NJ/DE/PA/MD/NY GTG Interest Thread - Page 6

You can put me on the "maybe" list. BTW, I finally ordered a new sub, the Epik Empire.

As much as the early start on a weekend seems painful, I think you're right about the level of work involved and the need to leave enough time, so sounds good to me.

One other suggestion would be to decide on the sequencing of the subs before all of the gear shows up. There are going to be lots of cool toys to play with, but anything we can do to minimize moving these beasts around will be a good thing (and a time saver). I'm planning on borrowing/renting a hand truck for the day, and will bring a dolly, so hopefully we can all stay out of the chiropractor's office on the 12th

Yeah, congrats! I saw your post on the Epik thread. Would be nice to hear it only if you can get it there. We can compare it to the Dragon Im bringing.

That sounds like a good time to start.

I am depending on a ride so as long as who ever picks me up(Chris ) does not mind, I am OK with that time. I also think going from the smaller subs up to the larger one is a good plan.

Have been lurking for some time, and am on the tipping point of traveling the 2 hour drive from MD for what sounds like a really fun GTG. I have a CHT-18.2, and while that would be trouble to get in the car, the Dayton would be easy. I think that would do noticeably better than an EP. Would love to hear the Submersive(s), MFWs, Fathom, and especially a Cap-S.
Also have a PC 20-39 I could provide or maybe unload.

I know Its a good thing I have that porch area for all the on deck gear or we wouldn't have enough room. If we stage the equipment properly then we can keep the moving to a minimum.

I sent Gorilla a PM.
What do you need attendees to bring?
Are you putting together a list? It sounds as if this is generating tons of interest. You gonna have enough room?

Probably not gonna have enough room but I'm not picky

You know what we should do? Someone bring "Y" splitters and run all the subs at once!

His wife will probably shoot him on the spot!

That's what I'm sayin

I would also like to join if there is still room

Thanks,

Andy

I would rather not put a cap on attendees until we have a firm list. We all do not need to be present for every test. When you aren't testing you can be in the kitchen eating and drinking. If it gets to be too much we can think about a cap but I bet that a few people will bail out when the date arrives.

Thanks for putting in all that hard work ahead of the GTG - it must be a real burden doing that for the group

Looking forward to hearing them!

Hey guys,

We have a list of the subs we'll be evaluating, and we are assembling a rather prodigious list of subs. Do we also have a list of the associated equipment; speakers, receivers, external amps, etc.? We need to ensure that the other components are equally up to the task to allow these subs to reach and project their full potential.

I know that, in my own system, my subs were not allowed to really shine until they were mated with speakers and amps that could "keep up." When I replaced a set of Atlantic Technology 8200E's, (THX Ultra2 certified, so no slouch in terms of output), with the current set of Triad Platnums, (which have effortless output well beyond the capabilties of the Atlantic's), the output of the subs was finally able to be realized. Prior to that, my speakers were definitely the limiting factor.

The subs we will have at this GTG will have massive output capabilities. We need to ensure the speakers and amps are at or close to the same level, or the subs will be held back, and the evaluation will be compromised. Therefore a list of the asssociated equipment would be helpful.

Just a thought...

Craig

^^^

Very good point Craig. The subjective results will be skewed if the mains can't keep up. Our systems are more than the sum of their parts.

Chris

The Focals would work for me - I run Profiles so it would be nice (selfish, but nice for me anyway) to hear them through something with a familiar sound signature. Of course, if someone wanted to bring a Triad Platinum setup to the party...

Do you know which Focals Mike has?

Focal monitors as in bookshelf speakers, or Focal Monitors as in these.
http://www.focalprofessional.com/en/product.php
If he is not running an external amp, and he is using Focal speakers, then they are the pro models because they have built in amps. Depending if they are the pro ones, and which ones he has, the SPL is between 113db and 116db. I think everybody here knows how I feel about Focal . If it those in the link I think we should be fine. They are used for mixing music. I can't wait. I am really looking forward to this.

I have the bottom of the barrel sib xl's from focal. They keep up with my 6 mfw's fine but they are nothing crazy. They are not in a dedicated room or powered bya dedicated amp. Let me know if this is going to work becuz if it doesnt we might have to think about switching locals or coming up with some better equipment. The plan was to have statements built by this time but nothing ever happens to plan.

Unfortunately, I can't make it but thanks for the invite. It sounds like a fun event. It would be great to experience the Caps- among others. I'm not familiar with Mike's Focal monitors but having hosted one gtg before, I can tell you time runs out very quickly. I doubt you'd have enough time to set up a different set of mains, integrate them, and then start demoing subs. They'll probably be fine.

Chris