Phoenix, AZ



The Arizona Audio Video Club began life as the Arizona Audiophile Society in 1985. The name was changed a few years back to more accurately reflect the varied interests of the members. The club meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month, at various locations in the greater Phoenix area. We occasionally schedule special interest meetings, with topics such as music listening, equipment evaluations, tech workshops, etc. Members receive monthly newsletters, either as hard copies or by e-mail. Members also enjoy discounts on purchases at several of the local audio and HT specialty stores. For more information, check out our website at www.azaudioclub.com
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The April 25th (Wednesday at 7PM) meeting will be held in central Phoenix. Audio Video Choices will be demonstrating their NewClear amp, which is their OWN design. Bob-O bought one a while back and is SUPER impressed with it, so this will be a thrill-ride! Make time to attend so you won’t miss out. Non-members please RSVP for directions/availabilty.
Wednesday, May 25th, 7-9? pm The Arizona Audio Video Club will have its meeting at LMC Home Entertainment, located at 15507 N. Scottsdale Road
Suite #A-135 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The meet is open to all members, their guest, and anyone else interested in audio and/or video. Parking is free, and we will hold a raffle with some really cool prizes! Mike Ware will be demonstrating some great gear of course and talking about his recent trip to the Munich High End show. You don't want to miss this!
Wednesday, April 27th, 7-9? pm The Arizona Audio Video Club will have its meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9424 N 7th Ave., just North of Hatcher, in Phoenix. The meet is open to all members, their guest, and anyone else interested in audio. Steve (Woot) Wooten will be demonstrating his PS Audio PerfectWave DAC/Bridge with the JRiver Media Server software. In addition there will be snacks, soft drinks, and a raffle. Neat stuff! Hope to see you there! Non-members please RSVP by sending me a pm (by clicking on my name below and then clicking send email) on or before Friday, April 22nd, 2011. Parking is free.
This month's meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday Feb. 23rd at the Trinity Lutheran Church. The address of the church is 9244 North 7th Avenue (that's just north of Hatcher). The meeting will feature a presentation by Bob Corritore, host of KJZZ's "Those Lowdown Blues", an accomplished blues harmonica player, and owner of the Rhythm Room. He will discuss the blues, play some examples and field questions. Bob has been active part of the Phoenix blues scene for years and we are fortunate to have him as our guest. It should be highly informative and entertaining.

There will be a members-only drawing for door prizes. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, April 27th, 7-9? pm The Arizona Audio Video Club will have its meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9424 N 7th Ave., just North of Hatcher, in Phoenix. The meet is open to all members, their guest, and anyone else interested in audio. Steve (Woot) Wooten will be demonstrating his PS Audio PerfectWave DAC/Bridge with the JRiver Media Server software. In addition there will be snacks, soft drinks, and a raffle. Neat stuff! Hope to see you there! Non-members please RSVP by sending me a pm (by clicking on my name below and then clicking send email) on or before Friday, April 22nd, 2011. Parking is free.


I wanted to mention that this demo is next week (Wednesday). If you’re in the Phoenix area make sure to come!
***PLEASE NOTE! THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR 1 WEEK LATER, TO WEDNESDAY JUNE 1ST!***

Wednesday, May 25th, 7-9? pm The Arizona Audio Video Club will have its meeting at LMC Home Entertainment, located at 15507 N. Scottsdale Road
Suite #A-135 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The meet is open to all members, their guest, and anyone else interested in audio and/or video. Parking is free, and we will hold a raffle with some really cool prizes! Mike Ware will be demonstrating some great gear of course and talking about his recent trip to the Munich High End show. You don't want to miss this!
The June club meeting will be Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 PM, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9424 N 7th Ave., just north of Hatcher Road, in Phoenix. It will be a member’s music night. This is your opportunity to bring CD’s or SACD’s you like and have them played for everyone’s enjoyment.
A member will be bringing his new Vandersteen 5A’s!!! These are really great full range floor standers, so rack your minds and come up with some music to challenge the beautiful beasts! Parking is FREE and snacks will be served. Bring a guest or two!!!
See you there!
The next meeting will be hosted by Bill Coomes of Sweet Spot Home Theater! Bill will be bringing some great gear for us to audition. Randy Bankert (of Sonist) and Tony Weber, (the Western Regional Sales Representative of Cary Audio), will be featured presenters. Tony Weber will demo the Cary Audio 300 SEI Integrated Amp, and talk about audiophile gear and home theater products. Randy Bankert will be demonstrating his new model Concerto 4 floor model speakers. The Concerto 4’s are tube friendly, 97dB efficient and getting lots of attention. CRL cables and a Chang Lightspeed power conditioner will be tying the goodies together. This will be a great meeting!

