DCHFG Rummage Sale – October 26, 2024
DC Hi-Fi Group Rummage Sale+Vinyl Event
When: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Historic Garrett Park Town Hall, 10814 Kenilworth Ave., Garrett Park, MD 20896
The DC Hi-Fi Group is holding its Annual Member/Dealer Audio Rummage Sales+Vinyl event in Garrett Park, MD on October 26th. Individual and DCHFG dealer members are selling off their used gear, b-stock, scratch and dent, and classic audio pieces, as well as new/used vinyl and turntable gear, home theater and pro audio.
Over twenty tables of gear will be at the event. It is open to the DCHFG membership and the public. Cash-only sales unless otherwise noted by the vendors. Drinks and lunch will be available to DCHFG members. Non-members who sign up for annual or bi-annual membership terms are eligible to win prizes.
DCHFG Members who want to sell their used gear (we all have lots of stuff, don’t we) and records at the October 26nd event need to reserve their table space by October 15, 2024. We have space for twenty-two tables. The table space fee is $40 per table for individual members and $50 for dealer/manufacturer/service provider members. Non-member space fee is $65. Click here to download the table reservation form that can be mailed back with the check, payable to The DC Hi-Fi Group.
Members are encouraged to bring their own tables. We recommend the Rubber Maid-style, six ft. plastic folding tables. Street parking and nearby school parking lot are available to attendees.
DCHFG Annual Beach Party 2024
“Hot town, summer in the city” meant it was time to head to the beach for some cool winds and surf.
DCHFG President, John Gatski, assembled a mini Hi-Fi tradeshow for those that made the trek to his summer cottage near the Delaware shores.
A surround system, stereo components and a separate headphone listening station were available for beachcombing audiophiles to sample.
The stereo listening presentation was provided by Delaware area dealer Millennium AV Design. The components featured the new Totem Acoustic Element Fire V2 loudspeaker ($8,450/pair), Mola-Mola Kula integrated amp ($15,500), Mola-Mola Tambaqui DAC ($13,400) and Rega turntable with Hanna cartridge.
Also on hand was a sneak peak listening session with the brand new Mytek Empire GANFET stereo monoblock amplifier.
Dr Vinyl (aka Jose) also provided a premiere of the brand-new DS Audio DS-E3 cartridge system. This is the least expensive version of the highly praised optical cartridge technology.
The multichannel Blu-ray system included five Theory Audio SB25 loudspeakers (under $2,000 each), a Theory Audio multichannel amp/controller (under $10,000), Marantz AV-8802A mch. pre-pro and a SVS 4000S subwoofer ($1,800).
The headphone system included the HiFi Man Susvara and Abyss headphones.
Burgers and hot dogs and plenty of beer were available to satisfy the hunger of ravenous audiophiles.
Once again the DCHFG summer beach party was a success .
Raffle winners.
DCHFG June 1, 2024 Meeting
With the Summer of 2024 officially underway, we return to familiar ground at the house of Gary Gill (Capital Audiofest, etc.) for an afternoon of refreshment and audiophile activities.
DCHFG President John Gatski updated us on current and planned activities of the club including the annual beach party in Delaware.
Mark Schneider of LTA audio introduced the now shipping LTA Aero DAC which uses an Analog Devices AD1865 R2R DAC chip and David Berning’s ZOTL output design.
Gary Gill then introduced his latest speaker acquisition – The Popori Acosutics Electrostatic speaker.
After many beers and snacks, the assembled crowd was ready to audition the new speakers and DAC. The demo music was streamed from a laptop using a Raspberry Pi based device into the new LTA Aero DAC and a 40w LTA amplifier. Gary talked about the challenges of positioning the speakers in his room.
To conclude the meeting John Gatski, raffled off a number of high resolution downloads to the delight of the recipients.
Next up – See you at the Beach!
DCHFG February 24, 2024 Meeting
On an overcast and still cool late February Saturday, members of DCHFG convened at member William Assmann’s house for refreshments and audiophile pursuits.
The featured guest was John Tucker of Exemplar Audio fame. Bill’s system features Exemplar’s comprehensively modified Altec-Lansing 1570B tube amplifiers. In addition, Bill uses the Exemplar phono stage that Bill said was instrumental in dialing in the precise low impedance needed to obtain the ideal sonics from his Hana Umami Red cartridge.
New DCHFG member, Richard Williams, made a presentation about his passion for tube electronics and his thriving electronics repair business. Dr. Vinyl (aka Jose) came with news of an exciting new tonearm coming from England that is creating a lot of buzz.
Of course, no meeting is complete without the audiophile prizes that our leader John Gatski provides.
DCHFG February 3, 2024 Meeting
This special DCHFG meeting was assembled for a screening of The Band’s Last Waltz concert film. Recently released by Criterion in a spectacular 4K Blu-ray release, it was particularly poignant because of the recent passing of Band member Robbie Robertson. Director Martin Scorsese’s film is a homage to the The Band and associated musicians spanning the era from the mid nineteen sixties to the present. Interestingly, Martin Scorsese’s latest film Killers of the Flower Moon’s soundtrack is the last recording by Robbie Robertson.
The meeting took place at DCHFG Gerry’s home with his dedicated multimedia system featuring top tier audio components and a recently installed ninety eight inch OLED TV.
Of course every DCHFG meeting features tasty audiophile related prizes to round out the event.
