Peters travels

[Mr Onion]

It most certainly would be of interest Peter, especially for those of us who don't 'do' Faceache.

[Coyote Jim]

Peter said he was going to Dubai but when he sent me this picture I thought he was here with a filter on his camera.

[Mr Onion]

Good Grief! They are so like The Kelpies. Are they on holiday for a bit of winter sun?

[Coyote Jim]

It’s been a while.
Time flies when having fun.
I’ve just caught up with a blog on Peters website with some interesting reads and pictures I’m sure will interest some.
He’s probably too busy to do it himself.
Good slideshow at the bottom of blog.
https://www.cymbiosis.com/2022/10/back-in-the-usa/

[Mr Onion]

Its a tough job but I guess someone has to do it

[evil_C]

I’ve lifted this from the Cymbiosis website - what a stunning plinth! The view’s not bad either.

[Coyote Jim]

I’ve lifted this from the Cymbiosis website - what a stunning plinth! The view’s not bad either.

If you look really carefully you can almost see Sonny Rollins.
Williamsburg Bridge.

[On the vinyl]

Yeah
Fantastic pictures
Was actually at Cymbiosis on Tuesday and was lucky enough to see some pictures that Peter took whilst there, he’s a lucky man to be able to do such things but being the best in the business comes with the territory.
Watching Peter go about his business is always a pleasure, but I can never get over the attention to detail involved in his work.

[Coyote Jim]

Yeah
Fantastic pictures
Was actually at Cymbiosis on Tuesday and was lucky enough to see some pictures that Peter took whilst there, he’s a lucky man to be able to do such things but being the best in the business comes with the territory.
Watching Peter go about his business is always a pleasure, but I can never get over the attention to detail involved in his work.

I’ve never had the pleasure of a business visit to him.
He’s been here quite a few times though it’s always an occasion.
There’s no end to the help he gives.

[On the vinyl]

Yes
Your name was mentioned in conversation and all agreed what a nice bloke you are.
Was funny, I was saying to Peter how even when you haven’t met somebody in person you just know they’re decent humans.
Having said that it was you lot on here that got me into jazz and now I’m getting in to Scandinavian jazz and the ECM label, fantastic quality by the way.

[Cymbiosis]

Just in case you haven't noticed.... I'm back in these parts and I've got a bit of catching up to do - Since October 2022!! So here goes!

[Wenge1]

Just in case you haven't noticed.... I'm back in these parts and I've got a bit of catching up to do - Since October 2022!! So here goes!

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We noticed - multiple posts on one day were a bit of a give away - Nice to see you back Peter ....

[Cymbiosis]

[/img]Alison and I left London Heathrow bound for Cincinnati USA on the 19th September 2023.

Arriving later that day we were kindly met by the first of three clients I was seeing on this trip.
Linn LP12/KeelAn Ekos SE/1, a Keel and a Karousel were to be installed into a Naim Audio/Kudos Super 10 system for him.
Whilst visiting here we managed to take some time out to have a couple of nice hikes. The most memorable being the Turkey Run State Park. We had a great time and our clients made us so very welcome.




Our next customer lives just over 200 miles further southwest and we made the trip to Evansville later in the evening, arriving at our destination just after 11.00 pm!

My second client also uses a Naim Audio system and one of my jobs was to go active using the Kudos 242 SNAXO crossover as he uses Kudos Titan 606 loudspeakers. As you can see from the images, we specified one of the fantastic Simon Price Simraks, this one being specified in Pearwood in order to colour match some existing levels of Simrak, which we supplied our client back in 2015! Simon Price did a wonderful job as always. Additionally, as you might expect, I was doing some LP12 work, including Karousel, Keel, a Radikal upgrade to the latest version 2 and also a Urika 1 phono stage.

Additionally, because my client had moved house since my last visit in 2015, I was building the whole system up from scratch, and so quite a lot of work was involved, but most enjoyable as always. Whilst in the Evansville area, Alison and I enjoyed a wonderful sunset meal overlooking the Ohio river and we also managed to visit the John James Audubon State Park where we saw all manner of wildlife, including large spiders, frogs, snapper turtles and deer!







