Bay Area Greetings

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Hi,

I guess I'll lead off by saying that I run the Bay Area Audiophile Society and publish its blog - http://baasnotes.com/. We've got over 300 members and meet 10 times per year.

My current audio interests center around DSP, active (digital) crossovers, and total-system (electronics/speakers/room) transfer functions.

I have not played a CD or SACD in my home in three years. I do listen to vinyl on occasion.

My chain is: Mac Pro -> Firewire -> Prism Orpheus -> Goldmund Amplification -> eFicion F300 4-ways

Cheers,

Bob

 

[amirm]

Welcome to the forum! Always good to have people here from my old home town (used to work in Santa Clara and lived in Los Altos). I am sure you will find a lot we can talk about here .

Wish I had as much motivation as you have to keep a blog going . Nicely done.

 

[untangle]

Thanks, Amir. It's amazing that I haven't run across this fine forum sooner...

Bob

 

[Ron Party]

Hi Bob. Welcome to the WBF. Big thanks for joining us.

That sure looks like an impressive set up you've got. I'd love to come by one day and check out your system. I'm particularly interested in that Prism Orpheus, and it sure would be sweet to have a demo/tutorial by an actual user. Love to hear those eFicions as well. What are you using, if anything, to control the Mac Pro?

 

[untangle]

Hi Ron,

Sure - come on over one weekend.

My software chain is kinda complex: Audirvana -> Plogue Bidule/Sonalksys -> Jackserver

Bob

 

[rsbeck]

Nice to have another hard drive based audiophile aboard -- welcome!

 

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Thanks.

 

[Steve williams]

Bob

welcome to WBF and nice to meet you'

FWIW, I started the Bay Area Audio Society (BAAS) ~8-9 years ago and we now loosely have perhaps 40 members

It would be nice to have a combined event between our two groups

 

[RBFC]

Welcome, Bob!

Just finishing the setup of my Mac-based server. Look forward to hearing your comments about how you've optimized yours.

Lee

 

[untangle]

Baas2?

Bob

welcome to WBF and nice to meet you'

FWIW, I started the Bay Area Audio Society (BAAS) ~8-9 years ago and we now loosely have perhaps 40 members

It would be nice to have a combined event between our two groups

You bet. Unfortunate the our groups have the same name... LOL.

You can reach me at bob @@ logictrust .... com

Bob

 

[rsbeck]

I belong to the Bay Area Artichoke Society (BAAS), can our members come, too?

 

[rsbeck]

Any meeting of the BAAS's must include the artichoke people!!

 

[rsbeck]

But, seriously. It would be great to see the two societies get together and make one Big Ass Audio Society (BAAS) gathering.

 

[untangle]

^^^

Are you done denigrating our group?

Bob

 

[Steve williams]

actually Rob is a member of our group

 

[untangle]

I don't know what's going on, so if apologies are in order you have them.

Bob

 

[RBFC]

He was just kidding, as there are two established BAAS groups: The Bay Area Audio Society and the Bay Area Audiophile Society. No biggie.

Lee

 

[Steve williams]

That plus the fact that Rob is a stand up comic

 

[NorthStar]

Hi Bob, nice meeting you!

Bob

 

[rsbeck]

Are you done denigrating our group?

In the immortal words of Al Pacino, "I'm just gettin' started!"

Just kidding. I just thought it was funny that we had two BAAS's and thought it would be funny if I pretended to belong to a third dedicated to artichokes.

Next time, I'll open a window before I work with model airplane glue.

In the meantime, I'll accept your apologies, but only if you accept mine first.

Otherwise, no deal.