Hey from Austin, TX

[jameslrock]

"...very excited to find this site. Much more my speed..."

Same for many of us as we began our journey here many years ago. Glad you are here and I hope you continue to find this site as rewarding as we have found it to be. Hope you can join us at a group meet sometime in the future. Those meets are the best. Jim.

[pete6737]

Welcome. This is the best audio site on the Internet. Since you are from Austin, have you had Franklin's BBQ there? I hear it's the best. I'm too far for a road trip. One day......

[orosie]

Originally Posted by pete6737

Welcome. This is the best audio site on the Internet. Since you are from Austin, have you had Franklin's BBQ there? I hear it's the best. I'm too far for a road trip. One day......

Oh ya...it's damn good stuff. I cook a lot, including grilling and smoking...so places like Franklin's and a few others keep the bar very high, and have me constantly striving to come even remotely close to that quality.

[miner]

Welcome Scott to the bets audio site on the Al_Gore-created web.

[miner]

Originally Posted by pete6737

Welcome. This is the best audio site on the Internet. Since you are from Austin, have you had Franklin's BBQ there? I hear it's the best. I'm too far for a road trip. One day......

[limniscate]

I just joined the site and am also in Austin.

My system:

Magnepan 3.7i (waiting to get them back from Magnepan. I sent them in to be upgrade to the i version)

Sanders Magtech

Aesthetix Calypso Signature

Dual Rythmik F12G

Schiit Bifrost Multibit

1 dedicated 20a circuit with 14 gauge wire

Cryo'ed Hubbels (waiting to get my speakers back before installing my Furutech GTX-D Rhodiums)

Groneberg TS Premium interconnect and speaker cables

Two GiK Q7D Diffusors and Two Monster Bass Traps with Range Limiters and Scatter Plates

[Masterlu]

limniscate... Welcome to AA!

[JBT]

Originally Posted by pete6737

Welcome. This is the best audio site on the Internet. Since you are from Austin, have you had Franklin's BBQ there? I hear it's the best. I'm too far for a road trip. One day......

I've eaten at Franklin's dozens of times. I was one of his original customers when he opened his trailer in 2009. It was a 10 minute walk from my office. He credits me for being the original early arriver. Opens at 11 and I would get their at 10:30 in order to be first. He's since moved into a brick and mortar location and now people show up at daybreak to be first in line. If you don't get in line by 9 you won't eat. Yes and its excellent.

That said Austin has plenty of BBQ joints that are as good as Franklin's IMO. When he's on his game and sober John Mueller is the best in town. Unfortunately John has been fighting Demons for the past 20 years. John's sister LeeAnn has a great place too called LA Barbecue! Styles Switch, Salt Lick, Kerlin's Terry Black, Valentina's etc etc. Austin is the BBQ capital of the country. It has the most diverse Que. Pork, Beef, Chicken, Goat, Mutton, Hot guts etc etc.

Interesting story. John Lewis the former pitmaster at both Franklin's and LA Barbecue has moved to Charleston South Carolina a city known for Pork BBQ and opened up a Texas style Q joint. It's now the talk of the city and regarded as the best in town. The big complaint. The long line at lunch.

Lewis Barbecue

[pete6737]

Originally Posted by JBT

I've eaten at Franklin's dozens of times. I was one of his original customers when he opened his trailer in 2009. It was a 10 minute walk from my office. He credits me for being the original early arriver. Opens at 11 and I would get their at 10:30 in order to be first. He's since moved into a brick and mortar location and now people show up at daybreak to be first in line. If you don't get in line by 9 you won't eat. Yes and its excellent. That said Austin has plenty of BBQ joints that are as good as Franklin's IMO. When he's on his game and sober John Mueller is the best in town. Unfortunately John has been fighting Demons for the past 20 years. John's sister LeeAnn has a great place too called LA Barbecue! Styles Switch, Salt Lick, Kerlin's Terry Black, Valentina's etc etc. Austin is the BBQ capital of the country. It has the most diverse Que. Pork, Beef, Chicken, Goat, Mutton, Hot guts etc etc. Interesting story. John Lewis the former pitmaster at both Franklin's and LA Barbecue has moved to Charleston South Carolina a city known for Pork BBQ and opened up a Texas style Q joint. It's now the talk of the city and regarded as the best in town. The big complaint. The long line at lunch. Lewis Barbecue

Good to know thanks!

[limniscate]

Originally Posted by JBT

I've eaten at Franklin's dozens of times. I was one of his original customers when he opened his trailer in 2009. It was a 10 minute walk from my office. He credits me for being the original early arriver. Opens at 11 and I would get their at 10:30 in order to be first. He's since moved into a brick and mortar location and now people show up at daybreak to be first in line. If you don't get in line by 9 you won't eat. Yes and its excellent.

That said Austin has plenty of BBQ joints that are as good as Franklin's IMO. When he's on his game and sober John Mueller is the best in town. Unfortunately John has been fighting Demons for the past 20 years. John's sister LeeAnn has a great place too called LA Barbecue! Styles Switch, Salt Lick, Kerlin's Terry Black, Valentina's etc etc. Austin is the BBQ capital of the country. It has the most diverse Que. Pork, Beef, Chicken, Goat, Mutton, Hot guts etc etc.

Interesting story. John Lewis the former pitmaster at both Franklin's and LA Barbecue has moved to Charleston South Carolina a city known for Pork BBQ and opened up a Texas style Q joint. It's now the talk of the city and regarded as the best in town. The big complaint. The long line at lunch.

Lewis Barbecue

Kerlin's is really good, but recently their brisket has been off. La Barbecue has the most amazing beef rib. I like Terry Black's and Freedman's for indoor seating.