We had a great time looking after our clients in Evansville and they very kindly drove us to Louisville airport in Kentucky, a journey of over two hours, so we could catch a flight to Boston. Our clients’ efforts are really appreciated and saved as a huge amount of time trying to get from place to place on public transport.

Our final destination on this trip was Boston, where I was seeing another one of my longtime clients. He also has a Naim Audio active system using Kudos Titan 606s. The last time we were here was exactly one year ago and so we had a fairly light workload, which was nice and other than the system set up he was having a Radikal upgrade for his LP12.

We were able to spend a couple of days with our client sightseeing, including Newport, Rhode Island walking the coastal path round to Bailey’s Beach and the following day, taking the ferry across to Martha’s Vineyard, where the film Jaws was shot and we hired bikes to ride round the island for a day which was great and we were very lucky with the weather. What a fantastic time we had.







On the north cost of Martha’s Vineyard


Looks familiar? If you saw the 1st Jaws film then yes Martha’s Vineyard


My Boston LP12

On our final day, with our flight back to London Heathrow only hours away, we spent the afternoon in the city of Boston sightseeing, before going to Logan International Airport, where we caught the overnight flight back home to the UK after a wonderful time with our clients.

[Cymbiosis]

Just a quick post as I've missed the Klimax 800 launch
Never mind.........

[Dan Steel]

Just a quick post as I've missed the Klimax 800 launch
Never mind.........

Thanks Peter, some great photos

[evil_C]

That is one gorgeous plinth!

[Cymbiosis]

Not related to LP12 setup this time but a few pictures from my latest travels.... To Japan.
What a fantastic place, really nice and helpful people. Many speak English which is great and most tourist areas are double signed The choice and quality of food was excellent and the prices low!!!!
I will return to explore more
The weather was wet and cloudy for the first few days but the sun came out in the second week and the cherry blossom fully opened just before we headed back to the UK so I got to see Mt Fuji in its full glory from the plane luckily when flying back to Tokyo before our flight home... Over the Pole on the return flight!!!
Hope you enjoy the pictures and highly recommended if you like travel.
KR, Peter

[Cymbiosis]

Many of my photographs seem to have been uploaded out of the order that I had intended, but hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment

Anyway, another set up trip to New York in two weeks. Just flying visit this time to see two clients, then a dash back to Europe in time for the Munich hi-fi show.

[hashluck]

Thanks for sharing Peter. By the way I was out and about in the Avenger Tiger yesterday for DriveItDay here in the UK.

[Mr Onion]

Looks like you both had a great time.

[Andyt916]

Thanks for the post and the photos @Cymbiosis . Wonderful that you managed to catch the cherry blossom.

I visited Tokyo a few years back on business. My main takeaway was that the Japanese are the kindest, most polite folks I've met on my travels but, at the same time, absolutely bonkers. A great combination!

My daughter lives and works in Tokyo; looking forwards to a trip back there soon!

[Cymbiosis]

I tend not to post about these trips anymore much as otherwise the Cymbiosis Blog and news page would look like a travelog but it is still happening and maybe I should post more? I'd be grateful for feedback on this if these trips are of interest to you guys??? ....

Yes please. Always an enjoyable read

This was a request on the LP12-50 thread and I said I'd track back and post pictures from HK, Australia and the USA (New York area) but I see that I posted about HK and then Japan, missing out my time in Australia

I'll try to correct this when I get time in the coming week or so.......

KR

Peter

[Cymbiosis]

Thanks for the post and the photos @Cymbiosis . Wonderful that you managed to catch the cherry blossom.

I visited Tokyo a few years back on business. My main takeaway was that the Japanese are the kindest, most polite folks I've met on my travels but, at the same time, absolutely bonkers. A great combination!

My daughter lives and works in Tokyo; looking forwards to a trip back there soon!

Oh fantastic Andy! I really enjoyed Japan, the people are lovely, the food is amazing and given exchange rates it was far cheaper than I had expected. Can't wait to go back and explore some more.

Enjoy your trip!!

KR

Peter