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Duggeh. A long and thoughtful post you had there, with lots of good points.
Its certainly a catch-22 in there. Especially when it comes to those of us who want a minimum amount of attenders before we travel long distances to attend a meeting. Both when it comes to us Head-Fi'ers and vendors.
Like you I have a geographical location which eliminates me from taking any (or at least not much) part in arranging such a meeting.
UK is fine for me, as long as its close to an airport with direct flights from/to Oslo Airport.
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05-15-2008, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HighLife
Hell ya i know i will...we going to have to party on Young Street (did i spell that right or is it Yun Street?)
Actually, it's YONGE. We have a Quay (key), too. 
Originally Posted by HighLife
I cant remember where exactly im staying in Toronto..however, i know its close to the hospital.
Most likely St. Mike's, which is right downtown. The College/Bathurst area has the most fun. Not quite as schwanky as the downtown core, but more character and better bars with better crowds.
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05-15-2008, 11:01 PM
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LA would be fine, as would DC/baltimore. I would love to have a meet in the midwest, but I there are not enough members.
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05-16-2008, 06:00 AM
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Well, last one was West, this one was East...bring it back to L.A./San Jose! 
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05-16-2008, 04:53 PM
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I say Hawaii!!
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05-16-2008, 06:12 PM
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Put together a meet with 30 people in hawaii 
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05-16-2008, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by acidtripwow
I say Hawaii!!
I'm going to go out on a limb and call airfare cost prohibitive, even for the West Coast members. Not to mention the time differential, hotel costs, etc, etc. Oh and don't get me started on how much it would cost to send gear there...
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05-16-2008, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by grawk
Put together a meet with 30 people in hawaii
How about a meet with 50+ people? 30 people for a meet in LA, San Jose, New York, Boston is a pretty easy number to get.
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05-16-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by n_maher
I'm going to go out on a limb and call airfare cost prohibitive, even for the West Coast members. Not to mention the time differential, hotel costs, etc, etc. Oh and don't get me started on how much it would cost to send gear there...
I don't know if I am the only one who knows this, but shipping via USPS to hawaii is the same as shipping to anywhere in the US. Alaska is also the same price.
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05-16-2008, 08:46 PM
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edit...
wow, thought otherwise... i wonder if this is a recent change to the rates charged.
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05-16-2008, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jgonino
I don't know if I am the only one who knows this, but shipping via USPS to hawaii is the same as shipping to anywhere in the US. Alaska is also the same price.
I don't know if you know this but the USPS is just about the most expensive way to ship a package.  Maybe not for long distances like this (maybe less expensive in fact) but it's also the idea of how many times it would have to change hands as it made its way. I get pretty nervous any time I pack up multiple thousands of dollars of hand made, irreplaceable gear.
EDITAnd it is most certainly not the same amount of $$ to ship via USPS regardless of destination. Maybe for priority mail but many of the packages would be forced to be shipped via parcel post (I just ran the numbers) and the cost can vary by up to 3x depending on destination. Sorry to burst your bubble.
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05-16-2008, 09:06 PM
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I just shipped a CD player to another member. It would have cost me 50 dollars with UPS, and only 30 with USPS.
Plus, USPS is not currently being sued for insurance fraud
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05-16-2008, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jgonino
I just shipped a CD player to another member. It would have cost me 50 dollars with UPS, and only 30 with USPS.
See my edit above. And it's been my experience that you can never tell which service will be the cheapest or quickest for a given location until you run the numbers for each. Regardless, my argument stands, HI would be fracken expensive for everyone involved. Don't get me wrong, I loved visiting there but the number of folks willing to make that type of investment for a headphone meet would be rather small.
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05-16-2008, 09:16 PM
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Oh, I know it was expensive to have a meet there, I was just wondering why several people keep saying it costs a fortune to ship to hawaii.
I should mention that I would not ship heavy items to hawaii, only small things like cables. Big stuff always goes through UPS.
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05-16-2008, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jgonino
Oh, I know it was expensive to have a meet there, I was just wondering why several people keep saying it costs a fortune to ship to hawaii.
I should mention that I would not ship heavy items to hawaii, only small things like cables. Big stuff always goes through UPS.
In that case, I rest my case.
Can we get back to discussing locations that make more sense?
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