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Jeffrey Jackson's tri-story amplifier uses different exotic tubes on each level.
Horn mouths and pillows served as crash pads for people, inebriated canines and other caputniks.
Ming Su's expensive Japanese compression drivers
Garrett Hongo has contributed in these pages and presently works at UltraAudio, here with son Alex

George Wright of Wright Sound Company
John Tucker of Exemplar Audio
Kara Chaffee of DeHavilland Electric Amplifier Company and Randy Bankert of Sonist
Pete Riggle of VTAF celebrating his birthday
Ron Hedrick of Marigo Audio Labs
Scott Kaufman of Sterling Audio Labs

With the obligatory "no animals were hurt in the making of this movie" disclaimer -- poor Nipper does look rather knocked out with that unfinished cigar -- VSAC 2008 lived up to the spirit of resourcefulness DIY hifi implies where a roll of solder wire doubles as a record weight...


Stephæn then asked for the last three albums the folks he ran into had listened to.
Chris Bobiak | Planet 10 HiFi
Loreena McKennitt Nights at the Alhambra
Wailin Jennys Firecracker
K D Lang Hymns of the 49th Parallel


George Wright | Wright Sound Company
"Sorry, I haven't had any time to sit and listen. But my favorite recording is Eddy Arnold plays his hits


Garrett Hongo | Poet/Professor
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
The Very Best of Victoria de los Angeles
Mahler Symphony No. 3 LA Philharmonic


Alexander Hongo
Midlake The Trials of Van Occupanther
The Beta Band Hot Shots II
Panda Bear Person Pitch


Kara E. Chaffee | deHavilland Electric Amp Company
Handel Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Louis Armstrong Live in Paris 1961

 Ralph Henson | Attendee
Mendelsohn Violin Concerto


Bill Van Winkle | Attendee
Mozart Early Sonatas
St. Paul Sunday (misc. on NPR)
Stravinsky Rite of Spring


Jeffrey Jackson | Experience Music
My Bloody Valentine Loveless
Stanley Clarke Eponymous
John Coltrane Live in Paris1965


Ming Su | Goto Unit USA
Ricky Lee Jones Pop Pop
Willie Nelson Redhead Stranger
Art Pepper Getting Together


Randy Bankert | Sonist Loudspeakers
Herbie Hancock The River
Kurt Elling Flirting with Twilight
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Chip Winston | Cable Research Lab
Doug McLeod
Christian McBride
Alman Bros. Live


Kevin Haskins| Exodus Audio
Gypsy Kings
Harry Connick, Jr. Come by Me
Soundtrack Soundcatcher


Dan 'Doc B' Schmalle | Bottlehead/Tape Project
Buddy Miles Them Changes
Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers
Far Out Folk Music for far Out Folks


Kent Layden | Two Bald Guys Audio
Steve Earle, Townes Van Zant, Guy Clarke Together at the Bluebird Café
Dianna Krall The Girl in the Other Room
Holly Cole Temptation


Harry Zweben| Two Bald Guys Audio
Miles Davis Workin'
Handel Concerti Opus 3 Lamon/Tafelmusik
Herbie Hancock Joni Mitchell Songs
Dan Wright |ModWright Instruments
Garbage Bleed Like Me
Dire Strait Love Over Gold
Stereo MS Connected


Peigon Jiang | Eficion
Chris Botti Italia
Rod Stewart Still the Same
Andrea Bocelli Toscana


Bob Pletka | Eurotubes
Beatles Love
School of Fish
Ronnie Earl


Ron Hedrich | Marigo Audio
Carla Bley
Nina Simone
Stevie Ray Vaughn


Pete Riggle | The VTAF™ Man
Soundtrack: In Good Company
Favorite Opera Choruses (no DG)

Scott Kaufmann | Sterling Audio Labs
EMI Compilation Songs of the Siren
Tord Gustafson Trio
Bach Suites for Solo Cello


John Tucker | Exemplar Audio
FIM This is K2 HD Sound
Walela
Nils Lofgren Acoustic Live
Dennis Fraker | Serious Stereo
Ian Tyson Eighteen Inches of Rain
Eva Cassidy Songbird
Floyd Cramer Piano Magic


Brien Fraker | Serious Stereo
Beck Sea Changes
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings the Gershwin Songbook
Ricky Lee Jones Girl at her Volcano