are asking anyone who wants to attend the Audio Society meeting to RSVP to jeff@commandav.com.
December Meeting of the Metro DC Audio Society

The next Metro-DC Audio Society meeting will be on Saturday, January 30th in Falls Church, VA. The time is TBD at this point, so please check the Society’s Website (http://metrodcaudiosociety.blogspot.com/) for an update. The meeting will be at Jeff Fox’s house at 7105 Maybury Court, Falls Church, VA 22046.

For the January meeting, our host will be Zu Audio (www.zuaudio.com). This promises to be a fun day of music listening to the Essence loudspeaker. This speaker has received a lot of great press and should be interesting to listen to. Ron, from Zu, hopes to provide a sneak peak/listen to some other Zu goodies in the works. Who knows…this meeting may be a premiere from something new and exciting from the folks at Zu.

Zu’s preferred format is to have an extended “open house” on the 30th during which we will swap out solid state and tube gear to really get a feel for the Essence speakers. Also, there will also be a more “formal” regular club type meeting. Again, stayed tuned for an update on times.

Finally, we were thinking about catching a live show at a local club on the 29th or 30th if people are interested. Because the Zu “sound” is all about a live performance, this could be the ultimate A-B test. Again, stay-tuned.

Please contact either Jeff (jeff@commandav.com) or Ron (ron@zuaudio.com) to reserve a space.
Went to the Tape Project at United Home Audio in Anapolis Junction, MD today and am happy to say its the real deal! The system sounded great and look forward to the next event!
Wow! Great to see some movement with audio in the DC area. Two events on the same day! Sorry that I can only make one, so will be at the Tape Show. www.capitalaudiofest.com
On December 5th Paul Stubblebine from The Tape Project will be in Maryland visiting UHA (United Home Audio). I spoke with the people from UHA today and there is interest from people in various states on the east coast. Anyone can attend if interested.
This is only tangentially related, but if anybody is interested, a few of us Head-Fi folks have organized a headphone meet this weekend at the Clarendon Myer-Emco in Arlington - tons of headphone gear if anyone is curious to hear what the best of the best in headphones has to offer.
Just found this thread yesterday after years of browsing A'gon. I will check back for future meetings. Great idea!
Join us at the October meeting of the Metro DC Audiophile Society.

The next meeting is happening on Saturday, October 17, at 2 pm at Jeff Fox’s house in Falls Church, VA:
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
info@commandav.com

As always, these meetings are open to current members, new members, and anyone who is interested in listening to and learning about great audio equipment.

The topic for the meeting will be low-cost USB DACs. The following DACs will be demonstrated at the meeting:

HRT MusicStreamer+
DevilSound V2.1 (new cryo version)
Music Hall dac25.2

Feel free to bring a laptop if you want to hear some of your own tracks.

We anticipate this to be the first of a two-part set of meetings focusing on computer-based audio. The second meeting (date TBD) will look at higher-end offerings such as the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC.

Chips and water/soft drinks will be provided, but you are welcome to bring other snacks / drinks to share.

Be sure to visit our new website for updated information and directions: www.metrodcaudiosociety.blogspot.com.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@commandav.com.
After too long of a break, the next DC Audio Society meeting will be held on 10/17 at Command Performance AV in Falls Church, VA. The topic for the meeting will be DACs for PC audio. I will have additional details next week.

-- Jeff
Just wanted to let your members know that the 1st annual Capital Audiofest is planned for June 11-13, 2010 at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville, MD. The Website is minimal at the moment but is WWW.Capitalaudiofest.com

Is there any reason you are setting shoot out limitations on pricing? What about age of the gear?
** Washington, D.C. Area Audiophile Club April Meeting Notice **

The next Metro-DC Audiophile Club meeting will be on Saturday, April 4th at 2 pm at Command Performance AV in Falls Church, VA.

New members are always welcome!

The topic of this meeting will be an amplifier shoot-out. The shootout will be three amplifiers in the $5,500-$6,500 price range. The lineup is as follows:
• Spectron Musician III Mk2 Class D amp
• Moscode 402Au tube hybrid amp
• TBD Tube Amp

If someone would like to volunteer to bring a solid state amp in that approximate price range for the meeting, please let us know.

You are welcome to bring your favorite CDs, snacks, and beverages.

The address and contact info for Command Performance AV is below:
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
www.commandav.com
info@commandav.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at: info@commandav.com.
Jeff - thanks for the great meeting this past Saturday. You're a great host and the demos were excellent. Have a great Christmas; let's talk in the New Year!

Steve
Just a reminder that the DC Metro Audiophile meeting is being held on Saturday, December 20th at 2PM at Command Performance AV in Falls Church, VA. It will be featuring the following gear from Art Audio and Laufer Teknik.

ART AUDIO

· Jota Monoblocks

· Gill Elise DAC

· Adagio Monoblocks



LAUFER TEKNIK

· Podium 0.5 Speakers

· Memory Player

· Music First Passive Magnetic Preamp



Representatives of both Art Audio and Laufer Teknik will be on hand to demonstrate.

Command Performance AV

7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
www.commandav.com
jeff@commandav.com

Hope to see you there. It should be a fun meeting.

