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In Reply to: RE: We all gotta get in the same room! posted by Enophile on July 31, 2007 at 18:26:56

I've heard about you folks for the past couple of years and I believe I even stopped in this past year. Business wise, though ,I had to move on. I do remember being very hospitably received.
Maybe next year, we can meet after hours....

In one of my manufacturers's booth, their engineer always greets me with the inquiry, "What new tweak do you have for us this time?" Sometimes I have to scramble as I really didn't have anything to show him....
A couple of years ago (OK three years ago), my friend exhibited a line of Italian gear he represents. His anticipated help did not arrive, and I helped him fine tune the room a little, being that he had trouble just finding enough time to set up the room with missing and late parcels and other helpful calamities. I found it a lot of fun.
Stu

Edits: 07/31/07

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I think I wuz prolly one of the first... - geoffkait 12:21:15 08/01/07 (6)
to use a Mpingo disc at the show...
- http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina6.htm (Open in New Window)
- You would be welcome to bring any "reversible" tweak you'd like...just so long as we don't lose our deposit! - Enophile 14:16:17 08/02/07 (5)
  Except be advised that we play with a few, too.
  
  Last show, we experimented with some system enhancing fluids, and if my budget improves, we may have a totally new thing to try!
  
  All opinions, from both sides, are welcome.
  - By "reversible" do you mean like system enhancing fluids? :-) nt - geoffkait 15:22:56 08/02/07 (4)
    nt
    - RE: By "reversible" do you mean like system enhancing fluids? :-) nt - May Belt 01:30:05 08/03/07 (3)
      I am as curious as Geoff is as to how one can have "system enhancing fluids" which are reversible !!
      Regards,
      May Belt.
      - Last year, we made two types. - Enophile 07:10:03 08/03/07 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: By "reversible" do you mean like system enhancing fluids? :-) nt posted by May Belt on August 03, 2007 at 01:30:05
        
        Good morning,
        
        This past show, we made two types and used one pre-made type:
        
        1) We got 2 gallons of 95% ethanol and then zested 250 or so lemons. Then we put the zest into the ethanol for about 8 weeks and filtered the zest away. Talk about aroma therapy! Then, we added one gallon of distilled water and a kilogram of cane sugar. We let the whole thing sit for another 4 weeks, then we made 1.75 oz. aliquots in glass lab bottle with bakelite tops. (The bakelite part makes a difference.) We made around 150 of these things, and put them on dry ice in our "dressing area" during the show. We'd have people listen to the gear, and then we'd serve them a couple of this system enhacing fluid bottles and see what they thought they did for the sound.
        
        2) We did the same thing with 2 liters of 95% ethanol, mixed about 10 parts ethanol to 3 parts of 70% ethanol/thujon extract. This was served from one master container in very small amounts to check toxicity before we tried it on ourselves. It worked well, too!
        
        3) We also brought about 6 cases of wine from our cellars and poured into soap-free wine goblets, with test subjects allowed their choice of grape, winery, and portions.
        
        In general, the effect of the system enhancing fluids showed a bell shaped curve relative to dose of fluid. With dose being the "X" axis and quality of sound enhancement on the "Y" axis. Apologies for the objectivist dose/response curve - it's not set in stone, and does vary from individual to individual.
        
        Usually, by halfway through the next day (depending on the dose and the person's hydration status), the effect of the system enhancing fluid is gone, and listeners can choose to re-treat or not.
        
        We call our tweak "Servive to Humanity," or "Beneficium procul Humanitas."
        
        Cheers!
        
        Oh, mass loading. Why didn't you say so? nt - geoffkait 03:08:01 08/04/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Last year, we made two types. posted by Enophile on August 03, 2007 at 07:10:03
        
        nt
        
        Ah ha! So that would be a "Beltist" style tweak then... - rick_m 08:30:51 08/03/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Last year, we made two types. posted by Enophile on August 03, 2007 at 07:10:03
        
        ...Affecting the listener's perception while not causing a measurable change in the equipment.
        
        Now that my eyes have been opened, I realize that I too have experimented with similar tweaks and have found them to efficacious. But I'd like to try yours and compare...
        
        Rick

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