sunday 10 august 2008
Usually you'll find us in good (often great) spirits both in and out of the shop, but Olympic Friday 08.08.08, we woke up in a foul mood. The burglary alarm went off at about 4.44am Friday...we've been invaded by a thief.
We got some great video footage on our CCTV, so once we've got clearance, it will be posted here. In the meantime, please keep an eye out for us if you can. We'd love to make sure some justice is served.
The burglar had a rummage through our computer music room, but the 2 macs were well secured. He did a little damage trying unsuccessfully to detach them from the security lock.
Here's the one that will hopefully unstick the unfortunate individual...he took a
TL Audio VP-1 preamp. We don't imagine there are many of them in Australia. We've still got the box, including
serial number 160291 and spec sheet signed by Tony Larking.
For those who don't like clicking...here's a pic:
The Denon DNS3500 might be another clue if you're looking....he smashed off the spinning platter on his way out, so the unit is basically
rooted for stunt use (though it will still play CDs).
He left us with some damaged goods: Apple MacBookPro 15", Apple iMac20", Pioneer CDJ400 and Joe Meek OneQ.
Really, at the low prices we normally sell this stuff for, he should have just walked in the front door during business hours and asked for a deal. What a prick.
Hopefully, with a bunch of audio-minded people packing it into South Melbourne for the
AMAC show at
Jeff's Shed, we can listen out for anything out of the ordinary.
Please keep an eye out if you can.
Thanks. More to follow!
here's the VP-1 document we have (pdf)
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monday 04 august 2008
First of all, let's not let the title of this musing get in the way of a great story. Tone, Dean and I went to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada last week. We were taken over there by the good people at Event Electronics (now owned by Peter Freedman, who is already famous the world over for his Rode microphones), to witness the launch of their brand new studio monitor - Opal.
We understand they'll be built right here in Australia (at the Rode factory), and the demo we saw was nothing short of gobsmacking. If you want to catch part of the presentation we saw (not the demo), then
have a peek here.
No doubt we'll be publishing heaps on this event over the next weeks and months, because it was a trip that has left indelible memories on all of us.
But this post is about beer & bulls**t in Las Vegas. It can happen anywhere. Try clothes shopping in Vegas "oh honey, that looks great on you" etc... Tone and I decided to sit and grab a pitcher of beer each while Dean was playing the slots at the airport.
So, we're faced with a small selection of tapped beers at the little 'bar and grill' at
McCarran International. Budweiser, Bud Light, and a couple of beers we'd not yet had a go at. One was a stout, and we thought 40+ degrees Celsius was simply too hot for a stout. So we asked about the fourth beer on tap. "We've never had a #$%^ before, what's it like?"
"Oh, sure...have you ever had Stella Artois? It's just like that"
"Great...2 big ones please, and don't hold back on the froth"
What a crock. It tasted very similar to (yes, we've had many beers in this life) Carlton Draught served out of the dreg-i-est pipes imaginable, with a couple of tabs of artificial sweetner chucked in each pitcher for good measure.
So what's the point?
We simply can't imagine saying it with a straight face. What happened to "I don't know man, I haven't tried it." How about cutting out the bulls**t and giving it to us straight. If you know about it, then talk about it...if you don't know, then say so. That's what we do, so it's what we expect. At least I suffered no ill effects from the hotdog he served up.
And while we're at it, hats off to Peter Freedman. He took us 3 simple blokes from Factory Sound all the way to deep in the heart of bulls**t-ville Nevada, and through all the smoke and mirrors allowed his new Event Opal monitors speak for themselves. Sure his presentation was snappy, and the surrounds intoxicating (very intoxicating). But the fact remains that when we finally heard the speakers we'd flown halfway around the world to hear, we were all smiles after hearing sounds in songs we'd never heard before.
No Bulls**t.
Onya Opal, and congratulations to Peter and your team. We look forward to getting some Opal love in store before we kiss 2008 goodnight.
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monday 04 august 2008
It's not often that we get a chance to satisfy three cravings at once...but today was one of those days. First of all, we opened the shop this morning to find the elves had created a stack of sE Reflexion* filters up to the ceiling. To cut a long (and boring) story into a manageable chunk...the distribution of sE has recently changed in Australia, and we won't be dealing with the new distributor. Nevertheless, Reflexion Filter was a great product when it was first released, and it' still a very simple and effective way to deal with the sound of your recording environment. So, we've purchased ALL of the remaining stock from the old importer, and we're going to slash the price until they're gone. $249 is all you'll pay. Bear in mind the RRP is $565, so this really is a great deal. Very strictly no rainchecks.
Now, other than the craving to move all our Reflexion Filters to better homes asap, Ollie was keen for someone to get a photo of his shiny red Vespa before he sold it. Seems the time has come for him to travel with four wheels again. Know anyone who wants a candy apple red chick-pulling machine?
The third craving? Dean wanted to cut up a beer carton and wear it as a helmet. I don't believe we'll ever know how his mind works.
*this link will cease to show the Reflexion Filter once we've depleted our stock
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