On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:44:04 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:15:07 GMT, "Dave xxxx"
wrote:

Keith G wrote:
Well, summer's officially here at last (ignore the weather, it's just
a glitch) - tonite is the First Night Of The Proms! So all of you who
like pop music and have systems good enough can tune in and enjoy the
experience of a 'real live event' without the hassle and expense of
actually attending it!! ;-)

(Although I have to say it, if my kit sounded as bad as the PA'd
'live' event that I experienced at the RAH a few weeks back it would
be out on the back lawn in a heap, by now......)



Will be giving my new tuner a good testing tonight :-)

At seven thirty tonight the proms start, on radio 3, to kick it off is



Bach/Henry Wood: Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Elgar: The Music Makers

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano)
Martin Neary (organ)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Have you heard the Albert Hall organ since they rebuilt it?
Incredible!



I think so - too dim-witted to be paying attention the other day!

I think it was on the radio (in the background, not listening too closely -
organ music is commonplace in this household as I can't get enough of it)
and then I heard an announcement mentioning something about the restoration
being finished!

If the Prom is opening with Bach's Toc & Fug on it we all need to be in our
seats a bit sharpish! (And me getting truly ****e FM reception today!!!)



I'm glad I made my mega subwoofer a few months ago. Not one of those
honking tuned port jobs, but a seriously low Fs driver in a huge
(concrete cupboard) sealed box. This is what I made it for.

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Don Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:44:04 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

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I think so - too dim-witted to be paying attention the other day!

I think it was on the radio (in the background, not listening too
closely - organ music is commonplace in this household as I can't
get enough of it) and then I heard an announcement mentioning
something about the restoration being finished!

If the Prom is opening with Bach's Toc & Fug on it we all need to be
in our seats a bit sharpish! (And me getting truly ****e FM
reception today!!!)



I'm glad I made my mega subwoofer a few months ago. Not one of those
honking tuned port jobs, but a seriously low Fs driver in a huge
(concrete cupboard) sealed box. This is what I made it for.


Have you got any pictures?


Dave

In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
I'm glad I made my mega subwoofer a few months ago. Not one of those
honking tuned port jobs, but a seriously low Fs driver in a huge
(concrete cupboard) sealed box. This is what I made it for.

I've got an ancient pair of ex BBC LS 5/1As in the cellar firing up
through grilles as subs. 'Flat' down to 28 Hz, IIRC.

Wonder what frequency the new organ goes down to?

--
*Bigamy is having one wife too many - monogamy is the same

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:15:07 GMT, "Dave xxxx"
wrote:

Keith G wrote:
Well, summer's officially here at last (ignore the weather, it's just
a glitch) - tonite is the First Night Of The Proms! So all of you who
like pop music and have systems good enough can tune in and enjoy the
experience of a 'real live event' without the hassle and expense of
actually attending it!! ;-)

(Although I have to say it, if my kit sounded as bad as the PA'd
'live' event that I experienced at the RAH a few weeks back it would
be out on the back lawn in a heap, by now......)



Will be giving my new tuner a good testing tonight :-)

At seven thirty tonight the proms start, on radio 3, to kick it off is



Bach/Henry Wood: Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Elgar: The Music Makers

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano)
Martin Neary (organ)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Have you heard the Albert Hall organ since they rebuilt it?
Incredible!



I think so - too dim-witted to be paying attention the other day!

I think it was on the radio (in the background, not listening too
closely -
organ music is commonplace in this household as I can't get enough of it)
and then I heard an announcement mentioning something about the
restoration
being finished!

If the Prom is opening with Bach's Toc & Fug on it we all need to be in
our
seats a bit sharpish! (And me getting truly ****e FM reception today!!!)





The best made plans of mice & men.....Far too hot for valves last night for
Prom so fed Etude tuner to DAT (48/24) for recording, plugged Senn HD600
into DAT and settled down to watch Prom on muted TV. So far so
good....except at 7:30 realised the half second delay between DAT phones
output & TV picture Doh!! :-(

"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message
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The best made plans of mice & men.....Far too hot for valves last night
for
Prom so fed Etude tuner to DAT (48/24) for recording, plugged Senn HD600
into DAT and settled down to watch Prom on muted TV. So far so
good....except at 7:30 realised the half second delay between DAT phones
output & TV picture Doh!! :-(




Ah yes, I noticed a slight lack of lip synch in "The Music Makers" between
TV and FM which made it look like a Top of the Pops performance.

Roy.