AGM plus Buy Swap and Sell
That time of the year again when your Committee of Management discuss the state of the club and we have our world-famous Buy, Swap and Sell! Bring your preloved audio gear and take home someone else's preloved gear. Too much audio equipment is barely enough I reckon!
The meeting will begin with the President, Secretary and Treasurer giving thorough reports on how the club is travelling; finances, membership and achievements for 2025/26. This will be your opportunity to ask any questions about the management of the club by your committee.
The AGM is also your opportunity to nominate for any position on the MAC Committee of Management and if you are interested you will find position descriptions in the May 2026 edition of the MAN. Nomination forms will be available prior to the AGM commencing at 7.45pm.
If you wish to find out more about any position please feel free to call the incumbent member and they will gladly answer any questions you may have.
The room is open from 6.30pm so this will give you enough time to bring in your items before the start of the AGM at 7.45pm. Please feel free to bring along anything audio, music or electronic related; audio components, cables, records/tapes/CDs/DVDs, books, magazines and test equipment and tools.
We will ask the council to set out adequate tables but if you require a full table then please let myself or Damian Ware know ASAP so we can arrange for enough tables to be set up prior to the night.
Following the committee meeting pizza, wine, beer and soft drinks will be available for your enjoyment while browsing the wares brought along by your fellow members.
Dave Polanske
Programme Coordinator
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The May GM will be revealing the Camel II speakers, fully designed, built and configured by our Audio Action/DIY group, convened by MAC speaker expert Ron. We will hear how the speakers came together, from concept to selection of drivers and testing of the completed units. The music selection will be presented by group members and includes a number of tracks that they used to evaluate the drivers and "fine tune" the whole driver / cabinet / crossover combination.
Ron tells me all the drivers are from the SB Acoustics "Satori" range: Bass Mid 9.5 inch WO24P-4 Papyrus 6.5 inch MW16TX-4 Textreme Tweeter TW29TXN-B Textreme
Both bass and upper enclosures were a constrained layer damping construction using 12 mm ply and 12 mm MDF in combination. PVA glue was used for the bass enclosure and a sound absorbing flooring glue for the mid/ tweeter enclosure. The bass enclosure is a bass reflex design approx 60 litres the mid tweeter approx 20 litres.
For the meeting, the speakers will be paired with an Aurora Audio Signature 2 Class A 70W amplifier, capable of full Class A operation and stable to less than 1 ohm.
These speakers are a culmination of 16 months of hard work by many people within the club and will be a highlight of our year. Anybody who has even the slightest interest in the design and construction of speakers will find the Camel II presentation an entertaining and informative night.
And Finally...
This has been my final year as MAC Program Coordinator and as such will not be nominating for the 2025 / 26 year. I encourage anyone who would like to give the Program Coordinator role a go to nominate. It requires some time commitment, especially on the night of the GM but is very rewarding with the wealth of knowledge and talent not only in the Australian audio industry but within the Melbourne Audio Club itself! If you are considering nominating, please feel free to contact me at your leisure and I will answer any questions you have. Please see the overview of the position in the issue of the MAN. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful committee members I have worked with over the 4 years, including our former presidents Ian and Laurie, and our current president Damian.
Dave Polanske
Programme Coordinator