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Audio Research Tour

Join us for a tour of Audio Research Corporation

November 17, 7pm

3900 Annapolis Lane North

Plymouth, Minnesota  55447

 

Welcome to the Audio Society of Minnesota and the 2009 season. Can you believe summer is gone?  Look at the bright side: it is time to flip on those power switches and get back to listening to great music!

For the 2009 season, we have lined up a number of great meeting topics and are introducing special interest committees. As an example, the kick-off meeting in September introduced our first special interest committee: Speaker Building. It featured an in-depth speaker design presentation by board members Chuck Bottemiller, Ron Ennenga and Don Meger. The scope of the project was discussed as well as lining up those who were interested in being involved. Short progress presentations will be made at future meetings culminating with a full demonstration of the completed speakers later in the spring. If you were not at the meeting but would like to be involved, please contact Chuck, Ron or Don. A special thank you needs to be given to SB Acoustics who generously donated the drivers for this project.
  
 
  

Our October 20th meeting will see the return of a long time member and friend, Wally Malewicz of WAM Engineering. Wally was recently written up in Stereophile for his new digital camera system and its use in optimizing vinyl playback. Wally will be here with his bag of tricks and teaching us how to properly set-up a turntable.

Don’t forget to mark down your calendar for our November meeting as we will be taking a tour of Audio Research in Plymouth. This tour will give us a rare glimpse behind the scenes at one of the most respected audio manufacturers in the world. Count on learning a lot and having a great time.

The remainder of the year is in the works and is lining up to be exciting as well. We are in discussions with a number of manufacturers and hopefully will have the schedule set within a month or so. Feedback is needed from the members on meeting topics! It is hard work coming up with presentations and any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

The Audio Society board members want to mention the generosity of Chris Ossanna who has donated a pair of Audio Research M300 Mk II amplifiers to the Museum, for use by the ASM. Chris acquired and serviced these amps using his own money and time for our benefit. Thank you very much, Chris! I am sure all will agree the new amps are a major upgrade to our system.

Also, Gene Lyle is donating his Macintosh MA-6100 integrated amplifer to the ASM. We will be servicing and cleaning it up and selling it online with proceeds going to the society. Thank you very much, Gene! Your gift is very generous.

We believe 2009 will be a banner year for the society. We look forward to seeing you at the meetings and learning more about your interests. If anyone has questions or ideas, please feel free to chat with any board member or send an email. The Audio Society is about YOU. Share your thoughts and interests. We look forward to seeing you and hearing from you.

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