The meeting is Wednesday, August 31st at 7pm and will be held at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse, 16222 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ. Plan on arriving a little early to have time to get through the guard gate and find parking. Mention to the guard that you are going to the clubhouse for our meeting to get in.
If you are not a member of our club and plan on attending, please RSVP (by contacting me) so we have plenty of seating set up.
Our next meeting will be hosted by Albert Von Schweikert of Von Schweikert Audio. Albert will be demoing his spectacular VR-35 Export Deluxe speakers. This meeting will be held SATURDAY, September 24th at 2:30 P.M. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse, 16222 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, Az.

If you'd like to attend and are not a club member please contact me as seeting is limited!
Our January club meeting will be at 7 PM at the Airport Hilton Hotel on the 25th. Bill Cassaday will be demonstrating his Kokopelli 3Ti omnipolar-reflecting loudspeakers, which he designed and builds. This meeting is open to all who would like to attend. Non AAVC members please contact me for more info.
See you there!
Come one, come all --Club members and guests, that is!Wednesday, Feb 29th. One of the very few true high-end audio stores left in Arizona, Esoteric Audio, owned and operated by Gary Hjerpe, will be demonstrating their wares, including Rockport's Mira and Aquila speakers, Revel Salon, PSB, and others. Also the Wadia 9 digital decoding computer, and VTL MB-450 Mk. III poweramps, along with equipment from Mark Levinson, Boulder, Denon, JVC, Music Hall, and many others.

As usual, refreshments will be available and we'll have a kick-ass raffle.

The address is 17442 N 28th St., Phoenix 85032; that's a few blocks north of Bell on the west side of 28th Street. We'll have our Club sign out and visible from the street. Gary's new store resides in a very nice custom designed and built room, the best he's ever had, IMO. 7PM until Gary and Pam evict us. :-)


See you there!
Our monthly meeting on 26 September will be at Esoteric Audio, Gary Hjerpe's high-end-audio store that's been serving audiophiles in Phoenix for decades. Gary will be featuring the Aesthetix Atlas poweramp, of which Wes Phillips of Stereophile and Jerry Siegel of 10Audio.com had some very nice things to say, and the Calipso Signature Edition tubed preamp. Of course all the rest of Gary's great equipment will be there!



Gary's showroom is located at 17442 N 28th St., Phoenix 85032. Meeting starts at 7PM, guests are welcome, and we'll have our usual snacks and raffle prizes. See you there.
Is AC power and grounding a mystery to you? Come and learn
everything you always wanted to know! Many low-cost techniques will be described to improve your listening experience. The event will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9424 N 7th Ave. in central Phoenix, Wednesday October 24th, starting at 7:00 pm.

Complimentary beverages and snacks will be provided.
This month’s meeting will be presented by Colleen Cardas (daughter of George Cardas) and Marc Phillips, of Cardas Audio imports. They will be demonstrating the Opera Seconda loudspeakers (with white gloss finish), a Unison Research Sinfonia integrated amplifier, a Unison Research CD Primo CD player, all hooked up with Cardas Audio Clear Light cables.

The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 28th (the week AFTER Thanksgiving) at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 N. 44th Street, in Phoenix, at 7 PM. This meeting is open to all members and anyone else interested in audio. Non-members please RSVP so we can be sure to have a seat for you. Snacks/soft drinks will be available, and we will hold a raffle.

See you there!

Woot