Roc_doc,

All are welcome. Just come on by to the meeting at:
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
www.commandav.com

-- Jeff
Hi. How could I join the club? Moved here recently, and I live in Rockville now. Thank you
Next DC Area Audiophile Club Meeting-
December 20th, 2008 at 2PM


Take a break from holiday shopping and check out some cool gear!

The next DC Audiophile Club meeting is happening Saturday, December 20, at 2 pm at Command Performance AV in Falls Church, VA. As always, these meetings are open to current members, new members, and anyone who is interested in listening to and learning about great audio equipment.

New members are always welcome, so bring a friend.


This meeting will feature some exciting gear from Art Audio (http://www.artaudio.com) and Laufer Teknik (http://lauferteknik.com). We happened to see this combination at the recent RMAF show in Denver and were very impressed. Bring your own music and see what YOU think.

Representatives of both Art Audio and Laufer Teknik will be on hand to demonstrate:

ART AUDIO

· Jota Monoblocks

· Gill Elise DAC



LAUFER TEKNIK

· Podium 0.5 Speakers

· Nova Physics Memory Player

Command Performance will be providing chips and salsa, but you are welcome to bring other snacks / drinks to share.


If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at jeff@commandav.com.

Command Performance AV
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
www.commandav.com

jeff@commandav.com
Hi Jeff, Cary SLP-03 is sounding good, add me to the list, for future get meetings
Looks like I'm a little late to the party, but I'm in Rosslyn and would be interested in participating in DC Area audio club events.
EXCITING UPDATE!!!

First a reminder…the Club meeting will be this Saturday May 31st. See the original meeting notice below.

Second, we have an added bonus! David Berning will be joining us and will be bringing his latest masterful creations.

ORIGINAL MEETING NOTICE.
We have scheduled the next DC Club meeting for May 31st at 4 pm at Command Performance AV. New members are always welcome. It is been a while since the last meeting, but this meeting will be well worth the wait.

Chris Sommovigo from Signals SuperFi will be our presenter. Chris will be demonstrating some of Signal SuperFi’s top products. Chris will be showing:

• German Physiks PQS-202 Mk. II in all carbon
• Vitus SS-101 amplifier
• Vitus SCD-010 CD player
• Stereovox cabling.

If people want to bring snacks / drinks to share, that would be great.

The address and contact info for Command Performance AV is below:
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
www.commandav.com
jeff@commandav.com
Dear DC Area Audiophiles,

We have scheduled the next DC Club meeting for May 31st at 4 pm at Command Performance AV. New members are welcome. It is been a while since the last meeting, but this meeting will be well worth the wait.

Chris Sommovigo from Signals SuperFi will be our presenter. Chris will be demonstrating some of Signal SuperFi’s top products. Chris will be showing:

• German Physiks PQS-202 Mk. II in all carbon
• Vitus SS-101 amplifier
• Vitus SCD-010 CD player
• Stereovox cabling.

If people want to bring snacks / drinks to share, that would be great.

The address and contact info for Command Performance AV is below:
7105 Marbury Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-7239
jeff@commandav.com

-- Jeff
Reminder: Next DC Club meeting is Saturday February 16th at 4 pm.
If anyone who plans to attending the meeting and as a VPI Scout or Scoutmaster that he/she is willing to bring to the meeting, please let me know. Vihn Vu has a new vibration platform for those turntables and will bring it if there is a turntable available.

Also, someone asked if they could bring alcohol (wine) to share. The answer is yes (except for moonshine) because Command Performance will not be providing liquor. At this meeting, I would like to see if people are willing to pay some nominal initial dues to cover food and drinks for future meetings.
UPDATE ON FEBRURAY MEETING GEAR AND AGENDA
Here is an update as to what Vinh Vu of Norvinz (http://www.norvinz.com/) will be bringing to the meeting:

1) Merrill-Scillia MS2 TT

2) Sanders ESL amp and line preamp, Sanders phono preamp

3) TBI new entry-level system

4) Innersound Isis with an active crossover/bass amp ( the old Isis was passive). As the new Sanders models 10a and 11a are still in production for second quarter release, he will not be able to bring either of those speakers. The 11a is based on Innersound Isis and according to Vinh, “You will get the essence of the sound but not quite the same speakers. There are two differences: the 11a will have a remote crossover amp with which you can adjust the mid range AND bass while the old Innersound does not have a remote and only has the bass control. The second difference is the looks, with the 11a having a modular construction with wood finish sides and laminated aluminum backs.” According to Vinh, “I think these are not major differences and if they like the Isis the 11a will only be better.”

5) Vibration demo w/ Gingko products. “The Gingko vibration demo will have 2 identical accelerometers mounted on the shelf and the platform to show the difference in vibration on and off the platform in real time.” If anyone has a VPI Scout or Scoutmaster and wants to bring it to the meeting, then Vinh will demonstrate the new Cloud Nine product. If you have a VPI and are willing to bring it, please email me at jeff@commandav.com.

This should be a great meeting.

Jeff
CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FOR FEBRUARY DC AUDIO CLUB.
Due to a scheduling conflict, the DC audio club meeting has been rescheduled to February 16th from the 23rd. We apologize for this change. The meeting time on the 16th will be the same at 4 p.m. and the meeting still will be held at Command Performance AV at 7105 Marbury Court, Falls Church, VA 22046, 703-532-7239.

We would appreciate it if you could RSVP for this new date.

Again, we are sorry for having to reschedule.

Jeff